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'''Photon pistols''' are small | [[File:Blades1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Only Blades can find a way to blow you to smithereens with a gun that's only supposed to blind you.]] | ||
[[File:Photon pistol regeneration one issue 85.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Whoops, nevermind.]] | |||
'''Photon pistols''' are small sidearms that are that are used by both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, and are especially popular amongst the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. Characters armed with photon pistols include: | |||
*[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] | |||
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] | |||
*[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] | |||
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] | |||
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] (via [[Heater]]) | |||
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] | |||
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] | |||
[[ | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | |||
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[[File:TFU Groove.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]] | |||
In [[robot mode]], Blades wielded a photon pistol that fired light bursts with the equivalent brightness of 5,000 watt light bulbs, {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Blades's ''Universe'' profile}} as did First Aid, {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|First Aid's ''Universe'' profile}} Groove, {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Groove's ''Universe'' profile}} and Streetwise. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Streetwise's ''Universe'' profile}} Additionally, Heater [[Transformation|transformed]] into a double photon pistol, {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Quake's ''Universe'' profile}} Nightbeat carried two photon pistols alongside his [[plasma blaster]], {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Nightbeat's ''Universe'' profile}} and Weirdwolf also had a photon pistol, though his fired high frequency energy particles. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Weirdwolf's ''Universe'' profile}} | |||
''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], Optimus Prime intervened in a bout of [[gladiatorial combat]] between [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. When Megatron turned his [[Energy weapon|energy axe]] on him, Prime drew his photon pistol.'' {{storylink|State Games}} | |||
While fighting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] inside the [[human]] video game ''[[Multi-World]]'', Groove blinded [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] with a light-burst from his photon-pistol, causing them to crash into each other. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} In a subsequent battle between the Protectobots and Combaticons at [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve]]'s [[Big Steve's Used Cars|used car lot]], Vortex was once again blinded, this time by Streetwise's photon pistol. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} | |||
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | |||
[[File:Blades-mtmte-unpublished.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7]] | |||
Blades's photon pistol fired intense beams of light {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Blades's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} while First Aid's fired blinding beams of light {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|First Aid's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} and Groove's could temporarily blind most Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Groove's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Distinctly, Streetwise's photon pistol was able to fire either bright flashes to disable optic sensors, or destructive beams of light. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Streetwise's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Heater transformed into a double-barreled photon pistol {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Quake's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} and Weirdwolf was armed with a photon pistol in robot mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Weirdwolf's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | |||
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==Toys== | |||
===''The Transformers''=== | |||
[[File:G1-toy Streetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blades''' ([[Protectobot (G1)#Generation 1|Protectobot]], [[1986]]/[[1987]], [[1991]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': photon pistol, left & right twin launchers | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''First Aid''' (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories:'' photon pistol, dual-barrelled [[decrystallizer cannon]], cannon connector | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Groove''' (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories:'' photon pistol, left & right twin [[vaporator]]s | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streetwise''' (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': photon pistol, double-mounted [[Compression cannon|air-compressor cannon]] | |||
:All four of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Protectobot limbs came with a small [[weapon]] (identified as a photon pistol in their [[instructions]] and [[packaging]] [[bio]]s) that could be held in robot mode. | |||
:They were also available as a [[Defensor (G1)#Generation 1|Defensor]] [[giftset]], which was re-released by [[GiG]] in [[1988]] in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoys]]) added, and were subsequently [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. Additionally, in [[1992]] these [[mold]]s were also used to make the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1992 (Operation Combination)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Guard City]] team in [[Japan]]. | |||
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[[File:G1-toy Weirdwolf.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Weirdwolf''' ([[Headmaster (technology)#The Transformers|Headmaster]], 1987)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories:'' [[Monzo#The Transformers|Monzo]] Headmaster unit, photon pistol, tail/[[Thermal weaponry|thermal sword]] | |||
:Weirdwolf came with a blue photon pistol that he could hold in robot mode. | |||
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[[File:G1Nightbeat toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nightbeat with Muzzle''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': [[Muzzle#The Transformers|Muzzle]] Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, [[plasma blaster]] rifle, left & right photon pistols | |||
:[[Nightbeat (G1)#The Transformers|Nightbeat]] came with two small black photon pistols that could be mounted on the hood of his [[Alternate mode|car mode]] and on the sides of his head in robot mode. In Japan, this mold was [[redeco]]ed and released as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Minerva (human)#Super-God Masterforce|Minelba]], where the photon pistols were redecoed into [[shock blaster]]s. | |||
{{-}} | |||
[[File:G1-toy Heater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Quake''' ([[Targetmaster (technology)#The Transformers|Targetmaster]], 1988)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': [[Tiptop#The Transformers|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#The Transformers|Heater]] Targetmaster guns, [[plasma cannon|cannon]] | |||
:According to [[Quake (G1)#Generation 1|Quake]]'s packaging bio, Heater transforms into a double photon pistol. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan. | |||
{{-}} | |||
[[File:G1 Skyhammer toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skyhammer''' ([[Ultra Pretender]], [[1989]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories:'' wing laser, 2 missiles | |||
:''The Transformers'' [[Skyhammer (G1)#Generation 1|Skyhammer]]'s wing laser (as it was labelled in his [[instructions]]) was a photon pistol he could use in robot mode, according to his packaging bio. | |||
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==Notes== | |||
*The Protectobots were planned to be redecoed and released as part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' but were ultimately cancelled. From the few production samples known to exist it appears that as with [[BotCon]] [[Breakdown (G1)#Generation 2|Brakedown]]'s [[Concussion weapon|concussion rifle]] and [[plasma-energy blaster]], their instructions refer to their accessories generically as "weapons" and they are not specifically called out in their packaging bios. | |||
*For some reason Nightbeat's [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile gives him different weapons; instead of photon pistols and a plasma blaster, he is armed with [[laser blaster]]s and a [[plasma rifle]]. | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese'': '''Photon Gun''' (Protectobots, 光子銃 ''Kōshi Jū''), '''Wolf Gun''' (Weirdwolf, ウルフガン ''Urufu Gan'') | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Photon displacer gun]] | |||
*[[Photon rifle]] | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 photon weapons|Pistol]] | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 pistols]] | |||
[[Category:Optimus Prime's weapons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 8 May 2026
Photon pistols are small sidearms that are that are used by both Autobots and Decepticons, and are especially popular amongst the Protectobots. Characters armed with photon pistols include:
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.
In robot mode, Blades wielded a photon pistol that fired light bursts with the equivalent brightness of 5,000 watt light bulbs, Blades's Universe profile as did First Aid, First Aid's Universe profile Groove, Groove's Universe profile and Streetwise. Streetwise's Universe profile Additionally, Heater transformed into a double photon pistol, Quake's Universe profile Nightbeat carried two photon pistols alongside his plasma blaster, Nightbeat's Universe profile and Weirdwolf also had a photon pistol, though his fired high frequency energy particles. Weirdwolf's Universe profile
On Cybertron before the war, Optimus Prime intervened in a bout of gladiatorial combat between Megatron and Sunstreaker. When Megatron turned his energy axe on him, Prime drew his photon pistol. State Games
While fighting the Combaticons inside the human video game Multi-World, Groove blinded Vortex and Blast Off with a light-burst from his photon-pistol, causing them to crash into each other. Afterdeath! In a subsequent battle between the Protectobots and Combaticons at Big Steve's used car lot, Vortex was once again blinded, this time by Streetwise's photon pistol. Used Autobots
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]
Blades's photon pistol fired intense beams of light Blades's More than Meets the Eye profile while First Aid's fired blinding beams of light First Aid's More than Meets the Eye profile and Groove's could temporarily blind most Transformers. Groove's More than Meets the Eye profile Distinctly, Streetwise's photon pistol was able to fire either bright flashes to disable optic sensors, or destructive beams of light. Streetwise's More than Meets the Eye profile Heater transformed into a double-barreled photon pistol Quake's More than Meets the Eye profile and Weirdwolf was armed with a photon pistol in robot mode. Weirdwolf's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Blades (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)
- Accessories: photon pistol, left & right twin launchers
- First Aid (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)
- Accessories: photon pistol, dual-barrelled decrystallizer cannon, cannon connector
- Groove (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)
- Accessories: photon pistol, left & right twin vaporators
- Streetwise (Protectobot, 1986/1987, 1991)
- Accessories: photon pistol, double-mounted air-compressor cannon
- All four of the The Transformers Protectobot limbs came with a small weapon (identified as a photon pistol in their instructions and packaging bios) that could be held in robot mode.
- They were also available as a Defensor giftset, which was re-released by GiG in 1988 in Italy, with five random "Exogini Transformers" (Decoys) added, and were subsequently reissued in 1991 as part of the European/Australian Classics line. Additionally, in 1992 these molds were also used to make the Operation Combination Guard City team in Japan.
- Weirdwolf (Headmaster, 1987)
- Accessories: Monzo Headmaster unit, photon pistol, tail/thermal sword
- Weirdwolf came with a blue photon pistol that he could hold in robot mode.
- Nightbeat with Muzzle (Headmaster, 1988)
- Accessories: Muzzle Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, plasma blaster rifle, left & right photon pistols
- Nightbeat came with two small black photon pistols that could be mounted on the hood of his car mode and on the sides of his head in robot mode. In Japan, this mold was redecoed and released as Super-God Masterforce Minelba, where the photon pistols were redecoed into shock blasters.
- Quake (Targetmaster, 1988)
- According to Quake's packaging bio, Heater transforms into a double photon pistol. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
- Skyhammer (Ultra Pretender, 1989)
- Accessories: wing laser, 2 missiles
- The Transformers Skyhammer's wing laser (as it was labelled in his instructions) was a photon pistol he could use in robot mode, according to his packaging bio.
Notes
[edit]- The Protectobots were planned to be redecoed and released as part of Generation 2 but were ultimately cancelled. From the few production samples known to exist it appears that as with BotCon Brakedown's concussion rifle and plasma-energy blaster, their instructions refer to their accessories generically as "weapons" and they are not specifically called out in their packaging bios.
- For some reason Nightbeat's Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profile gives him different weapons; instead of photon pistols and a plasma blaster, he is armed with laser blasters and a plasma rifle.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Photon Gun (Protectobots, 光子銃 Kōshi Jū), Wolf Gun (Weirdwolf, ウルフガン Urufu Gan)
