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[[File:G1Finback boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
While the majority of [[Transformer]]s—particularly those engaged in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]—will deploy lethal [[weapon]]ry, others are content to use '''stun weapons''' to incapacitate their opponents instead. These can work in a variety of ways, with examples including:
While the majority of [[Transformer]]s—particularly those engaged in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]—will deploy lethal [[weapon]]ry, others are content to use '''stun weapons''' to incapacitate their opponents instead. These can work in a variety of ways, with examples including:
*[[Finback]]'s '''metal-corroding stun rifle''', which stuns its targets with slime
*[[Finback]]'s '''metal-corroding stun rifle''', which stuns its targets with slime
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Finback was armed with a rifle that fired viscous slime capable of ensnaring and stunning its targets. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Finback's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} In all three modes Sky High wielded a cerebro circuit-scrambling stun gun that could also jam radio frequencies. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Sky High's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} In base mode, [[Spaceshot]] and [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]]'s all-terrain tank had a scout vehicle component that was armed with a '''stun cannon'''. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Spaceshot's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Glitch (G1)|Glitch]] was armed with a stun gun and a [[photon blaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Rollout's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}
Finback was armed with a rifle that fired viscous slime capable of ensnaring and stunning its targets. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Finback's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Pincher's [[Pretender]] shell was armed with a high-voltage stun rifle. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Pincher's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} In all three modes Sky High wielded a cerebro circuit-scrambling stun gun that could also jam radio frequencies. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Sky High's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} In base mode, [[Spaceshot]] and [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]]'s all-terrain tank had a scout vehicle component that was armed with a '''stun cannon'''. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Spaceshot's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Glitch (G1)|Glitch]] was armed with a stun gun and a [[photon blaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Rollout's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{note|Only toys that are '''explicitly''' listed as having (or being) "stun weapons" are listed here.}}
[[File:G1Finback toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="150px">
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Finback''' ([[Pretender#The Transformers|Pretender]], [[1988]])}}</ul>
File:G1Grimlock toy.jpg|''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]] with "stunner" lasers
:*''Accessories'': [[Harpoon|harpoon gun]], stun rifle, belt
File:G1Finback toy.jpg|''The Transformers'' [[Finback#Toys|Finback]] with stun rifle
:As identified in his [[instructions]], ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Finback#The Transformers|Finback]] came with a light gray stun rifle that can be used by all three of his modes. According to his [[packaging]] [[bio]], it fires slime.
File:G1Pincher toy.jpg|''The Transformers'' [[Pincher (G1)#Toys|Pincher]] with stun rifle
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File:G1skyhigh toy.jpg|''The Transformers'' [[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]] with stun gun
File:G1 Anti-Aircraft Base toy.jpg|''The Transformers'' [[Anti-Aircraft Base#Toys|Anti-Aircraft Base]] with stun laser
File:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|''The Transformers'' [[Rollout (G1)#Toys|Rollout]] and [[Glitch (G1)#Toys|Glitch]] with stun laser
File:Arm-toy Laserbeak.jpg|''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]] as stun weapon
</gallery></center>


[[File:G1Pincher toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
==Notes==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Pincher''' (Pretender, [[1989]])}}</ul>
*Although Grimlock's original [[toy]] came with two ranged weapons—"stunner" lasers and a rocket launcher, as identified in his [[instructions]]—he was almost always depicted as holding the former while being described as wielding the latter, leading to the two weapons becoming conflated over time. See [[galaxial rocket launcher]] for more details.
:*''Accessories'': stun rifle, [[laser torch]], helmet, stinger-and-leg section/backpack
*As was their wont, the writers of the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[profile]]s switched up the names of some of these weapons; Glitch's stun laser and [[photon gun]] became a stun gun and photon blaster, while the Anti-Aircraft Base's stun laser was upgraded to a stun cannon.
:As identified in his instructions, ''The Transformers'' [[Pincher (G1)#The Transformers|Pincher]] came with a large while stun rifle. No version of this mold or character was released in [[Japan]].
{{-}}
 
[[File:G1skyhigh toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky High''' (Pretender, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[sonic scythe]]/rotor, stun gun, helmet, utility belt
:''The Transformers'' [[Sky High (Pretender)#The Transformers|Sky High]] came with a light gray stun gun that can be used by all three of his modes.
{{-}}
 
[[File:G1 Anti-Aircraft Base toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Anti-Aircraft Base''' (Micromaster Combiner Anti-Aircraft Base, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': bazooka, scout vehicle, radar drum, missile launcher, ramp, communications dish, left & right anti-aircraft guns
:In battle station mode the [[Anti-Aircraft Base#The Transformers|Anti-Aircraft Base]] is equipped with a heat-seeking stun laser, according to its packaging bio.
{{-}}
 
[[File:G1-toy Rollout&Glitch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rollout with Glitch''' ([[Action Master#The Transformers|Action Master]], 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Glitch (G1)#The Transformers|Glitch]] partner, [[photon gun]]
:According to [[Rollout (G1)#The Transformers|Rollout]]'s packaging bio, Glitch transforms from a launcher into a drone armed with a stun laser and a photon gun.
{{--}}
 
===''Armada''===
[[File:Arm-toy Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laserbeak''' (Roleplay, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Armada|Laserbeak]] transforms from a Cybertronic bird to a camcorder and a stun weapon (really just a camcorder with a handle, but that doesn't stop [[For safety reasons|legislation]]).
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[[Category:Armada weapons]]
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 11 December 2025

While the majority of Transformers—particularly those engaged in the Great War—will deploy lethal weaponry, others are content to use stun weapons to incapacitate their opponents instead. These can work in a variety of ways, with examples including:

Fiction

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Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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Finback was armed with a rifle that fired viscous slime capable of ensnaring and stunning its targets. Finback's More than Meets the Eye profile Pincher's Pretender shell was armed with a high-voltage stun rifle. Pincher's More than Meets the Eye profile In all three modes Sky High wielded a cerebro circuit-scrambling stun gun that could also jam radio frequencies. Sky High's More than Meets the Eye profile In base mode, Spaceshot and Blackout's all-terrain tank had a scout vehicle component that was armed with a stun cannon. Spaceshot's More than Meets the Eye profile Rollout's Targetmaster partner Glitch was armed with a stun gun and a photon blaster. Rollout's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

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Only toys that are explicitly listed as having (or being) "stun weapons" are listed here.

Notes

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  • Although Grimlock's original toy came with two ranged weapons—"stunner" lasers and a rocket launcher, as identified in his instructions—he was almost always depicted as holding the former while being described as wielding the latter, leading to the two weapons becoming conflated over time. See galaxial rocket launcher for more details.
  • As was their wont, the writers of the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profiles switched up the names of some of these weapons; Glitch's stun laser and photon gun became a stun gun and photon blaster, while the Anti-Aircraft Base's stun laser was upgraded to a stun cannon.
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