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[[File:Beastbox g1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everything's better with monkeys.]]
A '''compression cannon''' is a [[weapon]] that takes [[Bristleback|normally harmless]] air and brings it under pressure, then fires it with enough force to shatter steel, or crush a target.


:''The compression cannon is a weapon from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding|bio-engineered]] to [[Transformation|convert]] into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}}


[[Image:Decrystallizercannon.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Way more impressive than Heart.]]
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] carried two compression cannons that fired ultra-concentrated air pressure. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Beastbox's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} These were also known as '''air cannons'''. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Squawkbox's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Holepunch transformed into a dual compression cannon that Scoop could use in either mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Scoop's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}


Sometimes, a vicious beating by an enraged robot ape isn't enough to loosen a captive's [[oral circuits]].  That's why [[Beastbox]] needs his '''compression cannons'''.  Unfortunately, the crushing blasts of air pressure they fire are more likely to ''silence'' their target...permanently.
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Squawktalk / Beastbox''' (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': left & right high decibel [[sonic boomer]]s, left and right compression cannons
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]] came with two [[chrome]]d compression cannons, as identified in his [[packaging]] [[bio]], which can be attached to his ape mode.


The faction-switching [[Catilla|Catilla's]] '''air concussion cannon''' works the same way, as does the ever-cheerful [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End's]] '''compressor-air gun'''. The latter's can kick out a 40,000 psi blast capable of ripping a grove of trees to shreds.  But what's the point?  The gun's going to break sooner or later.  And shooting at the Autobots is just going to get him killed.  Face it, we're doomed.
:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]]; available in the [[Hasbro]] line at standard retail and as a mail-away item by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] during the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.
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In addition, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] has a double-barrelled air-compressor cannon mounted on his trunk.  Just one air blast can travel up to fifty miles, and still have enough punch to knock a jet out of the sky.  He's ''really'' had it with those [[frag|motherfragging]] [[Raksha|snakes]] on his motherfragging [[Aerialbots|plane]].
[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]]/twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters
:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.


[[Category: Cannons]]
:No version of this character or [[mold]] was released in Japan.
[[Category: Generation 1]]
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==See also==
*[[Compressed air cannon]]
*[[Hurricane air blaster]]
 
[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]

Latest revision as of 15:43, 4 April 2025

Everything's better with monkeys.

A compression cannon is a weapon that takes normally harmless air and brings it under pressure, then fires it with enough force to shatter steel, or crush a target.

Fiction

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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Scoop's Targetmaster partner Holepunch was bio-engineered to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. Scoop's Universe profile

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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Beastbox carried two compression cannons that fired ultra-concentrated air pressure. Beastbox's More than Meets the Eye profile These were also known as air cannons. Squawkbox's More than Meets the Eye profile Holepunch transformed into a dual compression cannon that Scoop could use in either mode. Scoop's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

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The Transformers

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  • Squawktalk / Beastbox (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988)
  • Accessories: left & right high decibel sonic boomers, left and right compression cannons
The Transformers Beastbox came with two chromed compression cannons, as identified in his packaging bio, which can be attached to his ape mode.
He was only available in a two-pack with Squawktalk; available in the Hasbro line at standard retail and as a mail-away item by Takara during the Super-God Masterforce series.


  • Scoop (Targetmaster, 1988)
Available only with The Transformers Scoop, Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.
No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

See also

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