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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. | |||
==Fiction== | ==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}} | |||
{{ | ===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}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
[[ | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] | [[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. | |||
: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. | |||
{{-}} | |||
* [[ | [[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. | |||
:No version of this character or [[mold]] was released in Japan. | |||
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* [[ | ==See also== | ||
*[[Compressed air cannon]] | |||
*[[Hurricane air blaster]] | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]] | |||
[[Category: Generation 1]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 4 April 2025
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
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- 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)
- Accessories: Holepunch/dual compression cannon & Tracer/twin laser-guided ion blaster Targetmasters
- 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.
