Scatter blaster

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"This weapon will win the war for you, guaranteed! But wait, there's more! Just look what else you get!"

Swindle may buy and sell an arsenal's worth of weapons in a day, but he keeps an occasional piece of merchandise for himself. His scatter blaster fires a wide spray of explosive buckshot—perfect for keeping away dissatisfied customers.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

In both jeep and robot modes Swindle was armed with two weapons: a scatter blaster that shot bursts of explosive buckshot-type pellets over a wide area, and a gyro-gun. Swindle's Universe profile

Within the human video game Multi-World alongside Brawl, Swindle used his scatter-blaster to attack Streetwise and First Aid in the "Vineland" area of the game. The scatter-blaster's wanton destruction led to the area's vine creatures turning against the Combaticons, allowing the two Protectobots to take them out of the game. Afterdeath!

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

In both modes, Swindle used a scatter blaster that fired bursts of explosive pellets. Swindle's More than Meets the Eye profile

Animated cartoon

Scatter blaster, fusion cannon, whatever.

Even in an alternate universe, Swindle still swears by this weapon. Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac

2005 IDW continuity

Scatter blasters were among the weapons invented by Brainstorm and kept in his workshop on the Lost Light. Trailcutter found some while searching the workshop for a remote control, but mistakenly called them "shatter blasters". The Reluctant Specialist

Earthspark cartoon

During a black market trade; Fairmaestro offered Swindle a pristine scatter blaster. The trade didn't go through due to Swindle's merchandise being less than reliable. The Butterfly Effect

Games

War for Cybertron

Paint apps sold separately

A popular short-range weapon during the Great War, the Scatter Blaster was commonly carried by Scout and Scientist class Transformers. Starscream, Skywarp, Breakdown, Ironhide, and Air Raid all favored this weapon. Surprisingly it is full auto. Transformers: War for Cybertron

This weapon has the following base in-game stats:

• Damage: 7
• Range: 3
• Accuracy: 4
• Rate of Fire: 5

Fall of Cybertron

They were still in use later in the war, as the Autobots readied the Ark for launch. At this point, the weapon was favoured by Jazz and Starscream, but not, surprisingly, Swindle. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

This weapon has the following base in-game stats:

• Damage: 9
• Range: 4
• Accuracy: 5
• Rate of Fire: 8
• This weapon can be modified in multiplayer/escalation with the following upgrades:
  • Ion Cartridge - Increases the amount of ammo within a clip
  • Hyper Interlink - Speeds up reload time
  • Quantum Stabilizer - Completely eliminates recoil
  • Fireblast - Bullets do less damage but set enemies on fire dealing more damage over time

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

The Scatter Blaster is available in escalation along with all the other weapons from Fall of Cybertron. Rise of the Dark Spark

Toys

The Transformers

• Swindle (Combaticon, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2008)

• Accessories: scatter blaster, gyro gun, decal sheet

The Transformers Swindle came packaged with both his scatter blaster and his gyro gun, as identified in both his instructions and packaging bio.

• More information on Swindle at TFU.info

Generation 2

• Swindle (1994)

• Accessories: scatter blaster, gyro gun

For the Generation 2 toyline, Swindle got a new paint job, but kept his old artillery, once more as identified in both his instructions and packaging bio.

• More information on Generation 2 Swindle at TFU.info

Notes

• Swindle's scatter blaster is fed with buckshots, which presumably work like real-life buckshots—a type of shotgun shell.

See also

• Plasma-shell shotgun
• Scattershot gun