Gigant Sniper

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Gigant Sniper is a Decepticon combiner from the Robotmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

When the Decepticon Gigant Bomb time-travelled to Earth's early 21st century, he discovered the ability to combine with that era's Smokesniper into the massive "high mobility fortress" Gigant Sniper (ギガントスナイパー Giganto Sunaipā). With Gigant Bomb's sheer power, Smokesniper's skill, and an arsenal including a devastating missile-launching cannon as well as the solitarium Pulverizer and Radial Pod, Gigant Sniper has no reason to fear any Autobot—except the two-man combiner Victory Saber, who as luck would have it followed Gigant Bomb back from 2025.

Fiction

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In an aerial battle over solitarium, Victory Saber proved more powerful than Gigant Sniper. Bonds Stronger than Steel The two had a rematch, but Victory Saber won again, and this time Gigant Bomb and the rest of the time-displaced Decepticons were sent home, ensuring Gigant Sniper's inactivity for at least twenty years. And Then

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Megatron rode atop Gigant Sniper as he pursued Optimus Prime. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Lio Convoy knocked Megatron off and Victory Saber used his Saber Blade to break the superjet back into his component members. Lio Convoy Storms In

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Gigant Bomb and Smokesniper were sent by Beast Megatron to attack the Autobots who were helping Athens prepare for the Olympics, attacking in their Gigant Sniper form. However, once they split, they quickly fell into fear thanks to being outnumbered by the Autobots and were set to cleaning up their mess. Robotmasters Vol. 1

Toys

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• Smokesniper and Gigant Bomb (2004)
  • Japanese ID number: RM13, RM14
  • Accessories: 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers, Radial Pod (Smokesniper) 12 missiles, Pulverizer (Gigant Bomb)

A redeco of the Generation 2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen, Gigant Sniper transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with under-slung six-missile gatling cannon. Removing Smokesniper from the rear of the jet automatically folds Gigant Bomb's wings to begin his transformation to Cybertronic tank mode.

Unique to this release are the solitarium weapons "Pulverizer", a hand-held non-firing cannon, and "Radial Pod", a hand-held non-firing...box...thing. The two weapons can combine, but not into anything that looks like anything.

The same mold is used by the Combination Stealth Mode, the combined form of Starscream and BB in Beast Wars II, and Dreadwing, the combined form of Dreadwind and Smokejumper in Robots in Disguise (2001). The mold was also intended to be used for Megatron and Starscream's combined form in Generation 2, but was never released. It was also repurposed for Shattered Glass Darkwind and Dreadwind.

• More information on Gigant Bomb at TFU.info
• More information on Smokesniper at TFU.info

Notes

• Gigant Sniper's name is pronounced with a pair of hard G's: "ghee-gant". Gigant is a German word meaning "giant" as a noun.
• This is the only release of the Dreadwing/Smokescreen mold that was not sold as a two-pack.