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The '''cluster bomb''' is an explosive weapon. | The '''cluster bomb''' is an explosive weapon. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | |||
[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]] | |||
[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] was armed with two cluster bomb missile launchers and two [[laser beam rifle]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Ramjet's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] could shoot cluster bombs over a distance of 40 miles, each of which was capable of levelling a 10,000 feet square area. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Starscream's ''Universe'' profile}} | |||
Starscream deployed cluster bombs to scatter the workers when the [[Decepticon]]s attacked the [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]]. {{storylink|Power Play!}} He would later drop more cluster bombs on the [[United States Army|US army units]] gathered outside the Decepticons' [[Fortress Sinister|fortress]], presumably causing horrific casualties. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} | |||
During a battle over [[G.B. Blackrock]]'s [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]] between the Decepticons, [[Autobot]]s, and [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], Starscream once again dropped his cluster bombs, this time severely damaging [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} | |||
A piece of one of Starscream's cluster bombs damaged the [[Municipal Stadium]]'s stage scaffolding during a [[Brick Springstern]] concert, forcing [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to step in to support the structure. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} | |||
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon=== | ===''The Transformers'' cartoon=== | ||
After installing the [[power chip rectifier]]s of all the | After installing the [[power chip rectifier]]s of all the Decepticons into himself, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] gained the ability to use [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s cluster bombs. He proceeded to use them in a showdown with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} | ||
===Find Your Fate Junior=== | |||
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====''Dinobots Strike Back''==== | |||
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] with a cluster bomb as they investigated a mysterious [[black coral]] in [[Dolphin's Bay]]. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}} | |||
====''Battle Drive''==== | |||
When Bumblebee managed to take out [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] on his own, Starscream began to panic only to laugh off being startled when he saw the lone Autobot standing against him. Starscream then unleashed a barrage of cluster bombs onto the road, though Bumblebee managed to dodge the ensuing explosions. {{storylink|Battle Drive}} | |||
====''Decepticon Poison''==== | |||
While attempting to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning a reservoir, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] disobeyed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s order to stay with the other Autobots and attacked [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] with a cluster bomb, causing the poison that the diminutive Decepticon was carrying to contaminate the reservoir. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}} | |||
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | |||
[[File:PrimeDirective4 superion bombed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]] | |||
In jet mode, Ramjet was armed with two cluster bomb launchers. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Ramjet's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]'s [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] was armed with a fearsome array of weapons, including cluster bombs. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Skystalker's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} After he was upgraded with a [[Pretender]] shell, Starscream's inner form remained largely unchanged, being armed with [[Null-ray|null rays]] in robot mode and cluster bombs in jet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Pretender Starscream's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | |||
During an a battle in [[San Francisco]], Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] attacked [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in [[triangle formation]], dropping cluster bombs that blasted the combiner into his component pieces. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} | |||
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===2005 IDW continuity=== | |||
During the battle between [[Squadron X]] and the [[Wreckers]] on [[Pova]], a cluster bomb trapped [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] under some rubble. {{Storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} | |||
===''The Last Knight'' film=== | |||
[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] was known to carry cluster bombs. They would sometimes misfire during transformation, causing unwarranted devastation to his surroundings. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}} | |||
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==Toys== | |||
===''The Transformers''=== | |||
[[File:G1Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, [[1984]]-[[1986]], [[1990]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 [[null-ray]]s, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear | |||
:According to his [[packaging]] [[bio]], ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] came with two cluster bombs that could be mounted in his missile launchers. | |||
:This toy has been [[retool]]ed, [[redeco]]ed, and [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] a great number of times over the years; most notably ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Starscream]] came with retooled null rays and cluster bombs, making them much longer [[for safety reasons]]. Otherwise, see [[Starscream (G1)/toys]] for more information. | |||
{{-}} | |||
[[File:G1Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ramjet''' ([[1985]]-[[1986]], [[1990]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories:'' 2 cluster bombs, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear | |||
:''The Transformers'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ramjet]] came with two black cluster bombs, according to his [[instructions]] and packaging bio. | |||
:While as noted above the base "[[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]" [[mold]] has been retooled, redecoed, and reissued a number of times, these cluster bombs are unique to this version as even ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ramjet]] came with new [[weapon]]s. | |||
{{-}} | |||
[[File:SkystalkerToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skystalker''' (Micromaster Jet Command Center, [[1989]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': [[Thunder Arrow#The Transformers|interstellar shuttle]], jet pod, dual laser, 2 large lasers, 2 small lasers, 2 ramps | |||
:[[Skystalker (G1)#The Transformers|Skystalker]]'s interstellar shuttle was armed with cluster bombs, according to his packaging bio. | |||
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== | ==Notes== | ||
*Although they are not explicitly named as such, the bombs that the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] drop on Superion in "[[Prime Directive]]" [[Prime Directive issue 4|issue #4]] are drawn to resemble the cluster bombs that came with the original Starscream toy. | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]] | [[Category:Bombs]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | |||
[[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]] | |||
[[Category:The Last Knight weapons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:11, 31 December 2025
The cluster bomb is an explosive weapon.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]
Ramjet was armed with two cluster bomb missile launchers and two laser beam rifles. Ramjet's Universe profile Starscream could shoot cluster bombs over a distance of 40 miles, each of which was capable of levelling a 10,000 feet square area. Starscream's Universe profile
Starscream deployed cluster bombs to scatter the workers when the Decepticons attacked the Harrison Nuclear Power Plant. Power Play! He would later drop more cluster bombs on the US army units gathered outside the Decepticons' fortress, presumably causing horrific casualties. Prisoner of War!
During a battle over G.B. Blackrock's Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon between the Decepticons, Autobots, and Circuit Breaker, Starscream once again dropped his cluster bombs, this time severely damaging Jazz. DIS-Integrated Circuits!
A piece of one of Starscream's cluster bombs damaged the Municipal Stadium's stage scaffolding during a Brick Springstern concert, forcing Hoist to step in to support the structure. Rock and Roll-Out!
The Transformers cartoon
[edit]After installing the power chip rectifiers of all the Decepticons into himself, Megatron gained the ability to use Starscream's cluster bombs. He proceeded to use them in a showdown with Optimus Prime. Heavy Metal War
Find Your Fate Junior
[edit]Dinobots Strike Back
[edit]Starscream destroyed Skids, Bumblebee, and Seaspray with a cluster bomb as they investigated a mysterious black coral in Dolphin's Bay. Dinobots Strike Back
Battle Drive
[edit]When Bumblebee managed to take out Blitzwing on his own, Starscream began to panic only to laugh off being startled when he saw the lone Autobot standing against him. Starscream then unleashed a barrage of cluster bombs onto the road, though Bumblebee managed to dodge the ensuing explosions. Battle Drive
Decepticon Poison
[edit]While attempting to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning a reservoir, Powerglide disobeyed Optimus Prime's order to stay with the other Autobots and attacked Frenzy with a cluster bomb, causing the poison that the diminutive Decepticon was carrying to contaminate the reservoir. Decepticon Poison
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]
In jet mode, Ramjet was armed with two cluster bomb launchers. Ramjet's More than Meets the Eye profile Skystalker's interstellar shuttle was armed with a fearsome array of weapons, including cluster bombs. Skystalker's More than Meets the Eye profile After he was upgraded with a Pretender shell, Starscream's inner form remained largely unchanged, being armed with null rays in robot mode and cluster bombs in jet mode. Pretender Starscream's More than Meets the Eye profile
During an a battle in San Francisco, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp attacked Superion in triangle formation, dropping cluster bombs that blasted the combiner into his component pieces. Prime Directive #4
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]During the battle between Squadron X and the Wreckers on Pova, a cluster bomb trapped Springer under some rubble. Last Stand of the Wreckers #4
The Last Knight film
[edit]Hound was known to carry cluster bombs. They would sometimes misfire during transformation, causing unwarranted devastation to his surroundings. The Last Knight
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Accessories: left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear
- According to his packaging bio, The Transformers Starscream came with two cluster bombs that could be mounted in his missile launchers.
- This toy has been retooled, redecoed, and reissued a great number of times over the years; most notably Commemorative Series Starscream came with retooled null rays and cluster bombs, making them much longer for safety reasons. Otherwise, see Starscream (G1)/toys for more information.
- Accessories: 2 cluster bombs, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
- The Transformers Ramjet came with two black cluster bombs, according to his instructions and packaging bio.
- While as noted above the base "Seeker" mold has been retooled, redecoed, and reissued a number of times, these cluster bombs are unique to this version as even Generation 2 Ramjet came with new weapons.
- Skystalker (Micromaster Jet Command Center, 1989)
- Accessories: interstellar shuttle, jet pod, dual laser, 2 large lasers, 2 small lasers, 2 ramps
- Skystalker's interstellar shuttle was armed with cluster bombs, according to his packaging bio.
Notes
[edit]- Although they are not explicitly named as such, the bombs that the Seekers drop on Superion in "Prime Directive" issue #4 are drawn to resemble the cluster bombs that came with the original Starscream toy.
