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A '''Cyber-slash tail weapon'''<ref> | A '''Cyber-slash tail weapon'''<ref> | ||
[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']] [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s original packaging bio</ref> is a | [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']] [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s original packaging bio</ref> is a rotating blade used by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]/[[Maximal]] [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. When Dinobot transforms to robot mode, his velociraptor tail converts into a two-pronged blade that spins and spins. When deployed, it can batter enemies, deflect enemy fire, trim down wild bean vines, or, when its wielder is up in the air, provide a more gentle, controlled descent. | ||
It has several other names: | It has several other names: | ||
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Several other Beast Era transformers have similar or identical weapons: | Several other Beast Era transformers have similar or identical weapons: | ||
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s | * [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s rotating blade is called a '''Spinning Slasher Sword'''. | ||
* [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]]'s | * [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]]'s rotating blade is a '''Raptor Shield''' (ラプターシールド ''Raputā Shīrudo''). | ||
* [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]]'s | * [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]]'s rotating blade is the '''Revolution Shield'''. | ||
* [[Dinotron (BM)|Dinotron]]'s version of this weapon is called merely a "spinning blade". | * [[Dinotron (BM)|Dinotron]]'s version of this weapon is called merely a "spinning blade". | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:ForgedToFight-rotateblade.jpg|In ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'', Dinobot uses his | File:ForgedToFight-rotateblade.jpg|In ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'', Dinobot uses his rotating blade to block attacks. | ||
File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|Grimlock's Spinning Slasher Sword | File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|Grimlock's Spinning Slasher Sword | ||
File:BWII-toy Thrustor.jpg|Thrustor's Raptor Shield | File:BWII-toy Thrustor.jpg|Thrustor's Raptor Shield | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 9 December 2020
| This article is about the spinning weapon from Beast Era. For the spinning weapon from the live-action film continuity, see Rotor blaster. |
A Cyber-slash tail weapon[1] is a rotating blade used by the Predacon/Maximal Dinobot. When Dinobot transforms to robot mode, his velociraptor tail converts into a two-pronged blade that spins and spins. When deployed, it can batter enemies, deflect enemy fire, trim down wild bean vines, or, when its wielder is up in the air, provide a more gentle, controlled descent.
It has several other names:
- Veloci-Rotor blade[2]
- Rotary Blade[3]
- "slasher weapon"[4]
- "spinning blade weapon"[5]
- Cyber Shield (サイバー・シールド Saibā Shīrudo)
Several other Beast Era transformers have similar or identical weapons:
- Grimlock's rotating blade is called a Spinning Slasher Sword.
- Thrustor's rotating blade is a Raptor Shield (ラプターシールド Raputā Shīrudo).
- Hardhead's rotating blade is the Revolution Shield.
- Dinotron's version of this weapon is called merely a "spinning blade".
Gallery
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In Transformers: Forged to Fight, Dinobot uses his rotating blade to block attacks. -
Grimlock's Spinning Slasher Sword -
Thrustor's Raptor Shield -
Hardhead's Revolution Shield -
Dinotron's "spinning blade"
Footnotes
- ↑ Beast Wars Dinobot's original packaging bio
- ↑ Beast Wars television commercials
- ↑ Beast Wars Universe
- ↑ Beast Wars 10th Anniversary instructions
- ↑ Beast Wars 10th Anniversary packaging call-out
