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:''Blast Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Blast Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Blast master cardart.jpg|upright=1. | [[File:Blast master cardart.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Wouldn't it be more convenient if my rockets faced down?]] | ||
'''Blast Master''' (aka '''Payload''') loves receiving orders. He's eager to load up on equipment. He's enthusiastic about blasting off into space. He's delighted to engage in battle. He's also quite likely to screw up bigtime, thanks to all this reckless enthusiasm.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1</ref> His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]. | '''Blast Master''' (aka '''Payload''') loves receiving orders. He's eager to load up on equipment. He's enthusiastic about blasting off into space. He's delighted to engage in battle. He's also quite likely to screw up bigtime, thanks to all this reckless enthusiasm.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1</ref> His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Earthrise'' marketing material=== | ===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'' marketing material=== | ||
When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] got himself into a spot of deep space trouble, Blast Master and the rest of the [[Astro Squad]] hitched a ride on the roving comet known as [[Botropolis]] to journey out and rescue him. {{storylink|#Botropolis|Botropolis Rescue Mission marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-F0858-TRA-Fall-2/dp/B0863S8V52 Botropolis Rescue Mission on Amazon]</ref> | When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] got himself into a spot of deep space trouble, Blast Master and the rest of the [[Astro Squad]] hitched a ride on the roving comet known as [[Botropolis]] to journey out and rescue him. {{storylink|#Botropolis|Botropolis Rescue Mission marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-F0858-TRA-Fall-2/dp/B0863S8V52 Botropolis Rescue Mission on Amazon]</ref> | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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===''Return of Convoy''=== | ===''Return of Convoy''=== | ||
*'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991) | *'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Micro Trailer Team, 1991) | ||
**'' | **''ID number'': '''C-364''' | ||
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4 | **''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4 | ||
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[[File:TF-WFC-E-Blast Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And now they're pointed up again. Well, it was nice while it lasted.]] | [[File:TF-WFC-E-Blast Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And now they're pointed up again. Well, it was nice while it lasted.]] | ||
*'''Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master''' (Micromaster, [[2020]]) | *'''Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master''' (Micromaster, [[2020]]) | ||
**''ID number'': '''WFC-E16''' | **''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E16''' | ||
**'' | **''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-11''' | ||
**'' | **''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020''' | ||
:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Micromaster two-packs, "Autobot Blast Master" transforms from a robot into the back half of a space shuttle. In a rare moment for modern ''Transformers'' toys, the figures are sponsored by NASA, and the shuttle bears the organization's logo twice on its rear. | :Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Micromaster two-packs, "Autobot Blast Master" transforms from a robot into the back half of a space shuttle. In a rare moment for modern ''Transformers'' toys, the figures are sponsored by NASA, and the shuttle bears the organization's logo twice on its rear. | ||
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[[File:TF-WFC-GOC-Botropolis-Rescue-Mission-Blast-Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | [[File:TF-WFC-GOC-Botropolis-Rescue-Mission-Blast-Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | ||
*'''Botropolis Rescue Mission''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]]) | *'''Botropolis Rescue Mission''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]]) | ||
:Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the ''Earthrise'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, "Autobot Blast Master" is a redeco of his mass-retail figure, with new red and black accents creating a deco for the combined vehicle mode that is a dead-ringer for fellow space shuttle Micromaster, [[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]]. | :Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the ''Earthrise'' Galactic Odyssey Collection, "Autobot Blast Master" is a redeco of his mass-retail figure, with new red and black accents creating a deco for the combined vehicle mode that is a dead-ringer for fellow space shuttle Micromaster, [[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]]. | ||
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:This release corrects the chest peg assembly error from the last; Blast Master's chest port is now assembled with the flat end facing away from his head. | :This release corrects the chest peg assembly error from the last; Blast Master's chest port is now assembled with the flat end facing away from his head. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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*''Italian:'' '''Zenit''' | *''Italian:'' '''Zenit''' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 10:22, 15 April 2021
| This article is about the character. For the unrelated cartoon episode, see Master Blaster. For a list of other meanings, see Payload (disambiguation). |
- Blast Master is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Blast Master (aka Payload) loves receiving orders. He's eager to load up on equipment. He's enthusiastic about blasting off into space. He's delighted to engage in battle. He's also quite likely to screw up bigtime, thanks to all this reckless enthusiasm.[1] His combiner partner on the Astro Squad is Phaser.
Fiction
War for Cybertron: Earthrise marketing material
When Sky Lynx got himself into a spot of deep space trouble, Blast Master and the rest of the Astro Squad hitched a ride on the roving comet known as Botropolis to journey out and rescue him. Botropolis Rescue Mission marketing material[2]
Toys
The Transformers
- Astro Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)
- The Transformers Blast Master transforms into the back half of a black and white space shuttle. As a Micromaster Combiner, he can connect to the half-a-vehicle mode of any other Combiner to make a new vehicle mode, and can also attach to any Micromaster Combiner Transport. He was only available as part of the Astro Team, along with Phaser, Missile Master, Moonrock, Barrage, and Heave.
Return of Convoy
- Shuttle Rocket W Team (Micro Trailer Team, 1991)
- ID number: C-364
- Accessories: Micro Trailer #4
- Blast Master was released in Return of Convoy as part of the Shuttle Rocket W Team, with Phaser, Missile Master, and Moonrock. All four toys are identical to their Hasbro releases. The set also came with Micro Trailer #4.
Generations
Thrilling 30
- Autobot Cosmos & Payload (Legends Class, 2013)
- Series / Number: 02 / #006
- Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Legends Class toys, Thrilling 30 Autobot Cosmos comes with "Payload" (trademark reasons), who transforms into both a modified X-37B space shuttle[3] and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its 5 mm post. Blast Master can also plug into the black pegs on the front of Cosmos' vehicle modes via ports in the engines.
- Payload was redecoed into Movie Advanced Series Astrotrain and Combiner Wars Cybaxx and Spacewarp.
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master (Micromaster, 2020)
- Hasbro ID number: WFC-E16
- TakaraTomy ID number: ER EX-11
- TakaraTomy release date: October 23, 2020
- Part of the second wave of Earthrise Micromaster two-packs, "Autobot Blast Master" transforms from a robot into the back half of a space shuttle. In a rare moment for modern Transformers toys, the figures are sponsored by NASA, and the shuttle bears the organization's logo twice on its rear.
- Blast Master can combine with his partner Fuzer to form his complete alt mode, which has ports on the back thrusters to add blast effects or to stand up on a post to simulate taking off. However, if one wants to keep the Micromasters separated, Blast Master bears a comically small crew cabin on his front. It tucks away out of sight when Blast Master combines with Fuzer. Also, Fuzer and Blast Master each have a fold-out 5mm post, allowing the combined duo to be handheld as a weapon with Blast Master's rockets serving as gun barrels.
- Blast Master suffers from his back weight; getting him to stand up properly without altering his knees is a monumental challenge. Additionally, most copies of Blast Master have the 5mm peg in his chest reversed, with the flat end facing toward his head.
- Botropolis Rescue Mission (Galactic Odyssey Collection, 2021)
- Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection, "Autobot Blast Master" is a redeco of his mass-retail figure, with new red and black accents creating a deco for the combined vehicle mode that is a dead-ringer for fellow space shuttle Micromaster, Storm Jet.
- Blast Master is part of an Amazon-exclusive six-pack consisting exclusively of Autobots, bundled with fellow Micromasters Fuzer, Moonrock, and Missile Master, and the Modulators Overair and Ironworks. The Modulators are designed to combine into a giant space station which the Micromasters can interact with. Blast Master and Fuzer specifically dock onto a redeco of Earthrise Doubledealer's missile, which attaches to Overair.
- This release corrects the chest peg assembly error from the last; Blast Master's chest port is now assembled with the flat end facing away from his head.
Notes
- Generations Payload's Tech Specs mostly match those of the Astro Squad, with 'Teamwork' and 'Cooperation' mapped onto 'Rank' and 'Fireblast'. The only differences are that the 'Teamwork/Rank' and 'Courage' values have both been increased from 7 to 8.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Blast Master (ブレストマスター[4] Buresuto Masutā, ブラストマスター Burasuto Masutā)
- French: Explo-As (Canada)
- Italian: Zenit
References
- ↑ More than Meets the Eye #1
- ↑ Botropolis Rescue Mission on Amazon
- ↑ Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard
- ↑ Normally, the word "blast" is rendered in katakana as ブラスト (burasuto)—like in Blastarm or Broadblast. However, the katakana used in Blast Master's Japanese name is most decidedly ブレスト (buresuto)—which is usually used to render the English word "breast". This same spelling was later used to render the first part of Blast Off's name, an unrelated shuttle character released years prior. It is likely that this was simply one of the many name mistransliterations in Generation 1 that stuck.
