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A '''Slagmaker Cannon''' is a generic term<ref>The ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' describes the Slagmaker cannons used by [[Ramulus]] and [[Terragator]] as having completely different operating principles.</ref> for any weapon that generates levels of heat intense enough to melt armor and | A '''Slagmaker Cannon''' is a generic term<ref>The ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' describes the Slagmaker cannons used by [[Ramulus]] and [[Terragator]] as having completely different operating principles.</ref> for any weapon that generates levels of heat intense enough to melt armor and circuitry—reducing it to useless slag. | ||
Users of Slagmaker cannons include: | Users of Slagmaker cannons include: | ||
*[[Terragator]] | *[[Terragator]]—His tail converts to a Slagmaker Cannon, in this case a directed-heat weapon that completely melts his enemies' exostructure. | ||
*[[Ramulus]] | *[[Ramulus]]—In robot mode his horns function as a "Slagmaker" cannon<ref>Ramulus's weapon is simply called a "Double Slagmaker Cannon" in his tech-spec.</ref> that melts anything in its path. Ramulus seems to consider this weapon's designation more affectionate or "unofficial," since it is an {{w|ad hoc}} (but effective) adaptation of a system not designed for that purpose.<ref>In 3H's "Wreckers" comics Ramulus's cannon is a modified tachyon gun. In IDW's ''Beast Wars'' comics it is a kludge-job using plasma-generator nodes to let the structure of his horns (a sensory apparatus) instead focus balls of white-hot plasma.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 18 May 2023
A Slagmaker Cannon is a generic term[1] for any weapon that generates levels of heat intense enough to melt armor and circuitry—reducing it to useless slag.
Users of Slagmaker cannons include:
- Terragator—His tail converts to a Slagmaker Cannon, in this case a directed-heat weapon that completely melts his enemies' exostructure.
- Ramulus—In robot mode his horns function as a "Slagmaker" cannon[2] that melts anything in its path. Ramulus seems to consider this weapon's designation more affectionate or "unofficial," since it is an ad hoc (but effective) adaptation of a system not designed for that purpose.[3]
Notes
[edit]- The term may be a reference (of sorts) to the original Megatron, whose fusion cannon earned him the nom de guerre "The Slag-Maker."[4]
- It's also worth noting that Skullgrin uses a very similar slagmaker carbine that fires a searing heat beam that melts metal up to four inches thick. He usually saves this for angry robot-hating cyborgs that threaten his movie career.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ The Beast Wars Sourcebook describes the Slagmaker cannons used by Ramulus and Terragator as having completely different operating principles.
- ↑ Ramulus's weapon is simply called a "Double Slagmaker Cannon" in his tech-spec.
- ↑ In 3H's "Wreckers" comics Ramulus's cannon is a modified tachyon gun. In IDW's Beast Wars comics it is a kludge-job using plasma-generator nodes to let the structure of his horns (a sensory apparatus) instead focus balls of white-hot plasma.
- ↑ Megatron's bio from Marvel's Universe profiles #2 (1986)
