Salvo (G1)

This article is about the Insecticon clone type. For the G.I. Joe human, see Salvo (G.I. Joe).

Salvos are Decepticon Insecticons from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Wait a minute! Wait. Wait. I'm having a thought. Oh yes. Oh yes. I'm going to have a thought. It's coming. It's coming... It's gone."

Salvos (サルボー Sarubō) are clones of the Insecticon Bombshell. Though they are almost physically identical to Bombshell, with the same powers, their individual intelligence is far too low (to the point of almost non-existence) to be effective as little more than a mass army used to bludgeon enemy fortifications with their horn-mounted dart guns. Though they are fairly sturdy, should Bombshell's control-beams be interrupted, they will instantly crumble into a pile of component parts.

Fiction

Technically, the Salvos have never appeared in any fiction, as this specific coloration has never been used. However, the Salvo designation can be considered retroactive, so any appearance of the Bombshell-model Insecticlones can be considered a Salvo appearance.

Toys

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Collector's Edition

• Insectron Clone Army (multi-pack, 2004)
  • ID number: 74 (individual), 76 (clones set)
  • Accessories: "Bipartite Ion Impulse Blaster", energon cube

A redeco of the Insecticon Bombshell mold, Salvo transforms into a mechanical rhino beetle. The "control seat" in the insect-mode back / robot-mode chest can open up and store one of the three energon cubes that come with the set. Salvo was only available in the e-HOBBY exclusive Collector's Edition set with Shothole and Zaptrap.

This figure was later repurposed as Shattered Glass Bombshell.

• More information on Salvo at TFU.info

Notes

• Salvo's coloration is based on the original pre-Transformers Diaclone "Waruder Kabutron" version of the mold.