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[[Image:SmeltingPool-electroscrambler.jpg|300px|thumb|Let us introduce you to the '''electro-scrambler''' courtesy of [[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel US #17]]!]] | [[Image:SmeltingPool-electroscrambler.jpg|300px|thumb|Let us introduce you to the '''electro-scrambler''', courtesy of [[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel US #17]]!]] | ||
[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] weapon of choice is the '''electro-scrambler'''. This rifle emits electromagnetic waves that cause all but the most heavily shielded electrical systems to go haywire. Theoretically, it should work the same way on the electrical impulses of a human's nervous system, but that's something Blaster would rather not find out, [[Circuit Breaker|tempting as it may be.]] | [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] weapon of choice is the '''electro-scrambler'''. This rifle emits electromagnetic waves that cause all but the most heavily shielded electrical systems to go haywire. Theoretically, it should work the same way on the electrical impulses of a human's nervous system, but that's something Blaster would rather not find out, [[Circuit Breaker|tempting as it may be.]] | ||
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[[Image:ActionMasterBlaster_toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Don't judge. We all went through our own Nineties phase.]] | [[Image:ActionMasterBlaster_toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Don't judge. We all went through our own Nineties phase.]] | ||
: Available only with the carded Blaster toy, the [[Flight Pack]] features flip-out wings connected by gears so they swing forward | : Available only with the carded Blaster toy, the [[Flight Pack]] features flip-out wings connected by gears so they swing forward and back in concert. Pressing the trigger pops out a spring-loaded rifle barrel from the top, which can be extended by adding most Action Master handguns to it. It can be hand-held in cannon mode or back-mounted in jetpack mode by most Action Master figures. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on the Flight Pack at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm More information on the Flight Pack at TFU.info]'' | ||
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**''Accessories:'' Electro-Scrambler Gun | **''Accessories:'' Electro-Scrambler Gun | ||
: The first Blaster toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] and had its tape | : The first Blaster toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] and had its tape door [[Retool|retooled]] in order to accommodate two cassettes at once. It still came with the electro-scrambler, which is all that really matters. A ''red'' electro-scrambler! Hoo-ha! | ||
: In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this time packaged with the new character [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]. | : In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this time packaged with the new character [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 28 December 2010
Blaster's weapon of choice is the electro-scrambler. This rifle emits electromagnetic waves that cause all but the most heavily shielded electrical systems to go haywire. Theoretically, it should work the same way on the electrical impulses of a human's nervous system, but that's something Blaster would rather not find out, tempting as it may be.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
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The electro-scrambler also makes its wielder kind of a jackass, but that's never mentioned. The Bridge to Nowhere! -
The electro-scrambler gets a $10 check in the mail for every namedrop. Mechanical Difficulties! -
(The electro-scrambler has an estate worth more than Leona Helmsey's dog.) Crater Critters -
The electro-scrambler appreciates assists from the narrator. Used Autobots -
The electro-scrambler wants one more for the road. Totaled! -
The electro-scrambler returns for an encore. Club Con! -
The electro-scrambler, at long last, gets its comeuppance. Dark Star
Toys
Generation 1
- Blaster (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)
- Japanese ID number: 38, TFC-21
- Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun
- Originally a Microchange "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), Blaster transforms into a miniature "ghetto blaster" boombox with a fold-out carrying handle. Blaster and his electro-scrambler were re-released in 2006 as part of the "Transformers Collection" "bookbox" series, packaged with Steeljaw.
- Blaster (Action Master, 1990)
- Available only with the carded Blaster toy, the Flight Pack features flip-out wings connected by gears so they swing forward and back in concert. Pressing the trigger pops out a spring-loaded rifle barrel from the top, which can be extended by adding most Action Master handguns to it. It can be hand-held in cannon mode or back-mounted in jetpack mode by most Action Master figures.
The Headmasters
- Twincast (Autobot, 1987/2006)
- Japanese ID number: C-116
- Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun
- The first Blaster toy was redecoed and had its tape door retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once. It still came with the electro-scrambler, which is all that really matters. A red electro-scrambler! Hoo-ha!
- In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-Hobby exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides.
Universe (2008)
- Autobot Blaster (2010)
- Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun
- This San Diego Comic-Con exclusive reissue of Blaster comes with Steeljaw, Ramhorn and Eject. Released as part of the Universe (2008) toyline, the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. Electro-scrambler? Yes.
- This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010, and was later released on the Hasbro Toy Shop and then also sold at FanExpo Canada 2010.
Merchandise
- Blaster (Decoy, 1987)
- Decoy number: 29
- Like all Decoys, the decoy electro-scrambler was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Aerialbots, Protectobots and Technobots.
Notes
- Sometimes Blaster doesn't come with an electro-scrambler, but stupid weapons like "particle feedback blasters" or "harmonic wave cannons." We hate this.
