Electro-scrambler

Let us introduce you to the electro-scrambler, courtesy of Marvel US #17!

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!
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  The electro-scrambler gets a $10 check in the mail for every namedrop. Mechanical Difficulties!
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  (The electro-scrambler has an estate worth more than Leona Helmsey's dog.) Crater Critters
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  The electro-scrambler appreciates assists from the narrator. Used Autobots
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  The electro-scrambler wants one more for the road. Totaled!
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  The electro-scrambler returns for an encore. Club Con!
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  The electro-scrambler, at long last, gets its comeuppance. Dark Star

Toys

Generation 1

I come with some guy, I guess. He's unimportant.

• 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.

• More information on Blaster at TFU.info

• Blaster (Action Master, 1990)

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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 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.

• More information on the Flight Pack at TFU.info

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.

• More information on Twincast at TFU.info

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.

• More information on Decoy Blaster at TFU.info

Notes

• Sometimes Blaster doesn't come with an electro-scrambler, but stupid weapons like "particle feedback blasters" or "harmonic wave cannons". We hate this.