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[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] is a crazed, reckless speed freak. So of course someone gave him a weapon that controls one of the fundamental forces of the universe. His '''gravito-gun''' boosts the power of gravity itself — any unfortunate caught within its range will be torn to pieces, or crushed like a beer can on a fratboy's forehead. | |||
==Fiction== | |||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | |||
In [[robot mode]], Drag Strip used a gravito-gun that enhanced the gravitational field of a localized area, causing those caught within the field to be crushed or torn apart. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Drag Strip's ''Universe'' profile}} | |||
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | |||
As a robot, Drag Strip was armed with a gravito-gun that enhanced or reduced the effects of gravity on a target, either causing them to float away, remain immobile, or tear themselves apart. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Drag Strip's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | |||
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[[Drag Strip (G1)| | ==Toys== | ||
===''The Transformers''=== | |||
[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]] | |||
*'''Drag Strip''' ([[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]], [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]]) | |||
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector | |||
:[[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 1|Drag Strip]] came with a small purple gun, identified as a gravito-gun in his [[instructions]] and [[packaging]] [[bio]]. | |||
:Drag Strip was also available as part of a [[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] [[giftset]] and in 1990 he was offered as a mail-away by Weetabix breakfast cereal in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] alongside the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]], and [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Anti-gravity gun]] | *[[Anti-gravity gun]] | ||
* [[Gravity-rod rifle]] | *[[Gravity-rod rifle]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 3 February 2022
Drag Strip is a crazed, reckless speed freak. So of course someone gave him a weapon that controls one of the fundamental forces of the universe. His gravito-gun boosts the power of gravity itself — any unfortunate caught within its range will be torn to pieces, or crushed like a beer can on a fratboy's forehead.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
In robot mode, Drag Strip used a gravito-gun that enhanced the gravitational field of a localized area, causing those caught within the field to be crushed or torn apart. Drag Strip's Universe profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
As a robot, Drag Strip was armed with a gravito-gun that enhanced or reduced the effects of gravity on a target, either causing them to float away, remain immobile, or tear themselves apart. Drag Strip's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
The Transformers
- Drag Strip (Stunticon, 1986/1987/1990)
- Accessories: gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
- Drag Strip came with a small purple gun, identified as a gravito-gun in his instructions and packaging bio.
- Drag Strip was also available as part of a Menasor giftset and in 1990 he was offered as a mail-away by Weetabix breakfast cereal in the UK alongside the Aerialbot Fireflight, and reissued as part of the European/Australian Classics line.
