Blowout (G2)

Blowout is an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Clearly not Megatron.

Always energetic, Blowout tirelessly travels all across the planet Earth in pursuit of his two favorite hobbies: racing through city streets in his car mode, and blasting Decepticons. Want to race? Blowout sure does! But be warned, he carries a Quasar rifle. This weapon draws power from distant stars and can convert it not only into laser fire good for piercing the armor of his enemies, but also into bursts of energy that are just perfect for shooting out someone's tires.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Blowout and the Go-Bots were part of the "second generation" of Transformers created on Earth in the 21st century, using a combination of human, Nebulan, and Cybertronian sciences. He became an Autobot working for Pyro when the new Transformers inevitably started to battle amongst themselves. In 2010, Blowout and the Go-Bots arrived in Switzerland to assist Rapido's team against the Decepticons after Pyro was captured. They fought alongside Scorch against the massive Decepticon, Double Punch. Generation 2: Redux

Toys

Generation 2

• Blowout (Go-Bot, 1995)
  • Accessories: Gun

Part of the Go-Bots line, Blowout transforms into a 1:64-scale Porsche 959 sports car with through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines.

The same mold was redecoed in Generation 2 for the Go-Bots versions of Megatron and Frenzy, and later for the Robots in Disguise Spy Changer Hot Shot.

• More information on Blowout at TFU.info

Notes

• A version of Blowout's gun mold was used with the Star Wars Detention Block Rescue playset from 1996.
• Blowout was the preliminary name of Cliffjumper, albeit in that case parsed as Blow-Out.

Foreign names

• Italian: Leon