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With the help of Laserbeak and Rumble, Soundwave secretly salvaged and rebuilt their glorious leader Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}} | With the help of Laserbeak and Rumble, Soundwave secretly salvaged and rebuilt their glorious leader Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}} | ||
=== ''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' ( | === ''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (Console)=== | ||
Rumble and Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to locate the [[Dark Spark]]. While on the mission Rumble was used by Soundwave to unlock multiple passages to the Dark Spark using his small size. Laserbeak was also used to locate the Dark Spark, however when Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons got trapped in the Dark Spark chamber, Laserbeak was the only one not to be trapped and freed his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}} | Rumble and Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to locate the [[Dark Spark]]. While on the mission Rumble was used by Soundwave to unlock multiple passages to the Dark Spark using his small size. Laserbeak was also used to locate the Dark Spark, however when Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons got trapped in the Dark Spark chamber, Laserbeak was the only one not to be trapped and freed his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}} | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 13 February 2016
| This article is about the Minicons from Aligned. For the drones from Beast Machines, see Deployer (BM). |
- Deployers are Mini-Cons from the Aligned continuity family.
Deployers are Soundwave's Minicons that he deploys from his chest. While small by Cybertronian standards, at least one of them is larger than an Earth helicopter. At some point, they have been utilized by Drift and Fracture.
Fiction
Aligned novels
Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, and Laserbeak were Soundwave's minions, located in his chest cavity. Exodus
Prime cartoon
Laserbeak was Soundwave's Deployer, who he used for various tasks, such as kidnapping William Fowler, Darkness Rising, Part 3 keeping an eye on Starscream, Masters & Students providing support in battle, One Shall Rise, Part 3 and looking for Iacon relics. Triage Hard Knocks However, he became seemingly offline after Jack and Arcee blew up a gas station right in front of him. Darkmount, NV Laserbeak was later repaired and used to provide air support for Shockwave against Optimus Prime while searching for Predacon remains in Texas. Project Predacon
Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
Soundwave's minions Frenzy, Rumble and Laserbeak battled Optimus, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Air Raid during an Autobot breakout. War for Cybertron
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
With the help of Laserbeak and Rumble, Soundwave secretly salvaged and rebuilt their glorious leader Megatron. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Console)
Rumble and Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream to locate the Dark Spark. While on the mission Rumble was used by Soundwave to unlock multiple passages to the Dark Spark using his small size. Laserbeak was also used to locate the Dark Spark, however when Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons got trapped in the Dark Spark chamber, Laserbeak was the only one not to be trapped and freed his fellow Decepticons. Rise of the Dark Spark
Toys
Prime
- Soundwave (Deluxe, 2012)
- Laserbeak comes as an accessory of Prime: Robots in Disguise Soundwave. He pegs (via a 5mm-compatible post) into Soundwave's chest, can mount on top of the vehicle mode fuselage, and can perch on Soundwave's palms. The TakaraTomy version uses stickers for its details instead of paint.
Generations
- Soundwave (Voyager, 2012)
- An accessory of Generations Fall of Cybertron Soundwave, Legends Class Laserbeak transforms from a robotic bird into a "data disc" that can store in and be launched out of Soundwave's chest compartment.
- Soundblaster (Voyager, 2012)
- A redeco of Laserbeak, Buzzsaw is an accessory of Soundblaster, a redeco of Voyager Soundwave.
- Ravage & Decepticon Rumble (Legend, 2012)
- Ravage and Decepticon Rumble also transform into data discs. Ravage is a robotic cat, while Rumble is a robotic humanoid.
- Decepticon Frenzy & Ratbat (Legend, 2012)
- Decepticon Frenzy is a redeco of Decepticon Rumble, while Ratbat is a retool/redeco of Laserbeak, transforming into a robotic bat.
- Autobot Blaster (Voyager, 2012)
- A retool/redeco of Ravage, Steeljaw transforms into a robotic lion, and is an accessory of Blaster, a redeco/retool of Voyager Soundwave.
- Eject/Ramhorn (Legend, 2013)
- Eject is a retool and redeco of Rumble/Frenzy, and still transforms into a robotic humanoid. Ramhorn is a robotic rhinoceros who also transforms into a data disc.
- Rewind/Sunder (Legend, 2013)
Beast Hunters
- Soundwave (Deluxe, 2013)
- Prime: Beast Hunters Soundwave is a redeco and extensive retool of "Robots in Disguise" Soundwave. Laserbeak has been replaced by Ravage, a robotic jaguar.
Robots in Disguise (2015)
Featuring single-step transformations, Mini-Cons transform into weapons (buzzsaws for the Autobots and torpedoes for the Decepticons), and can interact with larger figures. They include a number of clear-plastic accessories, packaged on the sprue, which can be pegged into various sockets on their bodies. Some of the figures' accessories can be combined with those from their wavemates to form an "energy animal": a big cat for Wave 1, and a shark for Wave 2.
Wave 1
- Divebomb (Decepticon robot)
- Dragonus (Decepticon dragon)
- Sawback (Autobot wolf)
- Slipstream (Autobot robot)
Wave 2
- Beastbox (Autobot gorilla)
- Ratbat (Decepticon bat)
- Sandsting (Decepticon scorpion)
- Velocirazor (Autobot dinosaur)
Wave 3
- Decepticon Forth
- Decepticon Hammer
- Blizzard Strike Slipstream (Autobot robot)
- Swelter
Wave 4
- Scorch Strike Jetstorm (Autobot robot)
- Ransack
- Glacius
Mini-Con Deployers
Packaged with a Mini-Con, Deployers are designed to wield and launch the smaller figures, and feature several-step transformations.
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
