Sandsting

Sandsting is a Decepticon Mini-Con from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.

I have red parts! Now people will know I'm not Scorponok!

Sandsting stings everything. He stings his enemies, he stings his masters, he would probably sting sand. The only thing sharper than his armor-piercing stinger is his tactical mind, making him an impossibly deadly adversary when he has a chance to plan an ambush.

Games

Transformers: Robots in Disguise mobile game

Robots in Disguise

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2015)

...wait, never mind.

• Sandsting (Mini-Con, 2015)
  • Accessories:

Sandsting transforms from a robotic scorpion into a Cybertronian torpedo in a single step. As a Mini-Con, he can attach to and launch from any Deployer figure, such as Fracture. He comes with a number of clear plastic accessories attached to a Decepticon-insignia-shaped sprue, which can be attached using tabs and slots. Some of these parts can combine with those of his wavemates Beastbox, Ratbat, and Velocirazor to form an energy shark.

Unfortunately, due to the placement of his scan-badge under his tail, scanning him for the Robots in Disguise mobile game is nigh-impossible unless you peel off the sticker.

Adventure

• Micronshooter Fracture Set (Deployer, 2015)
  • Japanese ID Number: TAV24
  • Accessories: Airazor and Sandstinger Microns

The Transformers Adventure Series release of Sandsting is bundled with Fracture and Airazor (in lieu of the more logical choice, Divebomb). Sandstinger is a redeco of the Mini-con figure above, replacing the purple plastic with lilac, green plastic with dark grey, and features several paint applications. Sandstinger also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's Transformers Chronicle app.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Sandstinger (サンドスティンガー Sandosutingā)
• Mandarin: Shāshì (Taiwan, 沙螫, "Sandsting")