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[[File:R-infinity accelerator 1.jpg|thumb|The r-infinity accelerator is unusually squat for a gun.]] | [[File:R-infinity accelerator 1.jpg|thumb|The r-infinity accelerator is unusually squat for a gun.]] | ||
:''The r-infinity accelerator is available for a low, low price in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]'' | :''The r-infinity accelerator is available for a low, low price in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]'' | ||
An '''r-infinity accelerator''' is a powerful, portable weapon which draws energy from the [[wikipedia:degenerate matter|degenerate]] core of a dead star. | An '''r-infinity accelerator''' is a powerful, portable weapon which draws energy from the [[wikipedia:degenerate matter|degenerate]] core of a dead star. It is seemingly one of a class of "critical mass weaponry", of which it is the only revealed type. | ||
[[File:R-infinity accelerator 2.jpg|thumb|The accelerator's shoulder bracket is visible to the left from this angle.]] | [[File:R-infinity accelerator 2.jpg|thumb|The accelerator's shoulder bracket is visible to the left from this angle.]] | ||
The accelerator's barrel has a central, conical device surrounded by six smaller cones. | The accelerator's barrel has a central, conical device surrounded by six smaller cones. When powering up, plasma trails from the outer cones in a display similar to that produced by [[wikipedia:Tesla coil|Tesla coils]]. The weapon discharges several intertwined blue-white beams. When the beams strike a stone or concrete floor, they sound like "ba-da-doooom!" | ||
For a being of around median Cybertronian size, the size of the weapon means it is best fired from a shoulder-mounted posture. | For a being of around median Cybertronian size, the size of the weapon means it is best fired from a shoulder-mounted posture. Presumably smaller species will have to purchase some sort of stand or mount at additional cost. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ||
[[File:R-infinity accelerator 3.jpg|left|thumb|BA-DA-DOOOOM!]] | [[File:R-infinity accelerator 3.jpg|left|thumb|BA-DA-DOOOOM!]] | ||
[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling critical mass weaponry, presumably including r-infinity accelerators, to the inhabitants of various planets when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] tracked him down. | [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was selling critical mass weaponry, presumably including r-infinity accelerators, to the inhabitants of various planets when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] tracked him down. In a confrontation on [[Zull]], Swindle fired an accelerator at Magnus, but missed. He was soon captured. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*It is unknown whether the weapon acquires its energy through an intradimensional link like [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s [[black hole]] power, or if the weapon is literally powered by a small stellar core fragment housed inside the device. | *It is unknown whether the weapon acquires its energy through an intradimensional link like [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s [[black hole]] power, or if the weapon is literally powered by a small stellar core fragment housed inside the device. It is also unknown whether the collapsed star in question is a {{w|white dwarf}} or a {{w|neutron star}}. Since both types of degenerate matter are extremely dense and hot, it may be that the r-infinity accelerator can be powered by either. | ||
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 weapons]] | [[Category:IDW Generation 1 weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Ranged weapons]] | |||
Revision as of 14:30, 31 August 2017
- The r-infinity accelerator is available for a low, low price in the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family
An r-infinity accelerator is a powerful, portable weapon which draws energy from the degenerate core of a dead star. It is seemingly one of a class of "critical mass weaponry", of which it is the only revealed type.
The accelerator's barrel has a central, conical device surrounded by six smaller cones. When powering up, plasma trails from the outer cones in a display similar to that produced by Tesla coils. The weapon discharges several intertwined blue-white beams. When the beams strike a stone or concrete floor, they sound like "ba-da-doooom!"
For a being of around median Cybertronian size, the size of the weapon means it is best fired from a shoulder-mounted posture. Presumably smaller species will have to purchase some sort of stand or mount at additional cost.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Swindle was selling critical mass weaponry, presumably including r-infinity accelerators, to the inhabitants of various planets when Ultra Magnus tracked him down. In a confrontation on Zull, Swindle fired an accelerator at Magnus, but missed. He was soon captured. Spotlight: Ultra Magnus
Notes
- It is unknown whether the weapon acquires its energy through an intradimensional link like Megatron's black hole power, or if the weapon is literally powered by a small stellar core fragment housed inside the device. It is also unknown whether the collapsed star in question is a white dwarf or a neutron star. Since both types of degenerate matter are extremely dense and hot, it may be that the r-infinity accelerator can be powered by either.
