Particle beam rifle

The Autobots Red Alert and Topspin are both armed with particle beam rifles, as is the Decepticon Runabout.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

Red Alert carries a high-energy particle beam rifle Red Alert's Universe profile while Topspin's is described as "powerful". Topspin's Universe profile Runabout's particle beam rifle shoots a high-energy beam of neutrons. Runabout's Universe profile

Runabout fired his particle beam rifle during a confrontation with Circuit Breaker at Independence Hall in Philadelphia and although she was injured in that battle, it would do him little good when she returned and trounced him and Runamuck with her jury-rigged Autobot suit shortly afterwards. Decepticon Graffiti!

Earthforce

These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.

During the Magnificent Six's final confrontation with Megadeath, the brutal Decepticon was hit by a volley of particle beams, proton accelerator rays, and concussion bolts. The Magnificent Six!

Toys

The Transformers

• Red Alert (Autobot Car, 1985)
  • Accessories: "High-Energy Particle Beam Rifle", Shoulder-Mounted Rocket Launcher, 3 rockets

Red Alert came with a hand-held red particle beam rifle, which was included with the many reissues of his Generation 1 toy over the years.

• Topspin (Jumpstarter, 1985)
  • Accessories: "Particle Beam Rifle"

Topspin came with a large silver particle particle beam rifle that he can hold in both robot and alternate modes.

• Runabout (Battlecharger, 1986)
  • Accessories: "High-energy particle beam rifle"

Due to Runabout's autotransformation engineering, he features no articulation whatsoever, or even arms. As such, his particle beam rifle can only be plugged into what is presented as his shoulder.

Masterpiece

• Alert (December 15, 2012)
  • Accessories: Rocket Launcher, Particle Beam Rifle, "Circuit Trouble" headband

When Alert got the Masterpiece treatment, his particle beam rifle was similarly upscaled.

See also

• Particle beam cannon