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#redirect [[Atom-smasher cannon#Dreamwave Generation One continuity]]
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[[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] leader [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] has an '''atom-smasher rifle''' that is also used by the [[Combiner|gestalt]] [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].


[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 technology]]
==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] wields an atom-smasher rifle, {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Motormaster's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} as does [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Menasor's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}
 
[[Rad (G1)|Rad]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]] transforms into an atom-smasher rifle that breaks its targets down at an atomic level and which can combine with Rad's [[particle blaster]] to increase its power. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Rad's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Snaptrap toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Snaptrap''' (Seacon, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': atom-smasher rifle, [[incendiary sword]], half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:Although ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Snaptrap (G1)#Generation 1|Snaptrap]]'s [[instructions]] label his weapons genericaly as "[[laser]]" and "[[sword]]", his [[packaging]] [[bio]] reveals that they represent a semi-automatic atom-smasher rifle and incendiary sword. In [[Alternate mode|turtle mode]] the rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell, or he can hold it in [[robot mode]].
 
:This [[toy]] was available as part of a [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] [[giftset]] and has been [[redeco]]ed and [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]]. The [[mold]] was also used to make [[Halfshell]].
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==Notes==
*Snaptrap's [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]'' profile upgrades his weapon to an [[atom-smasher cannon]].
*Conversely, his  [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile genericises it as an [[atom-smasher gun]].
 
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Rifles]]
[[Category:Rifles]]

Revision as of 12:48, 29 January 2022

Seacon leader Snaptrap has an atom-smasher rifle that is also used by the gestalt Piranacon.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Motormaster wields an atom-smasher rifle, Motormaster's More than Meets the Eye profile as does Menasor. Menasor's More than Meets the Eye profile

Rad's Targetmaster partner Lionizer transforms into an atom-smasher rifle that breaks its targets down at an atomic level and which can combine with Rad's particle blaster to increase its power. Rad's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

The Transformers

  • Snaptrap (Seacon, 1988)
    • Accessories: atom-smasher rifle, incendiary sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
Although The Transformers Snaptrap's instructions label his weapons genericaly as "laser" and "sword", his packaging bio reveals that they represent a semi-automatic atom-smasher rifle and incendiary sword. In turtle mode the rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell, or he can hold it in robot mode.
This toy was available as part of a Piranacon giftset and has been redecoed and reissued. The mold was also used to make Halfshell.

Notes