Lightning rifle

Shoots lightning from one end, and babies from the other.

Tentakil's dual slime lasers have helped him defeat many an Autobot. But since Piranacon already has a more potent and way grosser slime gun, Tentakil has to settle for transforming into a double-barreled lightning rifle in Targetmaster mode that fires 50,000V bolts of electricity. Meanwhile, the Predacon Rampage carries a more powerful 60,000V lightning rifle, which must really tick Tentakil and Piranacon off.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

In robot mode, Rampage used a powerful lightning rifle, which shot beams of 60,000-volt electricity. Rampage's Universe profile In weapons mode, Tentakil turned into twin 50,000 volt lightning rifles, which could operate on land and at sea. Thanks to his own electrical insulation, the rifles could not electrocute him underwater. Tentakil's Universe profile In robot mode, Tentakil carried a 50,000 volt lightning gun alongside a dual slime laser. Tentakil's AtoZ profile

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

As a robot, Rampage carried a lightning rifle that fired 60,000-volt blasts of electricity. Rampage's More than Meets the Eye profile Tentakill could convert into a 50,000 volt lightning rifle. Tentakill's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

The Transformers

• Rampage (Predacon, 1986)
  • Accessories: thermo-sword, 2 lightning rifles, right Predaking fist

The Transformers Rampage came with two black lightning rifles that he could wield in either mode. This toy was also available in a Predaking giftset that was reissued in 2004 and redecoed for further releases in 2010 and 2017.

• Tentakil (Seacon, 1988)
  • Accessories: left & right slime lasers, tripod rifle, connector, weapon stand base

The Transformers Tentakil could combine with his accessories to form a lighting rifle, according to his packaging bio. This toy was also available in a Piranacon giftset and was concurrently sold in Takara's Super-God Masterforce line as the drone-unit Tentakil. It was reissued as part of the Transformers (2010) toyline in a Decepticon Piranacon multi-pack, while the mold was redecoed and released without accessories as Scylla in 1998 as part of Japan's Beast Wars II toyline.

• Shockwave with Fistfight (Action Master, 1990)
  • Accessories: double-barreled turbo rifle

Action Master Shockwave's turbo rifle could combine with Fistfight to form a lightning gun according to his instructions, and a lightning rifle according to his packaging bio.

Notes

• For some reason, Tentakil's AtoZ profile in the Marvel UK 1989 Transformers annual completely omits any mention of his third mode, instead describing it as another weapon he carries in robot mode.
• When Tentakil was redecoed and reissued in the Timelines toyline as part of an exclusive Transformers Collectors' Club Piranaking giftset, his bio card revealed that his Targetmaster mode had been upgraded to a Mass-Compression Cannon.

See also

• Electron gun
• Thunderbolt laser pistol