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:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]] Targetmasters | :*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]]/twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters | ||
:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio. | :Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio. | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 23 May 2024
A compression cannon is a weapon that takes normally harmless air and brings it under pressure, then fires it with enough force to shatter steel, or crush a target.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Scoop's Targetmaster partner Holepunch was bio-engineered to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. Scoop's Universe profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Beastbox carried two compression cannons that fired ultra-concentrated air pressure. Beastbox's More than Meets the Eye profile These were also known as air cannons. Squawkbox's More than Meets the Eye profile Holepunch transformed into a dual compression cannon that Scoop could use in either mode. Scoop's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
The Transformers
- Squawktalk / Beastbox (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988)
- Accessories: left & right high decibel sonic boomers, left and right compression cannons
- The Transformers Beastbox came with two chromed compression cannons, as identified in his packaging bio, which can be attached to his ape mode.
- He was only available in a two-pack with Squawktalk; available in the Hasbro line at standard retail and as a mail-away item by Takara during the Super-God Masterforce series.
- Scoop (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Accessories: Holepunch/dual compression cannon & Tracer/twin laser-guided ion blaster Targetmasters
- Available only with The Transformers Scoop, Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.
- No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
