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The [[Autobot]]s [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and [[Groundbreaker]] are all armed with '''pulse cannons'''. | The [[Autobot]]s [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and [[Groundbreaker]] are all armed with '''pulse cannons'''. | ||
[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] also has a pulse cannon in vehicle and battle station modes, though whether it's an '''electric pulse cannon''' or an '''electron pulse cannon''' depends on who you ask. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
In [[robot mode|robot]] and battle station modes, walking armory Fortress Maximus was armed with retractable pulse cannons that fired a strong ion beam capable of disrupting and incapacitating internal [[Circuit (circuit)|circuits]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Fortress Maximus's ''Universe'' profile}} | In [[robot mode|robot]] and battle station modes, walking armory Fortress Maximus was armed with retractable pulse cannons that fired a strong ion beam capable of disrupting and incapacitating internal [[Circuit (circuit)|circuits]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Fortress Maximus's ''Universe'' profile}} Scattershot was equipped with a powerful 700 megavolt pulse cannon in his nosecone in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Scattershot's ''Universe'' profile}} | ||
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
Broadside was armed with a pulse cannon in [[Alternate mode|jet mode]], which he could also use as a rifle in robot mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Broadside's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Groundbreaker used a remote-controlled pulse cannon that could fly and operate on its own and which formed his primary armament in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Groundbreaker's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | Broadside was armed with a pulse cannon in [[Alternate mode|jet mode]], which he could also use as a rifle in robot mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Broadside's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Groundbreaker used a remote-controlled pulse cannon that could fly and operate on its own and which formed his primary armament in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Groundbreaker's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} In vehicle mode, Scattershot's main weapon was an electron pulse cannon in his nosecone. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Scattershot's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | ||
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:*''Accessories:'' [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Generation 1|Spike]] Headmaster unit, [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]] large Headmaster unit, [[Cog (G1)|Gasket]], [[Cog (G1)|Grommet]], [[photon rifle]], dual [[laser blaster]], Cerebros's [[Laser rifle|mini-laser rifle]], [[Cog (G1)|Cog]]'s laser, radar scope, [[Master Sword]] ([[Japan]]ese release only), Cerebros's sword (Japanese release only) | :*''Accessories:'' [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Generation 1|Spike]] Headmaster unit, [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]] large Headmaster unit, [[Cog (G1)|Gasket]], [[Cog (G1)|Grommet]], [[photon rifle]], dual [[laser blaster]], Cerebros's [[Laser rifle|mini-laser rifle]], [[Cog (G1)|Cog]]'s laser, radar scope, [[Master Sword]] ([[Japan]]ese release only), Cerebros's sword (Japanese release only) | ||
:According to his [[packaging]] [[bio]], ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] was armed with retractable pulse cannons. This [[mold]] was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Car Robots|Brave Maximus]], and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' "[[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Robotmasters|Cybertron Base]]". | :According to his [[packaging]] [[bio]], ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] was armed with retractable pulse cannons. This [[mold]] was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Car Robots|Brave Maximus]], and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' "[[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Robotmasters|Cybertron Base]]". | ||
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scattershot''' (Technobot leader, 1987/[[1988]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': [[Acid pellet|acid pellet gun]], 2 artillery guns, [[Computron (G1)#The Transformers|Computron]] head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates | |||
:Within ''The Transformers'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Generation 1|Scattershot]]'s nosecone contained a spring-loaded, non-firing cannon-barrel that could be revealed by pressing the gray button on his pilot compartment roof, identified as an electric pulse cannon in his packaging bio. | |||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]' ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[profile]]s often switched up the names of [[weapon]]s, sometimes just a little—such as adding the word "[[:Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 rifles|rifle]]" to the end of an existing weapon's name—and sometimes by substituting a completely different-sounding weapon entirely. The pulse cannon is an edge case; it may have been intended as a genericised upgrade to Groundbreaker's [[pulse blaster]] and/or Broadside's [[plasma-pulse gun]], or it may have been created as a new weapon type intended to replace them both. | *[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]' ''More than Meets the Eye'' [[profile]]s often switched up the names of [[weapon]]s, sometimes just a little—such as adding the word "[[:Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 rifles|rifle]]" to the end of an existing weapon's name—and sometimes by substituting a completely different-sounding weapon entirely. The pulse cannon is an edge case; it may have been intended as a genericised upgrade to Groundbreaker's [[pulse blaster]] and/or Broadside's [[plasma-pulse gun]], or it may have been created as a new weapon type intended to replace them both. | ||
*Similarly, they changed Scattershot's ''electric'' pulse cannon into an ''electron'' pulse cannon for some reason. | |||
[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 cannons]] | ||
[[Category:Pulse weapons|Cannon]] | [[Category:Pulse weapons|Cannon]] | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 17 February 2025
The Autobots Broadside, Fortress Maximus, and Groundbreaker are all armed with pulse cannons.
Scattershot also has a pulse cannon in vehicle and battle station modes, though whether it's an electric pulse cannon or an electron pulse cannon depends on who you ask.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
In robot and battle station modes, walking armory Fortress Maximus was armed with retractable pulse cannons that fired a strong ion beam capable of disrupting and incapacitating internal circuits. Fortress Maximus's Universe profile Scattershot was equipped with a powerful 700 megavolt pulse cannon in his nosecone in vehicle mode. Scattershot's Universe profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Broadside was armed with a pulse cannon in jet mode, which he could also use as a rifle in robot mode. Broadside's More than Meets the Eye profile Groundbreaker used a remote-controlled pulse cannon that could fly and operate on its own and which formed his primary armament in vehicle mode. Groundbreaker's More than Meets the Eye profile In vehicle mode, Scattershot's main weapon was an electron pulse cannon in his nosecone. Scattershot's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
The Transformers
- Fortress Maximus (Headmaster Base, 1987)
- Accessories: Spike Headmaster unit, Cerebros large Headmaster unit, Gasket, Grommet, photon rifle, dual laser blaster, Cerebros's mini-laser rifle, Cog's laser, radar scope, Master Sword (Japanese release only), Cerebros's sword (Japanese release only)
- According to his packaging bio, The Transformers Fortress Maximus was armed with retractable pulse cannons. This mold was also used to make Super-God Masterforce Grand Maximus, Car Robots Brave Maximus, and Robotmasters "Cybertron Base".
- Scattershot (Technobot leader, 1987/1988)
- Accessories: acid pellet gun, 2 artillery guns, Computron head, left & right Computron fists, Computron chestplate/base, 2 Computron foot-plates
- Within The Transformers Scattershot's nosecone contained a spring-loaded, non-firing cannon-barrel that could be revealed by pressing the gray button on his pilot compartment roof, identified as an electric pulse cannon in his packaging bio.
Notes
- Dreamwave' More than Meets the Eye profiles often switched up the names of weapons, sometimes just a little—such as adding the word "rifle" to the end of an existing weapon's name—and sometimes by substituting a completely different-sounding weapon entirely. The pulse cannon is an edge case; it may have been intended as a genericised upgrade to Groundbreaker's pulse blaster and/or Broadside's plasma-pulse gun, or it may have been created as a new weapon type intended to replace them both.
- Similarly, they changed Scattershot's electric pulse cannon into an electron pulse cannon for some reason.
