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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
Sprocket's Attack Cruiser was modified by him to use magnetic rockets, and can still utilize them when [[Transformation|transformed]] into a hovercopter, in addition to its two front-mounted [[plasma-pulse machine gun]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Sprocket's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} [[Tailspin]] was armed with two shoulder mounted rocket launchers, each capable of firing three independently targeting magnetic warheads. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Tailspin's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | Sprocket's Attack Cruiser was modified by him to use magnetic rockets, and can still utilize them when [[Transformation|transformed]] into a hovercopter, in addition to its two front-mounted [[plasma-pulse machine gun]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Sprocket's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} [[Tailspin]] was armed with two shoulder mounted rocket launchers, each capable of firing three independently targeting magnetic warheads. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Tailspin's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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:*''Accessories:'' [[Attack Cruiser#Toys|Attack Cruiser]] vehicle, 2 missiles/rifles | :*''Accessories:'' [[Attack Cruiser#Toys|Attack Cruiser]] vehicle, 2 missiles/rifles | ||
:The [[packaging]] [[bio]] mentions [[Sprocket (G1)#Toys|Sprocket]]'s Attack Cruiser having access to magnetic rockets. | :The [[packaging]] [[bio]] mentions [[Sprocket (G1)#Toys|Sprocket]]'s Attack Cruiser having access to magnetic rockets. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*''More than Meets the Eye'' mentions that Sprocket's [[photon rifle]]s form the Attack Cruiser's missiles, whether these are supposed to be the magnetic rockets has yet to be determined. | *''More than Meets the Eye'' mentions that Sprocket's [[photon rifle]]s form the Attack Cruiser's missiles, whether these are supposed to be the magnetic rockets has yet to be determined. | ||
*Downshift's unpublished [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' [[profile]] confirms that he would have been armed with magnetic-guided rockets in that continuity,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230230833/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40992 Downshift's Marvel comic bible profile]</ref> while his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile replaced them with generic [[laser]]s. | *Downshift's unpublished [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' [[profile]] confirms that he would have been armed with magnetic-guided rockets in that continuity,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230230833/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40992 Downshift's Marvel comic bible profile]</ref> while his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile replaced them with generic [[laser]]s. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Magnetic missile]] | *[[Magnetic missile]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Magnetic weapons|Rocket]] | |||
[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:32, 21 March 2025
Among Sprocket's arsenal of Decepticon destroying weapons on his Attack Cruiser are magnetic rockets, which can immobilize metallic targets.
Fiction
[edit]Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Sprocket's Attack Cruiser was modified by him to use magnetic rockets, and can still utilize them when transformed into a hovercopter, in addition to its two front-mounted plasma-pulse machine guns. Sprocket's More than Meets the Eye profile Tailspin was armed with two shoulder mounted rocket launchers, each capable of firing three independently targeting magnetic warheads. Tailspin's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
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- Accessories: 2 magnetic-guided rocket launchers, rust rifle
- The Transformers Downshift came with two chromed weapons, identified as magnetic-guided rocket launchers in his instructions. This toy was released under the name Camshaft in Japan.
- Sprocket (Action Master Autobot Vehicle, 1990)
- Accessories: Attack Cruiser vehicle, 2 missiles/rifles
- The packaging bio mentions Sprocket's Attack Cruiser having access to magnetic rockets.
Notes
[edit]- More than Meets the Eye mentions that Sprocket's photon rifles form the Attack Cruiser's missiles, whether these are supposed to be the magnetic rockets has yet to be determined.
- Downshift's unpublished Marvel Universe profile confirms that he would have been armed with magnetic-guided rockets in that continuity,<ref>Downshift's Marvel comic bible profile</ref> while his Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profile replaced them with generic lasers.
See also
[edit]References
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