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[[File:Nudge gun.jpg|thumb|300px|''I'd like to poison your mind<br>With wrong ideas that appeal to you,<br>Though I am not unkind'']] | [[File:Nudge gun.jpg|thumb|300px|''I'd like to poison your mind<br>With wrong ideas that appeal to you,<br>Though I am not unkind'']] | ||
The '''nudge gun''' is [[Institute]] tech, designed to make the target [[Transformer]] think differently. It carries two charges: the first sends a foreign thought into someone's head, and the second is a blank that erases incriminating knowledge from ''your'' head. Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more. | The '''nudge gun''' is [[Institute]] tech, designed to make the target [[Transformer]] think differently. It carries two charges: the first sends a foreign thought into someone's head, and the second is a blank that erases incriminating knowledge from ''your'' head. Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===2005 IDW continuity=== | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
[[File:FillingInTheBlanks GetawayNudgeGunsThunderclash.jpg|left|thumb|''I'd like to change your mind<br>By hitting it with a rock, he said,<br>Though I am not unkind'']] | |||
The nudge guns are a tool used by [[Autobot]] [[Special Operations]]. [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] tried to use one to make [[Solomus|Tyrest]] resign but the mad robot picked up on the foreign thought. To avoid interrogation, Skids used the blank charge on himself. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} | The nudge guns are a tool used by [[Autobot]] [[Special Operations]]. [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] tried to use one to make [[Solomus|Tyrest]] resign but the mad robot picked up on the foreign thought. To avoid interrogation, Skids used the blank charge on himself. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} | ||
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In response to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] being made co-captain of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Getaway and his buddy [[Atomizer]] went around the ship, asking everyone whether they thought Megatron deserved redemption, and who they'd side with in a coup. If anyone gave an answer they didn't like, they'd get their memories wiped. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Upon learning of this however, those who had stood by Getaway were horrified. | In response to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] being made co-captain of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', Getaway and his buddy [[Atomizer]] went around the ship, asking everyone whether they thought Megatron deserved redemption, and who they'd side with in a coup. If anyone gave an answer they didn't like, they'd get their memories wiped. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Upon learning of this however, those who had stood by Getaway were horrified. | ||
After a message from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] came saying that [[Team Rodimus]] would soon perish at the hands of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] announced his intent to lead a rescue mission only for Getaway to blast his head with the nudge gun ''seven times''. Spotting a peeping [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], he fired the gun at the [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]], knocking him into stasis. The gun's charge had been used up on Thunderclash however and Riptide only pretended to have forgotten until the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] had returned. Once his deception was revealed, Getaway threw Riptide into the [[scraplet]] infested oil-reservoir after using the nudge gun to make Riptide forget how to transform. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} The gun failed to work on Riptide however due to his low intelligence. A repentant Atomizer used the gun on the recently arrived [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to allow [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], Riptide and [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] to escape the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} | After a message from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] came saying that [[Team Rodimus]] would soon perish at the hands of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]], [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] announced his intent to lead a rescue mission only for Getaway to blast his head with the nudge gun ''seven times''. Spotting a peeping [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], he fired the gun at the [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]], knocking him into stasis. The gun's charge had been used up on Thunderclash however and Riptide only pretended to have forgotten until the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] had returned. Once his deception was revealed, Getaway threw Riptide into the [[scraplet]] infested oil-reservoir after using the nudge gun to make Riptide forget how to transform. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} The gun failed to work on Riptide however due to his low intelligence. A repentant Atomizer used the gun on the recently arrived [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] to allow [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], Riptide and [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] to escape the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Generations''=== | ===''Generations''=== | ||
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*'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe, [[2014]]) | *'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe, [[2014]]) | ||
:Part of the seventh wave of Deluxe Class toys in the 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, Skids includes a weapon accessory based on the nudge gun. It can be held via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], or mounted on Skids's vehicle mode using another post on the side of the weapon. The nudge gun's barrel can also slot into the second weapon accessory, based on Skids' original [[liquid nitrogen rifle]], to form a single, larger weapon. | :Part of the seventh wave of Deluxe Class toys in the 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, Skids includes a weapon accessory based on the nudge gun. It can be held via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], or mounted on Skids's vehicle mode using another post on the side of the weapon. The nudge gun's barrel can also slot into the second weapon accessory, based on Skids' original [[liquid nitrogen rifle]], to form a single, larger weapon. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *The nudge gun may be a reference to {{w|nudge theory}}. | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | ||
[[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]] | [[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 1 July 2025
With wrong ideas that appeal to you,
Though I am not unkind
The nudge gun is Institute tech, designed to make the target Transformer think differently. It carries two charges: the first sends a foreign thought into someone's head, and the second is a blank that erases incriminating knowledge from your head. Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more.
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
By hitting it with a rock, he said,
Though I am not unkind
The nudge guns are a tool used by Autobot Special Operations. Skids tried to use one to make Tyrest resign but the mad robot picked up on the foreign thought. To avoid interrogation, Skids used the blank charge on himself. Arm the Lonely
Their existence is a secret: Brainstorm, an ex-Institute 'bot, had no idea what the gun was and named it the "binary gun". Rules of Disengagement
As it turned out, Getaway had a nudge gun of his own, which he used on Whirl when the ex-Wrecker started having second thoughts about the whole "use Tailgate as a patsy to get rid of Megatron" scheme. The Lopsided Triangle
In response to Megatron being made co-captain of the Lost Light, Getaway and his buddy Atomizer went around the ship, asking everyone whether they thought Megatron deserved redemption, and who they'd side with in a coup. If anyone gave an answer they didn't like, they'd get their memories wiped. How Bright Their Frail Deeds Filling in the Blanks Upon learning of this however, those who had stood by Getaway were horrified.
After a message from Rodimus came saying that Team Rodimus would soon perish at the hands of the Decepticon Justice Division, Thunderclash announced his intent to lead a rescue mission only for Getaway to blast his head with the nudge gun seven times. Spotting a peeping Riptide, he fired the gun at the Hydrobot, knocking him into stasis. The gun's charge had been used up on Thunderclash however and Riptide only pretended to have forgotten until the Protectobots had returned. Once his deception was revealed, Getaway threw Riptide into the scraplet infested oil-reservoir after using the nudge gun to make Riptide forget how to transform. Filling in the Blanks The gun failed to work on Riptide however due to his low intelligence. A repentant Atomizer used the gun on the recently arrived Star Saber to allow First Aid, Riptide and Thunderclash to escape the Lost Light. Journey's End
Toys
Generations
- Autobot Skids (Deluxe, 2014)
- Part of the seventh wave of Deluxe Class toys in the 2012-onwards Generations line, Skids includes a weapon accessory based on the nudge gun. It can be held via 5mm post, or mounted on Skids's vehicle mode using another post on the side of the weapon. The nudge gun's barrel can also slot into the second weapon accessory, based on Skids' original liquid nitrogen rifle, to form a single, larger weapon.
Notes
- The nudge gun may be a reference to nudge theory.
