Tsunami Blaster

Autobots beware
Sky-Byte's chargin' his laser
TSUNAMI BLASTER!

The Tsunami Blaster is Sky-Byte's most fearsome weapon. Heralded by the inevitable cry warning of its use, a purple beam of energy fires from a lens in the center of Sky-Byte's chest. Few can avoid its destructive power and it has been known to level buildings.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Sky-Byte first used the Tsunami Blaster during a mission to destroy the Linear RFG bullet train. Frustrated at his lackeys' failure to fight off Optimus Prime and the three Autobot Brothers, he blasted Prowl. Optimus was forced to send the other brothers on ahead while he tended to his wounded comrade. Bullet Train to the Rescue When a mission to steal the Plutonium Energy Generator similarly went awry, Sky-Byte announced that if the Predacons could not have it, no one could. The Spychangers jumped in front of the generator as he fired his Tsunami Blaster. The six Autobots took the force of the blast and prevented the generator from being harmed. The Predacons scarpered with the generator, only to later find that the Spychangers had used the cover of the explosion to switch it for a dummy. Spychangers to the Rescue

During a simulation, Mirage easily dodged a blast from a simulated Sky-Byte's Tsunami Blaster. Mirage's Betrayal After Sky-Byte failed to persuade Skid-Z to join the Predacon team, he fired the Tsunami Blaster at the Autobot... only to be amazed when Skid-Z dodged. Evidently he hadn't heard of Mirage's earlier feat, as he proclaimed in shock that no one could do that. Skid-Z didn't stay and argue, as another race was starting. Skid Z's Choice During another fight, Sky-Byte unleashed his Tsunami Blaster on Optimus, who countered with a "Power Fist" attack, that not only blocked the Blaster's beam, but dealt Sky-Byte a solid blow. Tow-Line Goes Haywire

The Predacons were once faced with a huge dragon, which they believed to be some sort of Transformer. After the Autobot Brothers fled in apparent fear from it, Sky-Byte encouraged his men to open fire on it, and did so himself with his Tsunami Blaster. The Ultimate Robot Warrior During a mission on Montrose Island, Sky-Byte made use of his Blaster against the Autobots. Later in the battle he spotting Optimus and Scourge fighting near the volcano's crater, which Optimus had earlier plugged with ice. Sky-Byte saw his opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, and used his Tsunami Blaster to melt the ice plug, unleashing lava on the pair. Volcano

Sky-Byte had fun unleashing his full arsenal on an unsuspecting drilling platform, but little knew that the attack was a mere ruse and the prelude to a Decepticon plan. The Test On Sky-Byte's worst day ever, the Tsunami Blaster's lack of subtlety ruined Megatron's plan to covertly raid a power plant. It sure messed up the building he used it on though. The Fish Test He used it on the CGA Tower when he and the other Predacons attacked it with the misguided intention to make Megatron jealous. Sky-Byte Saves the Day He tried using the Tsunami Blaster on Ultra Magnus, after Magnus faked a defection to the Predacon cause. Magnus jumped out of the way, and he and Team Bullet Train returned fire, leaving Sky-Byte in a very sorry state. The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus

Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?

When Optimus and Ultra Magnus attempted to stop Sky-Byte and Scourge from stealing an experimental nuclear generator, Sky-Byte inflicted his Tsunami Blaster on Optimus. It didn't seem to phase Prime all that much. Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?

Legends/Unite Warriors

In 2004, Gelshark broke into the Autobot base where Jetfire and R-Blade were experimenting on solitarium. Foolishly ignorant of the consequences, Gelshark let loose a Maser Storm, which interacted with the solitarium to create an explosion that sent Gelshark LG06 Sky-Byte and Jetfire to the Legends Universe. LG07 Jetfire

Traveling with Black Convoy to recruit the Combatrons, Gelshark unleashed a blast against the impostor Grand Scourge to break his hold on Baldigus. Ruination Chapter, Part Two

Wings Universe

Forestonite granted Sky-Byte the use of the Tsunami Blaster, a freeze beam capable of paralyzing those struck by it. He used it to blast the Autobots when they attempted to rescue Spark. Generation 2: Redux

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Maser Storm (メーザーストーム Mēzā Sutōmu)