Blowpipe (G1)

Blowpipe is a Nebulan Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Look, whatever you do, just don't say anything about his hat. Or his name.

The conniving brother-in-law of Lord Zarak, Blowpipe managed the political campaign that brought him and kept him in power. While a smooth political operator with endless connections, Blowpipe lacks the physical presence and style of a leader, causing him to resent his brother-in-law for taking all the glory when he did all the "real" work.

Treating combat like he would a political campaign, Blowpipe plots and plans things in advance, leaving nothing to chance, which puts him at odds with his binary bonded partner Triggerhappy, whose idea of combat tactics is to wave his gun around randomly as fast as he can and shoot really, really fast.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Blowpipe was brother-in-law to Lord Zarak, presumably Llyra's maternal uncle. Always cast in Zarak's shadow, he spent his career as a political manager for Zarak. Although Blowpipe's machinations won Zarak the prominance he coveted in the Council of Peers, it was ultimately Zarak's own charisma which was given credit for his rise to fame, leaving Blowpipe envious and unheralded. He remained a part of Zarak's political machine and, when Zarak joined forces with Scorponok and the Decepticons, Blowpipe underwent the Targetmaster process and binary bonded to Triggerhappy. This did little to raise his personal profile on Nebulos, however, as Zarak ordered the Decepticons to abandon Nebulos mere hours later. Brothers in Armor!!

Blowpipe remained at Triggerhappy's side throughout the Decepticons' stay on Earth. He was remarkably silent when Triggerhappy and Mindwipe decided to desert Zarak and the Decepticons. The Gathering Darkness

Cartoon continuity

One of the Nebulan Hive, Blowpipe was bio-engineered into a weapon by the Targetmaster process. When he transformed and jumped into Triggerhappy's hand, he punned on his name by stating he wanted to BLOW the rebels away. Triggerhappy responded by cackling that the Autobots were as good as melted slag. The Rebirth, Part 2

Dreamwave comics continuity

Blowpipe jumped from brother-in-law to half-brother who organized Zarak's illegitimate election.

Toys

Generation 1

• Triggerhappy with Blowpipe (Targetmaster, 1987)
• Accessories: Cannon-pack

Blowpipe transforms into a compression cannon with single large and smaller secondary barrel. Blowpipe's transformation, like Caliburst's, is slightly more involved than many Targetmasters weapons; his gun barrel is a separate piece that plugs into his back, and once his legs are folded up the barrel has to be snapped into place where the legs were, the resulting weapon longer than many of the other first year Targetmasters. Blowpipe could be placed in either Triggerhappy's hands or on top of his vehicle mode.

Revenge of the Fallen

• Autobot Blowpipe Vs Sideways (2009)

Walmart Exclusive 2 Pack of Blowpipe a Redeco Figure of Dropkick and Salvage and Deluxe Class Sideways File:Blowpipe Vs Sideways.jpg

External links

• Tirggerhappy (with Blowpipe) at TFU.info

• Triggerhappy and Blowpipe's Universe profile at NFTA.net