Blaster (G1)

The name or term "Blaster" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Blaster (disambiguation).

Blaster is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"What it is, big mama? My mama ain't raise no dummies, I dug her rap!"

Blaster loves all Earth music, especially good, hard, LOUD rock 'n' roll. A powerful fighter who tends to make his presence known, you can find him at the forefront of any situation in which he's involved.

Sometimes he gets upgraded into Twincast (ツインキャスト Tsuinkyasuto). Or he's Broadblast (ブロードブラスト Burōdoburasuto) for some reason.

Blaster's personality varied significantly between the comic and cartoon; see entries below for details.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Buster Jones (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Leonardo Araujo (Latin American)

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"May I have this dance?"

Blaster was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, he was happy to share his choice of rockin' tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not.

Blaster appeared out of nowhere one day during Wheeljack's demonstration of the modifications he'd made to the Dinobots to improve their sense of balance and coordination, and to that end, Blaster was requested to play something "nice". For some reason, Blaster had trouble tuning into a station until Grimlock (obviously tired of this padding) blasted fire at Blaster's controls, allowing the Autobot boom box to tune into the local rock 'n' roll/big band music fusion station. Ironhide, Trailbreaker and Sideswipe showed their appreciation for the fine selection of elevator music by jerkily dancing around and claiming their audio sensors were being fried. Blaster continued to enthrall Grimlock until Slag and Sludge bumped into their leader and totally freaked him out. Dinobot Island, Part 1

One must wonder how he failed to notice Soundwave, but really, it's more Ironhide's fault.

At a not-so-secret EJK testing facility for the new Ultraplane, Blaster was sitting in the back of Ironhide's vehicle mode and didn't seem to notice the fact that Soundwave was sitting right next to him—at least until the Decepticon tape deck launched Ravage, whom Blaster quickly transformed to grab. The cat turned to attack the Autobot while his master escaped to report to Megatron. Blaster continued to tussle until Ironhide transformed into robot mode and threw them both out of his caboose. After being initially distracted by the Ultraplane's destruction, the Autobots returned to EJK's lab to confront the Decepticons. Blaster greatly appreciated Jazz's taste in fusion rock/big band music to confound the hapless villains. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1

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De-FEETed!

Blaster's taste in music often got him into trouble. He attended a concert by a popular '80s rock/big band fusion hair metal band with Spike and Carly. Concerned that the other Autobots weren't enjoying the concert with them, Blaster flooded the Autobot communications channels with the music, though only Cosmos and Jazz seemed to appreciate it. Unfortunately, his taste in music also disrupted an emergency communique from the Helix Observatory, until the other Autobots told him to shut up. After the Voltronic Galaxer was stolen, Blaster was teamed up with Cosmos to search for signs of the Decepticons, but both were rather quickly captured. Blaster was welded into place to be used as a trans-scrambler for Megatron's scheme to use the voltronic galaxer to disrupt communications on Earth and then demand all the energy on the planet in exchange for normality. While Megatron ranted about his demands, Blaster secretly played his music, which served both to rally the Autobots and inform them of Megatron's location — until Megatron kicked him in the face. After foiling the Decepticon plans, Blaster was assigned to the abandoned moon base with Cosmos, but quickly got into trouble with Prime again for his music. Blaster Blues

Later, Blaster and Tracks helped the New York police crack a car theft ring by posing as an attractive target for punks to steal. After Blaster teamed up with car thief Raoul, they learned that Megatron was behind the criminal operation, stealing cars to rebuild them into transforming drones. Blaster defended the Washington Bridge from the Decepticon drones alongside the other Autobots, but they were nearly overwhelmed by sheer numbers. After Ratchet realized the cars were remote-controlled, Blaster jammed the frequency, allowing the Autobots to attack and defeat the Decepticons. Make Tracks

Blaster proved useful again, even pivotal, in allowing the Autobots to save Cosmos and some robotic insecticide from the Morphobots. It turns out even plants hate Blaster's music. Quest for Survival Soon afterward, the Autobots were attacked by the malevolent Kremzeek, an energy life form created by Megatron. Blaster and a small number of other Autobots were the only ones to stay functional long enough to be sprayed with an insulating foam that protected them from the creature's attacks. The Autobot team chased it to Japan, where it wreaked havoc with the massive electronics industry there. The creature spawned copies of itself, one of which managed to slip inside Blaster, and after the other Kremzeeks were seemingly destroyed, it jumped out of his chest and the pursuit began again. Kremzeek!

So. AWESOME.

Blaster was watching "As the Kitchen Sinks" with his Auto-buddies when Prime informed them that Tracks and Bumblebee were late returning from their supply run. Suspecting foul play, the Autobots took off to search for their missing comrades. While on the search, Blaster was forcibly transformed by a Creamy Cream billboard (They can do that?), then carted away by the big game hunter Lord Chumley and his butler Dinsmoore as bait to lure Optimus Prime into a hunt. Chumley apparently couldn't think of a suitably dastardly device in which to store Blaster, though, as he was totally absent from Chumley's prisoner showcase later on. Prime Target

“	I've been waiting a long time for this, you poor excuse for a sound system!	”
—Blaster confronting Soundwave, "Auto-Bop"

Tracks and Blaster were reunited with Raoul when they saved their human friend and his Bop Crew from a bunch of hoodlums in the employ of the Dancitron nightclub. When a punk tried to ensnare him in a chain, Blaster simply remarked that the humans were seriously out of their league, then broke the chain by moving his arm slightly. The Autobots forced their way into the nightclub, where Blaster appreciated the atmosphere and the impressive sound system. He then went off to dance with some oddly well-dressed ladies who sounded like Penny Marshall. Soon after leaving the club, Tracks and Blaster had to save Raoul again when a Decepticon-controlled train driver sent the train Raoul was in hurtling out of control. Conferring with Teletraan I, Blaster discovered that Dancitron controlled its patrons by using hypnotic signals, and he suggested countering them with his own sonic powers. Entering the club, Blaster finally faced his Decepticon counterpart Soundwave in battle. At first, the combatants appeared to be evenly matched, but Soundwave drove Blaster back with his sonic assaults. Improvising, Blaster jury-rigged Dancitron's own sound system into his speakers. He turned the combined sonic force against Soundwave, forcing him into retreat and wrecking the nightclub in the process. Auto-Bop

When Megatron journeyed to Cybertron to bring life to his new Stunticons, Optimus Prime took Blaster and a small group aboard Omega Supreme to stop him. Megatron sent a cadre of Centurion droids after the Autobots, delaying them long enough for him to access Vector Sigma and bring his Stunticons to life. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 As a counter-measure, Blaster and the other Autobots worked to retrofit five Cybertronian shuttles as Earth vehicles, and then used Vector Sigma in turn to bring life to these Aerialbots. Once they returned to Earth, the Autobots and Aerialbots confronted the newly-minted Stunticons. Impressively, Blaster used his sound system to generate a miniature earthquake using sonic vibrations, but Wildrider just sailed over the cracks and smashed into Blaster's face. On a second encounter with the Stunticons, Blaster converted into tapedeck mode and used his sonics to try blasting down a tree to make Breakdown crash. Instead, Breakdown used it as a ramp and Wildrider casually drove by and ran Blaster over. Ouch. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2

Blaster and Cosmos were sent on an inter-galactic shopping trip to pick up more Ingredient X for Perceptor's protective chemical spray, Corrostop. Unfortunately there was no more Ingredient X. Anywhere. In the entire universe. Bummer. Cosmic Rust When the Stunticons returned performing a series of heists for Megatron, Blaster joined Prime and Bumblebee in hunting down Motormaster. He didn't do much, but he did get to witness the most awesome game of chicken ever, when Prime totalled Motormaster and proved himself the real "King of the Road". Masquerade

Everybody was kung-fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning...

In the year 2005, Blaster was assigned to the communications hub at Autobot City on Earth. When the fortress was attacked by the Decepticons, Blaster attempted to send out a distress signal to Optimus Prime's forces on Moon Base One. His efforts were disrupted by Soundwave, who had sent out his cassette forces to destroy the hub's transmitter. Blaster countered with his own cassette army, and the itty-bitty guys 'rassled. After the Decepticons retreated, Blaster was helping to rebuild the city when he received a faint signal from Jazz and Cliffjumper on Moon Base One, which was being munched by a ginormous, weird-looking planet. Then he disappeared for a while. The Transformers: The Movie

In early 2006, Blaster was stationed mostly on Earth. After the attack on the Galactic Olympics which saw Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike kidnapped, Blaster and Outback were sent to the North African nation of Carbombya on the suspicion that the militant leader Abdul Fakkadi was harbouring Decepticon fugitives. Despite Fakkadi's assurances that there were no Decepticons on his soil, Outback managed to psyche out Dirge and Ramjet, whose escape was also quickly put down by the Australian-accented Autobot. Blaster then threatened the two coneheads to spill the beans, for Outback was trigger-happy. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 After returning to Autobot City, Blaster kept tabs on the delivery of Metroplex's transforming cog, which had been damaged during the battle of Autobot City the year before. Unfortunately, Blurr and Wheelie's delivery shuttle was destroyed by Galvatron, forcing Blaster to call upon Commander Marissa Faireborn of the Earth Defense Command for help. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2

However, Faireborn and the Autobot delivery team were stranded when lipoles native to Io destroyed the EDC ship, so the long-suffering Blaster sent rescue in the form of the magnificent Sky Lynx, whom Blaster remarked was difficult to describe. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 After Sky Lynx effortlessly saved their friends and delivered the cog to Earth, Pipes installed the cog, and Blaster activated Metroplex's transformation sequence. Once the Autobot city defeated the Decepticon giant Trypticon, Blaster declared that Metroplex was his kind of town. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Blaster was briefly seen aboard the Autobot flagship when Optimus Prime returned from the dead to rally the troops against the Quintessons. He fled the ship with the rest of the crew before Prime's suicidal assault on the Quintessons' central planet. Dark Awakening

After Perceptor uncovered a source of chronal energy emanating from an asteroid belt, Blaster accompanied him on a survey mission, along with his cassettes Rewind and Ramhorn. Their simple survey soon turned into a battle, though, when a school of Sharkticons assaulted the Autobots as they approached the belt. Blaster radioed for reinforcements during the battle but, alongside Blurr and Wreck-Gar, they soon made short work of their opponents. At the asteroid belt, they found a Quintesson scientist working with an actual Time Window, allowing passage backwards through time. Several Quintesson ships interrupted their observations, and Blaster and the other Autobots were accidentally chased through the time window itself, finding themselves 11 million years in Cybertron's past. The Quintesson warships were gone, but they just traded one threat for another and soon came under assault by Guardian Robots. Blaster and his comrades were saved by the intervention of Beta, second-in-command of the slave rebellion against the Quintessons. With the rebels' leader A3 missing, Blaster and the Autobots stepped into his place to lead the rebellion against the Guardians and their Quintesson masters. The Autobots did their best, but the sheer number of Guardian Robots was on the verge of overwhelming them when A3 returned through the time window. He turned his Coda Remote device against the Guardians and preserved the natural flow of history, as Blaster and the future Autobots took the window back to the present. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

When Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie were taken hostage by the Decepticons, Blaster fielded the ransom call for Spike and Ultra Magnus. His skill as a communication officer seemed to fail him, as he lost Cyclonus's signal at a critical point in the monologing. Maybe he was just tired of listening to The Villain Speech, trademarked. Surprise Party Daniel was saved, but it wasn't long before he got into more trouble, disappearing with Grimlock during a reception on Cybertron. Ultra Magnus summoned Blaster for assistance, and Blaster in turn ejected Steeljaw so that his tracking abilities could locate the missing boy. Their search led to a hidden chamber beneath Cybertron's surface, abandoned since the time of the Quintessons. Blaster summoned Rewind next to help translate and interpret the ancient Quintessonese on the walls, and the rescue party learned the chamber was a method of banishing criminals to other dimensions. After Rewind worked out that Daniel had travelled to Menonia, Blaster and the others reactivated the portal to chase after them. They got involved in a local skirmish against Mara-Al-Utha, the banished Quintesson who had usurped power from the benevolent Golden One. In order to defeat the Quintesson, Blaster lent his sound system to the Golden One, amplifying his voice as he invoked the proper counter-spells. It had a nice beat, and you could smash Quintessons with it: even Grimlock had to approve. Madman's Paradise

Who runs Bartertown?

While helping Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots fight the Decepticons on a renegade comet, Blaster was blasted out of space by a musical harmony. It was generated from the planet Eurythma below as a sonic weapon to destroy the comet before it struck their world. Galvatron naturally wanted such a powerful weapon for himself, and fled the battle with Soundwave to steal the secret of the harmony. Ultra Magnus recruited Blaster and Broadside to make their own effort to secure the harmony, or at least keep it out of Galvatron's hands. Blaster was enamored with Eurythma, and could somehow interpret that the nearby city and the entire civilization were based on musical harmonies. Luckily, he also somehow knew exactly where the "band leader" was, and directed Broadside to take them to Basso Profundo's palace. Blaster was the only one who could understand the overly synthesized and harmonic speaking voices of the Eurythmians. Maybe Ultra Magnus was tone deaf. The hunt for the harmony turned into a bizarre scavenger hunt, as Blaster and Soundwave attempted to recover the three thirds of the harmony produced by Basso Profundo, Zebop Skandana and Allegra. The Decepticons assembled the harmony first, and Soundwave turned its united power against the Autobots. Blaster managed to stop Soundwave by punching him in the crotch. No seriously — that's where his "Erase" button is. Really. Carnage in C-Minor

Running the day-to-day operations of Metroplex and Autobot City on Earth, Blaster was subjected to a security inspection by Kup. He passed with flying colors and nearly succeeded in convincing Kup how seriously they took the job... until he happened to lean against a control panel and set off some 20 year old tunes on the sound speakers. Things turned serious immediately thereafter, though, as Metroplex was invaded by Scourge and the ghost of Starscream. It only got worse when they stole Metroplex's eyes and set off a bomb in his brain. The report Kup filed for the inspection must have interesting reading material. Poor Blaster. Ghost in the Machine

Blaster joined Kup, Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime aboard Omega Supreme to check out some strange reports from the planet of Junk. These "strange reports" turned out to be a full-fledged war between half the galaxy raging over the Junkions' heads. On the surface, Blaster's receivers located a hypnotic signal being broadcast somehow from the Junkions' TV antenna. Using Omega Supreme to get the proper altitude, Blaster began broadcasting his own counter-frequency to break the spell. The Big Broadcast of 2006

Blaster was returning from a space mission aboard Sky Lynx with Outback, Steeljaw and Ramhorn when Perceptor radioed in that a peculiar Quintession transmission was being picked up in their area. On an uninhabited planet, they found a Quintesson journal which detailed centuries of manipulating the planets Xetaxxis and Lanarq into ever-escalating warfare. Despite Quintesson and Decepticon interference, Blaster and his comrades managed to bring the journal to the attention of the warring aliens, ending their conflicts... at least for the moment. The Quintesson Journal

Blaster was manning Autobot City when Victor Drath's men drove the empty shells of Ultra Magnus, Arcee, Springer and Rodimus Prime towards the city for a Trojan horse ploy. When the REAL Magnus and Springer hijacked the latter's helicopter mode and started taking potshots at the city, however, Blaster quickly caught on and transformed the city into battle station mode, cutting off their entry. It's not Springer, it's a ringer! How's that for a zinger? Only Human

When Sky Lynx and Cosmos crashed on Power Platform Alpha, Blaster raced out to help with his fellow Autobots. Upon trying to radio for assistance, however, Blaster found himself unable to properly transmit any signals. The Autobots eventually uncovered anti-electron sabotage in the new power generator, and cleaned out the disruptive influence. Grimlock's New Brain Later, Blaster began self-ejecting when the Oracle's transmission convinced Ramhorn and Steeljaw to force their way out of Blaster's chest to answer the call of the Primitives. Call of the Primitives

Although he wasn't on the initial casualty list, Blaster was revived alongside the Autobots who fell before the crazed Superion, during the outbreak of the Hate Plague. Apparently, the Quintesson repaired him instead of Wheelie. Wise choice. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

Japanese cartoon continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

Blaster was vacationing on a utopian island when he was captured by the Constructicons. He was eventually freed by Kenji, Superion and several other Autobots. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Blaster came to the rescue of Toru and Hound, after they were captured while searching for the Decepticon Omega Whip device. Blaster's electro-scrambler gun blew several large holes in Ravage. He then fought against Soundwave until the entire Autobot army arrived with Metroplex to drive off the Decepticons. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Scramble City cartoon

Blaster was finally gifted with some Cassette forces of his own to counter Soundwave's. Steeljaw and Ramhorn took on Ratbat but couldn't protect the secrets of Metroplex. Scramble City: Mobilization

Asterisk Story

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"My voice gives me super strength!"

As a member of the Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program, Broadblast paired up with TV Announcer Lumina Hoshi in an attempt to promote goodwill and cooperation between humans and Transformers.

While covering an auto show where Broadblast was operating undercover, Lumina Hoshi was unfortunately present when a large section of lighting broke free from the ceiling and came hurtling down upon a crowd of people. Luckily, Broadblast was able to transform in time and catch the lights before they could squash everyone. Broadblast was then left to nervously explain his presence to the onlookers as Lumina apologized for the technical difficulties to her viewers. The World's First Disaster Relief Car!?

15 Go! Go!

"Don't be cryin'—here's a lion!"

As Teletraan 15 lay recuperating from her Galvatron-inflicted injuries, a voice came from a nearby boombox, remarking that the song in her heart sounded lonely.

Transforming into his towering robot mode, Blaster told 15 that a princess like her deserved a more cheerful song. After listening to her problems, he advised her not to worry about what she ought to do and suggested that she concentrate on doing what she loved best. He told her that as individuals, sentient beings are notes, and that together, they become music.

He handed her a small cassette tape and told her that whenever she was depressed, she should listen to music. She thanked him as he left.

Despite Blaster's good intentions, the tape turned out to be full of depressing music. It also turned out to be Steeljaw. Blaster Volume

Kiss Players Position

Blaster hand-picked Rosanna to join his cassette team, feeling that she was the only Autobot who properly understood his love of music.

He was later appointed by Ultra Magnus as the Producer of the Kiss Players singing group, of which Rosanna became a founding member. Kiss Players Position

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Keiichi Nanba (Japanese)

OOH YEAH MACHO MACHINE WITH THE ELBOW DROP OFF THE TOP ROPE! SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM! MISS ELIZABETH!!

Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Blaster briefly engaged the Decepticons with his comrades.

In 2011, Blaster and his Mini-Cassettes were on Earth under Ultra Magnus's command when the Decepticons attacked Cybertron. While making their way to the Space Bridge to join their comrades, Blaster and Ultra Magnus were attacked by the new Decepticon ninja consultant, Sixshot. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

Later, Blaster joined Hot Rod in his search for the Matrix of Leadership. As they were outlining their plans, however, Blaster detected Ratbat spying on their conversation. Chasing the bat uncovered Soundwave and Ravage at the Autobot base as well, and after the battle Blaster vowed to one day rid the universe of his nemesis. As the search for the Matrix continued, Hot Rod and Blaster were again confronted by Soundwave in the Arctic. As the Mini-Cassette warriors dealt with each other, Blaster urged Hot Rod to go on without him: HE would deal with Soundwave. The two communications officers began blasting away at one another furiously. The fight then turned physical as Blaster ripped off one of Soundwave's arms and both combatants caved in each other's chests. Soundwave was killed—and actually exploded due to the extent of his injuries—but Blaster quickly succumbed to his wounds as well. With his last words, he urged Hot Rod to find the Matrix. The Mystery of Planet Master

I'm blue da ba dee da ba die...

All the Autobots were content to leave Blaster as a corpse until Daniel and Blaster's cassette forces whined enough to have their pal resurrected. Blaster was then brought back online via Fortress's Master technology, as the yellow and blue repaint Twincast. Coincidentally, the Decepticons reanimated Soundwave as the black-as-coal Soundblaster. The two arch-enemies then renewed their struggle. Soundblaster was the key figure in controlling Galvatron's new weapon, the Madmachine. Twincast and his Mini-Cassettes infiltrated Trypticon and learned that Soundblaster was broadcasting from Chaar. He single-handedly overpowered the Constructicons to access the Decepticon Space Bridge, and made his way to Decepticon headquarters on Chaar. In the control room, Twincast struck Soundblaster hard enough to shake loose the sonic conductor he had been installed with to control the Madmachine, and blew it to smithereens. With a jaunty wave, Twincast said, "Well, I must be going!" and returned to the Autobots. The Great Cassette Operation

Later on, Twincast reported to Rodimus Prime that the Decepticons were gathering on Earth, in preparation for raiding Cybertron via the Space Bridge. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 He also served as the Autobots' karaoke machine at parties. Hardhead loves karaoke. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok

In order to learn more about the Decepticons' plans, Twincast sent Ramhorn and Steeljaw to Chaar on a reconnaissance mission. They reported back on Scorponok's scheme to harness plasma energy, like that which was released by Cybertron's destruction. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts He also managed to follow Sixshot to Chaar over the Space Bridge, and witnessed the activation of Scorponok's MegaZarak Transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Presumably because of his role as a communications officer, Twincast was aware of Punch's undercover duties with the Decepticons as Counterpunch. After the Headmasters clashed with Scorponok near Chaar, he alerted Fortress that Punch had arrived to make his latest report. Return of the Immortal Emperor Later, Twincast learned that the Decepticons planned to raid the energy supplies Ultra Magnus was sending to the destitute planet Sandra. His warning only arrived a few short moments before the Decepticons did. SOS from Planet Sandra

When Fortress and the Headmasters pursued the Decepticons out into space, Twincast joined them on the expedition. Fight to the Death on Susei!! He was with the Headmasters when they investigated an SOS call from the planet Daros. Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!! On Paradise, Twincast used his Mini-Cassettes to scout the countryside and locate the Decepticons. Head Formation of Friendship He was also active when the Autobots came to the Pirate Planet, watching for Decepticon activity. His scouting patrol came by a sealed pyramid in time to pull Highbrow to safety when Galvatron arrived looking for energy. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship

After the Autobots returned to Earth, Twincast helped investigate the sudden flurry of Decepticon attacks. He released his collection of Mini-Cassettes to seek out information, and personally accompanied Steeljaw on an investigation to an Autobot outpost in Alaska. Upon arriving, they discovered Scorponok had wiped out the outpost. Twincast and Steeljaw were spotted by Sixshot, who opened fire on them. Twincast demanded Steeljaw return to Autobot City with the information they had uncovered, while he stayed behind to cover the retreat. Steeljaw reluctantly left his commander to his fate, and Twincast was ultimately blasted into a ravine by Sixshot's Wingwolf mode. Steeljaw eventually returned with reinforcements, and Twincast was taken in for repairs. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg

Twincast reported to a series of caves where the Headmasters were searching for plasma energy bombs left behind by Scorponok and the Decepticons when they departed Earth. He joined the Headmasters aboard the Battleship Maximus as they tried to get the massively powerful explosives a safe distance away from Earth. When they came across a group of six refugees fleeing the planet Master, Twincast used his interpretive skills to translate their strange language. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1) On the planet Master, Twincast was among the Autobots when the kidnapped scientist, Jack, suddenly returned to their midst. Prompted by the suspicious Pointblank, Twincast scanned Jack and discovered the Decepticons had installed a time bomb inside him. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) Twincast was also among the Autobots debating whether Wheelie's life was worth the secret of the Master Sword. The Master Sword Is in Danger!!

Twincast joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole. There they battled Scorponok and his minions to stop the crysmag metal towers from destroying the planet Earth. Twincast saved Chromedome and Hardhead from Mindwipe's hypnotic spell by dumping his entire chest full of Mini-Cassettes on the evil Headmaster. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

G-2 story pages

There's so much I don't understand about this image.

After Optimus Prime and Megatron forged the Cybertron Alliance, Twincast returned to his original form as Blaster for reasons unknown, adopting a new Action Master body in the process. G-2 Part 3

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

More than likely, he'll kill you. Yeah, you. You know who you are.

Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner who hated Decepticons with a passion. And while he was one of the best kickass fighters the Autobots had he had a bit of a problem with authority. Part of Perceptor's Autobot resistance cell on Cybertron, he often disagreed with his superior's orders, especially after his friend Scrounge went missing and Blaster wanted to hunt for him. Unfortunately, he found him in the Decepticons' smelting pool. Blaster was too late to save Scrounge's life, but he did retrieve the last bit of data the little spy had uncovered, so Scrounge didn't die in vain.

And you thought the 1980s cellphones were huge.

This information brought new hope to the Autobot resistance, as it revealed that Optimus Prime and the Autobots on the Ark were still alive and well after four million years, fighting on a planet called Earth. The Smelting Pool! Shortly after Scrounge was killed, Blaster took part in an assault on Darkmount, where he engaged and seemingly destroyed the Decepticon commander Straxus, before using the space bridge to flee to Earth. The Bridge to Nowhere!

Upon arriving on Earth, Blaster was among the Autobots deactivated and disassembled by Circuit Breaker and RAAT. Heavy Traffic! He was later released Decepticon Graffiti! and, after a brief skirmish with the crazed future Decepticon known as Galvatron, Fallen Angel joined the other Earthbound Autobots at the Ark Resurrection! shortly before Optimus Prime's death. Blaster was one of the Autobots who voted for Grimlock to be the new Autobot leader, though he soon came to regret this decision. King of the Hill!

Blaster developed a reluctant friendship with Goldbug, whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy Wonder to his Batman. After an encounter with the Mechanic, Blaster and Goldbug went AWOL from Grimlock's command, having grown tired of his aggressive orders and increasing disregard for humans. Mechanical Difficulties!

For this disobedience (and their failure to capture the Mechanic), Grimlock branded Blaster and Goldbug traitors and sent the Protectobots to hunt them down. They eventually captured Blaster, but after he saved their lives from the Combaticons, they realized Grimlock's orders were purely vengeful and let him go. Used Autobots Child's Play

"BLASTER, BE OUR LEADER, PLEAAAASE???"

Blaster finally returned to the Ark, where his fellow Autobots begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander when Grimlock threatened the safety of several Earth children. Spacehikers!

Maybe they should have called it a Constant Sarcasm Harness.

Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a variable voltage harness as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. However, when Fortress Maximus and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Blaster took Fortress Maximus's place. Their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack. When Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger, Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side by side. Totaled!

While Blaster and Buster Witwicky's girlfriend Jesse failed to rescue the young boy from the Decepticons' island resort/base, they proved instrumental in discovering the upcoming arrival of the legendary Transformers database, the Underbase. Club Con! Then Blaster, Prime, Snarl and three newcomers were temporarily displaced into Limbo to make room for Rodimus Prime and his own little band. Time Wars Like many other Transformers, Blaster was killed fighting the Underbase-powered Starscream, shot dead atop the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Dark Star

He used to be badass, now he's just a poor man's Perceptor...

Blaster was later among the first Autobots resurrected by Grimlock with Nucleon. Arriving on Cybertron in the nick of time aboard the Ark, he took part in and survived the battle with Unicron. On the Edge of Extinction! In the aftermath, Prowl had Blaster run a check on the strange seismic activity Cybertron was suffering from, with disastrous results. It turned out Cybertron was tearing itself apart without the binding life-force of Primus to sustain it. Exodus! Prowl had the Autobots plan for a peaceful co-departure with the Decepticons.

Spared not because I was super awesome earlier, but probably because I have a new Action Master toy.

Fat chance. Bludgeon and his army sabotaged the Autobot shuttles and took off to lay waste to the next world they found. Thanks to Grimlock planning ahead, the Autobots managed to follow, but were caught in a trap as the Decepticons lay waiting for them. Blaster was one of the few Autobots present to survive the initial Decepticon ambush on Klo. He took a blast in the shoulder from Quake, but there was still more than enough fight left in Blaster to join Grimlock and the other survivors in charging the Decepticon position. He was last seen shooting the head off of Snapdragon. Uh oh. End of the Road!

In an alternate version of 2006, Blaster went with a group of Autobots to Junkion to investigate strange happenings there. When they arrived they discovered a chaotic scene where aliens from many worlds, including the Decepticons, had arrived and were all engaged in a deadly battle with one another. Blaster detected a signal he suspected was putting all the combatants under hypnosis. He and Ultra Magnus came up with a plan where Omega Supreme would fly Blaster into the air where Blaster would then broadcast soothing music. The plan succeeded in calming the combatants. The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)

In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by Wreck-Gar.

Marvel UK Future Timelines

In the future of 2008, Blaster was present at Autobot City when the Quintesson Trident ships attacked. He attempted to transform Autobot City himself, but was stopped cold by General Ghyrik. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up on the outer parapets as a warning to any Autobots who came to liberate the city. Although Blaster was inactive, his cassettes were not, and this fact gave Hot Rod and Arcee an edge when they began battling their way through the Quintesson occupants. Space Pirates!

Blaster was seen briefly in 2009 at the start of the Time Wars, but did not end up joining Rodimus Prime on his mission into the past (see above). Time Wars After Galvatron was destroyed back in 1989 and the time line rebooted itself, Blaster was still among the Autobots stationed at Autobot City. He responded to Kup's emergency signal when the Autobots crash landed on Earth after a crazed Rodimus Prime turned against them, and helped drive the evil possessing presence out of their leader. White Fire

Another Time and Place

Blaster was part of the rescue unit who infiltrated Hydrus Four to defeat the Decepticons and rescue the Dinobots. He personally helped disarm and defeat Fangry. Another Time and Place

Transformers in 3-D

When Hot Rod and Blurr returned from Tau-Ursa with a strange recording, Blaster was able to play it. The recording revealed the existence of the Destructons, Logicons, and the location of Metascan Alpha, the Logicons' storehouse of Energon. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3

Dreamwave comics continuity

Steeljaw was in the bathroom.

Blaster's first recorded activities took place shortly before the Age of Internment. When Ultra Magnus returned from self-imposed exile, he unified the disjointed Autobot factions with the help of warriors like Blaster and Grimlock. Blaster may or may not have been co-leading a fourth Autobot faction during the Dark Ages with Perceptor (in addition to those factions overseen by Prowl, Springer and Grimlock), but this was never made completely clear. The Autobots were ready to usher in a new Golden Age, negotiating a peace with the Decepticons and Ultracons, when Megatron returned to Cybertron after a prolonged absence with his Aerospace Extermination Squadron. With his new army, Megatron ushered in an Age of Internment, with virtually the entire Autobot army forced to serve as slaves digging under the city-state of Praxus.

Virtually.

A small faction of Autobots remained free, operating under the command of Blaster and Perceptor in the subterranean chambers of Iacon Command. The Age of Wrath #2 This resistance unit coordinated several different plans in the hopes of one day overthrowing Megatron's rule over Cybertron. One plan involved the capture and analysis of one of the AXS drones, in order to learn more about Megatron's new clone technology. Blaster oversaw this mission from a distance, using his abilities to jam any emergency transmissions while Nightbeat and several other Autobots engaged the drone in battle long enough to attach an inhibitor claw, immobilizing it. The Age of Wrath #3

Dreamwave's subsequent backruptcy ended the story half-way, leaving it up to speculation how the capture of the drone and the eventual return of Optimus Prime worked into the defeat of Megatron and the end of the Age of Internment.

Millions of years later, Blaster was one of the first Autobots who joined the resistance movement against Shockwave's so-called "unified" Cybertronian government, sensing things were rotten in the city-state of Iacon. He joined up with several like-minded 'Bots under the supervision of Kup and Hot Rod to coordinate a rise against the one-eyed tyrant. Blaster's efforts helped the Autobots uncover a subliminal code being pumped through the public address screens around the planet. It seemed that, for whatever reason, Shockwave was intentionally aggravating the violent tendencies of the entire population. Despite his feelings for Shockwave, Blaster still developed a strong taste for information from the Earth culture Shockwave was introducing to Cybertron. He even modified his alternate mode into a Earthen tapedeck. Passive Aggression

When Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark were returned to Cybertron by Shockwave's forces, double agents inside the United Cybertronian force delivered Prime and his crew to Blaster and the others at their headquarters in the Wastelands. With the help of Cybertron's greatest hero, the resistance movement began an open insurrection against Shockwave's loyal Decepticon forces and the Guardian Robots under his control. Shockwave's regime fell, and the Autobots resumed command of Cybertron. Revelation

Transformers/G.I. Joe

In the year 1985, Blaster and Perceptor hastily took off for Earth in an starship poorly-suited for interstellar travel. Upon arrival, they unsurprisingly crashed, landing in the forests of Oregon near Mount St. Hilary. They were discovered there by a G.I. Joe team led by Flint. Targets of Opportunity

Hearts of Steel

Blaster and his fellow Autobots fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate all the Transformers. Both sides went into hiding underground until the danger had passed, remaining in stasis until the mid-19th century. When they woke up, the war against the Decepticons started anew, though Blaster was not seen getting involved. Heart of Steel #1

IDW comics continuity

Four million years ago, Blaster was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. The Iron Age

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I'm Batman.

Blaster was known as The Voice, a patriotic broadcaster who used his gift with words to rally Autobots whose faith was lacking, or who were in a bad way. He was such a positive influence on the Autobots, it was arranged that he be assassinated. The attempt failed, but Blaster's damaged body was ejected into space. Picked up by a passing trawler, he was delivered home, where it was revealed that he had to have been attacked by an Autobot. In an effort to flush the traitor out, Blaster went back on the air. The attempt worked, and his would-be killer was revealed: Beachcomber. Soundwave had used Bombshell to implant a cerebro-shell and ordered him to kill Blaster. However, he was able to resist when Blaster used his greatest weapon: his voice. As a damaged Beachcomber was brought in for repairs, Blaster swore he'd find Soundwave and that the last thing he'd ever hear would be... the Voice. Spotlight: Blaster

Over the next year, Blaster began working alongside the Wreckers, and was recruited into a new elite fighting unit on-board the Trion by Kup. Spotlight: Drift As the ship's communications officer, Blaster started catching large amounts of distress signals before everything suddenly went quiet, and all contact with other Autobots was lost. Eventually, he caught a distress signal from Hot Rod, and the crew of the Trion went to save the turbo-revvin' young punk from Bludgeon and Monstructor. The day was saved by Perceptor, although Blaster disapproved of the scientist's transformation into a warrior, saying he had "defiled himself". Lost & Found

It is unclear whether Blaster became an official member of the Wreckers before Kup cannibalized that team to make his own strike force.

Blaster and the others harried the Decepticon fleet until they were baited into an ambush above Cybertron. There, the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the assumed uninhabitable world. Banding together to survive, they eventually encountered Optimus Prime's unit, only to find him incapacitated, the Matrix having been seized by Megatron. All Hail Megatron issue 5 Blaster mingled with the other Autobots for a while, but he didn't feel like having The Voice around raised their morale much. All Hail Megatron issue 6 He later warned Kup about an incoming swarm attack that forced them to relocate. All Hail Megatron issue 8 With morale still dwindling, Blaster attempted to break up a fight between Hot Rod and Bumblebee, but was interrupted by Sideswipe telling them they all deserved to die. All Hail Megatron issue 9

The Autobots were eventually saved when Omega Supreme decimated the swarm and carried them all to Earth, where they attacked Megatron and his troops (which included Soundwave, but Blaster probably didn't know that). Blaster was ordered to block the Decepticons' communications, allowing the arrival of Omega Supreme to take them completely by surprise. All Hail Megatron issue 11 He survived the great battle. All Hail Megatron issue 12

Blaster remained on Earth with the other Autobots for the next three years, as they regathered their forces. Streetwise radioed in to Blaster when Prowl got himself nabbed by Skywatch, an event which led to the death of Ironhide and the resignation of Optimus Prime. ...For All Mankind

After Bumblebee was named the new leader of the Autobots and formed an alliance with Gordon Horiuchi of Skywatch, Blaster was among the Autobots who captured Frenzy and other Decepticons for their new allies. The Hanging Sword Unfortunately, Horiuchi betrayed the Autobots and forced them to hunt one of their own kind, Blurr. Bumblebee managed to get free from Horiuchi's control, and so Blaster and the others stayed behind to cover for him as he sought a solution for their problems. The Impossible Knot They pretended to be making plans to hunt down Hot Rod while Bumblebee recovered the control tech Skywatch was using to keep them in line. The Gift Horse Bumblebee was successful, and Blaster was later present when Bumblebee unveiled his new, more powerful form, to better serve as Autobot leader. Wings of Wax

Games

Transformers G1: Awakening

Transformers G1: Awakening

Toys

Generation 1

"Still think you're so superior, Soundwave?"

• Blaster (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)
  • Japanese ID number: 38, TFC-21
  • Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun

Originally a Microchange "Radi-Casse Robo" ("radio-cassette", you see), Blaster transforms into a miniature "ghetto blaster" boombox with a fold-out carrying handle. Pressing the "eject" button pops open his tape door, which can store a single micro-cassette Transformer. Due to a possible common internal misassembly issue, many original Blasters had doors which would not open when the eject button is pressed, nor would the other buttons work.

In robot mode Blaster is freaking huge by the standards of Generation 1 Transformers, towering over most Autobots and Decepticons. He has rather limited (useful) articulation, located in his neck and shoulders.

Blaster is not a functional AM radio like his original Microchange toy, but has some left over parts from it, such as the molded power switch above the left speaker, the earphone jack behind the right speaker and the tuning dial next to the tape door. Some releases of Blaster still retain the opening back from the Microchange release (see Notes).

Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the "Transformers Collection" "bookbox" series, packaged with Steeljaw.

• More information on Blaster at TFU.info

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Which gun is better?

• Blaster w/ Flight Pack (Action Master, 1990)
  • Accessories: "Flight Pack" backpack, "tractor beam electron gun"

A non-transforming action figure, Action Master Blaster (not to be confused with the "Action Master Blasters" price-point) is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory. His design is based largely on his cartoon model, with elements from the toy added (like his visor). He came with the "Flight Pack" accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive "electro-scrambler" cannon.

• More information on Action Master Blaster at TFU.info

The Headmasters

• Twincast (Autobot, 1987/2006)
  • Japanese ID number: C-116
  • Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun

The first Blaster toy was redecoed and had its tape-door retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once. The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the "secret plans" decals on them would reveal the "weak point" of either Fortress Maximus or Scorponok, much like using the Tech Spec decoders. He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.

In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-Hobby exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides.

• More information on Twincast at TFU.info

Binaltech Asterisk

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They see me rollin', they hatin'.

• Broadblast meets Lumina (Binaltech, 2005)
  • Japanese ID number: BTA03
  • Accessories: Engine/gun, Lumina Hoshi with stand, driving arms and driving legs

A redeco of Alternators Skids, Broadblast transforms into a 1:24 scale Toyota bB, aka the Scion xB. He has working doors, hood, and trunk, plus his engine becomes a non-firing weapon. He also comes with an extra decal sheet, which includes signs for "TBN" which possibly stands for "Transformers Broadcast Network" or some such; there is Japanese text on the labels as well, but it's really tiny and hard to make out.

He came with a PVC-plastic figurine of the human newsgirl Lumina Hoshi.

• More information on Binaltech Asterisk Blaster at TFU.info

Universe (2008)

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Preparations for the military strike, dubbed Operation Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Storm, are already underway.

• Autobot Blaster with Blockrock Mini-Con! (Voyager, 2008)
  • Series: Classics Series
  • Accessories: Tri-barrel "particle feedback blaster"/bomb, double-barrel "harmonic wave cannon"/bomb, Cybertron Autobot Cyber Key (Clear black plastic, silver border, red insignia)

Blaster is a redeco of Cybertron Soundwave, transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber vaguely like an F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the Have Blue. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs"; one converts into his partner Blockrock, the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs" can be stored in his robot-mode chest, which opens by plugging a Cyber Planet Key into him (his is a gunmetal-bordered clear-plastic Cybertron-style Autobot Key). The other two bombs store in indents on the underside of his wings.

If only...

His packaging art shows him with only half of his chest-door as clear-blue, emulating the original toy design's tape-window, but the final product (and stock photography) show the blue all the way across. However, his visor does have red paint to simulate the "goggle visor" look of the original toy and Marvel comics model.

This mold was also used to make Galaxy Force Soundblaster.

• More information on Classics Blaster at TFU.info

• Autobot Blaster (2010)
  • Series: G1 Series
  • Accessories: Electro-Scrambler Gun

This San Diego Comic-Con exclusive reissue of Blaster comes with Steeljaw, Ramhorn and Eject. Released as part of the Universe (2008) toyline, the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. Blaster is technically a slight redeco, having metal-flake beige legs instead of metallic-swirl silver.

This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010, and was later released on the Hasbro Toy Shop and then also sold at FanExpo Canada 2010.

Device Label

What, not a real notebook?! You are the REAL Decepticon!!

• Broad Blast (7/24/2010)
  • Accessories: USB cable

Device Label Broad Blast transforms into a working USB hub (designed to look like the Toshiba Qosmio laptop computer). The USB functionality works in both robot and laptop modes. Generation 1 Mini-Cassettes can fit into the false tape-deck in his chest in robot mode, but cannot be stored while Broad Blast is in laptop mode due to his head being inside his chest in this form. The Generation 1 Blaster toy's Electro-Scrambler Gun can also fit into Broad Blast's compatible fist holes.

Originally scheduled for release in late 2009, Broad Blast was delayed until July 2010. According to a report from getnews.jp at the Tokyo Toy Show 2010, the delay was due to the discovery of a connection cut-off problem after the toy/USB hub is transformed into robot mode. TakaraTomy redesigned the entire lower body to fix this problem.

Merchandise

Decoy

• Blaster (Decoy, 1987)
  • Decoy number: 29

Like all Decoys, the decoy Blaster was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Aerialbots, Protectobots and Technobots.

• More information on Decoy Blaster at TFU.info

Attacktix

Have some NON-EXISTENCE, courtesy of FLAGGING SALES!

• Blaster (Booster, 2007)

Blaster was likely to have been one of several Transformers Attacktix Booster pieces, using a powerful spring-loaded "blaster" missile launcher attack. Though displayed as part of the Attacktix display at the Star Wars "Celebration IV" convention, he —and all the other pieces revealed at the show— were ultimately never released.

Game over. This Attacktix item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Robot Heroes

Waiting futilely for Robot Heroes Scrounge.

• Blaster and Thrust (2008)

Part of the third wave of Universe Robot Heroes, "Generation 1 Series" Blaster comes packaged with Thrust. He has the standard shoulders-and-neck articulation. His headsculpt is more toy-based than cartoon-based, featuring his "goggles" (even though his eyes kind of pop out from them).

• More information on Robot Heroes Blaster at TFU.info

Notes

• Blaster had the preliminary names of Pulse and Blastbox.
• The pre-Transformers version of Blaster was actually a functioning AM radio. The Microchange release of the toy came with a microcassette-sized radio that plugged in to Radi-Casse Robo, which had internal wiring that allowed the radio to play through the speakers in its legs. The big hole in his Electro-Scrambler rifle is an earphone storage space, while the cord can be wrapped around the gun and the plug connects to the hole in the gun's stock. Despite popular belief, the compartment in the back of some Blaster toys was not a remnant of a battery compartment, but was actually storage for one of the transforming microcassettes, since a plug kept them from fitting in the cassette door. The battery compartment was actually in one of his legs.

• According to Grimlock on a letters page, Blaster's visor is retractable. He uses it to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight.

• The packaging for Twincast's e-Hobby reissue was the same generic Decepticon-scheme box used to package Magnificus. However, since Flip Sides is technically a Decepticon, it... sorta works.

• According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page, he has two siblings: Toaster and Karmen. And then there's Bluster, his retroactively-created and less-seen brother.

• Blaster hosted the Marvel UK comic's letters page for the final 33 issues (from issue #300 to issue #332), to tie in with his Action Master toy. Here, the letters page was dubbed "Darn 'n' Blast," replacing Dreadwind's "Dread Tidings" (despite Dreadwind's holing himself up in the Marvel offices. He was finally evicted by Blaster who complained that Dreadwind had decorated the office in all purple and orange with a solitary picture of a dog with sad eyes). His characterization in the letters page is more in line with his fun-loving, hip and happening self from the cartoon than the rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner seen in the comics. He arrived on the letters page in advance of his resurrection in the comics itself, which did not occur until issue #321. He was explicitly identified as being a non-transformer Action Master, though his partner Flight Pack did not appear.

• Blaster had a different appearance in the 1980s between the cartoon and the Marvel comic series. His head in the comic was closer to the toy and depicted him with goggles, while the cartoon drew him with regular eyes and a large forehead. By late 1990, however, Blaster's head in the comics more closely resembled the cartoon appearance. This did come after he was revived by Nucleon, though, so maybe this was his side-effect?
  • The toy-based head was drawn by Don Perlin and José Delbo, while Herb Trimpe (covers, G.I. Joe and the Transformers), Geoff Senior (issue 75) and Andrew Wildman (issues 76-80) drew Blaster's head based on the cartoon version. All versions were colored by Nel Yomtov, who gave Blaster a red forehead and yellow face (a combination never used on a toy, or in the cartoon).

• Blaster's absence from the second half of The Transformers: The Movie is often a talking point among fans. It stems from a deleted plotline from early drafts of the movie, in which he would have led several other 1984 and '85 Autobots as a team of guerilla fighters, defending Earth against the Decepticons while Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots went into space to stop Unicron from feeding on the energy of the planet.

• Since the release of Universe Blaster, there seems to be an attempt on the part of tech spec writers to balance Marvel's dark and brooding portrayal of Blaster with the rock 'n' roll loving version from the original US cartoon. The Universe write-up has Blaster organizing resistance cells with Perceptor (with NO mention of his musical interests), recalling the storyline in US comic #17-18. The 2010 San Diego Comic Convention release of the figure not only mentions Blaster's love of music ("Any music, from Cybertronian magna marches to down and dirty D.C. hardcore"), it references "his hatred of the Decepticons," because "the war they started killed the music scene (and most of the musicians) on Cybertron"—combining Blaster's varying personalities from these two continuities into one.
  • This also means Blaster is a fan of Bad Brains and Minor Threat. That rules so hard.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Broadcast (ブロードキャスト Burōdokyasuto)
• English: Billy (Omni Productions dub), Blaster (Omni Productions dub Twincast)
• French: Tempo (Canada)
• Hungarian: Össztűz ("All-fire")
• Italian: Radiorobot, Audiobot (The Headmasters), Digital (The Headmasters)
• Portuguese: Rajada (Portugal comic, "Gust"), Dinamitador (Brazil comic)
• Spanish: Bill (America The Headmasters)

External links

• Blaster's Universe profile at NFTA.net