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The '''Robo-Smasher''' is a machine built by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. It has the ability to permanently reprogram a [[Transformer]] as a [[Decepticon]]. | The '''Robo-Smasher''' is a machine built by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. It has the ability to permanently reprogram a [[Transformer]] as a [[Decepticon]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
The Robo-Smasher was in operation for an unknown length of time in [[ | ===''Generation 1'' cartoon=== | ||
The Robo-Smasher was in operation for an unknown length of time in the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] claims that the device was used to "swell the ranks of the Decepticons", which implies that a significant portion of the Decepticon forces at one time may have been "recruited" through its use. The only specific Transformers it is known to have converted are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, whom Megatron also gifted with a [[Devastator|combined mode]] in the process. [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] tried to reprogram them ''back'' to their old selves, and he appeared to have succeeded at first. But they would end up betraying him, pinning him against a wall as Devastator while the Robo-Smasher gripped Omega Supreme's head. Omega destroyed the machine before it could finish its work, but the experience left him cold and notoriously taciturn, desiring only revenge upon the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme}} | |||
Like all of Megatron's other brilliant inventions, the Robo-Smasher was apparently never rebuilt. | Like all of Megatron's other brilliant inventions, the Robo-Smasher was apparently never rebuilt. | ||
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It does not appear to have ever smashed anything. | It does not appear to have ever smashed anything. | ||
===E-Hobby toy bios=== | |||
While the Robo-Smasher did a fine job on the Constructicons it caught, it missed at least one. [[Roadhauler]], estranged from his brainwashed teammates, ended up joining the Autobots.<ref>Roadhauler's e-Hobby toy [[bio]]</ref> | |||
==Properties and commentary== | ==Properties and commentary== | ||
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The Robo-Smasher is larger than an average Transformer and has six legs and five tentacles. The three central tentacles are tipped with a device which appears to be some sort of [[laser scalpel]], and the side tentacles are tipped with spiked balls. The side tentacles are used to ensnare and immobilize a victim, and then the central tentacles cut open the Transformer to perform the reprogramming. | The Robo-Smasher is larger than an average Transformer and has six legs and five tentacles. The three central tentacles are tipped with a device which appears to be some sort of [[laser scalpel]], and the side tentacles are tipped with spiked balls. The side tentacles are used to ensnare and immobilize a victim, and then the central tentacles cut open the Transformer to perform the reprogramming. | ||
The programming job done by the Robo-Smasher is apparently very pervasive, if not completely irreversible. Omega Supreme attempted to undo the Smasher's work on the Constructicons, but was unable to do so. Optimus Prime remarked that Megatron's reprogramming jobs are always permanent. However, in [[The Core|a later encounter]] with the Constructicons once the Transformers were on [[Earth]], the Autobots were able to override Devastator's "evil" programming through the use of [[dominator disc]]s. | The programming job done by the Robo-Smasher is apparently very pervasive, if not completely irreversible. Omega Supreme attempted to undo the Smasher's work on the Constructicons, but was unable to do so. Optimus Prime remarked that Megatron's reprogramming jobs are always permanent. However, in [[The Core|a later encounter]] with the Constructicons once the Transformers were on [[Earth]], the Autobots were able to override Devastator's "evil" programming through the use of [[dominator disc]]s. It is not known how deep or long-running that change could have been, though; Megatron was later able to disable the discs handily with his own "control switch." | ||
[[Image:Robo-Smashing.jpg|thumb|left|Transformer brains are constructed from giant wires and capacitors.]] | [[Image:Robo-Smashing.jpg|thumb|left|Transformer brains are constructed from giant wires and capacitors.]] | ||
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[[Category: Generation 1]] | [[Category: Generation 1]] | ||
[[Category: Technology]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Technology]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 8 June 2008
- The Robo-Smasher is a machine from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Robo-Smasher is a machine built by Megatron. It has the ability to permanently reprogram a Transformer as a Decepticon.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon
The Robo-Smasher was in operation for an unknown length of time in the Golden Age of Cybertron. Optimus claims that the device was used to "swell the ranks of the Decepticons", which implies that a significant portion of the Decepticon forces at one time may have been "recruited" through its use. The only specific Transformers it is known to have converted are the Constructicons, whom Megatron also gifted with a combined mode in the process. Omega Supreme tried to reprogram them back to their old selves, and he appeared to have succeeded at first. But they would end up betraying him, pinning him against a wall as Devastator while the Robo-Smasher gripped Omega Supreme's head. Omega destroyed the machine before it could finish its work, but the experience left him cold and notoriously taciturn, desiring only revenge upon the Constructicons. The Secret of Omega Supreme
Like all of Megatron's other brilliant inventions, the Robo-Smasher was apparently never rebuilt.
It does not appear to have ever smashed anything.
E-Hobby toy bios
While the Robo-Smasher did a fine job on the Constructicons it caught, it missed at least one. Roadhauler, estranged from his brainwashed teammates, ended up joining the Autobots.[1]
Properties and commentary
The Robo-Smasher is larger than an average Transformer and has six legs and five tentacles. The three central tentacles are tipped with a device which appears to be some sort of laser scalpel, and the side tentacles are tipped with spiked balls. The side tentacles are used to ensnare and immobilize a victim, and then the central tentacles cut open the Transformer to perform the reprogramming.
The programming job done by the Robo-Smasher is apparently very pervasive, if not completely irreversible. Omega Supreme attempted to undo the Smasher's work on the Constructicons, but was unable to do so. Optimus Prime remarked that Megatron's reprogramming jobs are always permanent. However, in a later encounter with the Constructicons once the Transformers were on Earth, the Autobots were able to override Devastator's "evil" programming through the use of dominator discs. It is not known how deep or long-running that change could have been, though; Megatron was later able to disable the discs handily with his own "control switch."
In the larger canonical view, taking into account material from Beast Wars, the Robo-Smasher appears to create Decepticon shell programs within the minds of the Transformers it attacks. It seems to be a very fast operation, requiring only a few seconds of work once access to the Transformers' circuitry is achieved.
