Bazooka (BW)

This article is about Bazooka, the Beast Wars Neo Predacon. For the G.I. Joe, see Bazooka (G.I. Joe).

Bazooka is a Predacon from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

HISSATSU SHINING DINO FACE

Bazooka (バズーカ Bazūka) could probably teach Dinobot a thing or two about honor. When this hard-headed saurian samurai makes a promise he sees it through to the bitter end. And if "the bitter end" means a gruesome death then, well, hey, at least he kept his word. This ironclad sense of duty and dedication has made him one of Magmatron's most loyal and appreciated subjects, which is something Bazooka takes great pride in. Alas, Bazooka naively expects the same standards of dedication and honor from his fellow Predacons, which is a pretty foolish thing to believe, considering the company he keeps.

In battle, Bazooka is just as rock-hard as his word. Any enemy in melee range is likely to feel the force of his "Gigaton Stamp" attack, a powerful blow from the bony hammer at the end of his tail. For most foes, that's the last thing they ever feel.

Fiction

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

Voice actor: Hajime Komada (Japanese)

Who brought the bazooka to the tea party?

After the defeat of Unicron, Bazooka returned to Cybertron. There, he attended a meal hosted by Artemis. Graduation Ceremony!!

Toys

Beast Wars Neo

If one robot part is one angstrom off its non-intuitive position, that beast mode will refuse to lock together.

• Bazooka (Basic, 1999)
  • ID number: D-38
  • Accessories: Axe/blaster

Bazooka transforms into an organic Euoplocephalus ankylosaurian dinosaur. His beast mode mouth opens slightly when you pull forward on the small spike on his right cheek, but frankly it's easier to just pull the top part of his head up. His tail is lightly spring-loaded so when you lift it (oh stop) and let go, the weak spring and gravity swing it down in a pounding attack. Both gimmicks barely work in robot mode, the tail section becoming a massive bicep-mounted shield as long as Bazooka himself is tall. His tail hides a small weapon that can be used as either an axe or a blaster, depending on which peg is used to hold it.

This mold was also used the make the Walmart-exclusive Dinobots Slapper.

• More information on Bazooka at TFU.info

Which one is harder? ... um... let me rephrase that.

• Utmost Limits Showdown: Bump VS Bazooka (Basic vs pack, 1999)
  • ID number: VS-38
  • Accessories: Axe/blaster

Bazooka was also available in a two-pack with the Maximal Bump. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

Notes

• Development art for the Bazooka toy shows another large panel of beast mode back-armor hanging off his butt that does not exist on the final toy. Just where exactly this piece of kibble would go in beast mode is uncertain.
• Bazooka is one of three Beast Wars Neo toys whose designs were determined via a contest held by TV Magazine. The winning designs were revealed in the April 1999 issue. The other winning designs became Archadis and Mach Kick.