Betatron (CW)

Betatron is an Autobot combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.

“I’m not Computron, I’m my original character, Betatron!”

Betatron is the product of Scattershot's special combinational abilities, which bypass the awkward merging of personalities that most combiners suffer from to form an effective warrior. As such, Betatron serves as a secret weapon for the Autobots, capable of forming and re-forming with new components at the drop of a hat, even whilst battle rages around him.

He is presumably, given his name, a predecessor to Computron. Don't mistake him for Superion or Optimus Maximus.

Toys

Generations

Poor Man’s Computron

• Prowl (Deluxe, 2015)
• Ironhide (Deluxe, 2015)
• Scattershot (Voyager, 2016)
• Sunstreaker (Deluxe, 2015)
• Mirage (Deluxe, 2015)
  • Accessories: rifle (combined from gun and shield), four small weapons, four hands/feet

Betatron can be formed by attaching any four Combiner Wars Deluxe Class figures (although we suggest Decepticons might not be all too appropriate) in limb mode to Voyager Class Scattershot's torso mode. Scattershot's packaging suggests a configuration with Prowl, Ironhide, Sunstreaker, and Mirage.

Betatron is armed with a 5mm rifle formed by combining Scattershot's gun and shield, which can be further expanded by attaching Legends Class Powerglide or one of his mold-mates in gun mode.

• More information on Combiner Wars Betatron at TFU.info

Notes

• The name "Betatron" was previously used for a Micronauts toy in the late 1970s. That wasn't a terribly good effort either!