Snakebomb (Beastformers)
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- Snakebomb is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
One of the sneakiest beings on planet Beast, Snakebomb[1] (スネークボム Sunēkubomu) joined in Alligatron's attempt to conquer the planet with the help of the Decepticons, operating as a spy and recon solider. His incredibly pliable body allows him to slip into small spaces and dodge attacks with ease.
Following the war and the restoration of peace to the planet, he served his homeland Barāki as its Emperor under King Drillfrog... and soon found himself embroiled in war again, this time against the Laser Beast forces.
Sometimes there are lots of him.
Fiction
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ryōichi Tanaka (Japanese)
The Snakebombs were part of the faction of Beastformers that allied with the Decepticon invaders. During an attack by the rebel Beastformers on the Decepticon stronghold, a Snakebomb leapt out of the nearby river and tried to drag a Yellow Giraffe into the water, only to be driven away by Golder.
A Snakebomb spied the Autobot Transformers who had just arrived and reported to the leader Alligatron, who in turn reported the news to Galvatron.
A Snakebomb spotted Daniel and Wheelie, who were following a monkey Beastformer child, and alerted his comrades to the intruder. The two were captured and Snakebombs were among the Beastformers who held the two hostage. One Snakebomb, along with a Black Turtle, brought the two to the factory manufacturing a component for Scorponok's Transtector.
An Alligatron and a Snakebomb later spotted the Autobots, who were flying over to the Decepticon stronghold. Presumably this was the same Snakebomb who attempted to attack Rodimus Prime with a Devilbat, only to be easily brushed off. Defeated, the Snakebomb called out to the newly arrived Galvatron, only to be accidentally shot at by Galvatron for his troubles. Eventually, the Decepticon Transformers were forced into retreat. Rebellion on Planet Beast
The Headmasters comic
Hordes of Snakebombs, backed by the Predacons and Sharkticons, enforced the will of Alligatron. But with the interference of the Autobots, the Snakebombs were driven back. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!
Legends comic
Snakebomb was among the Beastformers who joined the Laser Beasts in fighting against Galvatron II's invading Decepticons on Beast. He watched as the Legends World refugees took off in the Axalon to ram Nemesis. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3
Toys
Transformers: Beastformers
- Snakebomb (Beastformer, 1987)
- Beast ID number: 6
- Accessories: Halberd
- Released in the first series of Takara's Transformers-branded Beastformers assortment, Snakebomb is an anthropomorphic snake with other snakes for arms, wearing high-tech blue armor. He has a rubsign on his chest, revealing the elemental power of Fire, Wood, or Water.
- Because his arms do not have any real "tell" as to which side is the "front" (no thumbs, you see), there is a chance that his arms could come swapped in assembly, with the outer-face mouth as the left arm instead of the right arm.
- He was re-released in the subsequent second and third series; while the toy proper was not changed, the packaging and packed-in bio card was. The Series 1 release comes in a generic purple-grid "Destron Beastformer" box, with a purple-grid bio card with a painted character image on the front, though there was a random chance of his card being replaced by the rare "Holography Mirror" card. Series 2 came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box, with the bio card putting the painted image on a jungle backdrop. Series 3's box was unchanged, but the bio card replaced the painted image with a simpler line-art image, first used in Hasbro's Battle Beasts cast poster. In the green-box releases, depending on the "Pack" he came in, there was a chance of his bio card being replaced with a rare "Secret Photo", "Bewitching Serpent Seal", or "VS Holography Mirror" card.
Beastformers
- Snakebomb (Beastformer, 1988)
- Beast ID number: 6
- Accessories: "Bomb Sabeler" MVP Weapon
- Re-released in the Transformers-less Beastformers sequel series, Snakebomb was given a straight re-release with new packaging and a new, more filled-out bio card with corrected coloring. This new card also gave his weapon, now branded an "MVP Weapon", the name "Bomb Sabeler" (ボムサーベラー, Bomusāberā).
- The initial early releases of this series had the chance for any Beastformer to have the rare Burstsun symbol; we'll probably never know if Snakebomb was ever actually one of them. Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro Battle Beast version of the line.)
- Snakebomb (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer,
1988)- Meiji ID number: 23
- Accessories: ??? weapon
- A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Snakebomb was seemingly intended to be sold as part of the Takara/Meiji candy toy assortment. A bio/data card matching the released candy-toy cards, with its own role-playing rules and using the Transformers-era painted character art, was released in packs of cards with candy, but the actual toy ultimately never saw release.
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Notes
- It is believed that Snakebomb was one of the all-white gumball machine Beastformers released, but no samples have been found so far.
Foreign names
- English: Triple Threat Snake
References
- ↑ The English romanization on Snakebomb's Meiji trading card [1] is "Snakebom". The majority of the other Beastformer romanizations the Wiki has adopted from these cards are otherwise widely open to interpretation; in this case, however, "bom" is assumed to be Engrish.
