Battle Master

This article is about the 2019 gimmick. For the 2014 franchise, see Battle Masters.

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Battle Masters are small Transformers that can transform into weapons compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

Toys

Introduced in the Siege toyline, Battle Masters are small robots that transform into weapons, sold either individually or as pack-ins with larger figures. In the Siege line, they are split into two rough categories:

• The overwhelming majority turn into guns, most being modern updates of prior Targetmaster characters—though nearly all use the same two base molds from the first wave: Firedrive and Blowpipe (and the latter's retool Aimless). Rung also falls into this category.
• The rest are bestial robots that turn into melee weapons, in the vein of some Action Master partners. These are Lionizer, Pteraxadon, Smashdown and their various redecos, plus Giza as a holdover from Power of the Primes.

The Earthrise line introduced a third category, that turn into shields which can double as A.I.R. Lock System-compatible ramps. These were Soundbarrier, Slitherfang, and Doublecrosser, plus a couple of redecos as pack-ins with larger figures.

Each Battle Master (except for Enerax, Sheeldron and Giza) also comes with one or two "Fire Blast" effects: transparent soft-plastic parts with a small hole that lets them attach to the Battle Masters' weapon modes to simulate blaster fire, energy-swipes, or impacts. As all larger Siege and Earthrise toys also have numerous 3 mm posts on their weapons and bodies, these effects can also be used with these toys as well. Some blast effects have 5 mm posts as their base, letting them plug into the barrels or thrusters of larger toys.

The Battle Masters and included blast effects play into the larger C.O.M.B.A.T. System.

War for Cybertron: Siege

Wave 1 WFC-S1 Firedrive WFC-S2 Lionizer WFC-S3 Blowpipe	Wave 2 WFC-S16 Pteraxadon WFC-S17 Aimless	Wave 3 WFC-S30 Caliburst WFC-S31 Smashdown	Wave 4 WFC-S44 Singe WFC-S45 Rung		Lionizer
Pack-ins WFC-S15 Dazzlestrike WFC-S26 Trenchfoot WFC-S27 Fracas WFC-S27 Shrute WFC-S27 Terror-Daxtyl

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Wave 1 WFC-E1 Soundbarrier WFC-E2 Smashdown (unchanged re-release of Siege Smashdown)

Wave 2 WFC-E13 Slitherfang WFC-E14 Rung (unchanged re-release of Siege Rung)

Wave 3 WFC-E39 Decepticon Doublecrosser

Soundbarrier

War for Cybertron Trilogy

Wave 1 pack-ins Battlefield Rung Captive Lionizer Captive Pinpointer Heartburn Heatstroke

Wave 2 pack-ins Enerax Fangtron Giza Sheeldron

Wave 3 pack-ins Sparkless Caliburst Sparkless Singe

Selects Nightstick (with WFC-GS26 Artfire)

Pinpointer

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Pack-ins Autobot Sights

Notes

• Many owners have reported a gradual change in the chemical composition of Fire Blast effects, causing the soft plastic to ah, melt into surrounding paint and plastic. Caution is advised, as is storing blast effects separately from the toys they are intended to complement.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Battle Master (バトルマスター Batoru Masutā)

See also

• Arms Micron
• Targetmaster (technology)