Photon rifle
Photon rifles are a common weapon used by the Autobot army. Jazz is among those Transformers who use photon rifles.[1] His is solar-powered and is sometimes called a "flame-thrower".[2]
Fortress Maximus has one as part of his arsenal, but his is fusion powered.
Rodimus Prime carries a photon eliminator rifle. The difference between a photon eliminator rifle and a regular photon rifle is unknown, but a photon eliminator rifle is probably designed for a different function.
Meanwhile, Jackpot carries a heat induced photon rifle that can be upgraded to a photon cannon by combining with his partner Sights.
Bugly also uses a pair of photon rifles on the off-chance his Circuit-Su isn't going to cut it.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
On a mission to the UK, Jazz attempted to apprehend Zeke Heilmann but Starscream managed to spirit him away in jet mode, telling the human to get in unless he wanted to face Jazz's photon blaster. After shooting at Starscream (and inadvertently killing Heilmann) with a heat-seeking missile, Jazz shot the grounded Decepticon with his photon blaster before they were interrupted by the Red Arrows. To a Power Unknown!
When Hoist found himself trapped in a goldmine in the Yukon, he sent a signal on the Urgent Distress Frequency that was picked up by his comrade Jazz. As Jazz approached, he could only see Hoist's head sticking above the snowline and so, believing himself to be walking into a Decepticon trap, was extra cautious. When Hoist's apparently severed head then turned and spoke to him, Jazz totally lost his cool and discharged a concentrated gem of solar power from his photon-rifle, alerting the nearby Constructicons to their position. The Mission
Peril from the Stars
Jazz variously used his photon rifle to destroy one of Bombshell's cerebro-shells that was controlling your Aunt Sue, threaten Bombshell, and either destroy a boulder or not. Peril from the Stars
Battle Drive
This time, Jazz used his flamethrower to take down Bombshell, saving his photon rifle for Soundwave. Battle Drive
Games
Transformers: Earth Wars
Jetfire is armed with a standard issue photon rifle. Transformers: Earth Wars
Toys
The Transformers
- The Transformers Jazz came with a chromed weapon labelled in his instructions and packaging bio as a photon rifle.
- This mold was reissued several times. It was also used to make (the originally Japanese-exclusive) Stepper, later renamed Ricochet for Hasbro's reissue; although the initial release of Stepper did not come with a redecoed photon rifle, subsequent reissues did.
- Fortress Maximus (Headmaster Base, 1987)
- Accessories: Spike Headmaster unit, Cerebros large Headmaster unit, Gasket, Grommet, photon rifle, dual laser blaster, Cerebros's mini-laser rifle, Cog's laser, radar scope, Master Sword (Japanese release only), Cerebros's sword (Japanese release only)
- According to his instructions and packaging bio, Fort Max was equipped with a photon rifle. This mold was also used to make Super-God Masterforce Grand Maximus, Car Robots Brave Maximus, and Robotmasters "Cybertron Base".
- Jackpot with Sights (Action Master, 1990)
- Accessories: Sights partner, heat induced photon rifle
- Jackpot came with a blue weapon that either he or Sights can wield, or which can combine with Sights to form a photon cannon.
Generation 2
- Jazz (Autobot Car, 1993)
- Accessories: photon rifle, missile launcher, 2 missiles
- Jazz and his photon rifle returned for Generation 2.
See also
References
- ↑ Transformers: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ According to "The Last Stand."
