Ionic displacer rifle
| This article is about Astrotrain's weapon from Generation 1. For the turret weapons from War for Cybertron, see Ion Displacer. |
Astrotrain revels in chaos and confusion (when he's not being the Decepti-bus, at least), and few things are as confusing as having one's molecular bonds torn apart, courtesy of his ionic displacer rifle.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
Astrotrain referred to his weapon as "MISTER" ionic displacer. The Gambler
Marvel The Transformers comics
Astrotrain's ionic displacer rifle was capable of disrupting molecular bonds in metal alloys with its beam. Astrotrain's Universe profile
Astrotrain used his ionic displacer rifle to atomize part of a merged Scraplet creature. The Cure! He later disrupted Slingshot with the gun in the opening seconds of a surprise Decepticon assault. Dark Star
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
In robot mode, Astrotrain used an ionic displacer rifle that could permanently destroy circuitry. Astrotrain's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
The Transformers
- The Transformers Astrotrain was armed with a large purple gun, identified in his instructions and packaging bio as an ionic displacer rifle.
