Electro-sword
Like the rest of his sword-wielding Predacon teammates, Tantrum also carries a sword. In his case, it's an electro-sword, which is perpetually sheathed in a web of powerful electric bolts that can disable his prey in addition to being sharp and pointy. Owie.
Insecticon overkill extraordinaire Barrage also packs an electro-sword of his own. He mostly just uses it to hack your body into itty-bitty pieces after he’s shot you in the face five times.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
In robot mode, Tantrum carried a catalytic carbine and an electro-sword. Tantrum's Universe profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Barrage was armed with an electro-sword. Tantrum's More than Meets the Eye profile Tantrum's electro-sword generated an electrical field that magnified the damage it caused. Tantrum's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
The Transformers
- Barrage (Deluxe Insecticon, 1985)
- Accessories: sonic rifle, electro sword
- The Transformers Barrage came with a yellow weapon, identified in his instructions as an electro sword.
- Tantrum (Predacon, 1986)
- Accessories: electro sword, catalytic carbine, Predaking foot/back cannon
- Tantrum came with a gold sword, labelled in his instructions as an electro sword, further hyphenated in his packaging bio as an "electro-sword". This toy was also available in a Predaking giftset, which was reissued in 2004 and redecoed for further releases in 2010 and 2017.
