Synapse (Energon)

The name or term "Synapse" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Synapse (disambiguation).

Synapse is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Synapse (シナプス Shinapusu) is one of the many energy-enhancing Mini-Cons who have allied themselves with the Autobots. A member of the Stealth Augmentation Team, Vector Prime considers him a bit... smarmy. Synapse isn't quite as maneuverable as Road Rebel, but is quite a bit smarter. When Powerlinxed to a Bulk, he likewise increases his partner's cognitive abilities.

Fiction

Beast Wars: Uprising

Synapse was the morally-corrupt political officer aboard the Dinosaur, who'd often clash with the crew of Maximals and Predacons. Intersectionality

Toys

Super Link

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• Synapse (Micron Booster, 2004)

• Booster ID number: 3

Super Link Synapse is a redeco of the "Corona" Sparkplug toy, transforming into a Cybertronic sports car.

He was sold only as part of the second Micron Booster assortment in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. This assortment was primarily sold through convenience stores.

Synapse uses the same mold as Chrome and Thyristor. The original version of the mold is used by Atlas and Rod.

• More information on Synapse at TFU.info

Transformers: Armada mold: Sparkplug
Version 1: Hasbro: Armada Sparkplug Corona Sparkplug (Battle for the Matrix) Takara: Legends of the Microns MC-01 Prime 1 Rod (Micron Booster) 2 Atlas (Micron Booster) TV-Kun: Legends of the Microns Prime Super Mode Kinpika Prime Sonokong: Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron MC-01 Prime Version 2: Hasbro: Armada Corona Sparkplug Energon Corona Sparkplug Takara: Legends of the Microns MC-XX Corona Prime Super Link 1 Chrome (Micron Booster) 2 Thyristor (Micron Booster) 3 Synapse (Micron Booster)
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Notes

• Synapse was originally released by Takara in 2004 in an assortment with no bios whatsoever. The Transformers Collectors' Club commissioned profile art for Synapse, to be given the localized name Impulse, but it was never officially used due to the Mini-Con bio program going defunct. Artist MCRG would later post it to DeviantArt. Unfortunately, this name and art were not known to the Facebook writers of Ask Vector Prime in 2015 when they gave Synapse characterization and assigned him to a team with two other members of his toy assortment.

See also

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Versions of Synapse have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Synapse, the Micromaster from Beast Wars: Uprising.

For more information, see Synapse (disambiguation).