Electron cannon
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Electron cannons are powerful ranged weapons. The Omnibot Overdrive carries one, as do the Dinobots Sludge and Snarl.
Games
Transformers Roleplaying Game
The Dinobot Paddles possessed an electron cannon. Technorganic Secrets
Toys
The Transformers
- Overdrive (Omnibot, 1985)
- Accessories: neutron blaster, plasma beam rifle, twin electron cannon
- According to his instructions, The Transformers Overdrive came with a chromed silver twin electron cannon that he could wield in robot mode.
- Sludge (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1992)
- Accessories: energo sword, electron cannon, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
- Sludge came with a black gun, labelled in his instructions as an electron cannon.
- Sludge was reissued as part of the European/Australian Classics line and in Japan, he was offered as a mail-away item during Operation Combination.
- Snarl (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1992)
- Accessories: energo sword, electron cannon, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets
- Snarl came with a black electron cannon, according to his instructions.
- Snarl was also reissued as part of the Classics line and offered as a mail-away item during Operation Combination. Additionally, he was redecoed to form part of Generation 2, though his electron cannon was downgraded to an electron gun.
Notes
- Neither Sludge nor Snarl's packaging bios or The Transformers Universe profiles mention their weapons, while Overdrive didn't even get a bio or profile until Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye series; therein, he was armed with a double-barreled electroshock blaster and an armor-piercing rocket launcher, while Sludge and Snarl carried laser rifles instead.
