Great Cannon

Great Cannon is a Decepticon from the Operation Combination portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

This is Great Cannon. This is terrible canon. Spot the differences!

Great Cannon (グレートカノン Gurēto Kanon) is (most likely) the leader of the Battle Gaia team, which means they are (probably) the second-in-command to the Decepticon Scrash. They combine with their teammates to form the mighty Battle Gaia.

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Fiction

United EX

When Onslaught succeeded in purloining a set of drones intended for Choppermaster, a new combiner, Battle Gaia, was created from his old body's data. After reporting his success to Scrash, Onslaught released Battle Gaia in order to create a distraction that would allow him to continue his thefts. Prelude to the Siege

Operation Combination story pages

Great Cannon served as the torso to Battle Gaia. Big Pinch, Autobots! The Decepticons' Attack on Earth! Conclusion

Metrowars

As part of Battle Gaia, Great Cannon was stationed aboard Metrotitan during an attack on Scramble City. Metrowars

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

• Battle Gaia (Multi-pack, 1992)

• ID number: TF-10
• Accessories: Rifle, chestplate, twin cannon, ramp

Released in the Operation Combination portion of the original Takara, Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline, Great Cannon is a redeco of Onslaught, transforming into a longnosed truck cab of undtermined, possibly-made-up model, with an extended trailer bed and a large double-barreled cannon. The figure can also assume a base/gun emplacement mode with a ramp that smaller Combaticons can use, though he lacks the launcher mechanism present on the Japanese release of Onslaught. As a Scramble City-style combiner, they can form the torso to any combination of compatible limbs.

Great Cannon was only available as part of the Battle Gaia giftset, along with Leyland, Sandstorm, Shuttle Gunner, and Target Hawk. As one of the last releases of the Japanese Transformers line, at a time when pretty much everyone had stopped buying Transformers, a loose set of the team can demand prices over a thousand U.S. dollars.

• More information on Great Cannon on TFU.info

The Transformers combiner team mold: Combaticons
Bruticus Version 1 (Bruticus): Hasbro: The Transformers Bruticus (In) Generation 2 Bruticus (In) Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-69 Bruticus (GS & In) TF-10 Battle Gaia (GS) GiG: Transformers Multiforce (GS) Version 2 (Baldigus): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-011 Baldigus (GS & In) Encore 16 Bruticus (GS) Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Baldigus (GS) Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Ruination (In) Ruination (Urban Camo) (GS) Universe (2003) Ruination (GS) GS = Gift set release In = Individually released Onslaught (leader) Version 1 (Onslaught): Hasbro: The Transformers C5 Onslaught Classic Onslaught Generation 2 Onslaught Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-64 Onslaught D-69 Onslaught (gift set) TF-10 Great Cannon GiG: Transformers D-64 Destroyer (gift set) Version 2 (Dolrailer): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-010 Dolrailer D-011 Dolrailer (gift set) Encore 16 Onslaught Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Dolrailer Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Mega-Octane Mega-Octane (Urban Camo) Universe (2003) Mega-Octane Blast Off Version 1 (Blast Off): Hasbro: The Transformers C3 Blast Off Decepticon Blast Off Generation 2 Blast Off Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-65 Blast Off D-69 Blast Off (gift set) TF-10 Shuttle Gunner GiG: Transformers D-65 Exploder (gift set) Version 2 (Shuttler): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-008 Shuttler D-011 Shuttler (gift set) Encore 16 Blast Off Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Shuttler Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Movor Movor (Urban Camo) Universe (2003) Movor Brawl Version 1 (Brawl): Hasbro: The Transformers C1 Brawl Decepticon Brawl Generation 2 Brawl Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-67 Brawl D-69 Brawl (gift set) TF-10 Sandstorm GiG: Transformers D-67 Bomber (gift set) Version 2 (Dangar): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-007 Dangar D-011 Dangar (gift set) Encore 16 Brawl Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Dangar Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Armorhide Armorhide (Urban Camo) Universe (2003) Armorhide Swindle Version 1 (Swindle): Hasbro: The Transformers C2 Swindle (purple chest) Swindle (gray chest) Decepticon Swindle Generation 2 Swindle Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-68 Swindle (purple chest) Swindle (gray chest) D-69 Swindle (gift set) TF-10 Leyland GiG: Transformers D-68 Crasher (gift set) Version 2 (Greejeeber): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-006 Greejeeber D-011 Greejeeber (gift set) Encore 16 Swindle Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Greejeeber Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Rollbar Rollbar (Urban Camo) Universe (2003) Rollbar Vortex Version 1 (Vortex): Hasbro: The Transformers C4 Vortex Decepticon Vortex Generation 2 Vortex Takara: Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-66 Vorter D-69 Vorter (gift set) TF-10 Target Hawk GiG: Transformers D-66 Vortex (gift set) Version 2 (Hepter): Takara/TakaraTomy: Car Robots D-009 Hepter D-011 Hepter (gift set) Encore 16 Vorter Sonokong: Car Bot D-011 Hepter Hasbro: Robots in Disguise (2001) Ro-Tor Ro-Tor (Urban Camo) Universe (2003) Ro-Tor
Daishirou Shibukawa

Notes

• Like most of the Battle Gaia team members, the Great Cannon depicted in the July 1992 issue of TV Magazine (as seen above) has some color differences compared to the retail version; in his case, the version of the toy released at retail has a darker grey abdomen.
• None of the Battle Gaia components were given individual bios. This was actually very common by this point in the Takara Transformers line, which was loaded up with multi-packs (mainly of Micromasters) where the singular on-package bio would cover the entire team, and there was very little fiction to even attempt to highlight anyone beyond "hey cool robot that fights good".