Accelerator rifle

"Between you an' me, I swiped this gun from a Zaku II."

The Autobot Headmaster Hosehead is armed with an accelerator rifle.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

Hosehead was armed with an accelerator rifle with a range of six miles, that worked by accelerating any target it hit to uncontrollable speeds until it crashed into something. Hosehead's Universe profile

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Back off or I'll hyper-stimulate you!!!

In robot mode Hosehead wielded an accelerator rifle that caused its targets' internal mechanisms to speed up, leading to mechanical breakdowns and draining fuel reserves. Hosehead's More than Meets the Eye profile

Hosehead used his accelerator rifle to "hyper-stimulate" an Aerospace Extermination Squadron drone's weapon, causing it to malfunction. The drone then simply blasted Hosehead with a different weapon in response. The Age of Wrath #3

Toys

The Transformers

• Hosehead (Headmaster, 1988)

• Accessories: Lug Headmaster driver, seat/helmet, accelerator rifle, left and right laser pistols

The Transformers Hosehead came with a black accelerator rifle. This toy was released in Japan with few or no changes as the Headmaster Junior Cab where the accelerator rifle was repurposed as Cab's anti-fire gun.