Maximal Buster
Whenever a battle calls for a Maximal to use a ranged weapon to blindly fire lasers at their enemy, the Maximal Buster (サイバトロンバスター Saibatoron Basutā, lit. "Cybertron Buster") is here to help!
This is a standard-model blaster used only by Maximals, whenever their special attacks are considered too powerful for a particular battle—because, let's be honest, if a battle can be won by a single blast from, let's say Bighorn's "Buffalo Missile", the fight would be over in mere seconds.
Alternatively, the Maximal Buster is also used by Maximals that don't have ranged weapons or blasters in their regular arsenal.
Fiction
Beast Wars II cartoon
Scuba brought a Maximal Buster with him when he infiltrated the Predacon lake fortress. He used it to threaten the Combatrons into returning a Tasmanian devil they'd taken prisoner and to free Tasmania Kid from a death trap. The Lake Trap
With the exception of Scuba, the members of the Lio Convoy Unit wielded Maximal Busters to stop Galvatron in his drill tank mode. Despite that it clearly did nothing to him, they kept attacking him like this until they got him stuck on his back thanks to Scuba. They got better use out the Maximal Busters by shooting the rock formation above Galvatron and burying him under the rubble. Galvatron Revived
When reinforcements arrived to kick the Predacons out of the Maximal campsite, Diver got himself a Maximal Buster and kept Dirge and Thrust at gunpoint. He forced them outside and handed DJ the Maximal Buster to keep the two Combatrons from trying to escape. The Festive Jointrons
Legends comic
Ai used a Maximal Buster. Bonus Edition Vol. 14
Toys
Beast Wars
- Cybertron Buster (Roleplay), 1998)
- Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- The "Cybertron Buster" was the first roleplay toy released in the Japanese Beast Wars toyline and was sold among the Beast Wars II line-up of products. When batteries are inserted and the trigger is pulled, the triple barrels movie back and forth and emit a light that shines through the green transparent plastic parts. As the lights flash, a rapid-fire laser sound effect can be heard.
Masterpiece
- Lio Convoy (Beast Wars) (February 29, 2020)
- ID number: MP-48
- The "Cybertron Buster" is an accessory piece that was made available with Masterpiece Lio Convoy. It features a tab on either side of the handle that slots into either of Lio Convoy's hands.
- Lio Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada.
Legacy
- Nemesis Leo Prime (Voyager Class, 2023)
- Origin universe: Beast Wars Universe
- TakaraTomy ID number: TL-46
- Legacy: Evolution "Nemesis Leo Prime" comes with a handheld blaster based on the Maximal Buster. This blaster is made up of two separate pieces that are both Fire Blast effect-compatible.
Notes
- The Beast Wars II Encyclopedia and the Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia list the Maximal Buster on Bighorn's page as one of his weapons, likely due to the lack of any real features beyond his "Horn Thunder" (a fiction-only attack) and "Buffalo Missile" (a toy gimmick) attacks.
