Requiem Blaster (Armada)
- The Requiem Blaster is a Mini-Con weapon from the Armada and Energon portions of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
The Requiem Blaster is quite simply the most powerful energy weapon in the known galaxy. It is the combined form of the Mini-Cons Astroscope, Payload, and Sky Blast. It utilizes Astroscope's transdimensional research to draw on the power of a super nova's energy, a quasar sonic output, or a black hole's gravity. This makes it EXTREMELY powerful. Only the Skyboom Shield is able to diffuse an attack from the blaster.
- Japanese name: Astro Blaster
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Armada
The existence of the Requiem Blaster was first hinted at by Sideways to Alexis and Red Alert. Awakening When it was first created, a blast from it almost destroys Megatron. Later it allowed Optimus Prime to slow his fall and boil away the ocean below him without harming the ground underneath it while the recoil slowed him down. Desperate
While in possession of the Requiem Blaster the Autobots argued on how it should be used. Blurr, Hot Shot, and Jetfire wanted to use it to storm the Decepticon base. Runaway Megatron infiltrated the Autobot base and stole it from Smokescreen. It blasted a hole clear through Smokescreen and the wall behind him. With his prize in hand, Megatron retreated. Sacrifice
During the raid on the Decepticon base to save the Mini-Cons, Smokescreen (rebuilt as Hoist) blocked a shot from the Requiem Blaster with the Skyboom Shield. He probably wished he had it earlier. Rescue
While attempting to get a Mini-Con on Mars, Megatron blasted some mountains with the blaster. After coming within close proximity of the Skyboom Shield and Star Saber, it started to glow with light before the energy created by all three exploded. Mars
With all three Mini-Con weapons in hand, Thrust combined them into an ultimate weapon, the Hydra Cannon. Threaten
En route to Cybertron, Megatron fired the Requiem Blaster at Scavenger and Demolishor. The wake caused by the blast severely damaged Scavenger. Another shot at Side Swipe knocked him into an asteroid. It was then used to take aim at a newly revived Optimus Prime, but was never fired. Miracle
During the attack by Nemesis Prime, Megatron shot the attacker and blew it to pieces. Nemesis later revived and knocked the Requiem Blaster from Megatron's grasp. After Megatron transformed into Galvatron, he fired once again on Nemesis Prime before turning the weapon's destructive power upon the Axalon. Puppet
Galvatron led the attack on Cybertron initially with just the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, but eventually had Demolishor hand him the Requiem Blaster to continue the attack. Uprising Later while pretending to rebuild the Hydra Cannon, Thrust stole the Requiem Blaster along with the Skyboom Shield. Dash When Starscream pursued, he was blasted to the pieces by the Requiem Blaster. Then, with some fancy time travel, he wasn't. Thrust instead shot the ceiling of the corridor, casuing an avalanche. Drift Thrust then took the weapons through a portal to Cybertron's moon. There the kids attempted to wake up the component Mini-Cons, but to no avail. Portent
The Requiem Blaster was now considered part of Unicron's body. It was said they would not wake up. Union Unicron had covered it entirely with tenacles, but when the Mini-Cons began to sing, it broke escaped and broke up into the component Mini-Cons. They combined once again for Optimus Prime to shoot and destroy Sideways. Origin The blaster later flew in gun form out of Unicron. Mortal Combat
