Laserbeak (G1)
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Laserbeak is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity.
Laserbeak is a follower, not a leader. In fact, he can often be found perched atop the shoulders of either Soundwave or whoever leads the Decepticons at a particular time. He can be utterly depended on to complete any mission that he is assigned.
Preliminary name: Slazer
French-Canadian name: Vautour
Japanese name: Condor
Fiction
Marvel Comics Continuity
Generation 1 Cartoon
Voice Actor: Frank Welker (US), Ken Yamaguchi (Japan)
Prior to his arrival on Earth, Laserbeak had less of an avian shape, resembling instead a stylized jet with an ovoid silhouette and a hooked nosecone. He still transformed into a cassette, which is kind of strange when you consider his "carrier" transformed into a lamp-post and not necessarily any device that played cassettes. But anyway, this Laserbeak often carried out spy missions, able to sneak into places the larger Soundwave could not manage, including Iacon, the Autobots headquarters. There, Laserbeak learned of the Autobot mission to seek out new sources of energy away from Cybertron, which prompted a Decepticon interception mission in turn. This led to the whole lot of these spacefaring Transformers crashlanding on Earth and taking a four million-year dirtnap in the heart of a spastic volcano.
In the year 1984, the Transformers were awakened by volcanic activity, and Laserbeak was reformatted with terrestrial aesthetics in both robot and alt-mode. His alt-mode was an audiocassette, while his alt-mode was that of a vulture. His missions, though, were largely unchanged, and he continued to serve as a spy even though his techspec classifies him more as an interrogator and his fellow winged vulture Buzzsaw is described as the spy.
Laserbeak was the first Decepticon to tangle with Autobots on Earth when he was dispatched by Soundwave and Megatron to chase down to snooping Autobot spies, Hound and Cliffjumper. The Autobots tried to scurry away, splitting up so that Laserbeak couldn't follow both of them. He had the last laugh (or squawk) on them, as he launched one of his laser cannons to follow Cliffjumper remotely while he continued to hound Hound.
Dreamwave Comics
Toys
Generation 1
- Laserbeak
- Japanese ID number: 20, D-60, D-105
- Laserbeak was released with Frenzy in the US and Europe in 1984, and by himself in Japan in 1985. He was re-released in Japan in 1986, and again in 1987. The same mold was used for Buzzsaw and Garboil.
- Transformers Collection Condor
- Japanese ID number: TFC-10
- Laserbeak was reissued along side Soundwave in 2003.
Titanium
- Laserbeak
- Laserbeak was shown with a 6" Titanium Soundwave at SDCC 2006
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