Deployer (WFC)

Deployers are Minicon from the Prime continuity family.

Deployers are Soundwave's Minicons that he deploys from his chest. While small by Cybertronian standards, at least one of them is larger than an Earth helicoptor.

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Fiction

Prime cartoon

Plot details for Darkness Rising, Part 3 follow. Spoilers have expired, you may remove this tag

When Soundwave intercepts a message from Agent Fowler, Soundwave releases one of his deployers (which was resting on his chest) to bring Fowler to the Decepticon ship. After chasing Fower's helicoptor, the drone's tentacles grab Fowler and the deployer returns to base. Darkness Rising, Part 3

Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron

Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, and Laserbeak are Soundwave's minions located in his chest cavity. Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron

Notes

• The Deployer in Darkness Rising, Part 3 bears a striking resemblence to Ratbat.