Deployer (WFC)

This article is about the Minicons from the Prime continuity. For the drones from Beast Machines, see Deployer (BM).

Deployers are Minicons 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 helicopter.

Awww, he's like their daddy!Sideswipe has probably read too much fanfic, War for Cybertron

Fiction

Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron

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

Prime cartoon

Hi, I'm Soundwave's boobs.

When Soundwave intercepted a message from Agent Fowler, Soundwave released one of his deployers (which was resting on his chest) to bring Fowler to the Decepticon ship. After chasing Fowler's helicopter, the drone grabbed Fowler with his tentacles and returned to the Decepticon base. Darkness Rising, Part 3

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After Soundwave picks up a possible signal from Megatron (was previously assumed dead), Starscream goes to investigate. Untrusting of Starscream, Soundwave decides to keep an eye him by sending the deployer Minicon after him. After finding Megatron, Starscream intends to allow Megatron to perish, but is forced to reconsider when he discovers Soundwave's Minicon watching him. Masters & Students

Notes

• The Deployer in the Prime cartoon deployed from Soundwave in a method reminiscent of the Breastforce's Breast Animals rather than the Generation 1 inspired method used in War for Cybertron.
• The producers intended the Deployer in "Darkness Rising" as a homage to Laserbeak, but declined to say whether it was him.