Razor-Sharp

Razor-Sharp is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Know that my name is not Razorclaw.

Banzai-Tron's Action Master partner is Razor-Sharp, a crab whose claws can tear through nearly any metallic substance. Razor-Sharp transforms into a semi-automatic rifle that fires exploding plasma-energy projectiles. He shares his partner's devious mindset.

Toys

Generation 1

Elephantiasis of the sidearm is a real illness, you know.

• Banzai-Tron with Razor-Sharp (Action Master, 1990)

Part of the third assortment of "basic" carded Action Masters, Razor-Sharp was only available with his larger partner Banzai-Tron. Razor-Sharp's spring-loaded transformation converts him from a robotic crab into a giant "semi-automatic gun" that can be held by any Action Master figure. He can be combined with any "normal" Action Master hand-held weapon in either mode, extending his cannon-barrel.

• More information on Razor-Sharp at TFU.info

Notes

Could be worse; he could have once transformed into a cassette.

• Early promotional catalogs use a redecoed Pretender Octopunch as a stand-in for Razor-Sharp, along with a slightly different color scheme on his pal Banzai-Tron. Could this be what Razor-Sharp looked like before nucleon? Sucks to be him.
• Coincidentally enough, the crab legs for Razor-Sharp and Octopunch are interchangeable.
• The figure can stand in a more upright "sand-crab like" posture which reveals a small robotic face. Hirofumi Ichikawa's: "Transformers Chronicles" depicts him this way. This has not been shown as being correct in any official source. Which could be considered a

fan-mode, a fan-mode presented by Hirofumi Ichikawa mind you.

• Razor-Sharp's color scheme is that of the "Halloween Crab" (Gecarcinus quadratus). Yes, there actually is a crab in nature with a black carapace, purple pincers, and orange legs, Have a look for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_crab