Immobilizer

This article is about the experimental Decepticon weapon. For Wheeljack's invention, see Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer.

The Immobilizer is a Decepticon weapon from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.

"Even shinier than the Polarity gauntlet!"

A powerful experimental weapon, the Immobilizer can be used to freeze Autobots in their tracks.

Fiction

Prime cartoon

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The Immobilizer was being transported on board the Harbinger when the ship was shot down over Earth by an Autobot battalion. The portion of the ship containing the Immobilizer came to rest against a cliff face, and there it remained until Airachnid located it (not without Starscream's help) and extracted the weapon from the wreck. She then lay in wait with it, using the Immobilizer to freeze first Bulkhead and then Optimus Prime, intending to present them to Megatron as trophies. The third member of the Autobot team, Bumblebee created a dust cloud with his blasters, which Airachnid fired the Immobilizer into. When it cleared, Bumblebee stood frozen, but he was merely feigning and used the opportunity to sneak up on Airachnid. After punching her, he shot the Immobilizer, shattering it. The Autobots later retrieved the pieces and Ratchet repaired it so he could unfreeze Optimus and Bulkhead. Partners

Notes

• The Immobilizer is a callback to the Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer from the The Transformers episode "The Immobilizer".