Gigant Sniper
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- Gigant Sniper is a Decepticon combiner from the Robot Masters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
When the Decepticon Gigant Bomb time-travelled to Earth's early 21st century, he discovered the ability to combine with that era's Smokesniper into the massive "high mobility fortress"[1] Gigant Sniper (ギガントスナイパー Gigantosunaipā). With Gigant Bomb's sheer power, Smokesniper's skill, and an arsenal including a devastating missile-launching cannon as well as the solitarium Pulverizer and Radial Pod, Gigant Sniper has no reason to fear any Autobot—except the two-man combiner Victory Saber, who as luck would have it followed Gigant Bomb back from 2025.
Fiction
Robot Masters cartoon
Megatron rode atop Gigant Sniper as he pursued Optimus Prime. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Lio Convoy knocked Megatron off and Victory Saber used his Saber Blade to break the superjet back into his component members. The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters
Robot Masters online comic
In an aerial battle over solitarium, Victory Saber proved more powerful than Gigant Sniper. Bonds Stronger than Steel The two had a rematch, but Victory Saber won again, and this time Gigant Bomb and the rest of the time-displaced Decepticons were sent home, ensuring Gigant Sniper's inactivity for at least twenty years. And Then
Toys
Robot Masters
- Smokesniper and Gigant Bomb (2004)
- Japanese ID number: RM13, RM14
- Accessories: 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers, Radial Pod (Smokesniper) 12 missiles, Pulverizer (Gigant Bomb)
- A redeco of the Generation 2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen, Gigant Sniper transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with under-slung six-missile gatling cannon. Removing Smokesniper from the rear of the jet automatically folds Gigant Bomb's wings to begin his transformation to Cybertronic tank mode.
- Unique to this release are the solitarium weapons "Pulverizer", a hand-held non-firing cannon, and "Radial Pod", a hand-held non-firing...box...thing. The two weapons can combine, but not into anything that looks like anything.
- The same mold is used by BB and Dreadwind. The mold was also intended to be used for Megatron in Generation 2, but was never released. It was also repurposed for Shattered Glass Darkwind and Dreadwind.
Notes
- Gigant Sniper's name is pronounced with a pair of hard G's: "gai-gant". Gigant is a German word meaning "giant" as a noun.
- This is the only release of the Dreadwing/Smokescreen mold that was not sold as a two-pack.
