Twincast
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- Twincast is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"Twincast" is a clone of Blaster created by Shockwave.
Fiction
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics
Twincast was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced Sunstorm. While in a tube, he was discovered by the Battlechargers, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. Night of the Combaticons
Toys
Generation 1
- Twincast (Autobot, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: C-116
- Accessories: Steeljaw, Electro-Scrambler Gun
- Twincast is a repurposing of the original Twincast toy, which was intended as a new form for Blaster. For this Japanese-exclusive release, the first Blaster toy was redecoed into a rather cacophonous new blue, yellow and red color scheme. Like his contemporary redeco Soundblaster, his chest door was retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once, and changed from colorless clear plastic to translucent red as part of a gimmick with his pack-in partner, Steeljaw. This version of Steeljaw sports a new decal depicting Scorponok, which reveals the Decepticon's weak spot when placed behind Twincast's red door, working in the same manner as a Tech Specs decoder.
- In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-HOBBY exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides.
Collector's Edition
- Twincast (2006)
- ID number: C-116
- Accessories: Flip Sides, Electro-scrambler gun, cassette case
- Twincast's first reissue was available exclusively through online retailer e-HOBBY, designed, as most e-HOBBY exclusives were at the time, to accompany the mass-release of the standard reissue of the original Blaster. Though Twincast was unusual in that he was a pre-existing character, where the previous few years' worth of e-HOBBY exclusive redecos had been new characters, he did come packaged with a new partner: a redeco of the Eject/Rewind mold named Flip Sides. At the time, rather than feature unique packaging, all e-HOBBY exclusives came in a generic box in Autobot red or Decepticon purple; oddly, Twincast came in a Decepticon box, but since Flip Sides was characterized as a Decepticon sleeper agent, it just about made sense.
Encore
- Twincast (2012)
- Japanese ID number: 22
- Accessories: Nightstalker, Stripes, electro-scrambler, two mini-cassette cases
- Twincast was available again as part of TakaraTomy's Transformers Encore series of reissues. For this release of Twincast, the techno detailing of his door is smoothed over for cartoon accuracy. Also to add to cartoon accuracy, his face is colored in a metallic yellow with metallic light blue eyes instead of silver with gold eyes. All of the original Twincast's stickers have been replaced with tampographed detailing for this release, including a large Autobot symbol on his chest (where the techno detail was present on previous releases). Twincast also features a darker blue from the previous releases as well as a different shade of yellow for his tape deck door.
- Twincast came with Nightstalker and Stripes.
