Blaster (SG)

Blaster is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Ein thumb runter.

Even by the low standards of the Autobots, Blaster is a particularly unpleasant individual—a swaggering, self-important bully who delights in tormenting the weaker 'bots under his command. On the battlefield, he's fond of twisting samples of Earth's classical music into a powerful sonic weapon... and he's sometimes been known to speak in an exaggerated German accent that would probably make those great composers spin in their graves. However, his tendency for theatrics means that he might spend more time trying to stage the perfect entrance than actually fighting. Free-spirited musicians like Soundwave oppose Blaster's high-strung perfectionism, and as a result the two share a long-standing enmity.

Although Blaster's just as treacherous and self-serving as most of the other Autobots, he has a professed fondness for his Mini-Cassettes, who might be the only Cybertronians who can actually tolerate his overbearing presence for more than a few minutes.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

*Insert Street Fighter joke here.*

To keep Blaster occupied during the preparations for the Ark's launch, Optimus Prime gave him a group of Scrounge units to whip into shape like a drill sergeant. Later, in Optimus Prime's absence, Rodimus took command of the Ark, getting rid of the Autobots who were too loyal to Prime. Blaster remained with the ship on its way to Earth, and was on the bridge when Astrotrain attacked it. Blaster was eager to send the Scrounges out, but Rodimus had other plans. Unfortunately, he was too late; Astrotrain successfully sabotaged the Ark, causing it to plummet to Earth. Do Over

After the Autobots recovered from the initial crash, Blaster assisted Wheeljack with the work of repairing the Ark's systems. He wasn't too pleased with Rodimus' return from his own crash landing elsewhere on the planet. And he was even less pleased when Rodimus and their new human allies the three Witwicky brothers advocated against engaging in "ze plunderingk" of their new home. After Rodimus successfully foiled Goldbug's bungled coup, he and the other Earthbound Autobots assisted Rodimus in his plan to hold the planet hostage for ransom by hijacking one of the humans' military bases to gain control of the planet's destructive defense satellites.

Blaster thought they could simply send in the Scrounges as their plan of attack, but Rodimus decided to go for a more standard infiltration attempt instead and ordered Blaster to lead a diversion. Blaster headed up a squad of Autobots and Scrounges to attack the base from the outside, while the Witwickys, Rodimus, and two other Autobots attacked the base from the inside by letting themselves get "arrested". After the base was successfully conquered, Blaster coordinated a mass takeover of Earth's telecommunications systems so Rodimus could broadcast his extortionist demands to the humans. When the Decepticons made an assault to liberate the base, Blaster's squad of Scrounges attempted to keep Heatwave from reaching the satellite's controller system, but Soundwave pitched in and disabled them with the power of rock. Eye in the Sky

Ravage friended Blaster on the website Boxball. Unfortunately for Soundwave, this meant that when Ravage posted a check-in that they were at the Taco Horn, Blaster saw the update and was able to track them down. Recordicons #6

Months later, when Blitzwing suffered an accident that caused him to start transmitting music over the emergency Autobot channel, Blaster's communications abilities kept him immune while the others suffered. He initially tried to take advantage of the situation by wresting command, but dropped the notion when Rodimus was still able to best him even while impaired. He then agreed to be sent out to track down Blitzwing. His first stop was Big Steve's Honest Deals. He convinced Big Steve that he was really a nice, friendly robot in the market for a used vehicle—one like the nice, red tank holding Big Steve's advertisement sign. When Big Steve blew the tank's cover, Blaster noted that the transformed Blitzwing had no choice but to come peacefully or risk hurting the humans with their battle... until Blitzwing promptly flew off, as Blaster had forgotten about his jet mode.

Blaster eventually tracked down his prey again in an alleyway. Emerging from a taxicab, he revealed to a flabbergasted Blitzwing that the humans were both mercenary drivers and unable to keep secrets. Blitzwing's location had been betrayed when Blaster had discovered a human on Yatter saying there was a giant robot near their house. Unfortunately for Blaster, though, Soundwave had access to the same information, and appeared just in the nick of time to save Blitzwing from a fistfight.

The two communications officers traded blows at first, then Blaster was pushed out into the street. Now free to maneuver, he pulled out his baton and began a sonic assault, which Soundwave countered with his speakers. Before either could achieve a decisive advantage, however, they were interrupted by the explosive arrival of Officer Thunderwing, who wanted to arrest... Soundwave. Blaster pretended to Thunderwing that he was a friend to Blitzwing—who had been stunned by Thunderwing's landing—and dragged the triple changer away.

When Blitzwing came to, he found that Blaster had dragged him to the Autobots' rebuilt stellar spanner. Blaster was planning on fitting Blitzwing with a broadcast signal amplifier, then sending him back to Cybertron, where Blitzwing's now uncontrollable broadcasting would glitch every Transformer on the planet offline. Soundwave and Thunderwing eventually caught up with Blaster, but not before Blitzwing had been locked in the now-activated spanner. Soundwave knocked Blaster to the ground after feinting that he would argue with Thunderwing instead, and the two engaged in a second fists-and-sonics fight.

Blaster eventually had Soundwave on the ropes, but before Blaster could finish him off, Soundwave tricked Blaster into confessing a crime in front of Thunderwing. Blaster then found himself on the wrong end of Thunderwing's weaponry. As he working on dodging the weapons fire, Soundwave rescued Blitzwing from the Spanner, so Blaster jumped in instead to escape.

Courtesy of my Electro-scrambler, ya?

Blitzwing then promptly blasted the spanner's control panel with a tank shell. The spanner malfunctioned as Blaster started to transit, and eventually spit him back out again... on Earth's moon. The flightless Autobot then found himself unable to do anything but stare at the Earth so far away above him and scream soundlessly... Blitzwing Bop

Blaster remained trapped on the Moon until the evolved being known as Solarbot crashed near him. Blaster manipulated Solarbot into transporting him back to Earth in his spaceship, and sought revenge on Soundwave. By accident, he also discovered that placing Solarbot in his chest cavity gave Blaster the power of the sun itself. Unfortunately for Blaster, the power was too much for him, and Solarbot burned his way out of Blaster's chest. Weakened and damaged, Blaster and his Mini-Cassettes retreated. Solar Requiem Blaster and Rewind's battle against Solarbot was later observed by Bludgeon. Cybertron Magna Convoy

Some time later, Blaster took part in the Autobot attack on Decepticon City. When Galvatron defeated Optimus Prime, Blaster carried his critically wounded leader aboard Sky Lynx as the Autobots retreated. Restoration En route to Cybertron, however, their ride announced they would have to lighten their load. Rodimus promptly dumped Optimus Prime out the nearest hatch. Blaster had no objections to Rodimus declaring himself the new leader. Familiar Reflections

When Nova Prime and his Knights of Unicron arrived to reclaim command of the Autobots, Blaster fought against the Autotroopers. Out of the One, Many Blaster and the other unrepentant evil Autobots were imprisoned as a new unified Cybertronian society began. The Future Buried...

IDW Shattered Glass continuity

We are going to beat you to death.

Before the Great War, Blaster was a news anchor for the ABN before an on-air slip-up caused the end of his career. Making the best of it, Blaster took the music scene before his replacement, Soundwave, approached Blaster to try and help him. Blaster's physical attack on Soundwave caused the end of his music career and he joined the world of podcasts only for his temper to cost him his sponsors. When societal tensions broke out into a full-scale war, Blaster joined the Wreckers, though he was largely regarded as canon fodder. Shattered Glass II #2

Blaster was among the Autobot forces on Earth and participated in the final battle of the war. Shattered Glass #2 A megacycle post-war, he found himself working as a bodyscrapper in Gold City. He used his cassette spies to track down Megatron and Starscream, siccing them on the pair and letting them know Goldbug was paying double the normal contract price for the two. He joined the fray himself when Starscream bisected Playback, attacking the Seeker with a sonic blast from his leg until Megatron interrupted and grappled the bounty hunter to let his comrade escape. After bringing Starscream to Goldbug, Jetfire remarked that he was able to do so because Blaster "got distracted". Shattered Glass #3

Blaster was later one of those defending Goldbug's fortress from a full Decepticon assault and heard Jetfire's anguished scream in the wake of Starscream's death. Shattered Glass #5

With Gold City under Decepticon control, Slicer and Rodimus ordered Blaster to sabotage the Decepticons' communications. Infiltrating the city, Blaster nearly gave himself away by sparking an argument between Megatron and Jetfire. When Blaster found Soundwave's communications console, he downloaded all the information before he was found by his counterpart. As the communication officers fought, Slicer ordered Blaster to retreat. Reuniting with his handlers outside the city, Blaster found that they had killed his cassettes before Rodimus executed him for his repeated failures. Slicer helped himself to Blaster's severed head and used it to tap into Decepticon communications. Shattered Glass II #2 This ended up giving Slicer a soft-spot for the Decepticons communications officer, Slicer coming to Soundwave's aid when Ultra Magnus began to unravel. Shattered Glass II #5

Toys

Shattered Glass

Oh you are so on that things have now become very much like Donkey Kong.

• SG Soundwave vs SG Blaster (Multi-pack, 2013)

• ID number: VSE
• Accessories: "Electro-scrambler gun"

"SG Blaster" is a redeco of the Encore release of Twincast, transforming into a "ghetto blaster" boombox. His chest-panel tape-door is extended to allow him to carry two Mini-Cassettes at once.

The set he comes in includes an extra sticker sheet, which lets buyers recreate the "tribal" deco seen on his shoulders in the original Shattered Glass text story illustrations, though they cover up the pre-existing deco on his shoulders. There's another small sticker belonging to him that can be placed over the tribal sticker on the far right side of his right shoulder... or anywhere, really, it's your choice.

He was only available in an e-HOBBY exclusive boxed "versus" set along with his rival SG Soundwave, and the cassettes SG Slugfest, SG Ratbat, SG Rewind, SG Ramhorn, and the Solarbot, as well as a 12-page comic. This set was also imported by Fun Publications as part of a "sharing exclusives" deal (with e-HOBBY offering the Shattered Glass-themed BotCon 2012 "Invasion" box set to Japanese buyers).

• More information on Blaster at TFU.info

Shattered Glass Collection

He gave up his German overtones for ankle tilts.

• Autobot Blaster – Autobot Rewind (Voyager Class, 2022)

• Accessories: "Electro-scrambler gun"
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro)

The second release in the second round of Hasbro Pulse exclusive Shattered Glass Collection toys, "Autobot Blaster" is a grey, black, navy blue, and cyan redeco of Kingdom Blaster, transforming from a robot to a boombox. His chest door opens with a push of the buttons underneath, which allows him to store any of the "shield"/"cassette" bots in the Siege scale, though individual tolerances vary. They'll fit, but the fit might be very, very tight.

He also comes with one such "cassette" bot, his pack-in partner Autobot Rewind.

His fists are compatible with the megaphone accessory that came with Studio Series Core-Class Steeljaw, which is obviously intended for the positive-universe iteration of this mold but go nuts.

This mold was also used to make Legacy: Evolution Twincast.

Merchandise

Magic: The Gathering

THE CLASSICAL MUSIC WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

• Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster (2022)
  • ID number: 022
  • Set code: BOT
  • Color identity: Red/Green
  • Casting cost: {3}{R}{G} (front), {1}{R}{G} (back)

"Blaster, Combat DJ" is part of the 2022 Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Transformers card set, found in Collector Booster packs of Magic's The Brothers' War set. It can be reversed to become "Blaster, Morale Booster", representing Blaster in boombox mode.

A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting "Generation 1" Blaster.

Notes

• In Fun Publications' Shattered Glass stories, Blaster speaks with an exaggerated German accent (specifically based on Patton Oswalt's impression of painter William Alexander).^[1][2] This character tic was dropped in IDW's Shattered Glass reboot.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Blaster (ブラスター Burasutā)

References