
Mechanical Difficulties!įor this disobedience (and their failure to capture the Mechanic), Grimlock branded Blaster and Goldbug traitors and sent the Protectobots to hunt them down. After an encounter with the Mechanic, Blaster and Goldbug went AWOL from Grimlock's command, having grown tired of his aggressive orders and increasing disregard for humans. King of the Hill!īlaster developed a reluctant friendship with Goldbug, whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy Wonder to his Batman. Blaster was one of the Autobots who voted for Grimlock to be the new Autobot leader, though he soon came to regret this decision. Heavy Traffic He was later released and, after a brief skirmish with the crazed future Decepticon known as Galvatron Fallen Angel, joined the other Earthbound Autobots at the Ark shortly before Optimus Prime's death. Upon arriving on Earth, Blaster was among the Autobots deactivated and disassembled by Circuit Breaker and RAAT.

The Smelting Pool! Shortly after Scrounge was killed, Blaster took part in an assault on Darkmount, where he engaged and seemingly destroyed the Decepticon commander Straxus, before using the Space Bridge to flee to Earth.

This information brought new hope to the Autobot resistance, as it revealed that Optimus Prime and the Autobots on the Ark were still alive and well after four million years, fighting on a planet called Earth. Blaster was too late to save Scrounge's life, but he did retrieve the last bit of data the little spy had uncovered, so Scrounge didn't die in vain.Īnd you thought the 1980s cellphones were huge. Unfortunately, he found him in the Decepticons' smelting pool. Part of Perceptor's Autobot resistance cell on Cybertron, he often disagreed with his superior's orders, especially after his friend Scrounge went missing and Blaster wanted to hunt for him.

And while he was one of the best kickass fighters the Autobots had he had a bit of a problem with authority. You know who you are.īlaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner who hated Decepticons with a passion. Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.
