Blast (GoBots)
Blast is the name of a fictional character in the GoBots series introduced in 1986. Blast model Boomers can be allied with the Guardian or Renegade GoBots in fiction, although the Blast toy was a Renegade.
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GoBots
Boomer Blast should not be confused with the Transformers character named Boomer.
Development
Boomers appeared in the 1985 Consumers catalog with a suggested price of $15.95, but on sale for $13.97.[1]
Animated series
A Guardian Blast Boomer appeared in Challenge of the GoBots episode 9, "Terror in Atlantis". In the episode he is not mentioned by name, only called a Guardian Boomer. He is depicted as a mindless vehicle piloted by the Guardian's human allies.
A Guardian Rumble Boomer and Renegade Blast Boomer appeared together in a commercial for their toys. The commercial incorrectly depicted Rumble with Blast's red message ball, and vice versa.[2]
Comics
Fun Publications
Cataclysmverse
In the story Cultural Appropriation by Fun Publications it was revealed that large numbers of Guardian and Renegade weapons, including Blast units, remain on Level 1 while the various GoBot and Rock Lord teams explore other Levels.
Rhetoricverse
Guardian Boomers appeared in the Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric episode 7-8 "The Hawks of Space". In the story Space Hawk factories were heavily defended by Guardian Boomer units.[3]
A squad of Guardian Boomers blasted Monsterous and Puzzler to their components in episode 59, "Six Heads Are Better Than One".[4]
Toys
- Tonka GoBots 7246 Boomer Blast (1985)
- Shares a mold with Rumble. Turns from motorized armored transport to robot. Comes with a red message ball. Takes 2 C cell batteries.
- Unlike many of the other GoBots toys, Blast and Rumble were designed by Tonka, not imported from Bandai.
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References
- ↑ http://www.tfu.info/issue01/catalogs.htm
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeaAFc_1ZiI
- ↑ "The Hawks of Space". Written by Jim Sorenson. Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric. September 24, 1986 & September 25, 1986/October 19th, 2015. No. 7 & 8, season 1.
- ↑ "Six Heads Are Better Than One". Written by Jim Sorenson. Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric. December 8th, 1986/December 17th, 2015. No. 59, season 1.
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- 1985 toys
- Boomers
- Cataclysmverse characters
- Challenge of the GoBots characters
- Fictional automobiles
- Fictional characters who can fly
- Fictional characters with oxygen independence
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman longevity
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Guardian GoBots
- Renegade GoBots
- Rhetoricverse characters
- Tonka
- Toys with electric motors