Bombshock is aDecepticonMicromaster from theGeneration 1continuity family.

I once blew off my own toes in battle, kid. Don't think I won't do the same to you.

Bombshock is old because he's hard. And he's hard because he's fought his way through the biggest, baddest battles of theCybertronian Civil Wars. Millions of years of unrelenting combat have burned away all traces of mercy, compassion, and idealism, leaving nothing behind but his cold, ruthless core. He leads theMilitary Patrol well, and he doesn't seem to mind that all three of his teammates are plotting against him. They want a fight, and fighting's all he's good at. And when he gets into the heat of battle, even the destruction of his enemies won't stop him. Sometimes, he won't stop fighting until his bombs have blown most ofhimself apart.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Bombshock was an Autobot and a member of theMilitary Team, a group of strategic experts valued by theBattlestars. Trained to adapt to all combat situations, the four members possessed perfect accuracy with their firepower.Return of Convoy bio

DreamwaveGeneration One continuity

A highly decorated Decepticon warrior, Bombshock was rebuilt as aMicromaster and took up residence inLittle Iacon. He helped train an inter-faction group of young Micromasters, and convincedBarricade to join the Decepticons.Victims of the Revolution Some time later, while arm-wrestlingDropshot andGroundpounder simultaneously (with one arm - and winning!) in a bar, Bombshock witnessed an altercation between theHot Rod andRace Track Patrols. He then watched a race betweenBig Daddy andRoadhandler.The Gray Race He accompanied a group ofInsecticons back to Decepticon headquarters, where he joinedSkystalker's Micromaster insurrection.Recipe For Hate He helped defend their newly-taken base against aCountdown-led Autobot force, and refused Countdown's offer of an alliance against their larger counterparts.Victims of the Revolution

2005 IDW continuity

Bombshock was one of the legions ofDead Universe Micromasters who pursuedHardhead andNightbeat onGorlam Prime.Spotlight: Hardhead

Beast Wars: Uprising

Sidetrack and Bombshock were part of the Temple Guard at theHigh Pavilion ofIacon. They defended the Pavilion during the siege of theResistance at the end of theGrand Uprising. The duo used deadlyzirconium gas pumped through the vents to guide the Resistance invaders into a trap. Those fleeing the gas ran straight into the two tanks' cannon fire. They were killed in the last act ofPsycho-Orb, Resistance general, who psychically directed a pulse grenade underneath the duo before detonating it.Derailment

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard theNemesis in pursuit of theAllSpark.Earthrise webpage^[1] Bombshock was anAir Force Weapons Raider.Earthrise toy packaging

Games

Transformers Legends

Abandoning all subtlety, the Decepticons unleashed the Military Patrol onNew York City. Bombshock and his men caused chaos on a city-wide scale until a team of Autobots led byJetfire drove them out.Full Assault

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Toys

The Transformers

It's a 120mm gun, and I'm not happy to see you.

• Military Patrol (Micromaster Patrol,1990)

Released in the seventh and final year of theoriginalTransformers toyline in the US,Micromaster Bombshock is a tiny robot that transforms into a tiny green Leopard 2 main battle tank. His tank turret rotates and features an elevating barrel.

He was available only in a four-pack with his teammatesDropshot,Growl, andTracer.

• More information on Bombshock at TFU.info

• Military Team (Micro Transformer team,1991)
  • ID number:C-363
  • Accessories: Micro Trailer #3

Bombshock was also released inTakara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line, during theReturn of Convoy year. While the toy had no notable physical changes from the Hasbro release, like allReturn of Convoy Micromasters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.

Like the Hasbro toy, he was only available in a complete set with his teammates, but this release includedMicro Trailer #3.

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

• Bombshock & Decepticon Growl (Micromaster,2020)
  • Hasbro ID number:WFC-E4
  • TakaraTomy ID number:ER EX-04
  • TakaraTomy release date:June 27, 2020

Part of the first wave ofEarthrise Micromaster two-packs, Bombshock transforms from a robot into a tank that more or less resembles his original alt-mode. He reusesTop Shot's vehicle mode cannon andFlak's thighs.

He comes with his partnerGrowl as the "Military Patrol". The two of them can be combined together to create an unnamed cannon weapon that can be wielded by larger figures.

Notes

• Bombshock had a new head tooling created forSiege, but it was only used forCratermaker and not Bombshock himself. Bizarrely, it is an entirely different sculpt from the head created forEarthrise Bombshock.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Bombshock (ボンブショックBonbushokku, ボムショックBomushokku)
• Italian:Cingolo

References