Not to be confused withDirgegun.

TheRequiem Blaster is quite simply the most powerful energy weapon in the known galaxy. It is the combined form of theSpace Mini-Con Team, comprisingAstroscope,Payload, andSky Blast. It utilizes Astroscope's transdimensional research to draw on the power of a super nova's energy, a quasar's sonic output, or ablack hole's gravity. This makes it EXTREMELY powerful. Only theSkyboom Shield is able to diffuse an attack from the blaster.

Fiction

Armada cartoon

The existence of the Requiem Blaster was first hinted at bySideways toAlexis andRed Alert.Awakening When it was first created, a blast from it almost destroyedMegatron. Later it allowedOptimus Prime to slow his fall and boil away the ocean below him without harming the ground underneath it while the recoil slowed him down.Desperate

While in possession of the Requiem Blaster the Autobots argued on how it should be used.Blurr,Hot Shot, andJetfire wanted to use it to storm the Decepticon base.Runaway Megatron infiltrated the Autobot base and stole it fromSmokescreen. It blasted a hole clear through Smokescreen and the wall behind him. With his prize in hand, Megatron retreated.Sacrifice

During the raid on the Decepticon base to save the Mini-Cons, Smokescreen (rebuilt as Hoist) blocked a shot from the Requiem Blaster with theSkyboom Shield. He probably wished he had it earlier.Rescue

While attempting to get a Mini-Con onMars, Megatron blasted some mountains with the blaster. After coming within close proximity of the Skyboom Shield andStar Saber, it started to glow with light before the energy created by all three exploded.Mars

With all three Mini-Con weapons in hand,Thrust combined them into an ultimate weapon, theHydra Cannon.Threaten

En route to Cybertron, Megatron fired the Requiem Blaster atScavenger andDemolishor. The wake caused by the blast severely damaged Scavenger. Another shot atSide Swipe knocked him into an asteroid. It was then used to take aim at a newly revived Optimus Prime, but was never fired.Miracle

During the attack byNemesis Prime, Megatron shot the attacker and blew it to pieces. Nemesis later revived and knocked the Requiem Blaster from Megatron's grasp. After Megatron transformed into Galvatron, he fired once again on Nemesis Prime before turning the weapon's destructive power upon theAxalon.Puppet

Galvatron led the attack on Cybertron initially with just the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, but eventually had Demolishor hand him the Requiem Blaster to continue the attack.Uprising Later while pretending to rebuild the Hydra Cannon, Thrust stole the Requiem Blaster along with the Skyboom Shield.Dash WhenStarscream pursued, he was blasted to the pieces by the Requiem Blaster. Then, with some fancy time travel, he wasn't. Thrust instead shot the ceiling of the corridor, causing an avalanche.Drift Thrust then took the weapons through a portal to Cybertron's moon. There the kids attempted to wake up the component Mini-Cons, but to no avail.Portent

The Requiem Blaster was now considered part ofUnicron's body. It was said they would not wake up.Union Unicron had covered it entirely with tentacles, but when the Mini-Cons began to sing, it broke escaped and broke up into the component Mini-Cons. They combined once again for Optimus Prime to shoot and destroy Sideways.Origin The blaster later flew in gun form out of Unicron.Mortal Combat

Linkage

The Requiem Blaster, Star Saber and Skyboom were the "three keys" needed to awakenUnicron.Linkage Part 10

DreamwaveArmada comic

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TransTech

Ego, a collector ofmultiversal artifacts, had a Requiem Blaster in his collection.Bulletbike stole it and used it to kill the security guardAurik.I, Lowtech

Legends World

Megatron wielded the Requiem Blaster, Star Saber, and Skyboom shield during his foray into theLegends Universe.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

In a multiversal foray,Barricade andHun-Gurrr witnessed Megatron wielding the Requiem Blaster.Worlds Collide

Toys

Armada

Nobody can deny that, measured solely by its ability to blow 'bots into clouds of disproportionate atoms, the Requiem Blaster is an incredible force for good in the universe.

• Space Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack,2003)

• Takara ID number:MM-13
• Takara release date:July 17, 2003
• Known designers:Hironori Kobayashi (Takara)

The Requiem Blaster is the combined form of the threeArmadaSpace Mini-Con Team members:Payload forms the main base and handle,Sky Blast the main chamber, andAstroscope the firing barrel.

In theHasbro line, the Space Team were released in the third assortment of Mini-Con teams; the complete Team was also included "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, clamshelled together with theAdventure Team,Night Attack Team, andRoad Assault Team. In Japan, it was part of the fifth wave ofLegend of the Microns product, released inJuly 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two companies' releases.

The Requiem Blaster mold-set wasredecoed into theDeep Space Mini-Con Team'sUmbral Blaster.

But with its wide radius, it is not a particularly terrific weapon for showing off your sharpshooting skills.

• Space Micron Exdimensions (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)

• ID number:MM-14
• Release date:August 14, 2003

A limited-edition (but still regular-retail)redeco of the Space Team was made available in Japan as part of theExdimensions series, in the sixth wave ofLegends of the Microns product. The entire Team was redecoed in shades of green and brown... an oddly terrestrial color scheme for a space-based group.

This mold set also doubles as theCosmic Exploration Team and theAstro Blaster.

• Apollo (Candy toy, 2003)

• Change Micron ID number:5

• Mir (Candy toy, 2003)

• Change Micron ID number:4
• Accessories: Missile

• Move (Candy toy, 2003)

• Change Micron ID number:6
• Release date: August ?? 2003

The entire Space Team was sold as individuals in the second series ofKabaya "Change Micron"candy toys in Japan, packed with a baggie of fizzy ramune candy, sold primarily in grocery and convenience stores.

These molds are based on the originals, but are in fact entirely new molds with numerous minor sculpting differences. It's likely the individuals are notgang-molded with each other like the original. The most notable difference between theHasbro/Takara Space Team and the Kabaya version is the latter has darker-blue plastic than the usual lighter-blue plastic, plus each member has a number of small paint differences/omissions.

• Jetfire w/ Comettor (Giga-Con Class, 2003)

The Space Team was placed in a bubble attached to the top of normalArmadaJetfire packages as a bonus-buy inTarget stores for a limited time in the US.

• Space Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack,2004)

Test-shots of a slightly-altered Space Team have popped up from various sources. It's possible this was intended to be a mid-series deco-change for the team, though it looks unfinished at best. The team hasexactly the samepaint application layouts in exactly the samecolors as the original. Astroscope's main body changed to off-white, while his lighter-blue legs and head turned black.

• Gallery of the unreleased Armada Space Team at TFkenkon

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Universe (2003)

• Spacewarp (Ultra Class,2004?)

UniverseSpacewarp was an unproduced redeco ofArmada Ultra-sizedJetfire, slated to come with a redeco ofComettor and theSpace Mini-Con Team. Judging fromUniverseRamjet andSunstorm each being packaged with four redecoed Mini-Cons whose names were unchanged, Astroscope would presumably have retained his name.

This set was initially intended as aToys"R"Us exclusive but was shelved because no retail chain ultimately ended up wanting to carry it. Spacewarp was among several proposed exclusives that were ultimately put into retail limbo during the waning of theUniverse line.

In2007, the Spacewarp concept was modified and revived asTimelinesAstrotrain, one of the first exclusives available for purchase from theTransformers Collectors' Club. By this point, however, the Space Team molds were too worn out and were thusly replaced by a redeco of theGiant Planet Team as theSabotage Team.

In2015, this unproduced deco became the basis of the separateInterstellar Marauders Mini-Con Team and their combined mode theTranswarp Blaster.

• More information on the unreleased Spacewarp team at Black Gears

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Energon

• Ultra Magnus (Command Class,2004)

The Space Team was redecoed and packaged in withEnergon Ultra-sizedUltra Magnus. Magnus was originally going to be packed with a new-characters redeco of theStreet Speed Mini-Con Team (Brakedown,Clocker andOverride, no team name given), but this was changed at the last minute. Exactly why the change to the Space Team was made has yet to be determined.

The toy was a last-minute redeco, along withRapid Run andTreadbolt. As such, their packaging photography had to be completed before properly painted samples could be obtained, so the box-back photos use the original decos; Magnus's box also shows the original Street Speed Team rather than the Space Team.

Magnus, Rapid Run, and Treadbolt were produced in smaller numbers than the rest of the normal retailEnergon line (reportedly only about 10,000 units each) and were only available in the initial shipments of the line. However, Magnus's shipment saw avery limited release, quickly replaced with the second assortment in the US, making him hard to come by. Magnus later showed up in much larger numbers in Australia, Canada, and some European markets, and was made available in Japan throughe-HOBBY with the box altered via a black and white sticker, reflecting the Space Team's addition. The European release showed the correct Mini-Cons, in addition to the standard multi-language changes.

• Race Mini-Con Team / Space Mini-Con Team (Multi-pack, 2004)

An unaltered version of the Space Team was released as part of anEnergon-series "Mini-Con 6-pack" with theRoad Assault Mini-Con Team (yet named the "Race Team" again).

This set was exclusive to bothToys"R"Us andWalmart stores.

Notes

• Unlike the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield, the Requiem Blaster does not transform into a different shape upon completing its combination.
• Aaron Archer claims credit for naming the Requiem Blaster, and thinks it is both his greatest and his dumbest name for a kids toy ever.^[1]
• Sometimes in the Armada cartoon, the Requiem Blaster would be referred to by its Japanese name, the Astro Blaster, due to the rushed nature of the Armada cartoon's dubbing scripts.

References

Foreign names

• Japanese:Astro Blaster (アストロブラスターAsutoro Burasutā)
• Finnish:Tuomipäivän Tykki ("Doomsday Blaster")
• Hungarian:Rekviem Romboló ("Requiem Destroyer")
• Korean:Astro Blaster (아스트로 블래스터Aseuteulo Beullaeseuteo)
• Polish:Rozpylacz ("Dustbringer")
• Swedish:Rekviemkanonen ("Requiem Cannon")