Particle beam cannon
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A particle beam cannon is a powerful weapon carried by both Autobots and Decepticons.
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Fiction
Generation 1
Megatron could assemble a particle beam cannon weapons emplacement from his accessories (although in practice he rarely did, apparently preferring his fusion cannon). Megatron's toy bio
Jetfire carries four particle-beam cannons and heat-seeking photon missiles. Jetfire's toy bio
Trypticon has a particle beam cannon in his nasal cavity. (Hope he doesn't sneeze!) Trypticon's Universe profile
Cloudburst was armed with a particle beam cannon in spaceship mode Cloudburst's toy bio while Override wielded twin, side-mounted, armor-piercing, particle beam cannons. Override's toy bio
Not to be outdone, Optimus Prime's new Powermaster body came with two twin particle beam cannons Powermaster Optimus Prime's toy bio as did his sort-of Japanese counterpart, Ginrai. Ginrai's toy bio Upon upgrading to an Action Master, Grimlock also acquired his own particle beam cannon. Grimlock's toy bio
Later, under the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, Spinister received a "Spin-Blast Particle Beam Cannon" Spinister's toy bio and Jetfire got two "JF-15 HP Jetboost Particle Beam Cannons". Jetfire's toy bio
S.T.A.R.S. Continuity
During the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, Megatron assembled his particle beam cannon and opened fire on Optimus Prime. Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.
Marvel The Transformers comics
In both robot and jet mode, Jetfire is equipped with four independently targetable particle beam cannons around his head. Jetfire's Universe profile In his first encounter with the Autobots on Earth, he blasted Bumblebee with one of them. Brainstorm!
Four million years ago on Cybertron, Override used his particle beam cannons to deactivate a molten mercury minefield while on a mission with Optimus Prime to reach Boltax at the Temple of Knowledge. The Flames of Boltax!
Trigger-Happy!
When facing off against Megatron and his forces at the Riverway Fun Park, Powermaster Optimus Prime transformed into his little-seen battle station mode and started blasting away at them with his arsenal of lasers, particle beam cannons and concussion blasters. Trigger-Happy!
Timelines
The Dark Heart of Sandokan
Upon approaching the planet Sandokan, Astrotrain was attacked by a creature known as Synthos. Starcatcher used a particle beam cannon to distract their attacker long enough for Astrotrain to reach the planet below. The Dark Heart of Sandokan
Renegade Rhetoric
Dr. Go modified the two primary particle beam cannons on the Rogue Star into an enormous Astro-Beam. Fitor used it to steal Gobotron's communication moon, sending it to Cy-Kill and his Renegade forces in the Magellanic Nebulae, although a damaged Leader-1 was dragged along with it, managing to prevent the Renegades from extracting any useful intelligence before the beam wore off. Renegade Rhetoric
Prime cartoon
Project Damocles was a particle beam cannon one with a destructive output powerful enough to be considered a valued weapon in Cybertronian combat. The Human Factor