Hasbro's New Transformers for 2008". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30 . Retrieved 2012-08-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored ( help) According to Dan Fleming in Powerplay: toys as popular culture, Blaster represents a guardian of more primitive heroes, as well as the hidden power of technology. [4] A poseable Blaster figure that transforms into a Toshiba Satellite laptop that also doubles as a working 4-port USB hub. In robot mode, his chest can fit any of the Generation 1 cassette robots. However, Faireborn and the Autobot delivery team were stranded when lipoles native to Io destroyed the EDC ship, so the long-suffering Blaster sent rescue in the form of the magnificent Sky Lynx, whom Blaster remarked was difficult to describe. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 After Sky Lynx effortlessly saved their friends and delivered the cog to Earth, Pipes installed the cog, and Blaster activated Metroplex's transformation sequence. Once the Autobot city defeated the Decepticon giant Trypticon, Blaster declared that Metroplex was his kind of town. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5 Hasbro's New Transformers for 2008".Mania.com . http://www.mania.com/hasbros-new-transformers-for-2008_article_57616.html .Retrieved 2012-08-17.

Notably, this marks the first release of Twincast in Hasbro markets, as all other releases of the character have been exclusive to Japan. Despite their best efforts, the pair weren't able to stop Vigilem from severing the great Tether that connected the Winged Moon to Cybertron. Blaster and his crew did their best to re-establish a link with the Titans; despite receiving assistance from Glyph, Tap-Out, and Steeljaw Tremors they weren't able to repair the Titan Net before Megatron staged a coup, overthrew the Senate, and killed Sentinel Prime. When Orion Pax inherited the Matrix to become Optimus Prime, Blaster attended his first speech. War World: Awakenings Not long afterwards, the triumphant Decepticons moved to seize control of Iacon's infrastructure by planting loyalists in positions of power, and as a result Mindwipe, Bitstream, and Sparkstalker took control of the Titan Net building and ousted Blaster and his crew. Hunt At one point, Optimus and Megatron got tired of the whole "Autobot Decepticon" thing, so they decided to try out for the Justice League. Blaster's first appearance was in episode 20, "Dinobot Island, Part 1" with no origin provided, simply appearing among the Autobots. Blaster frequently spoke in rhyme resembling rap music lyrics. The original Generation 1 Blaster toy was first reissued in 1991, as part of the Australian " Classics" line up.When Dreadwind refused to accept he'd been replaced as letters host and barricaded his office, Blaster, new host of Darn 'n' Blast, took up a temporary office next door. Dreadwind kept banging on the wall to distract him. #300's Transformation The kids of 1990 Britain duly wrote to Blaster with rap and cool lingo, dude. #300's Darn 'n' Blast Blaster was among the Autobots who were exiled from Earth as part of a villainous conspiracy between Megatron and Shawn Berger. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Everything turned out okay in the end, though. After returning to Cybertron and years in the future, Blaster was one of the attendees at Ratchet's funeral. He led the grieving Hound away after the service had concluded.

Blaster appeared in Solar Requiem, where he escaped Earth's moon to the Earth and confronted Soundwave. [16] Blaster's rivalry with Soundwave increased dramatically by the year 2011. At one point, when Hot Rod was searching Earth for the Matrix, he was ambushed by Soundwave. Blaster took on Soundwave alone, urging Rodimus to leave without him. Soundwave and Blaster then prepared for their final duel. The result was a tie, sorta—they both died. Blaster's initial transformation is an AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player, commonly referred to as a boombox or ghettoblaster, hence the name. Blaster was a popular character from the original series while not featuring as prominently in the modern Transformers universe. [3]

Twincast became available at Canadian retail in early February 2023, less than a week after his initial reveal.

A San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive reissue of the original figure with cassettes Steeljaw, Ramhorn and Eject. [19] [20]Although he wasn't on the initial casualty list, Blaster was revived alongside the Autobots who fell before the crazed Superion, during the outbreak of the Hate Plague. He travelled with the resurrected Optimus Prime and the other survivors of the plague to planet Chaar to recover a heat-resistant alloy that would shield Prime from the plague's effect, but succumbed to the disease while battling infected Decepticons. He and all other sufferers were cured when Prime used the wisdom of the Matrix of Leadership to eradicate the plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2 In 2007, when the Autobots were able to return to Earth after being forced to withdraw when Transformer/human relations had been heavily damaged the previous year, Ultra Magnus hit upon the idea of a joint Transformer/human singing group to help improve public relations. Blaster was assigned the role of producer for this group, the " Kiss Players", of which Rosanna became a founding member. Kiss Players #39 The Age of Wrath ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues. Blaster is destroyed in the Japanese The Transformers: Headmasters series during a fight with Soundwave (who also perished in the fight) and rebuilt two episodes later as Twincast, with a blue/white color scheme as opposed to the red/yellow previously. After a pivotal role in Operation Cassette, he featured as a regular character throughout the whole series. The Twincast toy was most recently re-issued by eHobby. Aside from the blue/yellow color scheme, the Twincast toy also differs from the Blaster/Broadcast toy in that the tape compartment can hold two cassette Transformers simultaneously. During a Decepticon outbreak in Europe, Ramhorn and Steeljaw fought alongside Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots against Galvatron's forces. The Ultimate Weapon Ramhorn and Steeljaw were among the Primitives called to stop Primacron's latest experiment. Call of the Primitives Scramble City