Barrage (Transformers)

Barrage is the name of two characters in the Transformers universes. Both Barrages are from the original line of Transformers, and they are the second example of reusing a name for a completely different character, after Sky High.

Transformers: Generation 1 (1985)

Transformers character
name = Barrage


caption = Barrage deletable image-caption
affiliation = Decepticon
subgroup = Deluxe Insecticon
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function = Gunner
partner =
motto = "Nothing left standing means nothing left to change."
alternatemodes = Mechanical Japanese rhinoceros beetle
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Dreamwave Productions

In Dreamwave's "The War Within" series Barrage and his fellow Deluxe Insecticons were members of Ratbat's Ultracons faction. They accompanied their leader during the battle against the Wreckers, but were forced to flee when Devastator was defeated.

In the third series, "The Age of Wrath", they accompanied Ratbat to the peace talks with Shockwave's Decepticons and Ultra Magnus' Autobots, where Barrage forcibly "dissuaded" Autobot journalists from asking to many questions. When the conference was attacked by Starscream's Predacons, the Deluxe Insecticons helped fight them off. After Megatron's reappearance, the Barrage rejoined the Decepticons.

The Deluxe Insecticons later appeared in the "" series as the main antagonists. Barrage was eventually killed during a battle between Autobot and Decepticon aligned Micromaster factions.

Devil's Due Publishing

Barrage also appeared in the third G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers series from Devil's Due Publishing. He was seen trying to hold back the combined Autobot/G.I. Joe force trying to rescue Optimus Prime, where he was under attack by a G.I. Joe vehicle driven by Lady Jaye. With Serpentor's final defeat, his fate beyond this is unknown.

Toys

*Generation 1 Insecticon Barrage (1985):During the , Barrage was one of four Deluxe Insecticons featured in the second year in the line. The Deluxe Insecticons were built by Bandai, and imported to United States via Hasbro. Due to an arrangement with Takara (the Japanese toy company who built the toys originally intended to be Transformers), they never appeared on TV in anything more than animated commercials. This was so the television series could be shown in Japan, where Bandai still owned the images of the characters. :In the 1980's Transformers were such a success that Hasbro wanted to get as much product out on the shelves with the Transformers name on it as possible. Since they were running out of old Takara molds to use, they obtained licences to use the molds of other companies' robot toys in the Transformers line. Shockwave, Jetfire, Omega Supreme, Roadbuster, Whirl, Chop Shop, Venom, Barrage and Ransack were among those molds. With the licences to those toys now expired Hasbro and Takara no longer have legal rights to those figures and cannot reissue them.

Transformers: Generation 1

Transformers character
name = Barrage


caption = Barrage toy
affiliation = Autobot
subgroup = Micromaster Combiner
Astro Squad
function = Interstellar Defense
partner = Heave
motto = "There's no speed limit where we drive."
alternatemodes = Lunar Exploration Vehicle (Front Half)
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Barrage is also the name of an Autobot Micromaster combiner who turns into a lunar exploration vehicle when combined with Heave.

Barrage is actually the second example of unrelated Transformers sharing names. The first reuse of a name was Sky High.

Dreamwave Productions

This Barrage has never appeared in any official Transformers fiction save his single page biography in Dreamwave Productions More Than Meets The Eye series.

Toys

*Generation 1 Barrage (1990) :Came packaged with Heave and the other members of the Micromaster Astro Squad.