Electromagnetic pulse
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Anelectromagnetic pulse(orEMP) is a powerful wave of electromagnetic radiation which disables or destroys some electronic/robotic devices, but leaves others conveniently operational.
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Fiction
Full Throttle Scramble Power!
Megatroncreated an EMP cannon called theOmega Wave Cannonwhich he planned to use to hold theEarthhostage. TheAutobotsintervened and managed to destroy the Omega Wave Cannon.Full Throttle Scramble Power!
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
General Hawkused an EMP to disableWheeljackandBumblebee,intending to transport the two incapacitated Transformers toArea 51.G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4
Live-action film series
IDW movie comics
Human soldiers from a U.S. Army base in Afghanistan used a localized EMP weapon to disableWreckage,allowing them to take him captive.Planetfall
Sector Seven ARG
TheAllSpark Mutationreferred to asAX9-8946-09SU-1proved to be resistant to an electromagnetic pulse inSector Sevenexperiments.
Capture the Cube
Dewbotisnotresistant to an electromagnetic pulse, but the guards are.
The Veiled Threat
Kaminari Ishihara's weapon of choice is a directionally focused EMP weapon of her own design. It is able to impair a Transformer's motor functions from short-range, hopefully allowing teammates with bigger guns to finish the job.The Veiled Threat
Revenge of the Fallenfilm
Starscreamreleased an EMP burst to disable the radios of MajorWilliam Lennoxand his team after finding them in the Egypt-Israel-Jordan area.Revenge of the Fallen
Revenge of the Fallentoy bios
WhenLockdownwas paid to hunt downRatchet,Ratchet defended himself with an "EMP blast" missile-launcher.Deluxe Ratchet toy bio
Cyber Missions
Lockdown stole Ratchet's EMP blaster after a fight inMission City.Cyber Missions 3Ratchet got it back after Lockdown broke intoNESTheadquarters and fought withSideswipe.Cyber Missions 7He later used it to disableChopster,though its lengthy recharge cycle meant that Chopster's partnerSmolderhad free rein to attackBumblebee.Ratchet had to use his own spark energy to power the weapon so the two Autobots could prevail.Cyber Missions 9When the Decepticons tried to hijack anEnergonshipment, Ratchet used his EMP blaster to detonate the substance.Cyber Missions 10It proved equally capable of bringing down Starscream.Cyber Missions 12
Animatedcartoon
During his days in theGreat Wars,Ratchetcarried a small EMP generator on his arm. He used this device on low power settings to place patients under general anesthetic, allowing him to perform painful or complex operations without causing the patient discomfort. He described its operation toArcee,telling her it would "temporarily overload your consciousness center". At higher settings, the device is capable of immediately rendering aTransformerunconscious, even at range, and can also erasememory cores.Unfortunately, the generator was stolen byLockdown,who used it as a weapon for many years before Ratchet was able to recover it. When Lockdown tried using it on Ratchet, Ratchet revealed that he was immune to it.The Thrill of the Hunt
In the present, onEarth,Ratchet andBumblebeecan create a directed EMP by "crossing the streams", so to speak, of their respective magnetic and electric weapons. Some combination of this EMP and theAllSpark Keywas seemingly responsible for grantingsparksto the lifelessDinobots.Blast from the Past
The two later used the same kind of electromagnetic pulse to successfully blastBlitzwingout of the air.Megatron Rising - Part 2The attack proved less efficient against the immortalStarscream,who didn't even flinch.Mission Accomplished
Aligned continuity family
War for Cybertronvideo game
In theGreat WaronCybertron,bothAutobotsandDecepticonsused EMP weaponry. Scout-class warriors of either faction were known to utilizeEMP Grenadesthat disabled an enemy's sensors, and Soldier-class warriors utilized EMP Shotguns, a highly damaging form of firearm.Ultra Magnus's hammer also sends out electromagnetic pulses, an ability shared byBrutesandDestroyers.
Rescue Botscartoon
In the 1960s, Griffin Rock scientists set up an EMP generator atGriffin Crestso there would be a safe area if island technology could not be controlled. It renderedTransformersimmobile, but otherwise conscious.Rules and Regulations
Dr. SzetoandDr. Greeneprovided theRescue Botswith EMP power-ups so they could stop three out-of-controlScrubbers.The devices required so much power that they needed three minutes to recharge between firings.Transformations
Rage of the Dinobots comic
Shockwaveused an EMP bomb to disable theDinobotsandUltra Magnus,though he himself (or at least his duplicate) was shielded from it.Rage of the Dinobots #4
EarthSparkcartoon
Wheeljackequipped each of his drones with an EMP generator, something whichTwitchinherited when she scanned one as heralternate mode.Traditions
