Triggercon

The Triggercons are aDecepticonsubgroupfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.

Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!

TheTriggerconsare a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

• Windsweeper
• Ruckus
• Crankcase

TheAutobotsubgroup utilizing this technology is known as theTriggerbots.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

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The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago onCybertron,soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture theUnderbaseand they were his support troops. They pursuedOptimus Primeand the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it.The Flames of Boltax!

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of theTriumvirate—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. WhenMegatronreturned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting theTriumviratein the back).The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieveThunderwingfromEarthand take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of themRage!and used them to attack theArkfor the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat.Assault on the Ark!

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in theMatrix Questunder his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle.All Fall Down

Crankcase would be killed by theCybertronian Empirewhen they attacked theWarworld.New Dawn

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Shattered Glass

Ruckuswas referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed byRodimus.Shattered Glass

Toys

The Transformers

Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.

• Triggercons(1988)
  • Crankcase
  • Ruckus
  • Windsweeper

The three Triggercons were released in1988,sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in bothvehicleandrobot modes.Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they hadAutobotcounterparts: theTriggerbots.

Combiner Wars

Grabuge, not Garbage.

• Grabuge(2016)
• Windsweeper(2016)

28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released asCombiner Wars-styled Deluxe Class figures for theTransformers Figure Subscription ServiceSeries 4.0 in 2016.

Legacy

Took you pipsqueaks long enough.

• Crankcase(Deluxe Class,2022)

Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for theLegacyline, being a retool of the same line'sSkids.He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

• Windsweeper(Deluxe Class,2024)

Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year'sNeedlenosein the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection forLegacy: United,being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silverTargetmasterpartners,CleansweepandOzone,to the5 mm portson his arms.

• Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus(Multi-pack,2024)

"Decepticon Rukus" is an extensive retooling ofLegacy: EvolutionDeluxe ClassBeachcomber.Of the Triggercon trio, Rukus has the closest approximation of their original gimmick; flip-out cannons that can deploy in both modes withoutpartsforming,only lacking the spring-loaded functionality.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese:Triggercon(トリガーコンTorigākon)