Laserbeak (WFC)

The name or term "Laserbeak" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Laserbeak (disambiguation).

Laserbeak is a Decepticon, and later Autobot, Mini-Con from the Aligned continuity family.

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Of the Deployers who stand with Soundwave, Laserbeak may say the least, but he quickly distinguishes himself, as his powerful laser attacks can pin down an Autobot attack force... when it isn't cutting them to shreds. The only one of Soundwave's Deployers to apparently join his master on Earth, Laserbeak is for all intents and purposes Soundwave's twin. Efficient, competent, and all-seeing-and-hearing, Laserbeak is a menace to even the mightiest of Autobots. He also has the honor of being perhaps the only thing his master sincerely cares about besides Megatron, and Soundwave will drop everything if it means saving Laserbeak.

Years after the war ended, he was rescued by Autobot Rescue Bot recruits, and eventually became an Autobot and Rescue Bot trainee himself at the Rescue Bots Academy.

Fiction

Aligned novels

Megatron despised Soundwave's minions, including Laserbeak. Regardless, Soundwave found Laserbeak more valuable than Rumble and Frenzy, and when Soundwave did some intense thinking, his Minicons inside got restless. Transformers: Exodus

Prime cartoon

This is a bird?

When Soundwave intercepted a message from Agent Fowler, Soundwave released Laserbeak (which was resting on his chest) to bring Fowler to the Nemesis. After chasing Fowler's helicopter, the drone grabbed Fowler with his tentacles and returned to the Decepticon ship. Darkness Rising, Part 3

After Soundwave picked up a possible signal from Megatron, who was previously assumed dead, Starscream went to investigate. Untrusting of Starscream, Soundwave decided to keep an eye on him by sending Laserbeak after him. After finding Megatron, Starscream intended to allow Megatron to perish, but was forced to reconsider when he discovered Soundwave's Minicon watching him. Masters & Students

While proving a point to Airachnid, Soundwave unleashed Laserbeak, who zoomed around the Nemesis bridge and shot her a couple of times before reuniting with his master. One Shall Rise, Part 3

Simon Furman would have a field day with this.

Laserbeak was dispatched to keep the Jackhammer busy while Soundwave went after an Iacon relic. Wheeljack managed to shoot the drone down, and Ratchet hit on the plan of uploading a virus into the disabled Laserbeak to allow the Autobots to gain the Iacon database. He and Raf managed to do so, planting an additional grenade as a decoy. When Soundwave retrieved Laserbeak and returned to the Nemesis, the Decepticons found the grenade but not the virus, which passed into the ship's computer and began downloading the database. Triage

Once the Decepticons obtained information pointing to Jasper, Nevada as the home of the Autobots' human friends, Laserbeak was put to work searching the area for the Autobots' base. This bore fruit when he located Smokescreen, who happened to be the last of the Iacon relics. He kept Smokescreen busy until Soundwave arrived to capture the Autobot. Hard Knocks After further exploration of the area, Laserbeak presumably found the base himself, and passed the information along to his superiors, engineering the destruction of the base and the scattering of the Autobots. Darkest Hour

Laserbeak was dispatched to monitor the battle after the Decepticons tracked Jack Darby's location. He was caught in the explosion when Arcee and Jack blew up a gas station to take out the two pursuing Vehicons, and Soundwave was unable to salvage any surveillance data from him. Darkmount, NV

During a battle in Texas, Laserbeak detached from Soundwave and was able to successfully short-out Optimus Prime's shiny new jetpack, causing the Autobot leader to crash in an undignified heap. Project Predacon Laserbeak's second attempt at downing Optimus didn't go so well, with the Autobot leader punching him out of the air. He was unable to locate Soundwave after his master was captured, but Shockwave had him track Fowler to the Autobots' shielded base and reactivate Soundwave with new orders—capture Ratchet. Minus One

During his rescue of Soundwave, Laserbeak's transponder was shot off by Smokescreen, and the Autobots later used it to build an aerial drone. PersuasionWhen Soundwave was trapped in the Shadowzone, Laserbeak was also trapped by virtue of still being attached to his chest. Deadlock

Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe

Laserbeak was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the Allspark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

This would be the last thing you see if this were his twin.

Trapped in the Shadowzone, Soundwave and by extension Laserbeak, followed Megatron back to Earth, but got stuck on the planet after Megatron departed. Soundwave and Laserbeak spent an unspecified amount of time in the Shadowzone, wandering aimlessly on Earth. After Fixit caused a GroundBridge accident, Soundwave flew through the rift, deploying Laserbeak to overwhelm the Autobots while he threw Bumblebee into the Shadowzone. After Strongarm and Grimlock got their second wind, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak once again, herding them into a portal and sending them out of the scrapyard so Soundwave could concentrate on building a beacon to contact Megatron.

Ultimately, the two Autobots were able to pin down the Mini-Con and bludgeon him into unconsciousness. While Bumblebee and Denny Clay overpowered Soundwave and forced him back into another Shadowzone portal, Grimlock and Strongarm returned with a still-unconscious Laserbeak, throwing both of them into the dimension from whence they had came. Portals

"I'll get you next time, Gadget. Next time!"
"Meeeoww!"

When Soundwave escaped the Shadowzone using Decepticon Hunters brought to him by the Activator Mini-Cons Stuntwing, Trickout, and Goldgear, Laserbeak-who had been reformatted into an Activator Mini-Con as well-was deployed to attack Sideswipe when his master discovered the Autobot while he was hiding. As Soundwave went to activate a beacon generator that could irradiate Earth in an effort to contact Megatron, Laserbeak was deployed again to fight Optimus Prime. Just as he was about to finish the Prime, Hi-Test, an Activator Mini-Con who had failed Soundwave, knocked Laserbeak aside before he linked up with Optimus to upgrade him. With the additional power provided, Optimus successfully knocked Laserbeak out of the sky. The Mini-Con was then taken back to Cybertron on Prime Force One alongside his master. Collateral Damage

Rescue Bots Academy cartoon

You sure this is the same guy?

Laserbeak was on board a ship when it became damaged. Injured and in his cassette alternate mode, Laserbeak was trapped in a pile of debris until the Rescue Bot recruits found the ship and retrieved him. They took him back to the Academy on Earth, where Laserbeak transformed and managed to flee the building. His injuries meant he wouldn't be able to go very far before being forced into stasis lock, and Wedge found him stuck in a burning tree. Medix successfully repaired the Decepticon, and as his criminal record was clear, Laserbeak was allowed to stay at the Academy. More Than Meets The Eye

Hoist was making repairs to Laserbeak when Sludge and Snarl dropped by the lab. Later, when he was trying to work out who had messed up the lab, Hoist suspected Laserbeak, however he and Whirl ruled the Decepticon out when they realized his claws didn't match the scratch marks. Things That Go Bot In The Night

Wedge invited Laserbeak to join them aboard Citadel Secundus for the recruits' Year 2 graduation party, but Laserbeak declined, believing himself unworthy due to his past misdeeds. Space Party When Secundus was struck by an asteroid, Laserbeak worked with Hot Shot and Whirl to rewire the control console at the Academy, allowing them to remotely take control of the Titan and prevent him from crashing into the Earth. In the aftermath, Optimus Prime praised Laserbeak and the others who had assisted in the rescue, and offered them the opportunity to become part of the next class at the Academy. Laserbeak was hesitant at first due to his allegiance, but Optimus recognized his efforts to change and officially made him an Autobot, at which point he accepted. Crash Of The Titan

Games

Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

The clearest shot of him in the whole game.

When the captive Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Sideswipe were brought before Soundwave in the Kaon Prison, Laserbeak swooped down and perched on his master's arm. It soon turned out, however, that Prime's team had allowed themselves to be captured so they could rescue Zeta Prime, and as they escaped and made their way through the prison, Laserbeak could be spotted lurking in the shadows, watching their progress, at three different locations. By the time Prime's group made it to Soundwave's laboratory, where Zeta Prime was being held Laserbeak had reunited with his master, and joined Soundwave in battling the Autobots. Laserbeak served as Soundwave's last line of defense in the clash, ejecting from his chest and screeching across the lab at high speeds, blasting laser bursts onto the Autobots below. He was eventually downed, however, and accompanied Soundwave in a hasty retreat, but not before Soundwave fatally wounded Zeta Prime. Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

Lazerbeak[sic] recorded a communication between Zeta Prime and the Autobots, allowing the Decepticons to pinpoint the Autobot leader's probable location so they could obtain the Omega Key. Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

You know you want to. (Unless you're on PC!)

Laserbeak was at Soundwave's side during the assault on Autobot City that nearly destroyed the Ark. In a surprising lack of judgement, he flew past a rampaging Optimus Prime, leading the Autobot leader to where Soundwave was disguised as a light fixture. Luckily for both Decepticons, they were in such a place Optimus was unable to get a clear shot and managed to retreat.

Laserbeak was with Soundwave when the Combaticons and Starscream brought Optimus in as their prisoner. He also somehow missed the massive city-sized Autobot who snuck up on the Decepticons and proceeded to beat Megatron to death. He wisely fled with the remaining Decepticons.

Laserbeak was instrumental in reviving Megatron in Soundwave's laboratory in Kaon, recovering the Techvolt used to bring the Decepticon leader back to life. This earned him an affectionate scratch on the head from the notoriously unemotional Communications Officer. When Megatron tried to do the same, the irate Minicon nipped at him, amusing the warlord.

During the assault on the Autobot defenses keeping Trypticon prisoner, Laserbeak was with Soundwave throughout the battle. He was next seen aboard the Nemesis, Trypticon's new form. He joined Soundwave and Rumble in boarding the Ark as it fled towards a Space Bridge, successfully fending off the Autobots and destroying their anti-air cannons. This allowed the Decepticons to send in Bruticus. He wasn't seen after, though presumably he was sucked into the collapsing Space Bridge along with everyone else. Fall of Cybertron

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Laserbeak accompanied Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream on a mission to retrieve the Dark Spark from an ancient Cybertronian city. Laserbeak helped his master fend off attacking Insecticons. When they reached the chamber that held the Dark Spark, Laserbeak was dispatched by Soundwave to help the Decepticons unlock vault. When the Autobots Sideswipe and Ironhide took the Dark Spark and locked the Decepticons in the Dark Spark's chamber, Laserbeak was the only Decepticon that wasn't trapped inside, and freed his comrades. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense

Laserbeak and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a Pulsar Dish, which would destroy the Energon Drain that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense

Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike

Laserbeak aided Soundwave in his aerial battle against Optimus Prime. Both Decepticons were eventually defeated, and subsequently sent fleeing. Decepticon Strike

Transformers Prime: The Game

Although Laserbeak himself didn't do anything in the game, he is still always seen on Soundwave's chest. Transformers Prime: The Game

Transformers: Robots in Disguise mobile game

Version	Unlock Cost (Energon)	Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)
Activator	2000	30

Lazerbeak could be recruited to help fight off the Insecticon clone army overrunning Crown City. Robots in Disguise mobile game

Toys

Prime

Robots in Disguise

Soundwave (Deluxe Class, 2012)

Series / Number: 1 / 004
TakaraTomy ID number: AM-09
TakaraTomy release date: April 28, 3012

Part of the first wave of Hasbro's Prime: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class toys, Soundwave comes with Laserbeak, who transforms from vague robo-bird to Soundwave's chest-armor. He pegs into Soundwave's chest via a 5 mm-compatible post, which also allows him to perch on top of Soundwave's vehicle mode fuselage or palms.

The TakaraTomy version, part of the second wave of Japanese Prime product, uses stickers for its details instead of paint.

Laserbeak's mold was also redecoed into G.I. Joe and the Transformers Nightshriek and served as the model for the non-toy drone used by Beast Wars: Uprising Botanica.

Cyberverse

He's in there, trust us.

Soundwave (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013)

Series / Number: 3 / 005
TakaraTomy ID number: EG09
TakaraTomy release date: October 26, 2013

Part of the second wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Soundwave is a smaller-scale toy. Laserbeak is technically present, though as a detail permanently molded onto Soundwave's chest.

In Japan, Soundwave was not released in TakaraTomy's Prime line, but in the second wave of the mixed-theme EZ Collection line that ran during Transformers Go!. There appear to be no notable differences between the two releases.

Generations

LaserDisc.

Soundwave (Voyager Class, 2012)

Series / Number: 1 / #001
TakaraTomy ID number: TG13
TakaraTomy release date: March 23, 2013
Known designers: Aaron Archer and Joe Kyde (Hasbro), Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy), Andrew Scribner (deco artist)

Part of the first wave of 2012-onwards Generations Voyager Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Laserbeak is a Legends Class "data disc" that transforms into a robotic bird. He is capable of storing in, and launching out of, Soundwave's chest compartment (very tightly), and features a fully automatic, spring-loaded transformation to bird mode that is triggered when a button on his underside is pressed.

The TakaraTomy version of Laserbeak, part of the fourth wave of Japanese Generations toys, uses a deeper red plastic than the Hasbro version. Both versions use the same circuit-board pattern as mold-mate Buzzsaw, but the Hasbro version mirrors the pattern along the vertical axis.

In both markets, Laserbeak was only available with his larger partner Soundwave.

This mold was redecoed into Buzzsaw and Sunder, and was also retooled into Ratbat. This toy was also repurposed as Generation 1 Laserbeak in IDW's Robots in Disguise comic series, and as Cloud Laserbeak.

Robots in Disguise (2015)

Soundwave & Laserbeak (Activator Combiner, 2017)

Released in the third and final wave of the 2015 Robots in Digsuise toyline's "Activator Combiners" assortment, under the Combiner Force subline imprint, this version of Laserbeak transforms from robo-bird to a little spaceship thing/dual-barreled cannon.

In ship/gun mode, he can plug into any larger Activator Combiner toy in vehicle mode to unlock their "Throttle Up" mode, though naturally he's primarily meant to go with his pack-in partner Soundwave, causing him to deploy a pair of reciprocating missile launchers.

Merchandise

Eaglemoss cards

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Notes

The home console version of War for Cybertron has a trophy/achievement that is received by shooting the three hidden Laserbeaks in Kaon Prison Break.
Laserbeak's appearance in War for Cybertron appears to be based off his Generation 1 counterpart's Cybertronian form from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".
Hasbro referred to the Deployer in Prime as Laserbeak at BotCon 2011, though he was not named onscreen until "Triage", which aired the following year.

Foreign names

Japanese: Laserbeak (レーザービーク Rēzābīku)
Mandarin: Jīgūang Niăo (China, 激光鸟, "Laser Bird")
Russian: Lazernik (Лазерник)

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