Ion Blasters

The Ion Blasters served as Optimus Prime's signature weapon during Seasons 1 and 2 of Transformers: Prime. Unlike Energon Blasters which fire regular energon, these weapons fire blasts of ionized particles, making them more powerful.

Ultra Magnus also possessed two Ion Blasters. After being upgraded to a stronger body by the Forge of Solus Prime, Optimus got a new, more powerful Ion Blaster and a machine gun.



Transformers: War for Cybertron
The weapon is a little more powerful than the Neutron assault rifle, but with twice the rate of fire, it makes a suitable weapon for the Leader class.

Carried by: Leaders, Optimus
 * The blaster has the following in-game stats:
 * Damage: 4
 * Range: 5
 * Accuracy: 4
 * Rate of Fire: 10
 * Max Load: 300
 * Per Mag: 50

Trivia

 * Throughout from Project Predacon until Deadlock, Optimus' Ion Blaster only appeared in his left arm and had a different design.