An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated. Recent incarnations are a slightly more "advanced"
Astroscope is the name of a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. He should not be confused with Astrotrain.
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Astroscope in the Armada animated series |
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| Mini-Con | |
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| Japanese name | Mir |
| Sub-group | Space Team |
| Partner | Skyblast, Payload, Ultra Magnus, and Knock Out |
| Alternate Modes | Satellite |
| Series | Transformers: Armada Transformers: Energon |
Astroscope is a Mini-Con scientist.[1]
Astroscope first appeared in episode #28, called "Awakening". He last appeared in episode #52, called "Mortal Combat."
In Transformers: Armada #9-11 by Dreamwave Productions the Space Team were among the Mini-Cons survived crashing on Earth's moon. Under the leadership of Dualor they built a fortress there and defended it from an attack by Megatron, Starscream, Thrust and Cyclonus. Once Megatron overpowered the base the Mini-Cons escaped to Earth.
Astroscope appeared among the Mini-Cons in issue #18 of the Transformers: Armada comic book who aided Over-Run using the Mini-Con Matrix in the defeat of Unicron.
According to the author of Space Teams's bios in the More Than Meets the Eye series Payload is based on the Marvel Comics hero The Thing, Skyblast on the Human Torch and Astroscope on Mister Fantastic.