While Rodimus Prime followed up on the info they obtained, Blaster returned to Autobot City to keep tabs on the impending delivery of the city's new transforming cog, replacing the original that was destroyed in the great battle. Unfortunately, Blurr and Wheelie's delivery shuttle was destroyed by Galvatron, forcing Blaster to call upon Commander Marissa Faireborn of the Earth Defense Command for help. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 Faireborn and the Autobot delivery team were stranded when Io's native lightpoles destroyed the EDC ship, so the long-suffering Blaster sent rescue in the form of the magnificent Sky Lynx, whom Blaster remarked was difficult to describe. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 After Sky Lynx effortlessly saved their friends and delivered the cog to Earth, Pipes installed the cog, allowing the giant Autobot Metroplex, who formed part of the city, to transform to robot mode. Once the Autobot city defeated the Decepticon giant Trypticon, Blaster declared that Metroplex was his kind of town. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5 Blaster is spotlighted in the story Blitzwing Bop where he is one of two Autobots who were not affected by a radio disruption broadcast by the Decepticon Blitzwing. Sent to recover Blitzwing, he plans to send the Decepticon to Cybertron on the Stellar Spanner with an amplifier which will destroy everyone on the planet, including Blitzwing! He is stopped by Soundwave and Thunderwing and thrown into the Spanner, which ends up placing him on Earth's moon. Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Blaster briefly engaged the Decepticons with his comrades.

Blaster was seen among the Autobots being repaired on the Ark when Optimus Prime sent Landmine and Cloudburst on their mission to obtain computer chips to repair fellow Autobots in issue #52, "Guess Who The Mechannibals Are Having For Dinner?". [8] [9] Despite rescuing Sky Lynx, the two Autobots' mission ended in failure, when the pair realized the Mechannibals came by their computer chips by recycling them from other robots they ate. Hasbro's New Transformers for 2008". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30 . Retrieved 2012-08-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored ( help) Blaster is one of two characters that has a unique ending victory pose, in which Blaster has a chance to perform a handstand, and then start break dancing.In the United States and Canada, this figure, like all Vintage G1 releases, is exclusive to Walmart. Blaster appeared in Solar Requiem, where he escaped Earth's moon to the Earth and confronted Soundwave. [16] SG Blaster" is a redeco of the Encore release of Twincast, transforming into a "ghetto blaster" boombox. His chest-panel tape-door is extended to allow him to carry two Mini-Cassettes at once.

In 2007, when the Autobots were able to return to Earth after being forced to withdraw when Transformer/human relations had been heavily damaged the previous year, Ultra Magnus hit upon the idea of a joint Transformer/human singing group to help improve public relations. Blaster was assigned the role of producer for this group, the " Kiss Players", of which Rosanna became a founding member. Kiss Players #39 Blaster was present when Optimus Prime made the discovery that numerous Autobot files held within Teletraan I's databanks had been lost. Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1 A San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive reissue of the original figure with cassettes Steeljaw, Ramhorn and Eject. [13] [14] Like nearly half of the toys since Earthrise, Blaster is a victim of photodegradation, as his unpaintable joints are prone to yellowing.After Optimus Prime and Megatron forged the Cybertron Alliance, Blaster was an active participant in the united faction, until the Autobots and Decepticons once again descended into conflict. G-2 Part 3 Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic Twincast became available at Canadian retail in early February 2023, less than a week after his initial reveal. Blaster was later one of those defending Goldbug's fortress from a full Decepticon assault and heard Jetfire's anguished scream in the wake of Starscream's death. Shattered Glass #5 An unlicensed figure produced by Justitoys recreates Blaster in the style of the Smallest Transformers line. A blue/yellow redeco was later released to represent Twincast. [15] Blaster was one of many spectators for the Speedia 500 race on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2 Twincast would later be present with Rewind for the second week of the race. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3 Legends comic (4)