Null-ray



One of the signature weapons of Starscream, the null-ray is capable of stopping any electrical device with one shot, be it human or Transformer.

Except Megatron. All a blast from the null-ray does is make him angry. It doesn't work on the Dinobots either, but they were already pissed at Starscream and the jets.

The Transformers cartoon
Shortly after arriving at the oil platform with his fellow Decepticons, Starscream was ordered to fire his null-ray at some equipment, causing the machinery to freeze and cease from working. After causing a tidal wave at Sherman Dam, Megatron ordered Starscream to shoot three of the generators with blasts from the null-ray as part of their efforts to make Energon cubes.

After being discovered by Bumblebee, Starscream shot him with the null-ray, allowing the Decepticons to modify his memory circuits to lead the Autobots into a trap.

Later, when Megatron had the power chip rectifiers of the Decepticons installed in him before his battle with Optimus Prime, Starscream lamented that he could no longer use the null-ray or his cluster bombs. A threat of termination from Megatron shut him up.

Starscream zapped Gears with the null ray so Megatron could extract the Autobot's special circuit.

Determined not to be replaced by the human-built Nightbird, Starscream used his null-ray to fritz her circuits. Naturally, Megatron wasn't too happy about the loss of his new female "companion" and immediately labeled Starscream a traitor. Again.

When Starscream partnered up with the (more than usually) paranoid Red Alert, Starscream fired his null-ray at Red Alert, causing his unstable logic circuits to stabilize.

Later, Starscream was shown firing the null-ray from his nose while in vehicle mode. . Later still, he was shown firing it through his finger.

Starscream last used his null-ray at his own coronation as leader of the Decepticons. During the coronation, the Constructicons played trumpets, but Starscream, eager to get on with the ceremony, used the null-ray to slice the instruments in half.

Foreign names

 * Italian: Raggio Zero (The Transformers second dub, "Zero Beam"); Raggio Nullo (Prime, "Null-ray")
 * Polish: Miotacz promieni Zero (War for Cybertron, "Zero ray rifle")