Editing Dangerous Power (section)

== History ==

=== Introduction of the Fusion ===

Dangerous Power entered the paintball marker market in 2006 with the Fusion, an electronically controlled, pneumatic paintball marker using a stacked-tube firing system.

The original Fusion operating manual was dated May 2006, while contemporary paintball discussions documented the marker being offered for sale by July 2006.[1][4]

The original Fusion combined an electronically controlled pneumatic ram and poppet valve with break-beam anti-chop eyes, a removable bolt and an adjustable regulator.

It was designed to operate using compressed air and incorporated an Autococker-threaded barrel.[1]

The marker was distributed in the United States by Evoventures Inc., which was identified alongside Dangerous Power in contemporary promotional material.[4]

=== Expansion of the marker range ===

During 2007 and 2008, Dangerous Power expanded its range with additional electronic markers.

The '''Threshold''' was a low-pressure marker using a single-tube pneumatic firing system.

The '''Fusion F8''' was a revised version of the original Fusion, retaining the stacked-tube design.

The '''G3''', introduced in 2008, used a different internal firing system based on an electronically controlled blow-forward bolt.[3][5]

The G3 was marketed as a compact, relatively inexpensive electronic marker, with features including a clamping feedneck, programmable electronics and Dangerous Power's Rapid Air Pressurising System (RAPS).

=== Ownership and distribution changes ===

In September 2009, Dangerous Power announced that the business had been acquired by '''Amazone Inc.''' and was no longer part of Evoventures Inc.

The announcement followed an August 2009 move to larger premises at 15350 East Valley Boulevard, City of Industry, California.[6]

The manufacturer's corporate structure also included the Taiwan-based Shyang Huei Industrial Co., Ltd., trading as SunWorld Industrial.

A 2014 United States federal court ruling identified SunWorld as the manufacturer and Amazone Inc. as its exclusive American distributor.[2]

These records establish a manufacturing and distribution arrangement involving both Taiwan and the United States.

=== REV-i and G3 Spec-R ===

In April 2009, Dangerous Power announced the commercial availability of the '''REV-i''', a higher-priced electronic marker developed over approximately three years.

The REV-i was presented at the USPL tournament in Huntington Beach, California, on 3 April 2009.[6]

Its features included an OLED display, a redesigned pneumatic firing system and a reversible SwitchBlade trigger.

In November 2009, Dangerous Power released the '''G3 Spec-R''', an upgraded G3 incorporating a revised dump-valve bolt arrangement.

The Spec-R was announced on 25 October 2009, with dealer availability scheduled for the first week of November.[6]

=== Later products ===

In December 2009, Dangerous Power announced that it was developing a successor to the Fusion and F8, provisionally identified as the Fusion FX.

The resulting '''Fusion X''' incorporated a redesigned pneumatic ram, OLED electronics and an updated trigger system.[6][7]

The company subsequently introduced the G4 and G5, continuing development of the G-series electronic marker platform.

The G4 incorporated a revised bolt system, magnetic trigger and regulator arrangement.

The G5 introduced the Subsonic Bolt Engine, Riptide regulator and a redesigned frame.[8][9]

Further documented products included the E1, M3A1 and Fusion Elite.

A contemporary announcement identified September 2014 as the intended release period for the Fusion Elite.[10]

Dangerous Power's official website retains product information and operating manuals for these models. However, the continued availability of the website does not establish the current production status of the individual markers.