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2010-06-19T18:31:39Z

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None of the [[Universe (2008)]] toys had rubsigns, so I don't see why [[Acid Storm]] not having one would be surprising. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:32, 19 June 2010 (EDT)

:: Because the other Seekers (Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker etc.) that use that mold do have them. Excluding the Henkei releases. Although if I am wrong, fair enough. I wasn't aware it needed a discussion. -- 19:29, 19 June 2010 (GMT)

Acid Storm (G1)

2010-06-19T06:20:35Z

86.140.34.167: /* Universe (2008) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Acid Storm is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1AcidStorm.jpg|right|213px|thumb|"What is this 'camouflage' of which you speak?"]]
Despite his intelligence, data gathering skills, and potential charisma, '''Acid Storm''' prefers to wallow in anonymity as just one of the [[Rainmaker|Rainmakers]], a cadre of specialized [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who have the capability to manipulate localized weather patterns to create [[acid rain]].

{{bigquote|Failed, Chip. Acid storm... disabled... circui... try.|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]|"[[Divide and Conquer]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
When a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] (and [[Chip Chase]]) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a [[cosmotron]] for a wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron sent the [[Rainmaker]] trio, including Acid Storm, to make things difficult for our heroes with some [[acid rain]].

Guess what? They failed. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

===Marvel comics continuity===
====''Classics''====
[[Image:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Doomed to always be a background guy.]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Acid Storm was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
{{spoiler|The Transformers issue 7|June 26}}

[[Image:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|12782 is the loneliest number.]]

Three years after Megatron was defeated on [[Earth]], Acid Storm was among those Decepticons who managed to escape the human homeworld and was now under the command of the (self-proclaimed) Decepticon leader [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. However, with the lack of resources, poor morale and Starscream's weak leadership, the Decepticons largely collapsed into anarchy and resorted to cannibalism with not enough [[energon (fuel)|energon]] to go around. After another pointless patrol, Acid Storm and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] dejectedly sat in front of what remained of the ship that carried them to the asteroid that they now called home. {{Storylink|The Transformers issue 7}}
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==Toys==
===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Universe AcidStorm toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Seeker redeco you weren't expecting.]]
* '''Acid Storm''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

: ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Acid Storm is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] mold, transforming into an [[wikipedia:F-15_Eagle|F-15 Eagle]] fighter jet, though with a canopy like that of an [[wikipedia:F-14_Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat]]. He comes with a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers that can be mounted on his biceps or used as hand-held weapons in robot mode, and are attached under his wings in vehicle mode.

Surprisingly, he lacks the heat sensitive [[rubsign]] that the ''Classics'' version of this mold uses, as well as the ''Classics'' line in general.

: This toy was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (and their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' redecos), and [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''Classics'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and ''Timelines'' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] '''and''' ''Gentei! Gentei!'' Thrust and Dirge.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUAcidStorm/acidstorm.htm More information on Acid Storm at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* According to [[Hasbro]]'s [[BotCon 2008]] panel, Acid Storm was originally to be named "Rainmaker", then "Acid Rain", but those names didn't clear [[Trademark|legal]].

* Acid Storm's ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' deco was designed by [[Aaron Archer]], a relative rarity for the time given Archer's high hierarchical status within Hasbro.

* Although explicitly based on the green Rainmaker from "Divide and Conquer", Acid Storm's near-fluorescent green in the cartoon was specifically toned down to fit better into the quasi-realism of the 2008 ''Universe'' toyline.

* Acid Storm's "hyperion3 cannon" is based on one of the email addresses of ''Transformers'' fan [[User:Monzo|Matthew Karpowich, aka "Monzo"]], much as Acid Storm's bio itself is based in part on him (notably the data-gathering aspect). This is the second ''Universe'' toy to shout-out to him, the first being [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]].

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Acid Storm (G1)