Acid Storm (Cyberverse)

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{{disambig2|the ''Cyberverse'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon|Acid Storm (G1)}}
:''Acid Storm is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e12-Teletraan-X-Acid-Storm-stops-Windblade-and-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|Their purple rain is not the kind you like to hear.]]

'''Acid Storm''' operates under [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], being one of the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] captains. Using their ability to manipulate weather to create toxic rains, they spend their time chasing Autobots across the world with their Seeker compadres. While their weather changing power may be a stand out, they have also demonstrated the ability to skillfully use technology that they are provided. Although they are loyal to [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], once they were provided the opportunity to solely follow [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]], they took it eagerly.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime Lamchick]] (English), [[Yōji Ueda]] (Japanese)|[[Tiziana Martello]] (Italian), [[Fanny Dreiss]] (French)}}
Acid Storm was one of the Seekers sent to Earth under [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]'s command; they were joined by [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] in an attempt to recover the [[Decepticon scout ship|scout ship]] that [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] had stolen. Windblade was able to take off before they could infiltrate the ship, and a dogfight ensued, with the two Seekers being joined by their commander [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]. Acid Storm's assistance in the fight was short-lived, however, as they and Thrust were taken out of the fight when Windblade discovered the ship's armament array, a brace of missiles sending the two subordinate Seekers spiraling down to Earth. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}
[[File:Siloed-AcidstormThundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The wonders of HRT.]]
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Acid Storm was among the army of Seekers offlined by an AllSpark-powered Starscream. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}
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==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Acid-Storm.jpg|thumb|300px|Lives up to the title of "the green one".]]
*'''Acid Storm''' (Warrior Class, 2018)
**''Action Attack'': "Toxic Slice"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Acid Storm is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. Their Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in their waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging their landing gear onto a peg on their backside. Additionally, they have non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into their forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While their arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Acid Storm has the unusual distinction of having their hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. They also lack knees, likely due to their whole legs being cast from the same green plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, they can splay their legs out to the sides due to hinges on their hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]].

===Tiny Turbo Changers===
[[File:Cyberverse-Acid-Storm-Turbo-Changer.jpg|thumb|Now they're definitely living up to the name of “the green one”]]
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*'''Acid Storm''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Bag code'': '''P'''

:Part of the second series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Acid Storm is a redeco of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Starscream]], being a soft-plastic robot who turns into a neon-green fighter jet.
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==Notes==
[[File:AcidStormCyberversePromo.jpeg|thumb|225px|"The artist didn't catch my good side."]]
* In-keeping with depictions of the character in other continuities up to this point, Hasbro has generally presented Acid Storm as male; the bio on Hasbro's U.S. website refers to the character with male pronouns, and the toy's [[package art]] (seen at right) uses a masculine-styled Seeker head. In the animated series, on the other hand, the character has a feminine voice is provided by actress [[Jaime Lamchick]], indicating that they are intended to be female (with other Seeker characters [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] and [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]] being similarly gender-swapped). However, an apparent case of animation oversight resulted in Acid Storm constantly fluctuating between the show's two distinct "male" and "female" Seeker designs from episode to episode, and even scene to scene. When questioned about this, ''Cyberverse'' writer [[Mae Catt]] offered an in-universe explanation for the inconsistency, stating that their changing appearance was "just something Acid Storm likes to do,"<ref>[https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1076200426586877952 Mae Catt on Twitter, 21 December 2018]</ref> implying the character is non-binary.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bummeritaville/status/1291515912810450944?s=20 Mae Catt's "like" on Twitter, 06 August 2020]</ref> In response to further queries, Catt noted that "pronouns are up to Acid Storm."<ref>[https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1076234242168770560 Mae Catt on Twitter, 21 December 2018]</ref>
* As far as other languages go, Acid Storm's toy packaging uses the masculine forms of "Seeker" in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.<ref>http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/cyberverse/warrior/acidstorm "Cyberverse" Warrior Class Acid Storm Toy Review - BWTF, 3 November 2018</ref> Hasbro's Brazilian Portuguese site refers to Acid Storm's toy in the feminine,<ref>[https://shop.hasbro.com/pt-br/product/transformers-cyberverse-warrior-class-acid-storm:802871B8-5DE6-43CE-A266-111D4C63142F Acid Storm on Hasbro's Brazilian Portuguese site]</ref> while the French Canadian site uses the masculine.<ref>[https://shop.hasbro.com/fr-ca/product/transformers-cyberverse-warrior-class-acid-storm:802871B8-5DE6-43CE-A266-111D4C63142F Acid Storm on Hasbro's French Canadian site]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Acid Storm''' (アシッドストーム ''Ashiddo Sutōmu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]

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