Vorpal Saber

2021-11-15T09:43:09Z

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{{disambig2|the dark sword formed from the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team|the turned-to-evil version of the Star Saber|Star Saber (Armada)}}
[[File:A43 vorpalsaber.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Not to be confused with the Sō'unga.]]

The '''Vorpal Saber''' is a twisted copy of the Star Saber, formed by the three [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]]s from the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]: [[Jackknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster]]. It is the personal weapon of [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], its power surging from the blackness of his cruel, mechanized heart.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25</ref> It doesn't actually go {{w|Jabberwocky|snicker-snack}}, but one could assume it does a good job at beheading.

==Fiction==
===''Linkage''===
Nemesis Prime wielded the Vorpal Saber as he traveled the universe, destroying entire civilizations in order to feed the [[Doomstone]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}}

===''Armada'' cartoon===
After the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s landed on a strange world, they were menaced by a rampaging, powerful clone of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. The creature, calling himself Nemesis Prime, was seemingly defeated by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] when he fired the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and blew the clone to pieces. However, the pieces reconnected with each other and Nemesis Prime formed the powerful Vorpal Saber as an extension of his own flexible, warping body. The Vorpal Saber disintegrated when the Mini-Cons arrived to save the other Transformers. {{storylink|Puppet}}

==Toys==
===''Legends of the Microns''===
[[File:LOTM Vorpal Saber.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Snicker-snack!]]
*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, [[2003]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''MM-17'''
:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] Air Assault Team is almost identical to the [[Hasbro]] versions of the team of the same name, being a [[redeco]] of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]]. The three aircraft of the team combine to form the Vorpal Saber/Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any figure that uses 5mm peg-holes for accessories. However, the Takara version uses clear plastic with just a hint of purple to it in place of the Hasbro versions' opaque off-white.

:These molds were later [[Retool|retooled]] to make the [[Energon Saber]], [[Cryo Saber|Blizzard Saber]], and the [[Chaos Saber]].

*'''Rampage with Hawk and Air Defense Dark Saber Micron'''
**''Takara ID number:'' '''MS-08'''
:This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#AirAssaultPack|Rampage]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#AirAssaultPack|Hawk]].

==Notes==
*If you're wondering what Vorpal means, it derives from Lewis Carol's nonsense poem "{{w|Jabberwocky}}". The word has since become a somewhat common adjective to describe supernatural sharpness in fantasy works. Its use here may be inspired by fellow Hasbro property ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
*The Vorpal Saber was later homaged by the non-Mini-Con [[Dark Saber]] in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dark Saber''' (ダークセイバー ''Dāku Seibā'')
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4a5ab7e49f2cc82d?dmode=source Japanese bio translation]

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Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 24

2021-04-30T13:52:29Z

Countdowner21: Fixed a tense error. ("founded guilty"->"found guilty"

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==Contents==
===Transformers In Action: Fooled By Space Pirates...===
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===Articles and features===
*Brainstorm shows the reader how to assemble a foldout car.
*Perceptor presents science facts.
*Transformers teach the reader how to tie knots.
*A board game with a garish Scorponok and board.
*Spot the different with ugly colored Megatron and Ratchet.
*Box art of Powermaster Optimus Prime, presents a crossword.

===Reprints===
*[[Wrecking Havoc|''The Transformers'' (Marvel UK) #172-173 - "Wrecking Havoc" Parts 1 & 2]]

==Notes==
*Fooled By Space Pirates is a text story retelling of the first three parts of [[Space Pirates!]].
*Wreck-Gar is found guilty by the Quintessons, and is thrown to the Sharkticons. This is not unprecedented, as in [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]] Kup and Ultra Magnus are also found guilty, implying that the Quintessons trials are a sham, where the accused is executed regardless of the verdict. However, since as a prisoner was declared innocent in the orginal Space Pirates! story, it seems that the writer either didn't understand the Quintessons' shtick, or deliberately changed it.
*A Quintesson guard is named Anadin. This appears a misinterpretation of Wreck-Gar's dialogue in the original story, when he made a reference to {{w|Anadin}} brand painkiller pills when he threw a Quintesson guard into the Sharkticons pool. The writer appears to have missed the reference and assumed it was the guard's name.
*Autobot City is located in North Carolina.
*Strangely on the last page, its stated that a "(BAD)" is approaching Autobot City. In context this appears to be the Autobot Surveillance Droid used in Space Pirates. It's possible that this was an editor's note to have a word replaced that was accidentally left in the printed story, though what "BAD" is supposed to ''mean'' (if it's supposed to be the English word "bad", why is it in English?) is anyone's guess.
*This was, sadly, the last issue of the Comic-Magazin.

===Errors===

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*A one page advertisement for Skyquake.

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