Editing Rainmaker

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:''The Rainmakers are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Rainmakers.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|All the colors of the rainbow, except for one...]] 
The Decepticons known colloquially as the '''Rainmakers''' are part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[Cybertron Guard|forces]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Each one is a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] with a bright, single-color paint job. (The green member, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], did find a more exciting palette.) They retain their original Cybertronic "tetrajet" alternate modes. 

As their name implies, they can make rain. [[Acid rain|''Acid'' rain]].

The group consists of:
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]
*[[Ion Storm]]
*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:DivideAndConquer-RainmakersMonitorGreyDetails.jpg|thumb|Just For Jets™ gets rid of grey in one easy shot change!]]
When a group of [[Autobot]]s and [[Chip Chase]] journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to fetch a [[cosmitron]] for a wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron sent the trio to make things difficult for our heroes with a dose of [[acid rain]].

Guess what? They failed. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the Rainmakers were among the deadliest subordinates of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron and [[Earth]] in many [[universal stream]]s, including [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Seeker Acid Storm''' / '''Seeker Ion Storm''' / '''Seeker Nova Storm''' (multipack, 2019)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TBA'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''TBA'''
**''Accessories:'' 6 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers"
:Released as a 3-pack, the Rainmakers are a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]] from the same line, transforming from a heavily Generation 1-inspired robot to a Cybertronian 'tetrajet' based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back; although the jet mode has the robot legs sticking out from the undercarriage. Each includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers," which can mount on their upper arms, or under the wings in jet mode, All three feature battle damage and use the smirkless head sculpt used by Starscream.

:This set was made available at general retail in US Target stores without prior announcement from Hasbro. Release venues elsewhere have yet to be announced.

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==Merchandise==
===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:TLSRainmakers.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Make it Rain.]]
*'''Rainmakers''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' Pegged wings, blasters

:''[[The Loyal Subjects]]'' Rainmakers are a set of three 3-inch non-transforming vinyl figures designed by Les Schetkoe. The set includes [[Acid Storm (G1)#The Loyal Subjects|Acid Storm]] and the two then yet to be named Rainmakers, and comes in a retro box with a limited run of 500 pieces.
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==Notes==
*The term "rainmakers" (or perhaps "rain makers") was originally used by [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] as a colloquial description of their actions. However, repeated [[Fandom|fan usage]] has turned this into a widely accepted name for the group, which was eventually [[Canonizing|made official]] as such by Hasbro's 2008 toy bio for Acid Storm.
*Despite the many different designations thought up by fans, the yellow and the blue Rainmakers went officially unnamed for over 30 years until a 2015 entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] (contributed by [[Brandy Dixon]], [[Betsy Blackie]], and [[Jim Sorenson]]) named the yellow one [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] and the blue one [[Ion Storm]].
*A common piece of [[fanon]] identified the all-yellow Rainmaker as the partially yellow [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. However, even taking into consideration the haphazard coloring typically given to generic Seekers, chances were in favour of their not being the same guy. After being asked the question during the August 2010 Q&A, Hasbro confirmed that the yellow Rainmaker was not Sunstorm, but did not give him a name at that time.<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/26/hasbro-transformers-qa-july-2010-answers August 2010 Q&A on ASMzine:] ''"When the right opportunities arise, the other Seekers seen in the original television series such as Acid Storm have been named and given official backgrounds. Unfortunately, not every character that has appeared on screen has made the transition into other forms of media or even product. Because of this fact, there has been no official backgrounds created for these characters."''</ref>
*Further confusion arose during [[BotCon 2013]], when figures of Sunstorm and his newly named companions from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], were released in an exclusive three pack titled "Rainmakers". However, [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack's title was in error, and that there was no intention to link the "welcoming committee" to the trio from "[[Divide and Conquer]]".
*The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of ''that'' what you will.

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Seekers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]