Editing Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team

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[[Image:AirAssault-Jcard.jpg|right|250px|thumb|They'll "Jetstream Attack" your ass.]]

The '''Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team''' are servants of the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]], who can combine to form the [[Vorpal Saber]], a twisted, evil, but less powerful copy of the legendary [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. They obey [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], accompanying him on his planet-destroying missions. They're more than capable on their own, however, and are known for their precise bombings on their targets.

The Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team is composed of...

*[[Jackknife]] the Boeing Sonic Cruiser jet and sword-tip.
*[[Maverick (Armada)|Maverick]] the concept-shuttle and sword-hilt.
*[[Skull Buster]] the Concorde jet and middle of the sword-blade.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
The team was only ever seen combined as the [[Vorpal Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Puppet|Puppet}} {{storylink|Linkage Part 11|Linkage Part 11}}

==Toys==
===''Legends of the Microns''===
*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
** ''Japanese 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)#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 5 mm 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]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Energon|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], [[Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]].

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*'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-08'''

: This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Armada|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Armada|Wind Sheer]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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==Notes==
*The packaging of Hasbro's Air Assault team depicted the Mini-Cons as having clear parts like the Aerial Extermination team, as opposed to the opaque grey parts they actually had.
*The Aerial Extermination Mini-Cons began life as the Takara release of the Air Assault Mini-Con Team. However, whereas American fiction like the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|''Armada'' comic]] presented the Air Assault Mini-Cons as the same individuals as the Air Defense Team, the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] featured the team's combined sword form as the personal weapon of Nemesis Prime, distinct from the Air Defense Team, further backed up by the [[bio]] details on the Takara release of the toy. Years later, in order to cleanly draw a line between the two interpretations of the team, the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] used its series of online Mini-Con profiles to retroactively give new identities to the Mini-Cons who made up Nemesis Prime's sword, thus truly establishing the Aerial Extermination Mini-Cons as their own characters distinct from the Air Defense/Assault Team.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Assault Micron''' (エアアサルトマイクロン ''Ea Asaruto Maikuron'')


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