Editing Acid Storm (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Bot Shots Decepticon|Acid Storm (BS)}}
:''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]]s, 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==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
When a group of [[Autobot]]s (and [[Chip Chase]]) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a [[cosmitron]] for a wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|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}}

===''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 (G1)|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===
[[Image:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|right|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|All His Engines}}

When [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] finally tracked the Decepticons to their asteroid, Acid Storm was the first one to detect the Autobot craft but did not have time to plan a counter-attack himself. While he was still panicking, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] used the base defenses to blow the Autobot out of the sky, causing pieces of it to fall on them in the process. The two Decepticons then went to search the wreckage for anything useful, only to find that Hot Rod was still alive, and heavily armed to boot. Acid Storm was quickly taken out of action by a shot to the back. {{Storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}
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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. 

: This toy was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] and ''[[Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] (and their ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' redecos), ''Universe'' Starscream and ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Thundercracker, and [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''Classics'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and ''Timelines'' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and Ramjet, ''Gentei! Gentei!'' Thrust and Dirge '''and''' ''Generations'' 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 basic camo pattern was designed by [[Aaron Archer]], a relatively rare occurrence for the time given Archer's high hierarchical status within Hasbro. The specifics of Acid Storm's ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' deco were then fleshed out and finalized by designer [[Bill Rawley]].

* 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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