Editing Rainmaker

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

[[Image:Rainmakers.jpg|right|300px|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]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
When a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] and [[Chip Chase]] journeyed to 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}}

==Notes==

*Despite the many different designations thought up by fans, the yellow and the blue Rainmaker have never been officially named by Hasbro or any other company. Their names are officially unknown.

* The term "rainmakers" 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 made official as such by Hasbro's bio for [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid 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 some as-yet-unnamed guy. <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>

* The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of ''that'' what you will.

* The blue seeker has been given many names by the fanon, but is commonly known as "Icestorm".
==References==
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[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Seekers]]