Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team - Revision history

Saix at 21:32, 9 April 2026

2026-04-09T21:32:14Z

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	==Games==		==Games==
	===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===		===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
	[[File:EW-Dark Saber Team.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|]]		[[File:EW-Dark Saber Team.jpg\|300px\|thumb]]
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	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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	===''Armada''===		===''Armada''===
	[[File:Air Assault Mini-Con Team.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:Air Assault Mini-Con Team.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc\|'''Air Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc\|'''Air Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
	{{~~note~~\|~~The ''Armada'' [[Air Defense~~ Mini-Con Team ~~(Armada)#AirAssault~~\|~~Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] toys implicitly double as the~~ ''Earth Wars'' ~~version of the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team.~~}}		{{repurposed\|as=the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team\|by=''[[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]''}}
	: A "tainted by evil" redeco of the team was released by Hasbro in the fourth wave of the ''Armada'' line. This version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple. Due to the lack of any light-up hand features in the Decepticon figures it is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.		: A "tainted by evil" redeco of the team was released by Hasbro in the fourth wave of the ''Armada'' line. This version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple. Due to the lack of any light-up hand features in the Decepticon figures it is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.

	: This set was also released in ''Unicron Battles'' packaging, which was also released in a clamshelled "Bonus Pack" with the [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sea Mini-Con Team]].		: This set was also released in ''Unicron Battles'' packaging, which was also released in a clamshelled "Bonus Pack" with the [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sea Mini-Con Team]].
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	[[Category:Combiner teams]]		[[Category:Combiner teams]]
	[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]		[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]
	[[Category:Unicron]]		[[Category:Unicron-related groups]]

Phaze: Implementing per discussion on the Vorpal Saber's talk page. Feel free to add to the discussion there if you have thoughts about the change.

2025-10-26T01:41:05Z

Implementing per discussion on the Vorpal Saber's talk page. Feel free to add to the discussion there if you have thoughts about the change.

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	[[Image:AirAssault-Jcard.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|They'll "Jetstream Attack" your ass.]]		[[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~~.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25</ref>		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.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25</ref> However, they are also equally as capable on their own, and routinely conduct scarily precise bombing runs on their targets.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/kXyIBXKIP_c/m/Lcgsn-S3WkoJ] Translation of the Air Assault Micron's Japanese bio</ref>

	The Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team is composed of...		The Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team is composed of...
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	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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			===''Armada''===
			[[File:Air Assault Mini-Con Team.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc\|'''Air Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
			{{note\|The ''Armada'' [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#AirAssault\|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] toys implicitly double as the ''Earth Wars'' version of the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team.}}
			: A "tainted by evil" redeco of the team was released by Hasbro in the fourth wave of the ''Armada'' line. This version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple. Due to the lack of any light-up hand features in the Decepticon figures it is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.

			: This set was also released in ''Unicron Battles'' packaging, which was also released in a clamshelled "Bonus Pack" with the [[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sea Mini-Con Team]].
			{{-}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

PBChew18: Adding Earth Wars section

2025-10-23T15:05:10Z

Adding Earth Wars section

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	===''Armada'' cartoon===		===''Armada'' cartoon===
	The [[Vorpal Saber]] sword was held by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] as he battled Transformers on a mysterious planet. {{storylink\|Puppet\|Puppet}}		The [[Vorpal Saber]] sword was held by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] as he battled Transformers on a mysterious planet. {{storylink\|Puppet\|Puppet}}

			==Games==
			===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
			[[File:EW-Dark Saber Team.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|]]
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	==Toys==		==Toys==

Saix at 15:23, 13 June 2025

2025-06-13T15:23:26Z

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	{{factions\|minicon\|unicron}}		{{factions\|minicon\|unicron}}
	~~{{disambig2\|the Unicron-allied Mini-Cons\|the turned-to-evil version of the Star Saber Mini-Cons\|Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)}}~~
	[[Image:AirAssault-Jcard.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|They'll "Jetstream Attack" your ass.]]		[[Image:AirAssault-Jcard.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|They'll "Jetstream Attack" your ass.]]

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Linkage===		===Linkage===
	[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] wielded the Vorpal ~~Sword~~ as he travelled planets to get energy for the [[Doomstone]]. {{storylink\|Linkage Part 11\|Linkage Part 11}}		[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] wielded the Vorpal Saber as he travelled planets to get energy for the [[Doomstone]]. {{storylink\|Linkage Part 11\|Linkage Part 11}}

	===''Armada'' cartoon===		===''Armada'' cartoon===
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	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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	==Notes==		==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 Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)\|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]]. Whereas Hasbro 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.
	*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===		===Foreign names===

M Sipher: /* Legends of the Microns */

2024-01-19T07:05:44Z

Legends of the Microns

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Legends of the Microns''===		===''Legends of the Microns''===
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con ~~Team~~, 2003)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
	:* ''ID number'': '''MM-17'''		:* ''ID number'': '''MM-17'''
	:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003		:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Legends of the Microns''===		===''Legends of the Microns''===
	*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)}}</ul>
	** ''ID number:'' '''MM-17'''		:* ''ID number'': '''MM-17'''
	**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003		:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003

	: Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline\|Legend of the Microns]]'' product, 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]]. However, this set uses clear plastic with just a hint of purple to it in place of the Hasbro versions' opaque off-white.		: Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline\|Legend of the Microns]]'' product, the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] Air Assault Team ([[Jackknife#Toys\|Jack]], [[Skull Buster#Toys\|Mad]], and [[Maverick (Armada)#Toys\|Shade]]) 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)#Toys\|Air Defense Team]]. However, this set uses clear plastic with just a hint of purple to it in place of the Hasbro versions' opaque off-white.

	: 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 post]]-holes for accessories.		: The three aircraft of the team combine to form the [[Vorpal Saber#Toys\|Dark Saber]] sword, which can be held by any figure that uses [[5 mm post]]-holes for accessories. As they use clear-plastic as their main color, this lets the sword work with the light-up fists of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada\|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and Takara's release of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada\|Hot Shot]].

	: These molds were later [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Toys\|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], [[Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]].		: These molds were later [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Toys\|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], [[Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]].
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	[[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px]]		[[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px]]
	*'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
	**''ID number:'' '''MS-08'''		:*''ID number'': '''MS-08'''
	**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003		:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003

	: This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys\|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys\|Wind Sheer]].		: This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys\|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys\|Wind Sheer]].

	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

Fanofcoolstuff27 at 05:33, 4 September 2023

2023-09-04T05:33:06Z

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	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
			{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher: /* Legends of the Microns */

2023-04-21T02:50:59Z

Legends of the Microns

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	: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
	~~{{--}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Saix at 22:22, 20 April 2023

2023-04-20T22:22:27Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Armada'' cartoon ~~continuity~~===		===Linkage===
	The ~~team was only ever seen combined as the~~ [[Vorpal Saber]] sword. {{storylink\|Puppet\|Puppet~~}} {{storylink\|Linkage Part 11\|Linkage Part 11~~}}		[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] wielded the Vorpal Sword as he travelled planets to get energy for the [[Doomstone]]. {{storylink\|Linkage Part 11\|Linkage Part 11}}

			===''Armada'' cartoon===
			The [[Vorpal Saber]] sword was held by [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)\|Nemesis Prime]] as he battled Transformers on a mysterious planet. {{storylink\|Puppet\|Puppet}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
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	[[Category:Armada subgroups]]		[[Category:Armada subgroups]]

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Toys

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	===''Legends of the Microns''===		===''Legends of the Microns''===
	*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)		*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
	** ''~~Japanese~~ ID number:'' '''MM-17'''		** ''ID number:'' '''MM-17'''
			**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003

	: ~~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.		: Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline\|Legend of the Microns]]'' product, 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]]. However, this set 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]].		: 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 post]]-holes for accessories.

			: These molds were later [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Toys\|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], [[Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team#Toys\|Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]].

	{{-}}{{anchor\|Wheeljack2pack}}		{{-}}{{anchor\|Wheeljack2pack}}
	[[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px]]		[[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px]]
	*'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)		*'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)
	** ''~~Japanese~~ ID number:'' '''MS-08'''		**''ID number:'' '''MS-08'''
			**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003

			: This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys\|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys\|Wind Sheer]].

	: ~~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.		: All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
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