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{{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.]]
The '''Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team''' are servants of the chaos-bringer [[Unicron|Unicron]], who can combine to form the [[Vorpal Saber|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.
 
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...


*[[Jackknife|Jackknife]] the Boeing Sonic Cruiser jet and sword-tip.
*[[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.


*[[Maverick|Maverick]] the concept-shuttle and sword-hilt.
==Fiction==
===Linkage===
[[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}}


*[[Skull Buster|Skull Buster]] the Concorde jet and middle of the sword-blade.
===''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}}


==Fiction==
==Games==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
The team was only ever seen combined as the [[Vorpal Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Puppet|Puppet}}  {{storylink|Linkage Part 11|Linkage Part 11}}
[[File:EW-Dark Saber Team.jpg|300px|thumb]]
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Armada===
===''Legends of the Microns''===
*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
** ''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|Hasbro]] versions of the team of the same name, being a [[Redeco|redeco]] of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]]. The three aircraft of the team combine to form the [[Vorpal Saber|Vorpal Saber]]/Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any figure that uses 5mm 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 ([[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.


: These molds were later [[Retool|retooled]] to make the [[Energon Saber]] team, [[Blizzard Intervention Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]].
: 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]].


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{{-}}{{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)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
** ''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)|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
: 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.
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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>
{{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.
: 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==
*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===
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Assault Micron''' (エアアサルトマイクロン ''Ea Asaruto Maikuron'')
*''Japanese:'' '''Air Assault Micron''' (エアアサルトマイクロン ''Ea Asaruto Maikuron'')
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Armada subgroups]]
[[Category:Armada subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]
[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]
[[Category:Unicron]]
[[Category:Unicron-related groups]]

Latest revision as of 21:32, 9 April 2026

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 sword. They obey Nemesis Prime, accompanying him on his planet-destroying missions.[1] However, they are also equally as capable on their own, and routinely conduct scarily precise bombing runs on their targets.[2]

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

  • Jackknife the Boeing Sonic Cruiser jet and sword-tip.
  • Maverick the concept-shuttle and sword-hilt.
  • Skull Buster the Concorde jet and middle of the sword-blade.

Fiction

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Linkage

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Nemesis Prime wielded the Vorpal Saber as he travelled planets to get energy for the Doomstone. Linkage Part 11

Armada cartoon

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The Vorpal Saber sword was held by Nemesis Prime as he battled Transformers on a mysterious planet. Puppet

Games

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Transformers: Earth Wars

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Toys

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Legends of the Microns

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  • Air Assault Micron (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
  • ID number: MM-17
  • Release date: August 14, 2003
Released in the sixth wave of Legend of the Microns product, the Takara Air Assault Team (Jack, Mad, and Shade) is almost identical to the Hasbro versions of the team of the same name, being a redeco of the 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 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 Super Base Optimus Prime and Takara's release of Hot Shot.
These molds were later retooled to make the Energon Saber Mini-Con Team, Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team, and the Sky Terror Mini-Con Team.


  • Rampage & Air Assault Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)
  • ID number: MS-08
  • Release date: August 14, 2003
This team was also available in a multi-pack with Wheeljack and Wind Sheer.
All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.

Armada

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  • Air Assault Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
This toy was repurposed as the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team by 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.
This set was also released in Unicron Battles packaging, which was also released in a clamshelled "Bonus Pack" with the Sea Mini-Con Team.

Notes

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  • The Aerial Extermination Mini-Cons began life as the Takara release of the Air Assault Mini-Con Team. Whereas Hasbro fiction like the Armada comic presented the Air Assault Mini-Cons as the same individuals as the Air Defense Team, the 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

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  • Japanese: Air Assault Micron (エアアサルトマイクロン Ea Asaruto Maikuron)

References

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  1. ↑ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25
  2. ↑ [1] Translation of the Air Assault Micron's Japanese bio
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