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:''Shadow Raiders are sometimes-[[Decepticon]] mercenaries from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]]
:''Shadow Raiders are sometimes-[[Decepticon]] mercenaries from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].
[[File:Lockdown and his mercenaries TF4.jpg|thumb|500px|"We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."]]
[[File:StudioSeries-Shadow-Raider-art.jpg|thumb|200px|"We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."]]


[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] has a [[Knight Ship|big ship]], and thus needs ''someone'' to run things aboard. Thankfully, he has an army of faceless crew members. ''Literally'' faceless, these '''Shadow Raider''' mercenaries hang around Lockdown, his [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaws]], and the [[Stupid Drone]]s, and generally get shot at. They are sometimes known simply as '''mercenaries'''.
When [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] needs ''someone'' to run things around his [[Knight Ship|big ship]], he is lucky to have an army of ''literally'' faceless '''Shadow Raiders'''. They would regularly be dispatched to eliminate any intruders aboard his ship.<ref>''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class Shadow Raider packaging bio</ref> However, they generally get shot at.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Titan ''Age of Extinction'' comic===
===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[File:AOE-Shadow-Raiders.jpg|thumb|left|Don't even think about it]]
Multiple Shadow Raiders and [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s were present when [[Harold Attinger]] requested an audience with Lockdown regarding [[Cemetery Wind]]'s failure in capturing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in the Arctic.
 
When the Autobots, along with [[Cade Yeager]] and [[Shane Dyson]], infiltrated the ship in search of Optimus, many Shadow Raiders were seen patrolling the ship and deploying orb-like drones to search for intruders in narrow spaces. Several of them were killed in a skirmish with the two humans. When they and [[Tessa Yeager]] manages to escape the ship, Shadow Raiders chased after them, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] aboard [[Orbital Assault Carrier|their fighters]]. However, everyone who was airborne either crashed or got shot down.
 
When Lockdown discovered that a portion of the ship containing Optimus and the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s was missing, the Shadow Raiders were present on the bridge of the ship when he ordered the ship to turn around and return to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
 
===Titan movie comics===
When [[Sojex]] managed to escape captivity, the Shadow Raiders attempted to assist Lockdown in recapturing her. However, they were told to stand down by their captain. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.4|Locked In!}}
When [[Sojex]] managed to escape captivity, the Shadow Raiders attempted to assist Lockdown in recapturing her. However, they were told to stand down by their captain. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.4|Locked In!}}
 
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===''Age of Extinction'' film===
[[File:Mercenaries.jpg|thumb|Don't even think about it]]
Multiple Shadow Raiders were present when [[Harold Attinger]] requested an audience with Lockdown in the Arctic and several were later killed by [[Cade Yeager]] when he [[Autobot|and]] [[Shane Dyson|his allies]] discovered a gun upon sneaking aboard their ship in [[Chicago]]. In addition to chasing after these intruders aboard [[Orbital Assault Carrier|their fighters]] (and having a lot of them die in the process), the crew also listened to Lockdown plan his return to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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==Games==
==Games==
===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
===''Age of Extinction'' mobile game===
[[File:TF-AOE-Mobage-Mercenaries.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb]]
Shadow Raiders were enemy units who served under Lockdown and [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]. There were four types of those bots: '''Scout''', '''Gunner''', '''Beamer''', & '''Miner'''. Together, they would charge at the Autobots in an effort to destroy them. Destroying Shadow Raiders would cause them to drop [[Energon|Energon Packs]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)}}
The Mercenaries were enemy units who served under Lockdown and [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]. There were four types of those bots: '''The Scout''', '''The Gunner''', '''The Beamer''', & '''The Miner'''. Together, they would charge at the Autobots in an effort to destroy them. Destroying Mercenaries would cause them to drop [[Energon|Energon Packs]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)}}
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===''Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
===''Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
Lockdown's Mercenaries are one of the many enemies seen in the game. In the game, Lockdown has hired multiple brutes to help him protect the [[Dark Spark]]. One attacks [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]]. Multiple brutes later attack [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] and the other Autobots but are quickly destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}
Shadow Raiders are shown helping their boss Lockdown protect the [[Dark Spark]]. They even got some [[Combaticon Warrior|brutes]] on their side that are swiftly destroyed by [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]. The surviving Shadow Raiders are said to have been chased off by the Dinobot. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generations===
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MV4-Deluxe-Shadow-Raider.jpg|thumb|300px|Or as he's known in the United States, "War Planets."]]
[[File:Studio-Series-MV4-Deluxe-Shadow-Raider.jpg|thumb|300px|Or as he's known in the United States, "[[Mainframe Entertainment|War Planets]]."]]
*'''Decepticon Shadow Raider''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shadow Raider''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
**''Number'': '''17'''
:*''Movie'': '''''Age of Extinction'''''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SS-13'''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''17'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, backdrop
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-13'''
:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Decepticon Shadow Raider" is an orange and black redeco of [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] with a new head resembling Lockdown's mask, transforming from robot to licensed Lamborghini Aventador and back. He also includes a new gun based of the spark extractor Lockdown uses in the movie.
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 15]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Gun, "[[Knight Ship|Enemy Ship]] Infiltration" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
 
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shadow Raider is an orange and black redeco and new head retool of [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]], transforming from robot to licensed Lamborghini Aventador and back. The figure features a headsculpt based on Lockdown's masked appearance (rather than the on-screen Shadow Raiders), which can be swapped onto ''Studio Series'' Lockdown to recreate the character's masked appearance if one wishes due to the two toys sharing the same size of [[ball joint]] on their necks. Shadow Raider also comes with a new weapon accessory based on the device Lockdown used to remove [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s spark in ''Age of Extinction'', which can also be wielded by Lockdown. The packaging also includes a cardboard backdrop of a hangar within the Knight Ship.
 
:As with the original mold, exercise caution while swiveling the upper elbow joint as it was molded in translucent plastic: It can snap off if not done carefully.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*Though his packaging [[bio]] makes it clear that ''Studio Series'' Shadow Raider represents Lockdown's mercenaries, his sculpted detail and weapon accessory are all based on Lockdown himself, while his colors are based on the orange Lamborghini Aventador used in the majority of the car's advertising.
*The Shadow Raiders went unnamed in the film itself and all contemporary media, with this wiki using the ad hoc placeholder "Mercenary" until the release of the ''Studio Series'' toy designated a proper name.
*The orange vehicle deco of the ''Studio Series'' Shadow Raider is based on a stock paintjob for the Lamborghini Aventador, featured prominently in marketing material for the car.
 
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shadow Raider''' (シャドウレイダー ''Shadō Reidā'')
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TF-AOE-Mobage-Shadow-Raiders.jpg|''Age of Extinction'' mobile game
File:LockdownsMercenaryRoTDS.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Soldier (unit)|Soldier]]
File:RotDS MercShotgunSoldier.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Shotgunner]]
File:RotDS MercRocketSoldier.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Rocket Soldier]]
File:ROTDS_Mercenary_Titan.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]
File:ROTDS Mercenary Leaper.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Leaper]]
File:RotDS MercSniper.jpg|''Rise of the Dark Spark'' [[Wall Crawler]]
</gallery>
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Bounty hunters]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]

Latest revision as of 20:38, 4 January 2026

This article is about the movieverse mercenaries. For the Aligned Decepticon, see Shadow Raker.
Shadow Raiders are sometimes-Decepticon mercenaries from the Age of Extinction portion of the movie continuity family.
"We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."

When Lockdown needs someone to run things around his big ship, he is lucky to have an army of literally faceless Shadow Raiders. They would regularly be dispatched to eliminate any intruders aboard his ship.[1] However, they generally get shot at.

Fiction

[edit]

Age of Extinction film

[edit]
Don't even think about it

Multiple Shadow Raiders and Steeljaws were present when Harold Attinger requested an audience with Lockdown regarding Cemetery Wind's failure in capturing Optimus Prime in the Arctic.

When the Autobots, along with Cade Yeager and Shane Dyson, infiltrated the ship in search of Optimus, many Shadow Raiders were seen patrolling the ship and deploying orb-like drones to search for intruders in narrow spaces. Several of them were killed in a skirmish with the two humans. When they and Tessa Yeager manages to escape the ship, Shadow Raiders chased after them, Bumblebee, and Crosshairs aboard their fighters. However, everyone who was airborne either crashed or got shot down.

When Lockdown discovered that a portion of the ship containing Optimus and the Dinobots was missing, the Shadow Raiders were present on the bridge of the ship when he ordered the ship to turn around and return to Earth. Age of Extinction

Titan movie comics

[edit]

When Sojex managed to escape captivity, the Shadow Raiders attempted to assist Lockdown in recapturing her. However, they were told to stand down by their captain. Locked In!

Games

[edit]

Age of Extinction mobile game

[edit]

Shadow Raiders were enemy units who served under Lockdown and Galvatron. There were four types of those bots: Scout, Gunner, Beamer, & Miner. Together, they would charge at the Autobots in an effort to destroy them. Destroying Shadow Raiders would cause them to drop Energon Packs. Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)

Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

[edit]

Shadow Raiders are shown helping their boss Lockdown protect the Dark Spark. They even got some brutes on their side that are swiftly destroyed by Grimlock. The surviving Shadow Raiders are said to have been chased off by the Dinobot. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Toys

[edit]

Studio Series

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Or as he's known in the United States, "War Planets."
  • Shadow Raider (Deluxe Class, 2018)
  • Movie: Age of Extinction
  • Hasbro ID number: 17
  • TakaraTomy ID number: SS-13
  • TakaraTomy release date: September 15, 2018
  • Accessories: Gun, "Enemy Ship Infiltration" backdrop
  • Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro)
Studio Series Shadow Raider is an orange and black redeco and new head retool of Lockdown, transforming from robot to licensed Lamborghini Aventador and back. The figure features a headsculpt based on Lockdown's masked appearance (rather than the on-screen Shadow Raiders), which can be swapped onto Studio Series Lockdown to recreate the character's masked appearance if one wishes due to the two toys sharing the same size of ball joint on their necks. Shadow Raider also comes with a new weapon accessory based on the device Lockdown used to remove Ratchet's spark in Age of Extinction, which can also be wielded by Lockdown. The packaging also includes a cardboard backdrop of a hangar within the Knight Ship.
As with the original mold, exercise caution while swiveling the upper elbow joint as it was molded in translucent plastic: It can snap off if not done carefully.

Notes

[edit]
  • The Shadow Raiders went unnamed in the film itself and all contemporary media, with this wiki using the ad hoc placeholder "Mercenary" until the release of the Studio Series toy designated a proper name.
  • The orange vehicle deco of the Studio Series Shadow Raider is based on a stock paintjob for the Lamborghini Aventador, featured prominently in marketing material for the car.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Shadow Raider (シャドウレイダー Shadō Reidā)
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References

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  1. ↑ Studio Series Deluxe Class Shadow Raider packaging bio
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