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{{factions|minicon|unicron}}
{{factions|minicon|unicron}}
{{disambig2|the dark sword formed from the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team|the turned-to-evil version of the Star Saber|Star Saber (Armada)}}
{{Disambig3|Dark Saber|Dark Saber}}
[[File:A43 vorpalsaber.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Not to be confused with the Sō'unga.]]
[[File:A43 vorpalsaber.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Not to be confused with the Sō'unga.]]


The '''Vorpal Saber''' is a twisted copy of the Star Saber, formed by the three [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]]s from the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]: [[Jackknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster]].  It is the personal weapon of [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], its power surging from the blackness of his cruel, mechanized heart.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25</ref> It doesn't actually go {{w|Jabberwocky|snicker-snack}}, but one could assume it does a good job at beheading.
The '''Vorpal Saber''' (also called the '''Dark Saber''') is a twisted copy of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], formed by the three [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]]s from the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]: [[Jackknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster]].  It is the personal weapon of [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], its power surging from the blackness of his cruel, mechanized heart.<ref>[http://www.transformersclub.com/ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site] members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25</ref> It doesn't actually go {{w|Jabberwocky|snicker-snack}}, but one could assume it does a good job at beheading.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
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===''Armada'' cartoon===
===''Armada'' cartoon===
After the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s landed on a strange world, they were menaced by a rampaging, powerful clone of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. The creature, calling himself Nemesis Prime, was seemingly defeated by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] when he fired the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and blew the clone to pieces. However, the pieces reconnected with each other and Nemesis Prime formed the powerful Vorpal Saber as an extension of his own flexible, warping body. The Vorpal Saber disintegrated when the Mini-Cons arrived to save the other Transformers. {{storylink|Puppet}}
After the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s landed on a strange world, they were menaced by a rampaging, powerful clone of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. The creature, calling himself Nemesis Prime, was seemingly defeated by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] when he fired the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and blew the clone to pieces. However, the pieces reconnected with each other and Nemesis Prime formed the powerful Vorpal Saber as an extension of his own flexible, warping body. The Vorpal Saber disintegrated when the Mini-Cons arrived to save the other Transformers. {{storylink|Puppet}}
==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Armada Dark Saber
|image=[[File:EW-Dark Saber Team.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=C.O.M.B.A.T.
|star=2
|class=Melee
|ability=Increases the user's base DPS. For every 10 seconds, a kinetic dome appears around a targeted enemy that damages adjacent targets, dealing a percentage of the user's DPS. The target's damage is also reduced for a short period of time.
|date=[[July 17]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]]
|notes=Despite being depicted as the Vorpal Saber (albeit using its Japanese name instead), with its bio mentioning it being a clone of the Star Saber and its components being labeled the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team, its in-game appearance leans more towards the [[#Armada|Hasbro version of the Dark Saber]], with its use of off-white instead of the lavender seen on the team's Japanese boxart. Another interesting note is that the wings on Maverick's shoulders have inexplicably been attached to his forearms instead.
}}
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Third Armada (Part 1)}}, {{storylink|Behind the Veil}}}}
{{-}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
{{picsneeded|toy}}
===''Legends of the Microns''===
===Micron Densetsu===
[[File:Arm-toy DarkSaber Takara.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Snicker-snack!]]
*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, [[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, [[2003]])}}</ul>
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-17'''
:*''ID number:'' '''MM-17'''
: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)|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 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.
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003
 
: Released in the sixth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legends of the Microns]]'' toyline, the Air Assault Microns ([[Jackknife#Toys|Jack]], [[Skull Buster#Toys|Mad]], and [[Maverick (Armada)#Toys|Shade]]) is a [[redeco]] of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]]. This set is almost identical to the [[Hasbro]] version of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#AirAssault|"Air Assault" version of the Team]]; this version uses clear-plastic with a hint of purple rather than the Hasbro version's opaque off-white.
 
: The three aircraft combine to form the Vorpal Saber/Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any figure that uses [[5 mm post|5mm peg-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]], [[Cryo Saber#Toys|Blizzard Saber]], and the [[Chaos Saber#Toys|Chaos Saber]].
 
{{-}}{{anchor|Wheeljack}}
[[File:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Never held the Dark Saber but oh well.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron'''}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MS-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 14]], 2003


:These molds were later [[Retool|retooled]] to make the [[Energon Saber]], [[Cryo Saber|Blizzard Saber]], and the [[Chaos Saber]].
: The Air Assault Team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]].


*'''Rampage with Hawk and Air Defense Dark Saber Micron'''
: All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-08'''
{{-}}


:This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#AirAssaultPack|Rampage]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#AirAssaultPack|Hawk]].
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy Dark Saber.jpg|upright=0.5|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Air Assault Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
{{note|The ''Armada'' [[Star Saber (Armada)#AirAssault|Dark Saber]] toy implicitly doubles as the ''Earth Wars'' version of the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team's combined mode.}}
: 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 the "Dark Saber" is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.
{{-}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*If you're wondering what Vorpal means, it's likely a reference to Lewis Carol's nonsense poem "{{w|Jabberwocky}}".
*"Vorpal" derives from Lewis Carol's nonsense poem, "{{w|Jabberwocky}}". The word has since become a somewhat common adjective to describe supernatural sharpness in fantasy works. Its use here may be inspired by fellow Hasbro property ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
*The Vorpal Saber was later homaged by the non-Mini-Con [[Dark Saber]] in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line.
*The Vorpal Saber's animated appearance was later homaged by the non-Mini-Con [[Dark Saber]] in the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 14 April 2026

The name or term "Dark Saber" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Dark Saber (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the Sō'unga.

The Vorpal Saber (also called the Dark Saber) is a twisted copy of the Star Saber, formed by the three Unicron-allied Mini-Cons from the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team: Jackknife, Maverick, and Skull Buster. It is the personal weapon of Nemesis Prime, its power surging from the blackness of his cruel, mechanized heart.[1] It doesn't actually go snicker-snack, but one could assume it does a good job at beheading.

Fiction

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Linkage

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Nemesis Prime wielded the Vorpal Saber as he traveled the universe, destroying entire civilizations in order to feed the Doomstone. Linkage Part 11

Armada cartoon

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After the Autobots and the Decepticons landed on a strange world, they were menaced by a rampaging, powerful clone of Optimus Prime. The creature, calling himself Nemesis Prime, was seemingly defeated by Megatron when he fired the Requiem Blaster and blew the clone to pieces. However, the pieces reconnected with each other and Nemesis Prime formed the powerful Vorpal Saber as an extension of his own flexible, warping body. The Vorpal Saber disintegrated when the Mini-Cons arrived to save the other Transformers. Puppet

Games

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Transformers: Earth Wars

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Armada Dark Saber
Information
Faction Decepticon Unit type C.O.M.B.A.T.
Min. Stars 2 star Class Melee
Ability Increases the user's base DPS. For every 10 seconds, a kinetic dome appears around a targeted enemy that damages adjacent targets, dealing a percentage of the user's DPS. The target's damage is also reduced for a short period of time.
Meta information
Date added July 17, 2025
Countertpart Armada Dark Saber
Notes
Despite being depicted as the Vorpal Saber (albeit using its Japanese name instead), with its bio mentioning it being a clone of the Star Saber and its components being labeled the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team, its in-game appearance leans more towards the Hasbro version of the Dark Saber, with its use of off-white instead of the lavender seen on the team's Japanese boxart. Another interesting note is that the wings on Maverick's shoulders have inexplicably been attached to his forearms instead.


The Game Full of Death and Suffering...!

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Third Armada (Part 1), Behind the Veil


Toys

[edit]

Legends of the Microns

[edit]
Snicker-snack!
  • Air Assault Micron (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
  • ID number: MM-17
  • Release date: August 14, 2003
Released in the sixth wave of Takara's Legends of the Microns toyline, the Air Assault Microns (Jack, Mad, and Shade) is a redeco of the Air Defense Team. This set is almost identical to the Hasbro version of the "Air Assault" version of the Team; this version uses clear-plastic with a hint of purple rather than the Hasbro version's opaque off-white.
The three aircraft combine to form the Vorpal Saber/Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any figure that uses 5mm peg-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, Blizzard Saber, and the Chaos Saber.


Never held the Dark Saber but oh well.
  • Rampage & Air Assault Micron
  • ID number: MS-08
  • Release date: August 14, 2003
The Air Assault Team was also available in a multi-pack with Rampage and Hawk.
All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.


Armada

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  • Air Assault Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
The Armada Dark Saber toy implicitly doubles as the Earth Wars version of the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team's combined mode.
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 the "Dark Saber" is made to display with, being cast in opaque plastics makes sense for this release.


Notes

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  • "Vorpal" derives from Lewis Carol's nonsense poem, "Jabberwocky". The word has since become a somewhat common adjective to describe supernatural sharpness in fantasy works. Its use here may be inspired by fellow Hasbro property Dungeons & Dragons.
  • The Vorpal Saber's animated appearance was later homaged by the non-Mini-Con Dark Saber in the Power of the Primes line.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Dark Saber (ダークセイバー Dāku Seibā)

References

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  1. ↑ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25
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