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If crime didn't pay, '''Airwave''' would be out of a job. Before the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], he was an airbase inspector, charged with finding and reporting stolen and contraband goods... but if you greased his palm a little, he gladly looked the other way. When the Decepticons started their smuggling operation, Airwave happily signed on—as long as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] kept letting him play the black market. | If crime didn't pay, '''Airwave''' would be out of a job. Before the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars]], he was an airbase inspector, charged with finding and reporting stolen and contraband goods... but if you greased his palm a little, he gladly looked the other way. When the Decepticons started their smuggling operation, Airwave happily signed on—as long as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] kept letting him play the black market. | ||
Eventually, he was put in charge of a [[ | Eventually, he was put in charge of a [[Airwave (facility)|Decepticon airbase]], and proved himself an able (if a tad sadistic) commander. However, his petty scams and swindles have earned him the enmity of his fellow Decepticons, who'd gladly sell ''him'' for scrap if Megatron didn't need him. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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{{anchor|Generation 1}} | {{anchor|Generation 1}} | ||
[[File:G1-toy Airwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am a spaceship who's looking for love.]] | [[File:G1-toy Airwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am a spaceship who's looking for love.]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Airwave''' (Micromaster Station, [[1989]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': [[Airwave (facility)|Airport base]], 2 missiles, ramp | |||
: | : Released in the sixth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fifth year in the European line), Airwave is a [[redeco]] of the [[Air Strike Patrol]] member [[Nightflight (G1)#Toys|Nightflight]], transforming into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-14 Tomcat|Grumman F-14D Tomcat fighter jet]]. As a redeco of Nightflight, who was gang-molded with [[Tailwind (G1)#Toys|Tailwind]], Airwave, by necessity, shares plastic colors with his fellow Micromaster Station toy [[Hot House (Micromaster)#Toys|Hot House]]. | ||
: | : He was sold with an [[Airwave (facility)#Toys|airport]] hangar that transforms into a missile base and can connect with other Micromaster bases via modular ramps. | ||
:This mold was released without changes in Japan as [[Overair]]. It was also used to make the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Zone|Zone]]'' Autobot [[Nightflight (Zone)#Toys|Nightflight]]. | : This mold was released without changes in Japan as [[Overair (Micromaster)#Toys|Overair]]. It was also used to make the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Zone|Zone]]'' Autobot [[Nightflight (Zone)#Toys|Nightflight]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Airwave/airwave.htm More information on Airwave at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Decepticon/Airwave/airwave.htm More information on Airwave at TFU.info]'' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*[[Double Pretender]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s jet robot has a deco based on Airwave, as the figure was originally going to be an updated form of Airwave before it was decided that all 3 Oilmaster robots were going to contain the same name and persona. | [[File:TL-toy Oilmaster.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]] | ||
*Presumably to avoid confusion with the ''Earthrise'' | *The [[BotCon 2015]] [[Double Pretender]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s jet robot has a deco based on Airwave, as the figure was originally going to be an updated form of Airwave before it was decided that all 3 Oilmaster robots were going to contain the same name and persona. | ||
*Presumably to avoid confusion with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Modulator [[Airwave (facility)#Generations|of the same name]], and because it needed to be an Autobot to combine with [[Groundshaker (G1)#Generations|Ground Shaker]], Hasbro decided to make their Airwave-colored ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromaster [[Overair (Micromaster)#Generations|Overair]]. | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]] | |||
[[Category:Micromasters]] | [[Category:Micromasters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:43, 10 October 2024
| The name or term "Airwave" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Airwave (disambiguation). |
- Airwave is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
If crime didn't pay, Airwave would be out of a job. Before the Cybertronian Civil Wars, he was an airbase inspector, charged with finding and reporting stolen and contraband goods... but if you greased his palm a little, he gladly looked the other way. When the Decepticons started their smuggling operation, Airwave happily signed on—as long as Megatron kept letting him play the black market.
Eventually, he was put in charge of a Decepticon airbase, and proved himself an able (if a tad sadistic) commander. However, his petty scams and swindles have earned him the enmity of his fellow Decepticons, who'd gladly sell him for scrap if Megatron didn't need him.
Fiction
[edit]Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Airwave was at the bar in Little Iacon, lying face down on a table. For some reason. The Gray Race
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]Airwave oversaw the Hydrax spaceport for the Builders. From his control tower, he coordinated the MCSF and other security around the base. Not All Megatrons
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Airwave (Micromaster Station, 1989)
- Accessories: Airport base, 2 missiles, ramp
- Released in the sixth year of the The Transformers toyline (fifth year in the European line), Airwave is a redeco of the Air Strike Patrol member Nightflight, transforming into a Grumman F-14D Tomcat fighter jet. As a redeco of Nightflight, who was gang-molded with Tailwind, Airwave, by necessity, shares plastic colors with his fellow Micromaster Station toy Hot House.
- He was sold with an airport hangar that transforms into a missile base and can connect with other Micromaster bases via modular ramps.
- This mold was released without changes in Japan as Overair. It was also used to make the Zone Autobot Nightflight.
Notes
[edit]
- The BotCon 2015 Double Pretender Oilmaster's jet robot has a deco based on Airwave, as the figure was originally going to be an updated form of Airwave before it was decided that all 3 Oilmaster robots were going to contain the same name and persona.
- Presumably to avoid confusion with the Earthrise Modulator of the same name, and because it needed to be an Autobot to combine with Ground Shaker, Hasbro decided to make their Airwave-colored Siege Micromaster Overair.
Foreign names
[edit]- French: Cumulus (France), Sonar (Canada)
- Italian: Lancer
