Maverick (Armada)

The name or term "Maverick" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Maverick (disambiguation).

Maverick is a Unicron-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

I feel the need...the need for speed!

Maverick is a member of the Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team, and a personal attendant to Nemesis Prime. Staunchly loyal to Unicron's goals, this assassin strikes silently and unseen, like a ninja in the night. Unfortunately, while he absolutely despises his teammates, he can't do anything to them, so he suffers in solitary silence.

Fiction

Armada cartoon

Maverick was part of the combined Vorpal Saber sword. Puppet

Linkage

Maverick was part of the combined Vorpal Saber sword. Linkage Part 11

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

Toys

Legends of the Microns

Discount Skywarp.

• Air Assault Micron (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)

• ID number: MM-17
• Release date: August 14, 2003

Released in the sixth wave of Takara's Legend of the Microns product, Shade is a redeco of the Air Defense Mini-Con Team member Sonar: he's largely identical to the Hasbro "Air Assault" version of Sonar, but uses transparent plastic with a hint of purple instead of Sonar's opaque off-white. He transforms into a VentureStar concept shuttle, plus he forms the hilt to the Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any other Transformer that has 5 mm fist-holes.

He came in a three-pack with his partners Jack and Mad.

This mold was also retooled to make Energon Skyboom, Lens, and Cybertron Mini-Con Ramjet.

• More information on Shade at TFU.info

Transformers: Armada mold: Sonar
Version 1: Hasbro: Armada Sonar Sonar (Air Assault) Takara: Legends of the Microns MM-02 Shuttler MM-07 Shuttler (Exdimensions) 5 Shuttler (Micron Booster) Shuttler (Anime Color) MM-17 Shade Kabaya: Change Micron Shuttler Version 2: Hasbro: Energon Skyboom Cybertron Ramjet Takara: Super Link SC-08 Beam 6 Lens (Micron Booster)

• Rampage & Air Assault Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)

• ID number: MS-08
• Release date: August 14, 2003

The Air Assault Mini-Cons were also made available in a multi-pack with the TakaraTomy release of Rampage (Wheeljack) and Hawk (Wind Sheer).

All of the toys in the multi-pack are identical to their individual releases.

Armada

• Air Assault Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)

The Armada Air Assault Sonar toy implicitly doubles as the Earth Wars version of Maverick.

A "tainted by evil" redeco of the team released by Hasbro, this version of the trio replaces the transparent plastic with opaque off-white, the other colors turning predominantly black and purple.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Shade (シェード Shēdo)