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<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Mini-Con|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d5/Minicon_symbol.png/30px-Minicon_symbol.png" width="30" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div><div style="position: relative;">[[Autobot|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/f/fe/Symbol_autobot_reg.png/30px-Symbol_autobot_reg.png" width="30" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div>
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{{disambig3|Saber}}
:''Barnstorm is a [[Mini-Con]] from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Barnstorm is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[Image:Barnstorm profile.png|thumb|upright=1.67|Yes, you smell it, don't you Slappy? That's the smell of a ''gentleman''.]]


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'''Barnstorm''' is a skilled aerial combatant, surprising friends and foes with his acrobatic stunts, and is an ingenious raid-planner. Unfortunately, his way of speaking is archaic, which sometimes can cause people to not realize what he's saying until it's too late. He serves with [[Flashdrive]] and [[Trickshot|Bingo]] in the [[Apocalypse Brigade Mini-Con Team|Elite Flying Corps]].<ref>Defunct [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collectors' Club]] site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, [[March 23|23 March]] [[2007]]</ref>
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;'''Have you seen me?'''&lt;/div&gt;
[[Soon-silhouette.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/3/37/Soon-silhouette.jpg/150px-Soon-silhouette.jpg" width="150" height="214" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;sub&gt;This character needs ''some'' sort of visual representation. If you have one, please replace this.&lt;/sub&gt;
 
 
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'''Barnstorm''' is one of many power-enhancing Mini-Cons who help the [[Autobot|Autobots]] search the galaxy for pure [[Energon (Energon)|Energon]].
 
 
 
 
:''Japanese name'': '''Saber''' (renamed via [[Fan Club]] bio)


Unfortunately, [[Unicron]] turned him into the evil '''Saber''' (セイバー ''Seibā'').<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]] post on Facebook, [[August 1|1 August]] [[2015]]</ref>


==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Multiversal observer Vector Prime explained that iterations of the [[Apocalypse Brigade Mini-Con Team|Elite Flying Corps]] often had the misfortune to encounter Unicron while scouting for energon ore. The Chaos-Bringer reformatted them into the evil [[Apocalypse Brigade Mini-Con Team]], and thus Barnstorm became Saber, team leader and strategist. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 1 August 2015}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Superlink===
===''Super Link''===
*'''Saber''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
[[File:En-toy MB2-Saber.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Size doesn't matter. Except when it does. Which is always.]]
 
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Saber''' (Micron Booster, 2004)}}</ul>
:''Booster ID number:'' '''1'''
:*''Booster ID number'': '''1'''
 
: Barnstorm/Saber is a chromed [[redeco]] of the Mini-Con [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]], transforming into a Cybertronic gunship.  He was sold as part of the third Micron Booster assortment (called "Ver.2") in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside.  Saber was a "chase" toy, available only in every other case of twelve.  In cases without a Saber in it, the space was filled with a duplicate of one of the other eleven toys in the assortment.
 
: This mold is also used by [[Flashdrive]] and [[Triac]].
 
==Trivia==
* His Japanese name, "Saber", is most likely named after "Saber", the Brainmaster component of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], as the first three [[Micron Booster]] assortment "headliners"&lt;sup&gt;&lt;small&gt;[[Rod|1]][[Atlas|2]][[Chrome|3]]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; have names similar to Japanese [[Autobot]] leaders/protagonists.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;small&gt;[[Hot Rod|1]][[Dai Atlas|2]][[Chromedome|3]]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
 
==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Saber/saber.htm Saber at TFU.info]
 


: ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' Saber is a blue-chromed [[redeco]] of the Mini-Con [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]], transforming into a Cybertronic gunship.


: He was sold as part of the third, Lawson-stores-exclusive Micron Booster assortment (called "Ver.2") in Japan, in individual, [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. Saber was a "chase" toy, available only in every other case of twelve. In cases without a Saber in it, the space was filled with a duplicate of one of the other eleven toys in the assortment.


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: This mold is also used by [[Flashdrive]]/Processor and [[Trickshot|Bingo]]/Triac.
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Saber/saber.htm More information on Saber at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaThunderclashMold}}
&lt;td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;"&gt;[[Image:AniMegsHeadStub.jpg|left|100px|You will be whole again.  I promise.]]
&lt;span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;"&gt;I cannot remain in this unacceptable operational status!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;
''This character article is a [[:Category:Character stubs|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Barnstorm&amp;action=edit expanding it].''


==Notes==
* As "Saber", he was originally released by Takara in Japan with no [[bio]] info whatsoever. The American name "Barnstorm", and his bio, were created by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] and published on [[March 23]], [[2007]] on their website. In [[2015]], the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook page would expand upon Barnstorm's team affiliation.
* His Japanese name comes from "Saber", the smaller robot form of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], as the first three [[Micron Booster]] assortment "headliners" have names similar to Japanese [[Autobot]] leaders/protagonists.<ref>Vol. 0's [[Drop-Test|Rod]] is named for [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]], Vol. 0's [[Atlas (Armada)|Atlas]] is named for [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], Vol. 1's [[Chrome]] is named for Chrome, the small stage of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and Vol. 2's Saber is named for Saber, the small stage of [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]].</ref>


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:58, 8 August 2024

The name or term "Saber" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Saber (disambiguation).
Barnstorm is a Mini-Con from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Yes, you smell it, don't you Slappy? That's the smell of a gentleman.

Barnstorm is a skilled aerial combatant, surprising friends and foes with his acrobatic stunts, and is an ingenious raid-planner. Unfortunately, his way of speaking is archaic, which sometimes can cause people to not realize what he's saying until it's too late. He serves with Flashdrive and Bingo in the Elite Flying Corps.[1]

Unfortunately, Unicron turned him into the evil Saber (セイバー Seibā).[2]

Fiction

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Ask Vector Prime

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Multiversal observer Vector Prime explained that iterations of the Elite Flying Corps often had the misfortune to encounter Unicron while scouting for energon ore. The Chaos-Bringer reformatted them into the evil Apocalypse Brigade Mini-Con Team, and thus Barnstorm became Saber, team leader and strategist. Ask Vector Prime, 1 August 2015

Toys

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Size doesn't matter. Except when it does. Which is always.
  • Saber (Micron Booster, 2004)
  • Booster ID number: 1
Super Link Saber is a blue-chromed redeco of the Mini-Con Thunderclash, transforming into a Cybertronic gunship.
He was sold as part of the third, Lawson-stores-exclusive Micron Booster assortment (called "Ver.2") in Japan, in individual, blind-packed boxes so you did not know which Mini-Con you got until you opened the box and opaque black plastic bag inside. Saber was a "chase" toy, available only in every other case of twelve. In cases without a Saber in it, the space was filled with a duplicate of one of the other eleven toys in the assortment.
This mold is also used by Flashdrive/Processor and Bingo/Triac.
Transformers: Armada mold: Thunderclash
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara:

Notes

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  • As "Saber", he was originally released by Takara in Japan with no bio info whatsoever. The American name "Barnstorm", and his bio, were created by the Transformers Collectors' Club and published on March 23, 2007 on their website. In 2015, the Ask Vector Prime Facebook page would expand upon Barnstorm's team affiliation.
  • His Japanese name comes from "Saber", the smaller robot form of Star Saber, as the first three Micron Booster assortment "headliners" have names similar to Japanese Autobot leaders/protagonists.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Defunct Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 23 March 2007
  2. ↑ Ask Vector Prime post on Facebook, 1 August 2015
  3. ↑ Vol. 0's Rod is named for Hot Rodimus, Vol. 0's Atlas is named for Dai Atlas, Vol. 1's Chrome is named for Chrome, the small stage of Chromedome, and Vol. 2's Saber is named for Saber, the small stage of Star Saber.
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