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===''Legends of the Microns''=== | ===''Legends of the Microns''=== | ||
*'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003) | *'''Air Assault Micron''' (Mini-Con Team, 2003) | ||
** '' | ** ''ID number:'' '''MM-17''' | ||
**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003 | |||
: | : Released in the sixth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legend of the Microns]]'' product, 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)#Armada|Air Defense Team]]. However, this set uses clear plastic with just a hint of purple to it in place of the Hasbro versions' opaque off-white. | ||
: These molds were later [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber# | : The three aircraft of the team combine to form the [[Vorpal Saber|Dark Saber]] sword, which can be held by any figure that uses [[5 mm post]]-holes for accessories. | ||
: These molds were later [[retool]]ed to make the [[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber Mini-Con Team]], [[Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team]], and the [[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sky Terror Mini-Con Team]]. | |||
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[[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg|right|thumb|200px]] | [[Image:Arm-toy WheeljackAirAssault.jpg|right|thumb|200px]] | ||
*'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003) | *'''Rampage & Air Assault Micron''' (Multi-pack, 2003) | ||
** '' | **''ID number:'' '''MS-08''' | ||
**''Release date'': [[August 14]] 2003 | |||
: This team was also available in a multi-pack with [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]. | |||
: | : All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases. | ||
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Revision as of 21:57, 20 April 2023
| This article is about the Unicron-allied Mini-Cons. For the turned-to-evil version of the Star Saber Mini-Cons, see Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada). |
The Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team are servants of the chaos-bringer Unicron, who can combine to form the Vorpal Saber, a twisted, evil, but less powerful copy of the legendary Star Saber sword. They obey Nemesis Prime, accompanying him on his planet-destroying missions. They're more than capable on their own, however, and are known for their precise bombings on their targets.[1]
The Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team is composed of...
- Jackknife the Boeing Sonic Cruiser jet and sword-tip.
- Maverick the concept-shuttle and sword-hilt.
- Skull Buster the Concorde jet and middle of the sword-blade.
Fiction
Armada cartoon continuity
The team was only ever seen combined as the Vorpal Saber sword. Puppet Linkage Part 11
Toys
Legends of the Microns
- Air Assault Micron (Mini-Con Team, 2003)
- ID number: MM-17
- Release date: August 14 2003
- Released in the sixth wave of Legend of the Microns product, the 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 Team. However, this set uses clear plastic with just a hint of purple to it in place of the Hasbro versions' opaque off-white.
- The three aircraft of the team combine to form the Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any figure that uses 5 mm post-holes for accessories.
- These molds were later retooled to make the Energon Saber Mini-Con Team, Blizzard Intervention Mini-Con Team, and the Sky Terror Mini-Con Team.
- Rampage & Air Assault Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)
- ID number: MS-08
- Release date: August 14 2003
- This team was also available in a multi-pack with Wheeljack and Wind Sheer.
- All of the toys in the set are identical to their original releases.
Notes
- The packaging of Hasbro's Air Assault team depicted the Mini-Cons as having clear parts like the Aerial Extermination team, as opposed to the opaque grey parts they actually had.
- The Aerial Extermination Mini-Cons began life as the Takara release of the Air Assault Mini-Con Team. However, whereas American fiction like the Armada comic presented the Air Assault Mini-Cons as the same individuals as the Air Defense Team, the Armada cartoon featured the team's combined sword form as the personal weapon of Nemesis Prime, distinct from the Air Defense Team, further backed up by the bio details on the Takara release of the toy. Years later, in order to cleanly draw a line between the two interpretations of the team, the Transformers Collectors' Club used its series of online Mini-Con profiles to retroactively give new identities to the Mini-Cons who made up Nemesis Prime's sword, thus truly establishing the Aerial Extermination Mini-Cons as their own characters distinct from the Air Defense/Assault Team.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Air Assault Micron (エアアサルトマイクロン Ea Asaruto Maikuron)
References
- ↑ Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 2007/05/25
