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| [[File:Air Raid G1 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"I laugh at your wallet, which I'm reaching into!"]]
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| '''Air Raid''' laughs at your amount of collection!
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| ==Toys==
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| ===''The Transformers''===
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| {{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:Airraid toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I laugh at my [[Brick (term)|lack of articulation!]]]]
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| *'''Air Raid''' (Aerialbot, [[1986]], [[1991]])
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| **''Team ID number'': '''A5'''
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| **''Japanese ID number'': '''C-54'''
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| **''Accessories'': [[torque rifle]]
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| {{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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| :''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Air Raid transforms from a black {{w|F-15 Eagle}}. He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form Superion, and as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style limb toy, he can also combine with any Scramble City team leader, though his nominal position is as Superion's left leg.
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| :In Japan, the Aerialbots were also later all made available again as mail-away items during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]''. The smaller toys cost 1000 yen (120 more than their original retail price!) and 2 [[Robot Point|robot points]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| {{-}}{{anchor|G1Superion}}{{anchor|Superion}}
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| *'''Superion''' (Gift set, 1986)
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| **''Japanese ID number'': '''C-55'''
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| :All five Aerialbots were also available in many markets as a gift set. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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| *'''Air Raid''' (1990)
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| **''Accessories'': "Torque rifle"
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| :Air Raid, along with his teammates, was rereleased without changes in the 1990 European/Australian "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" reissue series.
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| ===''Generation 2''===
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| *'''Air Raid''' (Aerialbot, [[1994]])
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| **''Team ID number'': '''A2'''
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| **''Accessories'': torque rifle
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| :The first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Air Raid was a [[redeco]] of the original. His [[alternate mode|plane mode]] was primarily blue and featured stickers with a pattern reminiscent of the costume of a [[human]] [[Spider-Man|superhero]]. His [[robot mode]] was mostly white and silver.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Generation 2 Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| {{picsneeded|Generation 2 toy}}
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| [[File:AirRaidCybJet-AeroRaid-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I laugh at my q-tip arsenal!"]]
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| *'''Air Raid''' (Cyberjet, [[1995]])
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| **''Accessories'': 2 air-to-air heat-seeking missiles
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| {{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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| :Air Raid's second ''Generation 2'' appearance was released as part of [[wave]] 2 of the [[Cyberjet]]s assortment, a redeco of [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] from wave 1 of the same assortment, whose altenate mode is a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-117A Nighthawk]]. He features a pressure-launch missile launcher that becomes his right arm in robot mode. His non-loaded missiles can be stored in clips on the undersides of his wings.
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| :This toy was sold in Japan without changes (though it did come with an extra decal sheet) as the separate character [[Aero Raid]]. Apparently, the decision to market the redecos as separate characters was a last-minute change of plans that was only put into use in America and Japan; in Europe, Hasbro supposedly stuck to the original idea for said assortment (here named "Mini-Jets"), with the redecos being sold as [[variant#Running changes|running change color variants]] of their wave 1 mold-mates instead, in unchanged packaging featuring [[package art]] in the original deco and the original character's name. Thus, Skyjack was available in Air Raid's colors but still marketed as Skyjack himself. This practice is only confirmed for the versions available in multilingual French/Dutch/German packaging; thus far, no specimens in English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging or in Italian [[GiG]] packaging have surfaced.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Cyberjet Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| {{G2SkyjackMold}}
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| ===''Universe'' (2003)===
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| [[File:TFU03-toy AirRaidCyberjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I laugh at my unfortunate naming error!]]
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| *'''Air Raid & Wind Sheer''' (Deluxe, [[2004]])
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| **''Accessories'': missile
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| : For the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, the Cyberjet Air Raid was redecoed again and released in a two-pack with the [[Decepticon]] [[Wind Sheer (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Wind Sheer]] at the Deluxe price point. The lack of [[bio]]s for ''Universe'' characters leaves open the possibility that this is not the original Air Raid. Then again, there's nothing that says it ''isn't'', either.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Universe 2003 Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Universe'' (2008)===
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| [[File:Universe-AR-AirRaid.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I laugh at my resemblance to Soundwave!]]
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| *'''Aerial Rivals''' (multi-pack, [[2008]])
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| **''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
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| {{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
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| :[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Air Raid is a redeco of [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]], transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber somewhat akin to a F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the {{w|Have Blue}}, and with a color scheme based upon his ''Generation 2'' Cyberjet incarnation.
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| :He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#2008Legends|Blades]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]]. The [[packaging]] back and the [[instructions]] swap Air Raid and Skydive's names, but since the deco used for "Skydive" is very clearly based on ''Generation 2'' Cyberjet Air Raid, this can be assumed to be an error.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Legends Air Raid (presumably mislabeled) at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:Universe2008 AirRaid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm finally a combiner again? Who's laughing now!]]
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| *'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
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| **''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
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| **''Accessories:'' 2 dual-barrel cannons, connector piece, Autobot-type [[energon star]]
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| :Available only as a component of [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], this version of Air Raid is a dark grey and black redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]/[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]], transforming into a small, futuristic fighter resembling an F-22 Raptor. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Superion. He comes with two double-barreled guns and a connector piece, which can form hand-held weapons as well as become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his [[spark crystal]].
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| :Air Raid was released, along with the others in this box set, in 2008 ''Universe'' packaging in Australia and Singapore, but was only released as Target-exclusive set in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] packaging in North America. Thus, this toy doubles as live-action movie [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]].
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| :He comes with [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#2008Superion|Silverbolt]], [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], and [[Airazor (Universe)#Toys|Airazor]] (who shares his mold). This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Breakaway (Classics)#Toys|Breakaway]] and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Airazor (ROTF)#Toys|Airazor]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm More information on ''Universe (2008)/Revenge of the Fallen'' Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Bot Shots''===
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| [[File:BotShots 5pack Air Raid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I laugh at my tinier than tiny size!]]
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| *'''Autobot Air Force''' (Five-pack, [[2013]])
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| **''Series'': '''2'''
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| **''Number'': '''T015'''
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| ***''Fist strength'': '''128'''
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| ***''Blaster strength'': '''714'''
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| ***''Sword strength'': '''768'''
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| :Air Raid is a redeco of the [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Powerglide]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode. He was available in a five-pack with [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Quickslinger]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Bot Shots|Skydive]], and [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Firestrike]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Kre-O''===
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| [[File:KreO-Toy Air Raid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I laugh at myself for being an Autobot Conehead!]]
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| *'''Superion''' w/ [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], Air Raid, [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Kre-O|Skydive]], and [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Firestrike]] Kreons
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| {{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
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| :Air Raid comes as part of the Superion [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a jet. He can also contribute his bricks to form Superion.
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| :He uses the Conehead helmet.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| *'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
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| **''Set number'': '''???'''
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| **''Pieces'': '''245'''
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| :3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus and Menasor is reissed and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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| ===''Combiner Wars''===
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| [[File:Air Raid Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I laugh at my newly-found spectacular range of articulation!]]
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| *'''Air Raid''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
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| **'''1 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
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| **''Accessories:'' Double barrelled gun, Gun/fist/foot
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| {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
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| :Released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] toyline, Air Raid is a major [[retool]] of [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Skydive]] from the same assortment (keeping only the thighs, fronts of the lower legs, middles of the arms, combiner connector, and gun from the original mold), with the alternate mode changed to a black {{w|Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14 Tomcat}} fighter jet, whereas the robot mode homages his original form. He is also able to form either an arm or leg for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but is intended to be combined with the other Deluxe Class Aerialbots ([[Alpha Bravo#Generations|Alpha Bravo]], [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Generations|Firefly]], and the aforementioned Skydive) and the Voyager Class [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generations|Silverbolt]] to form [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Generations|Galvatronus]].
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| :The hand-painted [[prototype]]s on display at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014, as well as the prototype used for early [[stock photography|stock photos]] of Superion, featured some minor coloring differences with the final product. Notably, Air Raid's upper arms were originally colored silver. However, the hand-painted prototype used for stock photos of Air Raid himself is closer to the final product.
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| :Air Raid comes with a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #7" (actually [[Plan for Everything|''Robots in Disguise'' #15]]). Non-American releases instead come with a collector card featuring art from the "[[Nemesis Rising]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.
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| :As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Air Raid was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>
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| :Air Raid was retooled into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Combiner Wars Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Air-Raid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I laugh at [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]'s bleeding optics (that I caused)!]]
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| *'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
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| **''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
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| :A G2-themed redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Air Raid was packed along with the other Aerialbots (including [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#CWG2|Powerglide]]), and sold as a [[giftset]].
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| :The Superion "Collection Pack" was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Air Raid at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Unite Warriors''===
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| [[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW01-Air-Raid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I laugh at my show-accurate paint ops!]]
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| *'''Superion''' (giftset, [[June 27]], [[2015]] (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]]))
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| **''ID number:'' '''UW-01'''
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| **''Accessories:'' Double barrelled gun, Gun/fist/foot
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| {{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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| :TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] features a redeco of Air Raid (under his Japanese name "Air Rider"), swapping out colors on his detailing, and lacking both the gold trim and blue forehead of the Hasbro version.
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| ===''Titans Return''===
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| *'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (2017)
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| {{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
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| :''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] comes with tiny Aerialbot jets (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures) molded on a sprue; once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode ports.
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| ===''Legends''===
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| *'''Broadside''' ([[November 25]], [[2017]])
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| **''ID number'': '''LG53'''
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| :The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of [[Broadside (G1)#Legends|Broadside]] also includes five Airbot sprues, redecoed in a different shade of gray to match Broadside's cartoon-accurate appearance.
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| ==Merchandise==
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| ===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
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| [[File:W2AirRaid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I laughed at my own successful effect!]]
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| *'''Air Raid, Fearless Flyer''' ([[2019]])
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| **'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
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| **''Rarity: '''''CT'''
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| **''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
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| **''Stars: ''5
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| :Air Raid, Fearless Flyer was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Air Raid, Fearless Flyer is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Air Raid, Fearless Flyer depicts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s right arm, which is formed by Air Raid in the artwork.
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| :The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Air Raid toy's packaging art, and is based on said figure.
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| :Air Raid, Fearless Flyer can be used to form Superion, Sky Protector with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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| ==Notes==
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| *The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Air Raid/[[Wind Sheer (Universe)#Toys|Wind Sheer]] two-pack was initially listed under the name "Skyjack" in [[Walmart]] computers.
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| *Most modern Hasbro molds include a "pretooled" alternate head on the sprue, with ''Combiner Wars'' Air Raid's alternate tooling being based on the Generation 1 Coneheads ([[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]]). For clarification, TakaraTomy's ''Unite Warriors'' [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]] uses this pretooled head and not a TakaraTomy-original element.
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Cyberjets]]
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| [[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots]]
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| [[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Generation 2 toy Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Kreons]]
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| [[Category:Mail order items]]
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| [[Category:Target exclusives]]
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| [[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Universe (2008)]]
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