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<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Decepticon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | <div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Decepticon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | ||
:''The Rainmakers are [[ | :''The Rainmakers are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|cartoon]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image:Rainmakers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|All the colors of the rainbow, except for one...]] | [[Image:Rainmakers.jpg|right|200px|thumb|All the colors of the rainbow, except for one...]] | ||
The Decepticons known colloquially as the '''Rainmakers''' are part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Each one is a [[ | The Decepticons known colloquially as the '''Rainmakers''' are part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Each one is a [[Seeker]] with a bright, single-color paint job. (The green member, [[Acid Storm]], did find a more exciting palette.) They retain their original Cybertronic "tetrajet" alternate modes. | ||
As their name implies, they can make rain. [[Acid rain|''Acid'' rain]]. | As their name implies, they can make rain. [[Acid rain|''Acid'' rain]]. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Generation 1 cartoon=== | ===Generation 1 cartoon=== | ||
When a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] (and [[ | When a group of [[Autobot|Autobots]] (and [[Chip Chase]]) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a [[cosmotron]] for a wounded [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Megatron sent the trio to make things difficult for our heroes with some [[acid rain]]. | ||
Guess what? They lost. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}} | Guess what? They lost. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The term "rainmakers" was originally used by [[ | * The term "rainmakers" was originally used by [[Bluestreak]] as a colloquial description of their actions. However, repeated fan usage has turned this into a widely accepted name for the group, which was eventually made official as such by Hasbro's bio for [[Acid Storm]]. | ||
* The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of ''that'' what you will. | * The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of ''that'' what you will. | ||
Revision as of 07:07, 24 March 2009
<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/></div></div>
- The Rainmakers are Decepticons in the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Decepticons known colloquially as the Rainmakers are part of Shockwave's forces on Cybertron. Each one is a Seeker with a bright, single-color paint job. (The green member, Acid Storm, did find a more exciting palette.) They retain their original Cybertronic "tetrajet" alternate modes.
As their name implies, they can make rain. Acid rain.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon
When a group of Autobots (and Chip Chase) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a cosmotron for a wounded Optimus Prime, Megatron sent the trio to make things difficult for our heroes with some acid rain.
Guess what? They lost. Divide and Conquer
Trivia
- The term "rainmakers" was originally used by Bluestreak as a colloquial description of their actions. However, repeated fan usage has turned this into a widely accepted name for the group, which was eventually made official as such by Hasbro's bio for Acid Storm.
- The acid rain only affected the Autobots. Chip Chase was utterly unharmed. Make of that what you will.
