Maverick (Armada)

This article is about the Unicron-allied Mini-Con. For distribution company, see Maverick Entertainment.

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 the topmost one.)

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 is never seen as an individual, only as part of the combined Vorpal Saber sword. Puppet Linkage Part 11

Toys

Armada

• Air Assault Micron (Mini-Con pack, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MM-17

Maverick/Shade is a redeco of the Air Defense Mini-Con Team member Sonar, transforming into a VentureStar concept shuttle. He also forms the hilt to the Dark Saber sword, which can be held by any other Transformer that has 5mm fist-holes. This toy is largely identical to the Hasbro "Air Assault" version of Sonar, but uses transparent plastic with a hint of purple instead of the Hasbro version's opaque off-white. He came with his partners Jackknife and Skull Buster.

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

• More information on Shade at TFU.info

• Rampage & Hawk w/ Air Assault Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MS-08

The Air Assault Mini-Cons were also made available in a multi-pack with the Takara release of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer. All of the toys in the multi-pack are identical to their individual releases.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Shade (シェード Shēdo)