Shadow Raider

Shadow Raiders are sometimes-Decepticon mercenaries from the Age of Extinction portion of the live-action film series continuity family

"We're the Guardians of the Galaxy."

Lockdown has a big ship, and thus needs someone to run things aboard. Thankfully, he has an army of faceless crew members. Literally faceless, these Shadow Raider mercenaries hang around Lockdown, his Steeljaws, and the Stupid Drones, and generally get shot at. They are sometimes known simply as mercenaries.

Fiction

Titan Age of Extinction comic

When Sojex managed to escape captivity, the Shadow Raiders attempted to assist Lockdown in recapturing her. However, they were told to stand down by their captain. Locked In!

Age of Extinction film

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Don't even think about it

Multiple Shadow Raiders were present when Harold Attinger requested an audience with Lockdown in the Arctic and several were later killed by Cade Yeager when he and his allies discovered a gun upon sneaking aboard their ship in Chicago. In addition to chasing after these intruders aboard their fighters (and having a lot of them die in the process), the crew also listened to Lockdown plan his return to Earth. Age of Extinction

Games

Age of Extinction mobile game

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The Mercenaries were enemy units who served under Lockdown and Galvatron. There were four types of those bots: The Scout, The Gunner, The Beamer, & The Miner. Together, they would charge at the Autobots in an effort to destroy them. Destroying Mercenaries would cause them to drop Energon Packs. Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)

Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

Lockdown's Mercenaries are one of the many enemies seen in the game. In the game, Lockdown has hired multiple brutes to help him protect the Dark Spark. One attacks Bumblebee and Drift. Multiple brutes later attack Grimlock and the other Autobots but are quickly destroyed. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Toys

Generations

Or as he's known in the United States, "War Planets."

• Decepticon Shadow Raider (Deluxe Class, 2018)
  • Number: 17
  • Japanese ID Number: SS-13
  • Accessories: Gun, backdrop

Studio Series "Decepticon Shadow Raider" is an orange and black redeco of Lockdown with a new head resembling Lockdown's mask, transforming from robot to licensed Lamborghini Aventador and back. He also includes a new gun based of the spark extractor Lockdown uses in the movie.

Notes

• Though his packaging bio makes it clear that Studio Series Shadow Raider represents Lockdown's mercenaries, his sculpted detail and weapon accessory are all based on Lockdown himself, while his colors are based on the orange Lamborghini Aventador used in the majority of the car's advertising.