Terradive (Armada)
| The name or term "Terradive" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Terradive (disambiguation). |
- Terradive is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Terradive is the thrill-seeker of the Air Military Mini-Con Team, much to his more serious-minded teammates' chagrin. His favorite tactic is to dive-bomb a target, then pull up at the very last possible second. This takes a severe toll on his body (especially when he stalls or mistimes pulling up) and he's constantly having to get maintenance done to his system because of it, but the thrill, to him, is all worth it.
An alternate-universe incarnation of Terradive is partnered with the herald of Unicron Ramjet, but shares none of Terradive's personality traits—he hasn't got a personality anymore. Untold millennia of servility to the dark Transformer have left him—and his fellow Mini-Cons—little more than drones, utterly subservient to his master's will.
Fiction
Armada cartoon
Terradive and the Air Military Team were hidden away in storage on the moon, apparently trapped there for a million years unlike their fellow Mini-Cons who had been scattered over the Earth. They were found and recruited by Thrust to the Decepticon cause, and incorporated into his battle strategies. Alongside the Air Defense Team, the Decepticons now possessed a rather large air force for vanquishing the Autobots. After Thrust lured the Autobots into a tight ravine with a false Mini-Con signal, Terradive and his flying partners joined with Starscream in strafing the trapped Autobots. They were eventually overcome when Hot Shot fired on the jets, bringing them down. Tactician
The Air Military Team and Air Defense Team were used in Thrust's next offensive as well. Terradive and the others used the Autobots' prohibition against firing on Mini-Cons against them, keeping Jetfire distracted and surrounded in mid-air, cut off from his landbound fellow Autobots and unable to fire back at his attackers. Linkup
Terradive and his squad were assembled again to do battle with Jet Optimus alongside Megatron and his Dark Fleet armor. Desperate
Cybertron comic
The alternate-universe Terradive and his teammates came with Ramjet and Nemesis Prime to Cybertron during their mission to destroy Primus using the Dead Matrix. Their first move was to blast their way into the Vector Sigma chamber, where they neutralized both the supercomputer and Alpha Trion. Balancing Act Terradive and his fellow Mini-Cons later sat down as Ramjet explained Dark Scorponok's vampiric behavior to them and several Scrapmetals, then stood beside their master as he met Skyfall. Balancing Act, Part 3 They all came with Ramjet and Nemesis Prime as they headed for Primus's chamber. The group was confronted by Vector Prime, who aimed to stop them, in the Spark Core Access Tunnels. Balancing Act, Part 4 As Ramjet dueled with the ancient Transformer, the Air Military Team powerlinxed with him to increase his strength. Balancing Act, Pt 5 However, it still wasn't enough, and Terradive ended up getting blasted into a portal alongside his dark master. Revelations Part 1
Toys
Armada
- Air Military Mini-Con Team (Basic, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MM-11
- Terradive transforms into a stealth fighter somewhat similar to a Blackbird. He also has a third "weapon" mode, a triple-bladed claw best used by attaching him to a larger toy's arm via Powerlinx plug. He was normally only available in a three-pack with his teammates Gunbarrel and Thunderwing.
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- Thrust w/ Air Military Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MS-06
- The entire Air Military Team was packaged with Thrust and Inferno in a special Japanese multi-pack as well as the normal individual releases.
- Air Military Micron X-Dimensions (Basic, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MM-12
- For their X-Dimensions redeco, the entire Air Military Team was redone in black, clear-black, and white plastics, plus given a light white paint-wash. This set was released at normal retail, but in smaller numbers than the normal coloration.
- This toy also doubles as the separate character Recon.
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- Unicron with Dead End (Bonus pack, 2003)
- Late in the U.S. line, Walmart stores got exclusive Unicron toys that came with the Air Military Team in a bubble attached to the top of the box. This set was sold for the normal retail price of Unicron. Hey, free Mini-Cons!
Universe (2003)
- Ramjet w/ Thunderclash, Gunbarrel, Thunderwing, & Terradive (Multi-pack, 2004)
- Available as part of a Toys"R"Us exclusive "Spring Value Pack" with his master Ramjet, this version of Thunderwing was redecoed in mostly darker shades of his original colors, though his entuire cockpit area was painted orange, the most immediately-noticeable difference. This set also came with redecoes of the Mini-Cons Thunderclash, Gunbarrel, and Thunderwing.
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- Stockade & Magna Stampede with Prowl & Terradive (Ultra, 2004)
- Terradive was redecoed again in Universe, this time for normal retail release, in an Ultra-level multi-pack with Stockade, Magna Stampede and the Mini-Con Prowl. The packaging for this toy lists both Mini-Cons as Autobots.
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Notes
- The packaging for the Toys"R"Us Ramjet sets shows an air Military Team in very different colors. Terradive ended up primarily white with medium blue accents, possibly a reference to the Generation 2 Cyberjet version of Jetfire.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Recon (リーコン Rīkon), Terradive (テラダイブ Teradaibu)
- Korean: Recon (리콘 Rikon)
