Maverick (Armada)

The name or term "Maverick" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Maverick (disambiguation).

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/Linkage

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

Toys

Micron Densetsu

• 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 Vorpal Saber|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/Jack and Skull Buster/Mad.

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

• More information on Shade at TFU.info

Transformers: Armada mold: Sonar
Version 1: Hasbro: Armada Sonar Sonar (Air Assault) Takara: Legends of the Microns MM-02 Shuttler MM-07 Shuttler (Exdimensions) 5 Shuttler (Micron Booster) Shuttler (Anime Color) MM-17 Shade Kabaya: Change Micron Shuttler Version 2: Hasbro: Energon Skyboom Cybertron Ramjet Takara: Super Link SC-08 Beam 6 Lens (Micron Booster)

• 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 TakaraTomy 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)