Nova Storm (G1)
| The name or term "Nova Storm" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Nova Storm (disambiguation). |
- Nova Storm is a Decepticon Seeker from the Generation 1 continuity family.
One of the formidable Rainmakers, Nova Storm is equipped with armor that enables survival in volcanic environments or even the chromosphere of a star for short periods of time.[1]
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
When a group of Autobots (and Chip Chase) journeyed to Cybertron to fetch a cosmitron for a wounded Optimus Prime, Megatron sent the Rainmaker trio to make things difficult for our heroes with some acid rain.
Guess what? They failed. Divide and Conquer
Ask Vector Prime
The Rainmakers were among the deadliest subordinates of Shockwave on Cybertron and Earth in many universal streams.
The Primax 509.28 Epsilon iteration of Nova Storm once nearly hit Vector Prime with his Trilithium Crystal Cannons. This Nova was one of the few bots able to withstand the presence of Sunstorm. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13
Generations Selects Special Comic
In 2050, Nova Storm was one of the Decepticons supporting the Selector revolt at Neo Scramble City. Volcanicus comic 1 When the Dinobots arrived, Nova Storm and the other Rainmakers fought Swoop, who blew their Acid Rain back into their own faces. This forced their systems to falter and made them fall to the ground. Volcanicus comic 2
War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material
During the war for Cybertron, Nova Storm was an Air Force Infantry Raider. Siege toy packaging
2019 IDW continuity
During the War of the Threefold Spark, the Rainmakers were a military unit that included Nova Storm. When the Ascenticon Guard chose to swell their ranks in the modern era, she reconnected with existing guardsman Acid Storm, a reunion that would be seen as foreboding to some. All Fall Down When the Ascenticons, now rebranded as the Decepticons, took over the Senate building, the Rainmakers attacked from above, during which Nova Storm striked down Subsea with a lighting bolt. She was later seen tending to an overworked Ion Storm. We Have Deceived You
After seizing full control of the governing body, Megatron introduced the Rainmakers to his fellow Senators before Clench reported that Sentinel Prime had escaped, the Rainmakers being deployed to down and recapture him. Catching up to the Prime, Nova Storm devlivered the killing blow after Sentinel was shocked by Ion Storm and blasted by Acid Storm. Touching down, the trio regraded the Prime's dying cries for aid before retreating when Chromia opened fire on them. Prime Though the Rainmakers' murder prompted a mixed reception in the Decepticon ranks, Nova Storm was present at the gladiatorial arena when Termagax returned to denounce the Decepticons, bearing witness to Megatron contemptuously opening fire on his mentor. Awakenings
War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon
Nova Storm was among the Seekers who showed up for Starscream's assault on the Ark, alongside another yellowish Seeker that showed up a bunch earlier. This was rather handy, because the Nova-Storm-lookalike got cut into pieces by Jetfire just a few moments later! You're safe for now, Nova Storm! Siege episode 6
My Little Pony/Transformers
Nova Storm was among the many Decepticons transported to Equestria. Intent on proving their supriority over the Autobots and ponies, the Rainmakers and Misfire attacked Windblade and Rainbow Dash during a race. However, Rainbow Dash was able to bait them into a trap before both she and Windblade used their "Flyin' Fox Trot" maneuver to turn the Rainmaker's own heat-seeking missiles against them and blow them out of the sky. The Decepticons wound up piled in a defeated heap while the two heroes shared their victory at the finish line. The Flyin' Fox Trot
Toys
War for Cybertron: Siege
- Siege "Seeker Nova Storm" is a redeco of Voyager Class Starscream from the same line, transforming from a heavily Generation 1-inspired robot to a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the Seekers' appearance in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1" and back. Nova Storm includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers", which can mount on the upper arms in robot mode or under the wings in jet mode. Noticeably, said jet mode has the robot legs sticking out from the undercarriage.
- Nova Storm comes in a three-pack with "Seeker Acid Storm" and "Seeker Ion Storm", based on their cartoon appearance in "Divide and Conquer". All three feature battle damage and the smirkless head sculpt used by Starscream.
- This set was made available at general retail in U.S. Target stores without a prior announcement from Hasbro and at Entertainment Earth in 2021.
- Interestingly, not only was this set was not released in other Hasbro markets, but TakaraTomy scheduled it for release in Japan nearly two full years later. Further, the toys stock photography used versions of the toys with slightly different paint applications based on a screenshot from the original cartoon. Of the trio, Nova Storm is the only one to go unchanged in these "prototypes".
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Merchandise
The Loyal Subjects
- Rainmakers (2013)
- Accessories: Pegged wings, blasters
- The Loyal Subjects Nova Storm (though they had not yet received their name) is a 3-inch non-transforming vinyl figure designed by Les Schetkoe. They come in the "Rainmakers" set alongside Acid Storm and Ion Storm. The set comes in a retro box and was released in a limited run of 500 pieces.
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Raider Nova Storm, Infantry-Combustion Specialist (2019)
- Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T36/T52
- Stars: 7
- Raider Nova Storm, Infantry-Combustion Specialist is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege II.
- The card features original artwork based on the Siege Nova Storm toy, with line-art by Sara Pitre-Durocher and colors by María Ana Paolo.
Notes
- Despite the many different designations thought up by fans, the yellow Rainmaker went officially unnamed for over 30 years until Brandy Dixon gave the name "Nova Storm" in a 2015 entry of the Facebook edition of "Ask Vector Prime".
- The term "rainmakers" was originally used by Bluestreak as a colloquial description of their actions. However, repeated fan usage turned this into a widely accepted name for the group, which was eventually made official as such by Hasbro's bio for Universe Acid Storm.
- A common piece of fanon identified the yellow Rainmaker as a partially yellow Sunstorm. However, even taking into consideration the haphazard coloring typically given to generic Seekers, chances were in favor of their not being the same guy. After being asked the question during the August 2010 Q&A, Hasbro confirmed that the yellow Rainmaker was not Sunstorm, but did not give him a name at that time.[2]
- Nova Storm's first named appearance in Ask Vector Prime presented the character as male. Both the Trading Card Game and 2019 IDW continuity present Nova Storm as female, likely in reference to the character's Cyberverse counterpart. Their original and most reliable role remains as unremarked-upon background filler, so this can be considered something of a choose-your-own-adventure situation.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Nova Storm (ノヴァストーム Nova Sutōmu)
References
- ↑ Ask Vector Prime Facebook post, 13 July 2015
- ↑ August 2010 Q&A on ASMzine: "When the right opportunities arise, the other Seekers seen in the original television series such as Acid Storm have been named and given official backgrounds. Unfortunately, not every character that has appeared on screen has made the transition into other forms of media or even product. Because of this fact, there has been no official backgrounds created for these characters."
