Air Raid (G1)/toys
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Toys
The Transformers
- Air Raid (Aerialbot, 1986, 1991)
- Team ID number: A5
- Japanese ID number: C-54
- Accessories: "Torque rifle"
- The Transformers Air Raid transforms from a black F-15 Eagle. He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form Superion, and as a Scramble City-style limb toy, he can also combine with any Scramble City team leader, though his nominal position is as Superion's left leg.
- In Japan, the Aerialbots were also later all made available again as mail-away items during Return of Convoy. The smaller toys cost 1000 yen (120 more than their original retail price!) and 2 robot points.
- Superion (Gift set, 1986)
- Japanese ID number: C-55
- All five Aerialbots were also available in many markets as a gift set. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
- Air Raid (1990)
- Accessories: "Torque rifle"
- Air Raid, along with his teammates, was rereleased without changes in the 1990 European/Australian "Classics" reissue series.
Generation 2
- Air Raid (Aerialbot, 1994)
- Team ID number: A2
- Accessories: "Torque Rifle"
- The first Generation 2 Air Raid was a redeco of the original. His plane mode was primarily blue and featured stickers with a pattern reminiscent of the costume of a human superhero. His robot mode was mostly white and silver.
- Air Raid (Cyberjet, 1995)
- Accessories: 2 air-to-air heat-seeking missiles
- Air Raid's second Generation 2 appearance was released as part of wave 2 of the Cyberjets assortment, a redeco of Skyjack from wave 1 of the same assortment, whose altenate mode is a F-117A Nighthawk. He features a pressure-launch missile launcher that becomes his right arm in robot mode. His non-loaded missiles can be stored in clips on the undersides of his wings.
- This toy was sold in Japan without changes (though it did come with an extra decal sheet) as the separate character Aero Raid. Apparently, the decision to market the redecos as separate characters was a last-minute change of plans that was only put into use in America and Japan; in Europe, Hasbro supposedly stuck to the original idea for said assortment (here named "Mini-Jets"), with the redecos being sold as running change color variants of their wave 1 mold-mates instead, in unchanged packaging featuring package art in the original deco and the original character's name. Thus, Skyjack was available in Air Raid's colors but still marketed as Skyjack himself. This practice is only confirmed for the versions available in multilingual French/Dutch/German packaging; thus far, no specimens in English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging or in Italian GiG packaging have surfaced.
- Furthermore, this sculpt was also used to make the 2004 Universe version of Air Raid, and Robotmasters Delta Seeker.
Universe (2003)
- Air Raid & Wind Sheer (Deluxe, 2004)
- Accessories: Missile
- For the 2003 Universe line, the Cyberjet Air Raid was redecoed again and released in a two-pack with the Decepticon Wind Sheer at the Deluxe price point. The lack of bios for Universe characters leaves open the possibility that this is not the original Air Raid. Then again, there's nothing that says it isn't, either.
Universe (2008)
- Aerial Rivals (multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- Universe Legends Class Air Raid is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Soundwave, transforming into a Cybertronic stealth bomber somewhat akin to a F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the Have Blue, and with a color scheme based upon his Generation 2 Cyberjet incarnation.
- He was only available in a Target-exclusive five-pack with Legends Class Blades, Skydive, Ramjet, and Thrust. The packaging back and the instructions swap Air Raid and Skydive's names, but since the deco used for "Skydive" is very clearly based on Generation 2 Cyberjet Air Raid, this can be assumed to be an error.
- Superion (Multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: G1 Series
- Accessories: 2 dual-barrel cannons, connector piece, Autobot-type energon star
- Available only as a component of Superion, this version of Air Raid is a dark grey and black redeco of Energon Windrazor/Treadshot, transforming into a small, futuristic fighter resembling an F-22 Raptor. He can also form a leg or arm to any Energon-series "Powerlinx Combiner" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Superion. He comes with two double-barreled guns and a connector piece, which can form hand-held weapons as well as become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his spark crystal.
- Air Raid was released, along with the others in this box set, in 2008 Universe packaging in Australia and Singapore, but was only released as Target-exclusive set in Revenge of the Fallen Superion packaging in North America. Thus, this toy doubles as live-action movie Air Raid.
- He comes with Silverbolt, Fireflight, Skydive, and Airazor (who shares his mold). This mold was also redecoed into Timelines Breakaway and Revenge of the Fallen Airazor.
Bot Shots
- Autobot Air Force (Five-pack, 2013)
- Series: 2
- Number: T015
- Fist strength: 128
- Blaster strength: 714
- Sword strength: 768
- Air Raid is a redeco of the Powerglide mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode. He was available in a five-pack with Silverbolt, Quickslinger, Skydive, and Autobot Firestrike.
Kre-O
- Superion w/ Silverbolt, Air Raid, Skydive, and Firestrike Kreons
- Air Raid comes as part of the Superion Micro-Changer combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a jet. He can also contribute his bricks to form Superion.
- Combiner Robot Mega Pack (3-pack, 2016)
- Set number: ???
- Pieces: 245
- 3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus and Menasor is reissed and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
Combiner Wars
- Released under the Combiner Wars subline of the Generations toyline, Air Raid is a major retool of Skydive from the same assortment (keeping only the thighs, fronts of the lower legs, middles of the arms, combiner connector, and gun from the original mold), with the alternate mode changed to a black F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, whereas the robot mode homages his original form. He is also able to form either an arm or leg for any Combiner Wars-style Voyager Class figure or form one of Legends Godbomber's legs, but is intended to be combined with the other Deluxe Class Aerialbots (Alpha Bravo, Firefly, and the aforementioned Skydive) and the Voyager Class Silverbolt to form Superion. He is also officially associated with Galvatronus.
- The hand-painted prototypes on display at San Diego Comic-Con 2014, as well as the prototype used for early stock photos of Superion, featured some minor coloring differences with the final product. Notably, Air Raid's upper arms were originally colored silver. However, the hand-painted prototype used for stock photos of Air Raid himself is closer to the final product.
- Air Raid comes with a copy of "Combiner Wars #7" (actually Robots in Disguise #15). Non-American releases instead come with a collector card featuring art from the "Nemesis Rising" episode of Transformers Legends.
- As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the Aerialbots and Stunticons was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Air Raid was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.[1]
- Air Raid was retooled into Unite Warriors Curse Armada Thrust.
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- Superion (Collection Pack, 2016)
- Accessories: Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
- A G2-themed redeco of Combiner Wars Air Raid was packed along with the other Aerialbots (including Powerglide), and sold as a giftset.
- The Superion "Collection Pack" was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as Hasbro Toy Shop, Amazon, BigBadToyStore, and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as Toys"R"Us, Walmart, Target, and Kmart). It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.
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Unite Warriors
- UW-01 Superion (Giftset, 2015-06-27)
- TakaraTomy's Unite Warriors iteration of Superion features a redeco of Air Raid, swapping out colors on his detailing, and lacking both the gold trim and blue forehead of the Hasbro version.
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Titans Return
- Blunderbuss & Broadside (2017)
- Titans Return Broadside comes with tiny Aerialbot jets (specifically in the alternate modes of their Combiner Wars figures) molded on a sprue; once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode ports.
Legends
- Broadside (November 25, 2017)
- ID number: LG53
- The Legends release of Broadside also includes five Airbot sprues, redecoed in a different shade of gray to match Broadside's cartoon-accurate appearance.
Merchandise
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Air Raid, Fearless Flyer (2019)
- Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T02/T46
- Stars: 5
- Air Raid, Fearless Flyer was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of combiner teams released in the set, Air Raid, Fearless Flyer is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Air Raid, Fearless Flyer depicts Superion's right arm, which is formed by Air Raid in the artwork.
- The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the Combiner Wars Air Raid toy's packaging art, and is based on said figure.
- Air Raid, Fearless Flyer can be used to form Superion, Sky Protector with the use of the Action card Aerialbot Enigma while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
Notes
- The Universe Air Raid/Wind Sheer two-pack was initially listed under the name "Skyjack" in Walmart computers.
- Most modern Hasbro molds include a "pretooled" alternate head on the sprue, with Combiner Wars Air Raid's alternate tooling being based on the Generation 1 Coneheads (Dirge, Thrust, and Ramjet). For clarification, TakaraTomy's Unite Warriors Curse Armada Thrust uses this pretooled head and not a TakaraTomy-original element.
