Stormtrooper (G1)

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

The Stormtroopers are a Decepticon subgroup from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Let's hope their aim is better than those OTHER Stormtroopers!

The Stormtroopers are a squad of Decepticons who use high-pressure fluid weapons. Sometimes it's simply water, sometimes it's acid, sometimes... don't ask.

The team includes:

• Rage (leader)
• Aquablast
• Drench
• Hydradread

The squad has an Autobot counterpart called the Aquaspeeders.

Fiction

Fleetway Generation 2 comics

They were part of Bludgeon's raiding party in the attack on London. Their job was to trash the city, and they were good at it.

They later attacked Megatron with the intention of killing him, and they were not good at it. War Zone

TransTech

Hydradread was seen among the inhabitants of the multiversal hub city of Axiom Nexus. Transcendent: Part 4

Wings of Honor

Rage and his Stormtroopers were active as Decepticon criminals in Quarex nine million years ago. Along with Roadgrabber, Terror-Tread and Cement-Head, they were mostly small-time raiders looking for the "big score" that would get them noticed by the Decepticon generals. Rage's biggest success was the Metrotitan: a mighty fortress left standing by the Decepticons after a battle in Glibex, which he had claimed and retrofitted into a mobile city and base of operations.

For their next heist, the Stormtroopers looked to Median, and the archeological dig which had uncovered the Heart of the Dragon, a laser core of unspeakable power. Rage and the Troopers fought their way through two Elite Guard detachments to steal the Heart. Aquablast was killed acquiring the notes of the archaeometrist, Glyph, but the other Stormtroopers made it safely back to Metrotitan with the Heart.

Hydradread was incorrectly referred to as Aquablast for the remainder of the story after Aquablast's death.

To properly test his new toy, Rage had Hydradread encase the Heart's laser core in a miniaturized form first before moving on to install it in the Metrotitan itself. Drench wasn't thrilled with Rage's new search for power for power's sake, and assisted the Autobots in dealing with the tiny terror known as Brimstone created from the Heart. The creature's power levels eventually overloaded its frame, and it exploded from the inside out.

Due to some creative embelleshing in the Elite Guard field reports, the final fate of Rage and Hydradread is unknown. It's possible they were captured, escaped, or consumed in Brimstone's unholy conflagaration. Drench seemed comfortable with his change in allegiance, though, and was even preparing to submit an application to the Elite Guard. Flames of Yesterday

Toys

Generation 1 & Generation 2

File:G1 Decepticon Drench toy.jpg

Drench

• Stormtroopers (1993)
  • Aquablast
  • Drench
  • Hydradread
  • Rage

The Stormtroopers were only released in markets in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Their main gimmick is their water guns, which cause the color changing paint on the Stormtroopers' car hoods to react.

Notes

• According to their Tech Specs, the Stormtroopers are the most intelligent AND skilled team in Transformers history. Aquablast, Drench, and Hydradread each have an intelligence ranking of 9, while Rage has a 10. In terms of skill, Drench and Rage have rankings of 9, while Hydradread and Aquablast both have a 10. Hell, the team is so good that two of them outrank their own leader, Rage, while the third is merely his equal. Go figure.