Fireflight (FOC)

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

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

This article is about the Autobot jet fighter from the Fall of Cybertron game franchise. For the other Autobot jet fighter of the same name from the preceding game, see Air Raid (WFC).

Air Raid is an Autobot from the Fall of Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.

That Autobot sigil on his chest seemed like a good idea at the time, but he forgot to check how it'd look in jet mode.

Air Raid's fascination with the natural beauty of his surroundings causes him to be distracted enough to severely impair his gunnery skills. He makes up for this with copious amounts of flak, hoping that will prevent the enemy from advancing.

Toys

Generations

• Air Raid (Deluxe, 2012?)

Accessories: Cannon/sword, sword/hilt

Air Raid is a redeco and retool of Generations Fall of Cybertron Shockwave, with a new head, chest, and weapons. Transforming into a Cybertronic jet, he includes a new sword, based on the one used by Megatron in Fall of Cybertron, which can be stored on top of the jet in vehicle mode, and a hand-held transforming sword/cannon retooled from Shockwave's weapon. In Japan, a redeco of the toy is being released in the United line as what is presumably G1 Fireflight.

Notes

• Air Raid's colors, personality, and pre-production name indicate he is intended to be an homage to Generation 1 Fireflight, but the name was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 to have been changed to Air Raid. Given that the Kreon Micro-Changer figure of Fireflight has also been renamed, this time to 'Firestrike', trademark issues are likely to blame.