Acid Storm

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Transformers character
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Acid Storm in IDW comics
Name Acid Storm
Decepticon
Series Transformers: Universe
First appearance The Transformers episode "Divide and Conquer", October 20th, 1985
Information
Alternate modes Cybertronian jet, F-15 Eagle jet
Rank 5
Sub-group Deluxe Vehicles

Acid Storm is a fictional character from the Transformers series. He first appeared as an unnamed character in a 1985 episode of The Transformers. In 2008 a toy was released of the character, giving him the name Acid Storm.

Transformers: Generation 1

Adic Storm is a fictional Decepticon character from the Transformers series. According to Hasbro officials at Botcon names considered for Acid Storm included Rainmaker and Acid Rain.

Acid storm inspired a number of third party Transformers made in him image, including one from the KOtoys KOLD series which is part of the glow-in-the-dark Toxic Rainmakers set, one from toy maker CHMS sold as the Rainmakers, and a small one by Heerotoysmaker.

Fictional biography

A member of an obscure squad of Decepticon air warriors known only as "The Rainmakers," Acid Storm is known as an individual only to his teammates and a very few others. He is highly intelligent, eager, and dedicated utterly to the Decepticon cause. He has a talent for marshalling vast amounts of data, as well as a way with words that would make him a powerful speaker. However, he prefers to remain anonymous, as part of his team. His hyperion-3 blasters can seed natural clouds with a highly destructive form of acid rain.

Animated series

In the The Transformers episode "Divide and Conquer", three unique Seekers with bright coloring resided on Cybertron with bodies appearing mostly green, blue and yellow appear in the episode, appropriately called "Rainmakers" by Bluestreak.

IDW Publishing

Acid Storm appeared in issue #7 and #13 of the IDW Transformers comic series.

Fun Publications

Acid Storm appears in At Fight's End with Overkill and Drag Strip fighting against Elita One, Springer and Snarl.[1]

A number of green colored seekers were seen among Starscream's Decepticon troops in "Battle Lines Part 1", but their identity was unrevealed.

Toys

Universe Acid Storm toy
  • Universe Deluxe Acid Storm (2008)
A recolor of Classic Starscream.
  • Heerotoysmaker Smallest Transformers Acid Storm (2010)
A recolor of Smallest Transformers Starscream released by Heerotoysmaker.

References

  1. Pete Sinclair & Jesse Wittenrich (2009). At Fight's End. The Transformers Collector’s Club. 

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