Day 9: Eletrix Esporte

Here is another oddity from Brazil. In 1985, Estrala Toys took a design from Yonezawa Toys in Japan and packaged it as a Transformer named Esporte, part of a subset of "Eletrix" characters that were battery-powered to transform at a press of a remote control button. Such functionality resulted in some rather oddly shaped characters.

For 2021 we have Skram, whose bio lists him as Autobot Crack Patrol, whatever that means. He was released in the US as the Generation Two line in 1993. Turns into a blue Chevrolet Stingray-style Corvette. The exposed chromed engine becomes his hand weapon in robot mode.

Day 79: Superion (Universe)

The combined form of the Universe Micromaster Aerialbots is Superion, an amalgamation of six robots plus their pack-in accessories that serve as connectors, head, and extremities of the gestalt warrior. While in Japan, the original source of the design ( Sixwing , 1992) was available in a collected set, this combiner needed to be purchased one bot at a time in the 2007 Universe release.

Day 251: Mad

The last of the Air Assault Micron Team trio is Mad, who turns into a Concorde SST. A design that's been used several times already -- see Jetstorm , Scattor , Thrust , Mach , and Quantum -- this version has some of its plastic parts in a translucent finish, giving it a high tech feel. Mad was available in Japan in 2003. He was later rechristened "Skull Buster" in Fan Club-generated lore.

Day 26: Nemesis Prime (Alternators)

Nemesis Prime, an evil twin to Optimus Prime first introduced in the Armada line, gets the Alternators treatment, allowing a reuse of the Dodge Ram SRT-10 design. In the North American market, this toy was only available at the Hasbro Toy Shop and at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2006.

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