Day 26: Ramjet (Generation 2)

A new drawing for this year is this rendition of Ramjet, Decepticon warrior, in his Generation Two look from 1993. Ramjet was originally introduced in 1985, and his toy was reissued with a new paint job for the inaugural wave of Generation Two toys. He has the distinction of being one of the first Transformers to be animated in CG, as the commercial touting his toy featured him fighting Optimus Prime, and it was also incorporated into the opening titles of the Generation Two rebranding of the original The Transformers animated series. Ramjet turns into an F-15 Eagle with modified delta-shaped wings. His original color scheme was white and brick red -- his Generation Two look is purple, black and teal.

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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