Day 149: Inferno (Beast Wars)

One of the most memorable and styled designs to come out of the early Beast Wars assortments is Inferno, the Predacon infantry commando. Though they share a name, he has no relation to the firefighting Autobot of the 80s. No, Inferno is a bad guy through and through. Part of the "Mega" class size, he is a hefty toy packed with play features like spring-loaded missiles and an insect abdomen that splits apart into a spinning propeller. In the animated series, was memorable for being somewhat addled, and being fervently loyal to Megatron whom he regarded as his queen. His toy was first available in 1997.

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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