Day 140: Ricochet (Commemorative Series)

I've drawn this toy before -- in his original Japanese incarnation from 1987, Stepper. Stepper saw two re-releases in 2004, in Japan as part of Takara's Transformers Collection and in the US by Hasbro for their Commemorative Series. For his US debut, Stepper was rechristened with an American name -- Ricochet. He is still a redeco of the classic Jazz car, turning into a black Porsche 935 race car from 1976. Ricochet is a Targetmaster, and his rather generically named gun partner "Nebulon" was renamed Nightstick for this release.

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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