Air Raid (SG)

"If you look first, you may not leap."

Air Raid loves surprises. He prefers to suddenly streak into a cluster of Decepticons, whether they're airborne or on the ground, over shooting at them from long range. "That always sparks their wires a bit," he laughs. Of all the Aerialbots, his tactics are the most fearless, although some might call them rash and foolish. No matter - his gung-ho, wild-eyed personality legitimizes either viewpoint. At the core of his actions is one goal that drives him above all else - he wants to have fun! And no matter what he's involved in, he achieves that goal - even in the middle of a war.

Air Raid can fly at speeds of up to Mach 2.5 and has a range of 1500 miles. He can shoot air-to-air heat-seeking missiles and, in robot mode, carries a torque rifle whose beam can apply up to 80,000 psi of rotational force to any object. Only the strongest materials can withstand warping and breaking under such pressure. He combines with his fellow Aerialbots to form the giant robot known as Superion.

His reckless behavior often leaves Air Raid exposed to greater odds than he can reasonably expect to handle.

Canonical/Pre-MUX/Theme History:
At one point during the eternal war with the Autobots on Earth, Megatron grew fed up with how his opponents ruled the roads and created a group of Decepticon cars known as the Stunticons. In order to give his new warriors life, he brought them to Cybertron and tracked down the ancient supercomputer, Vector Sigma, to input cybernetic personalities into the Stunticons. Thanks to a series of traps and drones in their way, the Autobots failed to prevent Megatron from succeeding and returning to Earth. Seeking to even the playing field, Optimus Prime conceived of the idea of retrofitting several broken-down Cybertronian ships into Earthen jets, and bringing them to life as a team of Autobot flyers. With the help of his technical savvy soldiers, Hoist, Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Prime's own creator, Alpha Trion, Optimus' plan was enacted and the Aerialbots were born.

Air Raid was with the Aerialbots when they answered a distress call about a canyon cave-in, but the team soon discovered the call was trap laid by the Combaticons. After taking out Slingshot the Combaticons claimed the upper hand, until the arrival of Autobot reinforcements changed their minds and the tide of battle. As the Combaticons retreated, Silverbolt held Air Raid back from pursuing the Combaticons in order to get his help in digging out Slingshot.

After his recovery, Slingshot volunteered to be a decoy as part of Skydive’s plan to investigate a plane smuggling ring. Air Raid sarcastically told his fellow jets to enjoy their 'vacation' as he departed.

Returning later to assist Slingshot and Skydive, Air Raid and Silverbolt took on Vortex, Ramjet, Blast Off and a fleet of drone jets while under fire from the Combaticons and Megatron’s purple griffin fortress. After the Combaticons formed Bruticus, Air Raid tried to distract the giant Decepticon from smacking Silverbolt, and got smacked himself instead. With the arrival of Fireflight, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and wrestled with Bruticus, then separated again. With a well-placed shot, they set an oil field ablaze and the resulting blast sent the defeated Decepticons and Bruticus flying into the sky.

After regrouping in Prince Jumal’s palace, Air Raid threatened some good old fashioned Autobot justice against captured Decepticon minion Ali, but Silverbolt said the Aerialbots should let Prince Jumal deal with his fellow human.

MUX History:
Air Raid remains a valuable, if slightly unreliable, member of Autobot Aerospace.

OOC Notes

 * Air Raid transforms into a black F-15 Eagle.

2009
Starscream Report                 Fri Sep 25    Air Raid -- Report on Starscream Encounter
 * September 23 - Now Megatron Is Literally Talking Out Of His Aft

Was flying on patrol. Minding my own business. Human with jetpack flies up and chills with me for a bit. Starscream's ugly aft shows up. Human makes blue paint explode on Starscream's canopy. Was pretty funny. Jetfire arrives to chase Starscream off, and thusly saves the day. Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome Jetfire is awesome. Air Raid out.

Players
Air Raid has a new player who is freakin' hi-larious, and the MUX rejoices!