Aerobolt

Aerobolt is anAutobot-alliedWeaponizerMini-Confrom theRobots in Disguiseportion of theAligned continuity family.

The early bird gets the worm, but in this case gets THE PRIME!

Aeroboltis the leader of theWeaponizerMini-Cons, whose admiration forOptimus Primeis what deems him worthy of protecting the Autobot leader's chest.

Fiction

2015Robots in Disguisecartoon

I'm gonna call you, "Toriyama".

Voice actor:Steve Blum(English),Masato Obara(Japanese),Tamás Bognár(Hungarian),Massimiliano Lotti(Italian),Simon Duprez(French),Werner Böhnke(German),Víctor Hugo Aguilar(Latin-American Spanish)

Aerobolt and his fellow Mini-Cons were captured by theDecepticonsin their youth and experimented on. Given the ability to combine with their larger brethren, the Mini-Cons were stored in a laboratory inDarkmountuntilStarscreamstumbled on them. They managed to escape Starscream and fell in with some scavengers so they could escapeCybertron,only to find their new hosts were heading forEarth.They set about trying to work out a way to abandon the scavengers and leave the planet.Mini-Con Madness

Bird's the word.

WhenScatterspikereturned from a mission empty-handed and blamingSawtooth,Aerobolt took the Mini-Con aside for a personal report. Though Sawtooth thought they should trust the Autobots, Aerobolt thought otherwise.Strongarm's Big Score

The Mini-Cons accompanied the scavengers to an automated ship to find a relic, and Aerobolt pointedly refused to power up Clawtrap. After the scavengers managed to retrieve theDark Star Saber,Aerobolt and his companions stole theirsub-orbital craft.Detecting a power source capable of getting them offplanet, they invadedthe scrapyardlooking for it, only to be told it had already been destroyed.Mighty Big TroubleTheir craft eventually ran out of fuel, but they ran into the Autobots again — Aerobolt recognizedOptimus Primeand finally realized the Autobots could be trusted, though his attempt to link with Optimus was unsuccessful. During an ensuing fight with the scavengers, Aerobolt and his companions were snatched up by Starscream.Mini-Con Madness

Starscream attempted to merge with the Mini-Cons, only for it to fail becauseTricerashotwas missing. He was eventually able to obtain the last Mini-Con and merge with them all, however Fixit was able to activate a signal and separate Aerobolt. Aerobolt found Optimus and linked with him, providing the Autobot leader with a powerup that let him go up against the super-powered Starscream. Following the successful defeat of Starscream, Aerobolt and his fellow Mini-Cons left Earth on the sub-orbital craft, now modified by Fixit for space travel.Worthy

Games

Power Up for Battle

During a battle,Bumblebeedropped astasis podcontaining Arrowbolt[sic]for Optimus Prime to use as a weapon against Starscream. The Mini-Con provided the Autobot leader with the ability to hover for a short period of time.Power Up for Battle

Toys

Robots in Disguise(2015)

The Laserbeak we never got.Nevermind.
(Hasbro version pictured)

• Power Surge Optimus Prime & Aerobolt(Power Heroes,2016)

• TakraraTomy ID Number:TAV50
• TakaraTomy release date:June 25,2016

Released in the second year of the 2015Robots is Disguiseline under theMini-Con Weaponizersbanner, Aerobolt transforms from a bird-like robot into a shield that can be held by other figures.

(TakaraTomy version pictured)

He can also fold up into a set of chest armor for the large Leader-sizedPower Surge Optimus Primefigure, who he came packaged with. Attaching Aerobolt also activates spring loaded robo-bird wings on Optimus's back.

Like all "Power Surge" Mini-Cons, Aerobolt lacks an actual scan badge, but has a fake badge sculpted onto his body.

The TakaraTomyAdventureversion of Aerobolt, released in the sixteenth wave still packed in with Optimus, is colored in distinclyGeneration 1 Optimus Prime-inspired red-and-blue plastics.

• God Optimus Prime Micron Combination Set(Multi-pack, 2016)

• ID Number:TAV61
• Release date:November 26,2016

Part of twenty-first (and final) wave ofAdventuretoys, "Super Aerobolt" swaps his red plastics for transparent blue. Whee!

He once again comes with a Power Surge Optimus Prime figure (now with a deco closer to his Hasbro and cartoon appearances save some transparent blue parts), but this set also comes with fellow Mini-ConsTricerashotandDragonblaster.The three Mini-Cons now attach to the new "God Sword"accessory, forming theGod Micron Blastersword-gun-thing, with Aerobolt serving as the hilt-guard.

Notes

• Optimus Prime and Aerobolt seem to have received an homage in thePower of the Primesline withNemesis PrimeandGiza.
• Transformers Oneproduction designerJason Scheiershowed off concept art of Aerobolt in the film, explaining that the team had explored including him at one point, though this didn't come to pass.^[1]

Foreign names

• Japanese:Aerobolt(エアロボルトEaroboruto)

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