TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on the AERIALBOTS

Stow your tray tables and return your seats to the upright position as we take to the skies with The Basics on the Autobots' elite airborne unit and first Autobot combiner team, THE AERIALBOTS!

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Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

[Nxytre]

I think "Hasbro lost the trademark of the name" has become as common as "offline for a cosmically powered Starscream."

[KHFMcAwesome]

“The discontinuation of their toys in 1988 saw them phased out of the comic-“
Here it comes!
“The first of many victims taken offline by a cosmically powered Starscream.”
He said the thing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[KenTheSith]

Can we get a comprehensive episode covering the ‘Many victims taken offline by a cosmic powered Starscream’. How many did he actually take offline? How many came back?

[sephiroth]

Interesting how Silverbolt's name went from Aerialbot to Maximal, and then Airazor went from Maximal to Aerialbot for Revenge of the Fallen

[kainthedragoon]

You really need to make an offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream shirt

[robotlorekeeper]

Fun fact: in the original cartoon, Air Raid and Slingshot were voiced by Rob Paulsen of Animaniacs fame.

[TFfangeek]

The Aerialbots greatest victory was helping Alpha Trion rebuild Orion Pax into Optimus Prime. "War Dawn" remains the best time travelling story of the Generation 1 series.

[omarsalem]

So they were the first victim of a cosmically powered starscream such honour

[tokunerdmore]

Autobot combiners are pretty underrated in Transformers, I would really like these guys to make more appearances in the future and maybe change the group around by having Jetfire be a member.

[jackdubz]

When I was a lad I treasured my VHS copy of The Key To Vector Sigma/War Dawn.

[omega-rattrap]

A moment of silence for all of the G2 Slingshots that we lost due to Gold Plastic Syndrome. 😔😭

[Technodreamer]

Call me silly, but a friend got me CW Silverbolt as a present when I first started getting back into Transformers, and I've really loved the Aerialbots ever since.

[tylerferron]

*finds out the aerial bots have their own commercial rap*

Yo yo, Piraka

[cyberprime]

Honestly, IDW's take in the team was great. Even in the face of losing the short-lived Barrel Roll and long time member Slingshot, they are always willing to defend the skies.
(Although, appointing someone who is acrophobic as leader usually isn't a good idea)

[aztn]

The rap for the Gen.2 Aerialbots/Combaticons commercial was exactly the right amount of 90s-tude LOL!! So much nostalgia 😂😂

[stephencastro]

"Five up, five down! It's like shooting cyber ducks in a barrel!"

- Six Shot's comment on the Aerialbots

[Quantum_Magnus]

I’ve always imagined a Transformers movie in my head where the opening scene has the Aerialbots engaged in dogfights with the Seekers with Mighty Wings by Cheap Trick playing in the background.

[audiooddities]

The cosmically powered Starscream, he'll get you everytime, lol

[kaizozhang]

The Aerialbots are taking their shot.
Silverbolt's blasting Combaticons!
They can all ch-ch-change, be rearranged, to form the super robot, Superion!

[wetbedsealand]

“Say the line Chris!”

-sigh- They were offlined by a cosmically powered starscream