Divebomb (RID)
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- Divebomb is Decepticon Mini-Con from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Divebomb really loves his job. A Mini-Con partnered with the Decepticon bounty hunter Fracture, Divebomb and his accomplice Airazor are usually sent in to sabotage their target's support networks and security systems. Despite his small size, he's an absolute terror, using his razor-sharp claws to carve up anyone who gets in his way, giggling the whole time.
He is incredibly loyal to Fracture, ready to rush to his master's aid at the first sign of trouble, even if it means abandoning a mission.
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Fiction
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Khary Payton (English), Akihiro Matsushima (Japanese), Hamdi Abbas (Arabic), Simone Lupinacci (Italian), David Manet (French), Christoph Drobig (German), Sérgio Corcetti (Brazilian Portuguese)
Divebomb and Airazor accompanied Fracture to Earth with the aim of collecting the bounty on Bumblebee, but immediately ran into Drift. The pair tangled with Drift's Mini-Cons, with Divebomb grappling with Slipstream. After Bumblebee's team joined the fight, the three Decepticons retreated to their ship where they spied on the Autobots using micro-drones. After abducting several of the Autobots and a human, Fracture went to try and capture Bumblebee and the two Mini-Cons again tangled with Jetstorm and Slipstream. They managed to capture Fixit and Russell Clay, however Drift's Mini-Cons took control of Fracture's ship, and the three Decepticons were forced to retreat. Hunting Season
After Fracture joined Steeljaw's team , Divebomb and Airazor took part in a battle against the Autobots, attacking Strongarm until she managed to get cuffs on them both. Fortunately for them, Steeljaw later freed everyone. Sideways Once the Decepticons took over the Autobot scrapyard, Divebomb joined Airazor in operating the Alchemor control systems. The pair fought the Autobot Mini-Cons when they were catapulted into the scrapyard, and later fled with Steeljaw once the base was lost to the Autobots. Lockout
Divebomb and his companions invaded the scrapyard, only to be taken out by Optimus Prime when the Autobot returned from the Realm of the Primes. Battlegrounds, Part 1 Divebomb was later placed in a stasis pod along with the rest of Steeljaw's Pack. Battlegrounds, Part 2
Divebomb's stasis pod was later taken back to Cybertron by Optimus Prime, Windblade and Ratchet. Decepticon Island (Part 2)
Robots in Disguise shorts
After Fracture had Divebomb and Airazor pry open a stasis pod, a Cyclone emerged from it. As Fracture was unfamiliar with this type of Mini-Con, Divebomb explained to him that they were unaligned, and unpredictable, little robots. As Fracture tried to force the Cyclone to swear allegiance to him, a second Cyclone leapt out of the pod, and both of them knocked Fracture out. Well, that certainly seemed to be what happened, but Divebomb assured Airazor that their boss was merely... resting his optics. Once Fracture was fully rested, the Decepticons begun their pursuit of the Cyclones. Knock, Knock!
After Fracture had to "rest his optics" again after being rocked by an explosive left behind by the Cyclones, Airazor and Divebomb tried to appeal to them, Mini-Con to Mini-Con. Divebomb assured them that by teaming up with Fracture, the Mini-Cons would form and unstoppable team. For their efforts, Divebomb and Airazor fell victims to another of the Cyclones' cruel pranks. Fed up, the duo decided to try and scrap the Cyclones instead. Back and Forth By the time the Decepticon Mini-Cons managed to overtake their quarry, they had crossed paths with their Autobot counterparts. Divebomb told them they had seen the Cyclones first, but the Autobots insisted that Slipstream had called "dibs" on them first. Divebomb took on Jetstorm in the squabble that ensued. But when Slipstream was accidentally knocked into a rock mound built by the Cyclones during the brawl, the unaligned Mini-Cons turned their firepower on the other four, forcing them to take cover together. A Level Playing Field Sharing cover didn't sit well with the Mini-Cons though, and they were at each other's throats in short order. Jetstorm put an end to it, insisting the four aligned Mini-Cons needed to fight together if they had any hope of taking on the Cyclones. The Mini-Cons did so successfully, though the animosity between them returned once the Cyclones were trounced. Rather than risk capture, Divebomb convinced Jetstorm and Slipstream to let the Decepticon Mini-Cons go, since they could only carry one Mini-Con each anyways. Invoking the ancient Earth ritual of "Not it!" cemented the guarantee the Decepticons had of walking away from the debacle safely. Divebomb and Airazor then returned to Fracture's side, who insisted that the whole adventure "never happened." Two Plus Two Equals More
IDW Robots in Disguise comic
Following the defeat of Megatronus, Fracture and his Mini-Cons were freed by Steeljaw. Airazor and Divebomb were deployed in an attempt to stop Fixit and Russell from escaping, however Team Bee picked that moment to arrive. During the ensuing battle, the Vehicons they'd been fighting alongside turned on them as a result of Steeljaw's deceit. A well-placed bomb brought the mountain down on Airazor, Divebomb and the other Decepticons, who were soon restored to stasis pods. Robots in Disguise #6
Commercial appearances
- Divebomb, Airazor and Fracture found themselves in a parking lot, boasting that nothing could stop them. They were proven wrong when Optimus Prime showed up and made quick work of all three of them. Robots in Disguise Mega Optimus Prime toy commercial
- Fracture faced off against Drift and launched both Divebomb and Airazor when the Autobot launched his own Mini-Con partners. The battle ended in the Decepticons' defeat, and Slipstream and Jetstorm high-fived one another atop of Divebomb's unconscious form. Robots in Disguise Deployers toy commercial
Games
Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker
Divebomb acted as a field player in a soccer match between him, Fracture and Airazor; and the Autobots Drift, Slipstream and Jetstorm. Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2015)
- Divebomb (Mini-Con, 2015)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TMC03
- TakaraTomy release date: November ?? 2015 (promotional), April 29 2016 (TMC03 retail release)
- Accessories: Armor sprue (2 blasters, chest armor/mask, 2 blades, 2 energy bursts)
- Known designers: Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy)
- Part of the first wave of Hasbro's Robots in Disguise individually-packed Mini-Cons, Divebomb transforms from a robot into a Cybertronic torpedo in a single step. As a "Torpedo"-style Mini-Con, he can plug into and be launched from the Deployer Fracture figure's side-mounted launcher. He comes with a number of clear-plastic accessories attached to a Decepticon-insignia-shaped sprue, which can be attached to him using tabs and slots. These pieces do not need to be removed to transform him to torpedo mode. His twin blades can be combined with accessories from his wavemates Dragonus, Sawback, and Slipstream to form an energy lion. The leg "fin" pieces have a nasty issue where sometimes they won't fit into the leg slots.
- Divebomb was later released by TakaraTomy in November of 2015, but as part of the Transformers Adventure Limited Micron Gift Campaign. He was a promotional giveaway with the purchase of 3000 yen worth of Transformers Adventure products at Toys"R"Us stores alongside Velocirazor. This release of Divebomb has a Transformers Chronicle mobile app-compatible scan-badge (marking him off on the app's toy checklist), but is otherwise identical to the Hasbro release.
- He was given a normal retail release in Japan in 2016, in the first and only wave of single-packed Microns, introducing the Prime of Micron subline imprint. This version of Divebomb is heavily redecoed to make him considerably more show-accurate (though still not quite there), plus he uses the butt-plate part from Swelter and Glacius (who share engineering with Divebomb but are otherwise completely new molds) to give him his show model's tail. On top of that, a clear-plastic 5 mm post has been epoxied into the slot above his tail where the armor sprue would normally attach.
- His scan-badge is covered by a dummy sticker to prevent it from being scanned without purchase.
- Mini-Con Mega Pack (Multi-pack, 2016)
- This version of Divebomb, available in a massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons released exclusively in some Asian and European markets, oddly has silver paint covering his entire helmet and chest, and lacks his armor sprue.
- All of the Mini-Cons in this set have similar minor deco differences from their individual releases, and all lack armor parts. This set also includes Anvil, Back, Bashbreaker, Beastbox, Hammer, Lord Doomitron, Ratbat, Sandsting, Sawback, Swelter, Tricerashot, Undertone, Velocirazor, and Windstrike.
Kre-O
- Optimus Prime Beast Blaster (2015)
- Set Number: B0951
- Pieces: 247
- Kreons: Airazor, Divebomb, Fracture, Optimus Prime
- Released in the Robots in Disguise-themed series of Kre-O, Kreon Divebomb uses the Cityville micro-Kreon body with a pair of claws. He was only available in the large "Optimus Prime Beast Blaster" set.
- All of the 2015 Transformers Kre-O product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx stores, including this set.
Notes
- Divebomb's in-show coloration is not completely represented by either his toy, or the character artwork on his toy packaging, which is also different from the toy.
- Speaking of images, his stock photography refers to him as Sliver for unknown reasons.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Divebomb (ダイブボム Daibubomu)
- Mandarin: Dà Pèng (大鹏, "Big Roc")
