TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on the AERIALBOTS 

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

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

I'll admit that Aerialbots are okay combiner team, hard to say which of the Aerialbots I like. Can say thought that my only CW Aerialbots I have are Firefly and Skydive; Firefly was gonna be my only Aerialbot though end up picking Skydive out of pity due lack of new CW limb bots.

If I wanted to get back into Transformers collecting again, I would get the reissued versions of the Transformers G1 figures because the Transformers toys that had growing up were made out of cheap and breakable plastic.

Monstructor is my favorite combiner

Good stuff bro

long live the aerialbots

Hey Chris, can you do the basics on Powerglide for your next episode?

Could you please made a lone video for Beast Wars Silverbolt?

Sadly, the aerialbots were discontinued by being taken offline by a cosmically powered starscream

AlphaBravo 100 percent.

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?

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

“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.” Yaaaaaaay! He said the thing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Powerglide in combiner wars to the rest of the aerialbots - "How do you do, fellow kids?"

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

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

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.

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

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.

*finds out the aerial bots have their own commercial rap* Yo yo, Piraka

“Say the line Chris!” -sigh- They were offlined by a cosmically powered starscream “YEEEAAAAA”

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

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.

I had this joke ready it went like this They fly We buy But most importantly a cosmically powered Starscream didn't make them die *I sigh*

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)

"Five up, five down! It's like shooting cyber ducks in a barrel!" - Six Shot's comment on the Aerialbots

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

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

Slingshot is the worst, and so he's the best. Gives up on humanity because he watches an old geezer fall through a chair on TV. Never change, bud.

Silverbolt was always my favorite among them as far as characters went. He had a relatable fear, and he was very likable, always trying to keep his teammates erm...grounded, in a sense lol Plu shis character really shined in the episode War Dawn. and having grown up knowing only the Beast Wars Silverbolt, I can proudly say that that character honors the name very well.

Air Raid: The fun one. Fireflight: The dreamer. Skydive: The smart one. Slingshot: The insecure asshole Silverbolt: Flies, but is too scared to do so, so Optimus made him leader.

This channel really has become my Saturday morning cartoon channel! Thanks again, wonderfully made!

Didn't care for the helicopter in combiner wars, it's like, "you fast jets go on ahead, I'll catch up!"

I have waited for a Basics on them. Thank you. But now you'll have to probably do Silverbolt himself. Next you should do the Stunticons, especially Breakdown.

I got the Arialbots toy for Christmas when i was a kid way back in the 80's. I remember gdtting Fortress Maximus too.

Bingo, Chris said the thing: "Taken offline by a cosmically powered starscream" And there was much rejoicing! Awesome video as always, thanks so much. My favorite autobot combiner is computron. Love the retro future aesthetic on those bots. I know I'm in the minority there though.

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

Finally my wish came true, thank you so much for finally doing my request Chris.

I've always had trouble telling these fellas apart - the similar altmodes and colour schemes make putting names to faces difficult - but I am fond of Skydive; he's got the most unique colours with that gold face and his "military history nerd" personality is a lot of fun. (Also, more things should use IDW's thing of having the combiner refer to himself as "the Superion". It rules.)

So now that we have the Aerialbots maybe next time we can see the basics on the Protectobots...?

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.

Might as well do a basics on Powerglide soon, since he was the first Autobots jet.

i hope silverbolt gets his own episode one day because beast wars silver bolt is awesome

0:30 its so funny to me how out of place Metroplex looks in that artwork compared to the rest of that city

you forgot to mention how the Aerialbots were mini-figures in Broadside's titan return toy that could be put onto his ship mode.

I think it would've been cool if you dedicated a month to Combiners, doing an episode every week for 4 weeks on the 4 Special Teams

Silverbolt has been one of the few "Combiner guys" who actually got to shine in G1. He has a few moments in various comics from multiple companies, and while not the same character, a star turn in name in Beast Wars. It's also fair to say Superion is the Autobot version Devastator, the most acknowledged Good Guy combiner.

Always loved the looks of Superion. My favorite of the combiners

I was just thinking the other day, in their debut G1 episodes, Prime mentioned that Alpha Trion gave his life so that 6 new lives could be born. How did Prime know about Superion as the 6th life?

Do THE BASICS on DEFENSOR.

It seems a video wont be complete without a cosmically empowered starscream

0:50 The fact that that Fireflight got a face plate in Combiner Wars makes him that much cooler. Why isn't that his thing? Face plates make everything cooler. It worked for him like it did for Optimus Prime Soundwave and a few others like most of the Combaticons, Bruticus, and Grimlock, my point stands. Keep Fireflight's face plated.

“Cosmically powered Starscream” That’s a bingo!

"Cosmically powered Starscream." We're back! Yes!

War for Cybertron was my first introduction to the Aerialbots and since then they've become my favorite combiner team with Air Raid being my favorite member. Also, the team's spotlight episodes in the G1 cartoon are some of my favorite episodes.

I'm guessing Silverbolt will receive his own separate basics episode.

These guys were my second favorite combiners after Devastator, because while Devastator had SIX robots to combine, Superion just looked really cool. Of course, that was g1. 1980's toy engineering does little to rev my engines nowadays.

Honestly, are you ever going to do The Basics on Rescue Force Sigma-17, the Rescue Bots? I'm a big fan of that series, and Academy even though I'm supposed to have grown past a show like that.

I love the Aerialbots1 They're my most favorite Transformers. I still have the toys. I enjoyed playing with them. I loved every episode they appeared in the Generation One cartoons and Scramble City & Headmasters.

now need basics on the protectobots

My favourite Aerialbot is Silverbolt as well as his Beast Wars counterpart and I hope we’ll get a video on the Stunticons soon.

I remember for the longest time when I first starting the Basics these guys being heavily requested, so glad they finally got their due. What always struck me about the Aerialbots was always their Combiner name: SUPERION. That sounds just so laughably try-hard and compensating.

My favourite member of the aerialbots is sliverbolt because I can relate to his fear of Heights

Pretty sure "Barrel Roll" is a reference to Slippy. He's green, and, well, just look at his name! Betcha the bots favorite pickup line is "Do a Barrel Roll" lmao.

I legit managed to complete Energon Superion Maximus a few days before this was uploaded.

Best combiner ever !!!!!

"Taken offline by a cosmically powered Starscream" He said the thing! He said the thing!

I've been waiting for a basics on Aerialbots for a while. They're one of my favorite Autobot teams. Thanks for the video Chris 👍

I feel like I can definitely relate to Silverbolt the most myself, on account of my own fear of heights.

The Aerialbots are my favorite combiner team, and I shall always have a soft spot for the OG G1 team as my favorite xD My favs tend to be Silverbolt and Air Raid, though Slingshot had the best character development stories. Nothin' like befriending an Arabian prince, shutting down Swindle's operations, and getting repaired with the grill to said prince's Rols Royce :3

Aerobots are definitely my favorite combiner team of the autobots.thanks for the video I have been waiting for this one!

One day you have to talk about blackout, so I can’t stop commenting this in every video

Love the Aerialbots so much. My love for the team first started as a kid when I was collecting Transformers, and there was an offer with Weetabix to send-off for Fireflight and the Stunticon Drag Strip. From then on it was collecting the entire set of Aerialbots and Stunticons, then being fortunate enough to watch The Key To Vector Sigma & War Dawn on VHS. The Aerialbots were definitely in my Top 2 combiner teams. And Silverbolt was my favourite Aerialbot in the cartoons/comics. His character was always explored prominently, and because I share his fear of heights, I found Silverbolt inspiring.

Finally! My second favorite transformers after Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime! Thanks and great job!!

Cant wait for the basics on the protectobots

For the next episode, can you do the basics on transformers comics

Great episode. Superion is actually my favorite combiner, so I've been waiting on this one. :)

I went from the basics from "Reincarnated as a Slime." to Basics on transformers...... what a great night.

Another absolutely stunning episode!

Just waiting for the basics on the Brestforce!

My Favorite incarnations of the Aerialbots is the original and IDW. Also Hasbro has recently required the Trademark on Slingshot name for Transformers Earth Wars mobile game.

Silverbolt was always my favorite, mostly because he was the most unique of the Aerialbots. I like how he survived into the Beast Era as the Eagle part of Magnaboss. However since Fuzor Silverbolt took the name, it must mean that the original Silverbolt went offline. Unless his spark somehow exists inside the Fuzor.

You forgot Superion die in g.i. Joe, when he use himself as a shield to protect his allies against enemy fire for as long as he could.

My favorite combiner finally yes

I've always seen Superion as the most powerful combiner besides The Beast/Volcanicus.

As a kid of limited funds during those halcyon (maybe) days of the 1980s, I managed to get Air Raid and Silverbolt. I supplemented Blades from the Protectorbots and I later found a G2 Skydive. The last limb was Rippersnapper, it was what it was. Ghetto-perion was a go!

I loved these guys, as I had most of the G1 toys

I always wondered if Superion was its own mind, in the cartoon Prime stated 1 Autobot died (alpha trion) so 6 can live (the jets only number 5)

I was watching the G1 Episodes "The Key to Vector Sigma pt1 and 2" and "Wardawn" and I couldn't help but wonder Did Prime name the group the Aerialbots because they were planes or was it in honor of the memory of his former girlfriend, Aerial? Maybe both?

Watching this again after watching the Stunticon video. Kind of wish that when they fell to the cosmically powered Starscream in the comic it had been as Superion instead of in alt mode. It would have said more about Starscream's power.

As some of the earliest Transformers I can remember my brother and I getting, I have a special fondness for the Aerialbots. Their Gen2 versions were the only combiner team we had the complete set for until we got Magnaboss & Tripredicus from BeastWars. Air Raid and Slingshot were mine, though Slingshot fell victem to GoldPlasticSyndrome, leaving Air Raid the one I played with the most. When the Combiner Wars toys came out, I bought them all up in a fit of nostalgia but then a short while later I saw the box set of the Gen2 colors and snatched that up too. Even now that I'm over 30, the Aerialbots are some of my favorite toys to play with and Air Raid's ability to equip 8 guns (2 in each hand, 1 on each arm, and 1 on each wing) keep him as my #1 Autobot jet.

Silverbolt Skydive Firefly/Fireflight Slingshot/Quickslinger/Airrazor Air Raid Stormjet Sky Shadow Teradive Treadshot Windrazor Barrel Roll Alpha Bravo Powerglide Man this team does not stop growing

My favorite combiner but suprisingly i never got a single toy of them third party or not

Of the 5, I love Air Raid and Silverbolt the most. Mostly because I liked them in the Cybertron games. Unfortunately, WFC felt like the last time any of the individual members had their personalities explored.

My fave is Air RAID and Slingshot!!👍👍

"Megatron has been battling us on the roads. We're gonna fight him in the skies!!" - Optimus Prime

*RETURN OF THE COSMICALLY POWERED STARSCREAM*

Yes! Iv been wanting an aerial bots vid for ages now, theyre easily my favourite transformers combiner group😁 the video is awesome and interesting as always

You should do a full-on Marvel Underbase Saga "Basics On" episode and just go over everyone Starscream killed/injured. It could be a one-hour special!