Jetrons flying in a straight line are destroyed with just one hit; rather than converting to robot mode, they leave behind an upgrade the Autobots can use to temporarily augment their abilities. Presumably by mistake, the stats on Skywarp, Starscream and Thundercracker's Tech Specs were switched around. But for whatever reason, he stays in his role as one of the Rainmakers rather than striking out on his own.

Part of the fifth wave of Bot Shots Series 1 single-packs, Skywarp is a redeco/ retool of the Starscream mold, being cast in black and purple in homage to Generation 1 Skywarp, and featuring a new chest and scowling head. When Hot Rod finally tracked the Decepticons to their asteroid, Acid Storm was the first one to detect the Autobot craft but did not have time to plan a counter-attack himself.The mold was originally released as Starscream, and was redecoed into Acid Storm, Thundercracker, and Skywarp. This Legends-class mold is a highly simplified, low-cost version of Starscream in his F-22 Raptor body. Unfortunately, this gimmick suffers from a rather nasty design flaw: there is simply not enough clearance under the car for the wheels to be able to pass and hinge through, and attempting to do so will result in the plastic reinforcement struts underneath deforming the rims and chipping the tires.

Redecorated retools of the mold also appeared in Generation 2 as Starscream and Ramjet, featuring new accessory soundboxes. While the figure itself was unchanged, the packaging was altered to change his ID number, among other things. When Optimus Prime stopped by the ghetto only to be harassed by an angry mob, Acid Storm joined in but tried to stop Sparkstalker from needlessly angering the Prime. Based on a Guido Guidi seeker concept for the first IDW ongoing series, he transforms from a hybrid F-15/F-22 style jet. Acid Storm was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots.The Hasbro version replaces some of the dark gray of the Takara version with a dark silver, removes the arm and chest striping, but adds additional red detailing, while removing some as well. The holes for his missile launchers in his arms were widened, as were the launcher's insertion pegs. Interestingly, not only was this set was not released in other Hasbro markets, but TakaraTomy would eventually schedule it for release in Japan nearly two full years later. In 2002, the term appeared in dialog from the first issue of The War Within from Dreamwave Productions, making it truly official after years of controversy.