The Hyper Raider (Japanese: ハイパーレイダー) is a yo-yo manufactured by Yomega and released by Bandai in Japan on April 1998 for its first Hyper Yo-Yo line-up.
It was also re-released in the 2003-2004 incarnation of the line. Recently in 2010, it was released again, this time as the StormTiger (Japanese: ストームタイガー).
Description[]
Released in Japan four months after the Stealth Raider, the Hyper Raider is the Hyper Yo-Yo rebrand of the original Yomega Raider. It features pretty much the same rounded modified shape, ball bearing axle, and performance, but with edited side cap art now reading "Yomega-Bandai 1998 Made in USA Hyper Raider". It was noted by some to be a bit more responsive than the original Raider.
The Hyper Raider was also one of the most well-known and popular models in the original Japanese Hyper Yo-Yo line, having seen use by even the members of Team High Performance Japan.
A made-in-China version of the Hyper Raider would be released by Bandai in Japan for its second Hyper Yo-Yo lineup on January 2004 with new side cap art, and various clear color combinations. It was released again in Japan on November 2010 for the third Hyper Yo-Yo lineup, this time as the StormTiger (Japanese: ストームタイガー).
Special Editions[]
- Summer Tour 1999 - Can only be obtained at the venue of Bandai Hyper Games Summer Tour of 1999.
Official Description[]
Hyper Raider (1998)[]
Type E - Long-Sleep Type
Its metal ball bearing inside makes stable, long-lasting sleeps possible. Its shape fits comfortably in the hand. Diameter about 59mm. Weight about 54 grams.
Trivia[]
- Retailing at 5000 JPY (about 50 USD), the Hyper Raider was one of the most expensive models in the first Hyper Yo-Yo line-up. for comparison, the least expensive models (such as the Duncan Hyper Imperial) retailed at only 680 JPY (6.80 USD).
- It appears in the anime Chousoku Spinner/Super Yo-Yo, where it was one of the yo-yos used by Seto Hojoin.
Gallery[]
Hyper Raider[]
StormTiger[]
External Link[]
- Yomega Hyper Raider (2004 version) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
- Yomega Hyper Raider (Hyper Games Summer Tour 1999 edition, blue with green caps) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
- Yomega Hyper Raider (Hyper Games Summer Tour 1999 edition, clear with red caps) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
- Yomega Hyper Raider (Hyper Games Summer Tour 1999 edition, clear with black caps) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History
- Yomega Hyper Raider (2003 re-release) at the Museum of Yo-Yo History