The Stealth Raider (Japanese: ステルスレイダー) is a yo-yo produced by Yomega and released by Bandai in on December 1997 as part of the first Hyper Yo-Yo line.
Description[]
The Stealth Raider was an upgraded version of the Stealth Fire, featuring the same flared shape that makes landing string tricks easier, but this time a metal ball bearing transaxle system was included, making longer sleep times possible.
While the Hyper Brain was the first transaxle yo-yo to be released in the Hyper Yo-Yo line, the Stealth Raider was the first ball-bearing yo-yo in the line. Of course it can be considered a flared version of the Hyper Raider, which used the same rounded modified shape as the Hyper Brain and Fireball; However, the Hyper Raider was released in Japan four months after the Stealth Raider.
The Stealth Raider was known as one of the most popular models of the original Hyper Yo-Yo line-up, especially with players from overseas, which resulted in the release of the Yomega Saber Raider yo-yo in North America and Europe. The yo-yo was also a favorite of Kenichi Nakamura.
A made-in-China version of the Stealth Raider was released by Bandai for its 2nd Hyper Yo-Yo line-up on March 2004 with new side cap designs and various solid color combinations.
As time progressed, the abilities exhibited by the Stealth Raider were pushed further and further with new developments in yo-yo design. However, there's still a demand for this yo-yo by players both new and old. This even lead to some manufacturers in Japan to produce yo-yos inspired by the design of the Stealth Raider.
Official Description[]
Stealth Raider (1997)[]
Type B - String Play Type (Long-sleep)
Its shape is suitable for string play. Its metal ball bearing inside makes stable, long-lasting sleeps possible. Diameter about 59mm. Weight about 47 grams.
Trivia[]
- Retailing at 5000 JPY (about 50 USD), the Stealth 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.
- The Stealth Raider name was used by one of the two "Super Advanced" model yo-yos in Megcorp's 2009 Super Yo-Yo line. This Stealth Raider is an auto-return yo-yo instead of a ball-bearing string trick yo-yo like the other one.
- The Stealth Raider, along with the Stealth Fire (the Hyper Yo-Yo version of the Saber Wing Fireball), was also featured on a print ad for Club THP.
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Yomega Stealth Raider/ProYo Hyper Loop commercial feat. Alex "Warp Speed" Garcia. Video by KingorouCM