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Experience the Intensity
 
— RIVAL's tagline

RIVAL is a series of Nerf ball blasters that was released in fall of 2015.

Details[]

The RIVAL series is designed for Nerfers ages fourteen and up in mind, as it features high-performance, "100 FPS" blasters for "competitive team-based play."[1] Most RIVAL blasters are either magazine-fed or hopper-fed. RIVAL blasters also feature a tactical rail somewhat different from the standard tactical rail.


Each blaster features a mechanical safety that must be disengaged before the blaster's acceleration trigger or firing trigger can be pulled.

Initially, products released under the series are released under two color schemes: red and blue. For an unknown reason, however, newer blasters from 2020 have only seen a release in either red and blue. The amount of red and blue blasters announced so far is still equal. 2022 did away with the team colors entirely and instead opted for a new blue and yellow color scheme.

History[]

The RIVAL series was first announced at the 2015 Toy Fair.

It is not available in stores in Australia due to toy safety requirements.[2]

RIVAL products[]

Blasters[]

Name Year released
Apollo-red Apollo XV-700 2015
Zeus Zeus MXV-1200 2015
Atlas red Atlas XVI-1200 2016
KhaosMXVI4000 Khaos MXVI-4000 2016
Artemis-red Artemis XVII-3000 2017
NemesisMXVII10K Nemesis MXVII-10K 2017
Heliosred Helios XVIII-700 2018
RivalKronosRed Kronos XVIII-500 2018
Hypnos Hypnos XIX-1200 2019
KnockoutRed Knockout XX-100 2019
NewPersesRed Perses MXIX-5000 2019
RIVAL Charger Charger MXX-1200 2020
E8877 NERF Rival Finisher Finisher XX-700 2020
Redroundhouse Roundhouse XX-1500 2020
TakedownXX800 Takedown XX-800 2020
Fate Fate XXII-100 2022
Pathfinder Pathfinder XXII-1200 2022
Visionblaster Vision XXII-800 2022
Forerunner Forerunner XXIII-1200 2023
Pilot Pilot XXIII-100 2023
ChallengerMXXIV1200 Challenger MXXIV-1200 2024
MirageXXIV800 Mirage XXIV-800 2024

Accessories[]

Name Year released
Facemask-red Face Mask 2015
NERF-Black-Rival-Tactical-Vest--pTRU1-22879845dt Tactical Vest 2015
Foamround-25 High-Impact Round Refill Pack 2015
Twelveroundmag Twelve round magazine 2015
Battlecase Battle Case 2016
NERF RIVAL Flashlight Grip Accessory Flashlight Grip 2017
Rival walkie talkie FRS Walkie Talkie 2017
Nerf battery pack Rechargeable Battery Pack 2017
NERF RIVAL Red Dot Sight Accessory Red Dot Sight 2017
Tactical blaster strap Tactical Blaster Strap 2017
TacticalPouch Tactical Pouch 2017
TacticalVestRIVAL2017 Tactical Vest 2017
Team Red bandana Team Bandana 2017
Blueround box Team Blue Round Refill Pack 2017
Redround box Team Red Round Refill Pack 2017
Accurounds50box Accu-Round Refill Pack 2022

Product sets[]

Name Year released
AdvancedTargetingSet Advanced Targeting Set 2020
ClashPack Clash Pack 2020
KronosBattleSet red Kronos XVIII-500 Battle Set 2020
Apollo2Pack Apollo XV-700 Face Off Duel ?
UltimateShowdown Ultimate Showdown ?

Sub-series[]

Camo Series[]

Main article: Camo Series

The Camo Series features blasters with a camouflage color scheme, and is similar to the BattleCamo Series of N-Strike Elite.

Curve Shot[]

Main article: Curve Shot

Curve Shot features blasters that can be adjusted to curve in several directions. All blasters exclusive to the sub-series are curvy in design to reflect this main feature of the series.

Edge Series[]

Main article: Edge Series

Edge Series focuses on accuracy and precision. All blasters exclusive to the sub-series have a sniper-styled feel to them and feature long barrels.

Phantom Corps[]

Main article: Phantom Corps

Phantom Corps features non-team based re-released, and some exclusive blasters, that all feature a black and white coloring with the Phantom Corps logo.

To account for having no specific team color, each Phantom Corps blaster comes packaged with two colored attachable lanyards (referred to as "flags"), one colored red and one colored blue. Flags can be attached to any of the blaster's sling mounts, but some users prefer to wear their team flag on their body so it is more visible to their target.

Trivia[]

  • Each of the blasters in this series are named after a figure from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. For reasons unknown, this trend was abandoned with late 2019/2020 releases such as the Knockout XX-100, Roundhouse XX-1500, and Takedown XX-800, whose names seem to be referencing fighting terms.
  • The series of letters that follow each blaster name is Roman numerals that translate to what year the blaster was released (e.g. Apollo XV-700. XV is Roman numerals for "15", and the Apollo was released in 2015). However, the letter "M" seems to be an exception, as it designates the "Motorized" feature (instead of "1000", as the letter "M" would represent in Roman numerals).
    • The number in each name also holds a meaning. Every "100" in a blaster's name means one round of ammunition in the magazine capacity. For example: the Khaos MXVI-4000 has a capacity of forty rounds.
      • Every time the number reaches 10,000, it is shortened to a "K", most likely to shorten the name of the blaster. For example: instead of the Nemesis being named "Nemesis MXVII-10000", it is instead named "Nemesis MXVII-10K".
  • Surprisingly, certain RIVAL blasters, such as the Zeus and the Nemesis, can be modified to shoot Mega Darts.[3][4]
  • Up until 2019, exactly two RIVAL blasters were released every year.

Gallery[]

Official videos[]

References[]

  1. Mindemann, P. (2015-02-14). 2015 Nerf RIVAL Details and New Photo Released (Article). Blaster Labs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved on 2015-02-16.
  2. Simpson, C. (2015-11-10). Australia Won't Get Nerf's Awesome New Rival Blasters (Article). Gizmodo. Retrieved on 2015-11-11.
  3. YouTube logo LordDraconical (2017-08-01). "Hack"-ing the Nemesis To Shoot Mega Darts! (Video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2017-08-31.
  4. YouTube logo LordDraconical (2015-08-23). Can the Nerf Rival Zeus fire Mega Darts? Yes It Can! (Video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2017-08-31.

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