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Not to be confused with the Nerf N-Strike video game.

N-Strike is a series of Nerf blasters and products that began in 2003.

Details[]

The N-Strike series consists of blasters and products with a "tactical" theme to them. A majority of these blasters use a number code to categorize them into different blaster types, including air-powered blasters, revolver-style blasters, clip-fed blasters, and more.

These blasters support use of additional accessories, notably through the tactical rail platform, compatible with a number of different accessory types, including flip-up sights, scopes, shields, grips, and more. A similar platform built into the muzzle and rear of a blaster support detachable barrel extensions and shoulder stocks, respectively.

N-Strike also began the trend of a uniform clip style, the clip system, which allows multiple clips and drums of any size to be loaded into any compatible blaster.

History[]

The N-Strike series may have gotten its name from its first product released: the 2003 Unity Power System. This blaster set, upon its release, was only known as N-Strike. 2004 would see further blasters and products released, with proper names and the series name of N-Strike.

N-Strike would be directly succeeded by the 2012 N-Strike Elite series. A number of N-Strike blasters either received a direct upgrade or a similar successor, in order to match the new seventy-five foot firing range standard that N-Strike Elite began. Despite the move to this new series, some blasters and products were released under the N-Strike name in certain parts of the world.

The series was quietly discontinued in 2016. In 2019, N-Strike was revived for the ICON Series, which features re-releases of N-Strike blasters for Nerf's fiftieth anniversary.

N-Strike products[]

Blasters[]

Name Year released
Redhornet Hornet AS-6 2003 (Unity Power System)
2010
Nerf-scout-ix3 Scout IX-3 2003 (Unity Power System)
Titan AS-V.1 Titan AS-V.1 2003 (Unity Power System)
2010
Nerffinder800w Nite Finder EX-3 2004
SecretStrikeAS1 Secret Strike AS-1 2004
Nerf Firefly Firefly REV-8 2005
Maverick b Maverick REV-6 2005
Longshot in Blue Longshot CS-6 2006
Element Element EX-6 2007 (Disk Shot Expansion Pack)
Magstrike AS-10 Magstrike AS-10 2007
Techtargeteliminatorbluegreen Tech Target Eliminator 2007 (Tech Target Set)
Recon Recon CS-6 2008
Reflex II Reflex IX-1 2008
Nerf switch shot ex3 Switch Shot EX-3 2008
Vulcan Vulcan EBF-25 2008
Raider new Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 2009
AlphaTrooper Alpha Trooper CS-18 2010
Barrel Break IX-2 Barrel Break IX-2 2010
Mk, Barricade RV-10 2010
Deploy CS-6 Deploy CS-6 2010
Nerf-Longstrike-CS-6-1024x320 LongStrike CS-6 2010
RapidFireAS-20 Rapid Fire AS-20 2010
Spectre Rev-5 profile Spectre REV-5 2010
Stampede Stampede ECS 2010
BigBadBow NS Big Bad Bow 2011
Joltex1 Jolt EX-1 2011
Nerf-blazin-bow Blazin' Bow 2013
Doubledown DoubleDown 2015
Sharpfire SharpFire 2015
SnapFire SnapFire 2015
Slingstrike SlingStrike 2015
Thunderblast ThunderBlast 2015
Bowstrike BowStrike 2016
GlowShot GlowShot 2016
OnTheGoBlasterKeychain On the Go Blaster Keychain 2016
SharpFireDelta SharpFire Delta 2016
Mini water blaster Mini Water Blaster ?

Accessories[]

Name Year released
MicroDart16 Micro Dart Refill 2003
WhistlerDart16 Whistler Dart Refill 2004
Streamline16 Streamline Dart Refill 2006
DiskShotRefill Disk Shot Refill 2007
25dartbelt Twenty-five dart belt 2008
AmmoBox open Ammo Box 2010
18 dart drum Eighteen dart drum 2010
GlowDartStream16 Glow-In-The-Dark Streamline Dart Refill 2012
Elite Walkie Talkies Walkie Talkies 2013
Camcorder HD Action Camcorder 2015
NightTalkies Night Talkies 2015
Night Vision Binoculars blue Nightvision Binoculars 2015
Night Vision Camcorder blue Nightvision Camcorder 2015
FRS Walkie Talkie FRS Walkie Talkie 2015
Shooting pot 11 Shooting Pot ?

Product sets[]

Name Year released
N-strike2003kit Unity Power System 2003
Nite finder 2 pack Nite Finder EX-3 2-Pack 2006
DiskShotExpansion Disk Shot Expansion Pack 2007
Disc Shot Disk Shot Set 2007
6 dart clip mission kit Six Dart Clip Mission Kit 2007
TechTarget2007hd Tech Target Set 2007
AttackUnit Attack Unit 2008
Element (for now) Element EX-6 Action Kit 2008
Pinpoint sight mission kit Pinpoint Sight Mission Kit 2008
Nerf-Bandolier-Dart-Kit Bandolier Kit 2009
FlipClipBox2009 Flip Clip Refill 2009
Tactical Light mission kit Tactical Light Mission Kit 2009
Tactical scope mission kit Tactical Scope Mission Kit 2009
42B3810719B9F3691048DE2F8F3FB234 Tactical Vest Kit 2009
Tech Target 2 Tech Target Set 2009
Ammo bag kit Ammo Bag Kit 2010
Maverick2-Pack Maverick REV-6 2-Pack 2010
Quickblastgame Quick Blast Game 2010
ReflexBox2 Reflex IX-1 2-Pack 2011
Scout2Pack Scout IX-3 2-Pack 2011
Techtarget2player Tech Target 2-Player Set 2011
PrecisionTargetSetPackaging Precision Target Set 2014
Jolt2-Pack Jolt 2-Pack 2015
JoltTargetValueSet Jolt Target Value Set 2015
PrecisionFirePlayKitBox Precision Fire Play Kit 2016

Miscellaneous products[]

Name Year released
AlarmClockRadio Alarm Clock Radio 2013
Nerf boombox CD Boombox 2013
Nerf earbuds 2 Earbuds 2014
Stockade Flash Drive USB Flash Drive 2014
AerialDroneNew Aerial Drone 2016
FoldableStereoHeadphones Foldable Stereo Headphones ?
Prod 16572388524 Headphones ?
Portable bluetooth speaker Bluetooth Round Speaker ?
Nerf headphones Volume Limiting Headphones ?

Sub-series[]

Clear Series[]

Main article: Clear Series

Originally called Clear the Way, the Clear Series was introduced to promote the then-upcoming Stampede ECS. The sub-series features blasters made with translucent, clear plastic, which allows the user to see the orange internals of a blaster.

ICON Series[]

Main article: ICON Series

The ICON Series celebrates Nerf's fiftieth anniversary with re-releases of memorable, "iconic" blasters. While the series retains the original color scheme of the blasters, some feature upgrades to stand alongside modern blaster conventions (such as being able to hold Elite Darts).

Gear Up[]

Main article: Gear Up

The Gear Up sub-series was released to help promote the then-upcoming Vortex series. It features blasters with an orange and black color scheme; additional black designs were added to decorate the blasters. Blasters also came packaged with a single XLR Disc.

Light It Up[]

Main article: Light It Up

The Light It Up sub-series was part of both the N-Strike series and the Vortex series. The Rayven CS-18 was released under this series and featured the use of glow-in-the-dark darts.

Red Strike[]

Main article: Red Strike

The Red Strike sub-series features blasters with a red and orange color scheme. The series is notable for being for sale at Walmart for Black Friday 2009; because of their rarity, the blasters are coveted by collectors.

Sonic FIRE[]

Main article: Sonic FIRE

Like the Sonic Series before it, the Sonic FIRE series features blasters made with translucent red plastic, which allows the user to see the internals of the blasters. The Barrel Break IX-2 and the Jolt are the only N-Strike Sonic FIRE blasters.

Sonic ICE[]

Main article: Sonic ICE

A successor to the Sonic Series, and a counterpart to the Sonic FIRE series, the Sonic ICE series features blasters made with translucent blue plastic, which allows the user to see the internals of the blasters. The Jolt is the only N-Strike Sonic ICE blaster.

Sonic Series[]

Main article: Sonic Series

The Sonic Series features blasters made with translucent green plastic, which allows the user to see the orange internals of a blaster. The Sonic Series is the largest re-release N-Strike sub-series.

Whiteout Series[]

Main article: Whiteout Series

The Whiteout Series features blasters with a white, black, and orange color scheme. Whiteout re-releases are known for having slightly improved performances compared to their original N-Strike counterparts.

Trivia[]

  • This is the longest running and largest series of dart blasters made by Nerf.
  • This series is the only to have released more than one video game. It is also the only series whose video games have not used blasters from other series.
  • Contrary to popular belief, this is not the first series of Nerf to release blasters with clips. The first clip-fed blasters were actually the Sawtooth and the Electric Eel from the Max Force series.
  • The "N" in "N-Strike" may stand for Nerf.
  • N-Strike has the most sub-series of any series: nine. This does not include the unofficial Elite Repaint sub-series.
    • The N-Strike Mega series was once a sub-series under the N-Strike series and the N-Strike Elite series; it became its own series sometime in 2016.

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