 | This product has been discontinued. It cannot be purchased in retail stores. The only way to obtain it is through second-hand websites and stores. |
The Apollo XV-700 is a Nerf blaster that was released in fall of 2015 under the RIVAL series.
Included contents[]
- 1 Apollo XV-700
- 1 seven round magazine
- 7 High-Impact Rounds
- Instructions
Details[]
The Apollo XV-700 is a slide-action magazine-fed blaster with its magazine well built into its handle. A safety feature prevents the blaster from being fired when not in use; the switch for this sits just above the firing trigger. On the rear of the blaster is a priming indicator that turns orange when the Apollo is primed.
A later revision of the Apollo saw the addition of an unjamming button[1], located on the left rear side of the blaster. When primed, pushing it down will deactivate the lock keeping the bolt closed, allowing the user to open the chamber and clear the jam by allowing the ball to free-fall out of the grip. This can be used to fire more than one round at a time.
A single tactical rail sits atop the blaster.
It advertises a firing speed of a hundred feet per second.
Official description[]
| This is an official description from Hasbro.com. Please do not modify it. (view the archived product listing) |
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Experience intense head-to-head competition with the ultimate precision and power of the Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 blaster! Choose a blaster color and go into battle as the Red Team or the Blue Team. The Apollo XV-700 blaster has a spring-action cocking mechanism and fires at a velocity up to 100 fps (30 mps). It comes with an easy-load magazine and 7 high-impact rounds. The blaster has a trigger lock, a tactical rail, and a ready indicator. Experience the intensity of Nerf Rival with the Apollo XV-700 blaster! |
History[]
The Apollo was officially announced at the 2015 Toy Fair, along with the rest of the RIVAL series.
It was later re-released under the Phantom Corps sub-series in 2017 and as a Camo Series blaster in 2018. It was also released as a cross-promotional product, with Star Wars and Deadpool variants.
The Apollo was re-released with metal gears instead of plastic ones. It is unknown when year this variant was released.
Color schemes[]
The Apollo has been released in the following color schemes:
- Team Red (red, black and orange)
- Team Blue (blue, black, and orange)
- Phantom Corps (white, black, and orange)
- Star Wars Battlefront II (green, white, red, yellow, and black)
- Deadpool (red, black, and white)
- Camo Series (white, gray, black, and orange)
Blaster sets[]
Two Apollo blasters are included in the Apollo XV-700 Face Off Duel blaster set. It was also released with a value pack that included a Face Mask.
Trivia[]
- The Apollo XV-700 is named after Apollo, the Greek and Roman god of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease, and the protection of the young.
- Apollo is also the twin brother of Artemis, after whom the Artemis XVII-3000 is named.
- The Apollo XV-700 is able to chamber and fire two rounds at once. To accomplish this, the user must first prime the blaster normally and then press down on the unjamming button to unlock the priming handle. This allows the blaster to be primed a second time, which will chamber another round. It is not recommended to chamber more than two or three rounds, otherwise the blaster may jam.
- The Apollo is the most re-released Nerf blaster from the RIVAL series, having six different variants.
- Like other magazine-fed RIVAL blasters, the Apollo can hold one more round than its magazine capacity, if it has a round chambered and a full magazine inserted into the blaster.
Gallery[]
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| The full image gallery for Apollo XV-700 may be viewed at Apollo XV-700/Gallery. |
References[]
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Nerf Rival Apollo XV-700 Review (Review). Blaster Hub (2016-07-01). Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved on 2022-07-24.
External links[]
- Red Apollo XV-700 on the Nerf website (archived link)
- Blue Apollo XV-700 on the Nerf website (archived link)
