Airborne Shenanigans

[Toffee.]

Well aware of the fact these are similar to Mecha Phantom Beasts. If you insist on making that point, these are meant to be more like that Gradius series, if anything else.

Airborne Captain - Gatling Biplane
WIND / Level 4
[Machine/Effect]
When this card is Normal Summoned: Add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Core" from your Deck. If this card is selected as an attack target, you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core": Negate the attack, and Increase the ATK of this card by 500. Then, Special Summon 1 Fighter Core Token(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). If this card is removed from the field, destroy all "Fighter Core Token"(s) that were Summoned by this effect. Fighter Core Tokens cannot be selected as an attack target, and can attack your Opponent directly.
ATK 1700 / DEF 1200

Airborne Captain - Buster Eagle
WIND / Level 4
[Machine/Effect]
If this card destroys an Opponent's monster as a result of battle: Add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Core" from your Deck. If this card is selected as an attack target, you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core": Negate the attack, and Increase the ATK of this card by 500. Then, Special Summon 1 Fighter Core Token(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). If this card is removed from the field, destroy all "Fighter Core Token"(s) that were Summoned by this effect. Fighter Core Tokens cannot be selected as an attack target, and can attack your Opponent directly.
ATK 1900 / DEF 1000

Airborne Captain - Pinpoint Phantom
WIND / Level 4
[Machine/Effect]
If your Opponent Summons a monster(s), add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Core" from your Graveyard. If this card is selected as an attack target, you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core": Negate the attack, and Increase the ATK of this card by 500. Then, Special Summon 1 Fighter Core Token(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). If this card is removed from the field, destroy all "Fighter Core Token"(s) that were Summoned by this effect. Fighter Core Tokens cannot be selected as an attack target, and can attack your Opponent directly.
ATK 1600 / DEF 1600

Airborne Brigadier - Grand Bomber
WIND / Level 6
[Machine/Effect]
If this card is Tribute Summoned by Tributing an "Airborne" monster, Special Summon up to 2 Fighter Core Tokens(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). Once per turn, you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core": Increase the ATK of this card and all Fighter Core Tokens you control by 500, until the End Phase. If this card is selected as an attack target, you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core": Negate the attack. Then, Special Summon up to 2 Fighter Core Tokens(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). Fighter Core Tokens cannot be selected as an attack target, and can attack your Opponent directly.
ATK 2400 DEF / 2100

Airborne General - Twin Boom Launcher
WIND / Level 10
[Machine/Effect]
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned from your Hand or Graveyard by Tributing "Airborne" monsters, except "Airborne General" monsters, who's level(s) equal 10 or more. When this card is Summoned, you can Banish 1 "Airborne Core" in your Graveyard: Special Summon as many Fighter Core Tokens(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500) as possible. Once per turn you can Discard 1 "Airborne Core" and Target up to 2 cards on the field: Destroy the Targets. This card cannot declare an attack during the turn you activated this effect. If this card is destroyed and/or removed from the field by your Opponent's card(either by battle or card effect): You can add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Captain" monster and 1 "Airborne Core" from your Deck. Fighter Core Tokens cannot be selected as an attack target, and can attack your Opponent directly.
ATK 3500 / DEF 3300

Airborne Core
Spell
Shuffle this card into it's Owner's Deck. If this card is discarded, except by the effect of an "Airborne" card, Banish this card, and it's controller takes 800 damage.

Airborne Flight Carrier
Spell / Field
Fighter Core Tokens cannot be destroyed by card effects. Once per turn you can Tribute 2 Fighter Core Tokens: Increase the ATK of all "Airborne" monsters currently on the field by 500. If an "Airborne" monster you control is destroyed by your Opponent's card(either by battle or card effect), Special Summon 1 Fighter Core Token(WIND/Level 1/Machine/ATK 500/DEF 500). Fighter Core Tokens can attack your Opponent directly. During each of your End Phases, either pay 1000 Life Points or Discard 1 "Airborne" card, or destroy this card.

Airborne Combat
Spell / Continuous
Each time an "Airborne" monster destroys an Opponent's monster as a result of battle, place 1 Fighter Counter on this card. Fighter Core Tokens you control gain 200 ATK and DEF for each Fighter Counter on this card. If this card is destroyed by your Opponent's card effect, you can add to your Hand up to 2 "Airborne Core"s from your Deck.

Airborne Reconnection
Spell / Quick-Play
Tribute 1 "Airborne" monster you control. Add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Core" from your Deck. Then, Draw 1 card. Then, Gain 800 Life Points.

Airborne Practice-Routine
Trap
Target 1 Level 4 Attack Position "Airborne" monster you control, and change it to Defense Position. Until the End Phase, it cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects and it's effect(s) are negated. Then, you can add to your Hand 1 "Airborne Core" from your Deck or Graveyard.

Airborne Kamikaze Attack
Trap
Target 1 "Airborne" monster you control and Banish 1 "Airborne Core" from your Hand. Target monster cannot attack your Opponent directly, gains 2000 ATK, and is Banished during the End Phase. You can only activate 1 "Airborne Kamikaze Attack" per turn, and you cannot Special Summon during the turn this card is activated.