The Retaliator, without its accessories, is included in the Rapid Strike Mission Kit, along with two eighteen dart clips and thirty-six darts. The European release of the Rapid Strike Mission Kit features an "economy" Retaliator with considerably fewer paint operations than all other releases. These restrictors limit the blaster’s airflow and performance. Locate the air restrictors and carefully remove them to enhance your blaster’s firing power. Upgrading the spring If you're hunting down the most powerful Nerf gun, you'll want to keep an eye out for motorized blasters. These use batteries to increase the speed at which they fire darts, allowing them to spit out ammo at a blistering pace. So far as we're concerned, few can beat the Nerf Hyper Mach 100.

Painting and Color Schemes: Give your blaster a unique look by painting it with colors of your choice. Clean and sand the surfaces before applying primer and paint in thin layers. Add details or stencils to create a personalized design. The design of this Nerf N Strike Elite Retaliator Blaster is a classic, and you might find a true original somewhere. Take a look at this unboxing video from ScottVsBox.

Loading & Firing

It comes with a lot of cool add-ons and features the same internals as an Alpha Trooper but without slam fire.

Air Restrictor Removal: Removing the air restrictor is a popular modification that allows for increased airflow and dart velocity. Carefully disassemble the blaster to access the air restrictor, and gently remove it using pliers or a small screwdriver. The original paint-job was changed to the white, XD style in 2014. Most people prefer the older orange style. If you are one of these, it is worth keeping an eye out for second-hand as the performance is almost identical. Loading & Firing Some have reported that the Retaliator's barrel extension can be extremely hard to remove from the main blaster on some models. [ citation needed]Alpha Trooper CS-12 • Firestrike • RapidStrike CS-18 • Rayven CS-18 • Rayven Stinger • Rough Cut 2x4 • Spectre REV-5 • Strongarm • Stryfe • Triad EX-3