Skystalker
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Skystalker is the name of several fictional characters in various Transformers universes
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. He is obsessed with power and leading the Decepticons.
and Bumblebee
capture Skystalker and Skyhopper's vehicles and presents them to Optimus Prime
, but the vehicles transform into bases full of Decepticon Micromasters and attack the Autobot
s. Skytalker even gets a line of dialog, ordering the Decepticon Micromasters to attack.
Micromaster limited series. In this series Skystalker is revealed to be a formerly larger Decepticon who was converted into a Micromaster. He and his second in command Skyhopper left Cybertron
and became rivals to the Autobot Micromasters Countdown
and Groundshaker. In issue #2 of this series Skystalker and Skyhopper return to Cybertron after years in space conquering planets. After meeting with Shockwave
the pair of Micromasters disabled him and set up the larger Autobot and Decepticon forces into a fight that left both sides drained of energy.
Skystalker also had a biography printed in the More Than Meets The Eye series.
and Skystalker by having Theodore Galloway pose as an arms dealer attempting to purchase Cybertronian technology. The trap is uncovered and the Autobots send in Arcee, Chromia, Elita-One, Ironhide, Mudflap and Skids. Divebomb and Skystalker are killed while Fearswoop is captured by the Autobots and taken back to the NEST base on Diego Garcia
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Transformers universes
is an entertainment franchise. It began with the Hasbro Transformers toy line, centered on two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons...
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Transformers: Generation 1
Skystalker is the highest ranking Micromaster DecepticonDecepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
. He is obsessed with power and leading the Decepticons.
Animated series
Skystalker's only appearance in animation is the commercial for his toy. In this commercial JazzJazz (Transformers)
Jazz is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes. He is usually portrayed as a music loving robot and talks with a slang accent. He is also a good friend of Optimus Prime's...
and Bumblebee
Bumblebee (Transformers)
Bumblebee is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. In most incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with the altmode of a compact car.- Transformers: Generation 1 :...
capture Skystalker and Skyhopper's vehicles and presents them to Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
, but the vehicles transform into bases full of Decepticon Micromasters and attack the Autobot
Autobot
Autobot, a faction of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, are usually the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, graphic novels, paperback books, cartoons and movies first introduced in 1984. In all but one Transformer story, the...
s. Skytalker even gets a line of dialog, ordering the Decepticon Micromasters to attack.
Dreamwave Productions
Skystalker appears in the Dreamwave ProductionsDreamwave Productions
Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996 and is best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series...
Micromaster limited series. In this series Skystalker is revealed to be a formerly larger Decepticon who was converted into a Micromaster. He and his second in command Skyhopper left Cybertron
Cybertron
Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron...
and became rivals to the Autobot Micromasters Countdown
Countdown (Transformers)
Countdown is the name fictional character in the Transformers series. He was introduced as a toy in the US 1989, but his first appearance in fiction was in the Japanese Transformers: Zone series where he was called Moon Raider. He didn't appear in US Transformers fiction until his role as a main...
and Groundshaker. In issue #2 of this series Skystalker and Skyhopper return to Cybertron after years in space conquering planets. After meeting with Shockwave
Shockwave (Transformers)
Shockwave is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. Throughout his incarnations, he is usually distinguished by a laser cannon in lieu of one of his hands and his distinctive face, which is featureless save a single robotic eye...
the pair of Micromasters disabled him and set up the larger Autobot and Decepticon forces into a fight that left both sides drained of energy.
Skystalker also had a biography printed in the More Than Meets The Eye series.
Toys
- Generation 1 Micromaster Skystalker (1989)
- Skystalker came with the Decepticon Interstellar Shuttle that turned into an attack base.
- This toy was reolored into Metrobomb (the Micromaster partner of Metrotitan) and Rabbicrater (who was the Autobot rocket base pilot in Japan).
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Skystalker transforms into a stealth bomber. According to his bio, he flies alongside Divebomb to battle the Autobot Scattorshot. Skystalker lets Divebomb become an easy target for Scattorshot, hoping to sneak up from behind and capture the Autobot.IDW Publishing
In California the Autobots set a trap for Starscream's minions Divebomb, FearswoopFearswoop
Fearswoop is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Generation 1:Fearswoop is cunning and completely evil.-Toys:* Generation 1 Trakkon Fearswoop...
and Skystalker by having Theodore Galloway pose as an arms dealer attempting to purchase Cybertronian technology. The trap is uncovered and the Autobots send in Arcee, Chromia, Elita-One, Ironhide, Mudflap and Skids. Divebomb and Skystalker are killed while Fearswoop is captured by the Autobots and taken back to the NEST base on Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....
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Toys
- Revenge of the Fallen Scout Skystalker (2010)
- Transforms from stealth bomber to robot. He has an unofficial mode with his robot legs hanging below his jet mode (similar to the Gerwalk mode of the VF-1 ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
from MacrossMacrossis a series of science fiction mecha anime, directed by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth/Humanity after the year 1999. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West...
). Also attaches to Voyager Class Mindwipe in fighter mode. - Also available in a white/orange redeco as Sunspot in the 2010 toy line.
- The figure was also released as Smokescreen (a blue redeco) as a Tokyo Toy Show exclusive.