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Sky-Byte (disambiguation)

2012-06-05T18:24:47Z

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The name '''Sky-Byte''' has been applied to multiple ''Transformers'' characters.

* '''2000''' — [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] the haiku-spouting [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.
* '''2009''' — [[Sky-Byte (Animated)|Sky-Byte]] the poetic [[Decepticon]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
* '''2010''' — [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] the sometimes Predacon, sometimes ex-Decepticon from the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings of Honor]] version of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].

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Ultra Magnus (SG)

2012-05-04T19:24:49Z

152.15.22.84: /* Notes */ Sadly, it didn't.

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{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus}}
:''Ultra Magnus is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:UltraMagnusSG-BotConsite.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Great, [[Sir Soundwave]]'s learned how to photobomb.]]

'''Ultra Magnus''' long ago grew weary of the tedium of war. He's killed so many and destroyed so much that it's started to all run together in his mind, reduced to a fine paste of boredom. It's been especially hard since he lost the trust of his friend [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. Existence just seems so pointless without him at his side. Oh, Magnus has tried to make things interesting again, but each bigger and more elaborate coup only led him to a revolt against his bigger brother, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], and failure. For this he lost his face and his freedom, and he was locked away in the prisons of [[Paradron]].

But soon, Ultra Magnus hopes to return and pull off the ultimate thrill. He's destroyed lives and property, certainly, but has he ever destroyed a universe? That would be grand, wouldn't it? Maybe it would even make him feel like he did at the start of the war, when everything was fresh and new. And when that moment comes, he hopes so fervently that his dear Treadshot will be there, with a final, oh-so-brief understanding that his once-friend was wrong to leave him.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Image:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|There's no panel borders! This isn't a battle in a box at all!]]
At one point, Ultra Magnus led an attempted coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], with [[Hound (SG)|Hound]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] as his only ''known'' supporters, though Hound was reportedly a link between Magnus and [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|SG Hound's magazine profile}} However, during the battle between Optimus and Ultra Magnus, the former cheated. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}} When the coup failed, Prime had Magnus exiled to Paradron as punishment. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|SG Cyclonus' magazine profile}}

While trapped with [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] in the maze leading to the [[Omega Terminus]] chamber, [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] referred to [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as a "traitorous lunatic". Sideswipe countered by saying that Blurr was one to talk, and asked how Ultra Magnus was doing. Blurr said Magnus was doing "better than [[Drench (SG)|Drench]]", at least. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

[[Image:Invasion-Magnusportal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|By destroying a Marvel universe, SG Magnus will finally prove [[RIBFIR]].]]

With the help of [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]], Ultra Magnus was sprung from prison on Paradron, along with [[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]] and his [[Junkion (SG)|Junkions]]. After augmenting his body to match Optimus Prime's recent upgrade, gathering an army, and acquiring the legendary [[Terminus Blade]], Magnus had the means to both humiliate his brother and make his mark on the multiverse. Before jumping through a portal into another universe via Wheeljack's [[Stellar Spanner]], Magnus boasted of his imminent victory before his brother via video feed. This would prove to be Magnus's only mistake, as Optimus Prime forwarded Ultra Magnus's whereabouts to his obsessive nemesis, Treadshot.

Ultra Magnus and his army appeared in the sky over the [[Ironworks]] base on [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]'s [[Earth]]. After most of the heroic Autobot opposition outside were corrupted and integrated into Magnus's army as Junkions, Ultra Magnus led them inside Ironworks, where he made quick work of a second wave. Complete victory was interrupted only by the arrival of Treadshot's heroic Decepticons through a portal. Though initially aggravated, Magnus quickly became elated when he saw Treadshot had come for him. However, Magnus's primary objective remained, so he used the Terminus Blade to send himself and his officers elsewhere.

Below, Wheeljack had erected machinery that would direct the [[Rarified Energon]] that Ironworks guarded to the surface, where it would interact with a space bridge projector that, with the introduction of the Terminus Blade, would open up a rift in space time which would help Magnus destroy... a lot. As Magnus battled Treadshot above ground, the machinery below was guarded by force field. [[Sir Soundwave]] and [[Octopunch (SG)|Octopunch]] managed to expand the perimeter of the force field large enough to protect the entire Earth, which they thought would save the day. However, Ultra Magnus had been thinking bigger, as he had planned to destroy the entire universe. Ultimately, Earth was protected as it was brought into orbit over his own universe's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as the entire rest of the Earth's universe was catastrophically destroyed by the chain reaction of Rarified Energon.

Content in his largely unimpeded victory, Magnus and his army fled, while Treadshot threatened lovingly graphic revenge.
{{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

==Toys==
===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003toy-UltraMagnusBIAB.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hey, remember me? Well, I'm me.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus with Over-Run vs. Treadshot with Nightbeat''' (Battle in a Box, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the Super-Con (aka Deluxe) version of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Ultra Magnus transforms into a long-nosed tractor-trailer cab of made-up model. Attaching a Mini-Con to the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his back activates a double-fisted "punching" gimmick. His smokestacks can be removed from his forearms, but don't really ''do'' anything if you do so, so why bother?

: Magnus was available only in a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "[[Battle in a Box]]" set with his Mini-Con partner Over-Run, and the Decepticon-allied pairing of Treadshot and ''his'' Mini-Con partner [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]]. The set was available only at "[[market six]]" stores like Kohl's, at the same time as the [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]/[[Ransack (Universe 2003)|Ransack]] set.

: This mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. This toy may be [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''SG'' Magnus or he may be the same dude. Read below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/BIABUltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2012UltraMagnus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He puts the "foe" in FoeYay.]]
*'''Invasion''' ([[BotCon 2012]] box set)
**''Accessories:'' Sword

:Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]], featuring what appears to be the mold's second head, seen previously only in the instructions. Ultra Magnus is in the colors of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy (who was later redecoed into ''Generation 1'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]]), with a translucent skull-like face and blue eyes. Like Prime, Magnus has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows, which is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. He comes with a sword he can wield with both hands, and the sword forms the hitch of the truck in vehicle mode.

:Ultra Magnus was released in a box set with [[Sir Soundwave#Timelines|Soundwave]], [[Tracks (SG)|Tracks]], [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)#Timelines|Gigatron]], and [[Metalhawk#Timelines|Metalhawk]]. The original version of the mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (SG)#InvasionSGPrime|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|''Timelines'' Scourge]].

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==Notes==
[[Image:UltraMagnusSG-FromTheEditorsDesk.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Okay, but where's the translucent skull?]]
* In [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22]], a "[[Mini Mayhem!]]"-style comic featuring a version of ''Shattered'' Magnus appeared in "From the Editor's Desk..." along with [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Eric Siebenaler]]. Though it's an official appearance of Magnus, it's probably not in-continuity.
* Ultra Magnus used to look like [[Ultra Magnus (Universe Two-Pack)|"Battle in a Box" Ultra Magnus]]. When the "Invasion" comic's creative team was asked if they were actually the same guy versus being a [[repurposing]], the simultaneous answer was "Sure," "Yes," and "No." Somebody's a spoilsport.

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Eye in the Sky

2011-11-07T15:05:04Z

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|prev=The Desert Heat!
|next=Wings of Honor
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Transformers: Shattered Glass]]''
|next2=Blitzwing Bop
|image=EyeintheSky cover.jpg
|caption=
|title="Eye in the Sky"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[May 1]], [[2009]]
|written by=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]
|illustrations by=[[Tom Whalen]]
|cover=[[Tom Whalen]]
|pagecount=29pp
|continuity=[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]
}}
'''The Decepticons fight to save Earth from Rodimus Prime's Autobots.'''

==Synopsis==
After [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] manages to locate [[Sir Soundwave|Soundwave]]'s stasis pod and get him reactivated, they gather up Soundwave's cassettes who have landed nearby, and go off in search of the ''[[Nemesis (SG)|Nemesis]]''. They eventually find the ship's crash site, and discover there's a team of local scientists snooping around. After a misunderstanding between the scientists and [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], the [[Decepticon]]s eventually learn that the [[human]]s—[[Professor Arkeville]] and his interns—are friendly and sympathetic, and invite them onboard to meet up with [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], who survived the crash.

[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], on the other hand, meets up with his own set of human allies—the [[Witwicky#Shattered Glass continuity family|Witwicky brothers]]—when the three try to steal him. He takes them back to the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' and convinces the other [[Autobot]]s to accept the humans' help, though not before dealing with an attempt by [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] to usurp leadership. Rodimus ultimately wins, and, after listening to advice from the Witwickys and studying [[Earth]]'s transmissions, hatches a plan: Hijack one of the United States' [[Burpleson Air Force Base|military bases]], take control of the country's [[Global Orbiting Defense Satellite|defense satellite]], and use it to hold the planet hostage until the humans accept the Autobots as their new Mafia-like leaders.

The Decepticons learn of the Autobots' success in gaining control of the base, and launch an assault to free it, having managed to locate [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]]'s pod in the meantime. During the fight that ensues, Heatwave is able to gain access to the satellite's controller and use it to disable the Autobots' control and evacuate the base. He then turns the satellite on the base itself, destroying it, and finally crushes the controller as well. The satellite then self-destructs.

When [[Colton|President Colton]] hears of the situation, he decides that, while the Decepticons are worth keeping an eye on, he's especially interested in the Autobots...
{{issuestub}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus "Prime"]] (11)
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (13)
*[[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] (14)
*[[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] (15)
*[[Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber]] (16)
*[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] (17)
*[[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] (18)
*[[Seaspray (SG)|Seaspray]] (19)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (23)
*[[Scrounge (SG)|Scrounge]]s (25)

|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] (5)
*[[Sir Soundwave|Soundwave]] (6)
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] (7)
*[[Frenzy (SG)|Frenzy]] (12)
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (21)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (27)

|c3=
*[[Professor Arkeville]] (1)
*[[Will Hayes|Will]] (2)
*[[Sephie Beller|Sephie]] (3)
*[[Rick Ottman|Rick]] (4)
*[[Butch Witwicky (SG)|Butch Witwicky]] (8)
*[[Spike Witwicky (SG)|Spike Witwicky]] (9)
*[[Buster Witwicky (SG)|Buster Witwicky]] (10)
*[[McMillan]] (24)
*[[Bruce Witwicky|Bruce "Buzz" Witwicky]] (26)
*[[Colton]] (28)
*[[Hauser]] (29)
*[[Clay]] (30)

|c4=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (20)
*[[Teletraan-X]] (22)
}}

==Quotes==
"Metal monsters from the center of the earth! The government said that'd never happen again!" 
"Whoah, little meaty dudes! Fear not, for we come from outer space." 
"The government said ''that'' wouldn't happen again, either!"
:—'''Will''' is not happy about meeting '''Soundwave'''.

"Sorry 'bout the memory failure there. They only recently started making bots like you back in my dimension, you'd think it'd help me remember you better." 
"Bots like me?" 
"Well, yeah, because... uh... I mean you're..." ''(Cliffjumper waves his hands in a vague hourglass shape)'' "That is, you've... y'see... there's bots and then there's... oh, hey, look Heatwave's here!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Crasher''' discuss Crasher's... curviness.

'''Heatwave''': I really don't like talking to your infoweb, I feel like I need a decon wash after every connection. 
'''Ravage''': Rilly? I think it's full of win. 
'''Heatwave''': Is that supposed to be a euphemism for— 
'''Cliffjumper''': Can we just get on with this?!
:—Heatwave and Ravage discuss the internet, much to Cliffjumper's consternation.

"You dudes may be numerous, but there's one thing you don't know. I have no mouth...yet I must ''rock''."
:—'''Soundwave'''

"Hello there, I am Heatwave. I'm afraid I've got bad news. Yes, you've been hijacked by a hostile power. No, it's not them. I don't know who the 'Russkies' are, but the Autobots are worse, trust me on this."
:—'''Heatwave''' introduces himself to a military satellite defense controller.

"Clay...in all the years you've known me, where have the concerns of the international community typically lain in my priority list?" 
"Somewhere between National Bran Awareness Day and your alimony payments, sir."
:—'''President Colton''' and '''Vice President Clay''' discuss presidential concerns.

==Notes==
===Transformer references===
*The ''Ark'' ends up [[Victory (G1)|crashing in the ocean]] off the West Coast, and the Autobots use it for their [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|underwater base]]. Meanwhile, the ''Nemesis'' [[Ark (G1)|crashes into the side of a mountain]].
*Cliffjumper notes that fembots are a [[Elita One|recent phenomenon in his home universe]].
*Professor Arkeville has some cybernetic parts, the same as [[Doctor Arkeville|his counterpart]], though for unknown different reasons.
*Autobots generally don't fly in this universe either.
*[[Abdul Fakkadi (SG)|Abdul Fakkadi]] is a pacifist in this universe, and his people referred to as the "Ottomans".
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] [[FIRRIB|confuses]] [[Frenzy (SG)|Frenzy]] with [[Rumble (SG)|Rumble]].
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] has [[stinger (weapon)|stingers]], just like his [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Animated counterpart]].

===Real-world references===
* Sephie identifies Heatwave's Earth alternate mode as a "Stompbox Mobile Missile Deployer", [[Withered Hope|yet]] [[I, Lowtech|another]] of writer [[Greg Sepelak]]'s references to a [http://tmbw.net/wiki/They_Might_Be_Giants They Might be Giants] song, in this case the differently-parsed [http://tmbw.net/wiki/Stomp_Box Stomp Box].
*In this universe, [[World War III]] occurred during the 1980s. In 1988 one specific attack destroyed the Western seaboard of the United States and sent most of it underwater. Other details are unknown, including the participants and who was on what side, though the current day military characters seem generally afraid of the Soviets and "communists", and the British are mentioned as wanting to invade the United States. Rick also makes mention at one point of "rebels" of some kind operating in the United States in the current day.
*The [[Statue of Liberty]] has a sword instead of a torch. Er, well, it ''did'', anyway.
*The humans possess "[[oPod]]s" and post on "[[Yatter]]".
*The monsters from the center of the Earth are a reference to the ''[[Inhumanoids]]'', another Marvel/Sunbow production from the same era as the Transformers.
* Soundwave's line "I have no mouth... Yet I must rock", is a reference to Harlan Ellison's short story "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream".
* Beachcomber's line "Cats in the cradle! And the silver spoon!" is from "[[wikipedia:Cat's in the Cradle|Cat's in the Cradle]]" by [[Wikipedia:Harry Chapin|Harry Chapin]], while his line "Now's your time to burn your mind!" is from "[[Wikipedia:Fire (Arthur Brown song)|Fire]]" by [[Wikipedia:Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]].
*The Decepticons discover Crasher's [[stasis pod]] in "[[Bay's Demolition Yard]]", a reference to [[Michael Bay]].

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersclub.com/members/fiction.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive fiction] (must be a logged-in member to access)

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