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{{disambig3|Skystriker}} | {{disambig3|Skystriker}} | ||
:''Skystriker was to have been a [[Decepticon]](?) from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Skystriker was to have been a [[Decepticon]](?) from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:G2- | [[File:G2-Skystriker-preliminary-art.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|(Preliminary art pictured)]] | ||
'''Skystriker''' never got off the ground. | '''Skystriker''' never got off the ground. | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Generation 2''=== | ===''Generation 2''=== | ||
[[File:G2-Megatron-Flipchanger-mockup.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|(Unpainted prototype pictured)]] | |||
<ul="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Skystriker''' (<strike>[[1995]]</strike>?)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Two-part rifle | |||
:Designed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' but not seeing release before the line's demise, | :Designed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' but not seeing release before the line's demise, Skystriker transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]]. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an [[autotransformation]], springing into robot mode by lifting a catch. The two halves of the rifle store in the back of the robot legs while in vehicle mode. | ||
:Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014. | :This mold reached fruition in ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Megatron]] and [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]]. | ||
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:Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even [https://twitter.com/portarmy/status/1377510846637608964 displayed a set] at Transformers Expo in 2014.<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/transformers-expo-masabon-report.998060/#post-11459846 Post on The TFW2005 Forums by Masabon, [[August 9|9 August]] [[2014]]</ref> | |||
{{G2SkystrikerMold}} | |||
{{canceledtoy}} | {{canceledtoy}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* For decades after the [[1997]] ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toyline, the in-development ''Generation 2'' identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on the head design that the F-22 jet would have been named Megatron in G2. It was not until | * For decades after the [[1997]] ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toyline, the in-development ''Generation 2'' identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on the head design that the F-22 jet would have been named Megatron in G2. It was not until [[2024]], when a private auction on Facebook revealed never-before-seen preliminary deco sheets, that the name "Skystriker" was finally known.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Last week I helped sell off some prototypes of four unreleased redecos of the Transformers G2 Flipchangers. This week I'm listing the presentation art that was presented to management at Hasbro and REJECTED. Here are the official names for the different characters: "Lightspeed", "Greasepit", "Skystriker", and "Thundercracker". Check out the auctions @PrePro on Facebook!|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/unreleased-transformers-g2-flipchangers-redecos-images.1262602/page-3|name=Dansjoes|site=TFW2005|year=2024|month=05|day=11}}</ref> | ||
* It is ''vaguely'' possible flipchanger Skystriker and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] would have been the mysterious ''Generation 2'' listings designated "[[Solar Jet]]s", with [[Lightspeed (G2)|Lightspeed]] and [[Greasepit (G2 tow truck)|Greasepit]] as "[[Solarbot# | * It is ''vaguely'' possible flipchanger Skystriker and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] would have been the mysterious ''Generation 2'' listings designated "[[Solar Jet]]s", with [[Lightspeed (G2)|Lightspeed]] and [[Greasepit (G2 tow truck)|Greasepit]] as "[[Solarbot (individual)#Generation 2|Solarbot]]s". | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Things that don't exist]] | [[Category:Things that don't exist]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:47, 19 October 2025
| The name or term "Skystriker" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skystriker (disambiguation). |
- Skystriker was to have been a Decepticon(?) from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skystriker never got off the ground.
Toys
[edit]Generation 2
[edit]
<ul="iconlist">
- Accessories: Two-part rifle
- Designed for Generation 2 but not seeing release before the line's demise, Skystriker transforms into a Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an autotransformation, springing into robot mode by lifting a catch. The two halves of the rifle store in the back of the robot legs while in vehicle mode.
- This mold reached fruition in Machine Wars as Megatron and Megaplex.
- Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014.[1]
| Generation 2 mold: Skystriker | ||
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 Proceed on your way to oblivion. |
Notes
[edit]- For decades after the 1997 Machine Wars toyline, the in-development Generation 2 identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on the head design that the F-22 jet would have been named Megatron in G2. It was not until 2024, when a private auction on Facebook revealed never-before-seen preliminary deco sheets, that the name "Skystriker" was finally known.[2]
- It is vaguely possible flipchanger Skystriker and Thundercracker would have been the mysterious Generation 2 listings designated "Solar Jets", with Lightspeed and Greasepit as "Solarbots".
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/transformers-expo-masabon-report.998060/#post-11459846 Post on The TFW2005 Forums by Masabon, 9 August 2014
- ↑ "Last week I helped sell off some prototypes of four unreleased redecos of the Transformers G2 Flipchangers. This week I'm listing the presentation art that was presented to management at Hasbro and REJECTED. Here are the official names for the different characters: "Lightspeed", "Greasepit", "Skystriker", and "Thundercracker". Check out the auctions @PrePro on Facebook!"—Dansjoes, TFW2005, 2024/05/11
