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:''Skybolt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Skybolt is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
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'''Skybolt''' is a Decepticon engineer, who does the best he can with their poor quality resources and lack of technology. | '''Skybolt''' is a Decepticon engineer, who does the best he can with their poor quality resources and lack of technology. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''=== | ===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''=== | ||
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] Skybolt was instructed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to build the Skywrecker, a flying warship. During | On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Skybolt was instructed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to build the [[Skywrecker]], a flying warship. During its test run, the machine suffered a technical fault, and Skybolt was chastised by Megatron. After complaining about the inferior materials he had to use in building the warship, he sarcastically suggested that Megatron ask the [[Autobot]]s to build a new Skywrecker, and the Decepticon leader accepted this plan. | ||
Skybolt oversaw the Skywrecker testing after it had been repaired by a captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Unfortunately the vehicle's steering had been sabotaged by Ultra Magnus, so it headed towards the assembled | Skybolt oversaw the Skywrecker testing after it had been repaired by a captured [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Unfortunately, the vehicle's steering had been sabotaged by Ultra Magnus, so it headed towards the assembled Decepticons, allowing the captive Ultra Magnus and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] to escape. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 23|Planet Without Hope}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
*It is ''possible'' Condor writer [[Robert Mann]] took the name "Skybolt" from the ''[[M.A.S.K. (franchise)|M.A.S.K.]]'' vehicle of the same name. | |||
*Separately, "Skybolt" was also a preliminary name for ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. | |||
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[[Category:European-original Transformers]] | [[Category:European-original Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]] | [[Category:Prose-only Transformers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 25 May 2021
- Skybolt is a Decepticon from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.
Skybolt is a Decepticon engineer, who does the best he can with their poor quality resources and lack of technology.
Fiction
[edit]Transformers Comic-Magazin
[edit]On Cybertron, Skybolt was instructed by Megatron to build the Skywrecker, a flying warship. During its test run, the machine suffered a technical fault, and Skybolt was chastised by Megatron. After complaining about the inferior materials he had to use in building the warship, he sarcastically suggested that Megatron ask the Autobots to build a new Skywrecker, and the Decepticon leader accepted this plan.
Skybolt oversaw the Skywrecker testing after it had been repaired by a captured Ultra Magnus. Unfortunately, the vehicle's steering had been sabotaged by Ultra Magnus, so it headed towards the assembled Decepticons, allowing the captive Ultra Magnus and Goldbug to escape. Planet Without Hope
Notes
[edit]- It is possible Condor writer Robert Mann took the name "Skybolt" from the M.A.S.K. vehicle of the same name.
- Separately, "Skybolt" was also a preliminary name for Beast Machines Jetstorm.
