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| {{disambig3|Sky-Byte}}
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| :''Sky-Byte is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 2: Redux]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] via [[Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]].''
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| [[Image:SkyByteTimelines-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Put your best knee forward.]]
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| Created as an agent of the [[Quintesson]]s, '''Sky-Byte''' is the commander of the new generation of [[Sharkticons]]. Unlike his dim witted troops, Sky-Byte exhibits a scientific and creative nature whether it be making new advances in technology or writing haikus to express himself during tense and exciting moments.
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| He's a wildcard, but will Sky-Byte truly be the "greatest shark around", as he's so fond of claiming?
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===''Timelines: Generation 2 Redux''===
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| in 2010, Sky-Byte was sent to Earth by the Quintessons as part of an alliance with the Decepticon outlaw [[Clench]]. His army of next generation Sharkticons successfully empowered Clench’s Decepticon Syndicate, and they were able to take control of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
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| There, Sky-Byte worked with Clench to realize the potential of the sub grade fuel [[forestonite]]. He determined that bombarding the forestonite with high energy particles allowed it to alter Transformers, granting them extraordinary power. He, along with [[Breakdown]] and the [[Firecon]]s were among those first tested with the modified fuel. Luckily for him, it worked as intended.
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| Later, the Generation 2 Autobots attacked the Collider to liberate the human hostages as well as their leader, [[Spark]], who was held captive. [[Streetwise]], [[Rapido]], and [[Meanstreak]] found the chamber where the forestonite and Spark where both kept, and confronted Sky-Byte, Breakdown and [[Dirtbag]]. Sky-Byte had now gained a weapon he called the “Tsumami Blaster”, which he used to blast the Autobots with a freeze attack from his chest. The battle was ultimately decided when a nervous Breakdown shot the canisters of forestonite, thinking they would explode. Instead, the chemical spread out in gaseous form all over the remaining Transformers, equaling the balance of power for the Autobots. At this point, Sky-Byte fled the scene with his Sharkticons. Without his additional muscle, Clench was forced to retreat as well.
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| And, yes, even while running for his life, he had the frame of mind to write a pretty haiku. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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| {{--}}
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| ==Toys==
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| [[Image:Timelinestoy-SkyByteG2Redux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This mold's not for [[Wings of Honor|Scourge]]?<br>At the time we were confused.<br>Now we understand.]]
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| ===Timelines===
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| *'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
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| **''Accessories'': 2 missiles
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| :Sky-Byte is a [[retool]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] with a new head, transforming into a Cybertronic submarine/battleship with dimly animalistic styling. His colors and head sculpt are heavily based on ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. His small gun turrets are movable, plus his side panels can extend outward to reveal spring-loaded missile launchers. The area where Sharkticon's spark crystal once recided was now considered Sky-Byte's "Tsunami Blaster".
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| :Sky-Byte is part of the [[BotCon 2010]] boxed set, alongside [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Pyro|Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetstar]] and [[Clench (G2)|Clench]].
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| :The original version of this mold was also used to make Sky-Byte's fellow BotCon 2010 exclusives, the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]].
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| ==Trivia==
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| * The identity of Sky-Byte was the subject of "Who is the Wildcard?" contest held by [[Fun Publications]] on their [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] forums, with ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] as prizes to who guessed the character first. Other than the "wildcard" hint, the only other hint given was that the character was "never seen in Generation 2." TCC board member EmeraldBeacon guessed Sky-Byte soon thereafter, ending the contest, but whose among all the guesses that day was the correct guess was not known until the [[BotCon 2010]] brochure went online.
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| [[Category:Convention exclusives]]
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| [[Category:Generation 2 characters]]
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| [[Category:Predacons]]
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| [[Category:Timelines characters]]
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