Skywarp (WFC)

The name or term "Skywarp" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skywarp (disambiguation).

Skywarp is a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.

"He ain't the sharpest knife in the... place where they keep the knives..."

One of the Seekers, Skywarp isn't exactly the most professional Decepticon around. He's immature, stubborn, and prone to insults (giving less-than-witty ones and receiving ones he doesn't even notice, sometimes from himself). Thanks to these traits, and his tendency to muck around when unsupervised, he rarely puts his cloaking and teleportation abilities to good use on the battlefield. However, thanks to a mandatory course of Circuit-Su training, he's become a bit more disciplined, giving him the focus needed to perform vicious sneak-attacks on unsuspecting Autobots on flights of stairs.

Wait, are you calling us fools or the Autobots fools? Because I get the feeling you don't respect me!Skywarp, airing workplace grievances, War for Cybertron

Fiction

Aligned novels

When Decepticons bombed Altihex Casino, Starscream told Sentinel Prime that Skywarp and Thundercracker were his trusted lieutenants and that they would take him to safety. They actually took him to Kaon, from where he was then moved to Moonbase One and imprisoned. Exodus

He's not mentioned afterwards, but he could have been in every scene where the Seekers are present. He was most likely at the battle with Omega Supreme as only three of Starscream's Air Commanders survived.

Exiles

Prime toy bio

Skywarp can fly and looks a lot like Starscream, but that's where their similarities end. Skywarp has no designs on Megatron's position, instead being content to use his teleportation powers, ninja-like stealth, and cunning to lurk in the shadows and prey on unsuspecting Autobots.

Games

Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)

Voice actor: Richard Epcar (English)

Megatron sent Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp to activate Cybertron's Geosynchronous Energon Bridge, allowing Megatron to create more of his Dark Energon. The Seekers went through Cybertron's underground, which Thundercracker commented he'd never done before, prompting mockery from Skywarp. They hijacked an Autobot ship, and when Skywarp took offense to Starscream's comment that the Autobots were "dumber than him!", he tried to make a comeback, but ended up only looking more foolish. When they flew through reservoirs of raw liquid energon, he played down Thundercracker's warning that the stuff was extremely volatile in that state. At another point, he took issue with Starscream's constant belittling, even though he wasn't sure it was him being belittled. (It was.) Despite Skywarp's constant bickering with his partners (in one instance, unintentionally calling himself ugly), they made it deep into Cybertron's underground, where they found the energon bridge's main controls. There, they attempted to reactivate it while simultaneously corrupting it with Dark Energon, only for its guardian machine to activate in response, attempting to cleanse the corruption. A tense battle against the relentless machine ensued, with the three of them dodging fireballs, evading energy beams, and taking potshots at the core when it overheated and needed to open up to cool off. Finally, the sentinel was destroyed, the corruption allowed to proceed apace, and the bridge activated. Skywarp was, for once, quicker on the uptake than Thundercracker, commenting on the sight only for Thundercracker to all but parrot his words a moment later. It might have been the crowning achievement of his life.

Later, the Seekers helped distract Omega Supreme in order to protect Megatron. Skywarp and the others watched as Megatron achieved his plan to infect Cybertron's core with Dark Energon. Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)

Voice actor: Richard Epcar (English)

Skywarp is an unlockable character for the DS version of War for Cybertron. He is unlocked by completing the mission "Reviving the Dark Energon Project". On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.

Skywarp joined Megatron's Decepticon army at the same time as Starscream, though was much less vocal about it. After the Decepticons successfully tested the Dark Energon, Skywarp pointed out that they'd used almost the entirety of the stockpile on Trypticon station. He supervised Starscream as the other Decepticon deciphered ancient data files and reported back to Megatron that Starscream had discovered the existence of the Energon Bridge which would provide power to the station so they could make more Dark Energon. Though they reactivated the bridge, the Autobots encrypted the link to the core with the Omega Key.

Starscream decrypted more files, establishing where the key was being held, but Skywarp noted gloomily that it would likely be being guarded by Zeta Prime. They managed to track down Zeta Prime and take the Omega Key, only to discover that it was merely the key to activate Omega Supreme. As Omega Supreme attacked, Megatron yelled at the Decepticons to stand their ground, and Skywarp retorted that they'd just been knocked clear down the mountain by their foe. At Megatron's encouragement, the Decepticons pressed on, though Skywarp wondered aloud if Omega Supreme wasn't larger than he was a few moments ago. The Decepticons succeeded in defeating Omega Supreme and infused the core of Cybertron with Dark Energon. War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Skywarp was made a pre-order bonus at Gamestop included in the "Weathered Warrior Pack". He is now available as a DLC for use in Escalation. His default ability is the Ammo supply Core.

Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

3DS

Skywarps in game bio is, "Skywarp has never been interested in power or conquest, only the pursuit of knowledge. He joined the Decepticons to produce powerful weapons and experimental systems for use in combat." This bio completely contradicts other aligned appearances. His brief appearance is the same as G1 Skywarp. He doesn't actually play either, he is a unit who provides in combat bonuses, for Skywarp being extra Energon produced by Energon mines. Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)

Toys

Prime

Like a ninja in the night, I'm... uh... a ninja... in the night.

• Skywarp (Deluxe, 3-31-2012)
  • ID number: AM-06
  • Accessories: "Balo" Arms Micron

A redeco and slight retooling of the "First Edition" Deluxe Starscream toy, Skywarp is (currently) exclusive to the TakaraTomy Prime toyline. Like the other toys in the line, a lot of his detailing is done with customer-applied stickers rather than paint operations, though he does feature a lot more paint than most of the other toys. He transforms into a jet resembling a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. He lacks Starscream's missile pods, instead featuring a pair of permanently-attached "bombs" on his wings. These bombs feature the hexagonal-shaped 5mm post-holes used in the line-wide "Arms Micron" play-pattern. He comes with his Arms Micron partner Balo, designed to form a star/shield that can be attached to Skywarp's arms.

This mold was redecoed into Prime Thundercracker and differently retooled to make Timelines Slipstream.

• More information on Prime Skywarp at TFU.info
• Skywarp at Alfes's blog

Generations

• Skywarp (Deluxe, 2013)
  • Japanese number: TG18
  • Accessories: Two assault cannons, tail-fin

Part of the TakaraTomy Generations line, Fall of Cybertron Skywarp is a redeco of Fall of Cybertron Starscream, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. His color layout is based on that seen in War for Cybertron promotional material, with purple wings, although much of the black is replaced with a dark metallic gray.

Skywarp comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the Neutron assault rifle from Fall of Cybertron. Each of the weapon halves features two 5mm posts, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides. Additionally, his tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

This mold was later used for Thrilling 30 Thundercracker.

"That…Koil is dead meat!"

• Skywarp (Deluxe, 2014)
  • Series / Number: 02 / #012
  • Accessories: Two assault cannons, tail-fin

Despite using a sculpt matching Skywarp's appearance in War for Cybertron, this toy technically represents G1 Skywarp, thanks to his IDW pack-in fiction. Consequently, the toy is listed here as a repurposing.

Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Deluxe Class toys, Thrilling 30 Skywarp is another redeco of Generations: Fall of Cybertron Starscream, this time released in Hasbro's markets. His deco is noticeably different from TakaraTomy's version, hewing closer to that seen in-game with purple wings, and also sporting black parts over dark gray.

Skywarp is minimally mis-transformed in-package: his jet mode nosecone is extended, rather than folded in as it should be in robot mode. He comes packaged with a copy of IDW's Robots in Disguise #23.

Notes

• The Arms Micron release of Skywarp has an Intelligence stat of 10. The hell? The 3DS version of Rise of the Dark spark also claims he is motivated by the pursuit of knowledge. Just, don't get the fandom started.

Arms Up Modes

In the Japanese Prime toyline, Skywarp has named powered-up modes when given various Arms Microns in certain configurations:

• Attack Mode (アタックモード Atakku Mōdo)
  • Arms Microns: Balo, Gora

Skywarp's "Arms Up" mode as shown on his box-back is simply dubbed "Attack Mode", with him using Balo in shield mode on one arm, and Gora in an opened-up cannon mode on his right wing's bomb-post.

Foreign names

• Russian: Deformer (Деформер) (ROTDS)