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*Skyklik is based on the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Helicopter Type" [[Triple Changer]], which did not see release in the ''Transformers'' franchise. [[Rotorbolt (Timelines)|Rotorbolt]] is based on the same toy, as is [[Fumes]] in gray deco. Whether the amnesiac Skyklik actually IS a version of one of these characters or is his own individual was left deliberately ambiguous by the author.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/134749-spatiotemporal-challengers-finale-out/?p=3412100 Post by Hydra on The Allspark Forums, 2017/01/03]</ref> | *Skyklik is based on the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Helicopter Type" [[Triple Changer]], which did not see release in the ''Transformers'' franchise. [[Rotorbolt (Timelines)|Rotorbolt]] is based on the same toy, as is [[Fumes]] in gray deco. Whether the amnesiac Skyklik actually IS a version of one of these characters or is his own individual was left deliberately ambiguous by the author.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/134749-spatiotemporal-challengers-finale-out/?p=3412100 Post by Hydra on The Allspark Forums, 2017/01/03]</ref> | ||
*His name was decided in a contest [[Andrew Hall]] had | *His name was decided in a contest [[Andrew Hall]] had with Japanese fans. "Skyklik" won out over "Popcopter" and "Cloudwise".<ref>[https://twitter.com/lonelyhydra/status/389307470943764480 Tweet by Andrew Hall (@lonelyhydra), 2013/10/13]</ref> | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
Revision as of 04:00, 16 December 2017
- Skyklik is an apparent Autobot first seen in the Generation 1 continuity family.
The amnesiac Skyklik can't remember who he was before the Autobots found him, but now he is a dedicated pilot for the Autobot cause.
In truth, the would-be Renegade leader Zero sent him as an infiltrator for his plans.
Fiction
Classics
Notes
- Skyklik is based on the Diaclone "Helicopter Type" Triple Changer, which did not see release in the Transformers franchise. Rotorbolt is based on the same toy, as is Fumes in gray deco. Whether the amnesiac Skyklik actually IS a version of one of these characters or is his own individual was left deliberately ambiguous by the author.[1]
- His name was decided in a contest Andrew Hall had with Japanese fans. "Skyklik" won out over "Popcopter" and "Cloudwise".[2]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Skyklik (スカイクリック Sukaikurikku)
