Skywasp

This article is about the Predacon. For other variations of the name "Skywarp", see Skywarp (disambiguation).

Skywasp is a Predacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He's either Hellwarp's brother, or Waspscream's.

Skywasp is a cruel, petty Predacon Air Warrior who takes delight in playing cruel pranks on Maximals using his teleportation powers, stinging them from behind and teleporting away before being seen. He even attacks other Predacons for his personal amusement.

Sounds familiar.

Skywasp was partnered with the AI NAVI-Q to keep him in line, but being brought along while teleporting has scrambled her circuits and made her a willing participant in his pranks. His antics have attracted the attention of the Maximals Ultra Mammoth and Randy.

Toys

Timelines

I will puzhhh them down the stairs!

• Waruder Marauders (BotCon 2015)
  • Accessories: stinger/gun

Skywasp was repurposed from Parasite.

Parasite is a black, purple, red, and gold redeco of the Generations Deluxe Class Waspinator sculpt, based on the unreleased "Horrorcon" redeco of Transmetal Waspinator. He retains the original toy's wing-beating gimmick.

Parasite was available in a four-pack at BotCon 2015 that included the three other Waruder mechs (Paralyzer, Storm Rider, and Mudfighter) as well as the four Waruder troops (Buzzer, Ripper, Thrasher, and Crusher). He can wield any of the four Waruder troops in their weapon modes, but is nominally associated with the Ripper toy.

Generations mold: Waspinator (Deluxe Class)
Hasbro: Thrilling 30 008 Waspinator Fun Publications: Timelines Storm Rider Paralyzer Parasite Mudfighter TakaraTomy: Generations TG-30 Waspinator Legends LG-EX Waspeeter

Buzzworthy Bumblebee

• Creatures Collide (4-pack, 2022)
  • Series: Legacy
  • Accessories: Stinger blaster

Released within the Buzzworthy Bumblebee "Creatures Collide" 4-pack exclusively released to Target, Skywasp is a straight redeco of Kingdom Waspinator, transforming from a robot into an "anatomically-accurate" wasp in 20 steps. Skywasp's blaster stores within his abdomen and is molded to resemble Waspinator's gun. Compared to his Timelines toy, Legacy Skywasp's translucent wings are a more saturated shade of red. Skywasp has far more 5 mm ports for the C.O.M.B.A.T. System\F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology compared to most other Beast Wars-styled characters released at the time.

Alongside Skywasp, the set also includes Goldbug, Ransack, and Scorponok.

This mold was also used to make Legacy Buzzsaw.

Notes

• Skywasp's bio, officially repurposing him from the Waruder Parasite, was shown on the Transformers Collectors' Club Twitter account on their final day of operation. Unfortunately, that tweet has since been erased, along with all TFCC tweets, due to the account being suspended following its repurposing as Pete Sinclair's personal Twitter account and his subsequent suspension-worthy behavior. Years later, the bio was re-posted to Twitter by its author Randy Para, aka "Powered Convoy".
• Skywasp being pursued by Ultra Mammoth and Randy is a nod to Para, who is a Skywarp mega-fan. (Powered Convoy being the name of the Diaclone toy that became Ultra Magnus, who in turn inspired Ultra Mammoth... you get it, surely.)