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<div style="text-align: center;">'''You can't see me!'''</div>
:''Sky Shadow is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]/[[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. Or possibly the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]. Or both. Who the hell knows.''
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<sub>This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least.</sub>


'''Sky Shadow''' is a figure of Decepticon legend, known for his mastery of stealth and concealment.  Ruthless and treacherous, he earned a spot among [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s most trusted lieutenants.  Sky Shadow distinguished himself on a mission to [[Earth]] during the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], where his strategic and tactical leadership was instrumental in fighting the [[Maximal]]s.  However, he apparently never returned.<ref name="cyberkey">Sky Shadow (undercover Jetfire)'s [[Cyber Key Code]] [http://www.bigbot.com/transformers-cybertron/cyber-planet-key-codes.shtml secret bio content]</ref>


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Eons later, the [[Autobot]] [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] would use his name while operating undercover as a Decepticon.<ref name="packagebio">[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/SkyShadow/skyshadow.htm Sky Shadow (undercover Jetfire)'s on-package bio]</ref>
:''Sky Shadow is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]/[[Decepticon|Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy]] continuity. Or possibly the [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]. Or both. Who the hell knows.''


In the distant past, '''Sky Shadow''' was one of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron's]] most trusted lieutenants.  He was sent to [[Earth|Earth]] during the legendary [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars]], and served as a strategist and tactical leader in the battle against the [[Maximal|Maximals]].  
==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Growing weary of what he felt was a passive role as commander of the Earth-stationed Autobots, Jetfire decided to go undercover.  He scoured the Axalon archives for a Decepticon identity to assume, and he deemed the treacherous Sky Shadow suitably ironic.<ref name="cyberkey" />  The choice worked well, allowing him to quietly slip into the background of Decepticon life.  Few Decepticons suspected "Sky Shadow"'s secret, as were often too busy scrapping and plotting against each other to care about the silent new face in their midst.  Meanwhile, "Sky Shadow" unobtrusively gathered data and formulated his plans to strike his unwitting enemies when victory would be assured.<ref name="packagebio" />


Eons later, the [[Autobot|Autobot]] [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] would use his name while operating undercover as a Decepticon. &lt;sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-0" title=""&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
==Notes==
 
* Sky Shadow only exists in [[Hasbro]]'s marketing, and his connection to the previously-established [[Sky Shadow (BW)|''Beast Wars'' character]] is likely a casual nod to the fans with little regard for continuity.  But taken seriously, it presents some problems, since the Beast Wars are supposed to be in an entirely different [[continuity family]].  There are two basic possibilities:  Either the Unicron Trilogy contains its own event called the "Beast Wars," or there's been some [[Continuity|dimension]]-hopping. The former idea is supported by the ''[[Transformers Legends]]'' anthology story ''[[Fire in the Dark]],'' though that book has [[Transformers Legends#Continuity|its own canonicity issues]]The latter idea, on the other hand, does have [[Sideways|precedent]] in this universe, and where the [[Unicron Singularity]] is concerned, all things are possible.
 
* Just to make matters more ambiguous, several of the names involved in Sky Shadow's history exist both [[Axalon (Armada)|in]] [[Predacon (Armada)|the]] [[Megatron (Armada)|Unicron Trilogy]] and [[Axalon (BW)|in]] [[Predacon (BW)|the]] [[Megatron (BW)|Beast-Era]] fiction.
 
 
==Trivia==
* Sky Shadow's [[Hasbro|Hasbro]]-given backstory attempts to link him to the ''Beast Wars'', despite their belonging to an entirely different [[Continuity family|continuity family]].  If one ignores the fact that it was likely included as an easter-egg for fans, one must assume there was a separate series of events at some point in the past of the Unicron Trilogy continuity that just also happened to be called the "Beast Wars". This not entirely without precedent, given the events of the ''[[Transformers Legends|Transformers Legends]]'' anthology story, ''[[Fire in the Dark|Fire in the Dark]],'' which also places a "Beast Wars" in the past of the Unicron Trilogy universe(Of course, the collection is forwarded by saying that none of the stories should truly be considered as canon for the series they take place in, but the point remains.)  These may or may not have born any resemblance to the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] continuity ''Beast Wars''.  Or maybe it's that damn [[Unicron Singularity|Unicron Singularity]] mucking with time.


==References==
==References==
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] bio for "Sky Shadow," aka undercover Jetfire.&lt;/ol&gt;
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Revision as of 11:10, 25 March 2009

The name or term "Sky Shadow" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sky Shadow (disambiguation).
You can't see me!


This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.

Sky Shadow is a Predacon/Decepticon from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family. Or possibly the Beast Wars. Or both. Who the hell knows.

Sky Shadow is a figure of Decepticon legend, known for his mastery of stealth and concealment. Ruthless and treacherous, he earned a spot among Megatron's most trusted lieutenants. Sky Shadow distinguished himself on a mission to Earth during the Beast Wars, where his strategic and tactical leadership was instrumental in fighting the Maximals. However, he apparently never returned.[1]

Eons later, the Autobot Jetfire would use his name while operating undercover as a Decepticon.[2]

Fiction

Cybertron toy bios

Growing weary of what he felt was a passive role as commander of the Earth-stationed Autobots, Jetfire decided to go undercover. He scoured the Axalon archives for a Decepticon identity to assume, and he deemed the treacherous Sky Shadow suitably ironic.[1] The choice worked well, allowing him to quietly slip into the background of Decepticon life. Few Decepticons suspected "Sky Shadow"'s secret, as were often too busy scrapping and plotting against each other to care about the silent new face in their midst. Meanwhile, "Sky Shadow" unobtrusively gathered data and formulated his plans to strike his unwitting enemies when victory would be assured.[2]

Notes

  • Sky Shadow only exists in Hasbro's marketing, and his connection to the previously-established Beast Wars character is likely a casual nod to the fans with little regard for continuity. But taken seriously, it presents some problems, since the Beast Wars are supposed to be in an entirely different continuity family. There are two basic possibilities: Either the Unicron Trilogy contains its own event called the "Beast Wars," or there's been some dimension-hopping. The former idea is supported by the Transformers Legends anthology story Fire in the Dark, though that book has its own canonicity issues. The latter idea, on the other hand, does have precedent in this universe, and where the Unicron Singularity is concerned, all things are possible.
  • Just to make matters more ambiguous, several of the names involved in Sky Shadow's history exist both in the Unicron Trilogy and in the Beast-Era fiction.

References