Shark Spike
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Sky-Byte's left arm is the Anchor Arm (アンカーアーム Ankā Āmu).
Fiction
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Toys
Car Robots/Robots in Disguise (2001)
- An extensive redeco of the Transmetal 2 Maximal Cybershark, Sky-Byte transforms into a large, monstrous, bio-mechanical great white shark. His tail has a gear system that spins the fins like a propeller when a wheel in his side is turned. This system becomes his left arm, forming a spinning claw weapon. He also has a double spring-loaded missile launcher concealed in his shark mouth that also serves as a hand weapon.
- First available as part of the Car Robots line in Japan, Gelshark features transparent dark blue plastic for the upper legs and the shark wings, as well some shades of purple/red on the chest and eyes.
Generations
- Sky-Byte (Voyager, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / 007
- Accessories: 1 missile
- A new-mold toy released in wave 5 of the Voyager Class Thrilling 30 series of the Generations toyline, Sky-Byte once again transforms into a bio-mechanical great white shark. He lacks the mouth-based missile launcher of his previous toy, instead having a single missile firing from the center of his (still gear-activated) spinning claw weapon. His beast mode articulation consists of an opening mouth and a tail that moves up and down. There is a hexagonal peghole underneath him which is compatible with some collector display stands.
- In robot mode the missile launcher in his claw weapon still functions. Sky-Byte is much less of a shellformer than his original form, with many parts of his robot mode actually becoming parts of the shark mode, though much of it still piles up on his back. These parts can be arranged in a variety of ways to form a more show-accurate or cleaner robot mode. He also features several design elements from his IDW design, most notably the small wrist-gun detail on his right arm.
Legends
- Gelshark (Voyager, 2014-12-27)
- ID number: LG06
- Accessories: 1 missile
- Legends Gelshark is TakaraTomy's version of the Generations Sky-Byte mold. This version has considerably more paint applications than its American counterpart to create an overall more show accurate color scheme. It notably includes the two-colored chest, a much darker shade of blue, and less use of white. Some of the yellow plastic on the Hasbro version has also been replaced with dark blue. Gelshark comes with volume 6 of the Transformers Legends Comic: Bonus Edition mini-comic.
Notes
- The Anchor Arm was one of few elements of Car Robots to not be renamed for Robots in Disguise.
