Shark Spike
Sky-Byte's left arm is the Shark Spike.
Fiction
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Sky-Byte used his Shark Spike to break into a secret room in the Payuma ruins. The Secret of the Ruins After catching up with the reprogrammed Tow-Line, Sky-Byte found himself up against Optimus Prime and employed his Shark Spike during the fight. He used it again several times in the battle that resulted when the Autobots eventually freed Tow-Line from the Predacon mind control. Tow-Line Goes Haywire After Megatron abducted some Autobot Protoforms, Sky-Byte used his Shark Spike as he and the other Predacons attempted to prevent the Autobots from giving pursuit. The Decepticons He used the weapon again during a battle on Montrose Island. Volcano
As part of a plan to capture some Autobots, Sky-Byte intended to use his "anchor arm" to trigger an avalanche to bury his foe, however the plan was never enacted because the Predacons are idiots. Wedge's Short Fuse While trying to support the CGA Tower, Gas Skunk observed that there was still some foundation hampering their efforts, so Sky-Byte took it out with his Shark Spike. Wedge objected just moments too late that it was a bad idea. Sky-Byte Saves the Day He employed the Shark Spike once more during another fight against the Autobots. Power to Burn!
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2001)
- The Shark Spike was included as part of Robots in Disguise Sky-Byte, an extensive redeco of the Transmetal 2 Maximal Cybershark, forming his tail in beast mode and his left arm in robot mode. It has a gear system that in beast mode spins the fins like a propeller when a wheel in his side is turned. As Sky-Byte's left arm, the Shark Spike forms a spinning claw weapon.
- First available as part of the Car Robots line in Japan, Gelshark slightly paint differences between his Takara and Hasbro releases.
Generations
- Sky-Byte (Voyager, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / 007
- A new-mold toy released in wave 5 of the Voyager Class Thrilling 30 series of the Generations toyline, Sky-Byte once again includes a tail that forms his left arm. This time around, his (still gear-activated) spinning claw weapon has a single firing missile in the center.
- This mold was used by Cloud Hellwarp's Hellwinder.
Legends
- Gelshark (Voyager, 2014-12-27)
- ID number: LG06
- Accessories: 1 missile
- The Anchor Arm of Legends Gelshark featured slight paint differences.
Notes
- Sky-Byte's Hasbro toy bio refers to this weapon as the "Anchor Arm", its Japanese name.
- Likewise, at one point in Episode 20 of the Robots in Disguise cartoon, Sky-Byte refers to his Shark Spike as his "Anchor Arm". but like many other cases of misnamed attacks, this was an error on part of the English dub.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Anchor Arm (アンカーアーム Ankā Āmu).
