Skydive (BM)
| The name or term "Skydive" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skydive (disambiguation). |
- Skydive is a Maximal and an Autobot from the Beast Machines portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skydive acts all stoic and composed, but he relishes his flying skills to the point of occasionally buzzing his fellow Maximals just to get a reaction. Not only has he got the speed and maneuverability, but unlike many fliers his technorganic hide is actually incredibly resilient to damage. Combined with his energy-gathering wings that suck up Vehicon blaster-fire to give him a constant supply of fuel, Skydive is an aerial terror.
Sometimes his name is parsed Sky-Dive.
Fiction
3H comics
Less than three deca-cycles after the reformatting of Cybertron, Skydive ran recon for Snarl and Longhorn, bringing them news of the new Quintesson invasion of Cybertron. The Wreckers: Finale Part 1 After Cheetor sensed the Oracle calling him away from the battlefront, Snarl continued to rely on Skydive's reports to retain a fighting chance against the invaders. Skydive continuously supplied vital information even as he himself tore through his fair share of Sharkticons. Wreckers: Finale Part II
Beast Wars: Uprising
Sky-Dive was a general in the army of the Resistance during the Grand Uprising. His unit, the Tol-Tech, warred against the Micromaster 56th in Ky-Alexia. Unfortunately, the big push ordered by Lio Convoy proved disastrous, and the remaining Tol-Tech were on the run from Hydraulic's forces. They tried to pull back through the Toxic Sludge Swamps to rendezvous in Hyperious. While guiding some of his surviving troops, Sky-Dive spotted the relentless horde of the Vehicons moving towards Iacon. Derailment
Toys
Beast Machines
- Skydive (Deluxe, 2000)
- Part of the third wave of Beast Machines deluxes, Skydive transforms into a technorganic Quetzalcoatlus. His beast mode head and neck are spring-loaded to "snap" his beak when pushed. In robot mode, his wings are also spring-loaded to form quick-snap melee weapons attached to his forearms.
Universe (2003)
- Skydive (Deluxe, 2004)
- Part of the fifth wave of Universe deluxes (and the only new toy in it!), Skydive is a redeco of his Beast Machines toy, changing the orange and purple to a somewhat more Dinobotty gray and red scheme. An Autobot symbol was tampographed over his spark crystal for this release.
Notes
- The Skydive toy's lunging-neck gimmick is a bit at odds with actual Quetzalcoatlus physiology, as the real creature had a very stiff, straight neck. Well, he is an alien technorganic approximation, so hey. There's your fun trivia about ancient beasties for today, kids!
- In Beast Wars: Uprising, Sky-Dive's Resistance unit, the Tol-Tech army, is named for the Aztec Toltec Empire, since Sky-Dive's alt mode is a Quetzalcoatlus, named for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. It all makes sense!
Foreign names
- Japanese: Skydive (スカイダイブ Sukaidaibu)
