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Skywarp has always looked and will always look a lot like Starscream. There are many toys of Starscream and where there is a Starscream toy, a Skywarp toy soon follows.

Toys

Generation 1

  • Skywarp (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985)
    • Japanese ID number: 23
    • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear
Skywarp began life as a Diaclone "Jet Robo", but unlike team-mates Starscream and Thundercracker, which whom he shares his mold, his distinctive black-and-purple deco did not originate in that line. Skywarp transforms into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, by a process which essentially involves removing and reattaching most of his plane parts. Though it is possible to do so without removing all of them, this rather piecemeal design and the fact that neither mode uses all his parts means it can be quite difficult to find an intact original Skywarp on the secondary market.
Skywarp is armed with a pair of missile launchers that mount on his arms in robot mode, and under his wings in jet mode, with a pair of specialized projectiles for each. In jet mode, two short rockets are fitted into the launchers to make them resemble the drop tanks a real F-15 carries, while in robot mode, they are replaced with the long barrels of Skywarp's machine guns. The original Diaclone version of the mold featured spring-loaded firing mechanisms in these launchers; while this feature was removed for the Hasbro release of the toy, it was left intact for the Takara version, and all subsequent reissues.
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While the earliest releases of Skywarp were basically identical to the Diaclone mold, some small modifications were soon made to the figure which became the standard for all subsequent reissues of the mold. These included the hollowing out of the inner edges of his wings and the tips of his tail-wings, the lengthening of the pegs on his wings, and the addition of extra clips on the inner sides of his fist-gauntlets, allowing them to grip his arms better but creating a visible slit on them. Like all his 1984 brethren, Skywarp gained a factory-applied rubsign in 1985, which was added to the left side of his fuselage.
For some reason, the stats on Skywarp's, Starscream's and Thundercracker's Tech Specs were switched around. Skywarp's box was given Starscream's numbers, giving him a high intelligence and rank that stood in contrast to the bio printed next to them.
Early Hasbro stock photos of Skywarp (left) show him with a plastic purple nosecone. This was changed to a soft, black rubber nosecone when the toy was actually released. However, a Mexican variant retained the purple plastic nosecone. The same stock photos also show him with purple launchers with black triggers and muzzle rings, black feet, black shins, black outer arm panels, purple horizontal stabilizers, and both sets of purple missiles. These stock photos were also later used to promote Takara's 2001 reissue (see below).
This mold was redecoed into Sunstorm and retooled to make Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust.


Machine Wars

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After his near-fatal encounter with the Invert Colors function.
  • Skywarp (Basic, 1997)
    • Accessories: 2 rifle halves
Sharing a mold once again with Thundercracker, Skywarp transforms into a white Dassault Rafale fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all Machine Wars toys, Skywarp was an exclusive to Kay-Bee stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.
The toy was repurposed as the Skywarp drones. This mold is also used by Beast Wars II Dirge, Robots in Disguise (2001) Skyfire, Robotmasters Wingstun and Timelines Waspinator.


Collector's Edition

  • Skywarp (reissue, 2001)
    • ID number: Set C
    • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear
The original Skywarp toy was reissued for the first time in 2001 as part of Takara's small "Collector's Edition" series, which made several Generation 1 toys available as convention exclusives. Sold in new open-faced packaging with no notable changes from the original figure, Skywarp was an exclusive at the Japanese science fiction convention "Super Festival 21", available only in a set with Thundercracker and limited to 1000 pieces. The pair are often mistakenly identified as e-HOBBY exclusives.


Commemorative Series

The Commemorative Series retooled Skywarp. Robot mode... that's okay. Jet? Not so much.
  • Skywarp (reissue, 2003)
    • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear
The original Skywarp toy was made available again as part of Hasbro's line of Commemorative Series reissues. Released in the fourth wave of the series, it featured functional missile launchers for the first time on a Hasbro version of the toy, but because the launchers now worked, both sets of missiles had to be lengthened for safety reasons. His machine guns didn't turn out too bad; the missiles didn't fare so well. Rather than correct the erroneous Tech Spec numbers from Skywarp's original release, this reissue retained them and instead features a slightly re-written bio to remove the contradictions.


Universe (2003)

Like Mirage, except he can fly.
  • Skywarp (Deluxe, 2003)
    • Accessories: 2 missiles
Universe Skywarp is a redeco of Beast Machines Jetstorm in his Generation 1 colors. He transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet, armed with two spring-loaded projectile launchers that can fire orange "energon" bolts. These launchers end up in his arms in robot mode. He has a third robot mode that collapses the legs around the cockpit (oh hush), with flip-out panels revealing an extra pair of thrusters. His spark crystal, revealed by flipping the purple hatch on his back, has a Decepticon insignia tampographed on top of it.
Although most previous versions of the mold have the wingtips swept forward in vehicle mode, Skywarp was packaged and depicted in his instructions with the wingtips swept back. His fictional appearances, however, use the conventional arrangement shown here.
Skywarp was also used to make Beast Machines Sonic Attack Jet, Robots in Disguise Storm Jet, and Robots in Disguise Jhiaxus.


Smallest Transforming Transformers

  • Skywarp (2003)
    • Japanese ID number: GTF X-1
    • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, left & right wings, left & right tailfins, landing gear
Part of the first wave of Smallest Transforming Transformers product, Skywarp is, of course, a redeco of this line's Starscream. Like all toys in the series, he is a tiny, simplified version of the original Generation 1 toy, transforming into an F-15 fighter jet, with most of the accessories from the original toy faithfully translated save for his machine guns. As with all previous waves of Smallest Transforming Transformers, these figures were sold blindpacked, with Skywarp as one of the wave's two rare chase figures
This mold was redecoed into Smallest Transforming Thundercracker, and retooled to make Thrust.

Robotmasters

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Now with the proper articulation for down-stair-pushing.
  • Skywarp & Thundercracker (Multi-pack, 2005)
    • Accessories: 2 "Machine Guns"
Robotmasters Skywarp is a redeco of Starscream from the same series, a smaller yet more advanced version of the original toy, adding more articulation and reducing the amount of part-forming required. He was available only in a two-pack with Thundercracker, which also came with a Decepticon sigil pin and chromed missile pods. This set was the very last product released in the Robotmasters line and wasn't even strictly sold in a box from that series; instead, it used an e-HOBBY Generation 1 reissue box, with a small Robotmasters sticker in the corner tab noting its origin from the front.


Classics (2006)

Ultra Magnus isn't pictured because he was just pushed-well, you know.
  • Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City (Multi-pack, 2006)
    • Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles
Classics Skywarp is a Target-exclusive redeco and slight retool of Classics Starscream, transforming into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, though with a canopy like that of an F-14 Tomcat. He comes with a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers that can be mounted on his biceps or used as hand-held weapons in robot mode and can attach under his wings in vehicle mode. As with most Classics toys, he also features a heat-sensitive rubsign.
Skywarp was slightly retooled from the earlier Starscream figures. The retool is present in the jet intake area. The slope of his shoulders was decreased from Starscream's, and a fifth rectangle was added to the vertical area. This retooled version was used for all subsequent releases of the mold, and was also used as a running change on Starscream.
He was only available as part of a two-pack with Ultra Magnus. The set's price was $19.99, despite including both a Voyager Class and Deluxe Class mold in it, which would be approximately $30 worth of toys if they had been sold separately. He was also available in Woolworth stores throughout the United Kingdom.
Stock photography of Classics Skywarp showed a more detailed color scheme than the actual released figure. Much like Classics Ultra Magnus, the changes were most likely due to an overabundance of paint operations. This more detailed version was shown at BotCon 2006, and at least one sample found its way to a collector's hands. The sample also used the original Starscream mold, and not the retooled version mentioned above.
Classics mold: Seeker
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Henkei! Henkei! Starscream Ghost Version


Masterpiece

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Takara finally remembered what colors the Seekers are supposed to be.
  • Skywarp (2007)
    • Japanese ID number: MP-6
    • Accessories: 2 "Machine Guns", 2 AIM missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot, Megatron Gun clasp, display stand
Masterpiece Skywarp was released in Japan in September of 2007. He is a redeco of the Masterpiece Starscream mold in black, gray, silver, and purple, though the purple and silver are more minimal than usual. Skywarp is able to switch between a minimally retooled stoic face and a new snarly face, retooled from Starscream's previous smirk. The tiny Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine (this time molded black) is also included, as well as a clasp for jet mode Skywarp to hold the gun mode Megatron that came with Masterpiece Convoy/20th Anniversary Optimus Prime.
Sadly, no stair-pusher sticker.
The sticker sheet includes Skywarp-esque stripes, as well as several whimsical squadron markings.
The second pressing of Masterpiece Skywarp (released in October 2008) features an assembly error: his left and right pectorals are flipped. This misassembly does not affect transformation at all, and is really only noticeable when compared to prior Masterpiece Seekers. The September 2007 pressing of Masterpiece Skywarp is assembled correctly. Masterpiece Thundercracker is misassembled as well.
It is a common misconception that the stoic face on Takara's Masterpiece Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker are the same, when all of them are in fact different sculpts.
This mold was later used for the Masterpiece version of Thundercracker. It was also redecoed and retooled to create the eleventh Masterpiece figure, Starscream.


Just to fool you into thinking that there isn't a third Masterpiece Seeker mold being developed.
A redeco of the newer Masterpiece MP-11 Starscream mold, Skywarp features some extensive retooling to wind the Masterpiece Seeker design back into the more Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, retooled shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered Machine Guns attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be removed for transformation.
The figure features flip-up missile racks built into his pectorals. He comes with the original version of the Megatron gun that first came with Masterpiece Optimus Prime. He also comes with a Doctor Arkeville pilot figure identical to the previous MP-6 release.
Skywarp's deco is heavily based on his cartoon appearance and features the rarely reproduced in toy form entirely purple shoulders and arm cannons. Despite the focus on cartoon accuracy in his deco, he carries over the striping on his forearms, shoulders, and pectorals similar to his original MP-6 Masterpiece release.
Skywarp was only released in China via Hasbro Asia under the TakaraTomy label; marking the second time an original TakaraTomy Masterpiece toy wasn't released for the Japanese market (Masterpiece Megatron Gold Version was the first).
On November 30, 2016 MP-11SW Skywarp was released in Japan for the first time as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. There are notable differences between this release and the original almost two years prior. The shade of purple used on the later release is more warm and less cool in tone. His biceps and knee flaps are now molded in black plastic rather than in purple plastic painted a glossy black. The inner portion of his upper chest is no longer painted silver mold molded in silver plastic. Many of the paint operations are also slightly different in color from the earlier Hasbro Asia release. Hasbro Asia also re-released the figure to coincide with the Japanese release.


Titanium Series

Titanium Series War Within Skywarp is a redeco of Thundercracker, transforming into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" as reimagined by Don Figueroa. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal. He was available only at Hasbro Toy Shop after the Titanium line had already been cancelled, and also Hasbro Toy Shop's booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.
This mold was also used to make War Within Starscream, Sunstorm, and Thrust.


Henkei! Henkei!

Good luck finding me.
  • Skywarp (Deluxe, 2008)
    • Accessories: 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles
Henkei! Henkei! Skywarp is a Toy Hobby Market exclusive redeco of Henkei! Henkei! Starscream. Skywarp and his fellow Seeker Thundercracker were opened for pre-order on May 22nd through June 20, and mailed out in September 2008.
Soon after release, there were numerous complaints from both Japanese and Western collectors about the poor quality control for both Thundercracker and Skywarp. Skywarp's most common fault was missing paint for one of his shoulders. Some reported both toys suffering misassembly issues such as having two left or two right thighs.
Several minor changes were made to this mold for this release. The holes for his missile launchers in his arms were widened, as were the launcher's insertion pegs. The wing's missile launcher insertion points were lengthened and are now curved at the end. The last rectangle on his air intakes, was further modified from the Classics version this time the bottom most rectangle goes completely across the air intake's surface rather than just the center. Henkei! Henkei! Thundercracker and Universe Starscream also saw most of these changes.


Universe (2008)

  • Masterpiece Skywarp (2009)
    • Accessories: 2 "Machine Guns", 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine, gun clip, two-piece display stand
A Walmart exclusive redeco of the original Masterpiece Starscream mold. Just like Starscream, Skywarp is able to switch between two different faces. This release uses the Starscream's stoic and smirking alternate faces rather than the Takara Masterpiece Skywarp's newly-tooled stoic and snarling faces. Hasbro designer Joe Kyde felt the alternate snarling face did not fit Skywarp's prankster personality, so he went with the Starscream smirk face instead when designing the deco for Hasbro's release. As a result of gang molding, Skywarp also uses Starscream's stoic face, the decision being the difference between Skywarp and Starscream's stoic face was negligible enough not to make a significant difference. The toy also features a more G1 toy styled deco rather than cartoon-based, particularly in the yellow eye color and wing stripes. His purple more closely matches that of the original toy than the purple used on the Takara version, and features a lighter flat black, like the original toy, instead of Takara's darker glossy black. The Hasbro version replaces some of the dark gray of the Takara version with a dark silver, removes the arm and chest striping, but adds additional red detailing, while removing some as well. Much like Hasbro's Starscream, he does not feature any of the warning or slogan tampographs, but features tampographed striping, Decepticon symbols, and some additional paint details not present on the Takara version. The nosecone features black paint over purple plastic, allowing for easy customization of "Mexican Masterpiece Skywarp".
The tiny Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine (molded in black with no paint applications) is also included, as well as a clasp for jet mode Skywarp to hold the gun mode Megatron that came with Masterpiece Convoy/20th Anniversary Optimus Prime and a stand (featuring Skywarp's name) with a support beam for jet or robot mode.
Masterpiece Skywarp was also available as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom.

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Encore

  • Skywarp & Thundercracker (reissue multi-pack, 2008)
    • ID number 11
    • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear
Skywarp's original toy was reissued again as part of TakaraTomy's Encore series, this time in a two-pack with his erstwhile partner, Thundercracker. This release of the figure replaced his Decepticon symbol stickers with tampographs, and changed his purple stickers to a much bluer shade. Curiously, although Thundercracker's wing stripes were replaced with tampographs, Skywarp's remained factory-applied stickers.


Alternity

Mortal minds cannot even comprehend the four-dimensional hyperstairs he can push you down.
  • Skywarp Witch Purple Pearl (2010-05-29)
    • Japanese ID number: A-04
Skywarp is a retool of the simultaneously released Alternity Starscream with a new head, transforming into a licensed 1:32 scale Mitsuoka Orochi. Like the other toys in the line, he features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. This is also currently the only Alternity mold to feature a fake kibble chest.
In car mode, small wings are supposed to be able to flip out from under Skywarp's rear wheels, giving him the appearance of a flying car. Unfortunately, this gimmick suffers from a rather nasty design flaw: there is simply not enough clearance under the car for the wheels to be able to pass and hinge through, and attempting to do so will result in the plastic reinforcement struts underneath deforming the rims and chipping the tires. His door panels also tend to detach from their ball joints very easily.
This mold, with Skywarp's head, was also used to make Thundercracker and Banzai-Tron.


Chronicle

Teleports right out of your pocket.
  • Skywarp (EZ Collection, 2011)
Chronicle Skywarp is a redeco of Transformers (2010) Reveal the Shield Legends Class Starscream. He transforms into an F-15 with many fuselage details borrowed from the Masterpiece version. This is also the first Seeker mold in many years to attempt an entirely new transformation, with the arms now forming the rear of the jet and the legs folding under the wings. Skywarp was available only in Japan, and like many Japanese "EZ Collection" toys, was blindpacked.
This toy is also EXCEEDINGLY rare to find. Think other toys have a high aftermarket price? This one has NO aftermarket price.
This mold was also used to make Chronicle Thundercracker.


Kre-O

Sadly, Kreons are harder to push down stairs, as they grasp to the steps' studs.
  • Optimus Prime (2011)
The Optimus Prime construction set comes with a Skywarp Kreon. He has a helmet, wing back that attaches around his neck, and two blasters that clip onto his arms. These same Kreon accessories were also used for Starscream and Thundercracker.
A variation of Skywarp exists where initial versions of the figure feature chrome purple toes. Later versions omitted this detail.
  • Kreon Ultimate Collection 2 (2013)
    • Accessories: 2 clip-on blasters
Skywarp was later made available as a the "Mystery Figure" figure packed with Bumblebee, Red Alert, Mirage, and Jazz. The identity of Skywarp is kept secret in the packaging, but his inclusion is consistent.
This version of Skywarp does not feature the purple chromed toes of the original release.


  • Kreon Class of 1984 (Kreon figure set, 2014)
This version of Skywarp, voted "Most Punctual" by the Kreon Class of 1984, has much more toy-based tampographs than his prior version. He uses the Seeker-style helmet and is oddly purple instead of black.
He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at San Diego Comic-Con 2014. The remaining stock was be sold at Hasbro Toy Shop online.

Bot Shots

His favorite battlefield is the staircase.
  • Skywarp (2012)
    • Series: 1
    • Number: B016
      • Fist strength: 620
      • Blaster strength: 160
      • Sword strength: 830
Part of the fifth wave of Bot Shots Series 1 single-packs, Skywarp is a redeco/retool of the Starscream mold, being cast in black and purple in homage to Generation 1 Skywarp, and featuring a new chest and scowling head. He transforms into a tiny super deformed jet fighter resembling F-22 Raptor, and autotransforms into robot mode when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.


And he's still scowling.
  • Skywarp (2013)
    • Series: 2
    • Number: Super Bot 003
      • Fist strength: 510
      • Blaster strength: 180
      • Sword strength: 925
Part of the third wave of Bot Shots Series 2 single-packs, Super Bot Skywarp is a new mold, transforming into a futuristic forward-swept wing fighter jet with two blasters at the front. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats, and is cast in translucent purplish-black plastic.
He was later redecoed into Flip Shot Launcher Starscream. Yup, Skywarp came first.

United

Close but no cigar.
  • Seekers: Aces (2012-12-21)
    • Accessories: Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
United Skywarp is a third redeco of the Classics Starscream mold, and the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates Starscream and Thundercracker.
This version of Skywarp is heavily based on his cartoon appearance. He features a glossy black, a medium warm purple, shiny metallic purple paint on most of his purple plastic, and an amber cockpit. Paint operations found on the Henkei! Henkei! release were shuffled around for the sake of cartoon accuracy, up to and including purple shoulders.
Original photos of Skywarp showed him with show-accurate all purple arm cannons, but due to gang molding (and lack of additional paint operations) only the upper most portion of his arm cannons ended up purple.


Generations

  • Skywarp (Deluxe, 2013)
    • Japanese number: TG18
    • Accessories: Two assault cannons, tail-fin
This toy was repurposed as Generation 1 Skywarp in the Cloud story line.
Part of the TakaraTomy Generations line, Fall of Cybertron Skywarp is a redeco of Fall of Cybertron Starscream, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. His color layout is based on that seen in War for Cybertron promotional material, with purple wings, although much of the black is replaced with a dark metallic gray.
Skywarp comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the Neutron assault rifle from Fall of Cybertron. Each of the weapon halves features two 5mm posts, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides. Additionally, his tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.
This mold was later used for Thrilling 30 Thundercracker.



He will shoot you down the stairs
  • Skywarp (Deluxe, 2014)
    • Series / Number: 02 / #012
    • Accessories: Two assault cannons, tail-fin
Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards Generations Deluxe Class toys, Thrilling 30 Skywarp is a redeco of Generations: Fall of Cybertron Starscream, and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled cannons which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the Neutron assault rifle from Fall of Cybertron. Each of the weapon halves features two 5mm posts, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.
Skywarp's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.
Skywarp is minimally mis-transformed in-package: his jet mode nosecone is extended, rather than folded in as it should be in robot mode. He comes packaged with a copy of IDW's Robots in Disguise #23.
Despite using a mold matching Skywarp's appearance in War for Cybertron, this toy technically represents G1 Skywarp, thanks to his IDW pack-in fiction. Consequently, the toy is listed in the former's page as a repurposing. This toy was used as Cloud Skywarp's initial appearance and was redecoed into TakaraTomy Fall of Cybertron Skywarp and Generations Thrilling 30 Thundercracker.


  • Skywarp (Legends, 2015)
    • Accessories: 2 cannons
A redeco of Thrilling 30 Legends Class Starscream, Combiner Wars Skywarp is roughly the same size as a Cyberverse Commander Class toy. Based on a Guido Guidi seeker concept for the first IDW ongoing series, he transforms from a hybrid F-15/F-22 style jet. He features a fold out front landing gear, 5mm-compatible hands, and back/wings, and has 3mm-compatible upper arm ports. He comes with two removable cannons that have both 5mm and 3mm pegs.
This figure was also used to make Thrilling 30 Acid Storm and Combiner Wars Thundercracker.


And Warper Makes Three.
  • Skywarp (Leader, 2016)
    • Accessories: Missile launcher, missile, 2 arm cannons, 2 leg cannons, 2 "Seeker guns"
Skywarp is a redeco of Generations Combiner Wars Leader Thundercracker. He transforms from a robot into a jet fighter, and includes a missile launcher and four limb-mounted weapons, plus two guns based on the traditional Seeker arm rifles. He also features a faux cockpit. Skywarp does not include the original Jetfire mold's "Turbo Thruster" booster pack accessory, but is still compatible with it.
Skywarp unfortunately became a massive shelfwarmer, most prominently seen at Target stores in bulk among the Titans Return toyline.
The original version of this mold was used to make Generations Jetfire, and was redecoed into Combiner Wars Starscream.

Hero Mashers

  • Megatron (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
    • Pieces: 14
Part of the first wave of battle upgrade Hero Mashers toys, Megatron is a non-transforming robot who is chock full of weaponry. He includes an Energon flail, a massive projectile launching fusion cannon, and a backpack with removable missile packs. His parts can be removed and swapped out with any other Hero Mashers toy.
He also includes Skywarp's arm which is a repaint of Starscream's.

Transformers (2014)

  • Skywarp (Legion Class, 2015)
Legion Class Skywarp is yet another redeco of Reveal the Shield Legends Class Starscream, which features the retooled wings and hands originally created for Generations GDO Legends Class Thundercracker. Aside from that, the figure's deco is mostly identical to the Chronicle EZ Collection figure listed above, although the purple paint operations sport a more blue hue, the purple paint operations on his shins are omitted entirely, and the tampographed Decepticon insignias on the wings are purple with silver outlines rather than completely silver.[1]
Skywarp comes in packaging that is based on the packaging design for the concurrently released Combiner Wars-era Generations figures, but replaces the name Generations with "Authentic Transformers". Since Skywarp and his wave-mates ship with three figures previously released under what we consider a generic Transformers (2014) toy line, all of them now in the new packaging style, we consider Skywarp to be part of that line as well. The wave that contains Skywarp has thus far been found at Fred's, Gordmans, Dollar General and Family Dollar stores in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hong Kong and from Australian Target stores.

Cloud

  • Hellwarp (2015-03-21)
    • ID number: TFC-D04
    • Accessories: 1 missile
Hellwarp is a black, purple and grey redeco of Generations Voyager-class Sky-Byte as a both roundabout and direct homage to Beast Wars II Hellscream. He transforms into a bio-mechanical great white shark and is armed with a gear-activated spinning claw weapon that can fire a missile. 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. As with the rest of the Cloud Decepticons, Hellwarp is an e-HOBBY exclusive, and he comes with the "TFC-D04" comic.


Q-Transformers

  • Skywarp (2015-09-19)
    • ID number: QT-30
A redeco and minor retool of Q-Transformers Starscream, Skywarp transforms from a super deformed F-15 to a cute chubby little robot. His facial expression has been changed from Starscream's smirk into a crazy grin.
This mold was also retooled into Q-Transformers Thundercracker and Jetfire.


Merchandise

Decoy

Mini-wave in celebration of me! WooOOoo!
  • Destron Hero Collection 22 (multi-pack, 1986)
Skywarp was among the many characters rendered by Takara as part of their series of 1.5" keshigomu figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Skywarp was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his Tech Specs, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He is, surprisingly enough, not identical to either Starscream or Thundercracker: the stance of his legs and the position of his Decepticon symbols differ, but he is, of course, most prominently distinguished by his raised arms.
Skywarp was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, in a peach coloration randomly packed in several box sets and with other products produced by Takara subsidiary Seven, and in a wide variety of colours in "gachapon" capsule machines.
  • Skywarp (1987)
    • Decoy number: 33
The Skywarp figurine was later brought over to Hasbro markets as part of the Decoy promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (33, in Skywarp's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Aerialbots, Protectobots and Technobots, and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.


Super Collection Figure

  • Skywarp (Lucky Draw figure, 2001)
Super Collection Figure Skywarp is a non-transforming three-inch tall PVC figurine, redecoed from SCF Starscream. Limited to 200 pieces, he was only available as the second place prize in a Lucky Draw contest held in conjunction with the first edition of Transformers Generations (with the "Secret Starscream" toy as the first place prize). Due to the bankruptcy of the Transformers: Generations publisher, Keibunsha, it is unknown whether the Japanese version of Skywarp was ever actually sent out or not.
This mold was also used to make Super Collection Figure Thundercracker and Heroes of Cybertron (see below) Starscream, Thundercracker, Sunstorm and the Air Warriors.


Heroes of Cybertron

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  • Skywarp (2002)
When the Super Collection Figure line was brought to the US as Heroes of Cybertron, Skywarp was widely released as part of the first wave. As was the standard for the line, Skywarp was made from translucent red plastic that was mostly painted over, giving him light-piped eyes. In addition, he is distinguished from his Super Collection Figure counterpart by grey knee-vents and black foot-panels, versus the respetive purple and grey applications on the original (though several samples of the figure were missing the foot-panel paint, including the one shown at the TFU link below).


  • Skywarp (2003)
Heroes of Cybertron Skywarp was re-released in a six-pack of figures available exclusively at OTFCC 2003. He came packaged with the Heroes of Cybertron versions of Starscream and Thundercracker, and three exclusive Air Warriors, all six mounted in their own individual bubbles on one large card.


Legends of Cybertron

  • Skywarp (2004, unreleased)
Doesn't so much teleport as not exist in the first place.
A redeco of Mega Super Figure Collection G1 Starscream (minus the extra coronation accessories), Skywarp was to be among the first of the fan club exclusives offered by OTFCC as well as the first in their Legends of Cybertron line. The figure was delayed and never saw a full release due to 3H Enterprises losing the license to run the official Transformers fan club. At least a couple of sample versions were produced, of those most (but not all) had the open-palm hands and the hand wielding Megatron in gun mode painted blue rather than the correct purple.
Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.
Your bargaining posture is highly dubious.

Proceed on your way to oblivion.
This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.


Palisades

Decepticon on a stick! Get yer Decepticon on a stick!
  • Skywarp (Palisades, 2005)
A SmallBluePlanet-exclusive redeco of the Starscream statue, Skywarp is a six inch tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Skywarp was limited to 300 pieces, and sculpted by 3L Creation Group from a design by George Tremarco.
This mold was also used to make Thundercracker and the Ghost of Starscream.


Attacktix

  • Skywarp (Booster, 2007)
Skywarp was among the planned Transformers Attacktix game pieces that were showed at some conventions, but went unreleased as the line was canceled. He was to be a retool of sorts of the similarly unreleased Energon Starscream, using the same weapon and base but a brand new jet mold. Skywarp would've been able to detach from his base and fly on a string, enabling him to get better shots at opposing pieces. Any other details about his role in the game are unknown.


Game over.
This Attacktix item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.


Robot Heroes

Clearly just after shoving Starscream down a flight of stairs.
  • Decepticon Sneak Attack (2007)
Skywarp is one of the five exclusive figures in Wal-Mart's "Decepticon Sneak Attack" set, alongside Cliffjumper, holographic Mirage and "Supermetal Finish" versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron. He's a black and purple redeco of Starscream, yes. His left hand's for pushing you down stairs, his right fist's for pumping the air in victory. Sweet, sweet stair-based victory.
This mold was also used to make Thundercracker.


3D Battle-Card Game

  • Skywarp (2007)
A 25-point "uncommon" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Skywarp "transforms" into a black and purple jet. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Starscream, Dreadwing, Thundercracker and Jetfire, along with Classic Starscream and Ramjet. In addition to his standard abilities such as teleportation, one of Skywarp's weapons is the obscure bouncer bomb, which he used only once in the cartoon episode "The Immobilizer".

Transformers Mini-Busts

  • Skywarp (San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, 2008)
Retooled and redecoed from Art Asylum's Starscream mini-bust, this statue depicts Skywarp in mid-teleport via translucent purple extremities. He was offered exclusively by Diamond Select Toys through the Action Figure Xpress booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, limited to 400 pieces.

The Loyal Subjects

  • Skywarp (2014)
    • Accessories: Gun
Skywarp was one of the chase figures in the second wave of 3-inch tall blindpacked vinyl figurines produced by The Loyal Subjects. Featuring eight ball-jointed points of articulation. Unlike the other 1984 style Seekers, a Skywarp is not a redeco of the Starscream and Thundercracker figurine from the first wave (who were later redecoed to create the Rainmaker trio and Sunstorm), but an all new mold with different construction and parts than his predecessors. He is slightly larger than the other '84 Seekers and features more moving parts. He does share some parts with the simultaneously released Ramjet, Thrust, and fellow chase figure Dirge. For every 96 figures from wave 2 of The Loyal Subjects, there is 1 Skywarp.


D-Style

  • Skywarp (09-2015)
    • ID number: 48
    • Accessories: Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, open hand, closed hands, mini F15 jet
A super deformed Skywarp model kit produced by Kotobukiya as part of their franchise-spanning D-Style line. Like Megatron he comes with three different faces and in line with the rest of the line, comes with a mini alt mode figure, in this case an F15 jet. He also contains a replaceable open hand. His chest contains flip-up panels in his chest that reveal missile racks based on the weapons seen in the Generation 1 episode "Fire on the Mountain". The null rays can be removed and wielded as guns, and he can also hold Megatron's gun.
In order to get the figure looking like the promotional photos, required paint applications include coloring the screaming mouth, chest fans and panel lines, missile rack surrounds, null ray panel lines, and knee vents all in black. Eyes and cockpit come in translucent colored plastic and can also be painted to improve their look. Finally, the mini F15 jet comes as a single black piece and is missing all coloring.
He comes in a two pack along with Thundercracker.
This mold was also used to make D-Style Starscream.


Notes

  • In a possible fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between Skywarp (possibly mistaken for Starscream), Megatron, and Skywarp's jet mode.
  • In modern times, Skywarp is often the last of the three primary Decepticon Seekers to see the use of a toyline's respective Seeker mold. This often leads to his figures becoming prominent shelfwarmers at the tail end of a line's run.

References

  1. ↑ Review of 2014 Legion Class Skywarp at TFW2005, including a comparison with EZ Collection Skywarp.
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