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 (aka Sky-Dive) 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.
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 from the air in his quetzalcoatl beast mode, Sky-Dive spotted the relentless horde of the Vehicons moving towards Iacon. Derailment
2005 IDW continuity
Skydive was one of Onyx Prime's Maximals who joined forces with Unicron. He who took part in the final battle against the Autobots and their allies in orbit during Unicron's attack on Earth. Ceremony
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 Toltec civilization, a precursor to the Aztecs, 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)
