Skybat

Skybat is a Laser Beast from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Skybat (スカイバット Sukaibatto) is commander of the air and intelligence portions of the Laser Beast forces, answering to General Skullgrotes. Skybat hails from a clan of long-eared bats that have been caretakers to Tigerburn's royal family for generations. As such, Skybat claims sheer loyalty to Tigerburn, but his subordinates can't help but be suspicious. Skybat is a master hypnotist and has excellent hearing, compensating for his lack of physical strength.

With his Sound Pick Laser, Skybat can emit a sound wave that steals his opponent's hearing and, if they're close enough, put them in a coma.

Fiction

Beastformers comic

Skybat resided in the Laser Beasts' underground city while their society grew more and more cold-hearted. Legend of the Three Wise Ones He participated in the invasion of the surface and the war with the Beastformers who lived there, at one point reporting to Tigerburn that Bistoram was receiving reinforcements from Yutoranta and Rabbihos. When the Laser Beasts invented Battlecruiser vehicles, Skybat was given the Battle Eagle. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

Skybat was part of the Laser Beast army that fought the Beastformers over control of Beast. LG51 Doublecross Prologue

Skybat took part in the final battle between the Beastformers and the Laser Beasts on Beast in 2023. He rode the Battle Eagle at one point. While fighting Flykick, Skybat watched as a portal opened to reveal 2021-based Transformers and their allies fleeing the end of the Legends World. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

In 2038, the then-peaceful Beast was invaded by Galvatron II's Decepticons. Skybat was part of the joint Beastformer-Laser Beast alliance that fought against the invaders. He cheerfully worked with fellow chiropteran Devilbat. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Toys

Beastformerss

• Battle Eagle (Battlecruiser, 1988)
  • ID number: 109
  • Accessories: "Sound Pick Laser" MVP Weapon

Released in the post-Transformers "RPG"-themed portion of Beastformers, Skybat is an anthropomorphic, hunchbacked lump-nosed bat in high-tech blue armor. His left arm ends in a strange curved double-blade. He has a transparent orb in his torso, revealing the elemental power of Fire, Water, or Wood when you look through it into a light source.

He was only available packed in with the Battle Eagle Battlecruiser, a chariot that can be ridden by any Laser Beast or Beastformer toy. Neither item was sold in the Hasbro Battle Beasts line, and being late entries in Beastformers, they command pretty high prices on the secondary market.