Skystriker (G2)
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| The name or term "Skystriker" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skystriker (disambiguation). |
- Skystriker was to have been a Decepticon(?) from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skystriker flies but wasn't to be.
Toys
Generation 2
- Skystriker (
1995?)- Accessories: Two-part rifle
- Designed for Generation 2 but not seeing release before the line's demise, this mold transforms into a Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet. The figure is a "flipchanger", meaning most of the transformation sequence is an autotransformation, springing into robot mode by lifting a catch. The two halves of the rifle store in the back of the robot legs while in vehicle mode.
- Samples of all four prototypes, lacking paint and decals, have surfaced on the secondary market over the years, and TakaraTomy even displayed a set at Transformers Expo in 2014.
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Notes
- For decades after the 1997 Machine Wars toyline, the in-development Generation 2 identities of the flipchangers remained unknown, with fans tending to guess based on the head design that the F-22 jet would have been named Megatron in G2. It was not until May 2024, when a private auction on Facebook revealed surviving Hasbro documents which the G2 jet as "Skystriker", that the mystery was finally resolved.
- It is vaguely possible flipchanger Skystriker and Thundercracker would have been the mysterious Generation 2 listings designated "Solar Jets", with Lightspeed and Greasepit as "Solarbots". However, the flipchangers were seemingly canceled too early on in development to receive labeled packaging, and thus it is unclear if any documentation exists to confirm or deny what the Solar toys actually were.
