Skystriker (G2)

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.

(Preliminary art pictured)

Skystriker never got off the ground.

Toys

Generation 2

(Unpainted prototype pictured)

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Skystriker (1995?)

• Accessories: Two-part rifle

Designed for Generation 2 but not seeing release before the line's demise, Skystriker 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.

This mold reached fruition in Machine Wars as Megatron and Megaplex.

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.

Generation 2 mold: Skystriker
Hasbro: Generation 2 Skystriker (canceled) Machine Wars Megaplex Megatron Robots in Disguise (2001) Wind Sheer Takara: Beast Wars D-15 Thrust Robotmasters RM-06 Air Hunter

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

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 2024, when a private auction on Facebook revealed never-before-seen preliminary deco sheets, that the name "Skystriker" was finally known.
• 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".