Cyberjet

The Cyberjets are jets from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Cyberjets are a cross-factional group of warriors. Transforming into Earthen jets and equipped with missile launchers accessible in both modes, the Autobot and Decepticon Cyberjets share common design traits and even exact body types.

European name: Mini-Jets

Just what makes one a Cyberjet, as opposed to just another jet Transformer, is unclear, as the group has received very little fictional attention.

Fiction

Generation 2

Japanese pack-in comics

Mmmm...well, EXCELLENT! Who are those new Predacons?

Generation 2 manga

The Hasbro bios for the Autobot Cyberjets indicate that they are the G1 Autobot characters in new bodies. While Takara's Japanese releases used the same decos, in Japanese continuity they were former Decepticons who switched sides; hence G2 Jetfire is the same as G1, given a bit of retcon.

Comic Bom Bom manga

The New Battle!!

Robot Masters

Pack-in comic

The New Battle Begins!

Online comic

Robot Masters (online comic)

Timelines

Descent into Evil

Toys

Generation 2

Skyjack

Strafe

• Decepticon Cyberjets (1995)
  • Hooligan
  • Skyjack
  • Space Case
• Autobot Cyberjets (1995)
  • Air Raid/Aero Raid
  • Jetfire
  • Strafe (G1)/Strafe (G2)

The Cyberjets are small sized jets with high poseability, intricate transformations, and pressure-launched missiles. They were among the earliest fully-poseable transformers, prefiguring the Beast Wars line to come. They also feature light-piping in their heads. While this feature is used on larger toys to give them "light-up" eyes, due to their small size, the Cyberjets seem to have illuminated faces which lack the usual facial features. The Cyberjets were also the first Transformers appearance for the "pressure-launch" style missile launchers.

There are three different Cyberjet molds, each being released twice during Generation 2--once as an Autobot and once as a Decepticon.

Takara planned to extend their Generation 2 line by re-releasing the Cyberjets once more, now retooled to feature new armored limbs and larger weapons; these versions were never released.

The molds have been redecoed several times in subsequent lines.

Robot Masters

R-Blade

• Delta Seeker
• R-Blade
• X-Gunner

Universe

• Space Case
• Wind Sheer
• Air Raid

Timelines

• Ricochet

Both the Robot Masters and Universe lines had one unique new deco for each mold, and Timelines Ricochet was a fifth new color scheme for the Hooligan mold. See "Footnote" also.

Footnote

The list of redecos:

• Navalized Advanced Tactical Fighter (NATF) F-22 Raptor mold
  • Hooligan (G2)
  • Jetfire
  • R-Blade
  • Wind Sheer (Universe)
  • Ricochet (Timelines)

• F-117 Nighthawk mold
  • Skyjack
  • Air Raid (G2) / Aero Raid
  • Air Raid (Universe)
  • Delta Seeker

• "Advanced fighter jet" mold
  • Space Case (G2)
  • Strafe (G2)
  • Space Case (Universe)
  • X-Gunner