Skywarp drone
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- The Skywarp drones are Decepticon clones from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Skywarp drones are clones of the original, and have inherited his power of teleportation. While he technically leads them, their commander and fellow clone, Skywarp, often dumps them on Thundercracker to go and do his own thing.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Wings Universe
Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.
When clone commander Megaplex and his generals confronted the Autobot/Decepticon resistance on Cybertron, his forces included a number of Skywarp drones. Termination In the battle that followed, the drones teleported in to confront Electro and Mirage when they attempted to ambush Skywarp. However, a party of Decepticons quickly arrived, and an enlarged Oilmaster scattered the Skywarp drones. Shortly before Jhiaxus's surrender, one drone was neatly decapitated by Electro. A Common Foe
Toys
Machine Wars
- Skywarp (Basic, 1997)
- Accessories: 2 rifle halves
Machine Wars Skywarp was repurposed as the Skywarp drones.
- Sharing a mold once again with Thundercracker, Skywarp transforms into a white Dassault Rafale fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all Machine Wars toys, Skywarp was an exclusive to Kay-Bee stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.
- This mold is also used by Beast Wars II Dirge, 2001 Robots in Disguise Skyfire, Robotmasters Wingstun and Timelines Waspinator.
Timelines
- Machine Wars (box set, BotCon 2013)
- Accessories: 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers
Timelines Skywarp was repurposed as the Skywarp drones.
- Skywarp is a retool of Revenge of the Fallen Dirge, transforming into a Harrier-like fighter-bomber jet with a deco based on Skywarp's Machine Wars body and a new head to match. He has two spring-loaded missile launchers that mount under his wings or, in robot mode, onto his arms, though his left arm's kibble makes this an awkward fit. His Mech Alive gimmick is spinning gears on his chest when you lift his arms. He comes in a boxset with Hoist, Strika, Obsidian, and Megaplex.
- This mold was also used to make BotCon 2013 Thundercracker, while its original version was redecoed into Jetblade.
Notes
- In the drones' brief background appearance in Timelines #8, they are drawn identically to the "primary" Skywarp's BotCon 2013 toy body. In Timelines #9, they have a different design, based on the original Machine Wars Skywarp toy, that was previously created by Josh Burcham for a fan project.
