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Skyfall (Transformers)
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Skyfall is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes
. In some cases the name Skyfall is used as a substitute for Skyjack.
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. As Scorponok continued to attack Skyfall, Skyfall was buried in rubble. He was saved by the timely arrival of Ramjet
's Mini-Con
s, who directed the mindless Scorponok onto the Autobot base. Ramjet recognised him, and promised to help him regain his memories if he helped them on their quest. Reluctantly assisting them, he was helpless to stop Ramjet being destroyed by Vector Prime
, even as he tried to stop him from being sucked into another dimension. Vector Prime, before being transported to Earth, made Sentinel Maximus promise to watch over him, having recognised his marking as belonging to one of the oldest Transformers. Skyfall was soon caught up in the Mini-Con
civil war, as Thrust
's insurgents battled the forces of the Mini-Con High Council. Skyfall attempted to stop the Decepticon
Landquake
from deploying a massive cannon. However, the two realised they knew each other from somewhere - just as Unicron
attacked. Their forcefields protected them. To prevent their weapon from detonating, the two combined powers to prevent the raw energon powering the weapon from exploding - and vanished in a massive explosion. They had not been destroyed, but instead were transported to an alternate universe. They were almost immediately confronted by another Transformer: Megatron.
In Crossing Over
Skyfall was no match for the Decepticon leader, but was saved by the arrival of Optimus Prime
and a team of Autobots. Landquake ended allying himself with the new Megatron he met, although he was held in suspecion by the Deception leader. After examining Landquake the Decepticons learned his story of dimensional travel may be true, and then detected a similar energy source to that detected at Landquake's arrival in South America. Skyfall allied himself with the Autobots and they arrived at the same time to investigate the energy. Skyfall and Landquake and the Autobot Cliffjumper
(assigned by Optimus Prime to watch Skyfall) arrived in the underground energon pool together and met the Autobot Breakaway, who was guarding the pool, but had little memory of why. Together the three Transformers who seemed to feel they were connected, and Cliffjumper who refused to leave Skyfall, were sent through a dimensional portal by Breakaway's Caretaker computer to find their "fourth".
In Transcendent Breakaway, Landquake
and Skyfall arrived on a parallel Transtech
Cybertron
, in the city of Axiom Nexus. They were greeted by that world's Cheetor
and Silverbolt, and were worried that Cliffjumper has gone missing. The arrivals were told that they were among many to arrive on this world and are brought to "processing." After processing the three Autobots were greeted by the ancient Autobot Alpha Trion
and taught in the ways of outworlders in Axiom Nexus. Breakaway was then abducted by Transtech Shockwave
. Joining with Alpha Trion's group and his technician Topspin
they raided Shockwave's lab and recovered Breakaway, then escaped to his homeworld through a dimensional portal. Just before leaving Alpha Trion stabed Skyfall through the chest with his sword.
In Reunification the escapees returned to Alpha Trion's lab, where they were joined by several Autobots and Decepticons from this world who were loyal to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion's killed the Autobot Downshift, who had discovered their lair. Although Alpha Trion claimed that Skyfall was shot in the escape Breakaway noticed that the wound was cause by a blade like Alpha Trions'. Alpha Trion then ordered his forces to restrain Breakaway, Landquake and Topspin.
's evil Autobots.
in Around Cybertron #4 by Fun Publications.
Transformers universes
is an entertainment franchise. It began with the Hasbro Transformers toy line, centered on two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons...
. In some cases the name Skyfall is used as a substitute for Skyjack.
Transformers Generation 1
Skyfall's bio described him as a superb Autobot flyer, but a daydreamer who thinks about flying even when he is on the ground. While he is intelligent and an excellent weapons engineer, he dreams of becoming a great hero, leaving his partner Top Heavy to bring him back down to Earth.Dreamwave Productions
Although Skyfall and Top Heavy never appeared in the Dreamwave Productions fiction, they did get a one-page biography printed in the More Than Meets The Eye series. In his Dreamwave bio, Skyfall's partner, Top Heavy, is referred to as a TargetmasterTargetmaster
Targetmaster is a subline of the Transformers toyline that include Nebulan sidekicks who can transform into the Transformers' weapons.-1987 Targetmasters:...
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IDW Publishing
Skyfall appeared among the Autobots defending Garrus-9 in Spotlight: Arcee by IDW PublishingIDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
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Transformers: Generation 2
Initially released under the name Skyjack in Generation 2, this Decepticon jet was later renamed Skyfall in the Universe line. He is a spy with stealth armor. He likes practicing shooting at cars and was mentored by DreadwingDreadwing
Dreadwing is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Generation 1:“Dreadwing” is the name of the combined form of the two Decepticon Powermasters, Dreadwind and Darkwing, released separately in 1988.The two Decepticons had very distinct...
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IDW Publishing
Skyjack's spark was one of the prisoners of the Autobots in a peniteniary on the planet Garrius-9 in Spotlight: Arcee by IDW PublishingIDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
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Toys
- Generation 2 Cyberjet Skyjack (1995)
- Redecoed into Generation 2 Cyberjet Air RaidAir Raid (Transformers)Air Raid was the name of fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Hasbro has registered the name Air Raid for Trademark in the U.S.-Transformers: Generation 1:Air Raid is the most fearless of the Aerialbots and likes having fun...
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- Universe Generation 2 Series Ultra Skyfall (2009)
- A Walmart exclusive black/orange redeco of Universe Ultra Silverbolt, which turns into a 1:222 scale XB-70 ValkyrieXB-70 ValkyrieThe North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command...
jet. With this scale his robot mode would stand 178 feet 5 inches tall.
Transformers: Energon
Skyfall is an OFTCC club exclusive. His bio described him as something of an enigma, even to himself. He believes himself to be older than even the oldest of the Velocitronians, which may be why he feels unengaged by the speed mania of their planet. Having left his planet on his own to explore distant star systems, he hopes to discover some clues to the mysteries surrounding his life. He combines with the other 4 Transformers Collectors Club membership combiner exclusives to form Nexus Prime.Fun Publications
Skyfall arrived on Cybertron in his ship at a spaceport only to discover the place abandoned, until he was attacked by Scrapmetals and Dark ScorponokScorponok
Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Decepticons that turn into Scorpoins.- Transformers: Generation 1:...
. As Scorponok continued to attack Skyfall, Skyfall was buried in rubble. He was saved by the timely arrival of Ramjet
Ramjet (Transformers)
Ramjet is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All have been Decepticon aligned characters who turn into jets, usually white.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
's Mini-Con
Mini-Con
Mini-Cons are a human-sized race and faction of power-enhancing transforming robots in the Transformers: Armada universe and its sequels, one of the assorted universes in Transformers fiction...
s, who directed the mindless Scorponok onto the Autobot base. Ramjet recognised him, and promised to help him regain his memories if he helped them on their quest. Reluctantly assisting them, he was helpless to stop Ramjet being destroyed by Vector Prime
Vector Prime
Vector Prime is a science fiction novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore and published in 1999. It is the first installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe.-Summary:...
, even as he tried to stop him from being sucked into another dimension. Vector Prime, before being transported to Earth, made Sentinel Maximus promise to watch over him, having recognised his marking as belonging to one of the oldest Transformers. Skyfall was soon caught up in the Mini-Con
Mini-Con
Mini-Cons are a human-sized race and faction of power-enhancing transforming robots in the Transformers: Armada universe and its sequels, one of the assorted universes in Transformers fiction...
civil war, as Thrust
Thrust (Transformers)
Thrust is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. The original character was an evil red Decepticon jet, with most of the following character using the name Thrust being a variation on that concept...
's insurgents battled the forces of the Mini-Con High Council. Skyfall attempted to stop the Decepticon
Decepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
Landquake
Landquake
Landquake is the name to two different fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Energon:In the animated series, Landmine was evolved by Primus into a new form. In Japan, this was an upgrade which was reflected in the show, where he was called Landmine Supermode. ...
from deploying a massive cannon. However, the two realised they knew each other from somewhere - just as Unicron
Unicron
Unicron is a fictional character from the Transformers universe and toyline. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie as the film's main antagonist. Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also...
attacked. Their forcefields protected them. To prevent their weapon from detonating, the two combined powers to prevent the raw energon powering the weapon from exploding - and vanished in a massive explosion. They had not been destroyed, but instead were transported to an alternate universe. They were almost immediately confronted by another Transformer: Megatron.
In Crossing Over
Crossing Over
Crossing Over may refer to:* Chromosomal crossover, a cellular process* Crossing Over , a 1998 album by Hesperus* Crossing Over, a book by John Edward* Crossing Over , a 2009 film...
Skyfall was no match for the Decepticon leader, but was saved by the arrival of Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
and a team of Autobots. Landquake ended allying himself with the new Megatron he met, although he was held in suspecion by the Deception leader. After examining Landquake the Decepticons learned his story of dimensional travel may be true, and then detected a similar energy source to that detected at Landquake's arrival in South America. Skyfall allied himself with the Autobots and they arrived at the same time to investigate the energy. Skyfall and Landquake and the Autobot Cliffjumper
Cliffjumper
Cliffjumper is the name of several characters from the Transformers line of toys. His name is usually associated with an Autobot whose toys are often red repaints of Bumblebee toys.- Transformers: Generation 1 :...
(assigned by Optimus Prime to watch Skyfall) arrived in the underground energon pool together and met the Autobot Breakaway, who was guarding the pool, but had little memory of why. Together the three Transformers who seemed to feel they were connected, and Cliffjumper who refused to leave Skyfall, were sent through a dimensional portal by Breakaway's Caretaker computer to find their "fourth".
In Transcendent Breakaway, Landquake
Landquake
Landquake is the name to two different fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.-Transformers: Energon:In the animated series, Landmine was evolved by Primus into a new form. In Japan, this was an upgrade which was reflected in the show, where he was called Landmine Supermode. ...
and Skyfall arrived on a parallel Transtech
Transtech
Transtech is an unreleased line of toys under the Transformers umbrella.-History:After the Beast Machines line ended, Hasbro planned a follow-up series called Transtech. The Transtech concept was a line intended to take Transformers to their most futuristic looking bodies and more plausible designs...
Cybertron
Cybertron
Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro. In the Japanese series, the planet is referred to as "Cybertron" pronounced as セイバートロン Seibātoron...
, in the city of Axiom Nexus. They were greeted by that world's Cheetor
Cheetor
Cheetor is several fictional characters from various Transformers universes.- Beast Wars :Cheetor's original tech spec indicated he was a seasoned and confident warrior always in search of battle with the Predacons, seemingly in contrast to his youthful and impulsive portrayal in the original show...
and Silverbolt, and were worried that Cliffjumper has gone missing. The arrivals were told that they were among many to arrive on this world and are brought to "processing." After processing the three Autobots were greeted by the ancient Autobot Alpha Trion
Alpha Trion
Alpha Trion is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes. Alpha Trion is one of the Thirteen Primes, thus all his portrayals are considered to be the same individual. He is generally depicted as an ancient mechanoid with a link to Optimus Prime...
and taught in the ways of outworlders in Axiom Nexus. Breakaway was then abducted by Transtech Shockwave
Shockwave (Transformers)
Shockwave is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. Throughout his incarnations, he is usually distinguished by a laser cannon in lieu of one of his hands and his distinctive face, which is featureless save a single robotic eye...
. Joining with Alpha Trion's group and his technician Topspin
Topspin (Transformers)
Topspin is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. Due to legal issues, later incarnations of the character are called Autobot Topspin.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
they raided Shockwave's lab and recovered Breakaway, then escaped to his homeworld through a dimensional portal. Just before leaving Alpha Trion stabed Skyfall through the chest with his sword.
In Reunification the escapees returned to Alpha Trion's lab, where they were joined by several Autobots and Decepticons from this world who were loyal to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion's killed the Autobot Downshift, who had discovered their lair. Although Alpha Trion claimed that Skyfall was shot in the escape Breakaway noticed that the wound was cause by a blade like Alpha Trions'. Alpha Trion then ordered his forces to restrain Breakaway, Landquake and Topspin.
Toys
- Energon Scout Skyfall (2005)
- He is a redeco of Energon Sky Shadow and TerradiveTerradive-Transformers: Generation 2:The first Transformer with the name Terradive was a Decepticon who was able to transform into a black A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Terradive was part of the Skyscorchers sub-group and his function is that of an Advance Fighter. He was a simple basic toy and had no gimmicks...
. He was the free figure given away with membership in the Transformers Collectors Club in 2005. He was later redecoed into Universe FireflightFireflight (Transformers)Fireflight is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers franchise. They are all Autobots who turn into jets.-Transformers: Generation 1:Fireflight first appeared as a member of the Aerialbots...
and SkydiveSkydive (Transformers)-Transformers: Generation 1:Skydive was part of the Aerialbot team able to form a limb of the combined robot Superion.Skydive would rather read about jet fighters than be one, and is fascinated by the science of aerial warfare. He can, within the limits of his design, duplicate the flying motion of...
. An actual A-10 has a wingspan of 1753 centimeters while this toy has a wingspan of 13 centimeters, making this toy 1/135 scale. With the toy standing 12 centimeters tall in robot mode it would mean he stands 1620 centimeters (53 feet 2 inches) tall.
Transformers: Timelines (2009)
This version Skyfall seems to be an evil mirror-universe counterpart to the Generation 1 character. He seems to be one of Optimus PrimeOptimus Prime
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons...
's evil Autobots.
Fun Publications
Skyfall met the Autobot Drilldasher and the Decepticon CounterpunchPunch-Counterpunch
Punch/Counterpunch is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is an Autobot spy who disguises himself as a Decepticon.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
in Around Cybertron #4 by Fun Publications.