Sky High (Transformers)
Sky High is the name of two fictional characters from the Transformers series. The first Sky High was an Autobot Pretender released in 1988, while the second was an Autobot Micromaster released in 1990. Sky High is the first instance of two different Transformers characters sharing the same name.
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Transformers: Generation 1 (1988)
The original Sky High was an Autobot Pretender introduced in 1988 who turned into a helicopter.
Fictional biography
A flying powerhouse of mechanical muscle. All brawn and no brains. Has trouble remembering where he is and why he's fighting. Leg-mounted energy beams temporarily burn out enemy visual sensors, rendering them sightless. Utility belt equipped with side-mounted, plutonium blasters with suborbital capabilities. Transforms to jet helicopter with long-range assault capablities. Helicopter rotor also doubles as a molecular, bond-smashing, sonic scythe. Also armed with impulse-scrambling stun gun that jams enemy frequencies.
Marvel Comics
Although not seen or mentioned directly, Sky High was among the Autobots who joined Fortress Maximus in leaving Cybertron on the Steelhaven for the planet Nebulos (Transformers: Headmasters #1). Unfortunately, they were followed to Nebulos by the Decepticons under Scorponok, leading war to break out once more. Fortress Maximus's band left Nebulos for the planet Earth, with the Decepticons in close pursuit. (Transformers: Headmasters #4).
When Brainstorm needed subjects to duplicate a Decepticon Pretender experiment, Sky High and five other Autobots volunteered and became the Autobot Pretenders. They fought the Decepticon Pretenders with the help of Optimus Prime and Goldbug [1]. They soundly defeated their Decepticon Pretender rivals.
Dreamwave Productions
Sky High did not appear in any fiction from Dreamwave Productions, but did get a two-page biography in their Trasformer: More Than Meets The Eye series.
Mosaic
Sky High appeared in the Transformers: Mosaic story "History Repeats" by Franco Villa.[2]
Toys
- Generation 1 Pretender Sky High (1988)
Transformers: Generation 1 (1990)
The second Sky High was an Autobot Micromaster introduced in 1990 who turned into a jet.
Fictional biography
An elite corps of top-notch fliers. Considered the best aerial fighters to ever take to the skies. Revered by their fellow Autobots for their ability to neutralize enemy encampments without destroying the surrounding area. Fast, fierce, efficient fighters. Able to emit circular force field that's impervious to most armaments when flying in a "V" formation. Also armed with high intensity heat lasers and long-range communications systems. All equipped with sub-orbital travel capabilities. Usually commissioned for the Autobot's most dangerous special air missions.
Dreamwave Productions
Sky High did not appear in any fiction from Dreamwave Productions, but did get a biography in their Trasformer: More Than Meets The Eye series.
IDW Publishing
Sky High was among the Micromasters who appeared in Spotlight: Hardhead who attacked Nightbeat and Hardhead on the planet Gorlam Prime.
Toys
- Generation 1 Micromaster Sky High (1988)
- Packaged with his partners Blaze Master, Eagle Eye and Treadbolt.
References
- ↑ Transformers #40 (1988)
- ↑ http://transformers-mosaic.deviantart.com/art/quot-History-Repeats-quot-141850293
- ↑ Alvarez, J.E. (2001). The Unofficial Guide to Transformers 1980s Through 1990s Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition. Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. p. 74. ISBN 0764313649.
- ↑ Jon & Carl Hartman (February 1996). "The Transformers: 1988 - Part 2". Lee's Action Figure News & Toy Review 1 (40): 68–69.
