Title:
Skywarp
Description:
Skywarp (Voyager, 2009)
Japanese ID number: TA-23
Accessories: 2 missiles
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
A redeco of Voyager Class Starscream, Skywarp transforms into a futuristic, forward-swept wing fighter jet based upon the Su-47 (S-37) Berkut Experimental Fighter and the YF-19 "Alpha One” from the series Macross Plus. Too bad he’s afraid of flying and speed. This shape allows him to have his faction symbols right-side-up on his wings in robot mode. He features a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers, available in both robot and jet modes; both of the missiles have sculpted shark faces on them. (Did he mention he’s afraid of missiles and sharks?) The missile launchers can be pushed towards his wrists to pop out a pair of non-firing "blasters” concealed in each forearm.
For an added piece of Show-accuracy, one could mistransform his arms and leave them out to the side in vehicle mode so that his blasters sit underneath the wings, although this would result in his arms and hands being exposed. He hopes that you won’t make him go through this, he doesn’t like the idea of exposing himself in that way.
Oddly, he still has Starscream’s sculpted evil smirk... maybe to hide that he’s actually afraid of everything.
The TakaraTomy release of the figure trades in his dark gray plastic for a darker black, replaces some of the light metallic purple paint with silver, replaces the gold faction symbols with white-bordered purple ones, has additional painted silver stripes on his wings and vertical stabilizers, and a white border on his cockpit window instead of black, making him slightly more show-accurate in some ways and less in others.
This mold was also used to make Sunstorm and Thundercracker, though the latter was canceled before release. He’s afraid that the mold is used too much.
Japanese ID number: TA-23
Accessories: 2 missiles
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
A redeco of Voyager Class Starscream, Skywarp transforms into a futuristic, forward-swept wing fighter jet based upon the Su-47 (S-37) Berkut Experimental Fighter and the YF-19 "Alpha One” from the series Macross Plus. Too bad he’s afraid of flying and speed. This shape allows him to have his faction symbols right-side-up on his wings in robot mode. He features a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers, available in both robot and jet modes; both of the missiles have sculpted shark faces on them. (Did he mention he’s afraid of missiles and sharks?) The missile launchers can be pushed towards his wrists to pop out a pair of non-firing "blasters” concealed in each forearm.
For an added piece of Show-accuracy, one could mistransform his arms and leave them out to the side in vehicle mode so that his blasters sit underneath the wings, although this would result in his arms and hands being exposed. He hopes that you won’t make him go through this, he doesn’t like the idea of exposing himself in that way.
Oddly, he still has Starscream’s sculpted evil smirk... maybe to hide that he’s actually afraid of everything.
The TakaraTomy release of the figure trades in his dark gray plastic for a darker black, replaces some of the light metallic purple paint with silver, replaces the gold faction symbols with white-bordered purple ones, has additional painted silver stripes on his wings and vertical stabilizers, and a white border on his cockpit window instead of black, making him slightly more show-accurate in some ways and less in others.
This mold was also used to make Sunstorm and Thundercracker, though the latter was canceled before release. He’s afraid that the mold is used too much.
Theme:
Animated
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2009
Date Added:
2023-05-12 07:26:33
Date Added:
2023-05-12 07:26:33
