@@creed8712 well, I believe that the Underbase’s power ended up killing him, so in a way, Starscream was indeed offline by a cosmically powered Starscream
Sky Lynx only ever got away with his egotistical posturing because, well, he had the skills to back up his claims. He really was a tremendous force to be reckoned with. He really was basically a robot dragon in every sense, right down to the attitude.
And if you have seen Overly Sarcastic Productions video on Dragons, he was also POWER, something all dragons of various names and shapes share in common.
Sky Lynx: “You! Dinobots! Too strong, explain!” Wheeljack: “They’ve become a combiner, an unstoppable force.” Sky Lynx: “But I’m right here!” Windblade: “Do you really hype yourself this much?!” Sky Lynx: “I AM THE HYPE!”
Fun fact: Skylinx's design was a major element for the designs of Yu-gi-oh's Mecha Phantom Beasts cards. Juculusan and Dracossack are the closest to Skylinx's design.
Sky Lynx is my all time favourite Transformer. Probably because he is also the all time weirdest Transformer. This guy is somehow a beast former, a triple changer, a combiner and now thanks to his new War for Cybertron toy, a city former all at once. And yet nobody in universe bats an optic. Just treating him like a regular Cybertronian. Speaking of which, where even are Sky Lynx's optics? Are they supposed to be the windows? Then how can people look through them when in his cockpit? Has Sky Lynx secretly been blind this whole time? I don't know. Nobody knows. Because nobody will acknowledge how insane Sky Lynx's design is.... And I love that fact!
If we exclude the japanese seasons, Predaking is considerered the strongest G1 combiner and Sky Lynx beat his ass on regular basis, so yes, he is better than everyone else.
I think even WITH JP G1 The only combiner, which is to say excluding things like Victory Saber or more obscure BIG POWERED Dai Atlas, who is clearly stronger than Predaking (Raiden is like 50/50 with Predaking, King Poseidon is a sandbag, Road Caesar isn't all too strong, Dino King and Landcross are like worse than Devastator.), is Liokaiser. And perhaps not even Liokaiser with his might to beat Star Saber and God Ginrai over their afterburners can stand up to Sky Lynx. Simply because Sky Lynx whoops Predaking like he is a JOKE. Take that however you want. But this might mean that Sky Lynx can maybe even go toe to toe with Victory Saber, arguably one of the strongest bots in the entire franchise.
I loved his overbearing ego, even if it got a little annoying. It's refreshing seeing an Autobot being so vain and conceited, as those are traits that are normally given to Decepticons. Plus he's got one of the most unique and creative forms, such a strange thing that it works.
back in the day he was like one of a kind for having his robot mode look like an animal instead of a humanoid robot mode who speaks normally like a humanoid Transformer instead of acting like an animal like Ravage and Laserbeak in the G1 cartoon, not to mention he is made out of two separate bodies sharing a single consciousness.
Technically Ravage spoke in the first episode but even if he had the intelligence of a normal bot, he had the mindset of an animal. Sky Lynx, on the other hand, was insulted for being lumped in as a "Primitive" due to his fat greater intellect and wit than those ruffian Dinobots or loathesome Predacons. He has a degree! He went to college!
I can see the argument, but (at least in G1), he got lumped together with the dinobots for having similiar DNA, so the odds are likely that he has reaptilian-ish traits.
@@derdes4475 none of them are reptiles considering that all Transformers are literally warm-blooded as their blood is liquid Energon and I doubt anything that explodes when you bang it together gently can run coolie
Awe Skylynx....Mr. Commander Modesty himself! An Autobot who you wanna hate, but glad he's on your side! I will admit, he is tough enough to take on AND Defeat Predaking numerous times!
@@originaluddite True that. You can be egotistical as either a hero or villain, and thankfully Skylynx falls on the right side of the fence when it comes to helping the Autobots. On top of that, he may be egotistical and talks a big game, but most of the time his skills, strategies, and sheer strength and versatility lives up to his own self-hype and pride, so he's not exactly wrong. The Autobots learn to tolerate it, so long as Skylynx keeps up the good work, while Skylynx believes "If you did it, it's not bragging."
Something I find odd is that no one had done a spotlight comic to explain what SkyLynx is, how he joined the Autobots, and why we don’t see more bots like him.
Yes he is. I recommend fans to get one while he still can be found at his original market prize, in a few years he will be one of those ridiculous expensive figures.
I remember when I was a little kid getting into Transformers for the first time, I would watch whatever G1 episodes i could find that had been uploaded to RUclips. As soon as i watched The Return of Optimus Prime, Sky Lynx stuck with me. Even though i barely knew anything about him, his design was so unique and unlike anything I expected a Transformer to look like. He truly is Magnificent
Rough, tough, smart, sassy, laud, proud, loyal and most importantly: someone you try so hard to forget, but CAN'T help but wish was around more often then they are, that's ME all over. Skylinx is officially my Cybertronian Avatar.
OH MY GOD, I THINK I KNOW WHY ALIGNED SKYLYNX IS CALLED THAT!!!! He's a griffin, and a lynx is a cat, so Sky+lynx is a flying cat! I can't believe I just now realized that!
I remember reading that Aaron Archer really hated Sky Lynx for some reason, hence why it took so long to get another Sky Lynx homage. For daily "fact that could probably have made it into the video": Sky Lynx is the reason that G1 Omega Supreme reissues became possible. Omega was also a Toybox design, and both were thought to be off-limits... but someone went poking around in the old paperwork and discovered that Tomy (the other half of Takara-Tomy) actually owned a patent for a "shuttle dinosaur." It turned out that Toybox had actually commissioned Sky Lynx's design from Tomy rather than designing it themselves. And they'd done the same thing with Omega Supreme--hence, Takara-Tomy owns that mold.
I have the Combiner Wars one and the only other combiners I have from that line are the Rust Renegades. When he takes over torso duty from Pyra Magna I'm never sure what to call the new combiner... Victoria Sky? But also, at his size, I find he works really well as a steed for a bot the size of Thrilling Thirty Arcee and they look very gallant together riding into battle.
The new one does look amazing. KInda wish the crawler mode had been given a more realistic look like the huge existing vehicles and with more of that nice grey colour the toy has in patches. My name of Victoria Sky sounds too much like a fashion model. Victorious Sky is a small change but much better - you can imagine it on a World War II style poster celebrating our plucky fighter pilots. And Victory Lynx sounds most Transformerish and references the feline face of the combiner.
So this is my first comment on this channel. 1st This is the best channel for info on Transformer lore. 2nd Skylynx was my first Ttoy, and my favorite. But I only knew what his deal was after the Netflix series. So about 38 years of wondering what his character was like. Keep up the g9od work. We love this stuff.
I just got the Earthrise figure of him yesterday and it's the coolest thing I've ever seen. Also, he doesn't think he's better than everybody else. He knows he's better than everybody else. Sure, he was kinda stuck up and arrogant, but at least he was able to back up his claims about himself
G1 Sky Lynx was the first combiner that checked ALL the combiner boxes Two separate pieces that could transform into separate vehicles, and could be combined into a single robot and a single vehicle.
I'm so glad I found this, I have been looking for any information about that one transformer that I played with at one the banks in Montreal for the last 20 or so years, the original Sky Linx toy was that transformer I played with. (I'm 25 at the time of when this comment was posted, so I was around 5 or 6 at that time.)
The same triple change mistake in the comics also happened in the g1 season 3 episode "Surprise Party" when Ultra Magus took Sky Lynx to the astroid that Wheelie and Daniel went looking for data regarding Magus birthday. After landing on the astroid you saw Sky Lynx transform but into his Lynx half only. As a child I found that weird.
For all his bluster, he might just be modest. After all who else could stand solo against Predaking with no hands! And he’s not nearly as bad as Sunstreaker or Tracks! Plus he’s at least as verbose as Perceptor.
I wish that the Transformers toy designers would’ve made Deluxe Combiner figures of Thundercracker, Slugslinger, & Cosmos so we could’ve gotten the Combined mode from the comic
You gotta admit, while he is Egotistic and Prideful, he can back up his words, and he's no slouch either. He's big, he's formidable and most of all, reliable. Yes he is conceited and borderline narcissist but he was never a danger to his allies. He was a 3-dimensional character, that's what made Sky Lynx very memorable.
I really wish Sky Lynx didn't have to die in Earthrise. I was so happy to see him and was hoping he'd escape the Dead Universe to help the Autobots in the future of the series.
@@Hektols that's only in theory. We haven't seen Devastator and we had a glimpse of Astrotrain. We know the Decepticons have a couple big heavy hitters still.
I really liked Sky Lynx in the G1 cartoon, both for his boastful personality and unique design. "Earthrise" also took a pretty creative route with their depiction of the character, while staying true to his original counterpart. Speaking of his design, I think the bird part was based on several prehistoric, toothy birds like Ichthyornis.
Ah, Combiner Wars Skylynx. Never saw it in stores, online resale had it starting at $80, and went to the 2016 Botcon and there were THREE in the dealer room. I managed to score one for $35 there and shortly afterward had three guys trying to buy it off of me because they couldn't get one there.
G1 SL (and Omega Supreme) was officially released in Japan via the Encore line back in 2008 when Takara and Tomy merged. Together with Encore Omega Supreme, it was discovered that Toybox hired some Tomy engineers to design him and Omega Supreme. This makes him share lineage with the Zoids, SL that is.
8:48 I was Suspicious of Earth-rise skylinx in the beginning, but after he sacrifice himself, I felt he was worthy of being hounded as a Autobot and hero! This version of Skylinx has earned my respect!
TFP: *completely changes Sky Lynx’s character* Fans: Best series ever (as it is) Earthrise: *takes Sky Lynx’s established arrogance in a new direction* Fans: Oh my God they ruined my favorite character
I have always loved Sky Lynx. One big reason was the he just kicked the Predaking's a** with relatively little effort, which speaks to just how powerful this Transformer is. He is arrogant but had reason to be!
Hasbro missed an opportunity for a Beast Wars Sky Lynx, especially during the time when they had those toys that just transformed between two animals. Sky Lynx as a griffin would be dope
My ONLY quirk about Sky Lynx is that despite the fact that he is SO different looking from almost every other Transformer, no one questions why and no explanation is given. He's just there looking like some space Griffin/dragon and everyone is just fine with that. I kinda want to know why.
This is helpful I’m trying to make a transformers series either stop motion or drawing/ animated and now I can pull from other media to help bring skylynx to life
Sky Lynx was always one of my favorite characters in the G1 cartoon. Something about the combination of his design and his voice just meshed well and I liked his personality. I never had his toy, sadly, so the Earthrise figure filled a hole in my collection that's been there since 1986.
I have some ideas for the basics 1. The basics on third party 2. The basics on dinobot 3. The basics on stunt icons 4. The basics on transmetals 5. The basics on sun streaker 5. The basics on mirage 6. The basics on the bayverse 7. The basics on knockoffs 8. The basics on astrotrain 9. The basics on impactor
Sky Lynx is my favorite Autobot of all time. He's charming and fearless. And he has a big heart under that gruffy exterior. :) He will always be my Commander Modesty! :)
Aligned Skylynx was offline by a cowardly running Starscream
And I hate starscream for it
pathetic
@Jack Sayers has Starscream ever been offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream?
@@creed8712 well, I believe that the Underbase’s power ended up killing him, so in a way, Starscream was indeed offline by a cosmically powered Starscream
That's wasn't fair; after being treated like stupid brutes Skylynx and Darksteel deserved to exact revenge on Starscream.
Sky Lynx only ever got away with his egotistical posturing because, well, he had the skills to back up his claims. He really was a tremendous force to be reckoned with. He really was basically a robot dragon in every sense, right down to the attitude.
Skylynx kicked a COMBINER's butt on a regular basis, of course he was worth the hype.
And if you have seen Overly Sarcastic Productions video on Dragons, he was also POWER, something all dragons of various names and shapes share in common.
@@NightmareZerogbs and not just any combiner, the ULTIMATE combiner if the advertisement is to be believed…
It's not bragging or boasting if you can back it up.
That's what he'd WANT us to say about him.
TFP Fans: Sky Lynx is a Predacon.
G1 Fans: Sky Lynx is a mess.
Me: Sky Lynx is better than you.
Hah get reck
Movie verse: sky lynx is a non existent mess
Ohhhh!
I actually like sky lynx.
@@trulythelongestnameinthisc8779 me too.
Love how his Earthrise shuttle mode is named Magnificence.
The video was released 5 minustes ago, but u commented 1 day ago?
@@toonistiny I'm magic
@@toonistiny patreon
@@zilvertron No, I'm magic.
@@toonistiny patreon
"Do you think he lives up to his own hype?"
Chris, Sky Lynx IS the hype
Sky Lynx: “You! Dinobots! Too strong, explain!”
Wheeljack: “They’ve become a combiner, an unstoppable force.”
Sky Lynx: “But I’m right here!”
Windblade: “Do you really hype yourself this much?!”
Sky Lynx: “I AM THE HYPE!”
@@zexalcommander7036 Exactly
LOL!!! No lies detected here!!
He's with Omega Supreme.
@@zexalcommander7036 *Vegeta voice in background* .......KILL HIM!!!
Fun fact:
Skylinx's design was a major element for the designs of Yu-gi-oh's Mecha Phantom Beasts cards. Juculusan and Dracossack are the closest to Skylinx's design.
Omfg as a yugioh fan I never even thought of that.. Crazy
Thanks screamer, very cool
Yugioh has a lot of love for mecha. Just look up GaoGaiGar a series made by guys that make transformers then look up the roid monsters.
Concoruda has a strong running for "Most Sky Lynx Yu-Gi-Oh card".
Considering how meta defining Dracossack was back in the day and still is in some level 7 based decks I’m sure Skylynx’s ego would be satisfied.
Sky Lynx is my all time favourite Transformer. Probably because he is also the all time weirdest Transformer. This guy is somehow a beast former, a triple changer, a combiner and now thanks to his new War for Cybertron toy, a city former all at once. And yet nobody in universe bats an optic. Just treating him like a regular Cybertronian. Speaking of which, where even are Sky Lynx's optics? Are they supposed to be the windows? Then how can people look through them when in his cockpit? Has Sky Lynx secretly been blind this whole time? I don't know. Nobody knows. Because nobody will acknowledge how insane Sky Lynx's design is.... And I love that fact!
Mom: “Why can’t you just be normal!?”
Sky-Lynx: **Dino-bird-lynx-spaceship screams**
Sky Lynx never carried passengers in his shuttle half, only the transporter half.
@@GoGojiraGo dont forget the transport part looks like nasa's launchpad transporter
Your words brighten my spark.
Bring him back in Earthspark
"A bot who thinks he is better than everyone else"
Well, is he wrong?
NO!
Nope he totally right
If we exclude the japanese seasons, Predaking is considerered the strongest G1 combiner and Sky Lynx beat his ass on regular basis, so yes, he is better than everyone else.
I think even WITH JP G1
The only combiner, which is to say excluding things like Victory Saber or more obscure BIG POWERED Dai Atlas, who is clearly stronger than Predaking (Raiden is like 50/50 with Predaking, King Poseidon is a sandbag, Road Caesar isn't all too strong, Dino King and Landcross are like worse than Devastator.), is Liokaiser. And perhaps not even Liokaiser with his might to beat Star Saber and God Ginrai over their afterburners can stand up to Sky Lynx. Simply because Sky Lynx whoops Predaking like he is a JOKE.
Take that however you want.
But this might mean that Sky Lynx can maybe even go toe to toe with Victory Saber, arguably one of the strongest bots in the entire franchise.
Not at all
I loved his overbearing ego, even if it got a little annoying. It's refreshing seeing an Autobot being so vain and conceited, as those are traits that are normally given to Decepticons. Plus he's got one of the most unique and creative forms, such a strange thing that it works.
Sunstreaker & Tracks come to mind when it comes to being vain as well.
Gears as well
back in the day he was like one of a kind for having his robot mode look like an animal instead of a humanoid robot mode who speaks normally like a humanoid Transformer instead of acting like an animal like Ravage and Laserbeak in the G1 cartoon, not to mention he is made out of two separate bodies sharing a single consciousness.
And it’s for this reason that I never saw him as someone who fits in the franchise.
Technically Ravage spoke in the first episode but even if he had the intelligence of a normal bot, he had the mindset of an animal. Sky Lynx, on the other hand, was insulted for being lumped in as a "Primitive" due to his fat greater intellect and wit than those ruffian Dinobots or loathesome Predacons. He has a degree! He went to college!
G1 Sky Lynx: *fights Predacons*
Prime Sky Lynx: *is a Predacon*
G1 Sky Lynx would find such blasphemy absolutely preposterous!
Ironic
@@derekbates4316 I think you mean making Ironhide toy accurate.
@Soundwaveimus Prime hello there
I just saw you in Jobby's comment section... Huh.
You either die an autobot, or live long enough to see yourself become a predacon.
I’m disappointed that we never got a proper Aligned continuity version of Skylynx.
He would've made Arcee want to kill him...
That's something optimus and megatron doesn't suffer from
Big mood
I’m surprised he didn’t show up during the evacuation in Fall of Cybertron.
Would’ve loved to see him in the Cybertron games.
Sky Lynx has the most interesting design to me and I wish that he was in more media
the writers didn't know what to do with the arrogant bolt-brain, since his attitude pissed them off other characters, so the writers just dropped him.
The problem with Sky Lynx is that due to his clearly superior power it's very hard to make things challenging to the good guys with him on their side.
@@Hektols In other words, he'd ruin the status quo in most shows, especially without time gaps.
I see him as more of a gryphon than a dragon, being that he's a bird with a cat body
Dragons were originally a combination of powerful beasts.
A griffin does not have teeth or a long neck
I can see the argument, but (at least in G1), he got lumped together with the dinobots for having similiar DNA, so the odds are likely that he has reaptilian-ish traits.
Isn't he a linx Just Wings Skylinks
@@derdes4475 none of them are reptiles considering that all Transformers are literally warm-blooded as their blood is liquid Energon and I doubt anything that explodes when you bang it together gently can run coolie
Soundwave: Soundwave superior.
Skylynx: I beg your pardon?
😂
Soundwave: OH F**K, it's Sky Lynx
"Is this what Sky Lynx would do in your position?" is now a quote I will live by. Truly inspirational. 10/10.
Is it weird that this morning I was literally thinking "I wonder if there is a 'the basics on skylynx"
I was wondering that but like a week or 2 ago
Awe Skylynx....Mr. Commander Modesty himself! An Autobot who you wanna hate, but glad he's on your side! I will admit, he is tough enough to take on AND Defeat Predaking numerous times!
Springer: well well Commander modesty's here
Its Springer... you'd expect that.. Springer, the master of cheek
@@1beartruckr I don't know what Springer's rank is but with Sky Lynx's rank of Lieutenant Commander dude is most likely sassing one of his bosses XD
My favourite multi-forming, city-forming, combining beast-former. What's not to love?
The video was released 6 minutes ago, but u commented 2 days ago?
@@toonistiny Patreon supporter
*HES NOT YET A HEADMASTER, TARGETMASTER, POWERMASTER, SIX-FORMER, MICROMASTER and a SPY*
@@jo-jo_da_one15yearsago I would be very impressed by a six-forming Micromaster.
you're wrong about one thing, the city-formers are the titans and last time I checked sky lynx was NEVER a member of the titans.
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Hear hear!
Even with he’s big ego, he’s always there to help the Autobots
Part of that big ego is his self-image as heroic, which is fortunate for the Autobots.
@@originaluddite True that. You can be egotistical as either a hero or villain, and thankfully Skylynx falls on the right side of the fence when it comes to helping the Autobots. On top of that, he may be egotistical and talks a big game, but most of the time his skills, strategies, and sheer strength and versatility lives up to his own self-hype and pride, so he's not exactly wrong. The Autobots learn to tolerate it, so long as Skylynx keeps up the good work, while Skylynx believes "If you did it, it's not bragging."
I tried to follow Sky Lynx's example but my legs split off and ran away. Send help.
The guy is a big, bird, dragon, thing, with an ego the size of 2 cities.
No... his ego is the size of Metroplex and Tripticon Combined
And now with the ER toy he is one city himself!
@@thesymbiotenation.4552 sooo... two cities
Birb dragon plane boi
@@thesymbiotenation.4552 yes
Something I find odd is that no one had done a spotlight comic to explain what SkyLynx is, how he joined the Autobots, and why we don’t see more bots like him.
I am legitimately shocked that there wasn't a "Sky Lynx" redeco of BW Tigerhawk in the Universe 2003 toyline.
Huh, never thought about that
Oooooh maybe in generation selects for Kingdom?
@@dead_end_86 Assuming Tigerhawk even makes it to Kingdom.
I got his Earthrise figure as a Christmas Gift and he looks absolutely amazing!
Yes he is. I recommend fans to get one while he still can be found at his original market prize, in a few years he will be one of those ridiculous expensive figures.
I remember when I was a little kid getting into Transformers for the first time, I would watch whatever G1 episodes i could find that had been uploaded to RUclips. As soon as i watched The Return of Optimus Prime, Sky Lynx stuck with me. Even though i barely knew anything about him, his design was so unique and unlike anything I expected a Transformer to look like. He truly is Magnificent
Remember: Sky Lynx is *DEFINITELY* not a Dinobot.
Lmao I remember that episode *perfectly*
More like a Dragobot.
He’s got “dinosaur particles” in his system though.
Stopped thinking "what is skylynx" and started thinking "how is skylynx"
According to Sky Lynx himself, "better" than everyone else.
Here's one better: Why is Skylynx.
@@chada75 where was skylynx
@@sovietmaori I don't know, but I'm glad he's here
@@chada75 i have one better when is skylynx
Chris: "do you think he lives up to his own hype?"
Sky Lynx: "I AM THE HYPE!!!"
Ravage: Decepticons… FOREVER! *Dies in explosion*
...uh... how is it related to Sky Lynx?
@@antonissa8345 No reason.
Rough, tough, smart, sassy, laud, proud, loyal and most importantly: someone you try so hard to forget, but CAN'T help but wish was around more often then they are, that's ME all over. Skylinx is officially my Cybertronian Avatar.
OH MY GOD, I THINK I KNOW WHY ALIGNED SKYLYNX IS CALLED THAT!!!! He's a griffin, and a lynx is a cat, so Sky+lynx is a flying cat! I can't believe I just now realized that!
I remember reading that Aaron Archer really hated Sky Lynx for some reason, hence why it took so long to get another Sky Lynx homage.
For daily "fact that could probably have made it into the video": Sky Lynx is the reason that G1 Omega Supreme reissues became possible. Omega was also a Toybox design, and both were thought to be off-limits... but someone went poking around in the old paperwork and discovered that Tomy (the other half of Takara-Tomy) actually owned a patent for a "shuttle dinosaur." It turned out that Toybox had actually commissioned Sky Lynx's design from Tomy rather than designing it themselves. And they'd done the same thing with Omega Supreme--hence, Takara-Tomy owns that mold.
Hey, instead of making him a decepticon, they should make a brother to sky lynx that is a deception.
Kinda similar to Sixshot being Quickswitch's father.
That bit at the end was very apropos. Sky Lynx is definitely the Vegeta of the Autobots. Clearly NOT the best, yet infinitely convinced that he is.
Sky Lynx is definitely one of the stronger Autobots. If he spent lest time boasting he could definitely be as powerful as Optimus Prime.
I have Combiner Wars one! But, I want the Earthrise one! He's like a trash talking Omega Supreme! He's definitely in my top 10 favorite Autobots!
I have the Combiner Wars one and the only other combiners I have from that line are the Rust Renegades. When he takes over torso duty from Pyra Magna I'm never sure what to call the new combiner... Victoria Sky?
But also, at his size, I find he works really well as a steed for a bot the size of Thrilling Thirty Arcee and they look very gallant together riding into battle.
I have the Earthrise Skylynx and he’s a really cool figure. Definitely worth getting if you’re able to.
@@originaluddite Victory Lynx perhaps?
@@originaluddite Victorious Sky
The new one does look amazing. KInda wish the crawler mode had been given a more realistic look like the huge existing vehicles and with more of that nice grey colour the toy has in patches.
My name of Victoria Sky sounds too much like a fashion model. Victorious Sky is a small change but much better - you can imagine it on a World War II style poster celebrating our plucky fighter pilots. And Victory Lynx sounds most Transformerish and references the feline face of the combiner.
So this is my first comment on this channel. 1st This is the best channel for info on Transformer lore. 2nd Skylynx was my first Ttoy, and my favorite. But I only knew what his deal was after the Netflix series. So about 38 years of wondering what his character was like. Keep up the g9od work. We love this stuff.
I just got the Earthrise figure of him yesterday and it's the coolest thing I've ever seen. Also, he doesn't think he's better than everybody else. He knows he's better than everybody else. Sure, he was kinda stuck up and arrogant, but at least he was able to back up his claims about himself
If you can take on a combiner as strong as Predaking multiple times alone and win. I think having an ego to out do Starscream is acceptable.
G1 Sky Lynx was the first combiner that checked ALL the combiner boxes
Two separate pieces that could transform into separate vehicles, and could be combined into a single robot and a single vehicle.
"You are without doubt the worst Autobot I've ever heard of."
"But you have heard of me."
TF Prime Sky Lynx: “people know me as a Predacon”
G1 Sky Lynx: “many more people know me as an Autobot”
Sky Lynx :
50% pride, 50% being able to back it up.
50%? More like 200% Pride and 200% being able to back it up.
I'm so glad I found this, I have been looking for any information about that one transformer that I played with at one the banks in Montreal for the last 20 or so years, the original Sky Linx toy was that transformer I played with. (I'm 25 at the time of when this comment was posted, so I was around 5 or 6 at that time.)
The same triple change mistake in the comics also happened in the g1 season 3 episode "Surprise Party" when Ultra Magus took Sky Lynx to the astroid that Wheelie and Daniel went looking for data regarding Magus birthday. After landing on the astroid you saw Sky Lynx transform but into his Lynx half only. As a child I found that weird.
For all his bluster, he might just be modest. After all who else could stand solo against Predaking with no hands! And he’s not nearly as bad as Sunstreaker or Tracks!
Plus he’s at least as verbose as Perceptor.
He is officially my new favourite transformer. I've never seen him before. He is amazing!
I wish that the Transformers toy designers would’ve made Deluxe Combiner figures of Thundercracker, Slugslinger, & Cosmos so we could’ve gotten the Combined mode from the comic
A Great Character! He deserved some love! i am glad to have the Earthrise Sky Lynx!
Sell him and get the latest version, superior in every way
Just for clarification: Birds are dinosaurs.
No no you have a point
robot space chicken
I guess that's why he has 'dinosaur electrons' that emit 'dinosaur transform static'. ;)
tfwiki.net/wiki/Dinosaur_transform_static
And Sky Lynx's bird half is an Archaeopteryx, so he's even a prehistoric dinosaur.
Skylynx: Nevertheless, I am NOT a Dinobot!
You gotta admit, while he is Egotistic and Prideful, he can back up his words, and he's no slouch either. He's big, he's formidable and most of all, reliable. Yes he is conceited and borderline narcissist but he was never a danger to his allies.
He was a 3-dimensional character, that's what made Sky Lynx very memorable.
I really wish Sky Lynx didn't have to die in Earthrise. I was so happy to see him and was hoping he'd escape the Dead Universe to help the Autobots in the future of the series.
They killed him because with a powerhouse like him on their side the Autobots would have an overwhelming advantage over the Decepticons.
@@Hektols that's only in theory. We haven't seen Devastator and we had a glimpse of Astrotrain. We know the Decepticons have a couple big heavy hitters still.
@@DukeCondor boy you were so wrong
We need a basics on autobot rollbar.yessss
I’m starting to love the way you say, “Dreamwave Productions.”
I really liked Sky Lynx in the G1 cartoon, both for his boastful personality and unique design. "Earthrise" also took a pretty creative route with their depiction of the character, while staying true to his original counterpart.
Speaking of his design, I think the bird part was based on several prehistoric, toothy birds like Ichthyornis.
Archaeopteryx.
"Ask yourself; what would Sky-Lynx do, and you won't go far wrong". I still remember those immortal lines, more than 35 years later.
One of my favourite Autobots., mostly because of the Lynx form.
Ah, Combiner Wars Skylynx. Never saw it in stores, online resale had it starting at $80, and went to the 2016 Botcon and there were THREE in the dealer room. I managed to score one for $35 there and shortly afterward had three guys trying to buy it off of me because they couldn't get one there.
G1 SL (and Omega Supreme) was officially released in Japan via the Encore line back in 2008 when Takara and Tomy merged. Together with Encore Omega Supreme, it was discovered that Toybox hired some Tomy engineers to design him and Omega Supreme. This makes him share lineage with the Zoids, SL that is.
"Watch out optimus he's crazed!"
Love that line from the return of optimus prime.
Surprised Beast Wars didn’t use the names for Tigerhawk
5:29 Since the predacons made peace with the Autobots at the end of _Predacons Rising,_ _Prime_ Skylynx had become good after all.
I remember playing with my dad’s old G1 sky lynx as a kid, what a nostalgia trip! and such a cool design!!
Wait, didn't he already get an episode- I could've sworn-
well I guess not
Me too!
You guys might be thinking of Rodimus primals' retrospective on this guy.
@@Actionfan19 Probably
I love his Earthrise production. I had always really liked the combining pair and think he mostly lives up to his hype
Sky Lynx is so weird and I'm surprised there's not a lot about how unusual he is among combiners. He's still one of my favorite designsns
He doesn't count as a combiner, his two parts share the same conscience.
I'll be honest, this is my 3rd time watching this. Not because I love it so much, but because I was hella tired and fell asleep both previous times
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I was Suspicious of Earth-rise skylinx in the beginning, but after he sacrifice himself, I felt he was worthy of being hounded as a Autobot and hero!
This version of Skylinx has earned my respect!
TFP: *completely changes Sky Lynx’s character*
Fans: Best series ever (as it is)
Earthrise: *takes Sky Lynx’s established arrogance in a new direction*
Fans: Oh my God they ruined my favorite character
I hate TFP.
Call of the primatives is up there as one of my favourite episode's and the one that introduced me to sky links as a kid.
I just love it, how Skylynx mentioned his hungarian name (Légihiúz) in one his old war stories in the IDW comics.
I have always loved Sky Lynx. One big reason was the he just kicked the Predaking's a** with relatively little effort, which speaks to just how powerful this Transformer is. He is arrogant but had reason to be!
To be honest he's actually one my favourite characters from the g1 cartoon
Hasbro missed an opportunity for a Beast Wars Sky Lynx, especially during the time when they had those toys that just transformed between two animals.
Sky Lynx as a griffin would be dope
This is what I've been waiting for
My ONLY quirk about Sky Lynx is that despite the fact that he is SO different looking from almost every other Transformer, no one questions why and no explanation is given. He's just there looking like some space Griffin/dragon and everyone is just fine with that. I kinda want to know why.
This is an excellent video about a memorable character .
I need to finish watching the new Transformers show.
My Favorite Transformer Gets his basics YEESSSSSSSSS
"Im not A Dinobot"
But he has Dinobot Electrons!
He refuses to participate in this kangaroo court
What episode is that?
That’s a lie I didn’t see that part
@@pashavoronov6564 It's from the episode Thief in the Night
Would be a better Decepticon or predacon or horrocon. The cat body detached to become a combiner core is nice!!! Perfect for mayhem.
Sunstreaker, Tracks, Powerglide, Sky Lynx.. The G1 Autobots sure had an ego problem among their ranks.
Sky Lynx is one of my favourites. Top 5 for sure. Love his unusual transformation and his personality.
This is helpful I’m trying to make a transformers series either stop motion or drawing/ animated and now I can pull from other media to help bring skylynx to life
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YOU HAVE BECOME THE VERY THING YOU SWORE TO DESTROY!
I have a headcanon that the shuttle is his ego and the base is his ferocity/skill
Sky Lynx was always one of my favorite characters in the G1 cartoon. Something about the combination of his design and his voice just meshed well and I liked his personality. I never had his toy, sadly, so the Earthrise figure filled a hole in my collection that's been there since 1986.
Great video has usual! I liked the Earthrise Skylinks episode a lot. I was very surprised how that character was much deeper than I ever though.
I loved Skylynx! Great video
Nevertheless, I am definitely *NOT* a Dinobot. And I refused to participate this KANGAROO COURT!!!
SkyLynx
Man, imagine if he had been in the live-action films.
Don't you DARE think of that.
well his design looks like a bayverse design so just make it realistic and boom
I must say, asking yourself if it's what Sky Lynx would do before doing something is good advice
I always look forward to seeing these videos. They're always the best part of my Saturday. Keep on rolling out new videos
Been looking forward to this. He was such an oddity to me as a kid.
Keep up the great work chris..hopefully you know by now this is a never ending series with the billions and billions of transformers left to cover..
Great video Chris and crew, I still have the original skylynk toy myself and did buy the earthrise figure but sold it which I regret now
Look I'm just saying what everyone is thinking:
You're not cool until you're "offlined by a cosmically empowered Starscream"
I love Skylynx he is far one of my favorite giant transformer
I have some ideas for the basics
1. The basics on third party
2. The basics on dinobot
3. The basics on stunt icons
4. The basics on transmetals
5. The basics on sun streaker
5. The basics on mirage
6. The basics on the bayverse
7. The basics on knockoffs
8. The basics on astrotrain
9. The basics on impactor
Sky Lynx is my favorite Autobot of all time.
He's charming and fearless. And he has a big heart under that gruffy exterior. :)
He will always be my Commander Modesty! :)