Skyboom (Energon)

Skyboom is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

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Skyboom is a member of the Energon Saber Mini-Con Team who, like his teammates, believes in the importance of teamwork, while still understanding the importance of individuality.

Having spent years in pools of Energon, Skyboom, along with his teammates, has been infused with the material. He also has the ability to combine with Wreckage and Scattor into the Energon Saber.

He is sometimes mistaken for Sonar, likely because they share a similar body type.

Fiction

Energon cartoon

Skyboom and the other component Mini-Cons of the Energon Saber escaped an attack on Mars City by Tidal Wave and Scorponok, fleeing the station's destruction. He then accompanied Optimus Prime's team when Alpha Q sent his forces to attack Plains City. The Mini-Cons formed into the Energon Saber, allowing Kicker to beat up some Terrorcons, and was then wielded by Ironhide against Scorponok. Megatron's Sword

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Skyboom was present at a briefing, during which Optimus Prime told his troops that they still had much to do, even now that the Energon Grid was in place to keep Earth safe from Decepticon attacks. Later, when Ironhide, Kicker, and Skyblast pursued Hot Shot to Mars after he left under mysterious circumstances, they brought along the Mini-cons in their Energon Saber configuration, just in case. Unfortunately, the blade proved rather ineffective against the aggressive Rodimus and his allies. Rodimus Friend or Foe?

When Alpha Q sent his Insecticons after Misha in a bit of "fun" to scare her, Kicker summoned the Energon Saber Mini-Cons to combine into their weapon form, so he could wield them and fend off the Terrorcons. Misha convinced Kicker not to react violently however, and he stayed his hand while Misha went ahead to meet with Alpha Q. Kicker's patience soon ran out when the Insecticons wouldn't allow him passage, and he forced his way forward, only to be stopped once more by Scorponok. Kicker parried with the Energon Saber against Scorponok until Misha managed to open a conversation with Alpha Q. Each One Fights...

Much later, Skyboom and his team were seen running alongside Kicker, Ironhide, and several Omnicons, as they rushed to cut off Galvatron from a pool of super energon that was causing him to grow to enormous proportions. Scorponok blocked off their route, but thanks to Ironhide running interference, the rest of the group managed to reach the pool nonetheless. The three Mini-Cons combined into the Energon Saber to help cut the tethers of super energon connecting Galvatron to his power source. Destructive Power

Energon comic

Skyboom and the other Energon Saber Mini-Cons waited with Kicker Jones in the lower levels of Ocean City for the arrival of Sharkticon, who was making a rather sad attempt to silently infiltrate the city. The three Mini-Cons formed the Energon Saber, and in Kicker's hands, sent Sharkticon back into the briny deep. Perspective

Toys

Energon

• Energon Saber (Energon Class, 2004)

• Takara ID number: SC-08

Part of the first wave of Energon, Skyboom is a retool of the Armada Sonar mold, transforming into a Cybertronic shuttle. He can also form the hilt for the combined Energon Saber sword.

He was only available in an "Energon Class" Mini-Con three-pack with Scattor and Wreckage.

This mold was redecoed to make Lens and Cybertron Ramjet. The original version of this mold was also used to make Shade.

• More information on Skyboom at TFU.info

Universe (2003)

• Energon Saber (Basic Class, 2005)

The Energon Saber team was repackaged on a Universe-themed card and sold through discount chains in the U.S. like Big Lots!.

Merchandise

Attacktix

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• Mini-Con (Booster, 2006)

The first assortment of Transformers Attacktix figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on Skyboom. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat Attacktix figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

Its Special Power, Attackback, allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. He's also an excellent support figure for Landmine, whose Shootback power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

This mold was intended to be redecoed into a Decepticon-allied piece (which received an official bio as Bunker-Buster), but this was ultimately unreleased.

Notes

• According to designer Aaron Archer, the Energon Saber Mini-Con Team were on the original Mini-Con ship, having been infused with energon after spending the years since the crash in pools of the stuff.^[1]

Foreign names

• Japanese: Beam (ビーム Bīmu)

References