Skywarp - Transformers Cybertron Deluxe

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Change this DECEPTICON« robot figure to a futuristic jet and back again!
• Insert CYBER PLANET KEY? to reveal missile launcher with firing heat-seeking missile!
• Figure comes with CYBER PLANET KEY and instructions.
• Ages 5 & up.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000FJ9E5S
• Item model number: 81212
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 11 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,912 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The sneakiest of all DECEPTICONS®, SKYWARP delights in using his teleportation ability to appear in the middle of a group of AUTOBOTS®, hose them with laser fire, and disappear again. He is the dark heart of the DECEPTICON Air Corps, taking joy in playing cruel tricks on friend and enemy alike and using his aerial abilities to avoid a fair fight whenever possible. None too bright, he requires constant supervision by his commander STARSCREAM®. Change this amazing figure from robot to vehicle and back again! Insert the CYBER PLANET KEY to reveal an awesome missile launcher with a firing heat-seeking missile!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the Skywarp you grew up with, but still cool, October 18, 2006

By 

James P. Lysoby "Autobotsoby" (Harleysville, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skywarp - Transformers Cybertron Deluxe (Toy)

If you're like me, you grew up as a child in the 1980's watching the original Transformers cartoon series and playing with those toys. If you're even more like me, then some of your favorites were the Decepticon seeker jets.

IF YOU'RE NOT LIKE ME, WELL I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!

Although they eventually added more, the original 3 Decepticon jets were Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Now, over 20 years later, you can again find those 3 jets back on the store shelves, but if you're looking at the Trasnformers Cybertron line of toys (as this product is from), i should warn you that these aren't the exact characters you grew up with.

I'll single out Skywarp because that's who I'm reviewing here.

Yes, Skywarp is a jet. Yes, he has a lot of purple on him (although the original was more black and purple) Yes, he is a Decepticon. Yes, he is a sneaky little jerk who enjoys teleporting back and forth and playing tricks on both the Autobots and even his own friends.

Sounds like the old Skywarp, right?

Well, sorta. This toy is actually based on a seperate character from the new Cybertron cartoon series they show on the Cartoon network. While they have things in common and while that character was obviously loosely based on the first one, they are in fact different. That said, either way, it's not a bad toy to pick up.

This Skywarp has some good points and bad points but I feel like the good outweighs the bad. I'll get the negative out of the way first.

First of all, it's not the easiest transformation mode. It's far from impossible but takes some working to figure out. The instructions don't do you a lot of favors, but try it enough times and you'll get it down pat. The robot mode is slightly awkward looking because Skywarp has one regular arm and one cannon arm.

Okay, now for the good. Despite it having far less black than a "traditional" Skywarp, I actually like the color scheme a lot. I think a diehard Transformers fan might have been involved on this one because the purple, red and grey remind me a lot of Cyclonus, the charcter the original Skywarp turned into during Transformers - The Movie. The seeker jet mode is also really cool looking and would fit well into any Transformers toy line or "generation". Finally, for you Wal-Mart shoppers, they just rolled the prices back on the "Deluxe Class" of their Cybertron line, meaning you can get this and a couple other cool figures for under $8 now. I wouldn't say it's the best Transformers toy ever, but I think it's a pretty good addition to almost every collection.