Skydive
Allegiance: Autobot
Sub-Group: Arialbot
Function: Air Warfare
Strategist
First Comic Appearance:
Transformers #21
"Only by studying the past can we win the
present."
Profile: Skydive is more
interested in reading about jet fighters than being one, He's more
likely to have his face stuck in a book about World War II air battles
than to be in the air himself. It's not that he's a coward- he's just
fascinated by the science of aerial warfare. But even though he's a
somewhat reluctant member of the Aerialbot team, he is invaluable- his
knowledge of aerial military tactics is without equal. The other
Aerialbots constantly look to him to plan strategy, a responsibility
Skydive sometimes finds to be daunting given his extreme modesty. His
biggest fault, if you could call it that, is he doesn't realize how
smart he really is. At least everyone else around him does.
Abilities: The
information-storage capacity of Skydive's cerebro-circuitry is greater
than most Transformers'. This enables him to record instantaneously any
flying motions he sees, and, within the limits of his design, duplicate
them himself. Thus, he's able to simulate the techniques of World War
II aces he's studied on film as well as the gliding patterns of birds
he's watched in person. He is possibly the most skilled flyer of all
the flying Transformers. His maximum speed is Mach 2.6 and range is
1400 miles. In jet mode, he can shoot laser-guided missiles with a
range of 80 miles. In robot mode, he uses a nega-gun, which shoots a
beam that cancels the bonding force between molecules. Only objects
held together by the strongest molecular bonds can resist crumbling to
dust when hit by the beam. He combines with his fellow Aerialbots to
form the giant robot known as Superion.
Weaknesses: Sometimes, in
duplicating the flight of another, Skydive pushes his design beyond its
limits. This often results in mid-air stalls. He can usually recover
before crashing, but while stalled, he is completely vulnerable to
attack.
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