Voyager Sky-Byte toy coming?

[griffin]

A comic cover coming out in March shows Sky-Byte (who was introduced to the IDW-verse about 2 years ago), with a new form... backing up the leaked Hasbro database in October, that had a Voyager Sky-Byte listed.

Since the Movie toys are taking over the Generations Label from May (until at least the end of the year), could we see a Sky-Byte toy squeezed out before May, to coincide with this cover variant?

We certainly haven't heard of a third wave of Voyagers for 2014 (after Whirl was Wave 2 - which was originally scheduled for March, but came out early last month), so there is still room for one or two waves to cover the other three Voyagers on the Hasbro database (Sky-Byte, Brainstorm, Roadbuster) before we have to see Movie toys contaminating the Generations Label.

[i_amtrunks]

As doubtful as I am that he will be released by May before the contamination. A new body would be suitable for something post Dark Cybertron as it looked like Sky Byte got hit hard by .... something.... in the event and could do with an upgrade.

Not holding my breath for him, Brainstorm or Roadbuster to be released prior to the movie crapping over the best toyline class in years.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I dunno, doesn't look a heck of a lot different to how he was portrayed a couple of years ago, though I suppose that in itself is his new form. Might just be that he is being drawn by a different artist now. Guess we will find out in the upcoming months.

[griffin]

That's the thing with IDW... remember a few years back, Bumblebee kept changing forms and styles depending on who was the artist. This could be the same, but since we know a Sky-Byte toy might be coming, chances are that this was drawn to match.

The timing matches how long it would take for people at Hasbro to see how (unpredictably) popular it became as a cult character, to then approve, design and produce a toy in those 22 months since his first appearance back in May 2012 (RID #5).

[Lint]

Don't really dig that design but sometimes beauty is all in the transformation

[DELTAprime]

I would have been happy with a reissue of the Cybershark mode, but thats probably to expensive to make.

[Defcon]

If generations voyagers, Sky-Byte, Roadbuster and Brainstorm are coming. If they are new molds I would be delighted, but I think they may end up been retools of existing molds. For Sky-Byte they may use the Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron with a new head. Roadbuster could just be a retool of Springer and a new head. Brainstorm may just be Sandstorm with retooling with a new head, no headmaster but they could throw in a minicon instead.
Im saying this, look at Doubledealer who is a repaint of Blitzwing as an example. However new molds are just as likely seeing as we are rumoured almost certain to get a generations Leader Jetfire as indicated in another thread.

[BigTransformerTrev]

If generations voyagers, Sky-Byte, Roadbuster and Brainstorm are coming. If they are new molds I would be delighted, but I think they may end up been retools of existing molds. For Sky-Byte they may use the Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron with a new head.

I hadn't heard anything about Roadbuster and Brainstorm What's the goss there?!? I'm surprised Hasbro hasn't lost the rights to the name 'Brainstorm' to the Ben 10 franchise, though I suppose they can say 'Autobot Brainstorm'.


I never bought Sharkticon Megatron so I could live with that mold being the new Sky-Byte, though him as an actual shark would be cool as I never bought the RID Sky-Byte toy either.

[griffin]

They were three Voyager Generations in the leaked Hasbro database in October.

TRA GEN VOYAGER BRAINSTORM A7806
TRA GEN VOYAGER ROADBUSTER A6682
TRA GEN VOYAGER SKY BYTE A6681 (comic cover)
TRA GEN VOYAGER WHIRL A5781 (out)

TRA GENERATION ARCEE 29088 ???

TRA GENERATIONS 30TH LEADER JETFIRE A7297 (ebay image)
TRA GENERATIONS 30TH LEADER MEGATRON A7298
TRA GENERATIONS 30TH LEADER SERIES A7296 (assortment code only - not a toy)

TRA GENERATIONS DELUXE AST 37986 (assortment code only - not a toy)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX ARCEE A7800 (BBTS listing)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX BUMBLEBEE GOLD BUG A2378
TRA GENERATIONS DLX CHROMIA A7801 (BBTS listing)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX TANK A7801 (same code as Chromia)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX CROSSCUT A6346 (Hasbro image)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX DREADWING A5478 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX FANS CHOICE A7803 (same code as Windblade)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX WINDBLADE A7803 (Hasbro image)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX GOLDFIRE A5481 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX HARDHEAD A9252
TRA GENERATIONS DLX JHIAXUS A7802 (online store)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX MINICON 3 PACK A5779 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX NIGHTBEAT A6348 (online store)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX RATTRAP A6347 (Hasbro image)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX SCOOP A5780 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX SKIDS A5480 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX SKYWARP A5778 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX TANKOR A6345 (Hasbro image)
TRA GENERATIONS DLX WASPINATOR A5479 (out)

TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS AST A1421 (assortment code only - not a toy)
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS BRAWN MUDSLINGER A6686
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS CLIFFJUMPER A6686
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS COSMOS PAYLOAD A5486 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS GEARS EAGLE EYE A7805
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS GNAW GNASH A7804
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS SWERVE FLANKER A5485 (out)
TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS THNDRCRCKR VENIN A6685
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TRA GEN LEGENDS CLIFFJUMPER A7805
TRA GEN LEGENDS GEARS AUTOBOT EQUINOX A6686
TRA GEN LEGENDS NEMESIS PRIME SPINISTER A7804
TRA GEN LEGENDS SHARPSHOT REFLECTOR A5782 (Hasbro image)
TRA GEN LEGENDS TAILGATE GROUNDPOUNDER A5783 (Hasbro image)

[1orion2many]

SKYBYTE YEEAAAHHHH!!!!