Sky Blast (G1)

Sky Blast is an Autobot from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

"No swindling or brawling, and don't even think about vortex-ing!"

Sky Blast is a hothead with an insatiable Energon lust. He's always got his guns ready to mow down any Decepticon. "BLAST OFF!"

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Receiving his name for his skill at annihilating people, Sky Blast was placed under Ultra Magnus's command along with Bumblebee. He did not get along with his commanding officer.

In the mid-19th century, the trio encountered a group of Decepticons in the Zugzwang Cluster and eliminated them. When Bumblebee and Magnus went to investigate, they found the wreckage of a Galactic Council ship. Accessing the navigational computer, they found the ship had been headed to Xetaxxis. After a week of searching, the three found the planet and Sky Blast stayed with the ship while the other two boarded Orchid Crossing to stop Starscream.

"Boy, Morty, I really Cronenberged the world up, didn't I?"

From the ship, Sky Blast read that the station was only being held together by its forcefield and asked if everything was okay. Ignoring Magnus's confirmation that all was well, Sky Blast boarded the station and fired at Stardrive after she'd attacked Bumblebee, mistaking her for a Decepticon. He ignored the disgusting organics, however, which proved his undoing—one was able to get close and merge with him. The resulting Wraith/Cybertronian abomination tore apart Doomwings before turning its attention to the Space Knights. In an attempt to kill the beast and offer Sky Blast a last mercy, Magnus disabled Orchid Crossing's forcefield, hoping that the station's unprotected reentry would burn up everything inside. From within Astrotrain, however, Vekktral observed that the hybrid had survived. Shining Armor #2

It landed in a Xetaxxian village and began destroying everything around it as Starscream and Vekktral watched from a safe distance. Vekktral observed that the mutation was progressing and becoming even more unstable; soon, the instability reached critical levels, and the hybrid simply burned out. After poking the corpse, Starscream confirmed that the situation had resolved itself. Shining Armor #3

In an attempt to convince Stardrive to join the Decepticons, Starscream claimed to need her knowledge of the Dire Wraiths to ensure that more Cybertronians didn't share the cruel fate of poor Blast Off. Or whatever his name was. Shining Armor #4

While reporting on the situation to Optimus Prime, Bumblebee despaired that, despite the deaths of both Sky Blast and Convoy, the Decepticons had destroyed yet another civilization. Shining Armor #5

Toys

Armada

Tentacles not included.

• Space Mini-Con Team (Basic, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MM-13

Sky Blast transforms into a multi-thruster rocket based on the Vostok Rocket. He is designed to be carried on his teammate Payload's truck-mode. He also forms the main chamber of the combined Requiem Blaster weapon. He was only available in the Space Team set with Astroscope and Payload.

The Space Team was put in "clamshell" packaging with other Mini-Con teams as "bonus buy" packs in several different store chains, including the Adventure Mini-Con Team, Night Attack Mini-Con Team, and Road Assault Mini-Con Team.

This mold was used to make Backblast. It was slated for a few other redecoes that were ultimately not released.

• More information on Sky Blast at TFU.info

Notes

• Sky Blast is, of course, an import—and super-sizing—of the Armada character of the same name. He even has the same annoying catchphrase which is probably why he's erroneously listed as "Blast Off" on the "Roll Call" pages of issues 2 and 3.