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Deep withinSky-Byte beats thespark of a poet, a scholar, a brilliant and cultured military general who can command armies capable of conquering worlds. But without aptitude and patience, that means jack squat, and Sky-Byte lacks both. Still, he soldiers on, for he is driven...by a desperate need for approval. Heneeds the blessings of his commander,Megatron, quite possibly more than he needsenergon. And Megatron, being Megatron, doesn't dole out praise much, so Sky-Byte tries harder and harder, getting more and more desperate.

This drive is the root of all his problems. He's actually quite intelligent and physically powerful, but he pushes himself to extremes to impress his leader. When he's in control of a situation, he's a deadly, effective foe. But as soon as the situation begins to slip even the smallest bit, he starts to panic and usually ends up doing something to mess things up and lose the upper hand, which makes him panicmore, so he overreacts, and gets inmore trouble, etc., etc., etc. It doesn't help that while he's ruthless towardsAutobots,humans seem quite safe from his ire. Maybe he sees a little something of himself in these underdogs. After all, they developed his new favorite form of expression, the haiku. And theydo seem rather impressed by him...

Sky-Byte is in charge of the Predacon lackeysDark Scream,Gas Skunk, andSlapper, not that they give him any modicum of respect. In fact, they're more likely to try and shuffle the blame for their failures onto the shark, a gambit that's actually moderately successful, since Sky-Byte is so verygood at making things worse for himself. He has a hate-hate relationship with the newDecepticons, especiallyScourge, whom he sees (rightly) as being a huge threat to his position as Megatron's second-in-command.

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vThis Day in History: April 1

• Every year —April Fools' Day.
• 19?? — ColoristVal Staples is born.
• 19?? —Mau Pérez (Mexican voice ofPredacon Megatron inWar for Cybertron Trilogy and alsoCyclonus andGrimlock) is born.
• 1922 —KB Toys is founded, originally namedKay Bee Toys.
• 1950 —Hubert Drac (French voice ofRed Alert in the 2004Armada video game) is born.
• 1958 —Robert Missler (German voice ofRattrap) is born.
• 1964 —Marvel Comics lettererBill Oakley is born.
• 1965 —Thomas Schmuckert (German voice ofChase,Denny Clay,War for Cybertron TrilogyRed Alert and more) is born.
• 1968 — ComposerCher Watanabe is born.
• 1974 —Hyeon Gyeongsu (Korean voice ofIsaac Sumdac inAnimated) is born.
• 1976 —Troy Baker (voice ofJetfire,Zeta Prime,Jazz,Kickback,Steeljaw,Shockwave and more) starts his legend in the 20th century.
• 1979 —Nickelodeon makes its debut onto the airwaves.
• 1980 —Angela Brusa (Italian voice ofAirachnid) is born.
• 1984 — MusicianMarvin Gaye is assassinated at age 44 just one day short of his 45th birthday.
• 1997 — TheBeast Wars episode "Other Voices, Part 2" premieres in the US.
• 1998 — TheBeast Wars II cartoon premieres in Japan with the episode "The New Forces Arrive!".
• 2003 —Rooster Teeth is founded.
• 2003 — Ito Yokaido stores offer the "Street Speed Overdrive Edition" Microns (Auto,Nitro,Sieg), one free with the purchase of anyLegends of the Microns product.
• 2006 — TheCybertron episode "United" premieres in the US.
• 2008 — "Shattered Expectations" is revealed to be an April Fools' joke. Many souls are crushed.
• 2009 —Maximum Dinobots#4, "Spotlight: Jazz" andBest of UK: City of Fear #3 are released byIDW Publishing.
• 2012 —Dark of the Moon was nominated for eightRazzies, but did not win any. We can let you know, that it was not an April Fools Joke.
• 2014 —Tubi is launched.
• 2014 —Cartoon Network TOO is shut down and replaced with Cartoon Network +1, a 1-hour timeshift of Cartoon Network.
• 2015 — TheRobots in Disguise episode "Sideways" premieres inHungary andPoland.
• 2015 — TheRescue Bots entire second season premieres inBrazil onNetflix.
• 2016 —Rescue Bots: "Land Before Prime" is released on DVD byBeyond Home Entertainment inAustralia.
• 2017 —TakaraTomy releasesMasterpieceMP-36 Megatron.
• 2019 —Bumblebee gets released on VHS.
• 2020 —Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 92: Transformers: The Movie is released byHachette Publishing.
• 2023 — During the 2023 NCAA Men’s Final Four,Optimus Prime andOptimus Primal make appearances during the game to promoteTransformers: Rise of the Beasts in what may be the very first-ever live mixed-reality TV spot.
• 2024 — Final day to pre-order theSuper Groupies x Transformers Collaboration.
• 2024 — J-Pop groupSexy Zone is now renamed "timelesz".

vSchedule

• Apr 8 —Skybound Entertainment launches a Kickstarter to produce a hardcover release ofThe TransformersCompendium.
• Apr 9 —Transformers#19 is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Apr 16 —G.I. Joe#6 is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Apr 26 —TakaraTomy releases the first wave of theTransformers: Wild King toyline, plusStudio Series SS-143Double Punch, SS-144Hatchet, SS-145Galvatron, SS-146Apelinq and SS GE-10Skywarp.
• Apr 30 —Void Rivals#18 is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• May 3 —Free Comic Book Day:Energon Universe 2025 Special andTransformers: Worst Bot Ever Special are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• May 14 —Energon Universe 2025 Special,Transformers#20, andTransformers Deluxe Edition Book 1 HC are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• May 21 —G.I. Joe#7 is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• May 28 —Void Rivals#19,Transformers Volume 3: Combiner Chaos TPB andThe TransformersCompendiumVolume 1 TPB are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• May 31 —TakaraTomy releasesSynergenexTransformers ×GodzillaOptimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu andMegatron Type Godzilla.
• Jun 4 —Void Rivals Deluxe Edition Book 1 HC is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Jun 11 —Transformers#21 andVoid Rivals Volume 3: The Key to Vector Theta TPB are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Jun 18 —G.I. Joe#8 andG.I. Joe Volume 1: The Cobra Strikes! TPB are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Jun 25 —Void Rivals#20 andCodename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book 1 HC are released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Jun 28 —TakaraTomy releases theAge of the Primes AOTP-01Silverbolt, AOTP-02Solus Prime, ATOP-03Waspinator,MPG-14Godbomber and MPG-14SGod Ginrai.
• Jul 9 —Transformers: Worst Bot Ever:Meet Ballpoint! is released byImage Comics andSkybound Comet.
• Jul 22 —Transformers: Worst Bot Ever:Meet Ballpoint! is released digitally byImage Comics andSkybound Comet.
• Sep 27 —TakaraTomy releasesMPG-15Cybertron Rattle.
• Oct 8 —Codename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book 2 HC is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Oct 21 —The TransformersCompendiumVolume 2 TPB is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Nov 19 —G.I. Joe Volume 2: Bludd's Revenge TPB is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Nov 26 —Transformers Volume 4: Conquer and Control TPB is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.
• Dec 10 —Void Rivals Volume 4: First Chosen TPB is released byImage Comics andSkybound Entertainment.

vHoly Grails

Do you have any of these rare items?

• Information on theTransformers presentation at Vancouver's Expo '86
• Optimus vs.Malignus cardart
• Kiss Players radio drama episodes #38-51
• Photos of theHot Rod Go-Cart prize from the 1986 "Decipher the Decepticon" contest
• JapaneseTransformers Telephone audio adventures
• The art for "The Love Bug"
• Theclip shows added inFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
• The identity of theunknown Generation 1 animation studios
• Whoever made "Invasion Galactica"
• Recordings or summaries of thePrimeval Dawn II motion comic, screened at Wizard World Chicago in July 2002 and never again

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