ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: LIEUTENANT COMMANDER

FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 36

“The best achievements are worth repeating.”

Profile: Sky Lynx is a mass of silvery steel cables ready to spring
into action at a moment’s notice. He seethes with explosive energy, rarely being
able to stand still for more than a second. If he has nothing better to do,
he will transform from one mode to another just to keep busy. When he’s in action,
instinct seemingly takes over. He moves with a fluid feline grace, and with
a purposelessness that befits one as fearless and daring as he. He basks in
the glory of battle. He believes himself superior to many of his fellow Autobots,
a feeling that he thinks is justified by his high rank and prodigious fighting
skills. He exhibits this feeling by his physical behavior: He rarely touches
the ground to stand on the same level as the other Autobots. Usually, he’s either
flying above them or else he’s perched on some structure so he can loom over
them and make them look up to him. In his puma mode, he will leap from building
to building, tree to tree, and hilltop to hilltop rather than travel on the
ground. Many of the other Autobots resent this behavior, which often causes
problems when Sky Lynx tries to command others. But generally, Sky Lynx is admired
by his fellow Autobots for his versatility, skill, and bravery. In the middle
of a war, these are the qualities that count.

Abilities: In space shuttle mode, Sky Lynx has interplanetary travel
capabilities. He can reach speeds of 30,000 mph and has a range of 40,000,000
miles. In dinobird mode, he has a maximum speed of 250 mph and a range of 3,000
miles. He can shoot a stream of fire from his mouth and hit a target up to 3
miles away. He generally uses this mode to fly in suborbital space and his shuttle
mode to fly in orbital and outer space. He is, however, far more maneuverable
and effective as a fighter in dinobird mode, so he will sometimes revert to
this mode in outer space. In puma mode, he can leap up to 1.5 miles at a time.
Rear-mounted rocket thrusters can propel him up to 40,000 feet in altitude,
allowing him to intercept and attack Decepticon jets. In all modes, he has great
strength and is impervious to all but the most powerful energy beam weapons
and artillery.

Weaknesses: Sky Lynx is prone to wasting fuel due to his habit of constantly
moving even when he has no reason to move.