Skywave is an Autobot Micromaster from the Zone portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

His ride was Broadside's best friend.

Skywave (スカイウェイブ Sukaiweibu) is an incredibly busy bot. With most of the Autobot Micromasters being land-based units, Skywave takes up the slack in being an expert fighter in the air, on the sea, and even in space, thanks to his transforming aircraft carrier/jet vehicle. In fact, he's so busy and stretched so thin at times, he has special dispensation for a vacation once every month just to recuperate.

Fiction

Zone story pages

When the ocean-covered world of Wall was attacked by Oceanic Fish General King Poseidon and Dinosaur General Trypticon, Victory Saber charged into battle, but was quickly overwhelmed. Luckily, the four commanders, Overload, Erector, Missile Bull, and Skywave arrived to save him. Commanding the Off Road, Jet, and Race Car Patrol Teams, they arrived in time to save the drowning citizens of Wall, rescue Victory Saber and beat back the Decepticons. Zone Part 3

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

It's a guy that can turn into a plane flying another plane. Some would say, "Why?" But I would say, "GUNS".

• Skywave (Micro TF DX, 1990)

• ID number: C-340
• Accessories: Aircraft carrier/jet vehicle, 2 cannons

Released in the Zone portion of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline, Skywave is identical to the Hasbro-release Decepticon Flattop, transforming into a purple-and-gray F4 Phantom fighter jet. He has functional landing gear wheels in the rear, but has a peg in place of the front landing gear. Skywave is unusual for a Micro TF DX (Deluxe) in that he is not a "towing" vehicle with a large trailer accessory, but a fully-independent vehicle on his own with a fully-independent, non-towed aircraft carrier transport.

The carrier transforms into a "Battle Mode" jet, with the bow runways folding out as the wings. Skywave can either clip into the open cockpit area while standing or sit inside, with a "control bar" keeping him from falling out. The large laser cannons can be mounted on either the large wings or the smaller rear wings. The wheels that were once on the carrier deck now serve as the wheels for the jet mode.

• More information on Skywave (well, Flattop) at TFU.info