Sky Lynx (WFC Trilogy)

NOTE: This article is about the War for Cybertron Trilogy version of Sky Lynx, for the other versions, go to the main page.

Do-gooder
Full Name	Sky Lynx
Alias(es)	None
Origin	War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Occupation	Autobot
Powers / Skills	No information
Hobby	No information
Goals	Claiming himself as a bearer of the Matrix of Leadership (formerly)
Family	No information
Friends / Allies	Autobots: Optimus Prime
Enemies	Dcepticons: Megatron Alpha Trion (formerly)
Type of Hero	No information

Sky Lynx is a fictional character from the Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy, a unique Cybertronian with two distinct forms. He was initially a powerful and arrogant Autobot, due to his initial rivalry with Alpha Trion, believing himself worthy of the Matrix of Leadership, but after being exiled and reflecting on his actions, he became more humble and self-sacrificing, ultimately helping Optimus Prime and the Autobots.

He was voiced by Sean Wright.

History

Past

Many years before the war, the arrogant and powerful Sky Lynx relentlessly pursued Alpha Trion across Cybertron. He believed himself worthy of the Matrix of Leadership due to his ability to sense it. However, Alpha Trion denied him, stating that the Matrix must only choose its bearer. Sky Lynx attacked Alpha Trion in retaliation, leading to his exile to the Dead Universe. During his exile, Sky Lynx dwelled on his past actions and absolved, becoming more humble and guilt-ridden of the arrogant power-hungry being he once was. He also learned how he could hear all that went on within the Dead Universe. To those living outside of the Dead Universe, Sky Lynx became the stuff of myth.

Transformers: War for Cybertron - Earthrise

When the Ark wound up in the Dead Universe, Sky Lynx presented himself to Optimus Prime, the current bearer of the Matrix. Revealing to Prime that he was not the same as he had been long ago, Sky Lynx deemed the Autobot leader as being far more worthy of the Matrix than himself had once been. Optimus explained to him that the Autobots were in the Dead Universe because of how he sent the AllSpark away from Cybertron to prevent it from falling into Megatron's hands, while Sky Lynx revealed his long mission as well—his quest to calm the inner storm that drove him to banishment. Alpha Trion's punishment gave him time to become more stoic and to relinquish his craving for the power of the Matrix. Now, he only seeks redemption for his past behavior, and to be freed from the Dead Universe. He informed Optimus that in order for the Ark to escape the Dead Universe, he must learn to control the chaos within himself. Optimus and Sky Lynx viewed the former's past with Alpha Trion, Megatron, and Ultra Magnus, the horrors of the Great War, his mind's eye of what could have been, and his greatest fears.

Sky Lynx explained that Optimus' thoughts were clouded with blame, a contribution to his inner chaos, and that the future was unwritten. To prove this, he showed Prime his own demise and a possible future where he fell to darkness as Nemesis Prime.

With their journey complete, Sky Lynx implored Prime to use the Matrix to escape the Dead Universe by blasting a hole in reality. However, as the Ark prepared to escape, the Nemesis arrived, and when Megatron unleashed a volley of dark power in order to destroy the Autobots, Sky Lynx sacrificed himself, taking the full brunt of the beam, giving the Autobots enough time to escape before he was reduced to golden dust and the Ark fell through the rift.