The Smallest, Smartest Transformer 🛩️ G2 Skyscorcher Afterburner 

Someone must have been pretty proud to put that transformation together.

I always appreciate your ability to point out the charming parts of a transformer that's normally pretty ignored

Found memories of this little guy. We were visiting my nana in a city 2 hours away from my hometown. Dad took me around 3 different shops looking for transformers and looking at prices. I think we bought him from Farmers in Palmerston North. When we got back to nana’s house, Dad help me figure out how to transform him. Still got him to this day with his original gun. My dad passed last year so it’s nice to be reminders of this happy memory.

His alt is an F-104 Starfighter. Kind of suitable for a Decepticon as its nickname was "widowmaker" simply for the number of lost planes & pilots to accidents & faults & general difficulty to fly. Really nice transformation, though.

That G2 Afterburner appeared in Transformers Cyberverse as a conehead

Ooooh, so THAT'S where Smokejumper and Energon Screamer get it from!

It's genuinely impressive they managed to make such a wide boi out of an F-104, the jet infamously comparable to a lawn dart.

one of my absolute faves! genius transformation and highly unappreciated :)

That is a crazy fun transformation!!!

It took me until just now to realize the Cyberverse Mercenary version of Afterburner was based on this guy.

I HAD NO IDEA HE TRANSFORMED LIKE THAT, I need one

So many great memories with this little fella. He was the first bot that I ever got myself. I had a bunch of G1 hand me downs from my cousins, but Afterburner? He was all mine.

His surprise appearance in Cyberverse as a conehead repaint and one of the mercenaries was bizzare, has any Euro-G1 character had a more major showing?

Another game changer to Transformers toys.

Oh that's cool! Kind of a standard plane former design but he's got that cool G2 style and thaWAAAAHHHHHHHT THE FUCK IS THAT TRANSFORMATION HOLY SHIT

Nice! That's a wild transformation! Kinda funny that he still has the conjoined legs!

I remember this guy he's wonderful.

Oh man, I still have the Afterburner I got as a kid, and it is indeed one of the finest little Transformers I've ever had the pleasure of owning! Feels dang good when the big man puts the spotlight on one of your very favorites

G2 was WILDIN' and i have NO idea where we would be without it.

This guy and the other jets in his series are some of my favorites from G2.

These reviews always sound like someone just got their first thesaurus

That's a pretty nice transformation for a toy from this era

That transformation is just brilliant

This is way ahead of it’s time, even puts some of the core class to shame with that transformation 😭😭

*I LOVE* ❤❤❤❤ the Skyscorchers This guy and Eagle Eye are two of the best jetformers EVER

Okay, that's one sick transformation!

just realising he transforms like studio series Blitzwing :0

I’ve never seen this figure before 😮

Had this figure as a kid and loved it!

Kinda reminds me of the smokejumpers transformation in a way, not exactly but theres definitely some inspiration from one to the other. Also seeing that little auto changer really took me back: that thing was my first ever transformer. Snagged it at a KB toys way back in the day cause it was one of the last ones on the peg....also it was like $3 😅

That would have been a brilliant deco for the hunt for the rotf dirge mold

Sad we never got many those Euro Exclusive molds over here besides the sprinkling in Machine Wars. I only had Universe Soundwave and King Atlas myself. These little jets are just neat.

One of my favorite G2 figures!

Oh no, Thew has done it again! Just like with G1 skids, now I have to hunt down another toy that I didn't care about at all until this video

Here's hoping we get an updated g2 Afterburner some day, hey maybe him showing up in Cyberverse is enough of a reason

I had this guy from when I was a little kid. As an adult I thought he was a generic knock off. Colour me surprised to learn he's official!?

Well Afterburner is an F-104 Starfighter, after all.

Alright, I was today's years old when I learned that there is a F-104 Starfighter transformer, badass little guy!

Ah the skyscorchers definitely among my favourites along with the axelerators. Only had Eagle eye as a kid , and Skram and Zap (windbreaker) ftom the accelerators, something i rectified over the last 3 years. 😁

All of the Skyscorchers are pretty bril

Omg, I want this just for the fidgeting potential.

G1 Afterburner is not gonna be happy a jet stole his name and somehow made better use of it

I love the Euro G1 Cons' heads! I'd love to see them get new figures.

G2 seems to have had a thing with face piping to bad we never really saw it much after

Oh shit. So that's who these guys were, I remember having a junk condition black jetformer back in the day with no clue who he was, but I saw him in the back of that shot. So Terradive was his name...

The shorts are really working for the little diamond-in-the-rough toys with a forgotten party trick. Really enjoyed getting a quick blast of that bonkers transformation in the time it takes to chuck on a quick cuppa.

Wasn’t my favourite to begin with. But he grew on me.

Aaaaannnndddd now i bought one

Wow!

Area 88 references in the livery?

Neat.

I was waiting for the gimmick. Why are they called “skyscorchers”?

screw articulation, give him a complex transformation!

Can't be that smart if he turns into an F-104. /s Nah he's pretty cool. Modern one when, Joe Hasbro?

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