Skids was an Autobot and the twin brother of Mudflap, the results of a split Spark between them. Like Mudflap, Skids was hyperactive and pretty much the Cybertronian version of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
History[]
Revenge of the Fallen film[]
Some time after hearing Optimus Prime's rallying call but before making it to Skids, and Mudflap were kidnapped by Thundercracker and taken to an unspecified Decepticon outpost. There, unscrupulous Decepticon medic Flatline attempted to forcibly reprogram them into loyal Decepticon soldiers, but all he ended up doing was knocking out a good chunk of their intellect and reasoning skills. They probably would've spent the rest of their days locked up and experimented on if a recently upgraded Arcee had not sprung them from their cell. Even though they didn't understand everything the silly biker ladies were saying, Skids and Mudflap let Arcee escort them both to their stolen ship, past hordes of drones, Flatline and Thundercracker himself before the outpost self-destructed.
Skids and his brother were part of a taskforce deployed in Shanghai to root out Decepticon activity. In their combined ice cream truck alternate mode, they rolled through the evacuated zone, taunting and trying to lure out the Decepticons in the area. When the Decepticons did show themselves, they gave chase to the escaping Sideways. However, their slow and ungainly choice of vehicle could not keep up with the fugitive, and they rounded a corner too sharply, tearing their combined form in half. Even though Mudflap took the blame for the separation, Skids still berated (and smacked) his brother for his failure. Skids reminded his brother that they were in a combat situation and wondered what was wrong with him.
Upon arrival at Diego Garciaand N.E.S.T. headquarters, the twins received new, separate alternate modes. A fight broke out between the two of them over which vehicle they wanted, and Skids "called" the Beat, resigning Mudflap to the form of a Trax.
Later, the twins, along with the other NEST-allied Autobots, were dispatched to look for Sam Witwicky when Decepticons were detected heading towards his college. After Optimus Prime was killed by Megatron , the twins helped the Autobot force fight off the Decepticon leader and Starscream, allowing Sam, Leo Spitz, Mikaela Banes and Bumblebee to make good their escape. Skids and Mudflap met up with Bumblebee and the humans, and together they fled to a remote location. After teasing Leo for a while for his panic attack, Sam inquired whether one of them could interpret the Cybertronic symbols he had become obsessed with, but the twins claimed that they couldn't read the ancient Language of the Primes, and weren't much into reading, anyway.
With the help of the Decepticon Wheelie and former Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons, the group made their way to the Smithsonian, where the humans reactivated the venerable ex-Decepticon Jetfire. He teleported them all to Egypt before telling them the tale of the original Primes, the Star Harvester, which had the potential to destroy all life on Earth, and finally, the Matrix of Leadership, the key to activating the harvester, and possibly the only thing that could bring Optimus Prime back to life. When the Matrix could not be found at the ruins of Petra, the twins began arguing with each other over why they were following Sam, which soon escalated into physical violence. As their brawl nearly crushed the humans, Bumblebee picked up the twins in each hand, slammed them together, and threw them outside the ruins, which Skids considered to be just rude. Fortunately, their bickering created a hole in the wall where the Tomb of the Primes lay, and with it, the Matrix.
Making their way back to the Pyramids where NEST waited with Optimus Prime's body, the group came under attack by Starscream. Mudflap, Skids, Leo and Simmons acted as a decoy to lure the Decepticons away from Sam and Mikaela. Unfortunately, they attracted the attention of the Constructicons, who combined into Devastator and attacked by vacuuming up loose objects such as sand, cars, and Mudflap. As Skids mourned the loss of his twin, Simmons realized that the safest place to be was directly under the giant. But Mudflap had survived being vacuumed up by Devastator, and to escape he had blasted a hole through its head. To buy the humans time to escape, Skids clambered up Devastator's right forepaw to assist Mudflap. Skids threw a cable to Mudflap, who grabbed it and swung off Devastator's head onto his arm. However, once they landed, Mudflap accidentally shot Skids in the face, knocking them off the arm and knocking out Skids' gold tooth in the process. At Megatron's command, Devastator continued onto the Great Pyramid of Giza. Skids and Mudflap were not seen in Egypt again.
Dark of the Moon film[]
Skids and Mudflap were originally scripted to feature in Dark of the Moon, but their appearances were cut from the finished film, save for very brief shot.
Skids and Mudflap could be spotted in vehicle mode at the end of an Autobot convoy as the team rolled into the hangar of NEST's Washington, D.C. base.
Age of Extinction film[]
In third film in a conversation with Charlotte Mering, Seymour Simmons said that only nine Autobots would be deported from Earth (apparently forgetting about Wheelie and Brains). Which is probably a reference to the death of the Twins, or that they are not mentioned because they were deleted from the film. In any case, the mention on Attinger deck cards that they are alive is a mistake. Since it contradicts the words said by Seymour Simmons in the third part.
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Skids was not listed as "deceased" (mistakely?) by the CIA taskforce, Cemetery Wind.
Tales of the Fallen - Arcee[]
Some time after hearing Optimus Prime's rallying call but before making it to Earth, Skids and Mudflap were kidnapped by Thundercracker and taken to an unspecified Decepticon outpost. There, unscrupulous Decepticon medic Flatline attempted to forcibly reprogram them into loyal Decepticon soldiers, but all he ended up doing was knocking out a good chunk of their intellect and reasoning skills. They probably would've spent the rest of their days locked up and experimented on if a recently upgraded Arcee had not sprung them from their cell. Even though they didn't understand everything the silly biker ladies were saying, Skids and Mudflap let Arcee escort them both to their stolen ship, past hordes of drones, Flatline and Thundercracker himself before the outpost self-destructed.
Arrived on Earth[]
Skids and Mudflap arrived on Earth as part of Autobot reinforcements that Optimus Prime with Topspin, Leadfoot, Roadbuster, Sideswipe, Arcee, Chromia and Elita-One on the Wreckers ship Xantium. The ship and the Wreckers stayed behind in NASA.
Alliance[]
They both chose the combined form of an old, beat-up ice cream truck. The newly arrived Autobots joined the human-Transformer military alliance NEST and began training in earnest on Diego Garcia, but soon had to be deployed to Shanghai, China.
Revenge of the Fallen Adaptation[]
Nefarious[]
Skids and Mudflap were in Seattle with NEST tracking the Decepticon straggler, Alice. They helped guide her stolen RV right into Sideswipe's sights, and he then impaled the "girl" in her seat.
Later, when Theodore Galloway and his unit were attacked by Ransack en route to investigate the mysterious activities of the enigmatic Initiative at Hoover Dam, the Autobots dispatched Skids and Mudflap to Galloway's aid. Together, they held Ransack off until a NEST strike team could arrive and finish him off. The Twins then accompanied Galloway and the soldiers to Hoover Dam, and while the Initiative forces had already cleared out, Skids and Mudflap realized what they had been after: residal energy from the AllSpark that had been kept there. To uncover the Initiative's secret goals, the Autobot soon allied themselves with Soundwave, and followed his lead to the Initiative's base of operations in Crater Lake, Oregon. Skids and Mudflap were deployed to attack the base from the east; when they were met with resistance in the form of the Initiative's troops, they took them out of the equation by disabling the advanced weaponry they were wielding with precision blasts. He and Mudflap then worked as back-up for Bumblebee's team of cadets in the final battle at Crater Lake.
Rising Storm[]
When NEST discovered that Starscream was selling Transformer weaponry to humans, a sting operation was staged in which Theodore Galloway would pose as a buyer to lure the Decepticons in. When Skystalker, Divebomb and Fearswoop took the bait, the Twins joined Arcee, her sisters, and the human forces of NEST in tackling them. Fearswoop surrendered while the other Decepticons were killed.
After Sam Witwicky contacted NEST as Philadelphia was beign attacked by Decepticons, the Twins joined Prime and the other Autobots in helping the boy. Skids and Mudflap survived the battle when the Driller took Shockwave away.
Dark of the Moon Adaptation[]
Skids and Mudflap were present at NEST's Washington base during Optimus Prime's conversation with Charlotte Mearing about the moon landings.
Later, the Twins were on hand when Sentinel Prime revealed that he was in league with the Decepticons and killed Ironhide. As Sentinel turned his weapon toward Bumblebee, Skids charged forward to stop the treacherous Autobot, but wound up taking the full force of the blast himself and perished. But before he died, Skids last word's to Mudflap was "Sorry, bro … guess I wasn’t … as smart … as I thought … sor—" as he crumbled into dust under the effects of the Cosmic Rust. Skids's death sent Mudflap into a rage, but even his righteous anger could not make him a match for Sentinel, and he too met his ends moments later.
Toy bios[]
Skids and his brother idolise Optimus Prime and the other great Autobot heroes, and joined the battle on Earth solely to be part of their crew.[2] In an early mission, however, they found themselves used as guinea pigs for experimental combination technology; trying to stay combined in their gestalt vehicle mode took up more of their focus than fighting Decepticons![3]
Believing himself to be the "smart one" of the twins, Skids constantly tries to impress Autobot High Command with his inane, random babbling about everything insightful comments about things.[4] This chatter blows any stealth mission he's part of, so Ironhide has cunningly assigned Skids and his brother to create diversions (far, far away from him).[5]
Skids thought of himself as pretty capable, yet Mikaela was a better driver than he is. Concentrating on squeezing every last bit of power out of his engine while she takes the wheel, even the fastest and most powerful Decepticons have trouble keeping up with them.[6]
Oil Pan may be crazy good driving skills, but he was not used to dealing with someone as unpredictable as Skids. He was more than happy to cause total chaos on the freeway, as long as it meant catching his quarry. While the other Autobots wish Skids was more careful, at least he gets the job done.[7]
During Sideways's sojourn into the Autobot camp, Skids and Mudflap became suspicious and reverted to their old ice cream truck form to keep track of him. Having discovered Sideways's treachery, they planned to prove their worth by defeating him on their own![8]
Having grown up a lot since the battle against The Fallen, Skids has learned a little bit about keeping his mouth shut. He has also spent months being trained by Ironhide on how to effectively handle himself in a fight.[9] While he has been hardened by frequent battles, Skids has also become more sensitive to the value of life thanks to his partnership with humans. He is still an eager warrior, his first priority would always be the defense of those under his protection.[10]
Skids was eventually given to Robert Epps for proper training. Skids and Epps became good friends as they both love beating up Decepticons![11]
Apparently in this timeline, Skids was killed by Sentinel Prime in 2012, just like in the early script. Because in the future, not one of his toys came out.Weapons[]
- Grappling Hook
Gallery[]
To see more images go to: Skids/Gallery
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Trivia[]
- These Autobot Characters were unfortunately removed in the later live action movies because they were thought to be offensive as well as highly offensive and didn't fit at all with highly modern all inclusive sensibilities regarding human , humans , humanity , all humanity, ironically in next movies they put stereotypes in Decepticons like Barricade or Nitro Zeus.