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Skids (ROTF)

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:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF Skids promo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Look, it's that robot child actor that grew up and robbed a convenience store.]]

The dopey-looking '''Skids''' spends a lot of his time arguing with his [[Twins (ROTF)|twin]] brother [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and trying to outdo him in crazy stunts, all while believing ''he's'' the responsible, level headed one. In his own mind, everything dangerous and dopey he does is simply making him a better warrior. And that means one day, one ''glorious'' day, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] will ''notice'' him! Prime even looking in his direction makes him babble, fall over, and generally fail to make an impression, but that won't stop him trying! Underneath it all, he harbors a secret fear that Mudflap is actually the superior warrior of the pair... which is probably true.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro Skids Battle Bio]</ref>

Skids' hyper-reactive optical imaging scanner allows him to process tactical information faster than ''anyone'' (except his twin). Add that to his supreme firepower and his unpredictable actions, and he's a pain in the aft for any [[Decepticon]] who wants to counter him! And that's only if they spot him. He changes alt-mode so much it's hard to keep track of him. On Earth, he's already been part of an ice-cream truck (combining with his brother), but he later [[Scanning|scanned]] a {{w|Chevrolet Spark#M300|Chevrolet Beat}} for a disguise, and, sometime after that, a {{w|Chevrolet Spark|Chevrolet Spark}}, but that's unlikely to last very long.

{{bigquote|Undercover y'all. Y'know, ya gotta blend into your surroundings, gotta be part of the landscape—OW!|A less-than-successful Skids tries to conceal himself|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Kenny]] (English), [[Tomokazu Seki]] (Japanese)|[[Zhao Zhen]] (Chinese), [[Gilbert Levy]] (European French), [[Martin Watier]] (Canadian French), [[Imre Józsa]] (Hungarian), [[Michael Pan]] (German), [[Vladimiro Conti]] (Italian), [[Alan Prieto]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Juan Antonio Soler]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Philippe Maia]] (Portuguese), [[Murat Şenol]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:ROTF-icecreamtruck.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|When the kiddies hear my bell, they all know to run like hell...]]

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 (ROTF)|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.

[[File:ROTF Twins truck robot modes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Yipee! It's Mister Whippy!]]
Upon arrival at [[Diego Garcia]] and NEST 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 {{w|Chevrolet Beat|Beat}}, resigning Mudflap to the form of a {{w|Chevrolet Trax (concept car)|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 (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was killed by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the twins helped the Autobot force fight off the Decepticon leader and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], allowing Sam, [[Leo Spitz]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|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.

[[File:ROTF movie SkidsMudflap bigmother.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Yousome people gonna die??"<br> "Yep. Wesa screwed."]]

With the help of the Decepticon [[Wheelie (ROTF)|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 (Movie)|Jetfire]]. He teleported them all to [[Egypt]] before telling them the tale of the original [[Dynasty of Primes|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 (Earth)|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.

[[File:ROTF Skids toothless.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|More or less an improvement.]]
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 [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], who [[combiner|combined]] into [[Devastator (ROTF)|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 [[Hightower (ROTF)|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 (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Devastator continued onto the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Skids's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]" "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]."}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[File:DOTM Skids, Mudflap, Que and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Skids: "Bay fired us from ''DOTM'', what a pussy!"<br/>Mudflap: "At least he [[Animation error#Continuity error|forgot to remove us from this scene]], HA!"]]
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.

Later, what appears to be Mudflap can be seen parked next to Sideswipe, when Sam comes to NEST for the first time. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Skids and Mudflap were originally scripted to feature in ''Dark of the Moon'', but their appearances were cut from the finished film, save for this ''very'' brief shot. See "adaptations" below for what they would have done if they'd made it through to the final cut.}}
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===Titan movie comics===
Skids first met [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] when they were about to be thrown into a [[smelting pool]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} He and his twin are well known for tall tales and messing about, enough so that people have stopped believing their claims. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

[[File:Titan2-1 Skids.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|You know what? ''You'' tell him he looks dopey.]]

Skids and Mudflap happily stayed on Cybertron, going through intensive training (which ''totally'' wasn't goofing off) and having extreme-sports contests. Neither wanted to leave their homeworld, and they were the only Transformers on it until [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] turned up with [[Purple generic drone|a Decepticon army]]. When they heard him mention a [[Star Harvester]], they realised they should tell someone...but Skids worked out the fastest way to do that would be in person, meaning they'd have to leave their homeworld.

The decision was made for them when the Decepticons attacked. Skids angrily blew away some of the jet-drones when they shot his brother, using an impressive missile barrage, and used transform-and-shoot moves to keep their pursuers away...but he realised this was delaying the inevitable. They fled the planet, with Skids remembering to head for Earth, the site of Optimus's message. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

[[File:Titan2 twinsbeats.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|...actually, no, tell him to ''put some clothes on. JESUS!'']]

The twins made it to [[Earth]] soon, crash-landing in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. On the way in, Mudflap hit a {{w|CN Tower|big tower}}, but Skids felt it wasn't that big a deal. They swam their way to Ball's Falls, where they picked up Earth alternate modes and set out to try and find local Autobots and warn them about the Star Harvester.

Driving along the wrong side of the Interstate (Skids wanted a challenge!), the twins were attacked by the Seeker [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], trying to kill them on [[the Fallen]]'s orders. While Skids dissed Ransack's retro alt mode, he pursued them across {{w|North by Northwest|open countryside}}. With their energon levels low, the airborne enemy kept up with the twins, and Skids soon collapsed, unable to run any further. He and his brother would've both died, if not for Bumblebee arriving and forcing the Seeker into retreat. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

[[File:Titan2-3 Mudflap face.jpg|right|thumb|"I hear you're racist now, Father! How'd you get involved in that sorta thing?"]]

Now living at [[NEST]]'s [[California]]n base with Bumblebee as their minder, Skids and Mudflap repeatedly asked to deliver their info to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]—and only Optimus, much to [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide's]] annoyance. He was more annoyed when they ambushed him (Skids tipping crates on him!) to get to Optimus...who, as it turns out, was away on a need-to-know mission anyway.

After this defeat, and with Ironhide having bluntly told them nobody believed them, they desperately asked to join in a NEST op in [[Las Vegas]]...getting turned down, because they were too crap to get involved. Annoyed with this, Skids went along with Mudflap's suggestion to go to Vegas and show Ironhide just what they could do! What they could do, it turned out, was screw up a successful mission by freeing [[Grindor (ROTF)|a captured Decepticon]] by trying to "shoot him down". Skids was left mortified. Ironhide, recognising what they were trying to do, told him that maybe they could work on training the twins not to jump in without looking, and that the trick was to learn from mistakes. The twins claimed they'd try. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

They soon wished they hadn't, as they were condemned to NEST's [[United Kingdom|Orkney Islands]] base for days of sim-com (simulated combat) training under [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. Skids had a nagging feeling this was just an excuse to keep them away from the main action, and both protested to Sideswipe that they could handle Decepticons. Him pointing out their failure with Grindor shut them up. However, the training was interrupted when [[Ravage (ROTF)|a huge metal cat monster]] broke into the base, KOed Sideswipe, and tried to eat the twins!

[[File:Titan2-4 SkidsRavage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4| That's a bad Mister Kitty!]]

They transformed and fled, drawing the creature into a trap where Skids used his weaponry to bring the roof down on it. When that failed, he deferred to and helped Mudflap carry out his plan of trapping the beast in a sim-com session on maximum setting. With that done, and with it revealed that the creature was sent after them by another Decepticon, they tried to fill in the revived Sideswipe... except the creature had gone, leaving their instructor with the view that ''they'd'' knocked him out in revenge for their training. Between that and Grindor, he thinks they're up to something... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}}

[[File:Titan2-5 twinsHEstartedit.jpg|right|thumb|Which one of you left the tap running!?]]

The twins were later taken to Diego Garcia, and ecstatic to learn Optimus was coming there! Sideswipe stated he didn't know about their info and wasn't here to talk to them, cutting off Skids as he attempted to mention the [[the Fallen|"dude they call the F-"]]. While their trainer told them how they weren't to see Prime, the twins cunningly drove off when he wasn't looking and headed for the base's runway. The mood soured when Skids noticed Mudflap was planning to pinch the credit for their intel, and soon the two of them were having a big fight and slagging match on the runway...

And so their first meeting with Optimus Prime was to be yelled at for conduct unbecoming of an Autobot warrior. (Mudflap started it!)

That was when [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] made his attack, blasting at the distracted Prime. Skids made the situation worse by accidentally tripping over Optimus, preventing him from taking control, and so Scorponok liberated the prisoner [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Sideswipe, watching from a distance, believed Skids had done that ''deliberately'', and convinced Prime that the twins were traitors: they must have helped Scorponok get here and now assisted him in his mission, on top of freeing Grindor and attacking him at Orkney! Skids and Mudflap protested they were being set up because they knew too much, but it fell on deaf ears as they were taken into custody. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

[[File:Titan6 Samabducted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|The car picks the driver.]]

Following this, the decision was made to exile the twins into orbit. A disgruntled Skids remarked they should've minded their own business and ignored the Fallen, but help was at hand... from the Decepticons? Freed by a Decepticon attack, an angry Skids realised they'd been framed ''again'' and now the Autobots would think they were massive traitors. The two went underground to clear their names, and hit on the foolproof plan of abducting [[Sam Witwicky]] from his house and pleading with him to tell their story to Optimus. All this did was cause Bumblebee to launch an attack to rescue Sam. Skids spat out the kid, remarking he'd need to clean his seats to get the organic off them, but that didn't stop Bumblebee holding him at gunpoint...

...until Soundwave arrived, gunning down the Autobot and offering the twins sanctuary in the Decepticons. Skids quickly agreed {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}, intending to get into a position where they could whallop a Decepticon and hand him over to the Autobots to clear their names. After some fun times of annoying the other Decepticons, the twins were dispatched to bring in an AWOL member; Skids was annoyed to find Mudflap didn't know they were just pretending, and hoped Soundwave would be sending a minder (either Grindor or Sideways) they could ambush.

[[File:Titan deceptitwins.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''Two of these things are not like the other...'']]

The AWOL member turned out to be Ransack. Skids quickly lied to him, saying they'd ''totally'' been sent by [[the Fallen]] to bring him in from the cold. This deception worked, until the Decepticon minders attacked... both of them! Skids ordered Mudflap after Sideways while he launched suppressive fire on Grindor and dodged each shot. Unfortunately, the chopper bugged out with Ransack held captive. While the twins had captured Sideways, Skids wasn't satisfied: he was tired of taking the fall and being pushed around. He decided they were going to go gunning for Soundwave and bring down his whole conspiracy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

[[File:Titan2-8 twinsanywaytowelcome.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95]]
Upon returning to the Phobos base, it suddenly occurred to Skids that they had no plan... but, as Mudflap wisely pointed out to him, that never stopped them before! The twins stormed the base, but initial success was undone when Starscream and Soundwave fought back. Luckily, the two Decepticons were forced to run off after Ransack, who'd fled talking about reporting to the Fallen. Skids was left feeling that they'd just seen part of a really big, confusing picture. Unfortunately, this was just a short respite, as the twins discovered just what that army massing on Cybertron had been planning: to arrive at the Phobos base en route to Earth...

The twins stood ready to make their last stand, and Skids told his brother it had been an honour to work with him... when Optimus arrived with the other Autobots! The twins had been tracked to Phobos and to their shock, the other Autobots had realised they weren't traitors and were even apologising! And with all the street cred of uncovering the Phobos base, the twins were welcomed to the Autobots' Earth division. Skids briefly wondered if they should mention "the ''Fa-''" again, but was convinced not to by Mudflap. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Tales of the Fallen Issue 6 Twins.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|Rob Schneider is... DERP!]]
Some time after hearing Optimus Prime's rallying call but before making it to Earth, Skids and Mudflap were kidnapped by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and taken to an unspecified Decepticon outpost. There, unscrupulous Decepticon medic [[Flatline (ROTF)|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 (Movie)|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. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}

[[File:Alliance04 icecreamtruck.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Skids is the one in front.]]
Skids and Mudflap arrived on [[Earth]] as part of Autobot reinforcements that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] with [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] on the [[Wrecker]]s ship [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]. The ship and the Wreckers stayed behind in [[NASA]], {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}{{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3}}. They both chose the [[combiner|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]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

Skids and Mudflap were in [[Seattle]] with NEST tracking the Decepticon straggler, [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]. They helped guide her stolen RV right into Sideswipe's sights, and he then impaled the "girl" in her seat. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

Later, when [[Theodore Galloway]] and his unit were attacked by [[Ransack (ROTF)|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. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} To uncover the Initiative's secret goals, the Autobot soon allied themselves with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|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. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} He and Mudflap then worked as back-up for Bumblebee's team of cadets in the final battle at Crater Lake. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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 (ROTF)|Skystalker]], [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|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. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

After [[Sam Witwicky]] contacted NEST as [[Philadelphia]] was beign attacked by Decepticons, the Twins joined Prime and the other Autobots in helping the boy. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Skids and Mudflap survived the battle when the [[Driller]] took [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] away. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

[[File:DOTM3 skids dies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This scan is for all you film critics out there!]]
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 (ROTF)|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 (disease)|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. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Dark of the Moon}} {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation}}
[[File:TwinsIronhideandSentinel-Actionpopups.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|This can only end well.]]
{{note|Skids's interactions with Sentinel Prime were also partially documented in "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]."}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Skids and Mudflap wanted to be characters in a strip of ''Mini Mayhem'', but wound up being late to the punch, and had to settle for a one-panel cameo. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:BackatAutobotbase-PrimeTarget.jpeg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Skids and Mudflap had been tasked with looking over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. The twins reported to Optimus that they suspected a [[new lab assistant]] working at the science lab at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. They turned out to be correct. Even after Megatron's latest plot had been foiled, and the Twins requested some time off from "spying" on Sam, Optimus informed them that their battle against the Decepticons was far from over. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Upon learning that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble, Optimus ordered Skids and the rest of the Autobots to roll out to face the Decepticons. Thanks to Soundwave's tampering with their communications, however, the Autobots arrived at an abandonned warehouse instead of where the trouble was taking place. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met with the Autobots, and led them to the correct location. The Decepticons were defeated and the Autobots cheered Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===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. {{storylink|Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class Toys|Deluxe Mudflap}} 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! {{storylink|#Deluxe Class Toys|Autobot Skids and Mudflap}}

Believing himself to be the "smart one" of the twins, Skids constantly tries to impress Autobot High Command with his <s>inane, random babbling about everything</s> insightful comments about things. {{storylink|Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class Toys|Deluxe Mudflap}} 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). {{storylink|#Robot Replicas|Robot Replica Skids}} He was eventually given to [[Robert Epps]] for proper training. Skids and Epps became good friends as they both love beating up Decepticons! {{storylink|#Human Alliance 2|Autobot Skids / Elita 1 / Sergeant Epps }}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Skids.jpg|right|thumb|75px]]
Skids celebrated as the giant [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]] was tickled to defeat. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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==Commercial appearances==
* Skids and Mudflap were present outside a [[Burger King]], and watched patiently alongside a group of [[human]] children who were waiting for a familiar [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Chevy Camaro]] to transform. Much to their chagrin, however, the car was revealed to be just "some dude's car" and not Bumblebee himself. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Burger King|Transform Your Way television commercials}}

==Games==
===''Cyberverse Battle Builder''===
Skids joined the rest of the Autobots in combating the Decepticons on battlefields on Earth, the Earth's Moon and on Cybertron. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Cyberverse Battle Builder}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:TF-ROTF-Legends-Class-Skids.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For some reason, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] has no interest in [[Triple Takeover|making him into a chair]] anytime soon.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Legends Class, [[2009]]/[[2010]])
**''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''EZ-13'''

: [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Skids is a simple, affordable small-scale toy that converts from robot into a licensed Chevy Beat. Amusingly, just like his brother Mudflap, the [[kibble]] on his arm actually works as his big deformed hand, only grossly oversized. Due to the lack of stopping points on the head piece, Skids is prone to looking up if not transformed properly.

:The prototype photos of his robot mode depicts his unpaintable joints being molded/painted in the same green as the rest of his body.

:Skids was also available individually in Japan as part of the blindpacked EZ Collection line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegSkids/skids.htm More information on Legends Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TargetLegendsOffroadSkids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because what you want when you're offroading is a front-drive hatchback city car.]]
*'''Rally Mudflap and Offroad Skids''' (Legends Class multi-pack, 2010)

:This redeco of Legends Skids features white stripes, yellow headlights and various other changed details. He was packaged with a redecoed Mudflap as a [[Target]] exclusive two-pack, and was part of the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegOffroadSkids/skids.htm More information on Legends Offroad Skids at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:ROTFtoy-SkidsDeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kids, never try to deflect a fusion cannon blast with your face.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RA-10'''

:Skids was released as part of the second wave of deluxe class ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' action figures. He transforms into a green Chevy Beat Concept car with black stripe designs on either side and a black hood. His vehicle form features transparent blue windows. In robot mode, Skids features a "[[Mech Alive]]" [[gimmick]] that makes the fenders on the sides of his chest push out and his head move forward when the front grill is pushed inwards. Moving the head up and down through this gimmick may suggest it's meant to make him appear as though he is talking, but the packaging only says "Moving Armor Panels".

:Skids's right arm is larger than his left, just like his movie counterpart's. It features a small cannon that, when pressed, both makes the cannon stick out in a position more suitable for firing and activates Skids's "Punching Robot Fist" action. Despite this, his right hand is surprisingly poseable.

:Skids originally came with unpainted teeth cast in green plastic. A [[variant|running change variant]] adds gold paint for one tooth and white paint for the other one.<ref name="deluxeteeth">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/revenge-of-the-fallen/skids/1818/1/41/ Both variants of Deluxe Class Autobot Skids with painted and unpainted teeth at Seibertron.com]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Skids/skids.htm More information on Deluxe Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-Skids-and-Mudflap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey look, it's the robot child actor who grew up and ''became'' a convenience store.]]
*'''Autobot Skids And Mudflap''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RA-20'''

:This two-pack of the twin Autobot brothers can combine into a single, old-fashioned ice cream truck. The vehicle splits in half right down the middle of its chassis (similar to how it does in the film) to create the two small robot forms. Other than the transformation, the toy features no [[gimmick]]s.

:Mudflap's heels are too thick for his feet to fold up properly in vehicle mode, though this can be fixed by trimming them. Also, this toy may be the first Transformer to feature the typeface Comic Sans, which is used to write "MADE FRESH FOR YOU" across both front wheel hubs. But that's on Skids's half, so Mudflap is partly absolved here.

:The ice cream truck features unpainted rust detailing.

:Amusingly, the ice cream truck accommodates [[Human Alliance]] human figures ''really'' well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/IceCreamSkids/skids.htm More information on ice cream truck Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTFDesertVersionSkidsAndMudflap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Muddy Skids. Wait, ew.]]
*'''Desert Version Skids''' (Deluxe Class, 2009)

:This version of Skids has a sandblasted deco to closer match his onscreen appearance during the scenes in Egypt. It is only available in Japan with purchase of the Revenge of the Fallen DVD.

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[[File:TRUShanghaiShowdownSkidsAndMudflap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The good, the bad, the rusty.]]
*'''Shanghai Showdown''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:The twins in this set have additional decals for you to put on (save for the "suck my popsicle" slogan) and painted rust and "Caution Children" for the ice cream truck mode. They come with a redecoed version of [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TRUSkids/skids.htm More information on Shanghai Showdown Skids at TFU.info]''
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:ROTF FAB Missile Blast Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not going to pick up any [[Charlene (cowgirl)|cowgirls]] any time soon.]]
*'''Missile Blast Skids''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:[[Fast Action Battlers]] Missile Blast Skids is quite similar in transformation engineering to [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Plasma Punch/Plasma Blast Bumblebee]], and even has a similar [[gimmick]] in having one arm being a spring-loaded projectile launcher.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABSkids/skids.htm More information on Missile Blast Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-toy FAB OffroadSkids.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rally Mudflap & Offroad Skids''' (Fast Action Battler two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A [[redeco]] of Missile Blast Skids with different details, such as silver on the back of his car mode, Autobot insignias on his doors and his name on his windshield.

:This figure was only available in a two-pack alongside [[Mudflap (ROTF)#FAB2Pack|Rally Mudflap]]. So far, this two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Australia. Despite misconceptions based on early solicitations, it appears these figures were never intended to be released individually.
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====''Human Alliance''====
{{anchor|haskids2009}}[[File:ROTFtoy-SkidsHumanAlliance.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Then again...]]
*'''Autobot Skids / Arcee / Mikaela Banes''' (Human Alliance, 2009)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RA-25'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Human Alliance Skids comes with a transforming figure of [[Arcee (Movie)#Human Alliance|Arcee]], as well as a posable figure of [[Mikaela Banes]] that can fit inside in Skids's vehicle mode, plugging into either of his seats via a small hole in her back. In robot mode, Skids' seats end up on his arms, and Mikaela can still sit in either of them. Skids' right arm also features a spring-loaded missile launcher that can rotate into place in front of the seat, with flip-up firing controls for Mikaela to take charge of. Mikaela can also stand on a small flip-up platform behind Skids (via peg-holes on her feet), manning a small non-firing minigun that flips out over the top of Skids' head. Additionally, Skids' palms each contain a peg, meaning Mikaela can securely stand or sit on her big buddy's hands.

:Finally, pressing down on the middle gray piece above Skids' eyes opens and closes his mouth, to simulate a talking motion.

:There is a small [[Show-accuracy|inaccuracy]] in the design of the toy's robot mode, being that the CGI robot's model doesn't have door wings; the doors cannot be hidden without modification. The primary weapons of HA Skids and HA Mudflap are also switched, being that the grappling hook actually belongs to Skids, while the gun belongs to Mudflap, instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/HASkids/skids.htm More information on Human Alliance Skids at TFU.info]''
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====''Gravity Bots''====
[[File:ROTF GravityBots Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From car to novelty trash can in the blink of an eye!]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)

:An extremely simplified version of Skids with a small tab on the bottom of his feet that when he placed on his feet will automatically transform him to robot mode. There is also one on his back side that when placed upon will transform him to his vehicle mode.

:Like the second half of the Gravity bots figures, Skids is not released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/GBSkids/skids.htm More information on Gravity Bots Skids at TFU.info]''
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====''Robot Replicas''====
[[File:ROTF-toy RobotReplicas Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Robot Replicas, 2009)

:[[Robot Replicas]] Skids is a non-transforming, highly posable toy intended to be more accurate to Skids's CGI robot mode than transforming toys are capable of. Skids is approximately five inches tall and features articulation at his neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, knees and feet. He also sports an arm cannon permanently attached to his right forearm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RRSkids/skids.htm More information on Robot Replica Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:TF2010toyline LegendsTunerSkids.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.66|The white...]]
*'''Tuner Skids''' (Legends Class, 2010)

:Tuner Skids is a [[redeco]] of ROTF [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Autobot Skids, colored similarly to Fast Action Battlers Offroad Skids.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegTunerSkids/skids.htm More information on Legends Tuner Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZDeliverySkids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Skid-Zette.]]
*'''Delivery Skids''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:Delivery Skids is a redeco of Legends Class Skids in pink and white, referencing his and Mudflap's ice cream truck form. This toy was only available in Japan.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:TF2010-toy DeluxeTunerSkids.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|... and the black.]]
*'''Tuner Skids''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)

: Tuner Skids is a [[redeco]] of ROTF Deluxe Class Autobot Skids (Chevrolet Beat version) in black and a darker shade of green. His license plate says "1H8CONS," and on the back is a bumper sticker that reads "I helped make the Fallen falled!" While stock photography shows the figure has one gold painted tooth and one silver one, the figure actually has both teeth painted silver.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TunerSkids/skids.htm More information on Deluxe Tuner Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TargetHighSpeedSpyBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In hindsight, this is kinda morbid.]]
*'''High-Speed Spy Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Target]]-exclusive two pack (or three pack, depending on [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|how you count]]) features a redecoed [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] and the ice-cream truck mode of Mudflap and Skids, which replaces most of the robot mode white plastic on the originals with a rusty brown, adds even more rusty paint applications than the earlier "Shanghai Showdown" version and omits the comic-sans "Made fresh for you" on the front wheel wells of the truck.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/TargetSkids/skids.htm More information on High-Speed Spy Battle Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:DOTM Cyberverse Skids toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Right out of that one second he was in the movie!]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (Cyberverse Legion, [[2011]])
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''005'''

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion Skids is a retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Autobot Skids, retaining his Chevrolet Beat concept car mode from the previous movie compared to his brother Mudflap's updated Chevrolet Spark vehicle mode. However, Skids' packaging refers to his vehicle mode as a "Chevrolet Spark Concept Mode". The smaller hand on this figure has been remolded to accommodate weapons from other Cyberverse figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/LegSkids/skids.htm More information on Cyberverse Skids at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:DOTM Deluxe Skids toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Screw'' being in disguise, he's getting rush hour traffic out of his way ''by any means''.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''TakaraTomy ID Number:'' '''DA07'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Hand Blaster/Double-Barreled Cannon

: Part of the first wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] Deluxe-Class toys, Autobot Skids transforms from a black Chevrolet Spark with narrow green stripes into a stumpy robot with big feet. He is a smaller and less articulated, but more stable and <s>movie-accurate</s> comic-accurate figure, and comes with a Hand Blaster that transforms into a Double-Barreled Cannon when the scope is pulled. He features seven MechTech ports in total, with two ports on the roof in vehicle mode, one for each of his hands, one each on the underside and the sculpted panel on his right arm, one on the foldable panel on his left arm, and one port on his back to allow the weapon to be mounted over his head.

: His weapon was redecoed into the weapons of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SpecialistRatchet|Specialist Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Streetside Bot Brawl Bumblebee]]. It is also similar to the MechTech weapon of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]], although that is an entirely new mold.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Skids/skids.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Skids at TFU.info]''
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====''Human Alliance''====
[[File:DOTM Human Alliance Skids Epps.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|How can Skids be racist? He's hanging out with [[Robert Epps|the only serious black guy in the entire series]].]]
*'''Autobot Skids / Elita-1 / Tech Sergeant Epps''' (Human Alliance, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:''Dark of the Moon'' Human Alliance Skids is a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy in his new colors, and now comes with a figure of [[Robert Epps]] to drive him instead of Mikaela. The included Arcee toy was redecoed into [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/HASkids/skids.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Human Alliance Skids at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====RPMs - ''Robot Powered Machines''====
[[File:ROTFtoy-SkidsRPM.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I ran myself over!]]
*'''Mudflap vs Autobot Skids''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2009)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''
**''Number:'' '''04 of 08'''

: Number four in a series of eight [[Robot Powered Machines]] Mini-Vehicle versus packs, Skids is packaged against his twin, Mudflap. He's an untransformable Hot Wheels-like car, unless you count his robot mode being sculpted and painted onto the underside of him. On some, his name is printed backwards and upside down.

: This toy is also available with the Devastator Showdown track set.

: So yeah, the Mini-Vehicle pack is marked as a "vs" set instead of "&" despite consisting of two Autobot twin brothers. Maybe it was a reference to their occasional feud?

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*'''Autobot Skids''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2010)
**''Series:'' '''Combat Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''04 of 04'''

: An individual release of Battle Series Skids.

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*'''Devastator Showdown''' (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle Track Set, 2009)

: A Mini-Vehicle of Skids also comes with this [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]-themed race track set.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RobotHeroes SkidsMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"My head is bigger than your cannon!"]]
*'''Autobot Skids and Megatron''' (2009)

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Skids is a [[super deformed]] figure with limited articulation in his neck and shoulders. He came in a two-pack with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' robot mode Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:rotf desertdevastation rh.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Give me your fac—oh wait, wrong article.]]
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2010)

:Both Skids and Mudflap are sculpted in their vehicle modes for this box-set that also includes [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] and [[William Lennox]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHVMSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' vehicle mode Skids at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Robotheroestwinswidewaysprimedemolishorsideswipe.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[B.O.T. (episode)|Pink smoke?]] Should probably get that looked at.]]
*'''Shanghai Shootout''' (Multi-pack, 2010)
:Shanghai Shootout replicates the opening action scene from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', featuring figurines of [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and Skids in their combined ice cream truck mode, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (vehicle mode), [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (vehicle mode). Demolishor is a slightly-oversized figure and the centerpiece of the box set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/RHVMIceCreamSkidsMudflap/skidsmudflap.htm More information on ''Robots Heroes'' ice cream truck Skids and Mudflap at TFU.info]''

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===''Speed Stars''===
[[File:SpeedStars LightsSounds Skids.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|You shouldn't be able to moon someone in car mode, but Skids has ''found'' a way.]]
*'''Autobot Skids''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Lights & Sounds'''

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' Lights & Sounds Skids is a cute and round Chevy Beat with various playing sounds and flashing lights. Like the toys in the Robot Powered Machines line, it doesn't transform, but features a sculpted robot mode on its underside.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SSLSSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Speed Stars'' Skids at TFU.info]''
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==Controversy==
From watching ''Revenge of the Fallen'', it should be pretty obvious that the depiction of the Twins is rooted in racist stereotypes of African-Americans. Their illiteracy in [[Cyberglyphics]] is framed as "never learnin' to read", they speak in an overall stereotypical manner, and are generally shown to not be very clever and quick to violence. Furthermore, compared to the other Autobots (and even fellow black-coded movie Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]), their designs are visibly more hunched and ugly, with disfigured faces and a gold buck tooth on Skids. [[Tales of the Fallen issue 6|One later attempt]] to "smooth over" the problem would reveal that the pair act the way they do due to them being brain damaged, which only exacerbates the issue.

What's unclear is where exactly this imagery originated from: writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] claimed to have been following [[Michael Bay|Michael Bay’s]] lead on the character, while Bay stated that it came from a piece of improv by actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]]. Though Kenny, who is white, declined to comment when interviewed, Wilson, who is black, stated that they had been given direction to play the twins as "wannabe gangster types". This was apparently supposed to play off the fact that, as alien robots who had learned human language and culture from the internet, they could not be black, with Wilson likening them to white rappers like {{w|Kevin Federline}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132026/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Transformers' Jive-Talking Robots Raise Race Issues - The Huffington Post]</ref> What this means for Jazz, as well as the [[Brains|other]] [[Mohawk|characters]] Wilson has played, is unknown. Whatever the intent, nobody involved seems to want to be tied to the issue. Orci and Kurtzman have attempted to distance themselves from the characters, stating that the stereotypes weren't in their script.<ref>[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to claims of racism on ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Film School Rejects, June 24, 2009]</ref> For whatever reason, the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel, written by Alan Dean Foster and based on Orci and Kurtzman’s screenplay, only depicts ''Skids'' as the film-accurate slang-talker, while Mudflap speaks like any other Autobot, albeit with a thick lisp. Meanwhile, [[Simon Furman]]'s ''Revenge of the Fallen'' material has ''both'' of the twins using less slang; presumably, Furman likely did not wish to try his hand at "street".

Whatever the intended direction for the characters, the "wannabe gangster" shtick really doesn't come across in the finished project. Ultimately, the Twins' portrayal was widely deemed pretty disgusting, and the resultant public backlash was likely what led the studio to quietly drop the pair partway into the filming of ''Dark of the Moon''. While their intended role in the film survived into that film's [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book adaptation]], the Twins are not present in any future movie stories, and are indeed conspicuous by their absence in the cross-film ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline.

==Notes==
*The ice cream truck is apparently based on a heavily customized 1930s Chevrolet truck.{{fact|confirmation needed}} [[Ben Procter]] apparently lifted the color scheme and deco for his early concept design for the ice cream truck<ref name="procterrotf">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's ROTF concept art at Concept Art World.]</ref> ''directly'' off a photo of an [[Australia]]n ice cream truck that had been added to the Wikipedia article for "ice cream van" in February 2006,<ref name="wikipediaice">{{w|File:Ice Cream Truck Sydney Australia - crop.png|Photo of an Australian ice cream truck at Wikipedia, added in February 2006.}}</ref> down to identical placement and design of the fonts and graphics. The details were later slightly tweaked for the final design that can be seen in the movie... but only very slightly so.
*One of the decals on the ice cream truck's side that was created specifically for the movie reads "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]] suck my popsicle." Classy. Too bad the toy does not. (Because, you know, for kids...)
**A "censored" version of the movie is rumored to exist with the aforementioned text edited out, with the somewhat nonsensical result of "[[File:Symbol decept reg.png|15px]]           popsicle". This version was supposedly shown in some theaters even though other theaters in the same market apparently got the uncensored version. The more likely explanation for this would be that different theaters simply used different lightings settings, which effectively rendered the words "suck my" (which were written in dark red on a black backdrop to begin with) invisible, with no actual intention of "censorship" behind it.
[[File:ROTFSmartCarTwinConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Skids and Mudflap would never get their Larry.]]
*In the brief scenes that the twins appear in robot mode while still in their ice cream truck-[[kibble]]d robot forms, both have four wheels present due to the redressing of their individual car-based robot CGI models. The wheels are considerably wider than the ones present on the ice cream truck too.
**Also, in the scanning scene, Skids is very briefly seen changing from the full ice cream truck into a fetal positioned robot in a literal flash of light. This is most likely due to the pair having very little screentime in those forms meaning proper transformations weren't animated. Him being the full truck however can definitely be considered an error.
**Speaking of transformations not being animated, the pair both proceed to curl up into a ball and turn into their new forms with the same burst of light, just as Skids did in his transformation mere seconds ago.
*The Twins' final alternate modes in the film, the Chevrolet Beat (Skids) and Chevrolet Trax (Mudflap), were designed by General Motors as small car concept vehicles. At one point in the film's pre-production, another small car, the [[Mercedes-Benz]] {{w|Smart (automobile)|Smart}}, was evidently considered as an option for a film character; concept art of a "third twin" based on it appears in various sections of the ''Revenge'' DVD special features, always in close proximity to concept art of Skids and Mudflap. Whether it was meant to be a third character related to Skids and Mudflap or if it was supposed to be used in place of one of them is unknown. What '''is''' known is that [[Hasbro]] has had great difficultly in the past trying to get likeness licenses from German automakers, which is probably why the vehicle/character was dropped.
*In their combined ice cream truck mode, the Twins sport the [[license plate]] "KDM 814". A minor variant of this, "KDM 0814" with an extra "0", was later used for the life-sized Bumblebee prop on various displays from 2009 up until at least 2011. For the individual cars, two different sets of license plates were apparently used, either "Beat" and "Trax" referencing their car models or "Skids" and "Mudflap", with the latter two being featured more prominently in the movie (the "BEAT" plate can be seen briefly during the New York City scene, and it's ''possible'' the "TRAX" plate was used for the same scene, although the car's plate is offscreen during that scene). All four plates were auctioned off in October 2009.<ref name="licenseauct">[http://www.icollector.com/Autobots-Skids-and-Mudfap-s-license-plates-from-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen_i8633012 Mudflap and Skids license plates for auction] at icollector.com</ref> The auction claims that the plates referring to their car models were used in vehicle mode, while those identifying the two Autobots by name were used in robot mode... which is ''directly'' refuted by screencaps from the movie included with the auction, which show the robot name plates on the cars in vehicle mode. Also, the two ''real'' Chevrolet Beat and Trax cars the Twins scan already feature individualized license plates sporting their robot names. Huh.
*Skids' left hand has three fingers while his right has four.
*The Chevrolet Beat, Skids's upgraded [[alternate mode]], went into production in 2011 as the Chevrolet Spark.

*Amusingly, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Hasbro's Battle Bio] for Skids lists his arch-enemy as... [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]].
*Skids's name is only mentioned once on-screen (by Mudflap right before he loses his grip on Skids when Devastator is trying to suck them up).
* The Twins were originally supposed to return for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010,<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref> the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a brief shot). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comic, Skids is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)|Sideswipe]] helmet.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skids''' (スキッズ ''Skizzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shāchē''' (刹车, "Brake")

==References==
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[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Human Alliance]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
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Rage (IDW)

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{{Comicstory
|series=monstrosity|issueno=4
|prev=Faces of Darkness
|next=Fallout (issue)
|caption=
|image=Monstrosity4.jpg
|title="Rage"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[April 10]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=
|story by=[[Chris Metzen]] &<br/>[[Flint Dille]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#4 million BCE|Before the war]]
}}
'''The Autobots face off against Scorponok's loyalists while the Dynobots try to make good their escape.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Autobot]]s descend upon the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], following the tip-off given them by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. With the [[Decepticon]]s occupied, the Dynobots flee the scene of the crime. However, [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] considers this a personal slight and orders [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] to guard [[Octane|Tankor]] while he pursues the fleeing renegades. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gives chase and offers [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] a chance at apprehending the wanted terrorists. Dai Atlas responds that his role in the raid is merely as a neutral observer. Deeper in the refinery the Decepticons catch up to the Dynobots by blasting through a wall. [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] berates Scorponok for the cowardice of hiding behind artillery, and engages the Decepticon in single combat, harking back to their gladiatorial days.

Meanwhile on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] reaches the corroded shores of the [[Acid Sea]], dragging Pentius along with him. The [[Quintesson]] urges caution, as the caustic fluids are enough to eat through even armor plating. Megatron reminds Pentius that the chain he bears means that he will take the Quintesson down with him. This proves to be unfounded as a [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] attacks Megatron, causing him to immediately let go of the chain.

Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Scorponok taunts Grimlock for his wasted potential. This proves to be unwise, as the Dynobot promptly impales the braggart, following with severing Scorponok's claw and smashing the Decepticon's visor. Shocked by Grimlock's brutality, Scorponok is baffled as the Dynobot appears to be undergoing a startling metamorphosis! Barely restrained by his teammates, Grimlock is finally pacified by an ionic blast from Optimus Prime's cannon.

On Junkion, Megatron easily dispatches a single Sharkticon, but finds that many more have come to swarm him. Overwhelmed, he is pulled under and begins to sink.

In the aftermath of the refinery battle, Grimlock pleads with Optimus to let his crew go, due to the danger to the other Autobots. Optimus is in no mood for leniency, which prompts Grimlock in his desperation to threaten to sabotage the fusion regulator of the refinery, an act which would blow everyone present sky-high. Scorponok accuses the Dynobot of bluffing, mocking what he believes is Grimlock's fatal weakness: compassion. Optimus rebukes the Decepticon, and ultimately talks Grimlock down. However Scorponok proves to have some fight left in him, breaking free of restraint and enacting the Dynobot's grim plan!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (6)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (9)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] (10)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (12)
|c2=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] (7)
*[[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] (8)
*[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (11)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] (14)
*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (15)
|c4=
*[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] (3)
*[[Pentius]] (16)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s (17)
}}

==Notes==
*The Dynobots are said to be former members of the [[Primal Vanguard]], a military unit mentioned throughout ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. By having them be in the military prior to ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'', this patches up a little continuity error from ''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|#2]], in which Grimlock and Slag were said to have first met as soldiers despite being portrayed as teammates in ''Megatron Origin'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|#3]].