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:''Skip is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW | :''Skip is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:LL-14-Skip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He has a bad feeling about this.]] | ||
'''Skip''' was a Decepticon who was part of [[Deathsaurus ( | |||
'''Skip''' was a Decepticon who was part of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s forces. His duty may have ended in death, but his usefulness didn't. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Skip was amongst the | Skip was amongst the Decepticons who escaped from [[Garrus-9]] in the company of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. Like the rest of Shockwave's companions, he was on [[The List]], and had been intended to be handed over to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in exchange for the number one wanted member being allowed to go free, a deal [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] rejected. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}} Following the end of the Great War, he was under Deathsaurus's command when Deathsaurus allied with Tarn and the DJD to kill [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] on [[Necroworld]]. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} He was one of many Decepticons who were killed during the battle. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} | ||
After | [[File:After Megatron - Skip.jpg|left|thumb|Alas, poor Skip. I knew him, Ambus-io.]] | ||
Later [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] presented Skip's corpse as a means of getting the stranded ''[[Lost Light]]'' crew off of Necroworld, as Skip's [[alternate mode]] was an [[astropod]], and recent events in the [[Functionist Universe]] had demonstrated that the use of [[Size changing|forced mass displacement]] would allow him to be made large enough to ferry most of the crew. When Rodimus asked for guesses as to what Skip turned into, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] suggested that he turned into a ("purple, because Decepticon") wormhole, because suggesting he turned into a {{w|Skip (container)|skip}} would be beneath even ''Swerve's'' sense of humor. | |||
{{ | After being enlarged and manually transformed into his ship-form, [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] departed Necroworld aboard Skip. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}} Even mass-displaced, they found his alt mode's confines quite cramped, all the more so when the mass displacement started wearing ''off''. {{storylink|Sardines}} | ||
To survive, the inexplicably lucid [[Ten]] directed the crew to modify Skip's engines to survive travel via the [[Warren]]. Mid-transit however, the mass displacement gave out forcing the crew to "abandon Skip" | To survive, the inexplicably lucid [[Ten]] directed the crew to modify Skip's engines to survive travel via the [[Warren]]. Mid-transit, however, the mass displacement gave out, forcing the crew to "abandon Skip", whereupon they were exposed to the fatal ravages of super-compressed space. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*A {{w|Skip (container)|skip}} is a large, open-topped waste container, | *A {{w|Skip (container)|skip}} is a large, open-topped moveable waste container, {{w|dumpster}} being a genericized U.S. trademark for skips. | ||
[[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]] | [[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:IDW | [[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]] | ||
[[Category:IDW (2005) starships]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:49, 9 February 2026
| The name or term "Skip" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skip (disambiguation). |
- Skip is a Decepticon from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skip was a Decepticon who was part of Deathsaurus's forces. His duty may have ended in death, but his usefulness didn't.
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]Skip was amongst the Decepticons who escaped from Garrus-9 in the company of Shockwave. Like the rest of Shockwave's companions, he was on The List, and had been intended to be handed over to the Decepticon Justice Division in exchange for the number one wanted member being allowed to go free, a deal Tarn rejected. The Ties That Bind Following the end of the Great War, he was under Deathsaurus's command when Deathsaurus allied with Tarn and the DJD to kill Megatron on Necroworld. The Permanent Revolution He was one of many Decepticons who were killed during the battle. Rage, Rage
Later Rodimus presented Skip's corpse as a means of getting the stranded Lost Light crew off of Necroworld, as Skip's alternate mode was an astropod, and recent events in the Functionist Universe had demonstrated that the use of forced mass displacement would allow him to be made large enough to ferry most of the crew. When Rodimus asked for guesses as to what Skip turned into, Swerve suggested that he turned into a ("purple, because Decepticon") wormhole, because suggesting he turned into a skip would be beneath even Swerve's sense of humor.
After being enlarged and manually transformed into his ship-form, Team Rodimus departed Necroworld aboard Skip. After Megatron Even mass-displaced, they found his alt mode's confines quite cramped, all the more so when the mass displacement started wearing off. Sardines
To survive, the inexplicably lucid Ten directed the crew to modify Skip's engines to survive travel via the Warren. Mid-transit, however, the mass displacement gave out, forcing the crew to "abandon Skip", whereupon they were exposed to the fatal ravages of super-compressed space. Metastasis
