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:''Skilz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] | :''Skilz is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:TFBTTF2 Skilz.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:TFBTTF2 Skilz.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Still not as radical as [[Shreddicus Maximus]].]] | ||
While '''Skilz''' is smaller than his [[Autobot]] comrades, he makes up for his size with pure bravado. Transforming into an unassuming skateboard that allows him to remain undetected in Decepticon-dominated areas, he's unafraid to challenge much larger enemies to their face just to make a point. | While '''Skilz''' is smaller than his [[Autobot]] comrades, he makes up for his size with pure bravado. Transforming into an unassuming skateboard that allows him to remain undetected in Decepticon-dominated areas, he's unafraid to challenge much larger enemies to their face just to make a point. | ||
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Skilz was lying around in skateboard mode in the [[Decepticon]]-dominated [[Hill Valley]] of [[1985]] amidst a pile of rubble, where [[Marty McFly]] found him and used him to run away from a blitzing [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] by hitching a ride on [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. A blow from the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] knocked Marty off Skilz, almost spelling his doom before [[Gigawatt]] arrived from the future to save him. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} | Skilz was lying around in skateboard mode in the [[Decepticon]]-dominated [[Hill Valley]] of [[1985]] amidst a pile of rubble, where [[Marty McFly]] found him and used him to run away from a blitzing [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] by hitching a ride on [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]. A blow from the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] knocked Marty off Skilz, almost spelling his doom before [[Gigawatt]] arrived from the future to save him. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} | ||
When Gigawatt's subsequent attempt to fight Starscream went poorly, Marty threw the skateboard at Starscream in a pitiful attempt to help, and Skilz took the opportunity to reveal himself by [[Transformation|transform]]ing to [[robot mode]] and kicking the Decepticon across the face. Both Skilz and Marty used Starscream's momentary distraction to board Gigawatt and head to the future of [[2015]], and entered [[Delgado Mine]] where the Autobots' secret base was located. There he watched as Gigawatt reported to Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] about his failed mission and expounded on how the timeline came to change. He was the one who deduced from Gigawatt's story that Gigawatt had once been a Decepticon. | When Gigawatt's subsequent attempt to fight Starscream went poorly, Marty threw the skateboard at Starscream in a pitiful attempt to help, and Skilz took the opportunity to reveal himself by [[Transformation|transform]]ing to [[robot mode]] and kicking the Decepticon across the face. Both Skilz and Marty used Starscream's momentary distraction to board Gigawatt and head to the future of [[2015]], and entered [[Delgado Mine]] where the Autobots' secret base was located. There he watched as Gigawatt reported to Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] about his failed mission and expounded on how the timeline came to change. He was the one who deduced from Gigawatt's story that Gigawatt had once been a Decepticon. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Artist [[Juan Samu]] based Skilz's design on [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)| | * Artist [[Juan Samu]] based Skilz's design on [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' toyline.<ref>[https://cavanscott.com/2020/12/28/meet-skiltz-transformers-back-to-the-futures-newest-autobot/ "Meet Skilz – Transformers Back To The Future’s newest Autobot"]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Back to the Future]] | [[Category:Back to the Future]] | ||
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[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]] | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 28 December 2020
- Skilz is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
While Skilz is smaller than his Autobot comrades, he makes up for his size with pure bravado. Transforming into an unassuming skateboard that allows him to remain undetected in Decepticon-dominated areas, he's unafraid to challenge much larger enemies to their face just to make a point.
Fiction
Transformers/Back to the Future
 Plot details for Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2 follow. |
Skilz was lying around in skateboard mode in the Decepticon-dominated Hill Valley of 1985 amidst a pile of rubble, where Marty McFly found him and used him to run away from a blitzing Starscream by hitching a ride on Long Haul. A blow from the Seeker knocked Marty off Skilz, almost spelling his doom before Gigawatt arrived from the future to save him. Transformers/Back to the Future #1
When Gigawatt's subsequent attempt to fight Starscream went poorly, Marty threw the skateboard at Starscream in a pitiful attempt to help, and Skilz took the opportunity to reveal himself by transforming to robot mode and kicking the Decepticon across the face. Both Skilz and Marty used Starscream's momentary distraction to board Gigawatt and head to the future of 2015, and entered Delgado Mine where the Autobots' secret base was located. There he watched as Gigawatt reported to Autobot leader Rodimus Prime about his failed mission and expounded on how the timeline came to change. He was the one who deduced from Gigawatt's story that Gigawatt had once been a Decepticon. Transformers/Back to the Future #2
