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:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:ROTF_Skids_promo.jpg|thumb|300px|]] | ||
'''Skids''' is kind of a dopey-lookin' guy. He hangs out with his [[twin]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. He transforms into a Cheverolet Beat. | '''Skids''' is kind of a dopey-lookin' guy. He hangs out with his [[twin]], [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. He transforms into a Cheverolet Beat. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW ''Transformers'' (2007) comics continuity=== | ===IDW ''Transformers'' (2007) comics continuity=== | ||
[[Image:Alliance04 icecreamtruck.jpg| | [[Image:Alliance04 icecreamtruck.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Skids is the one in front.]] | ||
Skids used to spar with his fellow Autobot [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]. He wasn't very good at it, but he was still better than [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]- or [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]-type drones. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3}} Sometime later, Skids and Mudflap arrived on [[Earth]] as part of Autobot reinforcements that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] requested. They both choose the form of an old, beat-up [[Ice cream truck guy|ice cream truck]]. The newly-arrived Autobots joined the human-Transformer military alliance [[N.E.S.T.]] and began training in earnest on [[Diego Garcia]], but soon had to be deployed to [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4}} | Skids used to spar with his fellow Autobot [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]. He wasn't very good at it, but he was still better than [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]- or [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]-type drones. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3}} Sometime later, Skids and Mudflap arrived on [[Earth]] as part of Autobot reinforcements that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] requested. They both choose the form of an old, beat-up [[Ice cream truck guy|ice cream truck]]. The newly-arrived Autobots joined the human-Transformer military alliance [[N.E.S.T.]] and began training in earnest on [[Diego Garcia]], but soon had to be deployed to [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 4}} | ||
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===Robot Heroes=== | ===Robot Heroes=== | ||
*'''Autobot Skids and Megatron''' (2009) | *'''Autobot Skids and Megatron''' (2009) | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 20 May 2009
| The name or term "Skids" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skids (disambiguation). |
- Skids is an Autobot from the Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
Skids is kind of a dopey-lookin' guy. He hangs out with his twin, Mudflap. He transforms into a Cheverolet Beat.
Fiction
IDW Transformers (2007) comics continuity
Skids used to spar with his fellow Autobot Camshaft. He wasn't very good at it, but he was still better than Payload- or Dreadwing-type drones. The Reign of Starscream issue 3 Sometime later, Skids and Mudflap arrived on Earth as part of Autobot reinforcements that Optimus Prime requested. They both choose the form of an old, beat-up ice cream truck. The newly-arrived Autobots joined the human-Transformer military alliance N.E.S.T. and began training in earnest on Diego Garcia, but soon had to be deployed to Shanghai, China. Alliance issue 4
Revenge of the Fallen movie
Further information in this article is coming soon as it pertains to information that may not yet have been officially released. |
Toys
Revenge of the Fallen
Deluxe Class Toys
- Autobot Skids (2009)
- Japanese ID number: RA-10
- Autobot Skids And Mudflap (2009)
- Japanese ID number:
- This two pack of the two twin Autobot brothers can combine into a single, old-fashioned ice cream truck.
Fast Action Battlers
- Missile Blast Skids (2009)
- Japanese ID number:
- Accessories:
- Fast Action Battlers Missile Blast Skids is quite similar in transformation engineering to Plasma Punch/Plasma Blast Bumblebee, and even has a similar gimmick in having one arm being a spring-loaded projectile launcher.
Merchandise
Revenge of the Fallen
R.P.M.s - Robot Powered Machines
Battle Series
- Mudflap vs Autobot Skids (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle, 2009)
- 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.
- This toy is also available with the Devastator Showdown track set.
Track Set
- Devastator Showdown (R.P.M. Mini-Vehicle Track Set, 2009)
- A Mini-Vehicle of Skids also comes with this Devastator-themed race track set.
Robot Heroes
- Autobot Skids and Megatron (2009)
Trivia
- The Chevrolet Beat, Skids' alternate mode, goes into production in 2011 as the Chevrolet Spark.
