Skram (G2)
| This article is about the Autobot Axelerator from Generation 1. For the Autobot from Transformers Animated, see Skram (Animated). |
- Skram is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skram only takes this war thing so seriously. After all, if you can't have a little fun even in the middle of an eons-long race-wide civil war, what's the point? Luckily for him (and his fellow Axelerators), his idea of "fun" consists mostly of barreling into incredibly dangerous situations, banging some Decepticon skulls together, and somehow beating the ugliest odds and turning things into a victory for the Autobots.
Of course, he might brag a bit once it's all over, but his results are hard to argue with.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Fleetway Generation 2 comic
Skram was part of the Autobot squad sent to Earth to stop Bludgeon's troops from trashing the place. Skram went with Jazz and Sideswipe to handle the rank-and-file while Optimus Prime took on Bludgeon. War Without End
When the Skyscorchers were pulled away, Skram thought they had won. Boy, was he wrong. He and the other two ran to help Prime and showed up in time to mop up some Decepticons that the Dinobots had slapped around. War Zone
Regeneration One
Skram was among the Autobots on Cybertron infected by Scorponok's Gene Key. He reverted to his normal personality when Perceptor sabotaged the large scale version of the device. Natural Selection, Part Five
Skram went with Ultra Magnus to track down Galvatron. When they encountered him trying to climb some scaffolding, Skram immediately charged into battle despite Magnus' protests, but his reckless charge was cut short by a single blast from Galvatron, sending him flying. It is unclear if he died from the blast, since he was not seen again. The War to End All Wars, Part 1
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Skram, with his cohorts Fireball, Lander, and Diver, razed planets that aided the Decepticons during the Great War. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Skram was one of the Autobots stationed at Thunderhead Pass under the command of Hound to guard the remains of Thunderwing. He was witness to Hound's dressing down of Sideswipe when the latter broke radio silence to request a transfer to Earth. He was knocked offline during an attack on the outpost by a powerful Transformer, but the intruder chose to spare Skram's life, as well as the lives of most of the other Autobots stationed there, in a small act of rebellion against his master. Spotlight: Galvatron
Later, Optimus Prime informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to Earth as reinforcements. Devastation #1 However, due to the extraction of prisoners from Garrus-9, Hound's unit, including Skram, was diverted there instead. Devastation #6
On the way, their ship, the Ark-12, was attacked by Cyclonus, and Skram reported on the ship's damage. He apparently stayed aboard the ship while the others caught up with Cyclonus on the surface of Corata-Vaz. Spotlight: Cyclonus
Skram later joined in with the rest of Hound's team and the Wreckers in fighting Thunderwing, who was stationed as a guardian for a Nega-Core situated on Corata-Vaz. Spotlight: Hardhead Spotlight: Doubledealer
Hound's team was then put under the command of Fortress Maximus and sent to Earth to deal with the Nega-Core there and its guardians, Straxus and Grindcore. Skram was thereafter given the unenviable task of retrieving Arcee and guiding her through a couple of space bridge portals to a confrontation with Jhiaxus on Gorlam Prime. Spotlight: Sideswipe
After the war ended, Skram and his war crime friends ended up living in Metroplex, City of Steel where they were killed The Killing Jar by Sandstorm for their crimes. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Wings Universe
Skram was one of the second generation Transformers created on Earth out of the Cyberfactory. When these new Transformers chose sides, Skram became a member of the Autobots. In 2010, he was stationed at Autobot City, and rolled into battle in Switzerland at Jazz's command to back-up Pyro and Rapido. Generation 2: Redux
Toys
Generation 1
- Skram (Axelerator, 1993)
- Accessories: Engine block gun
- Sold as part of the Axelerator assortment, Skram transforms into a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. His exposed chrome-silver engine block becomes a pistol for robot mode. This toy is also gang-molded with Windbreaker.
- He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new Generation 2 sigils, but the packaging lacked the "Generation 2" line-name.
Generation 2
- Skram (Small Car/Axelerator, 1993/1994)
- Accessories: Engine block gun
- Released concurrently with the European "Generation 1" version, the US version of Skram is almost identical to the European toy, save the pink clear-plastic being replaced with smoky-black. Skram was re-released in the European Generation 2 line the following year, retaining his clear-pink plastics.
Notes
- While Skram's original UK release gives him the function of "Platoon Trouble Shooter", the later US release changes this to "Crack Patrol". Make of that what you will.
- Like all of the toys carried over from the European line for Generation 2, Skram got entirely new artwork for his US release . His original artwork, for reasons unknown, has a scary freakin' vent-thing in place of his mouth.
- Skram is the only Axelerator who has not been shown as part of the canceled Block Town series. Since he is gang-molded with Windbreaker, a Block Town Skram would be a red car with white robot parts.
- Skram's European-market coloration was used as the basis for the Maximal Command Security Force trooper Getout.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Skram (スクラム Sukuramu)
- Dutch: Smash
- French: Smash
- Italian: Mercury
