The Energon Pub

[Nekoman]

Yizhi521 from TF08.net has posted an photo of the upcoming Revenge of The Fallen Skids figure. The photo is of the card he comes sealed to which, of course, contains a photo of him in both modes, and his bio. To see the image, click here, and you can also read his bio here:

“Because he is slightly less hyperactive than his brother MUDFLAP, AUTOBOT SKIDS has always thought of himself as “the smart one.” He likes to point this out at every opportunity. While MUDFLAP zips around like a maniac, AUTOBOT SKIDS prefers to impress his superiors among the AUTOBOT high command by behaving in a way he thinks of as mature, which usually involves talking nonstop about anything that occurs to him.”



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[DavidT]

Darn... Beat me to it

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[It Is Him]

I'm really on the fence about this character.

[Archatron]

Darn... Beat me to it

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me too

I guess these two are the comic relief this time around? They sure are funny looking.

[Oilspill]

Well, the movie TF designers have outdone themselves again. I thiiiiink this may be the ugliest head sculpt I've ever seen on a transformer.

[Hard Hacker]

One fist appears bigger than the other...

I wonder if he'll request that we show him our moves.

[UltraPrimal]

Sounds to me like these 2 are either retards or they're 8 years old. Either way I'm not liking them one bit.

[Lorekeeper]

At what point in movie history did "annoying" come to mean "humorous?" Who ever actually liked wheelie, jarjar, or the Wayans?

And that face!?

His brother's, if I'm to believe it, is almost as malformed!

Well, my expectations are way down for the movie. At least I can't be disappointed with rock-bottom expectations.

[Cyber Bishop]

I am not digging that..

[Solrac333]

I don't like the car and I don't like the bot. I won't be a completest this time around.

[TornadoQuake]

I'm only getting him because I like his alt mode and I have a car that looks just like his. If he and Mudflap turn out to be idiots in the movie then god help us all.

[dragons]

my only thing is that they give the bots comdey imperssions is so that the bots would have more of a human personality in the movie bumblebee, rachtet, irohnide, in hte first film rchet going yeah yeah, ironhide i just wanted to so him my guns are you felling lucky, bumblebee well we know what he did, freanzy hyperactive mind of a teenager in bodey of 6 year old.

it will be intersting to see how these tow coreact to one another in the film and maybe entertaing in way m. bay did say he wanted his bots to have more human persoanltiy to them even the body themselves it would be little boring if all the bots in the film where all seirous and did not attempt to do anything funny ok bumblebee peing on hte sector 7 guy was little over top but everything else he did in the first film was entertaing.

[Psychout]

Whats an Orc doing in a Transformers movie?

[Firebird]

I like everything from the waist down on this guy. The way his chest expands is pretty slick.

But that face!

[Kuribohfett]

I think what you mean, Firebird, is everything neck down. And yes, I agree, I love this toy except for the head.

But I don't know why everyone is upset. This is a good sign! Nothing about this bio says "Stupid Hick" which is what his face says. Sure, it's a little silly, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps, despite his ugly face, he'll actually have a fun personality and be a cool character. That's what the Bio says to me, anyway. I could be wrong, but I think it's a good sign.

I think he should talk with a British accent. That would be hilarious.

[Dead Metal]

Oh look it's Fisto!
Damn that guy's head is just
Oh well I liked Jar Jar Bings.

[Nekoman]

I really, really, like this guy and Mudflap. Even their ugly mugs.

Both will be mine.

[Firebird]

I think what you mean, Firebird, is everything neck down. And yes, I agree, I love this toy except for the head.

But I don't know why everyone is upset. This is a good sign! Nothing about this bio says "Stupid Hick" which is what his face says. Sure, it's a little silly, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps, despite his ugly face, he'll actually have a fun personality and be a cool character. That's what the Bio says to me, anyway. I could be wrong, but I think it's a good sign.

I think he should talk with a British accent. That would be hilarious.

Whoops, Your right I meant neck down. That face distracted me from posting correctly

Thanks buddy!

[dillifer92]

I don't see what the huge controversy is with this figure. I think they'll bring alot to the movie, especially where Michael Bay said it would be a darker film. Someone's gotta appeal to the kids, and that's exactly why they make these funny-looking characters.

I think Skids and Mudflap are two great-looking characters and I will be purchasing them.

[DevastaTTor]

Wish he could have been blue, not green, as a nice little G1 nod.

You know the twins will probably be semi-retarded surfer or hip hop cliches but if the movie's dark overall, I'll forgive Bay and Co.

[T-Macksimus]

Great, the fate of the world lies partly in the hands of an RC truck, 3 motor cycles and 2 compact cars with ADHD and a bad beating with an ugly stick.
I wonder at what point in the movie Prime looks at all of his troops, turns to Ironhide and says "We are sooo screwed!"

This should at least take a little bit of the edge off of the darker theme to this movie. I was starting to worry a bit as to whether or not this movie would be approopriate for my youngest son to watch. Not like I won't be seeing it before him, but still...
I think this figure and it's brother will actually go over well with the kids. I'm curious to see how they bring their personalities across on the big screen. It may not be as bad as everyone imagines.
Ironhide will only put up with so much before he sticks his cannon in someones face and tells them to "shut up or die".

[DavidT]

Great, the fate of the world lies partly in the hands of an RC truck, 3 motor cycles and 2 compact cars with ADHD and a bad beating with an ugly stick.
I wonder at what point in the movie Prime looks at all of his troops, turns to Ironhide and says "We are sooo screwed!"

This should at least take a little bit of the edge off of the darker theme to this movie. I was starting to worry a bit as to whether or not this movie would be approopriate for my youngest son to watch. Not like I won't be seeing it before him, but still...
I think this figure and it's brother will actually go over well with the kids. I'm curious to see how they bring their personalities across on the big screen. It may not be as bad as everyone imagines.
Ironhide will only put up with so much before he sticks his cannon in someones face and tells them to "shut up or die".

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Yeah... I imagine with all the wimpy bots, we will see ROTF end with the Autobots defeated just like the 1st movie ended with the Decepticons beat. Even though we already know that there will be a 3rd movie, it will probably end with a cliffhanger ending to let the general audience know there will be another sequel.

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[TornadoQuake]

I like everything from the waist down on this guy. The way his chest expands is pretty slick.

But that face!

That's what she said!

No ,but really. I hope he doesn't turn out to be the Jar Jar of Transformers. There's no need for a comic relief Transformer. It just wastes time and the character could have been a bad ass kicking decepticon butt instead. Oh well.

[JazZeke]

Oh yeah, I knew these guys would be "comic relief" characters. They're going to be irritating as heck, I just know it.

And I hope they have an explanation for that deformed face.

[Technically weird]

Maybe Skids and Mudflap will combine, and put those giant fists to good use...