Skids

* Robot Mode
* Van Mode
* Vehicle Mode (Cybertron)

Mudflap (other best friend)

Luna Loud

Rodimus

Springer

Arcee

Smokescreen

Drift

Sunstreaker

Sideswipe

Wheeljack

The Loud Family

Skids is a main character in Transformers Loud. He's a a theoretician that serves as a part of the Autobot Resistance, working alongside some of his lifelong friends as a member of Team Rodimus. He also serves as Luan Loud's partner/guardian, both on the battlefield and as a part of Lu's "Funny Business Inc.".

## Personality

Skids's role as a theoretician has given him a great deal of knowledge about most Cybertronian technology and his homeworld's entire history. He knows how to put all that info in his brain module to good use on the frontlines too, with his knowledge allowing himself and the team to adapt to new environments and unexpected situations very quickly.

But Skids doesn't want his job to be the only thing that defines who he is. While he is very serious about his job and gathering as much new data as he can, he more than anything just loves going at his own pace and doing whatever he feels like. He's a very friendly 'bot that loves nothing more than to let loose with his brothers and sisters, whether it be taking a simple drive through town, challenging them to a race, or helping Luan to manage Funny Business Inc. This makes him highly protective of both of his families, added onto how he's just as willing as any of his brothers to do the right thing and fight against bullies of any kind to protect the innocent.

He's also known for having quite the "skewed" sense of humor, as he's always looking for any opportunity to crack a bad joke or sarcastic quip, not to mention how he laughs at *all* of his partner's jokes and puns.

Deep down though, he possesses a slight inferiority complex, with almost everyone back home never taking notice of him, thinking of him as just "that other blue guy". This is really what makes him so comfortable to do all the "weird" stuff he does around the guys; 'cause they know who he is and fully embrace it. They care about him for who he is and what he brings to the team, and that's what really counts.

## Abilities & Equipment

* Transformation

On Earth, Skids is able to transform into a small hatchback van.

* Advanced Brain Module Storage Unit

As a theoretician, Skids's brain module has been modified to have an enormous memory storage unit, capable of voraciously absorbing and compartmentalizing new information he receives. This information gives him a wide range of data that can range from something small like a traffic collision that happened two decacycles ago to a major battle that took place during the Great War thousands of cycles ago. It also makes him capable of picking up skills quickly and easily, able to quickly master the attack patterns of certain enemies and defeat them all on his own.

* Weaponry

Skids's main weapons are two custom blasters that he can attach to the front of his forearms, including a rifle with a range of 600 feet and a twin electron blaster of 20,000 volts can short-circuit almost anything.

* Hydrofoils

Like several members of his team, Skids has a set of Hydrofoils that swap out for his wheels in alt mode to move across water.

## Relationships

### Luan Loud

When the crew first arrived on Earth, Skids and Luan got along quick thanks to their love for jokes and messing with their families, not to mention how much he loved her jokes and word puns.

### Jazz & Luna Loud

Jazz is Skids's closest "brother" on the team. He's one of the only members of the team who thoroughly enjoys the music he and Luna blast in the house or the Ark, and both are usually the ones who'll help bring the group's spirits up with their music and jokes. Jazz is always the 'bot he can count on to be there to vibe with, dance with, kick back and just share their stories of the day with and always have his back when things get tough. This also applies to his relationship with Luna, with him digging her cool attitude as much as he does Jazz's.

### Arcee

While he doesn't much care for how often she calls all the information he has in his processor "nerd stuff", Skids and 'Cee are on good terms as much as everyone else on the team.

### Wheeljack

Though they don't interact much, Skids and Wheeljack have a generally good brotherly dynamic like the rest of the team. They in particular are known to "geek out" whenever they encounter really cool old Cybertronian tech.

## Notes

Skids' inclusion & overall portrayal in this series is based off of his fan-favorite role in More than Meets the Eye, what with him doing things because it "feels right to him" even if it makes him sometimes seem reckless. Although this version of the character does try to be a little different by making his "recklessness" him just moving through life at his own pace instead of trying to fill the pieces of his missing past, and even makes him a bit more of a joker - similarly to Trailbreaker in the G1 cartoon - to make him a little more compatible with Luan. But still, this series does play a little more into his high-capacity brain module, with him regularly acting as the main source of exposition for explaining Cybertronian jargon to the Louds.

* This MTMTE influence is so great that he's even meant to have a Scottish accent like he does in the TeamTrainWreck fandub of the comic (this video provides a example of this in action).

Skids's character model has been altered to give him - to put it bluntly - *actual* arms, with their design being based off of later pieces of artwork of the character, rather than the low-hanging ones he had in the original Sunbow cartoon and Marvel Comic. His color scheme also uses the darker blues and brighter reds from his toy.

Skids's inferiority complex is a sort of meta-joke about how little exposure/respect he's had in the franchise as a whole (which is actually a huge factor as to why he's featured in this as a part of the main cast).

* For those unaware, this is actually because Skids's original toy was release towards the end of 1984, leaving him in a weird spot where he didn't really belong to the '84 or '85 product lines, leaving him to fall inbetween the cracks.

Admittedly, Skids does take Mr. Coconuts' purpose as Luan's conscience & the one she talks to whenever she has a problem (though admittedly, Luan talking to an actual person rather than... herself through the guise of a puppet might be better for her mental health).

Skids' Cybertronian vehicle mode is taken from his IDW appearance.