Skids & Mudflap (Transformers Original Films) (2024)

You should have never eaten me! I'M GONNA BUST... YOUR... FACE UP!!!
~ Mudflap, escaping from Devastator, before proceeding to attack Devastator's face. Also his most famous quote.
Nobody messes with the twins!
~ Mudflap

Skids & Mudflap are a pair of twin Autobot brothers who appear as supporting characters in the 2009 film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The two are hyperactive and argumentative, frequently frustrating their allies, but when the chips are down, they make a strong fighting force.

Skids was voiced by Tom Kenny and Mudflap was voiced by Reno Wilson.

Contents

  • 1 Background
    • 1.1 Skids
    • 1.2 Mudflap
  • 2 History
    • 2.1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
    • 2.2 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
    • 2.3 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
  • 3 Quotes
  • 4 Videos
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Navigation

Background[]

Skids[]

Skids transform into the front half of a pink and white ice cream truck and later a green ChevroletBeat with a license plate that reads "SKIDZ" while in Dark of the Moon Skids has new alt mode as black Chevrolet Spark with narrow green stripes. He believes himself to be the smarter of the two and tries to come across as mature, but nevertheless appears unable to keep quiet. Skids are 11 foot 4 inches tall and weigh 1.2 metric tons. He has an oversized right arm, as opposed to his twin brother, Mudflap, whose left is oversized. Skids have two buck teeth; one golden, the other normal. According to the biography and statistics published on the Hasbro website, Skids is 8 feet tall and he has a nearly psychic link with his brother allowing them to make coordinated attacks. It also states that Skids and Mudflap used to serve as messengers before becoming warriors.

Mudflap[]

Mudflap transforms into the back half of a pink and white ice cream truck and later a reddish-orange Chevrolet Trax with a license plate that reads "MDFLP" while in Dark of the Moon Mudflap has new alt mode as black Chevrolet Spark with wide orange stripes. Like his twin brother Skids, Mudflap typically speaks in a stereotyped version of African-American "jive." Mudflap is 11 foot 4 inches tall and weighs 1.2 metric tons. He has an oversized left arm, while his brother Skids has an oversized right arm. Unlike other transformers, his mouth has pieces, which serve as lips. According to the biography and statistics published on the Hasbro website, Mudflap is 8 feet tall and he has a nearly psychic link with his brother allowing them to make coordinated attacks. It also states that Skids and Mudflap used to serve as messengers before becoming warriors.

History[]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)[]

Skids and Mudflap, who originally transform into an ice cream truck, fail to capture Sidewaysin Shanghai, China. When they return to the NEST base on Diego Garcia, they scan two Chevrolet concept cars for their new modes. Initially Mudflap wanted the "green one" but his brother beat him to it so he took the red-orange one. They then approach and accompany Bumblebee who rescues Sam Witwicky from Megatron andStarscream. Mudflap and Skids then accompany Wheelie, Sam Witwicky, and friends in their search for the ancient Seeker Jetfireand are teleported with them to Egypt.

Finding themselves at a dead-end, Skids's and Mudflap's brawl unintentionally causes them to find the Tomb of the Primes before Bumblebee tosses them out. The twins then accompany Simmons and Leo into devising a plan to destroy the Sun Harvester. They encounter Devastator, in which Mudflap is sucked in by Devastator's vortex grinder while attempting in vain to hang on for dear life, leaving Skids devastated. Though swallowed, Mudflap breaks out of Devastator, he and Mudflap wail on the giant, before getting knocked off (and Skids losing his golden tooth). The two are briefly seen taking cover under Devastator and are not seen afterward.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)[]

Skids and Mudflap could be spotted in vehicle mode, and their both new alt mode as Chevrolet Spark at the end of an Autobot convoy as the team rolled into the hangar of NEST's Washington, D.C. base. Later, what appears to be Mudflap can be seen parked next to Sideswipe, when Sam comes to NEST for the first time.

While they do not feature and dropped within the rest of the movie, the comic book adaptation depicts Skids being killed by the treacherous Sentinel Prime, when he ended up taking a blast intended for Bumblebee, sacrificed his life to save Bumblebee. Mudflap attempted to get revenge for his brother's death, but eventually was killed by Sentinel as well.

In the Film, neither of them aren't killed by Sentinel. Though it could be possible that Skids and Mudflap entered the Space Shuttle before splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean and presumably went to Cuba and never participated in the Battle of Chicago.

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)[]

Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Skids and Mudflap was not listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, Cemetery Wind. Indicates that they're managed to survive from the hunt, and currently hiding.[1]

Quotes[]

Skids's voice in microphone: Dinga-Ling! Come out and get your ice cream. Any bad robot out here better get ready for an asswhupping.
~ Skids's first words and "song" of his ice cream truck disguise.
[Twins drift, turning right as Mudflap falls off and crashes into the building, transforming into his robot form]
Mudflap: I screwed that up. I am OK. I'm alright...
Skids: This is combat, man!...
Mudflap: Total brain freeze, man...
Skids: What's wrong with you?! [beats Mudflap in the head]
~ Twins after failing to chase a Decepticon.
Leo: Techincally, I am like a hostage. This is kidnapping... Enough is...
Skids: [interrupts Leo] Yo, Leo!
Leo: This thing is gonna give me a heart attack, I swear.
Mudflap: That's because you're a wuss.
Leo: You guys forced me into that car, right?...
Mudflap: I think, he is scared.
Skids: Hey, Mudflap, what are we gonna do with this shrimp taco?
Mudflap: Let's pop a cap in his ass, throw him in the trunk and then nobody gonna know nothing, know what I mean?
Skids: Yeah, not in my trunk.
Leo: Yo, bumper cars? Ok, I'm hearing you. Ok? I am right here and I can hear you! No one is popping any caps in any asses, OK? I have had a hell of a day!
[Mudflap taunts him by mimicking his words]
Skids: Why don't you get a haircut with your bitch ass?
~ Twins taunting Leo.

Videos[]

Transformers Skids and Mudflap being siblings

Twins in the film

TWINS(SKids & Mudflap) Transform - Short Flash Transformers Series

Trivia[]

  • Skids and Mudflap appeared in commercials for Burger King during the release of the film. Their robot modes were revealed for a short time on the web, but were taken off due to the request by Activision.
  • Skids and Mudflap gained considerable racism controversy for their portrayal, which resembled African American stereotypes, which led to them being dropped part way through Dark of the Moon's production and getting killed off by Sentinel Prime in the deleted scene and comic only.

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