THE Energon Universe misplaced a fan favourite, like a Transformers The character falls in battle within the final version of Void Rivals. The alien Skuxxoid Hunter solely appeared in a handful of episodes of the unique cartoon, however his frequent appearances within the Energon universe have made the least Transformers Character a fan favourite. Sadly, these followers could need to maintain their very own, as Skuxxoid's time in Skybound's new shared continuity has come to a definitive finish.
Coming from the artistic staff of Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo de Felici, Patricio Delpeche and Rus Wooton, Void Rivals #16 opens with a battle between the Skuxxoid and Cobra-La's forces. The earlier difficulty ended on a cliffhanger, with the Skuxxoid capturing the Cobra-La ship despatched to declare conflict on Cybertron.
The Skuxxoid finally ends up getting greater than he bargained for when Pythona and his Cobra-La guards exit the ship with the battle cry "cobra-la-la-la". SkuxXoid put up a battle at first, however it wasn't lengthy earlier than the alien bounty hunter falls in fight, being minimize in half by an enormous sword.
The Energon Universe's little touches are why Skuxxoid took his personal life and have become so fashionable in a comparatively quick time period.
RIP Skuxxoid: A Transformers Fanavorite Falls in Battle
Skuxxoid's reputation is a testomony to Skybound's reboot of the Energon Universe
It's a dying that stings, however it actually exhibits how the artistic groups and inventive groups at every The Energon Universe ebook constructed a brand new continuity that engages the reader emotionally. It's doubtless that many informal followers had by no means heard of Skuxxoid earlier than his debut in Void Rivals #3. The Alien Bounty Hunter race first appeared within the unique G1 Transformers cartoon and barely appeared in any Transformers media. Nevertheless, his appearances within the Energon universe added larger character depth, reworking the Skuxxoid from the bit half to the concerned anti-hero.
THE Void Rivals The artistic staff labored exhausting to show what may have been a throwaway Easter egg right into a well-developed character in its personal proper. All through his appearances in Void Rivalsreaders realized that he labored as a bounty hunter to assist his spouse and kids. This storyline got here to a reasonably poignant revelation in Void Rivals #9, the place SkuxXoid lastly acquired residence solely to disclose that his household is now not round. Little touches like this are why SkuxXoid has taken on a lifetime of its personal and grow to be so fashionable in a comparatively quick time period.
Sure, the Energon Universe has loads of deaths...
...however the finish of Skuxxoid proves they're not made for shock worth
Some followers criticized the excessive variety of deaths within the Energon Universe books, however no deaths have been made purely for shock worth. It's straightforward to lose sight of the true price of violence in motion/journey fiction, however the deaths of beloved characters within the Energon universe present how nice every loss actually is. Skuxxoid's dying within the final version of Void Rivals hurtsand that's precisely how issues must be. It's a credit score to the artistic staff that dying in Energon Universe carries actual weight, making Void Rivals and the brand new period of Transformers one thing particular.
Void Rivals #16 is obtainable now from Skybound Leisure