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 wish 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 group 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 struggle at first, however it wasn't lengthy earlier than the alien bounty hunter falls in fight, being reduce in half by an enormous sword.
The Energon Universe's little touches are why Skuxxoid took his personal life and have become so widespread in a comparatively brief 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 reveals how the artistic groups and inventive groups at every The Energon Universe e book constructed a brand new continuity that engages the reader emotionally. It's possible that many informal followers had by no means heard of Skuxxoid earlier than his debut in Void Rivals #3. The race of alien bounty hunters generally known as the Skuxxoid first appeared within the unique G1 Transformers cartoon and barely appeared in any Transformers media. Nevertheless, by changing the group with a single particular person - who claims "Skuxxoid" as his title - the Energon Universe reworked the bit-part alien to envelop the anti-hero.
THE Void Rivals The artistic group labored laborious 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 discovered that he labored as a bounty hunter to help his spouse and youngsters. This storyline got here to a moderately poignant revelation in Void Rivals #9, the place SkuxXoid lastly obtained 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 change into so widespread in a comparatively brief time period.
Sure, the Energon Universe has a whole lot 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 simple to lose sight of the true value of violence in motion/journey fiction, however the deaths of beloved characters within the Energon universe present how nice every loss really is. Skuxxoid's dying within the final version of Void Rivals hurtsand that's precisely how issues needs to be. It's a credit score to the artistic group 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