Skar (IDW)
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- Skar is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Skar (aka Scarr) was the tactical medic of the Dynobots during their time as soldiers of the Primal Vanguard, known to be a quick thinker and improvisor.[1] Prior to joining up he was known to have researched the "dynamic alt-mode adaption" theory, a method of adapting a new alternate mode on the spot.
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Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
While on a mission to search for subterranean terrorist bases beneath the Toraxxis Plains, the Dynobots encountered powerful monsters dwelling in the caverns, creatures that almost wiped them out. In a desperate bid to survive, Skar used his research to scan the creatures and adapt his team into new alt-modes based on them, granting them the strength they needed to fight back. Unfortunately, the process also caused the Dynobots' minds to deteriorate into those of beasts, and Skar was killed by his own leader and best friend, Grimlock, during their rampage. His death caused the other Dynobots to be overcome with grief and factored into their desertion from the Primal Vanguard, and Grimlock would always feel guilty for what he had done. Underworld Massacre
Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic
Scarr was a spectator for the second week of the Speedia 500 on Velocitron. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3
Toys
Legacy
- Dinobot Scarr (Core, 2023)
- 4 of 6: Volcanicus
- TakaraTomy name: Dinobot Scowl (ダイノボットスカウル)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TL-41
- TakaraTomy release date: October 28, 2023
- Accessories: Tail gun/left Volcanicus fist
- Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Shuhei Umezu and Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)[2]
- Part of the third wave of Legacy: Evolution Core Class toys, Dinobot Scarr (renamed to avoid confusion with another Skar) is the first toy of the character, turning into an Ankylosaurus. His beast mode tail detaches to become a gun in robot mode. Scarr also forms one of the limbs for Volcanicus, the first combiner released within the Core Class scale. His fairly fist-like gun, as well as the fact that he's an Ankylosaurus component of a dinosaur combiner, brings to mind Gairyu, the left arm of Dinoking. Scarr's dinosaur head is sculpted with a large central crest, which actual ankylosaurs did not have but which Gairyu does. What a coincidence!
- Because of his transformation scheme, Scarr's robot arms can swing frontward, allowing him to double-wield some weapons with longer posts. While Scarr's combiner arm can attach to the right side of Volcanicus's torso, the tail gun/fist is only designed for the left hand.
- The instructions do not mention the tabs on Scarr's rear Ankylosaurus legs, which can be flipped down to his robot legs' tab holes for a cleaner, less kibble-looking robot legs/gestalt forearm.
- Scarr was revealed in an interview with Evan Brooks on February 21, 2023.
Notes
- Legacy Scarr's Japanese name is from Generation 1 Scowl.[3]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Scowl (スカウル Sukauru)
References
- ↑ "Scarr serves as the tactical medic of the Dinobots, quick to think on-the-spot and adapt to situations as they unfold."—Hasbro Transformers website, "Scarr"
- ↑ "When Shu san and I started to work on this, we also were having conversations with Hasui san on how best to implement it."—Evan Brooks, Instagram, 2022/10/02
- ↑ "新メンバー、アンキロサウルスタイプのメカ恐竜。左腕に変形し、尻尾には大型銃を装備。和名のスカウルはG1版プリテンダーモンスターからの引用。"—Transformers Generations 2023, "ダイノボットスカウル", 2023/07/20
