Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day
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| "Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | IDW Publishing | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Beast Wars Annual | ||||||||||||
| First published | April 20, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | April 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Written by | Sam Maggs | ||||||||||||
| Art by | Lanna Souvanny | ||||||||||||
| Letters by | Jake M. Wood | ||||||||||||
Skold makes a new friend and learns an important lesson in self-esteem.
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Synopsis
In the corridors of the Darksyde, Skold's confident that today will finally be the day things go her way—up until she catches her foot on a corner, smashes into a wall, and falls on her face. Worse yet, Terrorsaur's on hand to laugh at her misfortune; so caught up is she in her own self-loathing that she doesn't notice him preparing to humiliate her further... at least, not until he kicks her down the stairs and into the ship's brig, where he traps her behind a force field while the other Predacons gleefully watch the bullying over the ship's surveillance cameras.
As Skold watches Terrorsaur leave, a voice catches her attention—she's in the same cell as an unfamiliar Maximal, who introduces himself as Powerhug. Despite his current predicament, Powerhug's eager for conversation and compliments Skold on her strength. So unused is Skold to actual kindness that the little Predacon immediately freezes up when Powerhug abruptly pulls her into a hug and asks her to tell him something good about herself. Hesitantly at first, then with increasing confidence, Skold tells him the things she does like about herself: her strength, her grace, and even, sometimes, her intellect. Touched by this unexpected kindness, Skold thanks Powerhug for helping her feel better about herself... then calmly reaches up, rips his head off, and rummages through his decapitated body until she finds the bit of machinery she needs to jimmy the lock and deactivate the force field holding her prisoner. As Powerhug groans in pain and the other Predacons watch in shock, Skold cheerfully thanks her new friend for giving her boost she needed to make it a good day after all!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
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Quotes
"Come on. Tell me something good about you."
"Um... I have a very well-balanced torso. I like the way my hands look. I'm a pretty good tap dancer. And I can destroy almost anything! Whether I mean to or not. Sometimes I even think I'm really clever!"
- —Powerhug and Skold
"Thanks, Powerhug. You really helped me find my inner strength at the end of a hard week. It really is Skold's big day!"
- —Skold
Notes
Continuity notes
- This comic is set at some point between the events of issues #9 and #10, before Skold finally snapped and killed Terrorsaur in #11.
- Where exactly Powerhug came from isn't entirely clear; given the timeframe of the comic, however, the most plausible explanation is that he emerged from one of the many downed stasis pods that Blackarachnia sabotaged in issue #8 and was subsequently taken captive by the Predacons before the Maximals found him, possibly during Issue #9 while Skold was off by herself and met Razorbeast.
Transformers references
- Continuing the comic's trend of broadening its scope beyond the cast of the 1996 cartoon, this story introduces Powerhug, a kindhearted Insectron who debuted in the Japanese-exclusive Beast Wars II cartoon.
Real-world references
- The title of this story references the children's book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Given that the comic hasn't yet revealed if this story is set on prehistoric Earth, it's unclear if Skold will move to Australia.
