Mudflap (ROTF)


 * Mudflap is an Autobot from the live-action movie continuity family.



Mudflap is an Autobot and the twin brother of Skids. He transforms into a brick-red Chevy Trax concept. He has a hyper personality and, according to his brother, "zips around like a maniac." It seems he doesn't get along with Skids when it comes to ideas of fighting and strategy.He has an oversized left arm.; that remind you of some other twins?

""You're never eating me! I'm gonna bust your face up!!""

- Mudflap damaging Devastator's face, the only useful thing he did


 * Hungarian name: Sárfogó ("Mudguard")

Revenge of the Fallen film
Mudflap, who originally transforms into half of an ice cream truck, fails to capture Sideways in Shanghai, China. When he returns to the N.E.S.T. base on Diego Garcia, he scans a new vehicle form along with Skids. Initially he wanted the "green one", but his brother beat him (literally) to it so he takes the red-orange one.

Later, they and Bumblebee go to rescue Sam Witwicky from Megatron and Starscream. The twins then accompany Wheelie, Sam and friends and in their search for the ancient Seeker Jetfire and is teleported with them to Egypt. He and Skids also get annoyed by Leo and want to "pop a cap in his ass (kill him) and throw him in the trunk" although the two have an argument about who's trunk they're gonna throw him in.

Finding themselves at a dead end, Mudflap's brawl with Skids unintentionally causes them to find the Tomb of the Primes before Bumblebee tosses them out. Mudflap also questions Sam's leadership of the group asking what Sam's ever done for them except ding his rear, but Skids defends Sam.



The twins then accompany Seymour Simmons and Leo Spitz into devising a plan to destroy the Solar Harvester. Mudflap allows himself to be driven by Simmons who tells him to "prepare to be driven like never before." They encounter Devastator, in which Mudflap is sucked in by Devastator's vortex grinder while attempting in vain to hang on for dear life. Though swallowed, Mudflap breaks out of Devastator and busts up two optics. Skids shoots a grappling out to Mudflap who takes it and swings toward Skids. Then he accidentally shoots Skids in the face, knocking out Skids' signature gold tooth. Mudflap is last seen running running beneath Devestator's feet, but his fate is uncertain as he isn't seen after that but he likely survived and met up with the other Autobots after Devestator was destroyed by Simmons efforts.

Toys



 * Mudflap (Deluxe, 2009)


 * Pretty much has the same transformation sequence as the new-and-improved Skids, but the over-sized arm has a firing missle gimmick, and the over-sized eye and fist are on the left. Mudflap, along with his brother, is one of the more annoyingly difficult Deluxe figures to transform. His license plate says either "TRAX" or "MUDFLAP".


 * Autobot Skids And Mudflap (Deluxe, 2009)
 * Mudflap transforms into the back half of the humble ice-cream truck in the movie. Mudflap is the larger back half of the truck. For obvious reasons, the toy does not bear the phrase "Decepticons, suck my popsicle."Not mentioned by his box or his instructions ,Mudflap has a secret gimmick ,when you push down on top of his chest his arms move back and forth but only slightly

Trivia

 * Don't let his looks fool you. His personality gets him all jittery.


 * In the novelization, he is depicted with a lisp.


 * While trying not to get eaten by Devastator he said he had Kung-fu grip.


 * It may be possible that Mudflap has a super strong armor. Otherwise how could he get swallowed by Devastator without being extremely damaged?
 * The one possible explanation is that he was small enough to slick through Devastator's grinding equipment. In fact, Devastator was shown stopping his vortex and spewing a black smoke just after sucking Mudflap in, so maybe he somehow managed to block or switch it off before being crushed to death. Especially because his alt-mode doors were ripped off and flew into grinder just before him. Deja vu?


 * Along with Skids; ignited a controversy due to allegations of racial stereotyping, based on their behavior and appearance. The fact that he speaks in Ebonics and is admittedly illiterate doesn't help. However Micheal Bay defended them by stating that the way they speak was chosen by the voice actors that played them.


 * If you look very closely, there's Cybertronian engraved at his left ear and right eyelid


 * Mudflap is close to having an attention deficit disorder (so it says in the book Transformers: The Movie Universe).


 * While loitering in the prison yard, Sam calls the two twins to take a look at the Cybotronian  symbols he keeps seeing. Mudflap appears to have been staring out into space before being alerted by Sam, giving more support to his short attention span.


 * There is a 2009 Burger King commercial of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that starred him and Skids while also having actual footage of them transforming.


 * He and Skids don't like Leo with the feeling being mutual.


 * Simmons refers to him and his brother as Hewey and Dewey.