- “It's crane time!”
- ―Skylar's catchphrase
Skylar is a yellow rail crane who was introduced in the third season. He is a cool crane chugger who has graduated from the teacher-training academy.
Biography
Skylar was sent to Chuggington because of Dunbar's temporary retirement to explore the world. At first Brewster wasn't fond of Skylar because he missed Dunbar, whilst Wilson and Koko did. Soon Brewster got used to him. He regularly taught the trainees. After Dunbar's unexplained return Skylar quit teaching the Trainees. It is possible that he could just be teaching Hoot, Toot, and Piper. Whether he's teaching or not is unknown. Whatever he's doing, he's still working in Chuggington.
Technical Details
Possible Basis
Skylar is likely based on a rail ROBEL work crane truck, commonly used in Europe. He is also similar to a Railpower GG20B, hence his cab design. Rosa shares the same possible basis.
Livery
Skylar is painted yellow with an orange cab, orange window frames (save for the front window frames, which are painted black), and black underbody. One of his hatches are also orange. His bogies are black and orange.
Horn
Appearances
Chuggington
- Season 3 - Top Secret Koko, Skylar's Squad, Wobbly Wheels and Brewster's Crane Training
- Season 4 - Rescue at Rocky Ridge, Chief Wilson, Back Up Brewster (mentioned), Track Laying Brewster, Explorer Koko (cameo), Winter Whiteout, Snow Patrol, Fearless Wilson (stock footage cameo), Special Rescue Team, We Are the Chuggineers (stock footage cameo), Team Trainee (cameo), Record Breaker Koko and Iron Chuggers (cameo)
- Season 5 - First Responder Calley (does not speak), Cormac Patrol (cameo), Trainee Camp, Tour Guide Harrison (cameo), Delivery Challenge, Koko Express, Skipper Stu and the Steam Crane (dropped) and Fletch Shines
Specials
- Season 4 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue, Chuggineers: Ready to Build and Snow Rescue
- Season 5 - Delivery Dash at the Docks and The Big Freeze
Videos
- 2013 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Roll (cameo)
Trivia
- In German, he is called "Sascha".
- His personality is inspired and based from African-American astronaut Victor J. Glover, who in real life worked on robotic cranes for NASA.
- Skylar has not appeared on the show since the fifth season episode, Fletch Shines, as his model was recycled for Rosa, who was introduced in the sixth season.
- For each new season in the American dub until his removal in the sixth season, Skylar would receive a new voice actor.
- He is the first crane chugger to appear on the show. The second is Jackman, the third is Russ, and the fourth is Rosa.
Merchandise
- Chuggington Die-Cast (discontinued)
- StackTrack (discontinued)
- Chuggington Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Jazwares (discontinued)
Trainees | Diesel | Brewster | Tai |
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Diesel-electric | Wilson | Hoot and Toot | |
Electric | Koko | |
Steam | Piper | |
Other Chuggers | Diesel | Calley | Hodge | Chatsworth | Irving | Mtambo | Frostini | Skylar | Jackman | Tyne | Fletch | Asher | Skipper Stu | Harry and Hamish | Rosa |
Diesel-electric | Dunbar | Harrison | Zack | |
Electric | Emery | Decka | Hanzo | Payce | Daley | |
Steam | Old Puffer Pete | Olwin | Speedy | |
Other | Zephie | Action Chugger | Cormac | Russ | |
Chuggers | Old Puffer Pete | Chatsworth | Speedy | Skylar |
---|---|
Rolling Stock | Hopper Cars | Boxcars | Flatcars | Chuggineering Wagons | Greaser Cars | Tunnel Boring Machine |
Locations | Rocky Ridge (Mountain, Quarry, Rickety Bridge, Mine, Mine Bridge, Ice Cave, Salt Mines, River, Campsite) | Border Bridge | Countryside Intersection (Pumpkin Patch) | Pond Station | Longlow Tunnel | The Crane Training Ground | Tunnel Junction Station |