  We demonstrate the formation of metastable N\'eel-type skyrmion arrays in
Pt/Co/Ni/Ir multi-layers at zero-field following \textit{ex situ} application
of an in-plane magnetic field using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy.
The resultant skyrmion texture is found to depend on both the strength and
misorientation of the applied field as well as the interfacial
Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. To demonstrate the importance of the applied
field angle, we leverage bend contours in the specimens which coincide with
transition regions between skyrmion and labyrinth patterns. Subsequent
application of a perpendicular magnetic field near these regions reveals the
unusual situation where skyrmions with opposite magnetic polarities are
stabilized in close proximity.
