Re: Unused Transformers Energon Prowl Prototype Head
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:06 pm
Monzo's posted more pics of Prowl here - http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/950444-unused-energon-prowl-head.html
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https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=96010
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Superwheeljack wrote:Not really news...
Energon was a line no one liked, the show sucked 20 times worse
And that was 8 years ago....
I liked the Energon line! And new reveals in older lines is still newsworthy for those interested.
How was the Energon cartoon better than any Transformers cartoon, no, better than any cartoon at all? It had no story. 51 episodes of almost nothing important happening, starring almost no memorable characters at all.Megatron Wolf wrote:The show not so much but again was better than prime.
Megatron Wolf wrote:The show not so much but again was better than prime.
Well, okay, maybe about... six things happened within its 51 episodes, but still.Mindmaster wrote:Well, I wouldn't say it had no story. It was just not as grand as other series, such as Beast Wars, Animated, and Prime.
Sabrblade wrote:How was the Energon cartoon better than any Transformers cartoon, no, better than any cartoon at all? It had no story. 51 episodes of almost nothing important happening, starring almost no memorable characters at all.Megatron Wolf wrote:The show not so much but again was better than prime.
Was mostly thinking of the Autobots and Decepticons, but yeah Kicker was memorable, which is another knock against it since the spiteful human ally was more memorable than the stars.RhA wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How was the Energon cartoon better than any Transformers cartoon, no, better than any cartoon at all? It had no story. 51 episodes of almost nothing important happening, starring almost no memorable characters at all.Megatron Wolf wrote:The show not so much but again was better than prime.
Kicker is memorable. It isn't a very good memory, but still.
gothsaurus wrote:Yeah, out of all the humans... I still have to say I think G1 Spike has been the best of them all. Least annoying, least reckless child-like, least cliché (compared with nerd and anime girl, etc.) , least have-to-add-super-powers-or-robot-endoskeleton-to-up-the-awesomeness (Kicker, Sari)...
Don't get me started on the comics and all the I-am-a-small-child-mind-controlling-a-giant-robot stories.
In G1, the human characters were less important to the plot line (ala Kicker sensing Energon)... but they were so much more generally likable. They developed the characters instead of using them as a gimmick.
You liked them hanging around... and you wanted to be them. Not because they had super powers, but because they got to spend time with the Transformers.
Sabrblade wrote:...which is another knock against it since the spiteful human ally was more memorable than the stars.
I dunno, Jack Darby from Prime is pretty likable. As is Agent Fowler.Mindmaster wrote:gothsaurus wrote:Yeah, out of all the humans... I still have to say I think G1 Spike has been the best of them all. Least annoying, least reckless child-like, least cliché (compared with nerd and anime girl, etc.) , least have-to-add-super-powers-or-robot-endoskeleton-to-up-the-awesomeness (Kicker, Sari)...
Don't get me started on the comics and all the I-am-a-small-child-mind-controlling-a-giant-robot stories.
In G1, the human characters were less important to the plot line (ala Kicker sensing Energon)... but they were so much more generally likable. They developed the characters instead of using them as a gimmick.
You liked them hanging around... and you wanted to be them. Not because they had super powers, but because they got to spend time with the Transformers.
I dunno about you guys, but gothsaurus has his priorities straight. Especially the "want to be them not for their abilities, but because they got to spend time with the Transformers". Right. On. The. Nail.
Sabrblade wrote:I dunno, Jack Darby from Prime is pretty likable. As is Agent Fowler.Mindmaster wrote:gothsaurus wrote:Yeah, out of all the humans... I still have to say I think G1 Spike has been the best of them all. Least annoying, least reckless child-like, least cliché (compared with nerd and anime girl, etc.) , least have-to-add-super-powers-or-robot-endoskeleton-to-up-the-awesomeness (Kicker, Sari)...
Don't get me started on the comics and all the I-am-a-small-child-mind-controlling-a-giant-robot stories.
In G1, the human characters were less important to the plot line (ala Kicker sensing Energon)... but they were so much more generally likable. They developed the characters instead of using them as a gimmick.
You liked them hanging around... and you wanted to be them. Not because they had super powers, but because they got to spend time with the Transformers.
I dunno about you guys, but gothsaurus has his priorities straight. Especially the "want to be them not for their abilities, but because they got to spend time with the Transformers". Right. On. The. Nail.
And (I know people are gonna start rolling their eyes when I say this, but nyaah!) the Burns family are some of the most competent and likable humans we've had in years, with each having their own unique personality and making for some great interactions between each other and Autobots. Like, the moments between Chief Burns and Chase discussing their differing views on morality and protocol when trapped in a mine in that one episode were exceptionally well done.
Mkall wrote:I must be in the minority because I like that head better than the eventual release.
It's the perfect automobile for chasing down those who break the speed limit.Agamemnon wrote:Mkall wrote:I must be in the minority because I like that head better than the eventual release.
Getting the thread back on track, I actually agree with you. This head more closely matches the aesthetics of the figure than the G1 homage that ended up being used. I never cared for Prowl being a race car anyway. I would have preferred a new character.
Agamemnon wrote:Mkall wrote:I must be in the minority because I like that head better than the eventual release.
Getting the thread back on track, I actually agree with you. This head more closely matches the aesthetics of the figure than the G1 homage that ended up being used. I never cared for Prowl being a race car anyway. I would have preferred a new character.
Sabrblade wrote:It's the perfect automobile for chasing down those who break the speed limit.Agamemnon wrote:Mkall wrote:I must be in the minority because I like that head better than the eventual release.
Getting the thread back on track, I actually agree with you. This head more closely matches the aesthetics of the figure than the G1 homage that ended up being used. I never cared for Prowl being a race car anyway. I would have preferred a new character.
I love the following TFWiki caption:Agamemnon wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's the perfect automobile for chasing down those who break the speed limit.Agamemnon wrote:Mkall wrote:I must be in the minority because I like that head better than the eventual release.
Getting the thread back on track, I actually agree with you. This head more closely matches the aesthetics of the figure than the G1 homage that ended up being used. I never cared for Prowl being a race car anyway. I would have preferred a new character.
Corvette? Okay. Mustang? Sure. Nissan Z? Absolutely! Formula 1/Indy car? Here, let me go over this speed bump and I can get away.
Now, as someone else suggested, Blurr might make sense...
Do you have any idea how fast you were going?