Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums

[Sabrblade]

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS22105&mode=retail

Hoist:
http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/6a4e69605056900b1065308bdcbff74e/B58D2ACB5056900B10F02AC01045990C.pdf

Medix:
http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/6a4e69605056900b1065308bdcbff74e/B58BA7385056900B10C4CD46CB5823A5.pdf

[El Duque]

As we pointed out earlier today in this week's BigBadToyStore newsletter Transformers: Rescue Bots Series 5 adds two previously unknown figures, Hoist and Medix. Now we get our first looks at the new figures courtesy of the Hasbro instruction archives. Take a look at Hoist the Tow-Bot and Medix the Doc-Bot.

Hoist the Tow-Bot


Medix the Doc-Bot

[bluecatcinema]

Maybe those guys will be showing up in season two.

[Snowy]

I always did think that a rescue team wasn't really complete without an ambulance. Here's to hoping the show will see some new characters! Although it does beg the question of who the human companions would be, since in the show they need to have a "handler" so not to arouse suspicion.

[Sabrblade]

I always did think that a rescue team wasn't really complete without an ambulance. Here's to hoping the show will see some new characters! Although it does beg the question of who the human companions would be, since in the show they need to have a "handler" so not to arouse suspicion.

Well, the episode that airs not this weekend but next weekend involves a plot point in which their identities are at risk of being exposed while tackling the earthquakes that have struck the island, so it could be that they'll no longer be "robots in disguise" by the end of the first season.

Or, they could get Doc and Frankie in on the secret and have Doc team up with Hoist and Frankie with Medix.

[triKlops]

looks pretty cool
will probably pick these up once they are out in stores

[Bumblevivisector]

Am I the only one who thought the uncolored drawings were of Armada Optimus/Monster Convoy at first glance?

Agree that the ambulance makes sense, and a tow truck adds to the play value of the whole toy line.

[Sabrblade]

Looking again, Medix's robot mode reminds me of that of Animated Ratchet. You can even somewhat see a beer gut.

[Seibertron]

[missed-opportunity]Anyone else thinking that Fixit would've been a very appropriate name for the Rescue Bots medic?[/missed-opportunity]

[Sabrblade]

[missed-opportunity]Anyone else thinking that Fixit would've been a very appropriate name for the Rescue Bots medic?[/missed-opportunity]

Now that you mention it, I wonder if they still have that name, or if this is a replacement for it, a la "Sharpshot instead of Shrapnel".

Or, it could just be a new character name altogether (like Boulder).