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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Whifflefire » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:46 am

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That reminded me of those roleplay things from the first movie toyline.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Flash_Bang

I never cared much for transformers that didn't transform into any alt modes, but these were even worse. Which one even is
the altmode?
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby King Kuuga » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:49 pm

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Whifflefire wrote:That reminded me of those roleplay things from the first movie toyline.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Flash_Bang

I never cared much for transformers that didn't transform into any alt modes, but these were even worse. Which one even is
the altmode?

That's more of a device than a robot, but the flashlight mode is its disguise, while the gun is its true function.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby bradyvictor5 » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:12 am

Transformers Prime Gaia Unicron is always one of my favorites
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby william-james88 » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:07 pm

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bradyvictor5 wrote:Transformers Prime Gaia Unicron is always one of my favorites


Oh, he will be getting a mention on the lists in a little while.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Starsaber468 » Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:19 pm

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william-james88 wrote:
bradyvictor5 wrote:Transformers Prime Gaia Unicron is always one of my favorites


Oh, he will be getting a mention on the lists in a little while.

I feel liek we cannot descriminate g1 toys because its unfair to compare them to what we have today plus back then the toy engineering was pretty limited comparing modern days toy engineering anyway i feel like we are just touching the tip of the iceberg i feel like we are just touching the littest of bad alt modes when their are way worse out there....
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Evil Eye » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:08 pm

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william-james88 wrote:While its fun to see what ridiculous means to different people, the person that first suggested this topic meant it in a way of ridiculous looking. Like this Dragon Optimus turns into:

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Objects that dont work as disguises are fair game as well but there seems to be a distinction between ridiculous looking and illogical. "Ridiculous" seems to mean all of this.

That thing kinda reminds me of a festival float to be honest. Either that or a Chinese dragon dance costume thingy.

I can forgive its silliness for the swords though.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Zeedust » Mon Jan 04, 2016 12:12 am

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If we're not limited to toys, I'd like to nominate Rung, whose alt mode is something that nobody, not even Rung himself, can identify.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Whifflefire » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:23 pm

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Nemesis Primal wrote:If we're not limited to toys, I'd like to nominate Rung, whose alt mode is something that nobody, not even Rung himself, can identify.


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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Cyberstrike » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:46 pm

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All of Beast Machines and Robots in Disguise 2001 were dumb.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby LegendaryAntiHero » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:15 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:While its fun to see what ridiculous means to different people, the person that first suggested this topic meant it in a way of ridiculous looking. Like this Dragon Optimus turns into:

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Objects that dont work as disguises are fair game as well but there seems to be a distinction between ridiculous looking and illogical. "Ridiculous" seems to mean all of this.

That thing kinda reminds me of a festival float to be honest. Either that or a Chinese dragon dance costume thingy.

I can forgive its silliness for the swords though.

That thing looks so majestic
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby GrimlockPrimal » Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:36 am

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Honestly, the award for me has to go to Perceptor's friggin' microscope tank mode.
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Seriously, how the hell would that disguise him at all? :p
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby LegendaryAntiHero » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:35 pm

It doesn't look so bad. He's still got treads
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby X3ROhour » Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:35 pm

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STOPLIGHT from TF Animated

no doubt the worst, unless one becomes a waste disposal unit.

IYKWIM.

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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Zeedust » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:24 pm

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Okay, not sure if this counts, but according to tfwiki's page on Takara's "Legends" webcomic, the comic on the right is Nightbird claiming to have a swan mode:
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Z3ROhour wrote:STOPLIGHT from TF Animated


That was actually Cybertron, and his name was Signal Lancer.

Cyberstrike wrote:All of Beast Machines and Robots in Disguise 2001 were dumb.


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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Whifflefire » Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:35 pm

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Nemesis Primal wrote:
Z3ROhour wrote:STOPLIGHT from TF Animated


That was actually Cybertron, and his name was Signal Lancer.


We need a generations Signal lancer, that would be awesome.

Also,
TFWIKI wrote:In South African English, a traffic signal is called a "robot". So Signal Lancer is a robot who turns into a robot.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby AndreaBeck » Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:18 am

Beast Machines Silverbolt... that condor mode is epic fail.
Aw man... the Beast Machines Maximals... the fact that Hasbro needs to label the beast modes on the package to tell you what the hell they're meant to be speaks volumes. :BOWDOWN:
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby X3ROhour » Mon May 09, 2016 11:06 am

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Cyberstrike wrote:All of Beast Machines and Robots in Disguise 2001 were dumb.


A HARD WRONG!

Then again, I may be the sole lover of the BEAST MACHINES.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Zeedust » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:48 pm

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Beast Wars Neo. Yes, the whole toyline. Basically, the toys designed for it generally have a robot mode, a beast mode, and a "What were they smoking?" mode.

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Mach Kick may be the most notorious, and for good reason. If I had to pick just one, he might be it (though there's stiff competition).

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Z3ROhour wrote:
Cyberstrike wrote:Then again, I may be the sole lover of the BEAST MACHINES.


Not a lover, per se, but I enjoyed it.
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby X3ROhour » Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:50 am

Motto: ""I WILL CUDDLE YOUR SOUL!!""
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Anybot
that fails to choose
an altmode
(assuming one gets to choose)
without

FLIGHT!

Why wouldn't ya?

:SICK:
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Re: Which transformers have the most ridiculous alt modes?

Postby Mr O » Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:09 pm

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Z3ROhour wrote:Anybot
that fails to choose
an altmode
(assuming one gets to choose)
without

FLIGHT!

Why wouldn't ya?

:SICK:
:HEADHURTS:
[-(


Fair play, that's always stumped me too.
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