Transformers 3: A New Face Appears *Possible Character Spoilers Inside*

What pretty hair ...

Percepter or Highbrow would be my guess.

Please do not let that be Wheeljack. Knowing Bay it well could be.

Primus? LoL the hair is kind of bay if you ask me

Please tell me this is Bay BS and not an actual bot head. That hair is beyond stupid looking.

What in Christ's name is that!? Usually, I've been supporting M Bay's TF movies, but I just cant do it this time! He has finally done it. Michael Bay has finally ruined Transformers. Its the end! The end of man kind! Every one panic!!!!!!

Yeah i could kind of see that having a sort of german/russian accent, sorta like scalpel/the doctor from rotf, just reminds me of einstein, as for who it is, i don't know, but i hope it's a bot made for the movie such as skids and blackout rather then being wheeljack or perceptor.

Edit: my god it even has a moustache!

Clearly this is a picture of Shockwave- can't you tell? It looks just like how Bay thinks he should look.

Kidding aside, I put my money on Silverbolt- because he's being voiced by an old guy, (James Avery).

So in a way I'm not kidding at all- because we all know how Silverbolt is an old man robot with spectacles and hair. Maybe he'll rip himself apart so Optimus can wear him as a dress, since there's precedent for that and all.

If he's an entirely new character, great waste of space, since there are plenty of real characters left to jam into this movie.

If it is a new bot, please be another made up one. Please do not demoralize a G1 character we love with that pathetic looking face.

GREAT SCOTT!!!!

its the Doc Brown Bot!

Looks like Kabal from Mortal Kombat..

Look at the eyes....to me it looks like one of the twins with a mask on.

LOL!! It's Scrooge Mcduck!!! Damn! I was hoping there would be no more old bots. I really wasn't a big fan of Jetfire, and that hair... Oh well, maybe I'll like him, we'll see. But ugh...

Probably the mercedes thats been sighted. We all know mercedes are old people cars...

Fiber Optic hair, eh? It could work if it's done well. I have no idea who or what he is, but it could work. Might even be an endearing character.

Being as this is the Bayverse....I'm gonna go out on a limb and say either Wreck-Gar or SIlverbolt... the face reminds me of Ludwig Von Drake from Ducktales and other old Disney cartoons.

Given the previous statement about exploring the transformers mythos...I'm a little worried that it might be alpha trion...I mean if Jetfire aged badly imagine how messed up alpha trion must be. Or it could be silverbolt, since he could've be I dunno like jetfire's partner back in the day as seekers lol...and he would have silver hair! oh WOW!

I'm just trying to figure out why they've got that giant cardboard- uh, thing, on a stick in the first place.

Vicalliose wrote:I'm just trying to figure out why they've got that giant cardboard- uh, thing, on a stick in the first place.

For the cast and crew. It's a point of reference to allow the actors to interact with the not yet rendered models for the scene.

In the first movie, they had to interact with things like a neon ping pong ball on the end of a stick. Some movies still use this method. At least these movies actually give the actor something to work with.

Still, that's gotta be a seriously difficult task. It's hard enough acting in front of the camera, but having an imaginary friend again after a decade of growing up? And doing it in front of a crowd and cameras? Yeah. Not a pleasant task, methinks.

I`m going to throw this out there and
suggest this might be Alphatrion.

Infact i`m surprised that only gantzrunner has suggest it so far.

why?

--> old bot.
--> Has some form of hair.

i can`t immediately think of anything else that qualifies off hand.
unless bay has done something different with another character again.

UNGH! Again with the gimpy faces!

After reading some of the script I am thinking Perceptor or Wheeljack.

I kinda like him, if just because he's not overly complex. Perhaps he's a Seeker like Jetfire, though less crotchy.
He could very well be Wheeljack, though I'm not found of that idea. The fiber optic hair could light up like his G1 conterpart's "ears."

Whoever he is, I'm waiting to see the movie to say if I like him or not.

EDIT: He doesn't look that tall, around BB's size, though it may just be odd perspective.

DevastaTTor wrote:Please tell me this is Bay BS and not an actual bot head. That hair is beyond stupid looking.

Yeah, that and the monocle are...uhhh...not good.

Autobot032 wrote:Fiber Optic hair, eh? It could work if it's done well. I have no idea who or what he is, but it could work. Might even be an endearing character.

THANK YOU, PRIMUS! Somebody else thinks it too! I have no problem with "hair" on machines, as long as it's treated like fiber optic-y stuff. Yeah, maybe it's odd, but no more out of place than aliensd with cockpits or machines with full faces anyway.

Although, if it is Fiber-optic, then it would give Wheeljack his light-up ears thing. I could give that too Bay.

One reason I am thinking Wheeljack is he is the "mad scientist" and most mad scientists have the crazy hair. He is the Doc Brown of the Autobots..

1.21 JIGAWATTS!!!!

gantzrunner wrote:Given the previous statement about exploring the transformers mythos...I'm a little worried that it might be alpha trion...I mean if Jetfire aged badly imagine how messed up alpha trion must be. Or it could be silverbolt, since he could've be I dunno like jetfire's partner back in the day as seekers lol...and he would have silver hair! oh WOW!

Jetfire aged bad because he was left on Earth, without energon. If this bot is Alpha Tryon and he was in Cybertron, maybe he don`t look so bad.

It almost looks as though Bay is crossing Transformer Universes and introducing a Beast War character. It's like it's his version of Optimus Primal, the Ape Maximal Leader, or Ba-Boom, the baboon Maximal. Hopefully it's not that though.

However, I think I'm leaning in the direction of it being Alpha Trion.

Flashwave wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Fiber Optic hair, eh? It could work if it's done well. I have no idea who or what he is, but it could work. Might even be an endearing character.

THANK YOU, PRIMUS! Somebody else thinks it too! I have no problem with "hair" on machines, as long as it's treated like fiber optic-y stuff. Yeah, maybe it's odd, but no more out of place than aliensd with cockpits or machines with full faces anyway.

Although, if it is Fiber-optic, then it would give Wheeljack his light-up ears thing. I could give that too Bay.

The reason I'm pissed off about it is because you know some one is gonna complain about it, and say the movie is shitty just because a robot has hair! I even read one comment over the internet that said they hated ROTF JUST BECAUSE Jetfire had a "beard." Life is stupid.

I REALLY think this is just Bay messing with us...I don't think he would give away what new bot's would look like this easily...and if this IS a a real character, I will VOMIT.

Um, okay. I'm one of the few guys that actually likes the movie designs (most of them anyway), but WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?! This better be a joke.

Man, when I first saw the pics I thought PLEASE don't let that be Perceptor or Wheeljack! I only think this might be the case because he looks like a scientist. They don't deserve a look like that. Then again, this is Bayverse. Since when does he do what we wish he would

Here's my list of possible characters;

*Wheeljack
*Perceptor


That's all I got. Kinda creepy lookin' to me, but I do love making guesses. Anyone want to throw in a Decepticon? Because I have no Decepticons on my mind right now.

wolverinetodd wrote:However, I think I'm leaning in the direction of it being Alpha Trion.

Ooh, I haven't thought of that! Alpha Trion is an old toot that everyone loves (and if you don't love him, then why the hell are you on this site anyway?). Who knows? Could might as well be part of the Movie-verse Seekers.

It's John Malkovich http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dr._Archeville

sabrigami wrote:Then again, this is Bayverse. Since when does he do what we wish he would

Since Optimus's Trailer.

People, act like you have a pair and get over it.

Look again at the zoom-in shot. 3 words: Albert Frakkin' Einstein. My guess: Perceptor. If so, score another point for fugly-bots on the Autobot side! But, this is M-Bay we're talking about... it could be Primus for all we know. (Note to self: laugh ass off next summer while watching movie if that IS Perceptor. Then quickly go to Wal-Mart after the movie and buy a new ass.)

Achiever wrote:It's John Malkovich http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dr._Archeville

I could buy into Dr Archeville.

sabrigami wrote:Man, when I first saw the pics I thought PLEASE don't let that be Perceptor or Wheeljack! I only think this might be the case because he looks like a scientist. They don't deserve a look like that. Then again, this is Bayverse. Since when does he do what we wish he would

In ROTF we got more robots, more robot screen time, little to no shaky cam, more robot personality, more of a plot that glasses and Ebay, kick-ass Optimus, coward Starscream, The Matrix of Leadership, and more G1 like. I'm pretty sure we asked for all of that.

GENTLEMEN I present to you our FIRST shelf warmer!

Bays version of Alpha Trion?

It's the John Malkovich character.
Spoilers
Shockwave comes from Cybertron through wormhole spacebridge. Megatron gets all happy he's arrived and tells Starscream piss off you let Autobots win. With the help of Shockwave using Cybertronian tech He is able to fuse Archevilles' mind with that of a Transformer. They Download his soul into a machine Or it's fusing organics and Transformer cybernetics. Dr. Archeville will be full of power but it will drive him mad. Megatron will think he has the perfect weapon but it will be his Frankenstein Monster. Starscream screwed with Archeville's experiment to get back at Megatron and Shockwave. Autobots attack, explosions, fierce battle out into the city from the hidden laboratory, we see Stunticons with Rodimus in action. Ratchet buys it, Shockwave gets it, Starscream gets blasted, Megs opens portal Autobots follow Decepticons to Cybertron. Prime takes him out. Message to all Autobots and Decepticons. If you want peace, let's be friends. Goodbye Sam and you too other girl that is Makela. We leave you with Bumblebee and friends to keep things safe.
Excelsior!


Or maybe not.

Looks like a robot who will mimic Albert Einstein.

From far away I thought it was Dr.Arkeville....
I hope that thing isn't in the movie...

sabrigami wrote:They don't deserve a look like that. Then again, this is Bayverse. Since when does he do what we wish he would

Then again, this is Bayverse, not G1. It's a reboot, with a few nice homages, but it is not the same continuity, not the same designs. Since when does he owe you anything?

He doesn't, you know, but I just thought I'd ask for clarity.

I think people seem to forget that this isn't G1, and that's why so many things are different and new from what we've seen before.

I think people were mindscrewed when he went with a G1 vibe for the second film, and that's why it wasn't embraced by fans and critics, yet it found a large international audience and a large box office take.

I think people should be careful what they wish for. Ya'll want G1 so badly? You might just get it, and it's going to suck, really really badly in the finished product. We'll just get reissues of Classics/Universe/Generations molds (and why wouldn't Hasbro? It's a money saver!), we'll get really stupid stories with really stupid villain plots, etc.

Is the Bayverse perfect? Nope. I'm one of the first to tell you that.
Is it better than it could've been? Absolutely. I can't even believe the miracles that've been pulled off at this point.

And I will laugh, when in another 10 years people will look back on all of this fondly, and I think fans will come to embrace this old coot of a bot. We haven't seen him animated yet, he might just surprise you. What if we ended up with a Scrooge McDuck, with a heart of gold? Think about that for a second. I know plenty of people who would fall in love with the idea of that.

I think too many of you are too close to this. You need to take a step back, look at it through a few other sets of eyes, then come back and see the whole picture. There's a lot more to see here than you're willing to admit.

I was addicted to Animated. I was too close to it, got sucked in, and when it failed, I got my rage out and posted like a jerk (more than usual, I should clarify), and I decried Hasbro, etc. Well, we turned out to be lucky. TakaraTomy is picking up the ball that Hasbro dropped and we're still getting the missing pieces for our collection. The show's currently being aired in Japan, which means we might get a full series DVD set in the end, and because of all of that, I'm finally becoming content. I realize that Animated wasn't going to last forever, but we're all better for it having existed, period.

And you should realize that the same goes for Bayverse. If these movies hadn't worked out, we'd never see another big screen adventure for our robotic heroes, and we'd still be geeks and nothing but. Now? Geek is chic, the audiences have embraced our heroes and now get why we love these guys. The money made off of these helps to ensure we have TFs for the future.

We should be grateful and look at this with positive, not rose colored glasses. Because we really do need to be grateful. What if they had been unwatched DTV movies with no budget and no care? Yeah, there's something to mull over.

We got danged lucky. And we should recognize that.

Reminds me of Scrooge McDuck.

SlyTF1 wrote: In ROTF we got more robots, more robot screen time, little to no shaky cam, more robot personality, more of a plot that glasses and Ebay, kick-ass Optimus, coward Starscream, The Matrix of Leadership, and more G1 like. I'm pretty sure we asked for all of that.

FanimusMaximus wrote: Since Optimus's Trailer.

People, act like you have a pair and get over it.

Wow, No need to be nasty guys. It's only my opinion. I actually liked RoTF, but I wished it had more story and developed the backround characters more. my comment doesn't G1 either considering I was only born in 1986 and even now never even got into it. But as I said, it was my opinion. I guess I should have posted "since when does he do what I wish he would". Sorry, I really only said it as an offhand comment. I'm just surprised you guys would get so defensive about it, I don't think that's called for

Bouncy X wrote:GREAT SCOTT!!!!

its the Doc Brown Bot!

That could fit in with the time travel theories nicely. He transforms into a DeLorean and when he hits 88 miles an hour, we see some serious sh!t.

Autobot032 wrote:

sabrigami wrote:They don't deserve a look like that. Then again, this is Bayverse. Since when does he do what we wish he would

Then again, this is Bayverse, not G1. It's a reboot, with a few nice homages, but it is not the same continuity, not the same designs. Since when does he owe you anything?

He doesn't, you know, but I just thought I'd ask for clarity.

I think people seem to forget that this isn't G1, and that's why so many things are different and new from what we've seen before.

I think people were mindscrewed when he went with a G1 vibe for the second film, and that's why it wasn't embraced by fans and critics, yet it found a large international audience and a large box office take.

I think people should be careful what they wish for. Ya'll want G1 so badly? You might just get it, and it's going to suck, really really badly in the finished product. We'll just get reissues of Classics/Universe/Generations molds (and why wouldn't Hasbro? It's a money saver!), we'll get really stupid stories with really stupid villain plots, etc.

Is the Bayverse perfect? Nope. I'm one of the first to tell you that.
Is it better than it could've been? Absolutely. I can't even believe the miracles that've been pulled off at this point.

And I will laugh, when in another 10 years people will look back on all of this fondly, and I think fans will come to embrace this old coot of a bot. We haven't seen him animated yet, he might just surprise you. What if we ended up with a Scrooge McDuck, with a heart of gold? Think about that for a second. I know plenty of people who would fall in love with the idea of that.

I think too many of you are too close to this. You need to take a step back, look at it through a few other sets of eyes, then come back and see the whole picture. There's a lot more to see here than you're willing to admit.

I was addicted to Animated. I was too close to it, got sucked in, and when it failed, I got my rage out and posted like a jerk (more than usual, I should clarify), and I decried Hasbro, etc. Well, we turned out to be lucky. TakaraTomy is picking up the ball that Hasbro dropped and we're still getting the missing pieces for our collection. The show's currently being aired in Japan, which means we might get a full series DVD set in the end, and because of all of that, I'm finally becoming content. I realize that Animated wasn't going to last forever, but we're all better for it having existed, period.

And you should realize that the same goes for Bayverse. If these movies hadn't worked out, we'd never see another big screen adventure for our robotic heroes, and we'd still be geeks and nothing but. Now? Geek is chic, the audiences have embraced our heroes and now get why we love these guys. The money made off of these helps to ensure we have TFs for the future.

We should be grateful and look at this with positive, not rose colored glasses. Because we really do need to be grateful. What if they had been unwatched DTV movies with no budget and no care? Yeah, there's something to mull over.

We got danged lucky. And we should recognize that.

Brother, that is a fantastic and well argued post. I have to salute you for that. I've tried to put out something like that, but I'm not that good at arguing a point....which is probably why I've never won an argument with my wife. Well said, brother! Thanks for putting it so eloquently.

If this isn't just a placeholder face then Bay would've learned nothing from the Skids and Mudflap backlash.

An obvious Albert Einstein pastiche complete with faux "male pattern baldness," gray hairs, classic Einstein mustache and spectacles is stupid. Plain stupid.





If that is a real face who green lights nonsense like this? Hasbro?