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News Credits: 23 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 4:19 pm

And so my Kamen Rider influence infects the site with it's awesomeness.

There needs to be an Alpha Bravo astroswitch now. And OOO coin, and Gaia Memory, and Wizard ring, and Lockseed, and Shift Car, and Rider card,

News Credits: 4 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:18 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:And so my Kamen Rider influence infects the site with it's awesomeness.

There needs to be an Alpha Bravo astroswitch now. And OOO coin, and Gaia Memory, and Wizard ring, and Lockseed, and Shift Car, and Rider card,

The hype train stops for no pessimists!

That said, I'd like it if Alpha Bravo were given a little more characterization in the comics. So far he's had very little to say or do other than enthusiastically joining Superion. Hopefully the subsequent comics will expand on everybody, not just Optimus, Windblade, and Starscream.

Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:22 pm

Dinner time !!!

News Credits: 293 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:47 pm

So why did you buy an Alpha Bravo Mr.X? How did you bring yourself to part with your hard earned money in exchange for that (as you say) abomination?

News Credits: 23 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:57 pm

Rated X wrote:

Oh my god, Rated X has revealed the truth! Sixshot is Alpha Bravo in disguise! :shock:

And he's mauling a generic helicopter bot!

News Credits: 23 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:59 pm

Double post

Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:30 pm

Rated X wrote:
That Bot wrote:You, sir, are awesome.

Thats the scariest pic Ive seen posted on this site in 2015.

Could it be Alpha Bravo as a human ?

You think that's bad? Should have seen some of the stuff that got posted back in the "good old days".

*Shudder*

And I really want that not Sixshot

Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:13 am

shajaki wrote:So why did you buy an Alpha Bravo Mr.X? How did you bring yourself to part with your hard earned money in exchange for that (as you say) abomination?

Most of us hate Bumblebee but we all still own at least one of his figures. I never said Alpha Bravo was good for nothing. I just said he wasn't a true Aerialbot. In essence he is shattered Glass Vortex.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:16 am

And here's a good conversation starter... :grin:

News Credits: 226 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:45 am

If you want to get rid of your Alpha Bravo feel free to send him to me.

You pay the postage, and I don't perma-ban you.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:40 am

You want a toy that's been in a toilet? You really do like your toys to stink up the place, do you?

News Credits: 226 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:48 am

RhA wrote:You want a toy that's been in a toilet? You really do like your toys to stink up the place, do you?

He can't be any worse than Whirl. [-(

News Credits: 25 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:13 am

That sounds like a challenge.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:03 am

Burn wrote:If you want to get rid of your Alpha Bravo feel free to send him to me.

You pay the postage, and I don't perma-ban you.

Why would you perma-ban me ? My pics are unintentionally promoting Alpha Bravo. For the better or worse is left up the the viewer. :grin:

But on a serious note, he will have a home on Galvatronus, Ultra Prime, or Fan-madeatron along with Rook, Offroad, and whatever other unorthodox repaints Hasbro can come up with.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:36 am

That Bot wrote:I think he's gonna need some ice for that, Burn.

So, Alpha Bravo. Who's going to keep theirs? Who's selling it? Who's going to get both Quickslinger and ALpha Bravo and skip one of the other Aerialbots? Who's getting all 5 with plans for an unusual combo? I want to hear some stories!

I'm keeping mine. He's a great figure, and though I have Slingshot ordered, Alpha Bravo will still have a place in my Autobots. Currently, my Aerialbots are seperate, and Bravo is pegged into the IGear Cosmos flight stand, leaping up behind the taller guys and shooting over their heads! That stand also works great when he's in copter mode as well.

Likewise, I have Wildrider on order, but I'll also get Off Road when he turns up. But this thread is baout the Copter. Anyone seen Vangelus's review? That opening 20 seconds is why you need Alpha Bravo. HAIL THE BRAVO!

Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:02 am

Alpha Gumbo...

Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:38 pm

Rated X wrote:It’s no secret I can’t stand Alpha Bravo. I hate the concept. I don’t care about IDW’s new wave storyline. Slingshot is alive and well in the minds of many G1 traditionalists. Obviously Takara seems to agree. And according to alleged TRU listings, Hasbro might be rethinking their decision and offering us a proper Slingshot and Wildrider too. So this thread is to spur a little debate about the character and his existence in the first place. This thread is not to talk about the quality or enjoyment of the toy. My whole beef with Alpha Bravo is the fact that he is replacing Slingshot. I would have no problem with him being introduced as a separate character. Hasbro could have saved Alpha Bravo, Offroad, Rook, etc. for their fan made combiner. But replacing the only Aerialbot that actually had a unique personality to accommodate a comic book storyline is a stupid move in my opinion. Every time Hasbro/designs a combiner, they always go one off with a limb just to piss off G1 fans. Last time for Bruticus we got puke and period blood colored Vortex. Even TF wiki doesn’t list which alleged IDW comic book the Alpha Bravo storyline can be found in. A few Alpha Bravo supporters list a particular issue, but flat out refuse to take some pictures of it or provide a link that show its contents. Why isn’t it in TF Wiki already ? If these Alpha Bravo fanboys love him so much, why don’t they add his back story and comic book pics to his bio ? Instead they try to legitimize Alpha Bravo by photoshopping him into G1 cartoon screenshots. WTF ?

So this is the place for Transformers fans to discuss how they feel about Alpha Bravo. Is he friend or foe ?

Seriously, all of your posts include some kind of rant. I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is **** ridiculous! Calm down! Can you try posting something that isn't a rant for once? Is this what you G1 fans are like? And when did Slingshot have a personality?

Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:57 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:I don't read iDW, so I'm not familiar with the character. But a helicopter doesn't belong in a group of jets. And he's ugly.

So where were you when they announced Airrazor was replacing Slingshot in 2009? And, they're Aerialbots. Anything that flies.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:02 pm

He's just being X, is all, someone who isn't afraid to be subtle with his opinions. You gotta respect that

Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:29 pm

Burn wrote:If you want to get rid of your Alpha Bravo feel free to send him to me.

You pay the postage, and I don't perma-ban you.

Please perma-ban him anyways.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:26 pm

Actually X had some really helpful info about the Antennas for Superion- and I don't recall that being a rant

Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:02 pm

Genericon #378 wrote:
Rated X wrote:It’s no secret I can’t stand Alpha Bravo. I hate the concept. I don’t care about IDW’s new wave storyline. Slingshot is alive and well in the minds of many G1 traditionalists. Obviously Takara seems to agree. And according to alleged TRU listings, Hasbro might be rethinking their decision and offering us a proper Slingshot and Wildrider too. So this thread is to spur a little debate about the character and his existence in the first place. This thread is not to talk about the quality or enjoyment of the toy. My whole beef with Alpha Bravo is the fact that he is replacing Slingshot. I would have no problem with him being introduced as a separate character. Hasbro could have saved Alpha Bravo, Offroad, Rook, etc. for their fan made combiner. But replacing the only Aerialbot that actually had a unique personality to accommodate a comic book storyline is a stupid move in my opinion. Every time Hasbro/designs a combiner, they always go one off with a limb just to piss off G1 fans. Last time for Bruticus we got puke and period blood colored Vortex. Even TF wiki doesn’t list which alleged IDW comic book the Alpha Bravo storyline can be found in. A few Alpha Bravo supporters list a particular issue, but flat out refuse to take some pictures of it or provide a link that show its contents. Why isn’t it in TF Wiki already ? If these Alpha Bravo fanboys love him so much, why don’t they add his back story and comic book pics to his bio ? Instead they try to legitimize Alpha Bravo by photoshopping him into G1 cartoon screenshots. WTF ?

So this is the place for Transformers fans to discuss how they feel about Alpha Bravo. Is he friend or foe ?

Seriously, all of your posts include some kind of rant. I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is **** ridiculous! Calm down! Can you try posting something that isn't a rant for once? Is this what you G1 fans are like? And when did Slingshot have a personality?

Well you're "anti-rant rant" is a first on here. :lol:

Watch "The Key to Vector Sigma" and you will see Slingshot is the only Aerialbot with an attitude which gave him personality. The other 3 limb bots were generic followers.

And this pic is for you...

News Credits: 60 · Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:14 pm

Genericon #378 wrote:
Rated X wrote:It’s no secret I can’t stand Alpha Bravo. I hate the concept. I don’t care about IDW’s new wave storyline. Slingshot is alive and well in the minds of many G1 traditionalists. Obviously Takara seems to agree. And according to alleged TRU listings, Hasbro might be rethinking their decision and offering us a proper Slingshot and Wildrider too. So this thread is to spur a little debate about the character and his existence in the first place. This thread is not to talk about the quality or enjoyment of the toy. My whole beef with Alpha Bravo is the fact that he is replacing Slingshot. I would have no problem with him being introduced as a separate character. Hasbro could have saved Alpha Bravo, Offroad, Rook, etc. for their fan made combiner. But replacing the only Aerialbot that actually had a unique personality to accommodate a comic book storyline is a stupid move in my opinion. Every time Hasbro/designs a combiner, they always go one off with a limb just to piss off G1 fans. Last time for Bruticus we got puke and period blood colored Vortex. Even TF wiki doesn’t list which alleged IDW comic book the Alpha Bravo storyline can be found in. A few Alpha Bravo supporters list a particular issue, but flat out refuse to take some pictures of it or provide a link that show its contents. Why isn’t it in TF Wiki already ? If these Alpha Bravo fanboys love him so much, why don’t they add his back story and comic book pics to his bio ? Instead they try to legitimize Alpha Bravo by photoshopping him into G1 cartoon screenshots. WTF ?

So this is the place for Transformers fans to discuss how they feel about Alpha Bravo. Is he friend or foe ?

Seriously, all of your posts include some kind of rant. I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is **** ridiculous! Calm down! Can you try posting something that isn't a rant for once? Is this what you G1 fans are like? And when did Slingshot have a personality?

I take offense to that statement [-(

Don't generalize us all. One very noisy fan does not speak for all G1 fans.

News Credits: 60 · Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:21 pm

iguanabytes wrote:Actually X had some really helpful info about the Antennas for Superion- and I don't recall that being a rant

Percentage of X making some valid points (which I surprising agreed with) is roughly 1%. The rest is 99% rant.

The 1% valid

1. Stupidity of the MP-23 Exhaust bruhahaha by PM
2. Too many scale sizes (getting too confusing) Especially for a single character but eventually turns to a rant against anything not Voyager or whatever his preference is.
3. Connivance of reviewers with 3rd parties or online shops.

Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:20 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:
Rated X wrote:It’s no secret I can’t stand Alpha Bravo. I hate the concept. I don’t care about IDW’s new wave storyline. Slingshot is alive and well in the minds of many G1 traditionalists. Obviously Takara seems to agree. And according to alleged TRU listings, Hasbro might be rethinking their decision and offering us a proper Slingshot and Wildrider too. So this thread is to spur a little debate about the character and his existence in the first place. This thread is not to talk about the quality or enjoyment of the toy. My whole beef with Alpha Bravo is the fact that he is replacing Slingshot. I would have no problem with him being introduced as a separate character. Hasbro could have saved Alpha Bravo, Offroad, Rook, etc. for their fan made combiner. But replacing the only Aerialbot that actually had a unique personality to accommodate a comic book storyline is a stupid move in my opinion. Every time Hasbro/designs a combiner, they always go one off with a limb just to piss off G1 fans. Last time for Bruticus we got puke and period blood colored Vortex. Even TF wiki doesn’t list which alleged IDW comic book the Alpha Bravo storyline can be found in. A few Alpha Bravo supporters list a particular issue, but flat out refuse to take some pictures of it or provide a link that show its contents. Why isn’t it in TF Wiki already ? If these Alpha Bravo fanboys love him so much, why don’t they add his back story and comic book pics to his bio ? Instead they try to legitimize Alpha Bravo by photoshopping him into G1 cartoon screenshots. WTF ?

So this is the place for Transformers fans to discuss how they feel about Alpha Bravo. Is he friend or foe ?

Seriously, all of your posts include some kind of rant. I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt, but this is **** ridiculous! Calm down! Can you try posting something that isn't a rant for once? Is this what you G1 fans are like? And when did Slingshot have a personality?

I take offense to that statement Don't generalize us all. One very noisy fan does not speak for all G1 fans.

Let it be known I only speak for myself...