The Energon Pub

Here's a fun bit of information for all you Mini-Con lovers. BotCon has tweeted an image from the "Stunti-Con-Job" comic revealing the names of the Animated Mini-Cons seen on page two hanging out in Trypticon prison. See the mirrored imaged below.

I love how massive Lugnut looks in that cell.

ha, these are pretty cool ^_^ nice retake on the minicons

They're so cute! Makes me wish that they came out in plushie form.

I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

Leader-1 was Magatrons minicon in Armada so it's only fitting that he watches his cell

God, I want that comic.

I need this comic and these guys. Third party, make these guys. They don't have to transform, just little rubber minicons to grace my Animated shelf and look cute doing so.

I like DUCK-E, reminds me of WALL-E. And also some of my favorite Mini-cons are thrown in there as well!

god damn sureshock is fat. it looks like a balloon

That is rather awesome. And they're so adorable, too!

Fender Bender wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

While there may have been a Mini-Con called Leader-1 in Armada, the truth is, Leader-1 was the leader of the Guardians (The good guys) in GoBots, which pre-dates Armada. By quite a number of years. Hence, this is an homage to GoBots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader-1

I hate wikipedia in any capacity, but this is actually one of the only times its relevant.
Either way, this comic was pretty good. Just wish it was longer.

IAmThePeej wrote:

Fender Bender wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

While there may have been a Mini-Con called Leader-1 in Armada, the truth is, Leader-1 was the leader of the Guardians (The good guys) in GoBots, which pre-dates Armada. By quite a number of years. Hence, this is an homage to GoBots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader-1

I hate wikipedia in any capacity, but this is actually one of the only times its relevant.
Either way, this comic was pretty good. Just wish it was longer.

Look pal, this inclusion of Leader-1 is a direct homage to Armada Leader-1, not Gobots Leader-1. Armada Leader-1 is an homage to Gobots Leader-1 in name only.

Like this:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

Not Like:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:

Fender Bender wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

While there may have been a Mini-Con called Leader-1 in Armada, the truth is, Leader-1 was the leader of the Guardians (The good guys) in GoBots, which pre-dates Armada. By quite a number of years. Hence, this is an homage to GoBots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader-1

I hate wikipedia in any capacity, but this is actually one of the only times its relevant.
Either way, this comic was pretty good. Just wish it was longer.

Look pal, this inclusion of Leader-1 is a direct homage to Armada Leader-1, not Gobots Leader-1. Armada Leader-1 is an homage to Gobots Leader-1 in name only.

Like this:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

Not Like:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

Hey, thanks for trying to bite off my head. The name itself is related to GoBots, hence why I typed what I did. Its all referencing to the same origin. Your argument stands just as mine does. THE SAME.

So...they named them after their established canon names?

Brilliant.

Poor Sureshock. She certainly didn't listen to that diet I told her about.

Counterpunch wrote:So...they named them after their established canon names?

Brilliant.

I know, isn't it the most brilliantly amazing thing ever in the history of ever?

Okay, I've not read the comic, but I coulda named the Street Action Team fairly easily. Leader-1 is kinda obvious now that I see it in his face. The Duck shoulda been Yellow, but it'd be cool if he baec ome the confidant of Animated Predacon Megatron.

IAmThePeej wrote:

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:

Fender Bender wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

While there may have been a Mini-Con called Leader-1 in Armada, the truth is, Leader-1 was the leader of the Guardians (The good guys) in GoBots, which pre-dates Armada. By quite a number of years. Hence, this is an homage to GoBots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader-1

I hate wikipedia in any capacity, but this is actually one of the only times its relevant.
Either way, this comic was pretty good. Just wish it was longer.

Look pal, this inclusion of Leader-1 is a direct homage to Armada Leader-1, not Gobots Leader-1. Armada Leader-1 is an homage to Gobots Leader-1 in name only.

Like this:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

Not Like:

TFA -> Armada -> Gobots

Hey, thanks for trying to bite off my head. The name itself is related to GoBots, hence why I typed what I did. Its all referencing to the same origin. Your argument stands just as mine does. THE SAME.

Peej, I don't think it is. I coudl be wrong, but I don't think Armada Leader-1 is any more of a reference to Go-Bots than Armada Sideswipe is to G1. It's name re-use. Now, Energon Roddy is, for a reference point.

off topic: i went to TFWiki to reasd up on my Leader-1, and their site isn't loading. It worked last night, and at the 2:30am EST range.

Blurrz wrote:Poor Sureshock. She certainly didn't listen to that diet I told her about.

Sureshock's.... female?

Mindmaster wrote:Sureshock's.... female?

In the Japanese dub of Armada (Micron Legend), Sureshock was called Arcee. The Armada MTMTE followed suit by saying she was female.

Mindmaster wrote:

Blurrz wrote:Poor Sureshock. She certainly didn't listen to that diet I told her about.

Sureshock's.... female?

Clearly, She's the Mini-con sex symbol.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:Sureshock's.... female?

In the Japanese dub of Armada (Micron Legend), Sureshock was called Arcee. The Armada MTMTE followed suit by saying she was female.

Flashwave wrote:Peej, I don't think it is. I coudl be wrong, but I don't think Armada Leader-1 is any more of a reference to Go-Bots than Armada Sideswipe is to G1. It's name re-use. Now, Energon Roddy is, for a reference point.

off topic: i went to TFWiki to reasd up on my Leader-1, and their site isn't loading. It worked last night, and at the 2:30am EST range.

First, thanks Flashwave for actually showing a tone that is more friendly than blasting for saying something "wrong".
Next, we all know that Hasbro likes to reuse the names for their characters in each part of the TF Multiverse, but the simple fact is there are not a whole bunch of characters named Leader-1, which in point turns this into an homage/ reference to a past series/ character.
Also, I never said that it was an homage in more than just name.

I could have worded my second post a bit differently, but its too late to even bother with that now. But to simply say, as a few have stated, that a certain name is only referencing to ONE character with the same name that isn't the originating character, is very naive and closed-minded.
Also, I'm officially done with this argument. We can all agree to disagree on what this is an homage of, but now everyone is more aware of where the name Leader-1 came from.

IAmThePeej wrote:

Fender Bender wrote:

IAmThePeej wrote:I'm just loving that one of them is named Leader-1. Yes, I actually like the GoBots, and that was just cool to see in a current comic.

Actually, it's a homage to the Mini-con named Leader-1 from Transformers Armada who was paired up with Armada Megatron.

To view his gallery, click here.

While there may have been a Mini-Con called Leader-1 in Armada, the truth is, Leader-1 was the leader of the Guardians (The good guys) in GoBots, which pre-dates Armada. By quite a number of years. Hence, this is an homage to GoBots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader-1

I hate wikipedia in any capacity, but this is actually one of the only times its relevant.
Either way, this comic was pretty good. Just wish it was longer.

This is NOT, I repeat, NOT a homage to Gobots. If it looked like Leader-1 from Gobots in ANYWAY, it would have been. However, there are no similiarities between the two besides the name (Hasbro name recycling) and the color.

The homage is to ARMADA Leader-1, just like the other minicons from ARMADA, Sureshock, HIghwire, and Grindor are homaged.

IF BOTCON WANTED TO HOMAGE GOBOTS, THEY WOULD HAVE MADE THEM THE GUARDS AT TRYPTICON PRISON, NOT MINICONS.

If you are looking for ACTUAL Gobots homages, look to Club Exclusive Minicon Cop-tur which came with Dion or at Walmart Exclusive Fracture, painted to homage Renegade Crasher.

Next you're gonna tell me that Transformers Prime Bulkhead is a homage to Energon Bulkhead when it's CRYSTAL CLEAR he homages the newly created Transformers Animated Bulkhead.