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News Credits: 972 · Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:31 pm

Derrick J. Wyatt, lead character designer for the Transformers: Animated series has given us some more information about upcoming toys, release dates and characters for Transformers Animated on his blog A Delightful Tedium.

After posting Animated Prowl Concept Art yesterday, Wyatt continues with further information in his comments section.

First up is confirmation that Animated Prowl with a side car is being produced:
"The side car is coming! It looks totally perfect too. Hasbro and Takara did a fantastic job on that one."

Wyatt also mentions that Transformers Season Three has not been announced as yet, and is thus "it's still quite a ways off."

And lastly, regarding the Animated Beachcomber Concept Art revealed earlier, Wyatt has mentioned his current fate in relation to the series:
"I worked on Beachcomber's design with designer Irineo Maramba. He was going to be a total hippy slacker type. Unfortunately his speaking part in the early part of season 3 got cut for time. So, at this point, we don't know if he will even be in season 3 or not."

To read Wyatt's full comments, please click here.

Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:57 pm

holy crap........... i must have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love prowl is it an upgrade set or does it come with another prowl?

News Credits: 4 · Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:11 pm

doubledealer25 wrote:holy crap........... i must have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love prowl is it an upgrade set or does it come with another prowl?

If I remember correctly, I think I heard at Botcon that it will be another Animated Prowl release. With the sidecar replacing the Traffic Light weapon included with the first Prowl. And that he will have better fists.

Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:13 pm

But freakin timme I start hearin more about Prowl's Armor.

I was beginning to think tat hastak had threw away the whole concept but i glad to hear more news about it.

I not really diggin beachcomber concept but maybe wit so more pix i can change my mind about the lil guy

Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:18 pm

this is the best news ive heard since like, um now! im very excited about the prowl armour but i hope it meets my very high expectations.
also i hope ol' beachcomber gets his animated reincarnation, im mean whats coller than a cartoon stner hippy?

News Credits: 5749 · Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:24 pm

If the armor is anywhere close to how cool I hope it is I won't mind having to pay for another Prowl one bit. He's one of my favorite TFA to boot. If I remember correctly it was also stated that Soundwave would be getting more music insrument minions. I wonder when we will see them and how they will be packaged?

News Credits: 7 · Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:33 pm

Where is the sidecar armor all I see is a bunch of pre-production versions of what prowl might have looked like.

News Credits: 5749 · Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:37 pm

To my knowledge there have been no prototype pics or diagrams of the sidecar armor. We're just hopeful that it looks good and the artist stated they did a good job on it. Fingers crossed.