The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:54 am

It's a floor wax. No it's a desert topping. No it's a friggin traffic light. Which, being a fan of blunt weapons myself does make for a cool one. (kudos to those of you who get that reference)

Anyways, I keep getting more and more excited for the new series, and the toys. It sure does make the wallet hurt though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Silent_Magnus** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:54 am

I was expecting more yellow on the packaging,
but as others have said it's the toy I'm after.

At least I know what to look for when I'm at the store.

Edit: Just noticed prowl has a kickstand, awesome.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:11 am

It's really weird to have a traffic light as a weapon. Because traffic lights in our place are all permanently fixed. Not movable. Not mobile. It's not even carried by the traffic cop.

It's cool to have police-related items as weapons disguise. But try something more logical. Something he can carry around.

Are we going to see a scene like, there's a Decepticon up ahead, Prowl transforms, and runs to a particular road intersection to pick up his... *gasp*.. traffic lights!

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:14 am

I'm going to be tempted to buy these in the store...I know.

Since my initial impressions of them, my opinion of the toys has just gone farther and farther away from positive.

The faces are bothering me that much...

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:19 am

There must be a way to cleanly cut out those extended chins.

by **microclone** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:39 am

i really dont like the box style, graphics or colours! weaker even than those ultra bland cybertron boxes, the movie boxes at least have a richer feel. I was hoping for a slight homage to the gen 1 style which like Star wars and micronauts of the 70's still doesnt look especially dated, lots of sharp lines and bright colours over black.

prowl, however looks great. ignoring what TF are 'supposed' to look like that is one cool looking toy on its own, a bit generic perhaps but its nicely proportioned and almost has gen 1 homage, well he has wings of sorts?? wheels on his feet and the front of the vehicle becomes his chest!! Remember the whole 'these wont transform' debacle a while back, looks like people are warming to the new toys.

News Credits: 1 · by **Silent_Magnus** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:47 am

around here traffic lights are attached to the overhanging wire
by a hook.

Although TFA does take place in the future.

by **Venom Phoenix** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:53 am

Since when did Prowl go from Police Cars to badly colored Motorcycles? This looks more like a cheetor...

by **zemper** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:53 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Now that is awesome. Ruler of the Energon Arcees!!!

Prowl is gonna be the Pimp Daddeh to all those Energon
Arcee repaints, even the deluxe Arcee.

mmmmm, Ninja Pimp. that shore sounds interesting.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:57 am

That's the first job title I've heard that's better than "ninja consultant."

by **microclone** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:58 am

Collector Maximus wrote:Not the best looking figure I've ever seen.
Looks very similar to ransack.
Also looks like scout size but package says deluxe, but maybe that's not accurate since this is a Production sample.

there is no evidence of any scout sized figures in the animation line. prowl is a delux.

News Credits: 1 · by **Silent_Magnus** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:02 am

Tha Auction says that The "SUPER BIKE MODE IS APPROX.5 INCHES LONG"

I don't have a ruler on me, but that sounds like a good sized bike alt mode.

News Credits: 9 · by **Hip-Hoptimus Rime** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:05 am

He looks pretty cool to me, I'm realy looking forward to seeing the rest. Like someone else said, it'll be nice to have 2 very different TF styles out at the same time. Yay TFA!

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:05 am

BRIGGS WANT NOW.

GRRRRRR NOW NOW NOW NOW

by **Iron Prime** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:27 am

Silent_Magnus wrote:Tha Auction says that The "SUPER BIKE MODE IS APPROX.5 INCHES LONG"

I don't have a ruler on me, but that sounds like a good sized bike alt mode.

Concept BB is about 5" long in alt mode.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:27 am

Sledge wrote:Why are so many people unable to look at a traffic light without realising what it is? I hope you guys don't drive.

Oh my god, I was starting to think the same thing. We even saw the stoplight in the prototype pics from Botcon.

Geekee1 wrote:It's a floor wax. No it's a desert topping. No it's a friggin traffic light. Which, being a fan of blunt weapons myself does make for a cool one. (kudos to those of you who get that reference)

Best SNL commercial ever. Don't worry, comedy will never be lost on me.

I like the look of Prowl. I think the figure will be better then most to come out of the Movie line. I also like the look of the packaging, looks like it will be a 3/4 body shot and not the same badly drawn face and hand much like Cybertron and the last little bit of Alternators.

Can't wait to see more.

by **gogleman374** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:58 am

For how these bots are animated Im suprised there is no Kibble. Wow.

by **gogleman374** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:03 am

bran10 wrote:because of how popular bumblebee is in the movie, I bet you the kids are gonna geet those flying off the shelves!! NOO there goes my transformer!

We should get more bumblebees then anything else. Im sure hasbro knows how popular he was in the movie line so they will make more.

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:18 am

Nice. I like it.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:19 am

gogleman374 wrote:For how these bots are animated Im suprised there is no Kibble. Wow.

I agree...these may be very "toony" toys, but it looks like the engineering for them was outstanding. I can't even begin to guess how he transforms by looking at him. He looks very precise...I have to say I am very impressed. I may end up getting this line after all...

by **Malikon** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:38 am

he looks pretty cool. It's hard to believe that robot can turn into that motorcycle. I wasn't digging the animated look at first, but the toys are probably gonna get me interested in it. I hope the transformations aren't too simple.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:38 am

i dont,like the package and i still dont understand what every autbout has sirens and flashing lights ontop of there vehical forms even bumblebee has lights...

i do like the figure stop light with the figure throws me off though there could be some improvements to bad it wasnt a prototype.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:56 am

I'll jump right on the bandwagon and say that I was unimpressed at first (and probably still won't get into the cartoon...). However, the toys are closing the deal for me. I see this line as another I might go completist on. They're just quirky and different enough to be interesting for me.

by **underwear ninja** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:56 am

I'm really not digging the package, or the figure for that matter. Its got a decent vehicle mode, but I'm totally turned off by the bot mode (as I am with most of this series)Its a good thing Universe is coming out in the same year- It'll give me something else to blow my money on instead of this load of fail. |:[

And while we're on subject, the transformation isn't that hard to figure out- took me a second or two of glancing over it. The way I see it the wheels fold down to form the legs, and the rear/seat split out to form the arms. Then fold the front/ headlight part out from the main body (which forms those wierd-ass wing things) And there you have it. Add in goofey ninja stars and traffic light "flail" and there you go :\