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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:52 pm

Derrick J. Wyatt, the mastermind behind the Transformers Animated universe, has tweeted the character model for an Animated G2 Straxus. In addition to the neon color typically associated with G2 the evil Decepticon warlord also sports a fair amount of animal print. Are those leopard undies?

News Credits: 5 · by **welcometothedarksyde** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:09 pm

Groovy baby,yeah! :-B

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:13 pm

we need more G2 styled transformers. For instance, Universe 2.0 Onslaught. I DEMAND A YELLOW REDECO

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:18 pm

So if Animated gets revived as Transformers Animated: Generation 2, Lord Straxus will be binary-bonded to Pimp-Daddy Destro. Ah, now the final piece clicks into place.

Now if Scrounge was revived for G2, a simple repaint wouldn't suffice. He'd have to turn into a cross between a monster truck tire and the Cobra Buzz Boar. Cause, you know, it's more extreme.

by **DJX Prime** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:54 pm

Somehow I see him being voiced by Dr. Roxo the Rock and Roll Clown from Metalocalypse.

"I do cocaine!" :KREMZEEK:

by **MINDVVIPE** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:59 pm

Leopard Crotchplate ftw

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:59 pm

Here's what the guy looks like when he's sober:

DJX Prime wrote:Somehow I see him being voiced by Dr. Roxo the Rock and Roll Clown from Metalocalypse.

Even in these colors, I still hear Kevin Michael Richardson as Straxus in my head.

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:46 pm

After my first post, I had a flash back to a rather apropriate commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwlMHJE82Mk

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:50 pm

Dr. Heavy B wrote:After my first post, I had a flash back to a rather apropriate commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwlMHJE82Mk

I remember those very well. There was one more where the boy wound up on the front lawn acting like a lawn sprinkler, to which the dog remarked "Say it, don't spray it!"

by **MGrotusque** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:01 pm

I'd buy that in a second if it actually existed! The leopard undies are a nice touch.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:22 pm

Dont do drugs kids

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:33 am

Looks like he's wearing bad Cheetah print Panties (gasp) Cheetor No! :BOOM:

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:24 am

My eyes caught fire.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:22 am

I don't like anything about this.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:25 am

All of these sketches are giving me a hard time with my Transformers customs. Have yet to find a decent mold for an Animated Straxus, might just use the Generations mold and add a bit of weight to it..

by **dinogeist** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:37 am

this pic is two reasons why some fans prefer to make believe that both g-2 & animated never happened.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:57 am

Tidalwavex wrote:this pic is two reasons why some fans prefer to make believe that both g-2 & animated never happened.

You're no fun.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:52 am

*starts counting down the minutes till someone takes Generations Darkmount and repaints him like this*

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:06 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:*starts counting down the minutes till someone takes Generations Darkmount and repaints him like this*

i would buy that, and put it with shatered glass thundercracker. and then I will dance...

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:14 am

Dr. Heavy B wrote:i would buy that, and put it with shatered glass thundercracker. and then I will dance...

Hmm...This comment makes me think we've seen one of next year's Botcon toys. This could very well end up being repurposed as Shattered Glass Straxus.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:29 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Dr. Heavy B wrote:i would buy that, and put it with shatered glass thundercracker. and then I will dance...

Hmm...This comment makes me think we've seen one of next year's Botcon toys. This could very well end up being repurposed as Shattered Glass Straxus.

Never pictured the Decepticon poet in these colors. I saw him as being more in Emirate Xaaron colors.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:09 pm

Ahh, G2... the Transformers' bad fashion era.

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:44 pm

I'm trying to be a more positive person, especially online, but honestly? I can only quote James Lileks:

{This pic is} The visual equivalent of granulated glass in your eyes. Looking hurts. Blinking hurts. Rubbing hurts. Blindness, when it comes, is almost a comfort.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:51 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Never pictured the Decepticon poet in these colors. I saw him as being more in Emirate Xaaron colors.

Given Straxus' normal personality, I always saw SG Straxus as a '60's era hippie. And if those colors don't scream "'60's era hippie", what don't? :grin:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:54 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Never pictured the Decepticon poet in these colors. I saw him as being more in Emirate Xaaron colors.

Given Straxus' normal personality, I always saw SG Straxus as a '60's era hippie. And if those colors don't scream "'60's era hippie", what don't?

It's not that. It's just that I figured that since Straxus was a U.S. Marvel Decepticon carried over into the UK, it made sense to me that his negative counterpart would be colored like the UK Marvel Autobot carried over into the U.S.