The Energon Pub

by **craggy** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:21 pm

Baneblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:Overlord is the best name ever.

My top choices would be Oil Pan (c'mon, they ran out of names?) and Rabbicrater (...)

Rabbicrater makes some sense as "Rabbit Crater", following the Japanese myth of a Bunny of the Moon.

Should that not be Rabbi Crater...blesser and holy guardian of the moon??

"they're whalers on the moon" :KREMZEEK:

I always found Kick-Off to be a strange name for a TF. Was 'e a bit of a rowdy geezer then guvna? Always liked a bit argy-bargy? Or was he just into football? Hell, maybe both? Is Kick-Off the TF equivalent of Vinny Jones?

by **Court Jester** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:24 pm

cream? nah its supposed to provoke laughter if you even watched the clip. but hey, not everyone likes to laugh...

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:45 pm

Court Jester wrote:cream? nah its supposed to provoke laughter if you even watched the clip. but hey, not everyone likes to laugh...

Oh I like to laugh...just twilight makes me cringe...massively...i do get where you come from - just that poe's law strikes again

Like Cyberstrike on Facebook · by **Cyberstrike** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:31 am

Blaster. Now I've heard and read that his Japanese name translates to Broadcast (and if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will point it out) and I have to admit I like that name better even Boombox for the G1 version would be better.

Blaster is a very dated reference that makes very little sense anymore. I think most kids now of days think of blasters as laser guns and that doesn't make any sense to an Autobot communications expert.

by **RhA** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:04 pm

Court Jester wrote:Oh child please... Freud? Exploitation of the female form is hardly that deep. You asked why, I called a spade a spade. I'm fine with being judged with these posts (its the fundamental reason why I'm vocal). Let's not kid ourselves when it comes to why or how you want to portray yourself in the visual - dood or chick. Freud... GTFO...

The question was retorical. The door you kicked in was already open, Rambo.

by **Counterpunch** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:39 am

Blurrz wrote:Full Barrel -> Thrust -> Overflow =

My baby, please show you to me fast. >:oP

by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:46 am

Cyberstrike wrote:Blaster is a very dated reference that makes very little sense anymore. I think most kids now of days think of blasters as laser guns and that doesn't make any sense to an Autobot communications expert.

In 1985 the name was relevant, because ghetto blasters were popular. If Blaster had been voiced just like Jazz was, it would have completed the stereotype.

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:38 am

Counterpunch wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Full Barrel -> Thrust -> Overflow =

My baby, please show you to me fast.

ghahh...whd you have to go and show that again?! God damn my eyes!!!!!

by **BeastProwl** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:41 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Cyberstrike wrote:Blaster is a very dated reference that makes very little sense anymore. I think most kids now of days think of blasters as laser guns and that doesn't make any sense to an Autobot communications expert.

In 1985 the name was relevant, because ghetto blasters were popular. If Blaster had been voiced just like Jazz was, it would have completed the stereotype.

He WAS voiced just like Jazz!

by **Sabrblade** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:44 pm

BeastProwl wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Cyberstrike wrote:Blaster is a very dated reference that makes very little sense anymore. I think most kids now of days think of blasters as laser guns and that doesn't make any sense to an Autobot communications expert.

In 1985 the name was relevant, because ghetto blasters were popular. If Blaster had been voiced just like Jazz was, it would have completed the stereotype.

He WAS voiced just like Jazz!

Nuh uh. Jazz was voiced like a fun-loving Black man (by an awesome Black man, no less). Blaster was voiced like an eccentric radio DJ.

by **MGrotusque** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:42 pm

Blaster is a great name! I don't understand how it could be dated? It's what he transforms into. Even to this day it's called a ghetto blaster. Would you rather he be callled 'Personal mobile stereo cassette sound system'?

Wish my nickname was Blaster.

by **Court Jester** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:35 pm

Mary Poppins... lulz

by **Rodimus Prime** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:16 am

I was about to say that Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was awesome, and then... :shock:

But yeah. Master Blaster. ;)^

by **rapticon** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:54 am

not sure if anyone else has done this one: Erecter, not exactly the WORST name, but by far the most unfortunate.
Sorry if anyone else has done this one.

by **aeleven** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:15 pm

" Penus Maximus "

by **Twitchythe3rd** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:01 am

The other four Dinobots seem to have gotten uncreative names. I mean, we get an awesome name like Grimlock, and the rest of his team's names are rather boring (Swoop, Sludge, Snarl, Slag/Slug).

And now that i've said that, Grimlock is going to kill me.