The Energon Pub

Mon May 07, 2012 12:50 pm

After I saw the figure, I was very annoyed about the lack of SG-ness. But just this morning it hit me. He is colored like his pretender shell! And before you say "Yeah, so?". This is supposed to be the inner robot of the character, correct? Well maybe in the SG-verse the robots inside have the color scheme of their normal universe counterparts shells :-?

Opinions as to the therory?

News Credits: 1 · Mon May 07, 2012 12:54 pm

Mon May 07, 2012 12:58 pm

RhA wrote:

Is that supposed to be a agreement, or a slam? (Not trying to be rude, just asking

News Credits: 1 · Mon May 07, 2012 1:00 pm

Godzillabot Primal wrote:
RhA wrote:

Is that supposed to be a agreement, or a slam? (Not trying to be rude, just asking

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/conspiracy-keanu

Neutral, but the only coherent thought in my mind about it was this meme.

News Credits: 12 · Mon May 07, 2012 1:01 pm

Here's my response to fans who are "very annoyed about the lack of SG-ness": Get over it.

News Credits: 767 · Mon May 07, 2012 1:02 pm

If he where supposed to be his inner robot, he would turn into a crab and not a hovercraft.

his bot-mode looks more like his pretender shell than his inner robot, in the BotCon toy promo vids the head of FunPub stated that the difference between G1 and SG Octopunch was this:

G1 = evil Deep-sea diver
SG = heroic Scuba diver

News Credits: 5749 · Mon May 07, 2012 1:15 pm

I just use him as Classics Octopunch and call it a day. That head works better for Octopunch than it did for Seaspray in my opinion anyway.

Mon May 07, 2012 2:50 pm

Wow, didn't expect the number of opinions. I was just thinking aloud.

El Duque wrote:I just use him as Classics Octopunch and call it a day. That head works better for Octopunch than it did for Seaspray in my opinion anyway.

And even so. You just know there will be a third-party company who will make a diver bell helmet

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Godzillabot Primal wrote:
El Duque wrote:I just use him as Classics Octopunch and call it a day. That head works better for Octopunch than it did for Seaspray in my opinion anyway.

And even so. You just know there will be a third-party company who will make a diver bell helmet

Same. I slapped a purple 'con sticker on him and I'm awaiting the inevitable diving bell helmet. I do hope whoever makes it will also do tentacles that will clip on to his handlebars on his shoulders.

Mon May 07, 2012 3:33 pm

Mkall wrote:
Godzillabot Primal wrote:
El Duque wrote:I just use him as Classics Octopunch and call it a day. That head works better for Octopunch than it did for Seaspray in my opinion anyway.

And even so. You just know there will be a third-party company who will make a diver bell helmet

Same. I slapped a purple 'con sticker on him and I'm awaiting the inevitable diving bell helmet. I do hope whoever makes it will also do tentacles that will clip on to his handlebars on his shoulders.

it'd probably come with a new head/head covering, clip on tenticles, a new blaster or missiles to insert into his current one, shin guards to fill out the legs, and a new codpeice with the skull on it :michaelbay:

Mon May 07, 2012 3:41 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Here's my response to fans who are "very annoyed about the lack of SG-ness": Get over it.

Too bad they won't, though.

Mon May 07, 2012 3:49 pm

Recent homages to the Pretenders; Bludgeon, Thunderwing/Sky Shadow, Skullgrin and Octopunch have preferred to homage the outer shell as opposed to the inner robots.

I guess because the outer shells were more often featured in the comics and because they have more uniqueness and character over the bland inner bots.

It's not a Shattered Glass thing, but rather the way in which Hasbro likes to reference Pretenders without returning to the old concept.

News Credits: 16 · Mon May 07, 2012 6:13 pm

As someone who has G1 Bludgeon, Slullgrin and Octopunch... the new ones are better. Pretenders sucked. We're better off without that gimmick.

News Credits: 4 · Mon May 07, 2012 7:31 pm

haha! "cod piece" because he's an aquatic themed character! lol'd lol lol.

Also, SG Octopunch has ducks on him. He's clearly a good guy.

News Credits: 767 · Tue May 08, 2012 1:58 am

craggy wrote:haha! "cod piece" because he's an aquatic themed character! lol'd lol lol.

Also, SG Octopunch has ducks on him. He's clearly a good guy.

I wouldn't be too sure about that

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Dead Metal wrote:
craggy wrote:haha! "cod piece" because he's an aquatic themed character! lol'd lol lol.

Also, SG Octopunch has ducks on him. He's clearly a good guy.

I wouldn't be too sure about that

I watched that for much longer than I thought I would...

I think it's time to sleep now.

News Credits: 1 · Tue May 08, 2012 5:37 am

Dead Metal wrote:
craggy wrote:haha! "cod piece" because he's an aquatic themed character! lol'd lol lol.

Also, SG Octopunch has ducks on him. He's clearly a good guy.

I wouldn't be too sure about that

you sir are a vile vociferous vocoded vacant vapid vocational vapor vased vagabond. I can't believe I watched that whole thing.

News Credits: 767 · Tue May 08, 2012 9:02 am

That my friends comes from the same mind that brought you Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Extraordinary Gentlemen and the best Swamp Thing run ever so don't you dare knock it!

News Credits: 11 · Tue May 08, 2012 9:38 am

Hahaha, SINISTER DUCKS! An oldie, but a goodie. 'Reading pornography, smoking cigars!'. XD It's as good as Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf.

So that Octopunch, he's a real cool guy eh, shoots lasers and doesn't afraid of anything.

Tue May 08, 2012 5:43 pm

I like the way it looks but I think they could have used a different figure. I think they could have used PCC undertow and make some new limbs that don't transform and that do look like octopus tentacles but would have knees, elbows, fists with 5mm peg holes, you know the works. But I'm still happy with the one that was made.

News Credits: 5 · Wed May 09, 2012 10:35 am

Godzillabot Primal wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Godzillabot Primal wrote:
El Duque wrote:I just use him as Classics Octopunch and call it a day. That head works better for Octopunch than it did for Seaspray in my opinion anyway.

And even so. You just know there will be a third-party company who will make a diver bell helmet

Same. I slapped a purple 'con sticker on him and I'm awaiting the inevitable diving bell helmet. I do hope whoever makes it will also do tentacles that will clip on to his handlebars on his shoulders.

it'd probably come with a new head/head covering, clip on tenticles, a new blaster or missiles to insert into his current one, shin guards to fill out the legs, and a new codpeice with the skull on it