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Interesting. Dunno if I'd accept it as a transformer, but it would make a kickass tyranid.

actually this could be stor exclusive or prototype one that peaugh has on youtube is the dark coloerd version

What is it supposed to do with 8 fingers?

I don't think even those apologetic of movie designs can get past those Strika hands.

This is 2009 for crying out loud.

A good number of Transformers, Gundams and most other toy lines having anything to do with "robots" cream this ten times over.

Well, last movie saw Leader Class Megatron and Brawl, each repainted once, and Leader Class Prime, repainted twice.

So far as we know, this time we're getting Leader Class Megatron, Jetfire, and Optimus. I'm sure they'll get their share of repaints, but I wouldn't rule out a Leader Class Fallen.

And comparing Voyager Megatron and Premium Leader Class Megatron shows just what a difference that could make.

On a side note, when I look at this, I think "Jhiaxus".

Riotflea wrote:I still say this looks like a version of Lego Bionicle Makuta from like 2003 or so.
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=8593-1



Only... you can break him into a few hundred parts and make something cool out of him.

But this.

THIS is why Animated must be canceled?

yes and thank god.

DAMMIT Y CANT THEY HAVE A MEGATRON AND A FALLEN LEADER CLASS Wait......................... Unless......... THEY MAKE A 'FULLY SICK APOCALYPTIC CLASs' FOR FALLEN!!!

I like it, I actually do, and I love that guys profile, it has a ton of tf toy pics

these are alien robots from our universe just try to imagine what a real alien robot would look like, I think it might look like this fallen guy.
sure they could have made the movies with cartoony looking characters
with unrealistic physics and pretty much CGI the hole thing, but then
we would have a CGI cartoon and not somthing realistic

Ultra Markus wrote:these are alien robots from our universe just try to imagine what a real alien robot would look like, I think it might look like this fallen guy.
sure they could have made the movies with cartoony looking characters
with unrealistic physics and pretty much CGI the hole thing, but then
we would have a CGI cartoon and not somthing realistic

Although I don't like many of the movie figures I have to agree that they are much more realistic than a CGI boxy thing.What looks cool in a cartoon/comics won't definetely look cool in a real movie.Are all superheros/badguys 100% comic-accurate in their movies?Just remember Green Goblin,some of the X-Men,Punisher ect.....

Megatron_Wolf wrote:i think i just threw up a little. I swear they stole that look from Bionicle.

Universe wrote:this movie line is turning the Decepticons into monsters with malformed body parts.

Riotflea wrote:THIS is why Animated must be canceled? Disgusting.

sentinel supreme wrote:He looks like a big ass cocka-roach.

and my personal favourite:

Hoppercool wrote:He looks horrible, as do all the other designs for this new movie. These don't look anything like Transformers. These looks like the aliens from Independence Day. I hope this movie bombs so these sorry excuses for Transformers disappear.

You see, the thing with aliens, is that due to the fact that they are aliens, and come from alien planets people expect them to look a bit... y'know... ALIEN!

You fanboys are hilarious. Which bit of these guys being from outer space is it you don't get?

Bay sez The Fallen

I sez The ****.

I wish this guy would be black instead of green. But other than that I like him.

Ultra Markus wrote:these are alien robots from our universe just try to imagine what a real alien robot would look like, I think it might look like this fallen guy.
sure they could have made the movies with cartoony looking characters
with unrealistic physics and pretty much CGI the hole thing, but then
we would have a CGI cartoon and not somthing realistic

Yes, every transformation in the movie is VERY lifelike and does not have an unrealistic features to it... *cough* Frenzy *cough*

Pardon me...

heh

hehhee

BWAHAHAHA!



What a turd.

(and that's my official position on the matter.)

that is one ugly bastard

Very ugly, but not necessarily in a bad way. I dig the funky color scheme. I'd love to see the alt mode! Have there been any pics yet of the alt mode?

Looks brilliant! Looks so alien and new hes on my shooping list!

Psychout wrote:Wow,
You see, the thing with aliens, is that due to the fact that they are aliens, and come from alien planets people expect them to look a bit... y'know... ALIEN!

You fanboys are hilarious. Which bit of these guys being from outer space is it you don't get?

QFT! i effin love this toy! why should he(or any TF 4 that matter) look earthen(for lack of a better word)? its not like their competing for miss world 2009 is it?!lol

Psychout wrote:Wow, I wondered why HMW had got less stupid recently, seems you're all in here.

You see, the thing with aliens, is that due to the fact that they are aliens, and come from alien planets people expect them to look a bit... y'know... ALIEN!

You fanboys are hilarious. Which bit of these guys being from outer space is it you don't get?

If you look down on people that are passionate (even to extremes) about something, how do you qualify as a proper moderator? They were already aliens in G1 without looking this ugly. Check out the pre-Earth comics and verify that their cybertronian modes can be much better. Most of us are aware that the movie aesthetic is incredibly hard to translate into an affordable action figure, add to that the decreasing quality in materials, and multiply by misguided color choices and applications. Yeah, we whine because we're not getting what we want, isn't this one of the purposes of a forum? Some of the responses may be negative, but not half as much as your condescending comments.

heltskelt wrote:

Psychout wrote:Wow, I wondered why HMW had got less stupid recently, seems you're all in here.

You see, the thing with aliens, is that due to the fact that they are aliens, and come from alien planets people expect them to look a bit... y'know... ALIEN!

You fanboys are hilarious. Which bit of these guys being from outer space is it you don't get?

If you look down on people that are passionate (even to extremes) about something, how do you qualify as a proper moderator? They were already aliens in G1 without looking this ugly. Check out the pre-Earth comics and verify that their cybertronian modes can be much better. Most of us are aware that the movie aesthetic is incredibly hard to translate into an affordable action figure, add to that the decreasing quality in materials, and multiply by misguided color choices and applications. Yeah, we whine because we're not getting what we want, isn't this one of the purposes of a forum? Some of the responses may be negative, but not half as much as your condescending comments.

Point taken.

heltskelt wrote:If you look down on people that are passionate (even to extremes) about something, how do you qualify as a proper moderator?

By understanding the difference between passion and obsession.

They were already aliens in G1 without looking this ugly. Check out the pre-Earth comics and verify that their cybertronian modes can be much better. Most of us are aware that the movie aesthetic is incredibly hard to translate into an affordable action figure, add to that the decreasing quality in materials, and multiply by misguided color choices and applications. Yeah, we whine because we're not getting what we want, isn't this one of the purposes of a forum? Some of the responses may be negative, but not half as much as your condescending comments.

I'm more than old enough to remember exactly what they were like in 1985, but I'm also educated enough to know the difference between a branch of the franchise designed entirely for kids like Animated, designed for the collectors like Universe, and the modern version designed to attract Sci-Fi and Horror fans new to the transformers mythos via these Movies.

Each style is designed to attract a different type of fan, ergo the movie designs are based on contemporary sci-fi and how aliens are perceived in modern cinema to attract the audience.

Yes, the Fallen looks like crap from fanboy perspective, but if you are able to look past the mullet-tinted aura of the 80s its a fantastic Geiger-esque villain that will appeal to those who prefer the horror aspect of Sci-Fi over 25 year old cartoon kitch.

If my responses seem negative, its from everyones perceived lack of willingness to accept this pretty straightforward fact.

I have a feeling that this may be a repaint or some store exclusive because the color scheme is just too far off. Maybe it's an All-Spark infused Fallen.

The images in the trailer look amazing but it does not seem to have translated well to a toy.

I am not a fan of this one but I will definately be buying a Side Swipe for myself and my son. I am sure that I will be horn-swaggled into buying the Skids and Mud Flap for him too.

I can't wait to see the leader class Jetfire. I am hoping it's totally terrible so I won't drop $50 on it. Who am I kidding, I'll buy it anyway. Part of me also hopes that there is either no larger version of the legends Springer toy too or that Hasbro gets lazy and just repaints Incinerator so I can pass on that one too.

If Jetfire is awesome and there is larger version of the new Springer (with hands like the legends class) than I am going to have to get a second job.

Hey guys, I'm a long-time lurker and thought I'd finally say a little something, since all I really see here is hatred for this toy, and someone needs to balance some of this out.

Many of you are way too fixated on G1 and whatever your idea is for what a Transformer "should" be. I'm a huge Transformers fan and have been ever since I saw the G1 shows on TV as a kid. Hell, I've got movie Barricade and Universe Fracture standing proud on my desk here at work right now.

But I'm also a huge fan of Armored Core, Macross, Chrome Hounds, Gundam, Patlabor, Zone of the Enders, and just about anything else that has giant killer robots. The movie designs are definitely different from the old G1 designs, but that doesn't make them BAD. If you look, you can see lots of influences from other series (for example, that new bulldozer Constructicon with four legs looks a LOT like an Armored Core design).

This toy of the Fallen actually looks kinda cool to me. Like a cross between Anubis from Zone of the Enders and the Griffon from Patlabor, with a little bit of Alien queen thrown in. Plus it transforms into a badass jet, and apparently the character teleports in a big ball of fire in the movie. If you can't see how that's awesome, I wonder how you manage to enjoy anything in this world.

Very well-said karellan. I too appreciate the asthetic and definitely get a true anime feel from The Fallen's design, harkening back to Transformers' Japanese roots; very Evangelion-esque.