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This guy looks cool, I just hate how thin the thighs are right before the knees... they shoulda been a bit thicker like slugs.

Va'al wrote:

Here I am hesitant on bending over while wearing my metal Decepticon belt buckle...



Are those elf high heel shoes?

What kills me is they sandwiched his head with the production stamp. They couldn't put it behind his legs?

Seriously? No one has said anything about the "more or less the same character" featuring ROTF Ravage? Am I the only one who laughed at that?
As for Slug himself, I love it as much as the other Dinobots, sure, the colors are kinda random(should have gone at least with, I don't know, G2 green?) and the faces practically non existant due to the helmets, but I love just because their transformations are interesting, not just stand-up-and-straighten like with most beast formers we've gotten recently.

Can't wait to hve these Dinobots!
Also...now the Whole Dinobot roster is:
Grimlock- T-Rex
Sludge- Long neck(Brontosaurus?)
Slag/Slug- Triceratops
Snarl- Stegosaurus
Swoop- Pterodactyl
Paddles- Plesiosaurus
Grimstone- Styraccosaurus
Slash- Velociraptor
Scorn- Spinosaurus
And I don't know if Strafe would count as an updated Swoop or on his own.

Any way, cool! Lots of Dinobots to go now! Did I miss anyone?

MaverickPrime wrote:Can't wait to hve these Dinobots!
Also...now the Whole Dinobot roster is:
Grimlock- T-Rex
Sludge- Long neck(Brontosaurus?)
Slag/Slug- Triceratops
Snarl- Stegosaurus
Swoop- Pterodactyl
Paddles- Plesiosaurus
Grimstone- Styraccosaurus
Slash- Velociraptor
Scorn- Spinosaurus
And I don't know if Strafe would count as an updated Swoop or on his own.

Any way, cool! Lots of Dinobots to go now! Did I miss anyone?

Uh, there are only five Dinobots in this movie. Grimlock, Slug, Strafe, Scorn, and Slash.

Va'al wrote:Speaking of helmets, we know have a Great Helm for Scorn, a frog-mouth helm for Slug and a something helm for Grimlock.

What about the other two dinos?

I believe that Strafe is wearing an ancient Greek helmet. The other one looks familiar but I can't pin point it.

TK415 wrote:

Va'al wrote:Speaking of helmets, we know have a Great Helm for Scorn, a frog-mouth helm for Slug and a something helm for Grimlock.

What about the other two dinos?

I believe that Strafe is wearing an ancient Greek helmet. The other one looks familiar but I can't pin point it.

You mean like a corinthian helmet?

(Am I the only one seeing a construction helmet on Slash?)

hinomars19 wrote:(Am I the only one seeing a construction helmet on Slash?)

looks like a bicycle helmet to me

The dino mode is okayish. The robot mode makes me want to cry.

craggy wrote:looks like a bicycle helmet to me

Agreed. Slash's visual motif strikes me not knowing whether he wants to indulge in extreme sports or a ren-fest. The kind of guy who'll find creative ways to injure himself besides the knee-spikes; maybe over-eating red traffic lights?

I also agree the helmets are jarring and clash with the more traditional Bayniversian aesthetics of some of their bodies (especially Scorn's), but I'm guessing the point is to make them look more mysterious even after they've revealed their true robot forms, and I'm all for that. After three movies with too many grotesquely-moving, vulnerable-looking, innard-ish parts, especially on faces, this is what I've been waiting for. I'll surely buy all of these guys, even if I wait for the best sale or clearance.

Sabrblade wrote:

MaverickPrime wrote:Can't wait to hve these Dinobots!
Also...now the Whole Dinobot roster is:
Grimlock- T-Rex
Sludge- Long neck(Brontosaurus?)
Slag/Slug- Triceratops
Snarl- Stegosaurus
Swoop- Pterodactyl
Paddles- Plesiosaurus
Grimstone- Styraccosaurus
Slash- Velociraptor
Scorn- Spinosaurus
And I don't know if Strafe would count as an updated Swoop or on his own.

Any way, cool! Lots of Dinobots to go now! Did I miss anyone?

Uh, there are only five Dinobots in this movie. Grimlock, Slug, Strafe, Scorn, and Slash.

I know, I know, I meant taking other continuities in consideration(G1, Power Core Combiners).
Have there been other characters/species that have been officially called Dinobots? (Which is why I didn't count Hardhead from Beast Wars Neo)

His background is unknown. His weapon of choice is a sub machine gun, and he's packin' 3 of 'em. He parachutes in behind enemy lines, with guns blazing, and all while rockin' a trenchcoat!

Our newest Seibertron.com gallery features one of the newest movieverse recruits: Crosshairs!

His beautiful vehicle mode is based on a modified Chevy Corvette C7, dressed in a snazzy looking black and green deco. His robot mode looks like a cross between a spy and spec ops with the cool 3-D looking goggles adorning his head on top of his already sneaky and sleek design.

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That shot is a good shot.



(Lacks in uber happy face though! )

Va'al wrote:(Lacks in uber happy face though! :D )

Third party companies, get to work. >:oP

MaverickPrime wrote:Have there been other characters/species that have been officially called Dinobots? (Which is why I didn't count Hardhead from Beast Wars Neo)

Beast Era Dinobots:

• T-Wrecks - T-Rex
• Triceradon - Triceratops
• Airraptor - Archaeopteryx
• Striker - Stegosaurus
• Dinotron - Pachycephalosaur
• Rapticon - Raptor skeleton
• Terranotron - Pteranodon
• Magmatron - Quetzalcoatlus, Giganotosaurus, Elasmosaurus

Playskool Go-Bots Reptron joined the above group at one point. He turned into a Raptor.

The Cruellocks from Energon were named "Dinobots" in Japan. They turned into American Godzilla.

Walmart Dinobots:

• Grimlock - Raptor
• Terranotron/Swoop - Pteranodon
• Snarl - Stegosaurus
• Sludge - Dimetrodon
• Triceradon - Triceratops
• Slapper - Ankylosaur

Classics Mini-Con Dinobots:

• Hacksaw - Stegosaurus (non-toy character)
• Knockdown - Triceratops
• Terrorsaur - T-Rex
• Swoop - Pteranodon

Shattered Glass Dinobots:

• Grimlock - T-Rex
• Swoop - Pteranodon
• Seven others

Shattered Glass Dinocons:

• Goryu - T-Rex
• Overkill - unspecified
• Slugfest - Stegosaurus
• Five others

Dinoforce member Kakuryu joined the G1 Dinobots when he became Grimmaster. Originally, his Pretender Shell was a Triceratops. After becoming Grimmaster, he became a Styracosaurus.

This is the one movie figure I'm actually looking forward to.

I'm over my initial "oh the dinos look cool!" reaction.

Just noticed his box art depicts his goggles as 3-D glasses! Any word as to whether there'll be actual Crosshairs 3-D role play glasses?

Bumblevivisector wrote:Just noticed his box art depicts his goggles as 3-D glasses!

One is red and one is blue, but I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to be 3-D glasses. Unless he's on his way to the IMAX theater to see Age of Extinction in 3-D!

This is the first movie toy I will probably pick up. Really like his vehicle mode, plus I have a thing for green.

This is the first movie toy I will probably pick up. Really like his vehicle mode, plus I have a thing for green.

Nerv103 wrote:This is the first movie toy I will probably pick up. Really like his vehicle mode, plus I have a thing for green.

So do I. It's called an aversion! Sweet mother of Primus but that's just one obnoxiously LOUD colored figure. I suppose we can drop the "In Disguise" portion out of "Robots in Disguise" for this one. It's a sad state of affairs when a version of Bumblebee can actually blend in better than any other bot on both teams.

I have to admit that some of the alt modes are growing on me but I just can't bring myself to pick up any of these characters up when I not only plan on never transforming them (the 'bot modes are a friggin' joke on pretty much all of them) but their colors are so abhorrent that I would be tempted to hit the paint aisle on the way to the cash register. I'd be better off just picking up a model kit of the vehicles.
I'm honestly trying really hard to lighten up a bit on my attitude about the movie and the figures and not be such a royal prick about the whole thing but Hasbro isn't throwing me any bones here. They would have gotten a second purchase out of me with this one if it weren't such an obnoxious color. The whole "trench-coat" thing going on isn't helping the situation either. Unless Keanu Reeves were voicing the character and they did this design as an intentional inside joke, this is just a lame idea and it transfers horribly on the toy.

These are the first images of this figure that make me interested in the toy... I was worried that the cape was simply kibble, but I can see it working well...

decisions decisions...

Anyone noticed the toothpick in the mouth (see boxart), duster coat, dual wielding pistols.....Chow Yun Fat from the film A Better Tomorrow anyone??