The Energon Pub

by **MINDVVIPE** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:44 am

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

News Credits: 6 · by **Metroplex79** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:59 am

Va'al wrote:

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

:lol:

Are those elf high heel shoes?

by **packagoustomifuw** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:13 am

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

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:41 pm

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.

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:54 pm

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?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:56 pm

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.

News Credits: 1 · by **TK415** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:18 pm

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.

by **hinomars19** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:02 pm

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?)

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:11 pm

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

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:13 pm

looks like a bicycle helmet to me

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:45 pm

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

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:26 pm

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.

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:07 am

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)

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:11 am

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News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:17 am

That shot is a good shot.

(Lacks in uber happy face though!

)

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:42 am

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

Third party companies, get to work. >:oP

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:25 am

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.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:47 am

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

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

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:55 pm

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?

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:10 pm

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!

Like Nerv103 on Facebook · by **Nerv103** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:09 pm

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

Like Nerv103 on Facebook · by **Nerv103** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:09 pm

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

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:51 pm

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.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:48 pm

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...