The Energon Pub

Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:05 pm

Okay, what Robot, or even cyborg, would you like to see get imagined as a Transformer, and what would you like to see them change into?

1: Bender: I want him to change into that car that he was when he was a werecar thing.

2: The Daleks: Hmmm.... I want to see them change into hover tanks. Also, does anyone else feel a pain in their junk every time they speak?

3: Hedonism Bot: I think he would work best as a hot tub time machine or some sort of mobile beer distillery. Edit: Hypno Toad should be his mini-con somehow.

4: The Terminator: They should change into those bike bots the fourth movie had.

5: The Iron Giant: some sort of huge earth mover.

6: Death's Head: a stealth jet, yes?

7: The metal men: Ball bearings.

8: Robocop: squad car.

9: Big O: Tank

10: Gundam: jet, but an actual jet, not a Gundam jet.

I would say Voltron, but all it needs are sparks and you can call it a day.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:46 pm

number 2 is interesting, as one of the Marvel comics(the UK, I think) had a 'con who transformed into a Dalek, and Starscream picking up transmissions about a certain doctor

News Credits: 226 · Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:53 pm

Chupacabra Convoy wrote:2: The Daleks: Hmmm.... I want to see them change into hover tanks.

They're weapons of mass destruction that have wrought terror across the universe. Why would they need to transform, let alone into a hover tank? (When they're practically hover tanks already!)

Also, does anyone else feel a pain in their junk every time they speak?

No. New fan aren't ya? :wink:

4: The Terminator: They should change into those bike bots the fourth movie had.

Or just have the HK's transform into robots!

Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:08 pm

Burn wrote:
No. New fan aren't ya?

Yeah, the crazy thing being that my first episode was the last of Tennant's run, which made me go back and watch the new series from the beginning. So Smith is technically my first doctor for me. Also, the Daleks could benefit from tweak like the Cybermen. I mean I love the concept, but their form doesn't inspire fear, just the legend about them and that voice.

News Credits: 226 · Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:38 pm

They inspired fear back in the 60's-80's before other "evil robots" came along and took the gloss off them. Plus they weren't the watered down RTD garbage the new series have.

Trust me, if you grew up on the old Daleks and didn't have the internet, they were scary. :wink:

Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:18 am

I always wanted to see Great Mazinga era robots randomly show up in the TF universe - even Battle of the Planets stuff seems like an easy crossover stylistically. Each of the pilots had their own futuristic vehicle in some of the OA releases. Easy to make those Transform, I would think.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:02 pm

adamassc wrote:number 2 is interesting, as one of the Marvel comics(the UK, I think) had a 'con who transformed into a Dalek, and Starscream picking up transmissions about a certain doctor

You're thinking of Octus. Just to bring things full circle, during Deaths Head's travels he met a certain Time Lord...

Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:27 pm

It was the fifth doctor

Frankly the Dahlek's still scare me! well the up until the sentai verisons who have yet to do anything beyond exsterminate three of there own while that is bad it's not down right evil enough. Frankly everytime I hear of the dahlek fleet coming down without the Doctor around you know your in trouble.

Actually I think Ultron would be a triple changer.

Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:15 pm

Burn wrote:They inspired fear back in the 60's-80's before other "evil robots" came along and took the gloss off them. Plus they weren't the watered down RTD garbage the new series have.

Trust me, if you grew up on the old Daleks and didn't have the internet, they were scary.

Oh I believe you guys, but when I showed my sister the Doctor's greatest nemesis, she just laughed.

If the Cybermen can be upgrade into something scarier, then so can the Daleks. I mean they have the one eye, that right there alone is a great starting point for a character design.

Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:07 am

The two main Robots from MSTRKRFT's 'Work on you,' video

News Credits: 226 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:35 am

Chupacabra Convoy wrote:If the Cybermen can be upgrade into something scarier,

They weren't upgraded. They were downgraded, butchered and had their history pissed all over by RTD. Scarier? Hell no. Classic Cybermen were MUCH more scarier.

I'd still love to see some of the Terminator drones (HK's, Motorcylces) be able to transform. The Terminators themselves "evolved" from endoskeleton to liquid metal, why not have the drones be able to transform and access other areas their normal state wouldn't be able to reach?