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News Credits: 3 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:13 pm

Doctor McGrath wrote: a land based Dino.

Redundant statement is redundant.

There aren't any non-land based dinos.

Unless, of course, you're a non-traditional taxonomist, in which case Dinosaurs aren't extinct to begin with.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:40 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote: a land based Dino.

Redundant statement is redundant.

There aren't any non-land based dinos.

Unless, of course, you're a non-traditional taxonomist, in which case Dinosaurs aren't extinct to begin with.

Yeah, Im definitely not an expert in the field. From now on, I'll just refer to Paddles as an animal

. I was just curious as to if anyone thought Planet X may try to make Paddles alt mode more land friendly. To me, that would make sense bc the dinobots utilize their beast modes very well. I understand that Paddles could attempt a makeshift crawl on land but I don't think that would be very efficient. A hover mode would be something cool to integrate into the alt mode I think. Either way, I'm sure what Planet X decides will be fun. So far, I've really enjoyed Swoop, Snarl, & Sludge.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:16 pm

Doctor McGrath wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote: a land based Dino.

Redundant statement is redundant.

There aren't any non-land based dinos.

Unless, of course, you're a non-traditional taxonomist, in which case Dinosaurs aren't extinct to begin with.

Yeah, Im definitely not an expert in the field. From now on, I'll just refer to Paddles as an animal . I was just curious as to if anyone thought Planet X may try to make Paddles alt mode more land friendly. To me, that would make sense bc the dinobots utilize their beast modes very well. I understand that Paddles could attempt a makeshift crawl on land but I don't think that would be very efficient. A hover mode would be something cool to integrate into the alt mode I think. Either way, I'm sure what Planet X decides will be fun. So far, I've really enjoyed Swoop, Snarl, & Sludge.

I actually only knew the Pterosaurs and aquatic saurians/saurids aren't dinos thing because of Walking with Dinosaurs(the series narrated by Kenneth Branaugh), where 3 out of 5 episodes aren't even about Dinosaurs.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:20 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote: a land based Dino.

Redundant statement is redundant.

There aren't any non-land based dinos.

Unless, of course, you're a non-traditional taxonomist, in which case Dinosaurs aren't extinct to begin with.

Yeah, Im definitely not an expert in the field. From now on, I'll just refer to Paddles as an animal . I was just curious as to if anyone thought Planet X may try to make Paddles alt mode more land friendly. To me, that would make sense bc the dinobots utilize their beast modes very well. I understand that Paddles could attempt a makeshift crawl on land but I don't think that would be very efficient. A hover mode would be something cool to integrate into the alt mode I think. Either way, I'm sure what Planet X decides will be fun. So far, I've really enjoyed Swoop, Snarl, & Sludge.

I actually only knew the Pterosaurs and aquatic saurians/saurids aren't dinos thing because of Walking with Dinosaurs(the series narrated by Kenneth Branaugh), where 3 out of 5 episodes aren't even about Dinosaurs.

Haha right on man.

News Credits: 123 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:27 pm

Where are the prototype pics?

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:28 pm

megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

News Credits: 25 · Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:13 pm

Doctor McGrath wrote:
megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

You mean Snarl? Slag me s on my desk already.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:21 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

You mean Snarl? Slag me s on my desk already.

Huh?

Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:04 pm

Doctor McGrath wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

You mean Snarl? Slag me s on my desk already.

Huh?

PX-04 Summanus (Snarl) came out already. PX-05 Quirinus (Slag/Slug) should be released any day now. Ironhidensh, are you located in Asia and saying you got Quirinus earlier?

News Credits: 25 · Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:09 pm

necr0blivion wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

You mean Snarl? Slag me s on my desk already.

Huh?

PX-04 Summanus (Snarl) came out already. PX-05 Quirinus (Slag/Slug) should be released any day now. Ironhidensh, are you located in Asia and saying you got Quirinus earlier?

Nope. I'm saying I'm an idiot and confused my companies. Sorry about that, I was thinking lost exo realm.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:13 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:
megatronus wrote:Where are the prototype pics?

Good question. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of Slag yet also..

You mean Snarl? Slag me s on my desk already.

Huh?

PX-04 Summanus (Snarl) came out already. PX-05 Quirinus (Slag/Slug) should be released any day now. Ironhidensh, are you located in Asia and saying you got Quirinus earlier?

Nope. I'm saying I'm an idiot and confused my companies. Sorry about that, I was thinking lost exo realm.

It's all good man. I figured that's what may have happened.

Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:42 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:Sorry about that, I was thinking lost exo realm.

Thanks for the clarification. Yeah, it is pretty easy to mix up names/companies when 5 different companies (to date) have released their own version of Dinobots.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:34 pm

And it's not like the Dinobot names, themselves, are confusing. Well, except for the Trex Swoop and that flying carefree character Grimlock.. 8-}

Seriously, I still have trouble with the other names in their various incarnations, and throw in AoE too:

Snarl
Slag
Slug
Sludge
Slog

Thank goodness for TFWiki!!

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:16 pm

Agamemnon wrote:And it's not like the Dinobot names, themselves, are confusing. Well, except for the Trex Swoop and that flying carefree character Grimlock..

Seriously, I still have trouble with the other names in their various incarnations, and throw in AoE too:

Snarl
Slag
Slug
Sludge
Slog

Thank goodness for TFWiki!!

Then there was that moment at the start of Call of the Primitives where Primacron's assistant incorrectly identifies Sludge as "Sweep". Being born in the UK in '87, this episode was probably my first exposure to the Dinobots and left me confused for years.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:25 pm

Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:54 pm

Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

He clearly stated why...to have an in-theme name.

I like Splash Mkall. That one works for me.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

Because Paddles is not a single syllable word starting with the letter S.

I do like Splash, and it's been bouncing in my head ever since I learned of Paddles's existence. It doesn't hurt to try to think of other ideas though.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:26 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

Because Paddles is not a single syllable word starting with the letter S.

I do like Splash, and it's been bouncing in my head ever since I learned of Paddles's existence. It doesn't hurt to try to think of other ideas though.

I agree, Splash isn't too bad, but I always think of this when I hear it:

[Edit] How about some words that mean something close to paddle?

Scud (to skim across)
Skim
Scull (an item used to propel a boat, like a paddle)
Smack (something you might do with a paddle....okay, maybe my Catholic School upbringing is coming through...)

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:45 pm

Scud works as well. I like both Splash & Scud. Both sound like they could be dinobot names.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Doctor McGrath wrote:Scud works as well. I like both Splash & Scud. Both sound like they could be dinobot names.

I too like scud, also harkens back to the term "scud missile"

Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:45 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

Because Paddles is not a single syllable word starting with the letter S.

Why does the name have to be a single syllable word starting with the letter S ?
The other Planet X Dino names are Caelus, Neptune, Summanus, and Quirinus.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:57 pm

Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

Because Paddles is not a single syllable word starting with the letter S.

Why does the name have to be a single syllable word starting with the letter S ?
The other Planet X Dino names are Caelus, Neptune, Summanus, and Quirinus.

Not their Planet X name, which some of us don't refer to in our collections. The actual dinobot names, neglecting Grimlock, start with an S & are one syllable. We are trying to give Paddles a name that follows the pattern set forth by his dinobot teammates.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:02 pm

Rated X wrote:Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright

You mean other than that time that he did, right?

Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:08 pm

Doctor McGrath wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:So I've been trying to think up a good in-theme name for this character. So far I've come up with:
Sink
Swim
Sunk
or Splash

Any others?

Since the character never officially existed in a capacity that Hasbro could copyright, why not just name him Paddles ?

Because Paddles is not a single syllable word starting with the letter S.

Why does the name have to be a single syllable word starting with the letter S ?
The other Planet X Dino names are Caelus, Neptune, Summanus, and Quirinus.

Not their Planet X name, which some of us don't refer to in our collections. The actual dinobot names, neglecting Grimlock, start with an S & are one syllable. We are trying to give Paddles a name that follows the pattern set forth by his dinobot teammates.

30 years and that never hit me as being a pattern until I read this comment. In my opinion "Grimlock" flat out kills any legitimacy to this being a pattern. Just because he was the leader doesnt make him special. But if we dismiss that, you have 2 nouns that are pretty much terms for toxic waste and two verbs in which one is a noise and the other is an action. Other than the "S" there is no real pattern. Sorry to be such a downer but I would say just leave him Paddles. He is special like Grimlock.