The Energon Pub

[Immortal Starscream]

so the first 4 episodes of the new season are starting to make their rounds online at various video watching websites. I will refrain from posting direct links due to possible malware from some of these sites like animeflavor.

The first episodes starts off the story arc of the new minicon gimmick, showing this seasons repaint villains, with the first being the recent beastwars homage parallon. the minicons have allied themselves with the repaints of bisk, quillfire etc as new characters and are helping them to scavenge old autobot installations on earth in exchange for protection from starscream. they try to keep their decepticon partners from doing too much damage, as they don't really want to hurt anyone. the Autobots try and stop them, however are overpowered by the minicons themselves, as the minis can take control of the autobots bodies when they hold them in weapon mode. Bumblebee calls optimus and asks him to return to earth to help with the ordeal. the Repaint decepticons find the darkstar saber, and while they are distracted the new minicons steal their ship and run away, just in time for starscream to arrive and lay down the law on the new repaints. starscreams new mercenary lackeys track the minocons to the salvage yard and capture fixit and drifts minocns, mistaking them for the new weapon ones. when starscream finds out that bumblebee is on earth, he holds the minicons hostage in exchange for bumblebee. just as bee is captured, optimus arrives quite dramatically on earth.

the first episode takes place at the ruins of the autobot base from Prime, and the second is a neat nod to g1, as it takes place at Mount Saint Hilary, to which strongarm says is "the first autobot base on Earth" these episodes do set the tone for the new season, but also come off as a bit of filler. Like grimlock learning to make pretzels from an old monk at a monastery.

Starscreams reveal, Optimus primes return, and the recovery of the dark star saber all take place in episode 4. Starscream himself is definitely coming off a bit more badass. hes also accompanied by mercenaries that seem to be retools of the vehicon, and insecticon respectively. his third lackey looks to be a new design.

[Kurona]

so the first 4 episodes of the new season are starting to make their rounds online at various video watching websites. I will refrain from posting direct links due to possible malware from some of these sites like animeflavor.

The first episodes starts off the story arc of the new minicon gimmick, showing this seasons repaint villains, with the first being the recent beastwars homage parallon. the minicons have allied themselves with the repaints of bisk, quillfire etc as new characters and are helping them to scavenge old autobot installations on earth in exchange for protection from starscream. they try to keep their decepticon partners from doing too much damage, as they don't really want to hurt anyone. the Autobots try and stop them, however are overpowered by the minicons themselves, as the minis can take control of the autobots bodies when they hold them in weapon mode. Bumblebee calls optimus and asks him to return to earth to help with the ordeal. the Repaint decepticons find the darkstar saber, and while they are distracted the new minicons steal their ship and run away, just in time for starscream to arrive and lay down the law on the new repaints. starscreams new mercenary lackeys track the minocons to the salvage yard and capture fixit and drifts minocns, mistaking them for the new weapon ones. when starscream finds out that bumblebee is on earth, he holds the minicons hostage in exchange for bumblebee. just as bee is captured, optimus arrives quite dramatically on earth.

the first episode takes place at the ruins of the autobot base from Prime, and the second is a neat nod to g1, as it takes place at Mount Saint Hilary, to which strongarm says is "the first autobot base on Earth" these episodes do set the tone for the new season, but also come off as a bit of filler. Like grimlock learning to make pretzels from an old monk at a monastery.

Starscreams reveal, Optimus primes return, and the recovery of the dark star saber all take place in episode 4. Starscream himself is definitely coming off a bit more badass. hes also accompanied by mercenaries that seem to be retools of the vehicon, and insecticon respectively. his third lackey looks to be a new design.

Just to let you know because your post seems to imply you didn't know... but all these episodes aired officially weeks ago. That arc's been over for a while.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just to let you know because your post seems to imply you didn't know... but all these episodes aired officially weeks ago. That arc's been over for a while.

They have yet to air in the US in full. We are way behind on that

[o.supreme]

Not really, the 6 episodes aired in Canada from 9/10/16 to 10/15/16, then the very next week they started airing on CN U.S. from 10/22/16-11/26/16. For those who have not watched them online already, (many sites had them immediately after the Canadian airings) CN will be caught up in just under two weeks...its no big deal

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Not really, the 6 episodes aired in Canada from 9/10/16 to 10/15/16, then the very next week they started airing on CN U.S. from 10/22/16-11/26/16. For those who have not watched them online already, (many sites had them immediately after the Canadian airings) CN will be caught up in just under two weeks...its no big deal

Even so, was just bringing that to light that all 6 episodes haven't been shown on CN yet, and some people don't watch it from other sources

[o.supreme]

Even so, was just bringing that to light that all 6 episodes haven't been shown on CN yet, and some people don't watch it from other sources

which is why we tried to be careful and make sure all our comments during that time had spoiler tags.

[Va'al]

Via Australian site EZY DVD, we have some information on the first volume of the second season of animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguise, featuring team Bee splitting up from team Prime - check out the blurb and features included below!

Description

When a weakened Optimus takes a group of Autobots to capture a Decepticon in the Arctic, Bumblebee and his remaining crew find themselves ambushed and in dire danger! With Robots in Disguise toys, games and more currently in the market, anda brand new Michael Bay-directed Transformers movie starring Mark Wahlberg scheduled for release in 2017, the Transformers brand continues to go from strength to strength!

Special Features


Year of Release
2016
Language
English
Audio Format
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Transfer Aspect Ratio
16:9
DVD Region
4
Number of Discs
1
Video Format
PAL

[Zeedust]

Am I the only one who's displeased with how the Predacons got handled? Predaking doesn't show up, and the other two get killed off in the most casual manner since Scorponok and Terrorsaur just so Starscream can get a makeover. Way to treat an endangered species, guys.

[Sabrblade]

Am I the only one who's displeased with how the Predacons got handled? Predaking doesn't show up, and the other two get killed off in the most casual manner since Scorponok and Terrorsaur just so Starscream can get a makeover. Way to treat an endangered species, guys.

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

[Zeedust]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

[Sabrblade]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

They were allowed to bring back Prime Soundwave at a point when there was no new Soundwave toy.

[Kurona]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

They were allowed to bring back Prime Soundwave at a point when there was no new Soundwave toy.

Recent events are having me wondering if that actually was a toy tie-in; leading up to it slyly without us realising.

[Sabrblade]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

They were allowed to bring back Prime Soundwave at a point when there was no new Soundwave toy.

Recent events are having me wondering if that actually was a toy tie-in; leading up to it slyly without us realising.

Considering that episode originally aired in Spring 2016, about a whole year before the point when the forthcoming Soundwave toy will see release (Spring 2017), meaning that the episode had to have been created in 2015, I have my doubts of that being the case since 2015 would be way too far ahead for the showrunners to know about any toy plans for 2017.

[psj333]

Sabrblade, the forthcoming RID Soundwave Warrior figure coming out in Spring 2017 retains his Prime head, but with a different body. Unlike the Prime Soundwave, who turned into a drone fighter, this version of Soundwave actually transforms into a futuristic armored military van. This means most likely when Soundwave fully returns in Combiner Force, he is expected to have a brand-new body in the same way as Starscream and Ratchet were before. He is also most likely that he will finally talk throughout the entire season, as it is confirmed that Frank Welker (Soundwave's voice actor) will return to voice acting.

Note: Frank Welker voiced Soundwave in Prime as he did way back in G1.

[Zeedust]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

They were allowed to bring back Prime Soundwave at a point when there was no new Soundwave toy.

He was never implied to be dead though, just shoved into another dimension. Plus he's a big G1 name, so they probably don't mind him staying in circulation.

And even if the Preds do turn up alive, I'm really annoyed that Starscream didn't receive the mangling he had coming to him.

He is also most likely that he will finally talk throughout the entire season, as it is confirmed that Frank Welker (Soundwave's voice actor) will return to voice acting.

Note: Frank Welker voiced Soundwave in Prime as he did way back in G1.

Is it confirmed that he'll voice Soundwave, or just voice someone in RiD? And even if he does voice Soundwave, that doesn't necessarily mean he'll have any set amount of lines.

[Sabrblade]

Starscream claimed he destroyed Darksteel and Skylynx, but I'd say the visuals were ambiguous enough to leave their fates open should the writers decide to have them alive later, with an explanation being that they were chased off by Darkmount's defenses, leaving Starscream to just think that they were killed. After all, Starscream has an ego big enough to believe such a fantasy.

Point taken, but unless Hasbro decides to put Predacons back on the shelves, which strikes me as unlikely, I doubt the writers would be allowed to go down that road even if they wanted to.

They were allowed to bring back Prime Soundwave at a point when there was no new Soundwave toy.

He was never implied to be dead though, just shoved into another dimension. Plus he's a big G1 name, so they probably don't mind him staying in circulation.

And even if the Preds do turn up alive, I'm really annoyed that Starscream didn't receive the mangling he had coming to him.

Since the Preds had Starscream completely surrounded, with the throne blocking his way behind him, I'd imagine that they might have gotten to pummel him some before he was able to slip away and flee for his life.

[psj333]

Sabrblade, just weeks ago, Hasbro had recently released photos of brand-new figures that I'm pretty sure that almost all of them will appear in Combiner Force series, as stated by io9.com. One of the figures that I do look forward to is Twinferno, as you might remember him back in the G1 series known as the Headmasters. He is the second Autobot next to Grimlock to be animal-based. Compared to most animal-based Cybertronians, Twinferno's alt-mode is unique, which is actually a vehicle-beast hybrid, that is a jet that is based on a two-headed dragon. Where did Hasbro get the vehicle-beast hybrid alt-mode from? Another thing about Twinferno is according to TFormers.com, it states that while the G1 Twinferno is described as a Monsterbot, the RID Twinferno is actually a Dinobot like Grimlock, even though he is listed as a dragon by Hasbro standards. Should he makes his appearance in RID, will he retain his G1 personality for sure?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

[Kurona]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

Where does it say that?
In any case it likely refers mostly to Skywarp.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

Where does it say that?
In any case it likely refers mostly to Skywarp.

First 2 sentences. I'm thinking it may be more than just Skywarp though.

[PrymeStriker]

Bludgeon is probably toyline filler too.

[psj333]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

I believe you're most likely refer to Skywarp, Blundgeon and, Blastwave, as those are repaints. It is Blurr, Cyclonus, Soundwave, and Twinferno, who will mostly likely to become cartoon characters, as Blurr has made numberous appearances on G1, Armada, Animated, and then Rescue Bots. Soundwave did return in RID, but given his RID toy release, he is expected to have a brand-new body. Cyclonus, as mentioned by Hasbro will be the dictator of Cybertron, thus, leader of the High Council (as mentioned in the cartoon). I don't know about Twinferno. But it is likely he will appear as well as he did in G1 Headmasters.

[Kurona]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

I believe you're most likely refer to Skywarp, Blundgeon and, Blastwave, as those are repaints. It is Blurr, Cyclonus, Soundwave, and Twinferno, who will mostly likely to become cartoon characters, as Blurr has made numberous appearances on G1, Armada, Animated, and then Rescue Bots. Soundwave did return in RID, but given his RID toy release, he is expected to have a brand-new body. Cyclonus, as mentioned by Hasbro will be the dictator of Cybertron, thus, leader of the High Council (as mentioned in the cartoon). I don't know about Twinferno. But it is likely he will appear as well as he did in G1 Headmasters.

Wait, what? What's G1, Armada and Animated got to do with this Blurr?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

If you read HERE you will see that only some of these new toys will be appearing in the show. Not all of them are for sure gonna make an appearance.

I believe you're most likely refer to Skywarp, Blundgeon and, Blastwave, as those are repaints. It is Blurr, Cyclonus, Soundwave, and Twinferno, who will mostly likely to become cartoon characters, as Blurr has made numberous appearances on G1, Armada, Animated, and then Rescue Bots. Soundwave did return in RID, but given his RID toy release, he is expected to have a brand-new body. Cyclonus, as mentioned by Hasbro will be the dictator of Cybertron, thus, leader of the High Council (as mentioned in the cartoon). I don't know about Twinferno. But it is likely he will appear as well as he did in G1 Headmasters.

But yet, we've already had repaints show up. Scatterspike and Paralon showed up, not to mention all the desert and arctic camo sets.

I'm still hoping for a Megatron appearance soon. I want to see him again

[o.supreme]

TF Generations (i.e. Titans Return) have nothing to do with RiD15, or what characters will be featured.