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by **Phenotype** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:10 pm

Are Swindle and Wreckage real vehicles? If not doesn't that go against the whole idea of the movie characters being real vehicles?

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:39 pm

Phenotype wrote:Are Swindle and Wreckage real vehicles? If not doesn't that go against the whole idea of the movie characters being real vehicles?

Swindle is from the upcoming Activision game and Wreckage is a figment of Hasbro's imagination.

News Credits: 1 · by **Scatterlung** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:42 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote: Wreckage is a figment of Hasbro's imagination.

Also known as an Armoured Personnel Carrier.

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:50 pm

Meverix wrote:
Omega Sentinel wrote: Wreckage is a figment of Hasbro's imagination.
Also known as an Armoured Personnel Carrier.

Oops. I thought he was asking if they were real characters from the movie. :oops:

Yeah....armored carrier...ummmm...**runs out the door**

News Credits: 11 · by **Robinson** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:27 pm

Phenotype wrote:Are Swindle and Wreckage real vehicles? If not doesn't that go against the whole idea of the movie characters being real vehicles?

Your original question answers itself since they are not movie characters but rather video game characters.

by **DarkZero** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:30 pm

I think wreckage is sposed to be a modified Striker APC.

by **Valandar** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:40 pm

No, it's a wheeled platform. It looks more like a modified Russian BTR-90 with the turret removed and an enlarged rear section to me.

Either way, it's a fictionalized vehicle. But Swindle is a real vehicle, can't remember which off the top of my head.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:41 pm

swindle looks like a ford fusion

News Credits: 11 · by **Robinson** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:48 pm

Valandar wrote:No, it's a wheeled platform. It looks more like a modified Russian BTR-90 with the turret removed and an enlarged rear section to me.

Either way, it's a fictionalized vehicle. But Swindle is a real vehicle, can't remember which off the top of my head.

Swindle is an algamation of different compact vehicles so that hasbro doesnt have to get approval from a brand. He is similar to the Cobalt/ Ion with a little Toyota and Mazda in there as well. He isnt one specific car.

by **Phenotype** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:12 pm

Chris™ wrote:Your original question answers itself since they are not movie characters but rather video game characters.

Has it been confirmed that Wreckage is in the video game? I've seen the screen shots of Swindle and it says he's in the game on his box but I haven't actually heard anything about Wreckage being in the game.

Anyways, I get what you're saying but it seems a bit silly to have fictional vehicles in the same continuity as real vehicles. Even thought they're not in the movie they're still part of the movie universe. They have all these GM license's, wouldn't have been that hard for them to make Swindle's alt mode a real car.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:20 pm

Chris™ wrote:
Phenotype wrote:Are Swindle and Wreckage real vehicles? If not doesn't that go against the whole idea of the movie characters being real vehicles?

Your original question answers itself since they are not movie characters but rather video game characters.

Is Wreckage even confirmed to be in the video game? I was under the impression that there hasn't been any word on this.

EDIT: Yeah, Pheno just said that. That'll teach me to read further before posting. But I guess since he's in that little Bumblebee flash game on Hasbro's site, we can just call him a video game character anyways.