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News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:08 pm

I bought Alpha Bravo today. He's awesome!

Like LegendaryAntiHero on Facebook · by **LegendaryAntiHero** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:10 pm

Sure is. He's a great figure

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:19 am

Not only was Alpha Bravo in G1, someone (mirageandjazz1197) spotted them in the Fall of Cybertron era, too.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:28 am

I heard they wanted Alpha Bravo in the Bay Movies, but Optimus and Bumblebee knew he would totally upstage them, so they got his part written out.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:43 am

Oh he is there. In disguise.
http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/trnfomr4.jpg

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:50 am

I once heard that Alpha Bravo was offered the Matrix before Orion Pax, but declined because he knew that his sheer awesomeness combined with the Matrix of Leadership would have immediately ushered in a Golden Age Utopia for Cybertron and the rest of the Galaxy and he felt that was just too easy for everyone.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:02 am

Alpha Bravo once blade-chopped Chuck Norris.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:06 am

I was wondering how quickly the Chuck Norris similarity would be addressed.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:15 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I was wondering how quickly the Chuck Norris similarity would be addressed.

Alpha Bravo predates Chuck Norris, by alphabet alone.

News Credits: 1 · by **iguanabytes** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:29 am

Alpha Bravo was traversing a corridor, and Chuck Norris AND Thunderclash gave way for him

by **brokenchopstick** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:40 am

RhA wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I bet if he was first announced as Blades, Alpha Bravo wouldn't have gotten so much hatred. Which of the two should I get...

Alpha Bravo, of course!

To be honest, I'm already planning on Blades thanks to my love for Defensor, and given my love for helicopters in general, I may end up getting both

I assure you I'm getting both.

... Get two've the chopper?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:40 am

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:06 pm

This is from @brickonator on Twitter:

RT [private] I don't know what people are so upset about. Hasbro is as loyal to G1 as ever.

Was just too awesome and I had to share. This needs to be the Club Exclusive figure next year!

by **Syn_13** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:21 pm

I'm feeling the AB love. Not only that, but I like the look of Offroad too and he's going to be a welcome addition to my shelves too. But you know what? Once I get hold of Slingshot and Wildrider (or whatever they're going as these days) they won't be part of Superion and Menasor. But fear not, for Alpha Bravo and Offroad will be given a place of their own. They'll be honorary members of the Aerialbots and Stunticons respectively, and will be loaded up with as much weaponry as I can muster and posed on raised platforms next to the combiners looking totally badass. Same goes for Rook (providing we get a deluxe Groove somehow out of Takara).

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:53 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:This is from @brickonator on Twitter:

RT [private] I don't know what people are so upset about. Hasbro is as loyal to G1 as ever.

Was just too awesome and I had to share. This needs to be the Club Exclusive figure next year!

That is amazing and I want it now.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 4:00 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:This is from @brickonator on Twitter:

RT [private] I don't know what people are so upset about. Hasbro is as loyal to G1 as ever.

Was just too awesome and I had to share. This needs to be the Club Exclusive figure next year!

I would but ALL of those. This needs to happen.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:35 am

Do you guys remember when Alpha Bravo saved Earth from the Red Lectroids from Planet Ten? That's right, his holo matter avatar is Buckaroo Banzai.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:58 am

The true origin for alpha bravo is that he is a alternative universe version of slingshot. Hes now volunteered to travel the different TF dimensions testing out dimension jump technologies.

by **Windsweeper** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:06 pm

I've been a fan since G1 was just called the Transformers.
I've no problem with Alpha Bravo. I always welcome new G1 Characters.
I always hated Slingshot. He was the Rattrap of G1 to me. Mouthy, horrible head design, annoying personality and grating voice.

My only problem with Off road is that they couldn't name him Ruckus.

I'm enjoying Combiner War though I don't like the Stunticons. I hate deluxe cars and I'm very happy with The Fansproject versions.
Though I will be picking up Off Road to use as Ruckus.

Otherwise my only issue is the face plates on Blackjack, Air Raid and Firefight. I'd prefer their animation faces.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:16 am

If I may ask, what's the problem with deluxe cars?

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 11:53 am

Windsweeper wrote:I've been a fan since G1 was just called the Transformers.
I've no problem with Alpha Bravo. I always welcome new G1 Characters.
I always hated Slingshot. He was the Rattrap of G1 to me. Mouthy, horrible head design, annoying personality and grating voice.

My only problem with Off road is that they couldn't name him Ruckus.

I'm enjoying Combiner War though I don't like the Stunticons. I hate deluxe cars and I'm very happy with The Fansproject versions.
Though I will be picking up Off Road to use as Ruckus.

Otherwise my only issue is the face plates on Blackjack, Air Raid and Firefight. I'd prefer their animation faces.

Oh man...

I'm going to name him Uncle Ruckus...

by **Rated X** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:28 am

Damn....I forgot about this monstrosity of a thread I created. :lol:

Anyways, were getting a proper slingshot and wildrider by popular demand so I believe the fans have spoken. Maybe we can get a more traditional groove too. And im sure Hasbro will pull the same crap with the technobots and eventually the combaticons. If we get enough reject limbs, it might be fun to combine them with CW Optimus or Cyclonus and form "Rejector".

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:09 pm

If I were to make a combiner out of the rejected limbs I'd call it Rated X.
#JustBeingOutspoken #KeepingItReal

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:12 pm

Burn wrote:If I were to make a combiner out of the rejected limbs I'd call it Rated X.
#JustBeingOutspoken #KeepingItReal

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:08 am

I love your definition of popular demand rated. Let's face it, hasbro planned this, though on second thought would sling be looking at other emerging business channels and missing out on a lot of sale opportunities?

plus popular demand would mean kids would of been asking for him...