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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:26 pm

Thanks to a post from Seibertronian o. supreme and a Facebook update from Machinima, we have the new Titans Return trailer now online and available for your viewing pleasure!

The trailer is just under 2 minutes long, and shows some interesting concepts that are set to be explored in the upcoming series. The trailer includes Perceptor examining Starscream's remains, Trypticon activating, some Metroplex and Trypticon brawling action, Peter Cullen's Optimus Prime speaking, some Constructicons rebuilding following Combiner Wars, seeker cannon fodder, and the biggest reveal of all: Starscream apparently lives, and he is controlling Trypticon! Also of note is the long transformation sequence that leads to the series name, and the very city-like appearance of the series name during said sequence.

The series is set to debut November 14, one week from today, and will star Peter Cullen, Judd Nelson, Wil Wheaton, Michael Dorn, Jason David Frank, Nolan North, Matpat, DashieGames, Abby Trott, Lana McKissack, Rob Dyke, Tay Zonday, Jason Marnocha, and Kari Wahlgreen. Check out the trailer below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:47 pm

my fear is that Trypticon'll just be stomping around in his dinosaurer mode and we'll never get to see his Nemesis ship & city modes, same with Plex(we'll never see his other modes)

btw Starscream's probably connected in behind Trypticon's head! just like Full Tilts TM can

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:09 pm

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:10 pm

So how did Will Wheaton end up getting second billing in the credits? I would have expected him to be one of the last standard billings. Sure it's a little nick picky, but you know, he's best known for playing a character on a show that the majority of the Fan Base seemed to hate.

News Credits: 13 · by **kurthy** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:00 pm

Rodimus Knight wrote:So how did Will Wheaton end up getting second billing in the credits? I would have expected him to be one of the last standard billings. Sure it's a little nick picky, but you know, he's best known for playing a character on a show that the majority of the Fan Base seemed to hate.

Huh? I'm missing something. Was he in Armada or Energon or Combiner Wars?

News Credits: 6 · by **Sarahthecutevixen** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:20 pm

He's talking about Weasley Crusher from Star Trek next Generation

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:44 pm

GrandGalvatronG1 wrote:He's talking about Weasley Crusher from Star Trek next Generation

Did he go to Hogwarts before Starfleet Academy?

by **Whifflefire** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:46 pm

Starscream is Trypticon? I can't be the only one who finds that hilarious. :lol:

As much as I want to be optimistic about this series, I still taste Combiner Wars when I watch this. But hey, Perceptor! Everything is better with Perceptor.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:01 pm

ScottyP wrote:

Pretty much this ...

This is what I got from the trailer.
Optimus Prime likes to **** **** up and then **** off and leave it up to someone else to deal with.
Optimus Prime is standing around and getting preachy again. We get it, you're an inspiration, do something though instead of inspiring others with your words.
Murderblade is going to take centre stage again.

What I expect we'll get.
Over half the episodes will involve two Titans fighting. If I wanted to watch something that has a fight scene last for multiple episodes with little to no progression on story line, I'd still be watching DBZ.

News Credits: 6 · by **Sarahthecutevixen** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:26 pm

Burn wrote:What I expect we'll get.
Over half the episodes will involve two Titans fighting. If I wanted to watch something that has a fight scene last for multiple episodes with little to no progression on story line, I'd still be watching DBZ.

You should check out Dragon Ball Z kai dude, it has cut down all the filler in the fights,

and I will be honest I am just here for this series for Godzilla...I mean trypticon,

also WHAT IN THE FLYING FORKLIFT, Starscream lives? What does it take to kill him?

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:36 pm

GrandGalvatronG1 wrote:
Burn wrote:What I expect we'll get.
Over half the episodes will involve two Titans fighting. If I wanted to watch something that has a fight scene last for multiple episodes with little to no progression on story line, I'd still be watching DBZ.

You should check out Dragon Ball Z kai dude, it has cut down all the filler in the fights,

and I will be honest I am just here for this series for Godzilla...I mean trypticon,

also WHAT IN THE FLYING FORKLIFT, Starscream lives? What does it take to kill him?

Well you know, he's got that Mutant Spark, that just doesn't die.

News Credits: 10 · by **JazZeke** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:48 pm

Rodimus Knight wrote:So how did Will Wheaton end up getting second billing in the credits? I would have expected him to be one of the last standard billings. Sure it's a little nick picky, but you know, he's best known for playing a character on a show that the majority of the Fan Base seemed to hate.

I think people have pretty much divorced Wheaton from Wesley Crusher in their minds by this point. It probably helps that Wheaton himself openly admits Wesley sucked. These days he's known for... well, still having been Wesley, but also a prominent figure in fandom community.

by **Graviton** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:08 pm

Bummer, the mouth movements are still not even closely synced with the words.

News Credits: 11 · by **Nexus Knight** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:17 pm

So Combiner Wars was the absolute worse. And the animation is still garbage. And I want the EpicVoiceGuy to come back. And having Starscream be the villain again sucks.

But dang if this trailer doesn't hype me for Titans Return. By all indications, this show will blow up in its own face. But this trailer somehow makes feel a little epic. Plus, even though I loved Jon as OP, if were to replace him, Cullen is never a bad choice.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:30 pm

JazZeke wrote:
Rodimus Knight wrote:So how did Will Wheaton end up getting second billing in the credits? I would have expected him to be one of the last standard billings. Sure it's a little nick picky, but you know, he's best known for playing a character on a show that the majority of the Fan Base seemed to hate.

I think people have pretty much divorced Wheaton from Wesley Crusher in their minds by this point. It probably helps that Wheaton himself openly admits Wesley sucked. These days he's known for... well, still having been Wesley, but also a prominent figure in fandom community.

And being Sheldon Coopers frenemy.

News Credits: 102 · by **Qwan** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:07 pm

Optimus Prime immediately wrote:Starscream is dead now.

And it super cracked me up. I'm not even totally sure why it was so funny to me, something about the delivery I think, but it was hilarious. :lol:

And though he only had two short lines, Wheaton is actually sounding pretty good as Perceptor IMO! He's not just Wil Wheaton, he's at least Wil Wheaton playing Perceptor which is all I could really ask for. To echo many others so far, even though I'm not actually optimistic for the series, this trailer did make me feel just a bit of something positive. If only Machinima could prove that they're able to make a show as well as they can make a trailer.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:28 pm

Huh... This trailer actually looks... promising...

I mean Starscream as Trypticon is kinda stupid, but kinda hilariously awesome in another way, lol

Hope I get used to that frame rate though. ugh.

Qwan wrote:
Optimus Prime immediately wrote:Starscream is dead now.
And it super cracked me up. I'm not even totally sure why it was so funny to me, something about the delivery I think, but it was hilarious.

Ikr!!!

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:53 pm

It was pretty funny, but I'm not sure if in a good way or bad way.

I know I referenced it earlier, but for anyone who has never seen the original series episode Ghost in the Machine, start at 1:10

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:54 pm

SillyMcGilly wrote:I mean Starscream as Trypticon is kinda stupid,

Because a dead Starscream controlling Trypticon has never been done before ...

News Credits: 2 · by **partholon** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:57 pm

good god that frame rate is still off putting .

BUT.

I love the colours and backround designs in this and "starscream as trypticon" at least is an interesting twist which we all KNOW is gonna require screamer vacating the premises at some point.

at the very least while i fully expect mindless violence weve got a guy in control that can actually form a plan so it should be a case where trypsie isnt just a mindless smashing machine and there'll be an point to what hes doing.

i'll be honest i'd much prefer a full adult oriented show but itll do till then. i mean at least theyre TRYING to do something with a bit of heft to it.

News Credits: 102 · by **Qwan** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:38 pm

Burn wrote:
SillyMcGilly wrote:I mean Starscream as Trypticon is kinda stupid,

Because a dead Starscream controlling Trypticon has never been done before ...

And it was as stupid then as it is now :-P

partholon wrote:good god that frame rate is still off putting .

BUT.

I love the colours and backround designs in this and "starscream as trypticon" at least is an interesting twist which we all KNOW is gonna require screamer vacating the premises at some point.

at the very least while i fully expect mindless violence weve got a guy in control that can actually form a plan so it should be a case where trypsie isnt just a mindless smashing machine and there'll be an point to what hes doing.

i'll be honest i'd much prefer a full adult oriented show but itll do till then. i mean at least theyre TRYING to do something with a bit of heft to it.

I agree with much of your assessment, aside from the point about Screamy McScreamFace being able to form a plan. Usually, yes! But in this 'continuity' if you want to call it that, his only previous "grand plan" boiled down to "Hope that Rodimus gets his arm blown off so he can't take the Enigma and that the Mistress of Flame is vegan so she can't touch it either, take the Enigma, combine with all the other combiners including the dead ones and the ones who didn't show up until two minutes ago, and turn into a giant nebula that shoots frickin' laser beams". Good at playing things by ear absolutely, but I don't think we can really say that he's able to form a (good) plan.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:13 pm

In other news Sunstorm is in here, (Along with Thundercracker, Skywarp and what looks like Slipstream) and it looks like he blows up too ha ha.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:00 pm

Deadput wrote:In other news Sunstorm is in here, (Along with Thundercracker, Skywarp and what looks like Slipstream) and it looks like he blows up too ha ha.

Sad Acid Storm isn't in there. He's always been my favorite seeker visually. Especially with green eyes. Dem sexy green eyes...