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News Credits: 56 · by **BlackMagnus** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:57 pm

http://www.transformersanimated.com/ has posted news of the newest Autobot to join the Animated ranks,
Sideswipe!

You can read the full news story here- http://www.transformersanimated.com/new ... e+revealed

And view the un-colored first look at Sideswipe here- http://www.transformersanimated.com/img ... pe-001.jpg

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:11 pm

Oh. That's disappointing. Guess I was spoiled by the work this guy does:

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:18 pm

Wow, that thing’s stomach turning. While I disliked all of the Animated designs, at least the others were recognizable. If I didn’t know that thing’s supposed to be Sideswipe, I would have never guessed.

News Credits: 7 · by **Roadbuster** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:25 pm

When I look at that I think more about Iron Man than I do Sideswipe.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:27 pm

Might look better colored, but yuck.

by **StarThunderWarp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:24 pm

Seriously, the head is major fail. I like Iron Man, but only when I'm looking at a picture of Iron Man. Fix the head and it will be much better. *Wishes for a new head and for Michael Bell to VA him*

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:30 pm

He looks like a ninja turtle...

by **Kryptoniteking** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:33 pm

TFA is becoming that one floating chunk that you just can't get to flush down the toilet.

That's just down right unimpressive. :SICK:

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:54 pm

Is Sideswipe even supposed to be in the Cartoon?
It doesn't look like it was even remotely designed by the same crew who did the actual cartoon designs.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:04 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Is Sideswipe even supposed to be in the Cartoon?
It doesn't look like it was even remotely designed by the same crew who did the actual cartoon designs.

Thats because he wasn't.

This is for the UK Animated Comic only.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:17 pm

I usually don't like anything comic wise from the UK. Sideswipe may grow on me depending on how it goes.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:52 pm

Let's just hope he doesn't take after his Armada counterpart.

by **StarThunderWarp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:52 pm

DEATH TO ARMADA SIDE SWIPE!

by **gantzrunner** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:07 pm

The constructicons were bad, jetfire horrid, and now this. My hopes for continued gen-1 inspired characters just crapped out. The nods to gen-1 are the only reason I enjoy animated, if they detour much more, I'm out.

by **Robot4762** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:08 pm

what does the angry video game nerd think of it?

AVGN: ASS!!! :-x

there you have it folks

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:31 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Is Sideswipe even supposed to be in the Cartoon?
It doesn't look like it was even remotely designed by the same crew who did the actual cartoon designs.

Thats because he wasn't.

This is for the UK Animated Comic only.

Ah, I wasn't certain on that. Thanks.

by **Mirage22** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:50 pm

Looks like crap. Then again, who knows. They could be using a design closer to his ROTF character model.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:41 pm

well we have movie blackout in the series possibly if thats true maybe some of the animators are taking or making some of there desings if they where to look like in M. bay movie desgins and turning them into animated series.?

i do like the head go iron man would like to see it color be funny if his mouth was yellow and the res of his was red maybe funny
but idid read somehwere in season its been posted before that decepticons firght team rodimus galvatron vs rodimus while megatron & starscream search for the remains of omega supreme.

i would like to see that just to see how megatron coexist with galvatron who would lead decpticons and which side would starscream pick galvatron or megatron.

News Credits: 1 · by **KingLionForce** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:44 pm

He looks like Iron man with the super hero gloves on? Why does he need gloves? He looks like retro Iron Man. It appears that the latest animated incarnation of the Transformers has been waaay off from anything reminiscent of their G1 counterparts. PASS!!!

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:45 pm

The face... looks more like a Dinobot than a sleek Sideswipe.

by **Hard Hacker** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:12 am

Anybody else get the feeling that he'll be blue?

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:27 am

Could be silver.

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:16 am

I wonder shall he turn up in season 3

by **ponycorn** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:55 pm

What's that thing hanging from his left shoulder? It looks like part of his door and side air dams but I don't understand it.

It isn't on his right side, so it doesn't make sense to be there.

:-?

by **robots1** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:36 pm

gantzrunner wrote:The constructicons were bad, jetfire horrid, and now this. My hopes for continued gen-1 inspired characters just crapped out. The nods to gen-1 are the only reason I enjoy animated, if they detour much more, I'm out.

I agree I put up with their hot garbage designs only because they were reminiscent of their G 1 counterpats. Screw this !