The Energon Pub

[chuckdawg1999]

I wonder if the Targetmaster will be included. If this is a version of Hot-Rod that can transform properly and easily I'm all in.

[william-james88]

I wonder if the Targetmaster will be included. If this is a version of Hot-Rod that can transform properly and easily I'm all in.

I already have that version, its called animated rodimus minor

[Desslok2201]

You know, this has me thinking. The auobots always outnumbere the Decepticons which for a while were just 5 dudes with a handful of smaller robots. The autobots even got a whole clan of Dinosaur robots added to their roster before the Decepticon got any new recruits. The Decepticons even found one of their own stuck in the ice and he just leaves them to join the autobots. I mean, for f#$k's sake, they never stood a chance.

They never stood a chance, but the Autobots completely lost Cybertron by 2005. That, and the Decepticons had more, bigger and better combiners. I think the Autobot's greater number of mini-bots didn't really do all that much for them.
Back to the topic of MPs- I really thought the gold MP-5 release with Reflector was either signaling that we would soon get either a new Megatron or an MP Reflector. Either way would have been cool. This.... not so much.

[-Kanrabat-]

I wonder if the Targetmaster will be included. If this is a version of Hot-Rod that can transform properly and easily I'm all in.

I already have that version, its called animated rodimus minor

It's true that the designers of the new MP Hotrod could (or did) take a clue of this awesome Animated toy.

[william-james88]

I wonder if the Targetmaster will be included. If this is a version of Hot-Rod that can transform properly and easily I'm all in.

I already have that version, its called animated rodimus minor

It's true that the designers of the new MP Hotrod could (or did) take a clue of this awesome Animated toy.

Well what is sad is that animated rodimus was the starting point for the team when they made MP 09, they messed up along the way.

Dumb question, but an actual toon accurate MP Rodimus is impossible right? Because in the cartoon model his windshield becomes hs crotch and no one has ever attempted that in the transformation.

[Sabrblade]

You know, this has me thinking. The auobots always outnumbere the Decepticons which for a while were just 5 dudes with a handful of smaller robots. The autobots even got a whole clan of Dinosaur robots added to their roster before the Decepticon got any new recruits. The Decepticons even found one of their own stuck in the ice and he just leaves them to join the autobots. I mean, for f#$k's sake, they never stood a chance.

In one version of the 1980's G1 story, yeah.

In another version, however...



Shockwave killed them all (sans Ratchet).

[Burn]

You don't need to correct/point things out ALL the time Sabrblade. Try letting things go now and then please instead of demonstrating your obvious know-it-all knowledge.

[Sabrblade]

You don't need to correct/point things out ALL the time Sabrblade. Try letting things go now and then please instead of demonstrating your obvious know-it-all knowledge.

It was a joke.

[william-james88]

In another version, however...



Shockwave killed them all (sans Ratchet).

Is this cannon somewhere, or is it an alternate possibility? And is it part of the Marvel Comic?

And that reminds me of this shot (which now I understand is an homage):

[Burn]

It's comic, the medium where some times the bad guys get the upper hand.

[Sabrblade]

Is this cannon somewhere, or is it an alternate possibility? And is it part of the Marvel Comic?

Issue #5 of Marvel G1.




Anyway, back to Hot Rodimus. From what we can tell, the shoulder width looks a little wide when compared to that of MP-9.

[fenrir72]

You know, this has me thinking. The auobots always outnumbere the Decepticons which for a while were just 5 dudes with a handful of smaller robots. The autobots even got a whole clan of Dinosaur robots added to their roster before the Decepticon got any new recruits. The Decepticons even found one of their own stuck in the ice and he just leaves them to join the autobots. I mean, for f#$k's sake, they never stood a chance.

In one version of the 1980's G1 story, yeah.

In another version, however...



Shockwave killed them all (sans Ratchet).

Not "ALL". Just a few (Optimus, Bluestreak, IH,Huffer and Mirage) The rest of the crew were in a state of "voluntary" stasis lock because they donated whatever energy/energon in their bodies to the 5 Autobots prior to the "final" battle.Of course Ratchet didn't join the fight.He accompanied "Sparkplug" to the A&E after his M.I.

[guarayakha]

He seems kinda top heavy from that silhouette, doesn't he?
Working cockpit you can actually shove MP Daniel into, maybe?

[leakin' lubricant]

Actually, if he is as big as MP Ironhide, that would be perfect.

That would work for me, I think he'd look a bit too small next to Magnus if he was carbot sized.

[fenrir72]

He seems kinda top heavy from that silhouette, doesn't he?
Working cockpit you can actually shove MP Daniel into, maybe?

And add the hover board too.

[-Kanrabat-]

This make me think about 2001 RiD cartoon. The forces were grossly unbalanced...

Autobots

Omega Prime (Daniel Riordan)
Optimus Prime (Neil Kaplan)
Ultra Magnus (Kim Strauss)
T-AI (Sandy Fox)
Skid-Z (Michael Lindsay)
Tow-Line (Lex Lang)
Fortress Maximus (Steve Blum)
The Emissary
Cerebros (Steve Kramer)

Autobot Brothers

Prowl (Wankus)
Side Burn (Wally Wingert)
X-Brawn (Bob Joles)

Team Bullet Train

Rail Racer (David Lodge)
Railspike (Mike Reynolds)
Rapid Run (Keith Diamond)
Midnight Express (David Lodge)

Spy Changers

Hot Shot (Michael McConnohie)
R.E.V. (Steve Kramer)
Crosswise (Dan Woren)
W.A.R.S. (Steve Blum)
Ironhide (Michael McConnohie)
Mirage (Wally Wingert)

Build Team

Landfill (Michael Reisz)
Wedge (Michael Reisz)
Heavy Load (Daran Norris)
Hightower (Keith Anthony)
Grimlock (Tom Wyner)



Predacons

Megatron/Galvatron (Daniel Riordan)
Sky-Byte (Peter Spellos)
Slapper (Peter Lurie)
Gas Skunk (Jerry DeCapua)
Dark Scream (Steve Blum)

Decepticons

Scourge (Barry Stigler)

Commandos Ruination (Bob Papenbrook)
Mega-Octane (Bob Papenbrook)
Ro-Tor (Neil Kaplan)
Armorhide (Richard Epcar)
Rollbar (Michael Lindsay)
Movor (Robert Axelrod)


Honestly, that series set a record. What's worst, the Predacons were mostly uncompetent idiots and never really posed any serious threat.
Sigh...

[fenrir72]

This make me think about 2001 RiD cartoon. The forces were grossly unbalanced...

Autobots

Omega Prime (Daniel Riordan)
Optimus Prime (Neil Kaplan)
Ultra Magnus (Kim Strauss)
T-AI (Sandy Fox)
Skid-Z (Michael Lindsay)
Tow-Line (Lex Lang)
Fortress Maximus (Steve Blum)
The Emissary
Cerebros (Steve Kramer)

Autobot Brothers

Prowl (Wankus)
Side Burn (Wally Wingert)
X-Brawn (Bob Joles)

Team Bullet Train

Rail Racer (David Lodge)
Railspike (Mike Reynolds)
Rapid Run (Keith Diamond)
Midnight Express (David Lodge)

Spy Changers

Hot Shot (Michael McConnohie)
R.E.V. (Steve Kramer)
Crosswise (Dan Woren)
W.A.R.S. (Steve Blum)
Ironhide (Michael McConnohie)
Mirage (Wally Wingert)

Build Team

Landfill (Michael Reisz)
Wedge (Michael Reisz)
Heavy Load (Daran Norris)
Hightower (Keith Anthony)
Grimlock (Tom Wyner)



Predacons

Megatron/Galvatron (Daniel Riordan)
Sky-Byte (Peter Spellos)
Slapper (Peter Lurie)
Gas Skunk (Jerry DeCapua)
Dark Scream (Steve Blum)

Decepticons

Scourge (Barry Stigler)

Commandos Ruination (Bob Papenbrook)
Mega-Octane (Bob Papenbrook)
Ro-Tor (Neil Kaplan)
Armorhide (Richard Epcar)
Rollbar (Michael Lindsay)
Movor (Robert Axelrod)


Honestly, that series set a record. What's worst, the Predacons were mostly uncompetent idiots and never really posed any serious threat.
Sigh...

But the Autobots weren't "warriors" like they ('cons) were. Military training trumps over civies "K".

[munkimus prime]

Goody a new masterpiece. I wonder what everyone's going to complain about this time?.

[ScottyP]

But the Autobots weren't "warriors" like they ('cons) were. Military training trumps over civies "K".

This, exactly. The point is supposed to be that the Decepticons are overwhelmingly powerful even with a low number of forces because the Autobots aren't trained fighters.

Was it just an excuse made to make the original run of toys thematically gel where the cars fought the other stuff, and they had a lot of car toys available? Sure, but that's ok.


Back on topic, Chuck mentioned the Targetmaster, and yeah I think this would be a great opportunity for Takara to release the excellent Offshoot mold that came with TRU Rodimus Prime.

[Lord Nightmare]

Know what I actually liked MP09

Sure has its problems but overall i like the look of the mould. I bought the Hasbro version and just picked up the trailer to complete Rodimus Prime look.

Will happily pick up this new mould to be my MP hotrod and keep mp09 to be Rodimus Prime

[Glarryg]

I kinda agree here. I also want some goddamn that are not seekers or repaints.

Exactly! I can't understand the logic behind re-doing a character because "it could be done better" ahead of unique Decepticon characters.

Hell, if you want to re-do a character, re-do the **** seekers and give them coneheads! GUARANTEED MONEY FOR LESS DESIGN TIME!

Would the coneheads, Insecticons and Shockwave be the only decepticons to do before the movie that arent Combiners or Triple Changers?

I agree that more Decepticons would be appreciated overall, but I think one of the main reasons might be that the Autobots were more recognizable characters to the collector crowd. We-- or maybe I should say "the assumption is that we"-- remember the "good guys" from our childhood TV shows more than the "bad guys" (and, let's face it, the most memorable Decepticons have already been realized for this line). There were lots of "crowd filler" Decepticon soldiers in the early years, most of whom were Seekers and Reflector clones. On the one hand, TT might be afraid of collectors getting tired of the same mold; on the other hand, though, they should know that die-hard collectors will want a "complete" roster (even though the depth of "completeness" can vary among the community). In that sense, the Insecticons at least should be easy to do; there's no licensing issues with those guys.

However, since this whole line is mostly being made for the Japanese market, perhaps they're using a different standard to decide who to make. Maybe the car characters were more popular in the Diaclone years; I don't know. They made Star Saber; there might be a push to focus more on characters from the Japanese series.

Glarryg

[Rodimus Prime]

They made Star Saber; there might be a push to focus more on characters from the Japanese series.

I would love a Masterpiece God Ginrai.

[Rodimus Minor]

I hope they get him right this time.

Who knows he may just be a heavy retool of Lambor

[Railbomb]

They made Star Saber; there might be a push to focus more on characters from the Japanese series.

I would love a Masterpiece God Ginrai.

I second this. Weren't there a few sketches for one a little bit back because he was one of the characters in the fan poll?

[fenrir72]

They made Star Saber; there might be a push to focus more on characters from the Japanese series.

I would love a Masterpiece God Ginrai.

2016............2016

Ratchet?

Hound (rumoured)

Other molds to squeeze?

Hope there'll be a new one in the pipeline.