The Energon Pub

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:29 pm

Not interested thank you

by **Skullcrunchberries** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:48 pm

I like the translucent green plastic on the headlights/saw.

Other than that, easy pass. First time I've said that about a club figure. I'd much rather save my money for Ramjet.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:20 pm

I was never really on board with this to start with. I love Animated, Beast Wars, Cheetor, and that mold as Blurr. That figure however leaves me cold. I really have no interest in a one off character for a universe that we have next to zero chance of getting more of. The head is pretty poor. The rest is surprisingly nice looking IMO. There's just not enough I like here to save it though. I appreciate the attempt at something different it just doesn't work for me.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:45 pm

Diem wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Not Beast Wars, TransTech. Not that Cheetor, this Cheetor.

If we're going to be strict about continuity he's supposedly Animated with some connection to Transtech that hasn't been revealed.

I didn't mean that he's the same guy as TransTech Cheetor. I meant that he's based off of TransTech Cheetor instead of Beast Wars/Machines Cheetor.

As for how he relates to TransTech, "TransTech" in Animated is different from "TransTech" in the TransTech fiction.

In the TransTech fiction, it's short for "Transcendent Technomorph", which is a highly evolved race of Transformers hailing from an advanced Cybertron world that never underwent any civil war.

In Animated, however, "TransTech" is short for "Transformation Technologies", a high-tech division of the Cybertron Police Defense Command under the leadership of its chief officer Depth Charge. Animated Cheetor here is a rookie cop of this department.

Diem wrote:But if this guy is Cheetor then who's the guy that Blackarachnia saw hanging around with a gorilla, a rhino and a giant rat?

Well, here's my theory on that matter.

In regards to that scene at the end of "Predacons Rising", we're encouraged to not look into it too much, but now we've got more info from the AllSpark Almanac II book to dig at. The book refers to their location as an "Unknown Locale", which Blackarachnia believes to be either a primitive new planet or a very remote part of Earth. The book also makes references to a floating mountain and standing stones, which, along with the appearances of a gorilla, a green-eyed cheetah, a rhino, and an oversized rat, would imply that both she and Waspy were transwarped right into the Beast Wars. BUUUUUUT, both Derrick Wyatt and Jim Sorenson clarify that these references are NOT to be taken literally, as they are merely in-jokes and easter eggs. Not to mention that Waspinator's note recounting the episode's events lean more to the idea that he and Blackarachnia were warped to another planet, stating that he's "stuck on stupid planet" after the "transwarp energy explode Waspinator, taking Waspinator and Spider-bot to stupid organic planet."

Plus, the stellar cartography included in the book gives us a plausible idea as to exactly which planet they might be on. In this map is a planet separate from Earth named Energoa. "Energoa" was the name given to Prehistoric Earth during season one of the Japanese Beast Wars dub (which was before it was revealed to actually be Earth). Jim Sorenson noted that he considered calling the "unknown locale" by this name, which would indicate that Blackarachnia and Waspinator very well may have been transwarped to the planet Energoa.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:07 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:But if this guy is Cheetor then who's the guy that Blackarachnia saw hanging around with a gorilla, a rhino and a giant rat?
:snip:

That would explain also how Rattrap and Rattletrap co-exist.

by **Court Jester** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:12 pm

I think Sabrblade just pwned the interwebz. :BOOM:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:23 pm

Skyfire-5 wrote:I think Sabrblade just pwned the interwebz.

Sabrblade is an incredible font of information, especially on the more obscure continuities.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:25 pm

For all the mediocrity I felt towards Motormaster, I really like this guy for some reason.

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:37 pm

If THIS is the 'big HUGE animated news' that we were promised last week, then I'm gravely disappointed. This is their big news? Another repaint? Sigh.

I was hoping they'd release TFA Season3 on DVD!!!! What's the hold-up there?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:46 pm

Diem wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:But if this guy is Cheetor then who's the guy that Blackarachnia saw hanging around with a gorilla, a rhino and a giant rat?
:snip:

That would explain also how Rattrap and Rattletrap co-exist.

Co-exist? There's just Rattletrap. No Rattrap. That rat is but a mere rat.

And there's a lot more Beast Era homage characters in the world of Transformers Animated than we ever would have believed:

Primal Major --- Optimus Primal
TransTech Cheetor --- Cheetor
Rattletrap --- Rattrap
TransTech Depth Charge --- Depth Charge
Blackarachnia
Wasp/Waspinator --- Waspinator
Tarantulas
Alpha Supreme/the Axalon --- The Axalon
Botanica
Cryotek
Gamma Supreme/the Gung Ho --- The Gung Ho
Kappa Supreme/the Chromia X --- The Chromia 10
Longrack Major --- Longrack
Motorarm
Spittor
Strika
Stampy
Powerhug

I think that's everyone.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:47 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Some awesome theories.

Now, I want to go watch some Beast Wars. Thanks for that, I haven't seen season 3 of Animated yet but I do have the second volume of the almanack. As a big BW fan, this was really fun to read. Thanks!

by **Andrius** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:03 pm

"And by no one's request..."

Wow, what a sad use of a terrific mold. As with much of the TFCC stuff, I applaud the idea, but am underwhelmed by the execution.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:10 pm

I hate Beast Wars, I hate Animated BUT for some reason Beast Wars Animated just seems right. Not bad.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:24 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:If THIS is the 'big HUGE animated news' that we were promised last week, then I'm gravely disappointed. This is their big news? Another repaint? Sigh.

I was hoping they'd release TFA Season3 on DVD!!!! What's the hold-up there?

This. Where is Season 3? Seasons 1 and 2 came out really quickly.

Diem wrote:
Skyfire-5 wrote:I think Sabrblade just pwned the interwebz.

Sabrblade is an incredible font of information, especially on the more obscure continuities.

Remind me never to play Trivial Pursuit with the guy... :-?

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:30 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:But if this guy is Cheetor then who's the guy that Blackarachnia saw hanging around with a gorilla, a rhino and a giant rat?
:snip:

That would explain also how Rattrap and Rattletrap co-exist.
Co-exist? There's just Rattletrap. No Rattrap. That rat is but a mere rat.

Mere rat? He's the size of a push lawnmower!

by **Godzillabot Primal** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:55 pm

MY EYES!!!!! IT BURNED MY EYES!!!!!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:08 pm

Diem wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:But if this guy is Cheetor then who's the guy that Blackarachnia saw hanging around with a gorilla, a rhino and a giant rat?
:snip:

That would explain also how Rattrap and Rattletrap co-exist.
Co-exist? There's just Rattletrap. No Rattrap. That rat is but a mere rat.

Mere rat? He's the size of a push lawnmower!

Mere Energoa rat? Mere fanservice rat?

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:22 pm

Hate me if you want, but i'm kind of digging it.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:06 am

I love Cheetor but not this. I'm not a fan of the lime green and the eyes are odd. Can he even look forward without turning his head sideways?

EDIT: I do like seeing a Cheetor figure with an actual Autobot badge on him. That's pretty cool.

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:17 am

I wish they'd been a bit more accurate to Derrick's art.

I liked the hexagonal "spot" pattern in his design. The more organic cheetor spots on a car don't look all that good or make much sense.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:46 am

If I were to go to BotCon this year (and I really want to go to at least one BotCon), and I could get whatever I want from there, this would have to be a pass for me. Unless it's this year's Attendee's Exclusive, then I wouldn't mind taking it.