The Energon Pub

by **Fox Thiagarajan** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:43 am

To me it's so far so good. The animation style takes me back to the G1 cartoon which I always found to possess a certain charm, especially as I've become older.

Bumblebee's progression taking TF Prime into consideration is handled well. He is assertive as a leader yet remains doubtful at times which in my opinion gives him room to grow as the show continues.

Sideswipe is my favorite for sure though. Can't wait to see him implement that sword we saw in previews.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:19 am

You ever been to Nuon City?
.... Nooo?
THAT'S 'CAUSE I ATE IT!

I thought it was pretty fun. Not flat out amazing yet and the characters were a bit too one-note, but you could say the same about Beast Wars. I'm a bit worried how long it'll last, though. I haven't seen any adverts for it (my brother told me it was on, and he was watching the show before), the US is waaaaay behind everyone else, and the 6am timeslot can't possibly help.

Incidentally, it was interesting to see my bro's reaction to it. He hasn't seen Prime, so he was flabbergasted Optimus died. This cartoon really could've used a set-up introduction.

Not keen on Underbite being one of a 'species', robs him of hid individuality... though I'm assuming any future "Chompazoids" will just be recolors of him, as opposed to general term for any Cybertronian with eating-related gimmicks.
Speaking of which, it's weird how UB got more and more dependent on eating as time went on.

by **psj333** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:44 am

ON Episode #10 Ped is said to be an earthworm in the Chinese dub. What I've found out that the American version of this character is not likely to be a earthworm, but a mole. But judging by his looks in the screencap, is Ped really an earthworm, or a mole? Can you tell which animal does Ped mostly represents?

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:48 am

So, all things considered, I know that we won't be getting toys of every Decepticon if this series keeps going with introducing a new character each week, but that being said I cannot yet think of a full-sized Decepticon from this series that I wouldn't want in Warrior-class plastic form. They are all, in my opinion, very clever designs that show a lot of potential and are introducing a lot of charm to the overall Transformers mythos.

I do question, though, why "Predacons" were seen as these ancient, very different things in Prime and then this sequel has Dinobots, Chompazoids etc. which share some distinct characteristics with them...

The PS3-era video games are also a part of this continuity, right? Can someone help me to understand how such disparate moods and content fit together?

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:50 am

psj333 wrote:ON Episode #10 Ped is said to be an earthworm in the Chinese dub. What I've found out that the American version of this character is not likely to be a earthworm, but a mole. But judging by his looks in the screencap, is Ped really an earthworm, or a mole? Can you tell which animal does Ped mostly represents?

Can you link to the screencap?

by **psj333** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:00 am

Sure, Nuclear Convoy. Here it is:

https://33.media.tumblr.com/9354efdc8dd ... 3_1280.jpg

Now can you tell if Ped is an earthworm or a mole?

Website · by **STngAR** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:05 am

The show was alright, but as I recall animated and prime started out alright for me and I ended up enjoying both series.

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:05 am

psj333 wrote:Sure, Nuclear Convoy. Here it is:

https://33.media.tumblr.com/9354efdc8dd ... 3_1280.jpg

Now can you tell if Ped is an earthworm or a mole?

I'd say that, to me, he looks like he is supposed to be based on a Star Nosed Mole: https://www.google.ca/search?q=star+nosed+mole&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=jZ8FVeexKJGAsQSl0oLYAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1138&bih=547

by **psj333** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:17 am

Really, NuclearConvoy? Are you absolutely certain that Ped is really a mole? Because, it seems to me that Ped is supposed to be a an earthworm, according to the Chinese dub. What's going on here? Earthworm is a worm, while a mole is a mammal. In what ways are these two animals similar, and how are they different?

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:23 am

I forgot this came on. Going to go find it online somewhere and set the DVR before I have to go to fan jail.

by **Goldbug2** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:29 am

I just watched the first two episodes on Cartoon Network. I'd sern the first two episodes when it first came on youtube. I'm glad to see cartoon network has finally placed these two episodes on American broadcasting. It kind of has a mixture of Transformers Prime and the first season of the original Transformer series. It's great to see Decepticons ejecting from bigger Decepticons once more. And they finally have a Decepticon leader other than Megatron. It's been like, what, since Transformers Victory or Beast Wars Neo since they've had a different leader?

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:29 am

psj333 wrote:Really, NuclearConvoy? Are you absolutely certain that Ped is really a mole? Because, it seems to me that Ped is supposed to be a an earthworm, according to the Chinese dub. What's going on here? Earthworm is a worm, while a mole is a mammal. In what ways are these two animals similar, and how are they different?

Well, both worms and moles live underground and make tunnels, so they have simillar characteristics. The claws, however, really say mole to me. Earthworm isn't something I get, visually, from the body stylings.

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:39 am

psj333 wrote:Really, NuclearConvoy? Are you absolutely certain that Ped is really a mole? Because, it seems to me that Ped is supposed to be a an earthworm, according to the Chinese dub. What's going on here? Earthworm is a worm, while a mole is a mammal. In what ways are these two animals similar, and how are they different?

It doesn't matter psj, settle down. Believe it or not, the exact nature of what Ped is designed against isn't vital to the fandom! Just like Underbite, he's probably going to be a made up creature.

Besides, he looks nothing like an earthworm or a mole, if he resembles anything, it'd be Beast Wars Torca.

And if you don't know the similarities and differences between a worm and a mole, then you got issues dude. :lol:

Also psj, the wiki is not a source of viable information, if you to get the lowdown on something it is fine, but in terms of accuracy, well, it's a catch-all for it. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 5 · by **welcometothedarksyde** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:39 pm

I personally am loving the show so far. I had alot of trouble getting into Prime for some reason, but a couple of episodes in I'm all over this show. I was even worried about the show from the trailers. Some things like Fixit, Strongarm's characterization, and Grimlock being voiced by Cyborg's voice actor concerned me. However watching the show I haven't found these to be problems at all. The show has a good sense of humor, fun characters, and nice visuals. My only gripe is that the plots are not extremely good and tend towards using deux ex machinas in place of clever solutions to problems. However with time they'll probably get better at that.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:42 pm

So, out of curiosity, is the series actually a follow up to the same continuity line that has WFC/FOC games in it?

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:04 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:So, out of curiosity, is the series actually a follow up to the same continuity line that has WFC/FOC games in it?

Debatable. I view the WFC/FOC continuity as it's own, with Prime being a different universe. Buuuut, according to Hasbro (I think), it is one big long-ass continuity.

by **TurboMMaster** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:07 pm

This was propably the best episode so far, I really liked Idea. And Grimlock was sucha badass here... It almost unbelivable that he seems to be kinda silly warrior most of the time, I quess he just is taming his real strenght so far.

The strongest pro for this series: No Optimus and no Megatron, I really like how things this time are different.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:27 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:So, out of curiosity, is the series actually a follow up to the same continuity line that has WFC/FOC games in it?

Debatable. I view the WFC/FOC continuity as it's own, with Prime being a different universe. Buuuut, according to Hasbro (I think), it is one big long-ass continuity.

Then, according to Habro, there are two separate Grimlocks or a major personality shift and a bunch of memories forgotten have occured?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:37 pm

As the new animated series Transformers: Robots in Disguis airs in the United States, after travelling halfway around the world, we get a new clip showing off the music for the Japanese dub of the show, titled Transformers: Adventure! While the US version tinkers with some soft metal tunes, 'Save the Future' drops deep into dubstep with some English lyrics too - check it out below via Facebook user Tania Romero!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153079480802492&permPage=1

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:21 pm

jON3.0 wrote:I mean, what was so wrong with having lots of different characters rather than a small team of good guys and a handful of bad guys with limitless drones???

Because a smaller cast means much stronger characterization and character development. In G1, the cast was so bloated everyone either had no discernible character traits, or one single, static trait. Then Beast Wars came around and, due to technical limitations requiring a smaller cast, showed us that if there's less characters overall, there's much more time to give them highly distinctive personalities and better overall development.

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:04 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:So, out of curiosity, is the series actually a follow up to the same continuity line that has WFC/FOC games in it?

Debatable. I view the WFC/FOC continuity as it's own, with Prime being a different universe. Buuuut, according to Hasbro (I think), it is one big long-ass continuity.

Then, according to Habro, there are two separate Grimlocks or a major personality shift and a bunch of memories forgotten have occurred?

Exactly, or something.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:08 pm

There's hope that this can be explained as they have some good people behind the scenes. Maybe just try to ignore the things like that and enjoy till the staff address it. Till then just accept they are all one big continuity family.

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:54 pm

*cough* Galvatron? *cough*

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:42 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:So, out of curiosity, is the series actually a follow up to the same continuity line that has WFC/FOC games in it?

Debatable. I view the WFC/FOC continuity as it's own, with Prime being a different universe. Buuuut, according to Hasbro (I think), it is one big long-ass continuity.

Then, according to Habro, there are two separate Grimlocks or a major personality shift and a bunch of memories forgotten have occurred?

Exactly, or something.

Apparently this green Grimlock has amnesia or something.

I'm sure there might be a reason for his personalty change.

by **kaijuguy19** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:49 pm

Madeus Prime wrote:*cough* Galvatron? *cough*

Looks a whole lot like Galvatron which does make sense a little seeing how much exposure Galvatron got in AOE along with how Grimlock,Steeljaw and Drift got exposure from the same film and are now in RID15 Then again it could be Megatronus as in in fact either Megatron or the Fallen himself so who knows? We'll see eventually.

As for episode 9 I've enjoyed it. It was a little cute about how Bumblebee has concerns over being responsible for Strongarm which is understandable. This episode is a nice way to give them both development. Also saying Springload's cray cray is an understatement. lol Makes me wonder if he's also a religious fanatic of some cult or to the religion of Primus? He does seem the type to be so given his mental state.