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by **kaijuguy19** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:37 pm

Clampdown was fun to watch and it helps that he's voiced by Jim Cummings as well. lol I like how his character is shaping up and that he was the reason why Thunderhoof was arrested speaking of which I can tell there seems to be tension around Steeljaw and Thunderhoof in terms of being loyal to each other. Also Strongarm's secret being around the drive thru car wash was cute and Bee enjoying it greatly. lol

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:02 pm

kaijuguy19 wrote:Clampdown was fun to watch and it helps that he's voiced by Jim Cummings as well.

Yeah, it's great to have Jim Cummings in both of the current TF cartoons right now, even if he got the more dignified role in the other show. But that isn't to say I didn't like Clampdown, as his pitiful nature is part of his charm. It's just, he's no Colonel Quint Quarry.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:47 am

"Out of Focus" was pretty good, but "Hunting Season" was disappointingly average. Still, I can't wait for the next episode to air.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:51 am

PrymeStriker wrote:"Out of Focus"

Since the episode description was wrong, the title might be as well, since there's not much in this episode that that title would make sense to refer to. We'll have to wait and see what it's called when the U.S. (or another English-speaking country) catches up.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:04 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
Archanubis wrote:I find it interesting how the writers had Drift and Fracture interact with their Minicons in this episode. Drift is rather aloof with his Minicons, even berating them at times, while Fracture... well, doesn't. In fact, he seems to get along pretty well with them, not even yelling at them when they come to help him. Granted, this is just Fracture's first episode, but he initially seems to be a better "master" to Airazor and Divebomb than Drift was to Jetstorm and Slipstream. And Fracture seems to be a rather nasty character, at least to anyone other than his Minicons. We'll see if the writers continue that relationship in future episodes.

This episode almost has me wanting to get the launchers so I can have all the appropriate minicons to display with my warriors. But what would I do with the launchers afterwards?

Leave them in vehicle mode so they look better in your collection? Or sell them on ebay just like all the other people who are going to buy them just for the minicons.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:20 pm

Kyleor wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
Archanubis wrote:I find it interesting how the writers had Drift and Fracture interact with their Minicons in this episode. Drift is rather aloof with his Minicons, even berating them at times, while Fracture... well, doesn't. In fact, he seems to get along pretty well with them, not even yelling at them when they come to help him. Granted, this is just Fracture's first episode, but he initially seems to be a better "master" to Airazor and Divebomb than Drift was to Jetstorm and Slipstream. And Fracture seems to be a rather nasty character, at least to anyone other than his Minicons. We'll see if the writers continue that relationship in future episodes.

This episode almost has me wanting to get the launchers so I can have all the appropriate minicons to display with my warriors. But what would I do with the launchers afterwards?

Leave them in vehicle mode so they look better in your collection? Or sell them on ebay just like all the other people who are going to buy them just for the minicons.

I wonder how hard it would be to kitbash them into something less terrible?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:01 pm

Finally got to see part 2 of the pilot. It was ok and I really liked the Underbite/Grimlock tussle. I did find it odd that we didn't see, or I can't remember Bumblebee getting his earth mode when everyone else got theirs.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:12 pm

@Chuck - it's been a while since I watched that episode, but I seem to remember them showing Bee spot the car in the junk yard. Maybe even a close up of his reaction to it? Which was "Cool!", or "Totally rad!". Ya know something along those lines.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:20 pm

Cobotron wrote:@Chuck - it's been a while since I watched that episode, but I seem to remember them showing Bee spot the car in the junk yard. Maybe even a close up of his reaction to it? Which was "Cool!", or "Totally rad!". Ya know something along those lines.

I think that that was Sideswipe

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:51 pm

Bee never scanned a new form. He kept the same form he had on Cybertron since it already was an Earth vehicle (a "Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer", to be precise).

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:12 am

Thanks to Film illustrator & Director Augusto Barranco's Twitter page we get several concept images of Transformers Robots In Disguise (Animated Series) Sideswipe! It is interesting to note that Sideswipe's character started out as Fastlane. Check out the image we've embedded below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:26 am

You know, if they'd used that design and kept the name, I'd love the character a LOT more then the resulting product.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:42 am

I love Sideswipe's pointy spiked anime hair helmet.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:39 am

Sabrblade wrote:Bee never scanned a new form. He kept the same form he had on Cybertron since it already was an Earth vehicle (a "Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer", to be precise).

Right.
Thanks Hank.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:42 am

Cobotron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Bee never scanned a new form. He kept the same form he had on Cybertron since it already was an Earth vehicle (a "Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer", to be precise).
Right.
Thanks Hank.

For those unaware, "Hank" isn't in reference to me, but a character from episode 4.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:18 pm

All caught up... started off fun, but I'm bored now. I feel like the character dynamic is wearing thin, falling flat, and otherwise 2-dimensional... granted it took Beast Wars this long to get traction, so now that the Decepticons have been established, I'm hoping there will be more interesting interactions and depth put into these characters. They're cute, but it's like har har okay so what else is there to you? I feel like the Autobots can be kind of douchey, and then some of the Decepticons (Springload, Ped, and Clampdown) are endearing like a bunch of Waspinators... that to me actually makes the show frustrating because I end up rooting for just the Decepticons instead of both of them. I'd rank this show pretty low...

1.) Beast Wars/Machines
2.) The TransFormers: The Movie 1986
3.) Robots in Disguise 2001
4.) Animated/Prime
5.) TFs 2007 movie
6.) RotF
7.) DotM/AoE/RID 2015
8.) The Unicron Trilogy
9.) G1

I'm hoping this starts to pick up, and it would be interesting to see Optimus and Megatron return... I'd also like to see Airachnid get off that moon and become a major character instead of a "guest star" like she was in Prime

by **kaijuguy19** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:05 am

The Sideswipe concept looks neat but I'm fine with the final result because not only does this fit Sideswipe more but it also gives him a chance to flesh his character out more then he did in the past series he was in.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:37 am

Ah, Transtech - we meet again.

That aesthetic keeps popping up.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:46 am

Amelie wrote:Ah, Transtech - we meet again.

That aesthetic keeps popping up.

Yay

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:02 am

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:All caught up... started off fun, but I'm bored now. I feel like the character dynamic is wearing thin, falling flat, and otherwise 2-dimensional... granted it took Beast Wars this long to get traction, so now that the Decepticons have been established, I'm hoping there will be more interesting interactions and depth put into these characters. They're cute, but it's like har har okay so what else is there to you? I feel like the Autobots can be kind of douchey, and then some of the Decepticons (Springload, Ped, and Clampdown) are endearing like a bunch of Waspinators... that to me actually makes the show frustrating because I end up rooting for just the Decepticons instead of both of them. I'd rank this show pretty low...

Actually, the characters were pretty one-dimensional in the pilot, but have been receiving more layers since then. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Fixit, and Strongarm all have clearer motives, personalities, and flaws than we were originally supposed to accept. Grimlock's still pretty flat, though. As for the Decepticons, I only really find Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, and Clampdown all that engaging. Underbite is this show's Breakdown without the cool design and Fracture just sort of exists. Also, his minicons are about as interesting and useful as paste.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:13 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:All caught up... started off fun, but I'm bored now. I feel like the character dynamic is wearing thin, falling flat, and otherwise 2-dimensional... granted it took Beast Wars this long to get traction, so now that the Decepticons have been established, I'm hoping there will be more interesting interactions and depth put into these characters. They're cute, but it's like har har okay so what else is there to you? I feel like the Autobots can be kind of douchey, and then some of the Decepticons (Springload, Ped, and Clampdown) are endearing like a bunch of Waspinators... that to me actually makes the show frustrating because I end up rooting for just the Decepticons instead of both of them. I'd rank this show pretty low...

Actually, the characters were pretty one-dimensional in the pilot, but have been receiving more layers since then. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Fixit, and Strongarm all have clearer motives, personalities, and flaws than we were originally supposed to accept. Grimlock's still pretty flat, though. As for the Decepticons, I only really find Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, and Clampdown all that engaging. Underbite is this show's Breakdown without the cool design and Fracture just sort of exists. Also, his minicons are about as interesting and useful as paste.

All they do is squabble and have 1 personality trait. Sideswipe is the rebel, Strongarm worries, Fixit is a geek, Bumblebee is douchey, and Grimlock's cute. There's really not that much range... they're each stuck in their own schtick

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:33 am

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:All they do is squabble and have 1 personality trait. Sideswipe is the rebel, Strongarm worries, Fixit is a geek, Bumblebee is douchey, and Grimlock's cute. There's really not that much range... they're each stuck in their own schtick

That's not entirely true.

Sideswipe has a constant need to show off and prove that he's cool. He cares a lot about what his piers think and tries to impress them by opposing authority. In "Can You Dig It," he finds an idol in Jazz, and will likely learn over time that you can follow the rules and still be cool.

As such, he clashes with Strongarm. She doesn't really worry, much more than she hates grinding against protocol. On the surface, she's your standard by-the-book archetype. However, like Sideswipe, she seems to have a constant need to prove something to somebody. In her case, she wants to prove to Bumblebee that she's a good cadet and could make a good superior like her supervisor.

Fixit, as you said, is a geek. As he's only had one focus episode so far, there hasn't been a whole lot of development on his part. Besides, with Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe being the most prominent characters, it's hard to get a word in edgewise. However, what he lacks in depth so far, he makes up for in entertainment quality. His stuttering issues and bubbly/friendly personality make him a pleasure to watch whenever he's on camera.

Bumblebee is far from being a douche. He's just a police lieutenant that was thrown into the position of leader after being stranded on Earth with two teenagers, a criminal, and a minicon. then shoved into hunting Decepticon inmates. As such, he's trying to find his grounding as a leader. Characterized by his lame "roll out" phrases and his sometimes faulty decision making, he finds that his team doesn't always take him seriously as he tries to be the leader Optimus was. What he discovers and is learning is how to lead in his own right, not like his former leader. Also, any depth or backstory this character received has run its course in Prime. Therefore, they're trying and succeeding in giving him a new arc.

Although, you're right that Grimlock's about as deep as a kiddie pool and as intricate as a pencil holder.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:37 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:All they do is squabble and have 1 personality trait. Sideswipe is the rebel, Strongarm worries, Fixit is a geek, Bumblebee is douchey, and Grimlock's cute. There's really not that much range... they're each stuck in their own schtick

That's not entirely true.

Sideswipe has a constant need to show off and prove that he's cool. He cares a lot about what his piers think and tries to impress them by opposing authority. In "Can You Dig It," he finds an idol in Jazz, and will likely learn over time that you can follow the rules and still be cool.

As such, he clashes with Strongarm. She doesn't really worry, much more than she hates grinding against protocol. On the surface, she's your standard by-the-book archetype. However, like Sideswipe, she seems to have a constant need to prove something to somebody. In her case, she wants to prove to Bumblebee that she's a good cadet and could make a good superior like her supervisor.

Fixit, as you said, is a geek. As he's only had one focus episode so far, there hasn't been a whole lot of development on his part. Besides, with Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe being the most prominent characters, it's hard to get a word in edgewise. However, what he lacks in depth so far, he makes up for in entertainment quality. His stuttering issues and bubbly/friendly personality make him a pleasure to watch whenever he's on camera.

Bumblebee is far from being a douche. He's just a police lieutenant that was thrown into the position of leader after being stranded on Earth with two teenagers, a criminal, and a minicon. then shoved into hunting Decepticon inmates. As such, he's trying to find his grounding as a leader. Characterized by his lame "roll out" phrases and his sometimes faulty decision making, he finds that his team doesn't always take him seriously as he tries to be the leader Optimus was. What he discovers and is learning is how to lead in his own right, not like his former leader. Also, any depth or backstory this character received has run its course in Prime. Therefore, they're trying and succeeding in giving him a new arc.

Although, you're right that Grimlock's about as deep as a kiddie pool and as intricate as a pencil holder.

Wall of text. My opinion man. To me they are not interesting like The Vok stories and seeing characters like Tarantulas, Rattrap being defiant, argumentative, emotional, and vulnerable in Beast Machines, or the relationship between Blackarachnia and Silverbolt... these characters are cardboard in comparison IMHO

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:27 pm

And the Beast Wars characters only got their depth after more than one season.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:34 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:And the Beast Wars characters only got their depth after more than one season.

Which I stated in my very first comment. I am judging what we have thus far, and stated what I hoped to see in the future.

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Granted it took Beast Wars this long to get traction, so now that the Decepticons have been established, I'm hoping there will be more interesting interactions and depth put into these characters.