The Energon Pub

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:28 pm

Hauling eh? I bet it's Ultra Magnus, it must be pretty bad having to carry around other Transformers.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:41 pm

Now that I think about it... what else is more degrading than being someone else's wardrobe? :???:

That's pretty much bottom of the ladder right there.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:59 pm

Crap, Victory Leo... I really meant to add him, too... I've got bad luck with forgetting large cats in my last couple. Anyway,

Victory Leo
In Masterforce he was God Ginrai,

Hey, guys... remember me?

He was the leader! He was the most powerful of the Godmasters!

Then Victory rolled around...

I went berserk in my first episode! Can you tell I was built by Perceptor and Wheeljack?

Wheeljack, why the f*** did you build Victory Leo with a small brain?

Simple brain, Optimus!

What ever.

...and he got shafted down to backpack and shoes duty.

My life is a joke.

There, fixed. (also added to the original post)

News Credits: 1 · by **adamassc** » Wed May 19, 2010 6:25 pm

Let's not forget the Breast Force animals. There's nothing as great as transforming into a sentient push-up bra. Makes you wonder if Lyzack had a partner too.

*snrk*

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 19, 2010 9:37 pm

RiD Dreadwind and Smokejumper were retconned into this category with the creation of MegaWing Galvatron and Dark MegaWing Galvatron.

Samsonator wrote:That about wraps up the fashion show, I'll be hauling the next entry out as soon as I can!

Hmm, "hauling". Maybe those who pull or carry around others or goods. Like Armada Rollout (who carries Overload), any car carrier character, any dumptruck... or wait. Maybe those forms aren't as degrading as the previous four. But I still say the clue is the word "hauling".

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu May 20, 2010 8:42 am

Funny you should mention Armada Rollout, as he's Overload's Mini-Con partner. Thing is, Overload transforms into an armored trailer of all things, worst is he's useless without anybody actually hauling him. And he can't even transform without his Mini-Con, much less move about.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:26 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Funny you should mention Armada Rollout, as he's Overload's Mini-Con partner. Thing is, Overload transforms into an armored trailer of all things, worst is he's useless without anybody actually hauling him. And he can't even transform without his Mini-Con, much less move about.

Is Overload actually a guy, or his he just Rollout's fatsuit?

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:04 am

Diem wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Funny you should mention Armada Rollout, as he's Overload's Mini-Con partner. Thing is, Overload transforms into an armored trailer of all things, worst is he's useless without anybody actually hauling him. And he can't even transform without his Mini-Con, much less move about.
Is Overload actually a guy, or his he just Rollout's fatsuit?

Sometimes the former, sometimes the latter, sometimes neither. 8-}

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:13 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Funny you should mention Armada Rollout, as he's Overload's Mini-Con partner. Thing is, Overload transforms into an armored trailer of all things, worst is he's useless without anybody actually hauling him. And he can't even transform without his Mini-Con, much less move about.
Is Overload actually a guy, or his he just Rollout's fatsuit?
Sometimes the former, sometimes the latter, sometimes neither.

US: seperate character from Rollout
Japan: Magnus' (Rollout) fatsuit for becoming Ultra Magnus (Overload).

Those are my guesses

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:02 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Diem wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Funny you should mention Armada Rollout, as he's Overload's Mini-Con partner. Thing is, Overload transforms into an armored trailer of all things, worst is he's useless without anybody actually hauling him. And he can't even transform without his Mini-Con, much less move about.
Is Overload actually a guy, or his he just Rollout's fatsuit?
Sometimes the former, sometimes the latter, sometimes neither.

US: seperate character from Rollout
Japan: Magnus' (Rollout) fatsuit for becoming Ultra Magnus (Overload).

Those are my guesses

More like:
Armada cartoon - lifeless armor for Prime (with robot mode making an unacknowedged cameo)
Micron Densetsu Linkage manga - unknown (he never spoke ^_^')
Armada Dreamwave comic - likely Rollout's fatsuit
Armada pack-in comic - separate dude from Rollout

by **zenosaurus_x** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:27 pm

Sorry, but I can't see Heinlad as awesome...

Anyhow, I love this, especially that you used Bruticus, he's my favorite combiner...oh and what TransFormers would be without scale issues is ALOT BETTER...than it already is of course...

by **Rodimus723** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:17 am

This dropped quickly. I'm curious to see what number one is.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:18 pm

Never fear, #1 will be coming along very shortly. Things have been a little crazy at work and I've been spending a lot less time at home except when I'm sleeping. But all should snap back into place tomorrow. Got days off coming up.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Tue May 25, 2010 1:17 pm

Samsonator wrote:Never fear, #1 will be coming along very shortly. Things have been a little crazy at work and I've been spending a lot less time at home except when I'm sleeping. But all should snap back into place tomorrow. Got days off coming up.

No excuses, slacker

J/K, I am just eagerly awaiting #1, these types of threads put a little smile on the dreary face of a workday.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue May 25, 2010 2:47 pm

Aye, can't wait either.

What's more degrading than being clothing?

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:05 pm

Oh, I just thought of something that's degrading: a bomb! Cybertron Laserbeak (and its redecos) turned into this form. Sure, he never acted like a bomb, but just the idea of turning into an explosive is degrading.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Wed May 26, 2010 8:40 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, I just thought of something that's degrading: a bomb! Cybertron Laserbeak (and its redecos) turned into this form. Sure, he never acted like a bomb, but just the idea of turning into an explosive is degrading.

ey - whatever means necessary to kill autobots right? :BOOM:

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:15 pm

It's here, it's real, it's not a fake, forgery, or other form of counterfeit.
The final entry in my list of things that it sucks to turn into!

#1: Trailers!
As stated previously, this is a list of the few, the proud, the ones that have horrible standalone alt-modes. And something that needs to be towed is definitely at the top of my list.
The Trailer. The Caboose. The Thing-Being-Hauled-Behind-The-Important-Guy.
Only a brave few robots ever stoop this low on the alt-mode ladder.
Let us pity them together...

Are we there yet? I can't see a damn thing back here!

If you thought I was done making fun of Godbomber, you were mistaken.
Again, technically Godbomber is not a sentient robot, I know this. He was built to be hauled and worn, and occasionally to babysit the kids. If he were a sentient machine he probably would have offlined himself long ago, once he came to the realization that aside from his robot mode, on his own he's completely useless.

Next up, we have a topic of recent discussion in this thread. Depending on what continuity you subscribe to, these next candidates could potentially be ineligible for this category. I am, of course, referring to...

Mini-Con Camping Trip.

Overload and his Energon repaint Ultra Magnus are, by Hasbro pack-in comic continuity standards (and club fiction standards) sentient machines who's Mini-Cons (Rollout and Knock-Out) haul them as trailers, and powerlinx with them to create a mutual robot mode. The Mini-Cons, however, have their own individual robot modes and can leave the trailers behind any time they want. This in turn means that without The 'Out Twins these robots are just a touch more helpless than the Headmasters in G1's "Rebirth" story without their heads. At least the Headmasters could move their own vehicle modes.

... And... that's it. That's the Top Five. Sad to see this list come to a close, but I s'pose if I think of anything else there can be honourable mentions and the like. We'll see...

Thanks to everyone who read and enjoyed the list. I hope that everybody liked reading this as much as I did writing it, and look forward to my next list should I ever come up with something this good again.

- Sam

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:26 pm

Great fun! I really enjoyed reading it!

And yes, Godbomber was crap - he deserved two slots of shame. :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:28 pm

Not bad.

You could mention G1 Prime's trailer. In the cartoon it, Prime, and Roller were all components of Optimus Prime and damaging that damaged all three.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Thu May 27, 2010 2:23 am

Cool, and funny :lol:

.
Although, there are some more hauled transformers who are useless on their own:
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Slide/slide.htm
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Cem ... t-head.htm
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Overflow/overflow.htm

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu May 27, 2010 5:07 am

Chaoslock wrote:Cool, and funny .
Although, there are some more hauled transformers who are useless on their own:
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Slide/slide.htm
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Cem ... t-head.htm
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Overflow/overflow.htm

Yep, that's lame. Especially turning into a dump truck trailer. You get dragged around and dumped on/in all day.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:12 am

I agree with the God Ginrai/Victory Leo analogy. From uber leader to glorified elevator shoes cum backpack. But then again, without the human's "chokun" power, robots aren't that super anymore right?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu May 27, 2010 12:14 pm

Hahaha, poor Godbomber. But I guess he is pretty fail. It's indeed pretty degrading to turn into a lowly trailer, helpless without the assistance of another bot.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu May 27, 2010 12:19 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Hahaha, poor Godbomber. But I guess he is pretty fail. It's indeed pretty degrading to turn into a lowly trailer, helpless without the assistance of another bot.

Actually, he can be powered up and be driven with the use of Chokon Power. The Headmaster Jrs. did just that in Masterforce. I don't know about his US counterpart the Apex Bomber though.