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by **Whifflefire** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:43 pm

MagicDeath wrote:
Additionally, the three Dinobot name changes brought about recently actually kind of make some sense:
Slug, as in slow, or a large shotgun round. Crude and powerful. (Admittedly, Slag works better here)
Slog, as in a powerful hit (What significance did Sludge have, anyways?)
Strafe is much more in line with the tone of the other names than Swoop was (Although Swoop is different from the other Dinobots, being friendly and not-a-dinosaur. Also, Strafe is a Technobot.)

I believe in the original comics, Swoop was given a backstory where his original name was Divebomb, a name later stolen by the Predacon, and he took up 'Swoop' as a replacement.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:55 pm

Whifflefire wrote:I believe in the original comics, Swoop was given a backstory where his original name was Divebomb, a name later stolen by the Predacon, and he took up 'Swoop' as a replacement.

Yep. Good story too. Really gave those two a bit of character and established a history between them.

by **Whifflefire** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:04 pm

Burn wrote:
Whifflefire wrote:I believe in the original comics, Swoop was given a backstory where his original name was Divebomb, a name later stolen by the Predacon, and he took up 'Swoop' as a replacement.

Yep. Good story too. Really gave those two a bit of character and established a history between them.

Now if only we could get them both in toy form.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:14 pm

Modern Predacons and Dinobots (G1 style) that aren't 3P stuff would be awesome indeed.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:27 am

I'm legit tired from this leaderboard event. I don't even wanna know how those top 5 teams feel right now..

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:13 am

Ended up being an awesome event for me:

-2* Megatron for the event
-3* Vortex from shards Friday night
-2* Cyclonus from 5 prize crystals
-4*(!!!) Nemesis Prime from 5 prize crystals

News Credits: 4873 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:40 pm

My favourite megatron moment was every single time he said
... Yeeeees

by **I Am James** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:43 pm

Has it been announced who won the Earth Wars comic page yet? I haven't heard anything.

News Credits: 3637 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:18 am

I Am James wrote:Has it been announced who won the Earth Wars comic page yet? I haven't heard anything.

Thanks for signing up to Seibertron.com and for participating in this contest. You have been picked as our random winner. Please send me a private message with your contact information so that I can send it along to Space Ape Games.

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:07 am

by **Hydrargyrus** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:59 pm

Straxus!? Wow.
Pretty cool. Marvel Comic original, right?

Where does his name come from?

News Credits: 461 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:12 pm

MagicDeath wrote:Straxus!? Wow.
Pretty cool. Marvel Comic original, right?

Where does his name come from?

You'd have to ask Bob Budiansky about the name.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:31 pm

Give me spark dammit!

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed May 03, 2017 1:27 pm

News Credits: 12 · by **shauyaun** » Tue May 09, 2017 11:21 am

Why look a new theme for the game!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue May 09, 2017 2:48 pm

Brought to us by fellow board member Shauyaun, we have news that the smartphone game Earth Wars is about to have a not-so-insignificant update! A beta with a new theme is being released alongside new bots Drift and what appears to be a G1 version of Barricade - likely in a tie-in with The Last Knight - as well as Optimus Prime in his G2 Laser/Titans Return body. How the latter part will play out isn't quite clear especially as the game has so far not given any new looks to pre-existing characters, but check out the images below - taken by player JGEORG5 - and keep your optics to Seibertron for any more news on these developments!

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue May 09, 2017 3:16 pm

And some people thought TLK Barricade was generic.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue May 09, 2017 3:28 pm

Deadput wrote:And some people thought TLK Barricade was generic.

Funnily enough this does seem to share a lot in common with the TLK deluxe. Hood chest, most of the car top hanging off his back like kibble, doors on his arms, the rest of him becoming the legs, his head being a faceplated dealio rather than the actual mouth he had in 2007... no idea where the head design came from though. Looks like a motorcycle helmet crossed with a baseball cap.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue May 09, 2017 3:33 pm

Kurona wrote:
Deadput wrote:And some people thought TLK Barricade was generic.

Funnily enough this does seem to share a lot in common with the TLK deluxe. Hood chest, most of the car top hanging off his back like kibble, doors on his arms, the rest of him becoming the legs, his head being a faceplated dealio rather than the actual mouth he had in 2007... no idea where the head design came from though. Looks like a motorcycle helmet crossed with a baseball cap.

Almost looks like this Crosshairs concept art.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue May 09, 2017 4:05 pm

Kurona wrote:doors on his arms,

The TLK Deluxe doesn't have the doors on his arms. They're connected to the car roof and fold inwards into the backpack.

by **Hydrargyrus** » Tue May 09, 2017 5:53 pm

Looks to be the previous Prowl/Streak/Smokescreen mold with a bobby helmet.

[Edit:] Has anyone noticed the orange Rook-looking guy that was on both combiner-themed loading screens?

News Credits: 1646 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:14 pm

I'm actually very excited for Barricade

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:19 pm

I just realised these line-ups represent part of each faction's cast in TLK. Megatron has Barricade, a guy called Onslaught and a dragon; while Optimus has Drift, Grimlock and a guy called Hot Rod. Uh, Rodimus. Uh... it counts!

Though then you've also got two other guys in there I can barely make out. I think that's Bludgeon's tank barrel peeking out under Megs and Onslaught, and is that Bumblebee in the background between Rodimus' legs?

News Credits: 1 · by **Prime Target** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:20 pm

Oh yeah Finally we have some G2 in EW but how they're gonna make Laser OP work in EW will be interesting and OH MY GOD Drift and Barricade YASSSS thank you Spaceape

but I still need my Straxus , Sludge and Kup when are they coming out :???:

News Credits: 1 · by **Prime Target** » Tue May 09, 2017 7:25 pm

Niiiice me get some G2 in EW finally but it will be interesting to see how they handle Laser OP in-game is he gonna be a variant of Prime or a completely new bot :-?

but that will be awesome :-D

and they'll probably do a reskin of him into Octane. also YAAAASSSS Drift and Barricade I need these i'm thinking Blurr will be a Reskin of Drift just like the toy was a Repaint/ Retool of him back in Generations 2010. but seriously when are Kup and Snapdragon coming :???: