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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:41 am

ausbot wrote:What a cock-up apparently its Swerve, not Swoop!

How do you figure?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:42 am

We have a correction to yesterday's news regarding Takara's Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17, due to a mistranslation. AM-17 (スワーブ) is actually Swerve rather than the previously reported Swoop. Sorry to dash your Dinobot dreams!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:09 am

I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:25 am

Prepare for a ton of blacklash from Dinobot fans.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:25 am

BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! :lol:

Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

News Credits: 1 · by **Volrathicus Baenimus** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:39 am

gavinfuzzy wrote:BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

Its a voyager, so none of those.

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:09 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

If it's voyager, I would guess he's a repaint/retool of Breakdown. It would certainly fit in with his G1 altmode of being an offroad SUV. That's also assuming that Swerve would be an homage to the G1 Swerve.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:20 am

Volrathicus Baenimus wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

Its a voyager, so none of those.

This is Prime Swerve we're talking about, he could be one guy inhabiting two bodies, so it might be TWO Bumblebee repaints in one box!

On, holy hell, their names are almost identical in Japanese! :shock:

by **jmf243** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:21 am

Bounti76 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

If it's voyager, I would guess he's a repaint/retool of Breakdown. It would certainly fit in with his G1 altmode of being an offroad SUV. That's also assuming that Swerve would be an homage to the G1 Swerve.