The Energon Pub

[Deadput]

Squeeks would make a nice name for a pet.

I have a cat named Squeaks. She's a sh|t cat though

Is it because the cat Steals-your-Goats?

[-Kanrabat-]

That's the WORST Optimus I ever saw. Like, man, it look like some buff guy is wearing a form-fitting lycra suit wearing a Optimus mask. There is NOTHING that show it transforminto anything, That's the most "naked" optimus ever.

[Deadput]

That's the WORST Optimus I ever saw. Like, man, it look like some buff guy is wearing a form-fitting lycra suit wearing a Optimus mask. There is NOTHING that show it transforminto anything, That's the most "naked" optimus ever.

It's in a bad pose and it's not the actual movie render which is more detailed but the cgi model has plenty of truck parts for example his chest is the truck doors.

Their a bit tougher to find but there is kibble there I've spent time looking at all the movie models both renders and actual blue ray paused scenes and I see a lot of things for example Jolt is actually in ROTF a little more like him in the background shooting with his electric hands no seriously that's a thing.

[No One]

They removed the 'Punish And Enslave', bummer.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

The backwards serve and protect knuckle fists on Barricade are simply brilliant.

Yeah. I really like that wrsitband of guns thing he seems to have on his left forearm too. Still miss the old Barry but really warming to the new look.

The concept of him punching a 'Bot so hard that it dents those words into their hides is hilariously genius to me.

[Deadput]

They removed the 'Punish And Enslave', bummer.

It's still in the actual movie this is just package art not a movie cgi model.

[william-james88]

We were talking about Leader Megatron looking like Megatronus but I really think the ROTF one works best. I am pretty sure the Megatronus design is based on movie megatron from the first two films, no?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I'm.. honestly not seeing it in the slightly. Last Knight Megatron is significantly closer

[Sabrblade]

Okay, for some reason, I haven't gotten an email notification about this thread in days, so I just caught up reading about six pages' worth of posts.

I won't respond to every point people have raised, but will point out the following:

First, Nitro shares the same body-type as the KSI Boss from AOE, with a new head and some minor accessory changes:


I also recall hearing somewhere (I don't know where, though) that the figures with the "decodable glyphs" (i.e. - Nitro, Deluxe Megatron, Skullitron, etc.) are to be Toys'R'Us exclusives.

As for Skullitron's name sounding hokey, maybe Hasbro originally wanted it to be "Skeletron" but couldn't get that name, and so went for the next best thing that still evokes the connotation of a skeleton.

And finally:

I think Sunbow and RiD 2015 were the only times Galvatron stayed permanently.

RiD 2015?

[Kurona]

And finally:

I think Sunbow and RiD 2015 were the only times Galvatron stayed permanently.

RiD 2015?

I'm a dumb. Meant 2001

[Burn]

And finally:

I think Sunbow and RiD 2015 were the only times Galvatron stayed permanently.

RiD 2015?

I'm a dumb. Meant 2001

Just go back and edit any posts.

[Kurona]

And finally:

I think Sunbow and RiD 2015 were the only times Galvatron stayed permanently.

RiD 2015?

I'm a dumb. Meant 2001

Just go back and edit any posts.

True, true...forgive me though, I am but a humble News Crew member and no where near as cool as the Forum guys.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

And finally:

I think Sunbow and RiD 2015 were the only times Galvatron stayed permanently.

RiD 2015?

I'm a dumb. Meant 2001

Just go back and edit any posts.

True, true...forgive me though, I am but a humble News Crew member and no where near as cool as the Forum guys.

Permission to be cheeky?

*doesn't wait*

If we look at the Japanese versions of the cartoons, the Car Robots original called him Gigatron and Devil Gigatron, not Galvatron. He gets brownie points for the permanent power-up though

No, the only other series to do that was Energon, or rather the Japanese Superlink. In Micron Legends, counterpart to Armada, both forms were called Megatron, but the new body in Superlink was given the name Galvatron, both standard and powered up. Funnily enough, he shared G1 Galvatron's fate in being reformatted back into a Megatron again in a later series

[WreckerJack]

We were talking about Leader Megatron looking like Megatronus but I really think the ROTF one works best. I am pretty sure the Megatronus design is based on movie megatron from the first two films, no?

This is what I see when I look at that fig. I want to eat it.

[Emerje]

All the pics we've had of Barricade and I'm just now realizing the ring of guns around his left arm are all shotguns.

Looking at Megatron and the position of his legs in jet mode on most figures I wonder if any of them can do a proper GERWALK mode? Probably not because of the arms, but it would be fun.

Then again, Whirl's GERWALK mode doesn't use his arms...


Hey, Hasbro, if you want to repaint another Generations figure for the movie, even as an exclusive, I'd love to own another Whirl in black!

Emerje

[The Grim King]

I'm still just wondering how Galvatron became Megatron again, what happened to the gaping hole in his chest; and why he decided to go from a truck to a jet.

[-Kanrabat-]

I'm still just wondering how Galvatron became Megatron again, what happened to the gaping hole in his chest; and why he decided to go from a truck to a jet.

Because Megs finally realised that being a truck is Optimus's thing and it was either going back to a slow-ass tank or a super fast bad-ass spaceship as when he was at his best.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I'm still just wondering how Galvatron became Megatron again, what happened to the gaping hole in his chest; and why he decided to go from a truck to a jet.

My theory is that Galvatron gets an upgrade from the knight ship (kinda like how Optimus did), thus giving him his new form.

[Evil Eye]

I see dank meme potential with Sqweeks!



Seriously though, that "deluxe" Sqweeks with the trailer and the ridiculous mass of firepower will be MINE.

[Burn]

I see dank meme potential with Sqweeks!



Seriously though, that "deluxe" Sqweeks with the trailer and the ridiculous mass of firepower will be MINE.

*Delete

[Evil Eye]

I see dank meme potential with Sqweeks!



Seriously though, that "deluxe" Sqweeks with the trailer and the ridiculous mass of firepower will be MINE.

*Delete

I'd like to say "Whoops! I should have corrected that!" but unfortunately, that's how the thing goes. No third E. Google "Delet this" and consider whether the Fallen may have had a point.

...Anyway, dreadful memes aside, I'm disappointed to hear Nitro is going to be TRU exclusive, as there's no TRU near me. He looks pretty great.

If this habit of retooling older figures for this line continues (which I hope it does, actually) I'd love to see some of the older Movie-line figures reissued in new colours. 2007 Wreckage, ROTF Bludgeon, basically every ROTF Scout ever...

[Carnivius_Prime]

We were talking about Leader Megatron looking like Megatronus but I really think the ROTF one works best. I am pretty sure the Megatronus design is based on movie megatron from the first two films, no?

I'm not even sure who Megatronus is but yes I can see a lot of similarities between these two.

[Sabrblade]

I'm not even sure who Megatronus is but yes I can see a lot of similarities between these two.

Megatronus is The Fallen.

[RAR]

I guess even though they never said so common sense alone must mean that even Movie Megatronus must be a thing as otherwise how can he have his status as "The Fallen" before he was Fallen - he has to have a previous name to make sense even if ROTF never said as much.

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If each one of those Asian Exclusive (possibly TRU exclusives in other regions) Deluxes are slight remoulds - and one of them has yet to have it's original shown - does that imply the KSI bot has a mainline version due at some point that is the normal retail version of Nitro's mould.
which would contain some minor design tweaks.

Perhaps the mainline version could have a new head his whips and some colour tweaks like a darker grey slightly metallic armour and a pure black robot interior maybe a few splashes of red or magenta.

I'd like the "pair" to complement each other but not be identical.

You know i'd not actually mind a reissue of ROTF Soundwave either - perhaps in a pure white & grey body or white and blue (sort of like the Shattered Glass / MP3 colours).

Likewise with the Takara version of Wheeljack (in a G1 deco) - that wouldn't be a bad thing to slip in some place either.

[william-james88]

I guess even though they never said so common sense alone must mean that even Movie Megatronus must be a thing as otherwise how can he have his status as "The Fallen" before he was Fallen - he has to have a previous name to make sense even if ROTF never said as much.

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If each one of those Asian Exclusive (possibly TRU exclusives in other regions) Deluxes are slight remoulds - and one of them has yet to have it's original shown - does that imply the KSI bot has a mainline version due at some point that is the normal retail version of Nitro's mould.
which would contain some minor design tweaks..

He could always be a store exclusive mold with no mainline release. Wouldnt be a first time.