The Energon Pub

[Starseeker]

Had some fun with dead Prime. I really like the way he turned out.

[Sabrblade]

OooOooooh, dark gray with bright blue, yellow, and silver makes for a nicely unique evil Optimus deco.

It looks subtle enough to not evoke a dark commander type like Nemesis Prime or SG Optimus, but more like a middle-ranking officer in the Decepticon army who exists merely to mock the appearance of the Autobot Leader, adding insult to injury by stripping away any pretense of authority or power. A "Decepticon everyman", so to speak.

[Deadput]

OooOooooh, dark gray with bright blue, yellow, and silver makes for a nicely unique evil Optimus deco.

It looks subtle enough to not evoke a dark commander type like Nemesis Prime or SG Optimus, but more like a middle-ranking officer in the Decepticon army who exists merely to mock the appearance of the Autobot Leader, adding insult to injury by stripping away any pretense of authority or power. A "Decepticon everyman", so to speak.

So like...Nemesis Huffer?

[Sabrblade]

OooOooooh, dark gray with bright blue, yellow, and silver makes for a nicely unique evil Optimus deco.

It looks subtle enough to not evoke a dark commander type like Nemesis Prime or SG Optimus, but more like a middle-ranking officer in the Decepticon army who exists merely to mock the appearance of the Autobot Leader, adding insult to injury by stripping away any pretense of authority or power. A "Decepticon everyman", so to speak.

So like...Nemesis Huffer?

Minus the stout puniness.

[Deadput]

OooOooooh, dark gray with bright blue, yellow, and silver makes for a nicely unique evil Optimus deco.

It looks subtle enough to not evoke a dark commander type like Nemesis Prime or SG Optimus, but more like a middle-ranking officer in the Decepticon army who exists merely to mock the appearance of the Autobot Leader, adding insult to injury by stripping away any pretense of authority or power. A "Decepticon everyman", so to speak.

So like...Nemesis Huffer?

Minus the stout puniness.

Huffer's the King of the mini people indeed.

[Rodimus Prime]

Well if they stop at Paradron before they ever get to Earth, Ratchet shouldn't have his Earth mode yet, should he?

[Sabrblade]

Well if they stop at Paradron before they ever get to Earth, Ratchet shouldn't have his Earth mode yet, should he?

Unless it's like TF: Cybertron where they scanned Earth modes from data files ahead of their arrival on Earth.

[Hellscream9999]

Well if they stop at Paradron before they ever get to Earth, Ratchet shouldn't have his Earth mode yet, should he?

Clearly that's a paradronian ambulance, sheesh, how could you not know that

[Rodimus Prime]

Well if they stop at Paradron before they ever get to Earth, Ratchet shouldn't have his Earth mode yet, should he?

Clearly that's a paradronian ambulance, sheesh, how could you not know that

I stand corrected. I'm not an expert on all things Paradronian.

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

[Sabrblade]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

Now that you mention it, the Netflix show never did give a timeframe for its setting, right?


Aw, who we kiddin'? We all know Hasbro just wanted to make G1 Earth Mode toys just cuz.

[Rodimus Prime]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

Now that you mention it, the Netflix show never did give a timeframe for its setting, right?

Yeah. The panels did try to pass it off as a prequel to G1 if I remember correctly.

Aw, who we kiddin'? We all know Hasbro just wanted to make G1 Earth Mode toys just cuz.

Just cuz they want to make money.

[ZeroWolf]

In one sense if they wanted to do a journey type story then the 2nd part of the story should have been further Cybertronian modes with the earth alts coming in part 3

[Munkky]

More than anything I just want to know if Paradron Medics and the rest of the Galactic Odyssey sets will ever be made available outside the US. I mean depending what's in the sets I'll happily buy at least some of them, because it's a cute little idea that reminds e of the planet-hopping in Transformers: Cybertron. I just want to know if I ever actually can buy them. Takara Tomy Mall are supposedly starting pre-orders for Paradron Medics set next month, so perhaps that could give us international collectors a proper chance of owning these sets?

[Starseeker]

OooOooooh, dark gray with bright blue, yellow, and silver makes for a nicely unique evil Optimus deco.

It looks subtle enough to not evoke a dark commander type like Nemesis Prime or SG Optimus, but more like a middle-ranking officer in the Decepticon army who exists merely to mock the appearance of the Autobot Leader, adding insult to injury by stripping away any pretense of authority or power. A "Decepticon everyman", so to speak.

Yes! That is my thought too!
I'm looking forward to the side by side shot with the new Nemesis, whenever he comes out.
Dudes on the battlefield just to mess with the Autobots because we're Decepticons and we're sick like that.

[-Kanrabat-]

Look like Earthrise Optimus Prime is going to be my most expensive Generations figures ever...



The repros are applied, I just need to receive the rest.

[Dr. Caelus]

Looking forward to a Glyph and Tap-out two pack. For Micron, maybe recolors of WFC Micromasters as Armada Minicon partners?
Leader-1, Swindle, Crumplezone, and Blackout all seem doable.

Hauler, Sunstorm, or purple Soundwave seem possible, though I'd expect them as Selects.

Machine Wars Soundwave & Sandstorm, and Armada Wheeljack, seem inevitable.

Maybe Detritus from Hound, with a color coordinated Iron-Works?

[sol magnus]

Looking forward to a Glyph and Tap-out two pack. For Micron, maybe recolors of WFC Micromasters as Armada Minicon partners?
Leader-1, Swindle, Crumplezone, and Demolisher's partner all seem doable.

Hauler, Sunstorm, or purple Soundwave seem possible, though I'd expect them as Selects.

Machine Wars Soundwave & Sandstorm, and Armada Wheeljack, seem inevitable.

Maybe Detritus from Hound, with a color coordinated Iron-Works?

I woke up last night thinking "I want a Glyph and Tapout set."

[TulioDude]

I wonder if we will see Paradon in the cartoon.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Looking forward to a Glyph and Tap-out two pack. For Micron, maybe recolors of WFC Micromasters as Armada Minicon partners?
Leader-1, Swindle, Crumplezone, and Demolisher's partner all seem doable.

Demolishor's partner's called Blackout.

Don't forget we have at least one Armada-inspired team. The Air Strike Patrol is directly based on the Air Defense Mini-Con Team sans Sonar, heck, Storm Cloud largely reuses Jetstorm's transformation.

[JomasterII]

A possibility for the Galactic Odyssey Botropolis set would be Leader-1 and Cy-Kill.

...yeah, that's sadly pretty unrealistic but that's all I can think of that would be thematically relevant.
Makes more sense than Hauler-Bot and Beast-Bot, at least...

[Deadput]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

I would love to see this for once.

If I could go back in time and change 1 "minor" thing in Transformers it would be to scrub the "million year war" aspect from history, it doesn't work and never has.

A war wouldn't last that long realistically even stretching it for a fictional franchise a million year war does not sound possible when it comes to how "advance" the Transformers are and if so how do Transformers stay active for so long yet are still fighting for resources and draining them, I doubt the Transformers would have as much personality due to being so old and it honestly does not jive when it comes to specific characters like:

"Here's Bumblebee he's the young one, except he's millions of years old and yet doesn't grow as a character until he suddenly does within a short time on Earth)

[Sabrblade]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

I would love to see this for once.

GoBots did it back in 1984.

[Deadput]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

I would love to see this for once.

GoBots did it back in 1984.

What's a Gobot?

[sol magnus]

As for the Cybertron analogy, that would mean the WFC events are taking place in present time, not "millions of years ago" like in a lot of other continuities.

I would love to see this for once.

GoBots did it back in 1984.

What's a Gobot?

The Bay movies don't take place over millions of years, just thousands.

In terms of G1, the ark has to be older than the mountain, they go over that sort of in Microbots.

Beast Wars actually makes everything crazy because everything comes from different eras.

I guess all I'm saying is it's best not to over-think it.

[Ultra Mad]

Am I the only one really wishing a Glyph and a Tap-Out?