The Energon Pub

[Auto Bot]

How come their names are Earth-based?

Because they're the creation of a humans imagination ...

Hmmm good thinking

[ThunderZap]

How come their names are Earth-based?

Because they're the creation of a humans imagination ...

Hmmm good thinking

lol

[Scatterlung]

Did it occur to any of you that during the time of the beast wars there was a toy called Bonecrrusher that turned into a buffalo???

Dose that help or not...

Maybe its a tribute to what has come before like when they try to sell Sam a Volkswagen.

Haha that is a VERY good point but I don't think it was the main reason.

As has been said, you don't need ammunition to be able to destroy things.

Think about this: The vehicle is made to protect, yes. But so is a fire axe. But both can be turned into a weapon pretty easily. The alt mode's intended purpose means nothing, its the TRANSFORMER'S intended purpose since its the TF that is sentient.

[Auto Bot]

He hates everything, including traffic jam. Instead of using just an intimidation factor to clear out cars, he uses physical arms to dumb the crowded cars out of his way.

That's why the Buffalo design fully supports his sense of madness.

This is a good shot.

[Deadpool.]

i think i read this at Teletraan 1 wiki, the writers were drawn to the Buffalo vehicle by the company (Armored Force? something Armored...) ad online, which featured a claw that was much bigger than real life (real life claw only about a foot wide). i think by the time they realized the actual claw was small, they were already committed to the idea and simply went with a large CGI claw.

Yes. Apparently, the ad showed a Buffalo with longer, sharper claws which looked more impressive than the actual Buffalo.