The Energon Pub

[Noideaforaname]

It's really weird how they made an unrecognizable redesign of their own character.

[RiddlerJ]

I don't mind the changes to the body, but I wish they kept the same head so there's some resemblance to the old Barricade.

[Jeddostotle7]

I hope that face is just a mask that flips down over his face, and his real face looks more similar to his old face (even if it's made somewhat more human-like).

[Omega-Doom]

The second movie was Revenge of the Fallen, not Dark of the moon.

[SureShot18]

Now HasTak you better have an awesome toy in the works for this cool design.

[Tyrannacon]

Well someone has had some luck with some upgrades at least.

I would very much like to see Megatron and Onslaught as well, but mostly Megatron. Because of reasons/obsession.

[Bronzewolf]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you guys know that the errors previously mentioned have been corrected. Sorry, it's been a long day.

[Sabrblade]

That is one extreme makeover. Even his head and face are completely different.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I like the new design. That is an awesome look

[JazZeke]

I dig it too. I just might break down and get that toy, if it's any good.

[Noideaforaname]

Now HasTak you better have an awesome toy in the works for this cool design.

Can't wait to see how they manage to reshape the car door into a shoehorn.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Yay Barricade! I love his old look but this is good too. Keen to see the toy.

[Megatron Wolf]

Yeah Barricade looks like crap, but thats to be expected. The original was one of the few bayformer designs i actually liked, and just like with everyone else they go and make him look like some junkyard gundamn/zentraedi looking thing with stupid accessories.

[dragons]

I hope that face is just a mask that flips down over his face, and his real face looks more similar to his old face (even if it's made somewhat more human-like).

Transformers where never human like giant alien robots from another planet transform aliens look human are goku and superman other aliens don't look human predator, aliens from alien series how are you suppose to humanize giant alien looking robots that never saw human to look more human in face someone says alien giant robot I expect to see non human face on fifty foot tall robot unless barricade is human man made then it will change everything as humans did trying make there own evil prime

I like of him if they his alien looking face instead

[Bradimus]

It's... a decent design, but I'm having trouble picking out similarities to Barricade. Or have I just not seen Movie Barricade in that long? I'm not the only one who thinks the two Barricades look completely different, right?

Same as I thought at first, but now that I look at how this design itself looks, IT LOOKS BADASS. I do kinda miss the alien-like look of Barricade from before though.

He's got the doors on his forearms and the wheels on his shoulders. Looks like Barricade to me.

[Nemesis Maximo]

I like everything but the head. It really does look like Bumblebee.

Maybe if we complain enough, they'll chNge it like they did with the 2007 Megatron head design?

Also everyone, keep in mind that there will probably be some tweeks to these designs anyways. These reveals are probably just almost-finalized-concept-art.

[reluctantyouth]

I'm getting a Bumblebee meets RoboCop with a dash of Bebop vibe from this reimagining. That is not necessarily a bad thing. I dig that he has some bulk to him this go around. The calves really remind me of RoboCop. The bulk of the body is a mismatch of Bumblebee and a robotic Bebop. I even like what looks to be horns on his boot feet. Sadly all of the others reveals are meh. Poor Hound...trying to squeeze a fat man into a skinny suit and making him a nurse to boot...his robot mode looks horrible. I bet his vehicle mode will suffer the same fate as Ironhide (gut and arms rubbing ground in truck mode so vehicle will barely roll if at all). Hotrod is a true disappointment as it looks like they just splashed some color on his protoform mode. I see very little that resembles a vehicle and his entire backside is exposed...looks to be no shielding whatsoever.

~reluctantyouth~

[Hero Alpha]

Barricade being one of the best things to come out of the movies and having a good looking design in the other 2 movies made me happy. This design, not as much, looks a bit like a police version of a generic Bumblebee. Like others pointed out, its the face mainly. At least he has tires showing, thats more than I can say for any others.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

I like everything but the head. It really does look like Bumblebee.

Maybe if we complain enough, they'll chNge it like they did with the 2007 Megatron head design?

Also everyone, keep in mind that there will probably be some tweeks to these designs anyways. These reveals are probably just almost-finalized-concept-art.

In my opinion, Barricade should have an ugly alien-like face such as this always:



I like the sinister-looking old design.

[zko]

my bet is on squeeks sounding either like Transformers: Cybertron Jolt, K-9 from older Doctor Who shows, or if they go all out to punish us, Kicker from Transformers: Energon

Id think he would totally rock with the first two voices though especially the K-9 one.

other voices that might be neat for him: G1 Cosmos, Seaspray, or Warpath

[Sabrblade]

my bet is on squeeks sounding either like Transformers: Cybertron Jolt, K-9 from older Doctor Who shows, or if they go all out to punish us, Kicker from Transformers: Energon

Brad Swaile's a good actor, he just wasn't a good choice for Kicker. Kicker needed a more manly yet still young sounding voice. Someone like Kirby Morrow (had he not already been voicing Rad) would have worked better for Kicker.

I honestly wouldn't mind Brad voicing Sqweeks if it was more like either his Quatre or Nightcrawler voices, but I really wouldn't expect it to happen since he's in Canada rather than LA.

[Bronzewolf]

Seibertronians, it's the moment we've all been waiting for, Megatron himself has been revealed on the TF5 Instagram! Yes, the Decepticon leader returns to the Bay-verse! Confirming it was him we saw in those early teaser images, Megatron now sports a ram-like retractable battle mask, as well as a more knight-like design overall while still keeping his standard movie face look, albeit a little less insectoid. For the first time in Movie-verse history, he is also sporting a new right-arm mounted Cannon that looks similar to Age of Extinction Optimus Prime's shield, as well as a new battle axe held in his left hand. Tell us your thoughts on the new design, and how you think they'll handle the whole Galvatron/Megatron dynamic, and then check him out below!

[Sabrblade]

Oh, yeah, that totally looks like the Megatron we all know from the Movieverse. Of course. Easily recognizable.

[Sigma Magnus]

Alright...like most of the designs for this movie, looks good, doesn't fit the name on it.

[Hellscream9999]

Seibwrtronians, it's the moment we've all been waiting for, Megatron himself has been revealed on the TF5 Instagram! Yes, the main deception leader returns to the bayverese! Check him out below!

OH YEAH



Gives me a vague Megatronus vibe, dunno why though

Hoping Onslaught's next, and doesn't fall flat with his robot mode