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PerfectVision wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:Bee has an electric sword like a zealot.

It's not a sword, it's a stinger, as in a bee stinger. Because he's Bumblebee.

That's nitpicky.

Um... How? They were pointing out that it's a Stinger. It's actually called a Stinger in one of the episodes.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:Bee has an electric sword like a zealot.

It's not a sword, it's a stinger, as in a bee stinger. Because he's Bumblebee.

That's nitpicky.

Um... How? They were pointing out that it's a Stinger. It's actually called a Stinger in one of the episodes.

Combined with the "probe" it really look like a zealot sword,the name don't change that.I remember someone comparing the Shockwave's quadripede to the dragoon.

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Nathaniel Prime, we have word that the 12th episode of the Transformers: Cyberverse cartoon is now up on Hasbro's YouTube channel, Teletraan-X! This episode stars none other than Teletraan-X, a new character introduced into the series, who is some robot who's part of the Ark, Slipstream uses it as a trap for Windblade, hilarity ensues. So check out the episode below and tell us what you think in the Pub forums below!

The episode has aired in Canada and Cartoon Network for US airing, as well as the Cartoon Network mobile app and their website.

Check out the last episode "Sabotage," here.

I tried to watch this, turns out I'm "Not Crew"

I apologize in advance if this question has already discussed, but I am very frustrated as an older long time fan and collector. Why is Hasbro recently ONLY releasing 10 minute Transformers series, instead of the original format was full 30 minure episodes? I know Hasbro is in the business of selling toys, but the 10 minutes does not in my opinion, does not lend to solid storytelling. Will the next Transformer series War for Cybertron: Seize also be just 10 minute episodes?

OptimusMegatron878 wrote:I apologize in advance if this question has already discussed, but I am very frustrated as an older long time fan and collector. Why is Hasbro recently ONLY releasing 10 minute Transformers series, instead of the original format was full 30 minure episodes? I know Hasbro is in the business of selling toys, but the 10 minutes does not in my opinion, does not lend to solid storytelling. Will the next Transformer series War for Cybertron: Seize also be just 10 minute episodes?

the 11 minute episode format is the continuation of an experiment by the looks of it from Machinima's cartoon, although the 11 minute episodes here are actually working out pretty well. A lot better than most really.

there hasn't been any word as far as I know of a War For Cybertron: Siege cartoon. This and Rescue Bots Academy are the only 2 TV series in discussion right now

OptimusMegatron878 wrote:I apologize in advance if this question has already discussed, but I am very frustrated as an older long time fan and collector. Why is Hasbro recently ONLY releasing 10 minute Transformers series, instead of the original format was full 30 minure episodes? I know Hasbro is in the business of selling toys, but the 10 minutes does not in my opinion, does not lend to solid storytelling. Will the next Transformer series War for Cybertron: Seize also be just 10 minute episodes?

Hello! Welcome to the Boards!

As said above, Siege iis not as far as we know getting a cartoon, this is a subtitle to a Collectors and Kids toyline. Although there might be some connective media down the road, of IDW releases a comic series or a short Machinoma style cartoon websries.

The 10 minite Episode format is nothing new, the Looney Tunes ran in that style decades ago. Its a format being advocated more and more by the TV channels for some reason, although I believe Cybervers is still being put out as a 22mimute block as 2 episodes. (Half hour time slot= 22. Minutes of show and 8 minutes of commercials). One of the supposed claim for the demand is to make things more consumable for kids with "short attention spans" (which I doubt) or more likely more streamable for kids on the go. Mom/Dad can pop in a 10 minute cartoon for the drive to school/BabySitter/Practice, and its over by the time they get there. Hasbro is in this case catering to their market (the tv execs buying the episodes to show) by making the 10 minute episodes channels want rather than the 22 minute episodes we are used to in the action cartoon genre.

OptimusMegatron878 wrote:I apologize in advance if this question has already discussed, but I am very frustrated as an older long time fan and collector. Why is Hasbro recently ONLY releasing 10 minute Transformers series, instead of the original format was full 30 minure episodes? I know Hasbro is in the business of selling toys, but the 10 minutes does not in my opinion, does not lend to solid storytelling. Will the next Transformer series War for Cybertron: Seize also be just 10 minute episodes?

Remember those classic 30 minute episodes were only 22 minutes without adds, so half of 22 is 11. The reason why they are 11 minutes is because CN reasons that kids are dumb, so they write to that level of competency mostly with mind numbing comedies that kids can only handle 11 minuets at a time, before their brain explodes, or they lose interest.

This unfortunately doesn't work well for Transformers, even a kid friendly version such as Cyberverse, because you can very clearly tell many of the stories are cut into 2 parts (meant to be full 22 minute episodes). Also there is a paradigm shift going on. Kids are watching media more on their mobile devices now, than actually on cable or satellite TV. Cyberverse airs only one single time per week, some ungodly time on Saturday morning before most of the world is awake, while Teen Titans Go! plays in 3-4 hour blocks!! (not kidding).

In the past this was basically a death sentence for any other decent TV show, but if enough kids watch Transformers on their devices it may get picked up for another season, if not, it will go away and be a mere footnote if anything, in animation history.

Flashwave wrote:I tried to watch this, turns out I'm "Not Crew"

I'd wear that as a badge of honor

It's good to be back. I haven't been here for while.


Also I'm glad I'm not the only one who wish they go to the 22 mintue mark. Some shows don't do well with the 11 mintue timeframe.

"Matrix of Leadership" is up on YouTube:

Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

bluecatcinema wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

We don’t talk about Combiner Wars

Ig89ninja wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

We don’t talk about Combiner Wars

It come out of nothing,so,it's basically a psychic-magic thing.

Ig89ninja wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

We don’t talk about Combiner Wars

Another one did too:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

We don’t talk about Combiner Wars

Another one did too:

Wonder if this is an ability exclusive to him...?

Nexus Knight wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:

bluecatcinema wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:Humorous to see that one of StarSCREAM’s attacks is a sonic screech

It's not exactly the first time a version of Starscream has had that power, though.

We don’t talk about Combiner Wars

Another one did too:

Wonder if this is an ability exclusive to him...?

Not in CYBERVERSE if you count the magical helix of Windblade,kind of similar.

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that the lucky number 13th episode of Transformers: Cyberverse is now on Hasbro's Youtube channel! The episode, titled "Matrix of Leadership", follows Bumblebee as he looks back at Optimus Prime and what has made him a great leader as well as a teacher to the young scout. The episode features Bumblebee and Teletraan X for the most part, with some more screen time in the past for characters like Ratchet and Starscream, along with the first Cyberverse appearance of Alpha Trion!

Check out the new episode below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Just got caught up, last one I saw before today was Shadow Striker.

10 and 11 were awesome episodes, deserve some kind of award, episode 12 fell a bit out, and 13 I hope leads into something bigger, Maccadam's is my favorite of this series so far though.

Seeing how evil Shockwave's altered idea of Bumblebee's past was, is one of the most traumatizing things I've seen in a show for kids this young

It would be like if Rescue Bots suddenly had Batman Beyond level stuff in it.

I was kinda looking forward to this show, I wasn't expecting it to be THIS good. Wow. The show started out average and now is developing more and more, and I really enjoy it.

Nathaniel Prime wrote:I was kinda looking forward to this show, I wasn't expecting it to be THIS good. Wow. The show started out average and now is developing more and more, and I really enjoy it.

And we're almost to the end of the first... "Chapter", as the batches of episodes are called in this show. Chapter One will end with Episode 18.

Weekly episode update.

Officially, Episode 14 is now up on YouTube:





Unofficially, Episodes 15 and 16 are now up on Dailymotion:

"King of the Dinosaurs" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yn01w

"The Extinction Event" - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yn025

Wait, this means the war has been going on for 65 million years, WHAT ????????!!!!!!!!!!!

Isn't it always an impossibly bug number like that? I reckon they part time it like only fight one day a year or something, although even that number woukd still be ridiculous

ZeroWolf wrote:Isn't it always an impossibly bug number like that? I reckon they part time it like only fight one day a year or something, although even that number woukd still be ridiculous

Its usually been 4 million years. While still high, it gets more and more incredulous that the war has not ended yet. Especially in this case where the leader was presumably absent for 65 million years.