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Well, I am currently reading the prequal to the movie - Ghosts of Yesterday, and it would really help if I knew what the bots looked like as protoforms. I can't help but picture IronHide in my head as a alt of a big GMC truck instead of a cometary robot, and etc.

So if anyone has pictures of the Transformer robots in their protoforms, please post them (besides Optimus and Starscream because I've seen their protoform toys). Thanks!

Correct me if i'm wrong.... but my observation is, all protoforms seems to look alike in the movie. (Prime from swimming pool, Jazz jumping down the showroom roof, Ironhide rising up from the grassy lot, didn't see Ratchet) Or at least, look very similar to each other.

Prime protoform toy representing all Autobots protoforms?

The protoforms were similar but Prime looked a bit different.

Funny to think that that is Prime in is 'native' state.

i thought that ironhide came up out of the pool. How could anyone tell who was who based on their protoforms?

Ironhide did indeed come up out of the pool and while all the protoforms look similar I noticed some subtle differences in their head shapes. If you look closely during the scene where Ironhide ducks back behind the trees you'll notice his head is shaped a lot like his G1 helmet.

I thought Ironhide was the one at the grassy lot because he seems afraid, not likely attitude for a leader.
The protoform from the pool seemed to act more wisely and looks more sensitive towards small "earth creatures", something very typical of Prime.

Auto Bot wrote:The protoform from the pool seemed to act more wisely and looks more sensitive towards small "earth creatures", something very typical of Prime.

That's an interesting observation, considering that's Ironhide, who actually shows the least amount of concern for humans out of all the Autobots.

Auto Bot wrote:I thought Ironhide was the one at the grassy lot because he seems afraid, not likely attitude for a leader.
The protoform from the pool seemed to act more wisely and looks more sensitive towards small "earth creatures", something very typical of Prime.

The way I see it is the protoform in the pool didn't care that there was a human child there, which seemed like movie Ironhide. Prime would have probably waved to her and then moved on.

ya i agree, ironhide just walked over her without a care

Yeah, it was IronHide who got out of the pool, Jazz arrived at the show room, and Ratchet arrived by the diner (you see him for like half a second)

Yeah it Ironhide who gets out of the pool. One of the easier ways to tell is that he copies the familie's neighbor's truck. I'm actually trying to remember how Jazz got from the B ball field to the showroom.

Yeah, i think it was right next to the field but idk....

Auto Bot wrote:I thought Ironhide was the one at the grassy lot because he seems afraid, not likely attitude for a leader.
The protoform from the pool seemed to act more wisely and looks more sensitive towards small "earth creatures", something very typical of Prime.

Go see it again mate, there is no doubt which is which. The one that gets out of the pool turns into the GMC topkick. Last but not least, prime is being cautious, not afraid... hes trying to sneak off unseen. Ironhide isn't exactly a transformer I'd expect to see afraid of anything either.

the one in the pool is definetly ironhide.

Just so everyone sees it clearly, here is a list.

Prime = middle of nowhere

Ironhide = Pool

Jazz = Baseball Stadium

Ratchet = Stores where guys are spazzing out

Yeah, ok. Everyone of them protoform looks the same. Hard to tell which is which. I should focus on that part when i watch it again. Hehe

It isn't from looking at the protoform, but the scenes showing them scanning their alt. modes.

I thought the question was about the images of protoforms?

Auto Bot wrote:I thought the question was about the images of protoforms?

Yes and, clearly, nobody has pictures of them to share.

When Protoforms goes on sale (80%off!), maybe i'd buy 3 or 4 Protoform Prime, and pose them as Prime, Ratchet, Ironhide and Jazz.

gosh does no one have any pictures of the protoforms??? i managed to find myself a bmblebee picture... i suppose i could share it with yall

In the movie prequel you can see the protoforms. You also get to see Starscream's transformation. I like BB's and Prime's quite a bit, actually. They even had Arcee in the prequel, by the way! (Not that I care, but some people like her) I might be able to get an image or two.

prequel? do you mean a prequal comic book? if so, where can i find one? is it the one on target.com?

for some reason their protoforms looks "veiny" to me. With all those lines and stuff.