The Energon Pub

by **Bumblekid** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:45 pm

I was thinking whilst inspecting Optimus Prime's alt mode. When I then saw the robot mode it seemed differen to the verion I saw somewhere. I think it was Empire. One version had the front of the truck on his chest. Is there more than one version?

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:17 am

Yup, there are two versions.

http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=9957

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:19 am

I'm not sure he was talking about the toys, I thought he meant the animation model from the movie compared to the WIP artwork.

by **Bumblekid** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:43 am

I was i mean i looked at an image i think it was empiere and it seemed like Optimus Prime had the front of the truck on his chest ,like Armada prime. Correct me if i'm wrong but movie prime doesn't have that.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:57 pm

I think he does now. I think they updated the design after the fandom ejaculated, "Tis not G1 enough, I say!"

To be honest, I can't really keep up with it these days.

by **Bumblekid** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:48 am

but what annoys me is that this movie seems all about G1. I mean I've grown up watching the modern series so i havn't seen G1 what do you think? I no that it's off topic seeing as i started this thread but does anyone think that this movie is more about G1?

by **Zombie Starscream** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:34 pm

Actually some people don't think it's G1 enough, because the Transformers look barely anything like the ones they're inspired after. I personally like most of the designs, just not Megs and Starscream.

by **Bumblekid** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:02 am

I love all the designs because it make's the movie original.
From my persepective (which grew up watching Armada, energon, Cybertron) it's plenty G1

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:10 am

Actually, there's a little bit of each series in the Movie.

The best example being Megatron's alt-mode, which happens to be a jet, and has a few design elements from Energon Megatron.

by **Bumblekid** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:16 am

Only because they don't want any mass shifting

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:23 am

I look at that Empire cover and think to myself that they made that chest change only for that cover and nothing else. Everything we've seen so far has him with the other chest. Even the toys have the original design elements. They probably did it just so people wouldn't get in an uproar. Would also explain why the picture was blacked out for the most part because it was probably a sloppy photoshop job.