Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series

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Greetings Seibertronians! Even though the Earthrise toyline is in it's waning stages, and the Siege cartoon dropped on streaming service Netflix just a couple of months ago, we got a trailer for the upcoming Earthrise cartoon this weekend at Hasbro PulseCon.

That doesn't mean we're done with Siege stories, however. Seibertron is proud to exclusively bring to you an interview/Q&A with actor Shawn Hawkins, who voiced Mirage in the Siege cartoon! Read on to find out what he knew about Mirage prior to voicing him, how he feels about the Transformers fandom, and find out the 'bot he originally auditioned to voice before landing the role of the disappearing Autobot illusionist, Mirage!

Shawn Hawkins: Taylor! What a great surprise to wake up to this morning! Huge thank you to you and Ryan for having me on!

Taylor: It's our pleasure! So, Shawn, Tell us a little about yourself, your career, and how you came to voice acting. Is it a main focus of your career?

Shawn: Yeah so I’m originally from Upstate New York where I started in music. Ever since I was a kid I had a guitar in my hand and ended up playing in a few bands around New York. Then I went to college in Nashville, TN for music and business and ended up touring with some bands up and down the east coast. But at one point I just knew I wanted to get back in to acting. I had been a part of some theatre in high school but was interested in film and TV. So I ended up joining the theatre department at my college and then moving to Los Angeles right out of school. It was the best decision I ever made but it was definitely a big move. I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of some really fun and creative projects in my time here. A lot of indie film work and some television stuff as well, but voice acting was something I always wanted to do. I would make voices, probably just like everyone else as a kid but for me it continued and continued haha. I did some smaller (voiceover) stuff along the way but finally got this audition for Transformers WFC and I was sold. It was an absolute blast and I’m so thankful to have been a part of it. Sharing it all with the fans has been an incredible pleasure in my life!

Taylor: What was the audition process like for the Siege series? Did you read or audition just in general, or did you always know you'd be playing Mirage specifically?

Shawn: So I originally auditioned for the role of Bumblebee. We weren't told at the time what the project was. It had a code name and character code names but I knew reading it that it sounded a lot like Transformers. Of course, then I found out it was and that I was up for Bumblebee. Then after a few callbacks, they ended up giving me Mirage. And I am so incredibly thankful they did. I feel right at home with Mirage and I love his role in the series. As well as his role with the fans! I’m excited to share the next two seasons with you all and see what unfolds!

Taylor: How much did you know about Transformers before landing the role of Mirage? How much do you know now?

Shawn: Oh man! Well I grew up watching some G1 and saw all the Bay movies but I didn’t dive in until taking on Mirage. Now I’m learning things everyday. And it is mainly thanks to the fans! The Transformers community has been so welcoming and supportive. I am amazed at the interaction we get to have together. I wouldn’t trade it for the world and I look forward to many more meaningful interactions over the years. But yes, my capacity for Transformers material just keeps growing haha!

Taylor: How much interaction have you had with Transformers fans since the series aired? Were you a fan yourself before you got the role?

Shawn: Oh man! A ton!! I love it more than anything. Getting to meet all the fans and hear their stories. I actually pride myself on running a really interactive Instagram account where I connect with the fans on a daily basis, run giveaways and answer questions. If you’d love to connect, hit me up @shawn_hawkins. I was a fan before but not to the extent that I am now. It’s a whole new ball game!

Taylor: What did you know about the character of Mirage from the original cartoon series? Did you ever listen to the original voice actor to get a feel for his interpretation of the character?

Shawn: Well I knew he was the elite and also walked both sides of the fence. I knew that I was diving in deep because Mirage had such a unique voice in the original cartoon and I wanted to live up to that but also bring my own spin to it. Our sound engineer for WFC brought some great ideas and feedback to the table in a way that made me feel comfortable and confident with what I was bringing to set. For me I envisioned him sounding a little younger and I think the WFC team did as well. It was like watching this spunky rich kid who thought he knew more than everyone else but also sometimes.. he did. Haha! I loved it. And from what I’ve heard so far, the fans have been happy with the interpretation. I can’t ever predict that but I just brought my heart and soul to it and I always said, “There’s a reason I’m here on this mission... maybe this is it!!”

Taylor: What kind of direction were you given for the character? How is direction given for voice acting? Is the director in the studio with you when you record?

Shawn: Yeah so the direction was great. The VO director, Phil Bache, the engineer and the rest of the team had a really great idea of what they wanted already which made my job a lot easier. So we would go over individual lines and what they meant and I would just give a couple takes of each that were my interpretation of that. And we would go back and forth until we got something we were happy with. But yes, the director was always in the room and the guidance was top notch. I felt incredibly comfortable and free to play as well which is something you really appreciate as a voice actor.

Taylor: What's next for Mirage? Do you know if you'll be reprising him in the follow-up series to Siege?

Shawn: What’s next?! Well I’ve got some things on the plate. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say but I believe you’ll be seeing more Mirage in the near future! I am so stoked for the next two seasons to air and to celebrate with the fans. Other than that I’ve got a few smaller projects in the works and I’m also launching a Youtube channel for the Transformers fans and community. I’m incredibly excited to share that with you all. Be sure to check me out on Instagram @shawn_hawkins for when that drops and more cool Mirage stuff!

Taylor: What's next for you professionally?

Shawn: Professionally, I’m going to take a nice vacation haha. We have planned to go visit some family in Sedona Arizona here in October to just relax and reconnect. I keep myself pretty busy all the time so remembering to relax is important for me. But lots of cool things. I’m working on that Youtube channel and I also oversee a couple small businesses as well as audition regularly here in LA. There are a few films and shows on the horizon so I will have to keep you all posted! Thank you guys so much for having me and keep up the awesome work you’re doing at Seibertron! Such a pleasure to chat with you and connect with the fans.

And as for keeping connected with fans, Shawn has some exciting news for you, Seibertronians!

We wanted to do a special GIVEAWAY with everyone who keeps up with Seibertron. I will be giving away a signed Mirage figure from the WFC Netflix series to one lucky winner. If you’d like a shot at winning this you just have to follow Seiberton (Instagram @seibertroncom) and go over and give a follow to @shawn_hawkins. After you follow me, shoot me a DM with the word SEIBERTRON! So stoked to get to meet you guys and good luck with the giveaway! We will run this for two weeks from the date of posting. Much love to you all and thanks for letting me be a part of your world! )

Many thanks to Shawn for your time and talent, and willingness to share with us some fun insights into the world of a Transformers voice actor!

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Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082110)
Posted by aronjlove on September 28th, 2020 @ 8:36pm CDT

Nice! The dude seems pretty cool on Instagram, been following him for a bit. He's done a few art contests and whatnot, definitely trying to engage with fans.

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Posted by shawnhawkins101 on September 28th, 2020 @ 9:03pm CDT

Thank you guys for reading and checking it out! So cool to be featured on Seibertron! Check out the giveaway at the bottom of the article and excited to meet you all! :BOWDOWN:

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Posted by Quantum Surge on September 28th, 2020 @ 10:43pm CDT

shawnhawkins101 wrote:Thank you guys for reading and checking it out! So cool to be featured on Seibertron! Check out the giveaway at the bottom of the article and excited to meet you all!

Woah! Had no idea you were on the site; that's pretty neat.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082141)
Posted by Deadput on September 29th, 2020 @ 3:03am CDT

I thought Mirage was amongst the better performances of the show so it's cool to read this article and to get a better idea of what they were going for.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082310)
Posted by PhunkJunkion on September 29th, 2020 @ 11:46pm CDT

I know I'm probably in the minority, but I think Mirage is a much cooler character than Bumblebee. It's also nice to see the voice actor caring about the fanbase.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082387)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 30th, 2020 @ 3:34pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I think I'm just gonna read the TFwiki summaries on this one
At the very least, we know that the writer of Earthrise will not be the same one who wrote Siege.

Really? I didn't even notice that.

Same. I purposely got a Netflix trial for Siege. I won't bother this time.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082433)
Posted by Dark Starscream on October 1st, 2020 @ 6:29am CDT

I didn't pick up from the G1 cartoon that Mirage was an elitist, but I know that was in his profile. I'm a little disappointed that the writers and this voice actor didn't point out that what Mirage is REALLY known for isn't that he's a Cybertronian elitist, it's that he can turn invisible!!!

That was one of my biggest gripes: why give Mirage Hound's ability to make holograms when Hound was right there in the show?

It's like if we were watching a new X-Men cartoon and Wolverine was shooting blasts from his eyes and Cyclops had claws. It's just not right.

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Posted by Deadput on October 1st, 2020 @ 7:09am CDT

Dark Starscream wrote:I didn't pick up from the G1 cartoon that Mirage was an elitist, but I know that was in his profile. I'm a little disappointed that the writers and this voice actor didn't point out that what Mirage is REALLY known for isn't that he's a Cybertronian elitist, it's that he can turn invisible!!!

That was one of my biggest gripes: why give Mirage Hound's ability to make holograms when Hound was right there in the show?

It's like if we were watching a new X-Men cartoon and Wolverine was shooting blasts from his eyes and Cyclops had claws. It's just not right.

You do know that Mirage's ability has never actually been true invisibility right?

He just uses holograms to cloak himself which is part of his general hologram powers. (Hound had a hologram gun that was simplified in the G1 show as an ability rather then just having a gun for that.)

Not to mention that your talking about his most well known ability rather then him as a character, which his attitude would be in this case.

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Posted by Dark Starscream on October 1st, 2020 @ 4:02pm CDT

Deadput wrote:
Dark Starscream wrote:I didn't pick up from the G1 cartoon that Mirage was an elitist, but I know that was in his profile. I'm a little disappointed that the writers and this voice actor didn't point out that what Mirage is REALLY known for isn't that he's a Cybertronian elitist, it's that he can turn invisible!!!

That was one of my biggest gripes: why give Mirage Hound's ability to make holograms when Hound was right there in the show?

It's like if we were watching a new X-Men cartoon and Wolverine was shooting blasts from his eyes and Cyclops had claws. It's just not right.

You do know that Mirage's ability has never actually been true invisibility right?

He just uses holograms to cloak himself which is part of his general hologram powers. (Hound had a hologram gun that was simplified in the G1 show as an ability rather then just having a gun for that.)

Not to mention that your talking about his most well known ability rather then him as a character, which his attitude would be in this case.

Look, ask a number of Transformers fans "What is Mirage known for", and the answer you will overwhelming get is "he turns invisible." Even my wife could tell you that. Before Siege, ask this question and no one would say "he makes holograms." This is Transformers 101 that Siege got wrong.

Most people who aren't hard core fans that read and memorize tech specs wouldn't even know he was an elitist on old Cybertron, as that wasn't evident in G1 at all.

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Posted by Decepticon Stryker on October 2nd, 2020 @ 12:22am CDT

Dark Starscream wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Dark Starscream wrote:I didn't pick up from the G1 cartoon that Mirage was an elitist, but I know that was in his profile. I'm a little disappointed that the writers and this voice actor didn't point out that what Mirage is REALLY known for isn't that he's a Cybertronian elitist, it's that he can turn invisible!!!

That was one of my biggest gripes: why give Mirage Hound's ability to make holograms when Hound was right there in the show?

It's like if we were watching a new X-Men cartoon and Wolverine was shooting blasts from his eyes and Cyclops had claws. It's just not right.

You do know that Mirage's ability has never actually been true invisibility right?

He just uses holograms to cloak himself which is part of his general hologram powers. (Hound had a hologram gun that was simplified in the G1 show as an ability rather then just having a gun for that.)

Not to mention that your talking about his most well known ability rather then him as a character, which his attitude would be in this case.

Look, ask a number of Transformers fans "What is Mirage known for", and the answer you will overwhelming get is "he turns invisible." Even my wife could tell you that. Before Siege, ask this question and no one would say "he makes holograms." This is Transformers 101 that Siege got wrong.

Most people who aren't hard core fans that read and memorize tech specs wouldn't even know he was an elitist on old Cybertron, as that wasn't evident in G1 at all.

Except he did have the ability to create illusions. It was present in the Marvel comics and quite a few children's books. IDW even had him use this to disguise himself as Bumblebee. Just because he didn't show this ability in the G1 cartoon doesn't mean Siege pulled it out of nowhere.

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Posted by Deadput on October 2nd, 2020 @ 4:45am CDT

Not to mention the invisibility is presented as a hologram ability (with the "body cube" going over him) much like Hounds.

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Posted by Quantum Surge on October 2nd, 2020 @ 8:29am CDT

Mirage's powers don't really bother me. I'm more upset about how he doesn't really stand out from the other characters that sound young in terms of voice (this isn't in any way mocking the VA). For all we know, Ironhide would squeeze Ratchet's Siege extremities from his backside, and I'd wonder why he sounds relatively similar to all the bigger male characters that try to sound tough with no real distinction.

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Posted by Deadput on October 2nd, 2020 @ 10:24pm CDT

Young Ironhide could be a reference to Animated?

Man this made me think of a cool story idea for a future show/comic where the traditional Ark crash happens but Ironhide (who at the time is more like his Energon counterpart in age/attitude) is left awake but doesn't have the capabilities/knowledge to repair the other Autobots so he has to spend the next several years getting fuel together to boot up Teletraan 1 and by the time the other Autobots wake up Ironhide has become the older grizzled character he traditionally is.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082647)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 2nd, 2020 @ 11:00pm CDT

Deadput wrote:Young Ironhide could be a reference to Animated?

He still had a tough-sounding voice in that one.

Deadput wrote:Man this made me think of a cool story idea for a future show/comic where the traditional Ark crash happens but Ironhide (who at the time is more like his Energon counterpart in age/attitude) is left awake but doesn't have the capabilities/knowledge to repair the other Autobots so he has to spend the next several years getting fuel together to boot up Teletraan 1 and by the time the other Autobots wake up Ironhide has become the older grizzled character he traditionally is.

Kinda reminds me of the IDW Ironhide mini-series where he's alone on Cybertron, amnesiac, and has to take care of the Insecticon swarm by himself so that the planet could be habitable again later.

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2082742)
Posted by Deadput on October 4th, 2020 @ 7:37am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Deadput wrote:Man this made me think of a cool story idea for a future show/comic where the traditional Ark crash happens but Ironhide (who at the time is more like his Energon counterpart in age/attitude) is left awake but doesn't have the capabilities/knowledge to repair the other Autobots so he has to spend the next several years getting fuel together to boot up Teletraan 1 and by the time the other Autobots wake up Ironhide has become the older grizzled character he traditionally is.
Kinda reminds me of the IDW Ironhide mini-series where he's alone on Cybertron, amnesiac, and has to take care of the Insecticon swarm by himself so that the planet could be habitable again later.

That miniseries was probably in the back of my mind while I was writing the post.

It was a decent story.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 5th, 2020 @ 10:41am CDT

Also, here's a comment below the video from F.J. DeSanto:

Fun video, thanks for watching it in such detail. Few things: 1. Yep thats Scrapface. 2. Jetfire action scenes are new (they are edited here). You'll see. 3. First shot of red eyes is not who we see at the end 4. There's a reason for Exhaust's head. 5. Doubledealer (and his face) came to us direct from Hasbro. 6. Cool you caught the seekers being pre Earth. 7. That's not the nemesis or the merc ship. 8. you are right about what we are showing (barely anything).

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Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2020 @ 3:10pm CST

Earthrise Lands on Netflix December 30th.

https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/status/ ... 7346299904

Only 5 months from Siege, and a little over one away (not too bad), Hopefully we will get Kingdom May 30th, right in the middle of the toy lines distribution.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on November 23rd, 2020 @ 3:30pm CST

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user, O.supreme, has alerted us to the fact that Netflix, via their social media accounts, have dropped a date for their Earthrise cartoon! On the 30th December, you'll be able to continue the Autobots battle against the Decepticons.

Transformers War for Cybertron Earthrise is the second part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy, following on from Siege which aired on the streaming platform on the 30th of July.

A small preview was included with the tweet, which was 9 seconds long and consisted of shots showing the Ark investigating another ship, and the Nemesis. Then there us s shot of what looks like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee running through a stargate like portal, before the air date comes up.

Will you be checking this out? Maybe even binge in it as you wait for the start of 2021? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2087755)
Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2020 @ 3:47pm CST

Well I enjoyed Siege well enough. In fact I woke up super early on the day it came out (a Thursday) to Binge it before starting work. Not doing that this time however.... It comes out on a Wednesday before a long weekend, so I figure I may be able to binge it all between Wednesday afternoon/evening after work that day. Then probably a second viewing sporadically over the weekend, Looking forward to it!

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Posted by Deadput on November 23rd, 2020 @ 5:36pm CST

Siege wasn't amazing or anything...but at least it's something to watch and was alright.

Keeping my expectations in check for Earthrise, might make for a fine binge evening.

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Posted by TulioDude on November 23rd, 2020 @ 8:17pm CST

I hope the best is yet to come with this series.

I imagine that the overall story with this won't end like previous versions of G1.

Day 328 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

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Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2020 @ 10:56pm CST

TulioDude wrote:I hope the best is yet to come with this series.

I imagine that the overall story with this won't end like previous versions of G1

Previous Versions? There was only one original TF series, and while it may not have had a proper ending, it's continuity continued on into BW & BM, which, for good or ill, brought some finality to that universe. (still plenty of room for new stories in the huge gaps of time though)

Whether this series will have a satisfying ending or not is anybody's guess.

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Posted by noctorro on November 24th, 2020 @ 1:02am CST

I hope the makers listened to the critiques Siege had (slow, low energy, 0.5% humor, damage inconsistencies etc.) And grow on that for part 2.
I enjoyed Siege, lots of flaws, but the animation I really like.

20 December it is folks!

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2087798)
Posted by That_Guy on November 24th, 2020 @ 7:53am CST

Question, unless it's been brought up. On the Decepticon side I see Unicron...did they say how he would come into play?

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Posted by Sabrblade on November 24th, 2020 @ 8:02am CST

That_Guy wrote:Question, unless it's been brought up. On the Decepticon side I see Unicron...did they say how he would come into play?

That's just recycled artwork from the toy packaging. Unicron's there because Hasbro's advertising his forthcoming Planet Class toy next year.

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Posted by TulioDude on November 24th, 2020 @ 10:10am CST

o.supreme wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I hope the best is yet to come with this series.

I imagine that the overall story with this won't end like previous versions of G1

Previous Versions? There was only one original TF series, and while it may not have had a proper ending, it's continuity continued on into BW & BM, which, for good or ill, brought some finality to that universe. (still plenty of room for new stories in the huge gaps of time though)

Even if you ignore both IDW comics continuity,we still have the Marvel comics version and not so long ago,we had another trilogy of cartoons based on G1(Not to mention the japanese version of G1,but I feel it's different enough to warrant another thread).

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Posted by o.supreme on November 24th, 2020 @ 10:50am CST

TulioDude wrote:Even if you ignore both IDW comics continuity,we still have the Marvel comics version and not so long ago,we had another trilogy of cartoons based on G1(Not to mention the japanese version of G1,but I feel it's different enough to warrant another thread).

Being this is the thread for Animated series, I thought you were only referring to Animation, not Comics. Besides there was only One comic of the original series, and that was done by Marvel from 1984-1991. Everything from IDW, and that garbage done by Machinima a few years back is Not "g1" as you call it. It may have the same characters, but it isn't that continuity.

Same with WFC. It may have some of the same characters, but it's NOT the Original Series. That would be like calling JJ Star Trek "Original Star Trek"- same characters, but definitely NOT the same.

I enjoy the series for what it is, sure it may have some familiar faces, but you'll never hear me call it "g1".

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Posted by Sabrblade on November 24th, 2020 @ 11:05am CST

Fine. "Primax" series, then.

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Posted by WiseMan on November 25th, 2020 @ 10:46am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Fine. "Primax" series, then.

Primax 720.30 Alpha to be exact.

(I wish Ask Vector Prime would come back. Even just to clarify the ton of Cyberverse universes they've made.)

I'm more interested in how it will end to set up the time travel element for Kingdom.

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Posted by Starscream is lord on November 26th, 2020 @ 5:29pm CST

Not for sure I want to watch this series. I watch some clips and it didn’t seem that good.

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Posted by TulioDude on November 28th, 2020 @ 10:22pm CST

Longlive Roddie wrote:Not for sure I want to watch this series. I watch some clips and it didn’t seem that good.

I suggest waiting for the reviews.If people sound excited after its release it should be cool to check it out.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 7th, 2020 @ 11:43am CST

New trailer with some pretty significant spoilers in it:

Re: Exclusive! Q&A With Shawn Hawkins, Voice of Mirage in Netflix's War for Cybertron: Siege Series (2089056)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 7th, 2020 @ 12:42pm CST

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user, Sabrblade, has let us know of a new trailer that IGN, have uploaded to their YouTube channel, what's this trailer for?

It's the full length trailer for the upcoming second part of Netflix's Transformers War for Cybertron cartoon; Earthrise!

We have embedded the trailer below for your convenience but be warned, some of for footage can be considered spoilers for those trying to go into the series without any information.

Check out the trailer here:

Earthrise will hit the streaming service on December 30th, giving you plenty of time to remind yourself of what happened in Siege!

Will you be watching this installment? What did you think of Siege? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

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Posted by o.supreme on December 7th, 2020 @ 1:04pm CST

at 1:25 I swear it sounds like he's saying "Take The Faketrix for yourself"...so is there a fake matrix, or is this just bad audio?

Other than that, a pretty nice trailer, looking forward to it.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 7th, 2020 @ 1:20pm CST

o.supreme wrote:at 1:25 I swear it sounds like he's saying "Take The Faketrix for yourself"...so is there a fake matrix, or is this just bad audio?

I heard "Matrix" at first, but now that you mention it, I can't unhear "Fatrix" (no K sound) in the trailer.

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Posted by o.supreme on December 7th, 2020 @ 1:28pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:I heard "Matrix" at first, but now that you mention it, I can't unhear "Fatrix" (no K sound) in the trailer.

Yeah that sounds about right...

also at 0:39 Scorponok Descending?

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Posted by First-Aid on December 7th, 2020 @ 3:16pm CST

o.supreme wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I heard "Matrix" at first, but now that you mention it, I can't unhear "Fatrix" (no K sound) in the trailer.

Yeah that sounds about right...

also at 0:39 Scorponok Descending?

Maybe.

Also, I hate sound engineers. When you mix a trailer, PLEASE don't make the background music louder than the dialogue.

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Posted by Nuclearxpotato on December 7th, 2020 @ 4:14pm CST

Well, at least we know what the Deluxe Quintesson in that listing was... it's one of those Ironhides. A TFW Leaker mentioned how there was a beige and green Ironhide they saw, but they assumed it was canned due to not knowing who it was (they thought it was a G2 Power Master Ironhide homage).

Maybe the figure itself would be the standout deco of this wave (like Decepticon Mirage was for Wave 1) but it looks kinda bland on the animation model.

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Posted by Munkky on December 7th, 2020 @ 4:33pm CST

So Earthrise is taking a leaf out of IDW's book and having Galvatron as his own seperate character instead of an upgraded or resurrected Megatron. I can dig that.

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Posted by o.supreme on December 7th, 2020 @ 4:35pm CST

Munkky wrote:So Earthrise is taking a leaf out of IDW's book and having Galvatron as his own seperate character instead of an upgraded or resurrected Megatron. I can dig that.

Pretty sure it's just chaos caused by time travel, like in the PS2 game I referenced above

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Posted by ZeroWolf on December 7th, 2020 @ 4:39pm CST

Munkky wrote:So Earthrise is taking a leaf out of IDW's book and having Galvatron as his own seperate character instead of an upgraded or resurrected Megatron. I can dig that.

I wouldn't be too sure...given we know there's time travel shenanigans going on in Kingdom...I'm betting they're instead taking a leaf out of Marvel with Time Wars (of a sort), basically Galvatron is trying to change his own fate against Unicron.

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Posted by Nexus Knight on December 8th, 2020 @ 12:53am CST

o.supreme wrote:
Munkky wrote:So Earthrise is taking a leaf out of IDW's book and having Galvatron as his own seperate character instead of an upgraded or resurrected Megatron. I can dig that.

Pretty sure it's just chaos caused by time travel, like in the PS2 game I referenced above

Given the context this is happening, and how the "trust no one" advice is given (plus, yknow shot of FREAKING UNICRON), I'm going with time travel.

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Posted by Nexus Knight on December 8th, 2020 @ 12:59am CST

So, in reference to my above comment, anyone else kinda have a minor freak out at 1:55? I mean, more than likely it's a cameo shot to get older fans (or *shudder* GEEWUN fans) fired, but still. Even if for a second.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 8th, 2020 @ 10:17am CST

Nexus Knight wrote:So, in reference to my above comment, anyone else kinda have a minor freak out at 1:55? I mean, more than likely it's a cameo shot to get older fans (or *shudder* GEEWUN fans) fired, but still. Even if for a second.

I mean, we know the toy is coming. It's been known of since, what, July 2019? It would make sense for Hasbro to want their "biggest TF toy ever!" put into something like this.

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Posted by just_aCloud on December 8th, 2020 @ 4:25pm CST

This trailer is so exciting. Dang!!

Well, I may / may not be going out on a limb, but personally, I am loving this show so far.

I love the new takes on the personalities / voices. Welllll....Prime is hard to listen to, mostly because he sounds like someone trying to sound like Cullen. Not sure why they did that when they threw so many other sacred cows out the window.

I'm up for all these big changes because it gives some fresh life to character development. Not that it's perfect. For ex., I think Ironhide was a letdown in Siege. Maybe he'll shine more in Earthrise.

As a 90's kid, I'm probably committing High Treason here, but I actually look forward to how they'll (re?)characterize and voice the Beast Wars cast. Guessing Primal, Rhinox and Tigatron will be somewhat recognizable but Dinobot, Cheetor, and especially Blackarachnia will get a Siege-style overhaul.
Who knows?

But hey! Don't mess with Beast Megs please. No. :PREDACON:

Just watched Siege a couple weeks ago and this is my first time posting any thoughts on it...sorry for the rant.

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Posted by Rodimus Knight on December 9th, 2020 @ 3:48am CST

Nexus Knight wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Munkky wrote:So Earthrise is taking a leaf out of IDW's book and having Galvatron as his own seperate character instead of an upgraded or resurrected Megatron. I can dig that.

Pretty sure it's just chaos caused by time travel, like in the PS2 game I referenced above

Given the context this is happening, and how the "trust no one" advice is given (plus, yknow shot of FREAKING UNICRON), I'm going with time travel.

Am I the only one who thought that Galvatron sounded like a pervert?

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Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 14th, 2020 @ 11:20am CST

So in the trailer Galvatron is telling Megatron to kill Optimus and take the matrix for himself, and we've already seen that an alternate universe includes a dead Prime.. does anyone else think that Nemesis Prime will actually be Megatron with Optimus's matrix? Or is that just dumb haha

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Posted by o.supreme on December 14th, 2020 @ 11:29am CST

It could be anything. Nemesis Prime has been both an evil clone, and Optimus himself corrupted for a time. It seems a foregone conclusion that Optimus probably won't make it through ER alive, and may or may not come back in Kingdom...

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Posted by ZeroWolf on December 14th, 2020 @ 11:34am CST

o.supreme wrote:It could be anything. Nemesis Prime has been both an evil clone, and Optimus himself corrupted for a time. It seems a foregone conclusion that Optimus probably won't make it through ER alive, and may or may not come back in Kingdom...

Despite being on the Kingdom poster that Netflix shared

if OP dies in ER, it will be like always, a temporary set back.

As for Nemesis's origins, I think the two front runner theories are 1) an experiment from Shockwave or 2) something to do with Unicron (this explanation allows for the fin theory that Galvatron is trying to change the past to allow his own victory, thus unicron sends Nemesis Prime to both kill Galvatron and destroy the matrix!*)

* - probably as unlikely as any fan theory but fun to think about

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2020 @ 1:09pm CST

I think Nemesis's Spoiler Pack box contains the spoiler for his role in the show. Hopefully, no one will share it out of respect for letting the show tell us.

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