Kup needs your help!

um... wow.

The preview and this is just... wow.

If they ever do a Spotlight on Skywarp, I hope it's this insane. Skywarp lends himself to that. But Kup?

...wow. :-\

1st post, i am teh winnar

$kywarp wrote:1st post, i am teh winnar

Welcome to the site, $kywarp. We generally don't make posts about being the first poster in a thread though I appreciate your enthusiasm. I hope that you are enjoying the website. Have a great day!

WTF?

I'm afraid for Kup. How do we send help? Oh yeah.... Optimus Prime, do you read me? The decipticons are blitzing Kup. He's really taking a pounding (lol). Don't know how much longer he can hold out.

Do you think we got through to Prime?

That's hilarious (this gimmick I mean).

It's official.

Kup's gone senile.

I'm pretty sure it's official since Ryall is his #1 friend. Might even be Roche himself making updates. It's awesome that out of all the Transformers sites on the Net, he specifically mentioned Seibertron.

I hope he gets back into action soon. I'd love to see his addition to the mainline comics.

When I first saw crystals I instantly thought of the death crystals from the episode "chaos". But after looking round the page I don't know. Is Kup mad? Or is there something else behind the singing? Will his spark fail? Will they ever escape? tune in again to find out the answers. Same Kup time, same Kup channel!

Hmmm, so what do we do?

I'd reckon that Kup has lost it quite a bit, I mean he didn't even say "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong" to that poor guy before he whacked his head off, now thats crazy!

I may be WAY off here, but the design in that image looks like the "leaked" design style to the new cartoon. I remember thinking that the designs looked cool and exaggerated ala the Cone Wars cartoon.

I'm at a loss here. What's this about?

I'm at a loss here. What's this about?

The crystals are singing.... Is it a lullabye, or a requiem?

(I know, I know, I fail at being omnious.)

ooooook thats...confusing.

.......yyyyyyyeah

Looks to me like a kind of robotic survival horror story. Silent Hill or Resident Evil in space or something.

Kup is a lame character, as bad as Wheelie!

poor old guy... dementia is an illness we need to get rid of

scythafixion wrote:Kup is a lame character, as bad as Wheelie!

Hahahaha...no.

Xephon wrote:I'd reckon that Kup has lost it quite a bit, I mean he didn't even say "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong" to that poor guy before he whacked his head off, now thats crazy!

Oh man, if he did that, Spotlight: Kup would be my all-time favorite IDW title, ever. Nothing could have beat that. Nothing.

Blozor wrote:

Xephon wrote:I'd reckon that Kup has lost it quite a bit, I mean he didn't even say "Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong" to that poor guy before he whacked his head off, now thats crazy!

Oh man, if he did that, Spotlight: Kup would be my all-time favorite IDW title, ever. Nothing could have beat that. Nothing.

Seconded, that would be suitably Badass for a crazier version of Kup.

I'm loving the darker angle on this story arc. Kup is badass man - a great character who needs this back story.

Seibertron wrote:

$kywarp wrote:1st post, i am teh winnar

Welcome to the site, $kywarp. We generally don't make posts about being the first poster in a thread though I appreciate your enthusiasm. I hope that you are enjoying the website. Have a great day!

PWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eeeeeh......only 32 friends? I know how we can help! Everyone here who has a myspace page should add him! I'll bet Ryan already has, and I've got a friend request in with him too.

It's quite interesting to find a KUP entry on myspace. Fun stuff for the TFers who take part there.

scythafixion wrote:Kup is a lame character, as bad as Wheelie!

Yer kidding right? Kup's one of my favorite transformers. If not my absolute favorite, then definitely one of my top 5.

As for Wheelie..... I kinda like him, it's just the way he spoke in the movie...... He would have fit as a mini-con partner for Grimlock, but that computerized sound was just just wrong.

Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:I'm at a loss here. What's this about?

If you have a myspace account, you to can add lostKup to your friends!

I hope the Crystal means he can have the Touch XD I know someone who would love a Kup Prime. Not fond of Kups cheaks in the comic. :/ I cannot wait for a Blurr or Thundercracker spotlight.

If I could help Kup, I'd get him better arms, and find the back of his head.

(I love G1, but that toy sucked)

I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

Methusalen wrote:I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

I'm missing Kup's rifle too. Is there any way to replace it? Like some repro? I'd use Prowl or Checkpoint to replace it, but Kup isn't able to hold them. The peg for that mold's gun mode to big for Kup's hand. Funny how I can use those two with my Blurr, but not with Kup.

Methusalen wrote:I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

I guess he has lost his rifle since he's useing "the arm" as his weapon but hey, at least you have an IDW comic accurate Kup now!

Poor poor Kup... I can't believe hes become this....

scythafixion wrote:Kup is a lame character, as bad as Wheelie!

Watch your tongue when you speak of the elders, especially when its the story telling, senile Kup.

That's the thing, no one has respect for their elders. It's experience lad.

So what do we do? Click our heels together and think happy thoughts and hope everything turns out alright for the the O.G. ?

Maybe if we pray hard enough Mr. T and Chuck Norris will show up in the A-Team van and save the ole scutter.

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Methusalen wrote:I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

I'm missing Kup's rifle too. Is there any way to replace it? Like some repro? I'd use Prowl or Checkpoint to replace it, but Kup isn't able to hold them. The peg for that mold's gun mode to big for Kup's hand. Funny how I can use those two with my Blurr, but not with Kup.

Maybe you have a Targetmaster Blurr but only a non-Targetmaster Kup? That would explain the difference in size between the peg holes.

A little vague ^o)

If there's a question about if this is "official" (which was implied by Ryan's first post), there's a link to this myspace page front page at IDW Publishing's official site. Their blurb about it is the second down under "more news".

Leonardo wrote:

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Methusalen wrote:I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

I'm missing Kup's rifle too. Is there any way to replace it? Like some repro? I'd use Prowl or Checkpoint to replace it, but Kup isn't able to hold them. The peg for that mold's gun mode to big for Kup's hand. Funny how I can use those two with my Blurr, but not with Kup.

Maybe you have a Targetmaster Blurr but only a non-Targetmaster Kup? That would explain the difference in size between the peg holes.

So there's a physical difference between Targetmaster and non-Targetmaster versions of these figures? Odd that Blurr didn't have the Haywire figure with it when I bought it. (Odd but not surprising since I bought it second-hand.)

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Leonardo wrote:

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Methusalen wrote:I've got an old, beat up G1 Kup up with the rest of my Transformers... It seems only, I don't know... "fitting"? Everyone else is (mostly) nice and shiny, but he's battered, worn, and missing his rifle...

I sure hope Kup's got his rifle with him, surrounded by all those crystals... Outback too...

I'm missing Kup's rifle too. Is there any way to replace it? Like some repro? I'd use Prowl or Checkpoint to replace it, but Kup isn't able to hold them. The peg for that mold's gun mode to big for Kup's hand. Funny how I can use those two with my Blurr, but not with Kup.

Maybe you have a Targetmaster Blurr but only a non-Targetmaster Kup? That would explain the difference in size between the peg holes.

So there's a physical difference between Targetmaster and non-Targetmaster versions of these figures? Odd that Blurr didn't have the Haywire figure with it when I bought it. (Odd but not surprising since I bought it second-hand.)

Yes, most (if not, all) of the Targetmaster versions have bigger holes in their hands (and on alt.modes) because the pegs on the Targetmaster Nebulans/weapons are bigger than the pegs on the normal, pre-Targetmaster weapons.

For example, Targetmaster Hot Rod has a bigger hole on his engine than pre-Targetmaster Hot Rod. And bigger holes in the hands, obviously.

Did your Blurr come with a regular pre-Targetmaster gun, or was he sans weapons? Also, if you've got another Targetmaster Nebulan lying around, try putting it in Blurr's hands. If it fits, that means he's a Targetmaster version.

Leonardo wrote:Did your Blurr come with a regular pre-Targetmaster gun, or was he sans weapons? Also, if you've got another Targetmaster Nebulan lying around, try putting it in Blurr's hands. If it fits, that means he's a Targtemaster version.

Sans weapons, to answer the question you've asked directly. Kup's the only G1 figure I still have from when I was a kid, and that weapon's long gone. Besides that, I've moved since then. G1 Blurr I found at an antique mall close to the gym I work out at in AJ. Didn't have the weapon, but had that shield thing you detach from the front end of Blurr's vehicle mode to transform him.

As for whether or not I have any targetmasters, this is my opinion on each figure based on what I've been reading here.

Blurr is the targetmaster, the Haywire figure just wasn't included when it turned up at the antique mall. I'm basing this on the figure's ability to hold mini-con figures like the Prowl/checkpoint mold in it's weapon mode.

Kup, however, isn't a targetmaster. His hands can't hold mini-con weapons and there isn't a place for a targetmaster to be mounted.

ShGarland_1383 wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Did your Blurr come with a regular pre-Targetmaster gun, or was he sans weapons? Also, if you've got another Targetmaster Nebulan lying around, try putting it in Blurr's hands. If it fits, that means he's a Targetmaster version.

Sans weapons, to answer the question you've asked directly. Kup's the only G1 figure I still have from when I was a kid, and that weapon's long gone. Besides that, I've moved since then. G1 Blurr I found at an antique mall close to the gym I work out at in AJ. Didn't have the weapon, but had that shield thing you detach from the front end of Blurr's vehicle mode to transform him.

As for whether or not I have any targetmasters, this is my opinion on each figure based on what I've been reading here.

Blurr is the targetmaster, the Haywire figure just wasn't included when it turned up at the antique mall. I'm basing this on the figure's ability to hold mini-con figures like the Prowl/checkpoint mold in it's weapon mode.

Kup, however, isn't a targetmaster. His hands can't hold mini-con weapons and there isn't a place for a targetmaster to be mounted.

Sounds like you have that all sorted, then!

Best thing to do wpuld be to try and find non-Targetmaster Kup's rifle on Ebay.

Funny

woah,that guy took some big load of Acid. (O_o)