Machinima Transformers Combiner Wars Animated Series Windblade and Update
Monday, April 4th, 2016 9:34pm CDT
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Posted by fenrir72 on April 4th, 2016 @ 9:52pm CDT
Now if the Masami Obari style is sprinkled in..............

Posted by Sabrblade on April 4th, 2016 @ 10:21pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 4th, 2016 @ 10:34pm CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on April 5th, 2016 @ 12:42am CDT

Posted by King Kuuga on April 5th, 2016 @ 1:12am CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I don't understand, they feature Windblade when she isn't a toy? It's meant to advertise the toys! Not the comics!
To the best of our knowledge, it is an adaptation of the Combiner Wars arc in IDW, which very heavily featured Windblade since half of it was in her book. And I don't think it's meant to advertise the toys OR comics, just the brand, in the same way as DC's direct to video movie series.
Sabrblade wrote:How come her shoulder pads are red instead of black?
Creative license?
Posted by Microraptor on April 5th, 2016 @ 7:07am CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I don't understand, they feature Windblade when she isn't a toy? It's meant to advertise the toys! Not the comics!
She has at least three toys...
Posted by griftimus prime on April 5th, 2016 @ 7:28am CDT
Posted by DarkEnergon on April 5th, 2016 @ 7:35am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 5th, 2016 @ 9:30am CDT
They'll probably start out that way before going to DVD.DarkEnergon wrote:Are these going to be strictly online shorts?
Posted by o.supreme on April 5th, 2016 @ 9:38am CDT
[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I don't understand, they feature Windblade when she isn't a toy? It's meant to advertise the toys! Not the comics!
Believe it or not... (stay with me)...Transformers isn't always about advertising toys

Posted by Emerje on April 5th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT
Microraptor wrote:[BW] Rainmaker wrote:I don't understand, they feature Windblade when she isn't a toy? It's meant to advertise the toys! Not the comics!
She has at least three toys...
And two more this year: RID and SDCC 2016, the later being part of Titans Return, the sequel to Combiner Wars so why not keep promoting her?
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 6th, 2016 @ 9:03am CDT
Taking place 40 years after the great war on Earth, Transformers: Combiner Wars introduces new lore and all-new characters that, combined with the characters fans have known for decades, will bring the Transformers storytelling in a new direction.
The Autobots and Decepticons have disbanded and returned to Cybertron. With the days of Optimus Prime and Megatron over, Cybertron is now ruled by a triumvirate. However, an ancient technology has enabled a new threat, the power for multiple Transformers to combine into one massive, dangerous form: Combiners. Who will stand-up to this threat to ensure that the fragile peace that was 4 million years in the making remains?
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 6th, 2016 @ 9:19am CDT
Also I'm happy to hear that optimus and megs have been retired though it will only be for a few eps as obviously they'll be putting ultra prime in there.
Posted by o.supreme on April 6th, 2016 @ 9:32am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2016 @ 10:25am CDT

Posted by Sigma Magnus on April 6th, 2016 @ 10:31am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 6th, 2016 @ 10:33am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wonder how many are gonna think "40 years after the Great War" means "40 years after the G1 cartoon".
I initially thought that may have been a possibility, until I read that part about combiner technology being "a new threat"...so that obviously didn't mesh. I honestly still think this should be treated like DC's animated films. Loosely based on an existing storyline, but ultimately, its own entity.
As far as future prospects,...it all really depends on how well this is received. Justice League Gods & Monsters got tons of rave reviews from fans, thus the reason more micro episodes are coming out this year.--For the past decade or so DC has treated fans to roughly 3 PG-13 animated films per year.
If Hasbro could give adult fans ONE film per year, or one micro-series event, based on various different existing continuities, I'd be happy with that.
Posted by Emerje on April 6th, 2016 @ 11:06am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wonder how many are gonna think "40 years after the Great War" means "40 years after the G1 cartoon".
More like 40 years after TF: Prime what with Optimus and Megatron being gone (pretending RID didn't happen) and a new power structure on Cybertron.
Emerje
Posted by Cyberstrike on April 6th, 2016 @ 11:36am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:If this is an American production, why would it be an anime?RodimusRex wrote:Which basically means this will be the first U.S. produced Classics/Generations anime.
It depends on your definition of anime.
If you just mean an animated series where the physical animation is done in Japan there are plenty of American series that would technically classify as anime then: The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice, Spider-Man, X-Men, Transformers: Prime and many many more.
There are some series and movies that are made by anime studios based on American/Western properties: X-Men, Blade, Iron Man, Wolverine, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & The Punisher, Halo: Legends, Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, Dead Space, Dante's Inferno, The Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knights just to name some.
Hell most of the recent DC Animated movies Justice League: War, Justice League: The Throne of Atlantis, Son of Batman, Batman vs. Robin, Batman: Bad Blood, and Batman: Assault on Arkham remind me more of anime action movies in how they staged their action set pieces.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2016 @ 11:39am CDT
Why are you replying to such an old post that was made long before it was confirmed to be an anime-styled series?Cyberstrike wrote:Sabrblade wrote:If this is an American production, why would it be an anime?RodimusRex wrote:Which basically means this will be the first U.S. produced Classics/Generations anime.
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