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New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor

Transformers News: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 7:50PM CST

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Derrick J. Wyatt, Art Directer and Lead Character Designer for Transformers Animated has updated his web blog A Delightful Tedium with a beautiful new image of what could be Season Three ringers Wheeljack and Perceptor.

Here's what Derrick had to say:

Well, since images of these guys are already out, and I've been itching to put up some new S3 artwork, here's a look at the Animated Wheeljack and Perceptor models.

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Credit(s): Derrick J. Wyatt

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Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845438)
Posted by King Henrik on December 4th, 2008 @ 7:55pm CST
wheeljack looks awesome! is that a robo-beard?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845445)
Posted by Agent 007 on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:00pm CST
wheeljack looks cool but preceptor looks like a monkey... :?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845446)
Posted by Editor on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:01pm CST
Wheeljack looks great, Perceptor however.... no bot with a cannon mounted on his shoulder like that should look that wimpy.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845447)
Posted by Solrac333 on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:02pm CST
Ugh!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845449)
Posted by 1337W422102 on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:05pm CST
Good ol' Wheeljack. My favourite Autobot car. I hope they make a figure of him. I would get that in a heartbeat.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845453)
Posted by The Chronic on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:08pm CST
1337W422102 wrote:Good ol' Wheeljack. My favourite Autobot car. I hope they make a figure of him. I would get that in a heartbeat.

My feelings exactly, him and Irohide were always my favourite
Mr.Bond007 wrote:wheeljack looks cool but preceptor looks like a monkey... :?

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Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845455)
Posted by King Slick on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:11pm CST
Look out! It's Mojo Perceptor! He is intllegently dangerous because he is brillent which makes him dangerous.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845458)
Posted by mechajol on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:13pm CST
perceptor looks like mandark.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845461)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:18pm CST
Looks as if Perceptor is still a microscope
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845468)
Posted by Down_Shift on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:33pm CST
King Henrik wrote:wheeljack looks awesome! is that a robo-beard?


No it's a real beard. The wig and pipe were photosho... oh.. Wheeljack.

Ya, it's a robo-beard. :P

Personally I think Wheeljack looks just like Mixmaster and Perceptor looks like Prowl. Hey, maybe it's his Nerd Armour :lol: Worst. Upgrade. Ever!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845471)
Posted by Zeds on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:39pm CST
Perceptor looks like a London bobby. WJ looks cool!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845474)
Posted by Bed Bugs on December 4th, 2008 @ 8:52pm CST
A+++++

It's great we're getting the two Autobot Scientists. I get the impression that Wheeljack is going to be a cocky bastard who tries to put down the weaker and smarter Perceptor and often steals his ideas and takes credit for it.

Need moar Animated! =P~
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845480)
Posted by Editor on December 4th, 2008 @ 9:06pm CST
Wheeljack:

Awesome paint job: Check
Back Wings: Check
Mad inventor belt pouches: Check
Stylein' and profilein': Check

100% win, there better be a toy coming out cause this has the potential to be a lot better than the Downshifts fans have had to settle with.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845485)
Posted by GreenLantern of Cybertron on December 4th, 2008 @ 9:21pm CST
WHEEELJACK!!!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845487)
Posted by Bumblebeast on December 4th, 2008 @ 9:22pm CST
That perceptor is offensive.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845488)
Posted by GetterDragun on December 4th, 2008 @ 9:23pm CST
Wheeljack is awesome!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845489)
Posted by Zek Patterson on December 4th, 2008 @ 9:24pm CST
This made my day. These guys look so much like win...it wins. I would like to see a bit more of S3. Right now!

I think Wheeljack should be voiced by John DiMaggio (Bender from Futurama) and Perceptor could be voiced by Tom Kane (Professor Utonium from Power Puff Girls, among other roles that slip my mind right now). Those would be the perfect voice matches for them, unless of course they can get Paul Eiding back.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845516)
Posted by Mirage22 on December 4th, 2008 @ 10:01pm CST
Wheeljack AND Perceptor? Heck yes! Two of my favorite G1 characters. Now all we need is a Animated Mirage and I will be happy as a clam.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845541)
Posted by Swiftpaw on December 4th, 2008 @ 10:43pm CST
One husky guy with an oversized beard/moustache and a knack for inventions that are... wacky.
One skinnier guy with glasses, and a really big cannon.
Both scientifically, experimentation inclined.

It's the freakin' Mythbusters as transformers.
Not that this is a bad thing. Considering how often those guys blow something up for the heck of it, they'd fit right in.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845545)
Posted by roboleadr on December 4th, 2008 @ 10:52pm CST
Oh, That's Just Awesome, i love the Wheeljack model, season 3 is going to be EPIC! :grin:
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845550)
Posted by Dreadwinglord on December 4th, 2008 @ 10:57pm CST
I like the designs, I just think Perceptor needs a new head.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845558)
Posted by D-340 on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:03pm CST
I likes. Perceptor looks like the brilliant scientist type, while Wheeljack looks like the able-bodied assitant type. At least that's the vibe I'm catchin'.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845565)
Posted by Firebird on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:18pm CST
I like everything about Wheeljack. From his manly beard to his multiple sets of belt pouches. Best animated design ever. I hope his ears still light up when he talks!

Perceptor though, I could take it or leave it. I feel he is just overshadowed by the sheer awesomeness of Wheeljack.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845569)
Posted by First-Aid on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:21pm CST
Ok...definite win there.

Wheeljack looks like he's wearing a toolbelt! :grin:
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845582)
Posted by Bumblebeast on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:43pm CST
Swiftpaw wrote:One husky guy with an oversized beard/moustache and a knack for inventions that are... wacky.
One skinnier guy with glasses, and a really big cannon.
Both scientifically, experimentation inclined.

It's the freakin' Mythbusters as transformers.
Not that this is a bad thing. Considering how often those guys blow something up for the heck of it, they'd fit right in.



That sole thought has cheered my day. I mean night. Ehr, morning.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845620)
Posted by mechajol on December 5th, 2008 @ 12:36am CST
is that the autobot symbol i see on perceptor's crotch?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845628)
Posted by Windsweeper on December 5th, 2008 @ 1:11am CST
Perceptor can only be saved if he's voiced by David Hyde-Pierce or possibly fed.

Getting a Mr. T vibe from Wheeljack and I hate it. It started with the hated Alpha Trion, robots should not have beards!!!

Animated has already ruined Ironhide. Personally, the only saving grace is I never liked Perceptor or Wheeljack so it's not like they're messing old favourites of mine.

How can Animated get so much right and at the same time get so much wrong?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845636)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on December 5th, 2008 @ 1:40am CST
Swiftpaw wrote:One husky guy with an oversized beard/moustache and a knack for inventions that are... wacky.
One skinnier guy with glasses, and a really big cannon.
Both scientifically, experimentation inclined.

It's the freakin' Mythbusters as transformers.
Not that this is a bad thing. Considering how often those guys blow something up for the heck of it, they'd fit right in.


I would have switched them though, as Jamie tends to be the one whose inventions actually work reliably, and Adam tends to be the one that blows things up by accident. Plus, I can see Perceptor in a beret and Wheeljack in a fedora, but not vice versa. :P
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845649)
Posted by Gandalf on December 5th, 2008 @ 2:18am CST
is that the autobot symbol i see on perceptor's crotch?

Whoa, I think I see it too. Was that intentional?

How can Animated get so much right and at the same time get so much wrong?


I've been wondering about that, too.


It's awesome to see more G1 favorites appear. Wheeljack is acceptible, even though they still managed to give him the big-chin design, despite that he doesn't exactly have one.

Perceptor looks okay. I'm excited to see that he may in fact be a microscope. But what's with the wierd dome head and glasses?

I almost wonder if there will be a Beaker and Bunsen Honeydew thing going on here.

Well, the best part is.....here are two more classic characters being introduced to today's young fans, and if the toys of them sell well, we may see them in the Universe 2.0 line also.
:APPLAUSE: =P~
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845663)
Posted by Oilspill on December 5th, 2008 @ 3:58am CST
Awesome! Two more excellent G1 characters. I'm looking forward to seeing Animated's take on them.

Perceptor looks so G1 (bar the head, but it doesn't offend me and I like the addition of glasses to nerd him up some more - even though glasses make no sense on a robot) and it does look like he may be a microscope still, which surprises me. Pleasantly.

Wheeljack just looks excellent in all regards.

Give me those guys as toys!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845673)
Posted by Asphalt22 on December 5th, 2008 @ 4:28am CST
perceptor is wearing yellowing half moon granny glasses. "daddy why does the robot wear glasses?"
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845682)
Posted by Kiracon on December 5th, 2008 @ 5:10am CST
Perceptor is mojo jojo in disguise!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845706)
Posted by SJ21 on December 5th, 2008 @ 7:17am CST
Wheeljack looks great from the neck down. Robots don't have hair. They are robots. Otherwise, I like that the kept the G1 look. Wheeljack was one of my favorites growing up.

Perceptor looks weird to me. I like that the made him look like the "stereotypical scienctist" but his head is way too oblong for his body.

Oh well, two new G1 inspired figures. I will buy them both without hesitation.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845707)
Posted by SJ21 on December 5th, 2008 @ 7:20am CST
... and another thought. I hope they keep the Lancia Stratos look for Wheeljacks alt mode. That is one of the coolest looking alt modes I have ever seen.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845714)
Posted by moonie on December 5th, 2008 @ 7:31am CST
wheeljack looks sweet! i'd definitely buy a toy of him! perceptor's a pass though.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845725)
Posted by kealthaz on December 5th, 2008 @ 8:03am CST
Wow the autobot scientist makes thier appearance in s3 hmmmm... I bet they are the masterminds behind jetfire and jetstorm :grin:
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845823)
Posted by Skullgrin140 on December 5th, 2008 @ 11:02am CST
Wheeljack & Perceptor looks suplime! I can definetly see Perceptor has the Egon Spangler look about him. Also being a mad Scientist Say I if you think Christopher Lloyd should voice Wheeljack!?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845843)
Posted by Rat Convoy on December 5th, 2008 @ 12:08pm CST
Want. Wheeljack toy. NOW.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845846)
Posted by MaP_Prime on December 5th, 2008 @ 12:17pm CST
Wheeljack looks great, my only issue with him is that if we get a toy of him (which is pretty damn likely if he appears in the show) we won't get an Universe toy of him for a while, but I think I can survive. a good Animated Wheeljack is better then no Wheeljack!

As for Perceptor, well, he has never been a huge favorite of mine, so I am not as excited about him as Wheeljack. However, I do like him, except they really need to re-work his head and make him look less silly...
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845857)
Posted by csusandman on December 5th, 2008 @ 12:39pm CST
Speaking of Season 3, when does that start?!
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845867)
Posted by munkimus prime on December 5th, 2008 @ 12:56pm CST
Munkimus like alot, I maybe a fan of monkies but not of mojocepter. Wheeljack on the other hand looks awsome, I hope they release toys of these two. I can't wait for season 3 to start.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845886)
Posted by Blurrz on December 5th, 2008 @ 1:30pm CST
Wheeljack looks fantastic, although Perceptor seems to be far from it.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845918)
Posted by Hotbiggsimus on December 5th, 2008 @ 2:24pm CST
I don't know why all of you are upset because perceptor looks kinda diminutive. It's not like he was ever really all that tough...I think he looks great.

Wheeljack is badass and was always one of my favorites, just a little sad because this probably means there'll be no universe wheeljack.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (845927)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on December 5th, 2008 @ 2:42pm CST
Wheeljack looks awesome. Perceptor well he looks good but needs a new head. I am happy that theres finally a new Perceptor coming. Took em long enough. Damn near 23 years. Cant wait to see what the figures look like.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846037)
Posted by Senor Hugo on December 5th, 2008 @ 5:51pm CST
I was gonna say, that when I first saw Wheeljack, the first thing that popped into my mind was Jamie Hyneman, especially with the molestache he has going on.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846064)
Posted by El Duque on December 5th, 2008 @ 6:18pm CST
Love em both. Wheeljack is just awesome. I'm probably in the minority here but I like Perceptor's look. He looks like a egghead brainiac scientist guy stereotype and I love it. Hopefully they will both get toys.
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846078)
Posted by Starscreams bad comedy on December 5th, 2008 @ 6:34pm CST
Both look awesome! =P~

When th hell is season 3 supposed to start anyways?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846115)
Posted by Primus, Second-In-Command on December 5th, 2008 @ 7:42pm CST
they're awesome!!! :APPLAUSE: but they could be slightly better. i don't know how, they just look like they could
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846149)
Posted by the 50 foot nerd on December 5th, 2008 @ 8:44pm CST
...Wheeljack has a mustache and beard. What is this world coming to?
Re: New Colored Images of Animated Wheeljack & Perceptor (846156)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on December 5th, 2008 @ 8:58pm CST
I wouldn't say I'm actually collecting Animated, but there's been a few figures (most notably Snarl and Swoop) that I've jumped on. Based on that image, I'd love it if Wheeljack joins that list. Perceptor, not so much... I don't really like that head...

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