Next GI Joe Transformers Project Rumoured to be Sgt Slaughter and the Triple T

So apparently Sgt. Slaughter himself has hinted about the Triple-T with himself may be a future G.I.Joe Transformers collab. No clues to what Autobot it would be.

Here's a link to a video reporting about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuuKu7j6lEE

I'm giddy like a fangirl right now!

Sergeant Slaughter is one of my childhood icons along MrT and Swartzeneger. As for what the vehicle could be, it could be anything. Maybe Ironhide?

william-james88 wrote:Apparently, Sgt. Slaughter, a good friend of Hasbro's, let it slip during a convention that his character would be in an upcoming Transformers GI Joe collaboration. The transforming vehicle would be the Triple T and it would come with a Sgt. Slaughter O-ring figure. This is all just a rumour, but it has been circulating around the internet, like in the video below, so we wanted to let you know. Let us know which Transformers character you think could be used for the Triple-T and if this is an item that could interest you.

I've never been sure about most of the G.I. Joe vehicles. Sure, they look cool. And with a toy, that's usually the main point. But I always wind up looking at a vehicle with an eye to how practical it would be in real life. For the Triple T, there's two 'kinds' of vehicles it might be, and what kind it is would determine whether it would be practical.

If it's an all-terrain transport, then it might be OK. It looks like it might do well over fields, dirt, rocky ground, sand, and so on. But if it's a tank that's supposed to protect the occupant? Then it would be terrible. The driver is completely exposed to enemy gunfire, and so is anybody hanging onto the sides. The purpose of a tank is to shield the occupants as well as inflicting damage. It doesn't look like the Triple T would do that. And it's not a slam particularly against the Triple T. A large amount of the G.I. Joe vehicles did that. It was great for the toys, which needed an easy-access cockpit so you could jam the figures in as pilots/drivers. But for real-world military application? The designs were not very good.

Okay, given the good Sergeant's depiction as borderline superhumanly strong in the Joe cartoon, and the likelihood that all these crossovers will involve the top 10 most recognizable 'Bots or 'Cons, I'm guessing Grimlock.

The Triple T is even structurally similar to Grimlock's War Within tank mode.

Bumblevivisector wrote:Okay, given the good Sergeant's depiction as borderline superhumanly strong in the Joe cartoon, and the likelihood that all these crossovers will involve the top 10 most recognizable 'Bots or 'Cons, I'm guessing Grimlock.

The Triple T is even structurally similar to Grimlock's War Within tank mode.

Goddamn...if it IS Grimlock, I may have to get this.

Though I wonder...the bot choices haven't exactly been in line with the vehicles. Soundwave would've made more sense with a spy plane, or a trouble bubble with a Tele-Viper, instead of the Thunder Machine. Hound would've made a great choice for the jeep-like AWE Striker...

Just saying, so far vehicles and bots seem like they have been names pulled out of hats.

Which could explain why we haven't seen Prime yet.

I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

As Sergeant Slaughter was seen as one of the leaders of GI Joe, maybe Prime is an option here.

DeathReviews wrote:I've never been sure about most of the G.I. Joe vehicles. Sure, they look cool. And with a toy, that's usually the main point. But I always wind up looking at a vehicle with an eye to how practical it would be in real life. For the Triple T, there's two 'kinds' of vehicles it might be, and what kind it is would determine whether it would be practical.

If it's an all-terrain transport, then it might be OK. It looks like it might do well over fields, dirt, rocky ground, sand, and so on. But if it's a tank that's supposed to protect the occupant? Then it would be terrible. The driver is completely exposed to enemy gunfire, and so is anybody hanging onto the sides. The purpose of a tank is to shield the occupants as well as inflicting damage. It doesn't look like the Triple T would do that. And it's not a slam particularly against the Triple T. A large amount of the G.I. Joe vehicles did that. It was great for the toys, which needed an easy-access cockpit so you could jam the figures in as pilots/drivers. But for real-world military application? The designs were not very good.

Even the HISS tank is illogical with it's huge clear cockpit and exposed artillery guy.

But it's all right because if I remember the Sunbow cartoon, EVERYONE shoot like Star Wars Stormtroopers. Joes and Cobras. And it's always the vehicles that get hit.

So, eh. "Logic" need not apply. And that's perfectly fine.

First-Aid wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

As Sergeant Slaughter was seen as one of the leaders of GI Joe, maybe Prime is an option here.

my only issue with that would be how tiny he'd be. The Triple T isn't a large vehicle by any stretch. Then again, neither is the HISS Tank. Guess I'll wait and see.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

Triple-T is kind of small for Prime.

I’d say if we ever do get Prime, he should be the APC or maybe Sky Havoc.

Overcracker wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

Triple-T is kind of small for Prime.

I’d say if we ever do get Prime, he should be the APC or maybe Sky Havoc.

At 3.75" scale, those are probably both too big to transform into a robot. Even if the APC isn't impossible, it would probably be prohibitively expensive.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I'm going to say Wheeljack or Ironhide for the Triple-T.

We still haven't had Prime yet. How many of these do we think they're going to do?

Triple-T is kind of small for Prime.

I’d say if we ever do get Prime, he should be the APC or maybe Sky Havoc.

At 3.75" scale, those are probably both too big to transform into a robot. Even if the APC isn't impossible, it would probably be prohibitively expensive.

The HAVOC is still my best choice for Optimus, but if they want him to be comparable to Megatron then I can't rule the Triple T out as I think the size is comparable to the HISS. But I'm old and those good ol days are faded....

Mind you, I do not follow GI joe at all, but based on what I was seeing on Twitter, I am going to guess the character for this 4th crossover figure is going to be completely random and not make sense, seeing as how the 2 that have come out and the 3rd rumored figure are not the best matches for the alt mode.

Truth be told, I think the character will be Prime or Jazz, just because those don't make much sense from what I can tell this vehicle is.

If it's really Sgt. Slaughter then I hope he comes with a fellow Sgt.




Sure, the bot would be a lot of green, but a white alt mode isn't unheard of for Hound.

Of course there's also the possibility that it's an entirely different vehicle unrelated to Slaughter.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:If it's really Sgt. Slaughter then I hope he comes with a fellow Sgt.




Sure, the bot would be a lot of green, but a white alt mode isn't unheard of for Hound.

Of course there's also the possibility that it's an entirely different vehicle unrelated to Slaughter.

Emerje

Now see, I would love this

I think Hound or Jazz would be awesome for the Triple T tank. If they made a collab for Optimus I think the Mauler tank would be a sweet contrast to the Hiss and Megatron.

Just gimme Skywarp as a Night Raven and Jetfire as a Conquest X30.

First-Aid wrote:Just gimme Skywarp as a Night Raven and Jetfire as a Conquest X30.

Those are all going to be too big. I'll be happy if we get one of the Seekers as a FANG.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Just gimme Skywarp as a Night Raven and Jetfire as a Conquest X30.

Those are all going to be too big. I'll be happy if we get one of the Seekers as a FANG.

What about the mini jet that came with the terror drome?