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Posted by dreadwing95 on April 11th, 2014 @ 6:20pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 11th, 2014 @ 6:25pm CDT
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on April 11th, 2014 @ 6:31pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 11th, 2014 @ 6:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Not sure about the others, but at least Slash's image used to have some humorous stats about him before said stats were previously removed from the image:
Hellooooo new wallpaper!
Posted by SaturnusPrime on April 11th, 2014 @ 6:51pm CDT
Posted by Venowtron on April 11th, 2014 @ 7:20pm CDT
possible plot point or just lazy
Posted by Sabrblade on April 11th, 2014 @ 7:29pm CDT
Their altmode are different, though.Venowtron wrote:so uhh...Stinger looks like a red Bumblebe
possible plot point or just lazy
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on April 11th, 2014 @ 7:48pm CDT
SlyTF1 wrote:So, Optimus lost his faith in humanity. Took him long enough.
Exactly what I was thinking!
Posted by Zetatron on April 11th, 2014 @ 8:34pm CDT
Venowtron wrote:so uhh...Stinger looks like a red Bumblebe
possible plot point or just lazy
Going off what we saw in the trailer, my theory is Bumblebee was captured by the humans and they used him as a template for the the man-made transformer drones, Stinger being one of the prototypes. In fact, now that I think about it, that could be where the name came from, too.
Posted by SlyTF1 on April 11th, 2014 @ 8:37pm CDT
Venowtron wrote:so uhh...Stinger looks like a red Bumblebe
possible plot point or just lazy
He's a human-made clone of Bumblebee. Essentially marketed as Bumblebee Mark 2.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 11th, 2014 @ 9:14pm CDT
So his first time in the city, Slash tried to outdo Takeru Kobayashi and Fonzie?
Probably taken down due to the bus thing being misconstrued as meaning he did it single-handedly (without the aid of any rockers or turtles), as opposed to actually bisecting all 20 in one...swipe?
Anyone else think Stinger fulfilling the official name niche for that color of Bumblebee is going to increase demand for vintage G1 red Bumblebees? I like him just for promoting the idea that Red Bumblebees=/=Cliffjumpers.
Posted by MGrotusque on April 11th, 2014 @ 9:20pm CDT
Posted by Venowtron on April 11th, 2014 @ 9:44pm CDT
I know that but aside from the alt-mode and faction (maybe personality?)they don't look that differentSabrblade wrote:Their altmode are different, though.Venowtron wrote:so uhh...Stinger looks like a red Bumblebe
possible plot point or just lazy
Posted by Bumblevivisector on April 11th, 2014 @ 9:46pm CDT
Yet giving him an unorthodox hinder is a decent homage to his G1 namesake, who had almost-monster-truck-wheel butt cheeks.MGrotusque wrote:That skirt/shirt tails/cloak/trench coat tardness on Crosshairs is fugly. Might as well just have given him a robo top hat just to wreck it even further.
Posted by BERSEKAEL on April 11th, 2014 @ 10:00pm CDT
Posted by Deathscythetransform on April 11th, 2014 @ 10:52pm CDT
but...
THE DINOBOTS ARE INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!
i LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Va'al on April 12th, 2014 @ 4:04am CDT
It’s actually a Transformer who is neither Autobot or Decepticon, a bounty hunter named Lockdown, whose alternate form is a Lamborghini Aventador.
“Lockdown is an interesting character. He travels the galaxy, he works for somebody else. And he’s here for one person, one alien, and then he’s out of here,” Bay says. “So he doesn’t really want to take sides. The cause and balance of the galaxy is kind of messed up when different species play with different species. And that opens up a whole other gigantic world for Transformers.”
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“Lockdown’s ship has a lot of meaning that can go into other movies. There’s a lot of backstory about that ship that’s not laid out here,” he says. “You’re going to see a few things where you’re like ‘What is that? And what is that?’ And you’re going to see a couple shots like, ‘Wait a minute, who are they?’ But we don’t answer those questions.”
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 12th, 2014 @ 4:27am CDT
Posted by Crosshairs on April 12th, 2014 @ 4:34am CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 12th, 2014 @ 4:43am CDT
Crosshairs wrote:Am I the only one thinking Quintessons, or am I giving Bay too much credit?
I'm in the same boat. Cautiously optimistic. Who would send a bounty hunter after Optimus Prime (if it's even Optimus that Lockdown is after!)? For all we know, he's after Megatron/Galvatron, or Bumblebee! Maybe that message I sent into space asking for that yellow f**kers head was finally answered!
Or he could be there until the end of the movie where he's killed in a less than two minute fight scene.
Posted by OptimusPrimeval on April 12th, 2014 @ 5:15am CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on April 12th, 2014 @ 5:22am CDT
OptimusPrimeval wrote:I hope Lockdown's ship is Unicron's head. I don't know how Bay could pass up the possibility of a movie Unicron, it could be one of the best scenes in sci-fi if it was made suitably epic!
I dunno, that might be a little too CEREBRAL for Bay.
Posted by Nisus on April 12th, 2014 @ 8:08am CDT
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Crosshairs wrote:Am I the only one thinking Quintessons, or am I giving Bay too much credit?
I'm in the same boat. Cautiously optimistic. Who would send a bounty hunter after Optimus Prime (if it's even Optimus that Lockdown is after!)? For all we know, he's after Megatron/Galvatron, or Bumblebee! Maybe that message I sent into space asking for that yellow f**kers head was finally answered!
Or he could be there until the end of the movie where he's killed in a less than two minute fight scene.
Maybe Lockdown isn't even there after a Transformer? To quote Bay, "Lockdown is an interesting character. He travels the galaxy, he works for somebody else. And he’s here for one person, one alien, and then he’s out of here". To me it sounds like he may be after a human. From the Transformers, and other species, point of view (especially those that haven't been to Earth) wouldn't we be the aliens?
Or am I also giving Bayonnaise too much credit?
Posted by eyl on April 12th, 2014 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by ishigoto on April 12th, 2014 @ 9:03am CDT
Ezrakel wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Crosshairs wrote:Am I the only one thinking Quintessons, or am I giving Bay too much credit?
I'm in the same boat. Cautiously optimistic. Who would send a bounty hunter after Optimus Prime (if it's even Optimus that Lockdown is after!)? For all we know, he's after Megatron/Galvatron, or Bumblebee! Maybe that message I sent into space asking for that yellow f**kers head was finally answered!
Or he could be there until the end of the movie where he's killed in a less than two minute fight scene.
Maybe Lockdown isn't even there after a Transformer? To quote Bay, "Lockdown is an interesting character. He travels the galaxy, he works for somebody else. And he’s here for one person, one alien, and then he’s out of here". To me it sounds like he may be after a human. From the Transformers, and other species, point of view (especially those that haven't been to Earth) wouldn't we be the aliens?
Or am I also giving Bayonnaise too much credit?
Nah, If you look at the superbowl trailer you can see a brief clip of Optimus held upside down in Lockdown's ship. Lockdown's probably on the payroll of some Decepticons wanting vengeance on Optimus.
Posted by BERSEKAEL on April 12th, 2014 @ 9:08am CDT
Posted by Deathscythetransform on April 12th, 2014 @ 9:21am CDT
I have always hated them with a passion and I dont miss them. I really would have liked to see them die in the third season after the return of optimus prime, but it didn,t happen.
still, it would be a good surprise... but I would still hate them
Posted by T-Macksimus on April 12th, 2014 @ 9:39am CDT
That having been said, don't be surprised if you do see trinkets like Predator helmets (I'm thinking a pair hanging from the "rear view mirror" like fuzzy dice in a hot rod) or Alien skulls (now I could see one of those making for a cool gear shift handle) or other stuff like that thrown in for shits and giggles inside Lockdowns ship. You see Easter Eggs like those and you can bet that that was Bay's handiwork. And ffs don't respond with the typical "...but a Transformer would crush an Alien skull if it was used as a shifter handle. That's just stupid!" Those were just amusing examples off the top of my head. If anyone bitches about that in all seriousness then they need to be slapped up side the head with 3 feet of limp Cybertronian undercarriage.
Posted by Deadput on April 12th, 2014 @ 10:29am CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:If anyone bitches about that in all seriousness then they need to be slapped up side the head with 3 feet of limp Cybertronian undercarriage.
Why?
is no one allowed to have a different opinion?
I didn't know you were god.
Posted by SlyTF1 on April 12th, 2014 @ 12:21pm CDT
Deathscythetransform wrote:I sincerely hope that the others for who lockdown works arent the Quintessons.
I have always hated them with a passion and I dont miss them. I really would have liked to see them die in the third season after the return of optimus prime, but it didn,t happen.
still, it would be a good surprise... but I would still hate them
I hope it's Unicron. I could care less about Quintessons. I just don't care about them at all.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on April 12th, 2014 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 12th, 2014 @ 1:38pm CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:your all wrong lockdown is working for.........THE GOBOTS!!!!!! After years of being outcasts & shunned by most they are finally getting their revenge. But joking aside what id like to see is another race of transformers that actually looks like normal transformers so that way we can all see that those older design would actual work on the big screen. I hope its not unicron cause it would be a shame to see him turned into something stupid. The quintessons i wouldnt mind since they havent had a major role in the franchise in a while but only if they are done right & not just thrown in half assed.
If your talking about blocky G1 style then no that would never work on the big screen unless this was a minecraft movie.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2014 @ 7:03pm CDT
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on April 12th, 2014 @ 7:59pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:I think all of you are giving Bay too much credit. You might want to throw that credit (or scorn) in Ehren Kruger's direction. It's Bay's job to get filled in on the back-story as he goes along since he's the public "face" of the project. He may have had an outline or vague idea but it was Kruger's job to flesh it out, fill in the details and make it work while staying somewhat in continuity with what has come before it in the first 25+ years of lore. Bay has been cranking out other projects in the last few years and hasn't had time to research the price of a pack of toilet paper much less the details of Transformers history like Unicron and the Quintesons.
Personally, I'm glad that Bay was receptive towards Kruger's scriptwriting. Bay was all "don't push the anti kid-fun button" with O&K--his own words from the DVD commentary.
To give credit where it's due, though, Kruger is an improvement over O&K since he's actually a TF fan, and is more knowledgeable with TF lore.
Overall, I'm very happy with what I see in AoE as the first of a new trilogy. Moving away from Sam's story is the wisest thing they did. The "boy and his car" thing was Spielberg's idea in the first place. It was more or less forced onto Bay, who doesn't do "Saturday matinee" movies.
With AoE, Bay is in his element--macho characters (Cade, the Nascar guy), bromance moments (Cade and Optimus). You see these things in his pre-TF movies, and he does pretty well with them. I think he can finally take the TF's more seriously because all his preferred elements are there. And coupled with Kruger's better scriptwriting, everything just falls into place.
He just doesn't do well with a quirky character like Sam, IMO. And if the lead character isn't someone you like, your creative instinct just tries to fight you all the way.
Just my 2 cents' worth.
Sabrblade wrote:All past evidence (trailer footage, CinemaCon footage descriptions, etc.) points to Lockdown coming after Optimus.
That scene of Optimus hanging upside down in Lockdown's ship does make it pretty apparent.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2014 @ 8:34pm CDT
Not to mention that, in the descriptions of the CinemaCon footage, while Optimus is having his street fight with Galvatron, Lockdown's ship arrives on the scene and Lockdown gets out to beat up and capture Optimus, accidentally scooping up Tessa as well.SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:All past evidence (trailer footage, CinemaCon footage descriptions, etc.) points to Lockdown coming after Optimus.
That scene of Optimus hanging upside down in Lockdown's ship does make it pretty apparent.
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on April 12th, 2014 @ 9:14pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Not to mention that, in the descriptions of the CinemaCon footage, while Optimus is having his street fight with Galvatron, Lockdown's ship arrives on the scene and Lockdown gets out to beat up and capture Optimus, accidentally scooping up Tessa as well.SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:All past evidence (trailer footage, CinemaCon footage descriptions, etc.) points to Lockdown coming after Optimus.
That scene of Optimus hanging upside down in Lockdown's ship does make it pretty apparent.
I think I missed the Cinemacon post.
From your description, it's almost definitely OP.
I'm really curious as to who Lockdown's client is. From Bay's description, it it's almost definitely the Quintessons. But just between you and me, I think he/it/they might fit the description of the Quints (a species of manipulative, scheming aliens with ulterior motives towards the TF's) but might not be Quintessons per se.
Posted by megatronus on April 13th, 2014 @ 1:25am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 13th, 2014 @ 8:03am CDT
Posted by ralphatron on April 13th, 2014 @ 9:12am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 13th, 2014 @ 10:21am CDT
ralphatron wrote:I love giant robots, I love pretty ladies, I love explosions. I'm going to have fun no matter what the plot is.
...Bay? Is that you?
Also, am I the only 1 who thinks of Neo when I see that shot of Crosshairs?
Posted by harvester on April 13th, 2014 @ 8:12pm CDT
...Bay? Is that you?
Also, am I the only 1 who thinks of Neo when I see that shot of Crosshairs?
I think of DotM Roadbuster =P
Posted by Sabrblade on April 13th, 2014 @ 9:02pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Also, am I the only 1 who thinks of Neo when I see that shot of Crosshairs?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 14th, 2014 @ 11:24am CDT
Just human antagonists, manmade Transformers, and Lockdown the neutrally-aligned bounty hunter.
Posted by SlyTF1 on April 14th, 2014 @ 12:48pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I just had a thought. If Lockdown really ins't a Decepticon like this article claims, then it's possible that this movie could really have no Decepticons in it at all.
Just human antagonists, manmade Transformers, and Lockdown the neutrally-aligned bounty hunter.
What about those Decepticon ships Crosshairs and Bumblebee were fighting?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 14th, 2014 @ 12:50pm CDT
How do you know those are Decepticon ships? If they're affiliated with Lockdown, they could possibly be aligned with his mysterious benefactor(s) as well.SlyTF1 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I just had a thought. If Lockdown really ins't a Decepticon like this article claims, then it's possible that this movie could really have no Decepticons in it at all.
Just human antagonists, manmade Transformers, and Lockdown the neutrally-aligned bounty hunter.
What about those Decepticon ships Crosshairs and Bumblebee were fighting?
Posted by SlyTF1 on April 14th, 2014 @ 12:59pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:How do you know those are Decepticon ships? If they're affiliated with Lockdown, they could possibly be aligned with his mysterious benefactor(s) as well.SlyTF1 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I just had a thought. If Lockdown really ins't a Decepticon like this article claims, then it's possible that this movie could really have no Decepticons in it at all.
Just human antagonists, manmade Transformers, and Lockdown the neutrally-aligned bounty hunter.
What about those Decepticon ships Crosshairs and Bumblebee were fighting?
Because they were Decepticon ships in DOTM.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 14th, 2014 @ 1:03pm CDT
Ships themselves cannot choose sides if they're not alive.SlyTF1 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:How do you know those are Decepticon ships? If they're affiliated with Lockdown, they could possibly be aligned with his mysterious benefactor(s) as well.SlyTF1 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I just had a thought. If Lockdown really ins't a Decepticon like this article claims, then it's possible that this movie could really have no Decepticons in it at all.
Just human antagonists, manmade Transformers, and Lockdown the neutrally-aligned bounty hunter.
What about those Decepticon ships Crosshairs and Bumblebee were fighting?
Because they were Decepticon ships in DOTM.
Being similar technology is not the same thing as belonging to the same faction.
Posted by Peridot on April 15th, 2014 @ 7:22pm CDT
Hmm... I just had an idea. If Galvatron rebels against his human masters, what if Stinger rebels, changes his name to Cliffjumper, and becomes an Autobot?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 15th, 2014 @ 7:38pm CDT
Then we would have two Cliffjumpers.Metro Prime wrote:Stinger's image is literally the exact same as Bumblebee's, except mirrored and red.
Hmm... I just had an idea. If Galvatron rebels against his human masters, what if Stinger rebels, changes his name to Cliffjumper, and becomes an Autobot?
Posted by RSDADDIMUS2 on April 15th, 2014 @ 8:30pm CDT
dreadwing95 wrote:i love every single one of these designs. so pumped for this movie
ME TOO!!