Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 9:02AM CST

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Thanks to weibo user HarryHuo we have some Transformers: Age of Extinction product packaging mock-ups! The box inlay image reveals lots of Dinobots in their dinosaur modes: Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Pterodactyl, and Spinosaurus (you'll have to forgive us if those names aren't 100% species accurate, there are a lot of various dino subspecies!) As you can see this isn't the traditional Dinobot team. The outer box offers yet another look at Optimus Prime in his new body.

Check em out below:

Credit(s): weibo user HarryHuo

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Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540221)
Posted by njb902 on January 8th, 2014 @ 9:08am CST

Interesting, I wonder what the final number of dinobots will be.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540225)
Posted by Dead Metal on January 8th, 2014 @ 9:20am CST

The box inlay reminds me a bit of the Jurassic Park 2 packaging, that also had loads of dino pics that highlighted body parts in a similar style.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540227)
Posted by megatronus on January 8th, 2014 @ 9:25am CST

Dead Metal wrote:The box inlay reminds me a bit of the Jurassic Park 2 packaging, that also had loads of dino pics that highlighted body parts in a similar style.

I bet that was deliberate, even - only so many dino-movie comps out there to take your marketing cues from.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540230)
Posted by dreadwing95 on January 8th, 2014 @ 9:36am CST

i really like the design for the new dinobots. usually i would be kind of annoyed by a triceratops having stegosaurus spikes on his tail but really it makes him even more awesome

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540235)
Posted by Cyborgraptor on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:06am CST

So from what we see here, I think we can finally tell who and what are the Movieverse Dinobots:

Grimlock- Tyrannosaurus

Slug- Triceratops

Strafe- Pterosaurs

Slash- Raptor

Scorn- Spinosaurus

No Stegosaur or Saurapod sadly, but whatever. Kids love vicious deadly carnivores better anyways!

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540238)
Posted by guarayakha on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:26am CST

Are the Dinobots all confirmed to be Autobots?

If so, the future seems bleak for the cons, eh? -Their leaders/2nd-in-command are dead, the Autobots hunt/kill them with no negotiations, and now angry humans and their man-made TFs + Cybertronian Dinos :lol:

Also, fun stuff pre-ROTF time, remember this poll?
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/mov ... mers_N.htm
What are the odds for Magnus to appear in TF5/6? :-?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540239)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:27am CST

Oh noes! They're not the GEEWUN Dino Modes! Cue mass hysterical fanrage!

...

What? :shock:

There's no anger over this here?

YAY!

For once, we get news about Movie changes that doesn't immediately summon a storm of irateness! :DANCE:

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540240)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:28am CST

guarayakha wrote:Also, fun stuff pre-ROTF time, remember this poll?
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/mov ... mers_N.htm
What are the odds for Magnus to appear in TF5/6?

In a way, he kinda already did, as the name "Ultra Magnus" was a pre-production name for DOTM Sentinel Prime.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540241)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:29am CST

guarayakha wrote:Also, fun stuff pre-ROTF time, remember this poll?
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/mov ... mers_N.htm
What are the odds for Magnus to appear in TF5/6?

In a way, he kinda already did, as the name "Ultra Magnus" was an early working name for DOTM Sentinel Prime.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540243)
Posted by ScottyP on January 8th, 2014 @ 10:37am CST

SPIKES EVERYWHERE :michaelbay:

Seriously though, these dudes look fun. Pretty happy with this AoE stuff so far.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540251)
Posted by It Is Him on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:17am CST

This pleases me

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540254)
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:30am CST

Despite what the writers of Jurassic Park would have you believe, Velociraptors were small dinosaurs, about the size of a chicken or a dog. That wouldn't make for a very imposing alt mode.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540255)
Posted by Ravage XK on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:31am CST

I'm ok with the look. No doubt the changes made make for better action and screen presence.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540258)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:34am CST

they're all spiky dinosaurs what else would you expect from bay, next question is are the names correct or is the raptor sludge & the spino snarl instead of dinobot & a new character?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540259)
Posted by GuyIncognito on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:34am CST

Cyborgraptor wrote:So from what we see here, I think we can finally tell who and what are the Movieverse Dinobots:

Grimlock- Tyrannosaurus

Slug- Triceratops

Strafe- Pterosaurs

Slash- Raptor

Scorn- Spinosaurus

No Stegosaur or Saurapod sadly, but whatever. Kids love vicious deadly carnivores better anyways!

Triceratops was an herbivore. :-B

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540260)
Posted by JazZeke on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:35am CST

I'm rather disappointed by the dinosaur choices. T-rex, raptor, AND spinosaurus? That's too many with the same basic body shape.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540261)
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 8th, 2014 @ 11:36am CST

Man, that dinosaur packaging is awesome, makes me nostalgic for the old Jurassic Park stuff. Hope they make a poster or something of just that.

The rest of it is pretty damn boring, and I'm not really crazy about how much it seems it'll hide the actual toy.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540269)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on January 8th, 2014 @ 12:04pm CST

dreadwing95 wrote:i really like the design for the new dinobots. usually i would be kind of annoyed by a triceratops having stegosaurus spikes on his tail but really it makes him even more awesome

Hadn't thought about it myself, but considering how often Slag's been called Snarl over the past decade or so, I wonder if that's an intentional in-joke.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540277)
Posted by Cyborgraptor on January 8th, 2014 @ 12:29pm CST

GuyIncognito wrote:
Cyborgraptor wrote:So from what we see here, I think we can finally tell who and what are the Movieverse Dinobots:

Grimlock- Tyrannosaurus

Slug- Triceratops

Strafe- Pterosaurs

Slash- Raptor

Scorn- Spinosaurus

No Stegosaur or Saurapod sadly, but whatever. Kids love vicious deadly carnivores better anyways!

Triceratops was an herbivore.

Hey, you know what! You're right! Good thing I was just referring to the Snarl and Sludge alt modes we are not getting and not the five were are getting! that would have been embarrassing! :grin:

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Product Box Imagery Reveals Dinobots (1540278)
Posted by MGrotusque on January 8th, 2014 @ 12:34pm CST

I personally would have appreciated some visual confirmation of a proper Stegosaurus so at least i could name it Snarl in my own wee mind.
I have a feeling these Dinos will neither be Autobot nor Decepticon. I speculate and assume of course.

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