BotCon 2011 Animated Breakdown Unveiled

TheCrookedMan wrote:Axel is a Speed Stars Stunticon repaint of Lockdown, so perhaps we'll see a repaint of TFA Lockdown?

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Axel

That's interesting. Plus Axor is a remold of Lockdown in whatever the current line is.

But just to play this all out ....

Animated has the following unique car molds (not counting repaints/remolds):
Arcee
Blurr
Bumblebee (Deluxe and Hydrodrive)
Ratchet
Jazz (Already used)
Lockdown
Optimus (Deluxe, voyager and Cybertron)
Rodimus
Sentinel Prime
Soundwave
Swindle
Ultra Magnus
Wreck-gar

If we assume they will make all 5 stunticons, the Jazz mold is accounted for and Motormaster will be a Prime remold. Cut out other trucks, that leaves us with :
Arcee
Blurr
Bumblebee (Deluxe and Hydrodrive)
Lockdown
Rodimus
Soundwave
Swindle


If we then say Bee is too small to make a good stunticon, Arcee is too feminine a mold, and lump in swindle with the trucks we are left with:
Blurr
Lockdown
Rodimus
Soundwave

My guess is the last stunticons will be made from Blurr, Lockdown & Rodimus.
And to add to the guessing, I'll say:
Rodimus = Wildrider (since it has been done before)
Blurr = Brakedown (because another yellow repaint of Blurr would be silly)
Lockdown = Dragstrip (OK, I don't like this, he would make a better Brakedown)

Ok, those last 2 could go either way, but I would NOT buy the cheetor repaint if they make Blurr into Dragstrip.

So guessing the next announcement will be a Lockdown repaint is a pretty safe bet.

That's one of the worst takes on a character I have seen out of modern BotCon stuff.

Not feeling that at all.

TheCrookedMan wrote:So what does Axel Foley have to do with this toy? The Bob Seger song they used in Beverly Hills Cop was "Shakedown".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-W_i7Z59I

I think it said Shakedown, Breakdown, take down, everybody something something something somethingggggg.

You know how it goes.

Looks good. New head is nice.

Does anyone know what's the story behind the Stunticon symbol?

tigertracks 24 wrote:

TheCrookedMan wrote:So what does Axel Foley have to do with this toy? The Bob Seger song they used in Beverly Hills Cop was "Shakedown".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-W_i7Z59I

I think it said Shakedown, Breakdown, take down, everybody something something something somethingggggg.

You know how it goes.

Looks good. New head is nice.

Oh. I thought we were getting a hint as to who was going to re-painted. That seems like the real reveal, not which of the Stunticons would be released next. I mean, there are only five of them, but endless repaint possibilities.

Since I don't have Hot Rod, but really liked the look of the mold, I'm sorely tempted by this. Will have to wait till it's in my hands to decide if it's a keeper though... :9

edit: typos

"Breakdown" was the name of one of the main songs on the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop 2

I think "Rod Kimble" would have been a better hint.

So, um, if anyone who really hates Breakdown's guts is going to Botcon, just hit me up, alright?