BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys
Monday, June 1st, 2009 2:05PM CDT
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Posted by omegaprowl on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:14pm CDT
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Posted by Wheeljack35 on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:37pm CDT
Posted by Marcdachamp on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:39pm CDT
Bumblebee is tempting.
Love that Grimlock Activator repaint. Might grab it.
Posted by Overcracker on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:40pm CDT
Roddy's looking good. very similar to classics Rodimus but also very different. Definite buy if I can get one.
I kind of like the Gray Jazz too.
Posted by Technically weird on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:46pm CDT
Posted by JesWal on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:49pm CDT
Ah well, he's still a great figure. will definitely be picking up all these figures.
Posted by rpetras on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:51pm CDT
Rodimus
Arcee
BB
And 2 copies of Ratchet (1 to repaint to Ironhide)
Posted by nemesis-prime on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:02pm CDT
arcee finally a semi close g1 style
Posted by Firebird on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:04pm CDT
Thanks for the pictures!
Posted by RiddlerJ on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:13pm CDT
One question. Can Botcon do exclusives of Animated characters? Some remolding and we could easily have the rest of the clones and Elita-1.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 1st, 2009 @ 4:18pm CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:13pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:39pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Why is it Rodimus Minor? It's supposed to be Rodimus PRIME!!!
Actually if you want to get nitpicky, he should be Hot Rod if you go by the G1 nomenclature.
Rodimus Minor is fine means he's not Prime rank yet. And I don't remember if he was referred to as a Prime in the Transwarped Episode. Was he?
Posted by Sabrblade on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:51pm CDT
No, his bio clearly states that he's a Prime:Overcracker wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Why is it Rodimus Minor? It's supposed to be Rodimus PRIME!!!
Actually if you want to get nitpicky, he should be Hot Rod if you go by the G1 nomenclature.
Rodimus Minor is fine means he's not Prime rank yet. And I don't remember if he was referred to as a Prime in the Transwarped Episode. Was he?
RODIMUS PRIME
FUNCTION: CAVALIER
“My actions speak louder than words.”
RODIMUS PRIME was dubbed ‘the chosen one’ in the Autobot Academy. He is well liked and highly skilled. Rodimus is a natural leader and seemingly on the fast track to becoming Magnus. He is exceptionally skilled in servo to servo combat as well as being a master at many Autobot defensive weapons. His armament of choice is an energy bow of his own design.
Besides, it was also said that Primes command crews, and Rodimus does just that, as his crew consists of Hot Shot, Red Alert, Brawn, and Ironhide.
The fact that his altmode was based more on G1 Hot Rod's rather than G1 Rodimus Prime's does not affect his name, as this guy is a completely different character.
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:30pm CDT
Either way, it's Hot Rod as far as I'm concerned. It's so damn close to it's G1 counterpart that I'm not splitting hairs, he's just staright-up Hot Rod.
(Can you tell that I finally found a new TF toy that I can't gripe about. Yeah, I'm shocked too.)
I'm also actually diggin Ratchet alot and I love the Arcee mold. Awsome touch giving her the pair of swords just like in her Spotlight issue. Kind of screws with the brain thinking of her as a former Cybertronian school teacher wielding weapons she went samurai-slayer-beserk with in a different continuity.
Detention in her classes must have really sucked!
Posted by pr0wl on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:36pm CDT
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Posted by Diem on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:45pm CDT
Thanks for the excellent gallery!
Posted by --B-- on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:13pm CDT
Ratchet is nice, but not really necessary, and Hydrodive BB didn't come across as well as I hoped.
Arcee looks great though, I'll definatly pick her up.
Posted by Zeds on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:32pm CDT
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Posted by Primus C-00 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 2:32pm CDT
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 5:32pm CDT
Primus C-00 wrote:These I'd imagine are the Animated toys that will be released as part of Universe?
I thought Universe was done. that the TRU exclusives were the last of U2.0.
Posted by Blurrz on June 2nd, 2009 @ 5:42pm CDT
ShGarland_1383 wrote:Primus C-00 wrote:These I'd imagine are the Animated toys that will be released as part of Universe?
I thought Universe was done. that the TRU exclusives were the last of U2.0.
Well... whether not you call it Universe 3.0.. Botcon confirms that there will be continuation of the Universe/Classics line in the near future (2010). These Animated toys are under the Animated brand name as well.
Posted by Gandalf on June 2nd, 2009 @ 7:01pm CDT
I'll be getting Arcee and Rodimus for sure. Even though neither is perfect.
Arcee very badly needs a G1 repaint like Shockwave. That reddish-magenta doesn't work well for me. And the car mode is a little disappointing, but at least it's a step in the right direction. And I hope those ugly spoilers are removable.
Are those RotF glyphs on her windshield? They're on the Jazz repaint, too. Are they slapping on glyphs to tie these into the film-craze? That would be ridiculous. No...I do not like that at all.
Anyway, despite all that, almost-Arcee will grace my shelves.
Posted by Overcracker on June 2nd, 2009 @ 7:10pm CDT
Gandalf wrote:Thanks for these great photos!
I'll be getting Arcee and Rodimus for sure. Even though neither is perfect.
Arcee very badly needs a G1 repaint like Shockwave. That reddish-magenta doesn't work well for me. And the car mode is a little disappointing, but at least it's a step in the right direction. And I hope those ugly spoilers are removable.
Are those RotF glyphs on her windshield? They're on the Jazz repaint, too. Are they slapping on glyphs to tie these into the film-craze? That would be ridiculous. No...I do not like that.
Anyway, despite all that, almost-Arcee will grace my shelves.
These are just prototypes still, and will probably still see some changes and touch-ups before they reach full production. As for the carvings on the windshields, those look like ID numbers carved into them.
Hasbro has been known to deface their prototypes to prevent them from being stolen and sold on ebay or what have you. Though it doesn't really work.
But these definitely don't look like Movie glyphs just ID numbers. Probably they have a few prototypes and have to keep track of them.
I can assure you the carvings will not be there in the final products.
Posted by Gandalf on June 2nd, 2009 @ 8:12pm CDT
Overcracker wrote: These are just prototypes still, and will probably still see some changes and touch-ups before they reach full production. As for the carvings on the windshields, those look like ID numbers carved into them.
Hasbro has been known to deface their prototypes to prevent them from being stolen and sold on ebay or what have you. Though it doesn't really work.
But these definitely don't look like Movie glyphs just ID numbers. Probably they have a few prototypes and have to keep track of them.
I can assure you the carvings will not be there in the final products.
Yeah, I know they're prototypes. But I'll bet that magenta color is final.
I can see the numbers now that you mention it. That's a big relief, as I wouldn't put it beyond Hasbro to do something like that. Thanks for pointing that out.
Posted by mattyc1007 on June 3rd, 2009 @ 4:22am CDT
Sign me up for all except that horrid Grimlock, I got on ealready and got for a bargain at that, not gonna push it. Hot Rod, BB, Ratchet and Arcee will be welcomed to the collection any day
Posted by Sabrblade on June 3rd, 2009 @ 9:11am CDT
However, his TFCC Magazine bio (which is official and was written by the Animated staff) came out first, before "TransWarped" first aired on TV. It was here that his name was first stated as "Rodimus Prime".
Plus, the Animated cartoon clearly stated that those who command teams are at the rank of Prime.
It is the toy that messed up the name. Whereas it should have been "Rodimus Prime", the toy has been labeled as "Rodimus Minor".
I believe this mistake was due to the confusion of his altmode's appearance. His altmode is designed after G1 Hot Rod, instead of G1 Rodimus Prime. This however, shouldn't affect his name, as his character has already been established as a Prime.
Besides, one's look doesn't always affect their name. Take a look at Energon Downshift. He's the spittin' image of G1 Wheeljack, yet his name's not "Wheeljack", it's "Downshift" (and the show even called him "Cliffjumper" more often than "Downshift").
All in all, "Rodimus Minor" is the wrong name for this figure, as he's supposed to be "Rodimus Prime" despite the look of his altmode.
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on June 4th, 2009 @ 4:46pm CDT
Blurrz wrote:Well... whether not you call it Universe 3.0.. Botcon confirms that there will be continuation of the Universe/Classics line in the near future (2010). These Animated toys are under the Animated brand name as well.
Good that Classics/U2.0 will resume at some point (presumably after ROTF is done). Also happy these guys are under the Animated banner. Not that I'd have much problem with an "animated series" in the U2.0...it's just these guys should be Animated.
Posted by Primus1101 on June 5th, 2009 @ 6:24am CDT
Posted by grim_lock on June 5th, 2009 @ 12:04pm CDT
Posted by Bumblebeast on June 11th, 2009 @ 10:18pm CDT
If the price is right i'm gonna get me a Rodimus and an Arcee. Both are very G1. Lovely.