Optimus Prime 2007 Robot Mode, leaked bits

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2006-08-16 04:10am

Lookin' Good

Most people seem to be very entusiastic to these clipped pics and I am too. I've got high hopes for Megs and 'Screamer now too.

Kojiro · Post by **Kojiro** » 2006-08-16 06:49am

While they certainly look professional I'm not thrilled. Prime's head should not be changed, or changed as little as absolutely possible.

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2006-08-16 08:12am

Links are dead for me, I'm afraid.

Darth Tanner · Post by **Darth Tanner** » 2006-08-16 08:16am

flames on his arms!

!

blasphemy

are they trying to make him into a joint Optimus/Hot Rod character?

I'm still cut up about the decision not to include Sound Wave

Kojiro · Post by **Kojiro** » 2006-08-16 08:26am

I think it's best they avoid the mass changing. Soundwave just wouldn't work, to say nothing of the fact that his disguise form is somewhat dated.

You're right though, flames on his arms are pushing it. I still believe going with a slightly updated version of the original would have been their best bet.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-08-17 10:10am

Kojiro wrote:Prime's head should not be changed, or changed as little as absolutely possible.

Oh cry me a river, it's hardly been changed.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2006-08-17 10:17am

I don't like the flames.

Otherwise, it looks decent.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-08-17 10:25am

Uts should be rather happy, since it means they won't be all skeletal gears, pistons, and framework: rather they'll actually have some solidness and mass to them.

Lord Zentei · Post by **Lord Zentei** » 2006-08-17 10:28am

Kojiro wrote:Soundwave just wouldn't work, to say nothing of the fact that his disguise form is somewhat dated.

Blasphemy. They could just give him a new form or simply not show him changing. Soundwave is a neccesary foil for Starscream.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2006-08-17 11:24am

The comics proved that Starscream doesn't need any one Decepticon to act as a counterpoint for his treachery.

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2006-08-17 07:08pm

You know, I've been thinking, and I'm now of the opinon that trying to judge this movie's quality solely on how close its elements are to Generation 1 is doing it a huge disservice.

I mean, so what if Optimus Prime is a long-nosed cab? He's a truck, and a big one at that. I'm more concerned about the character they give this version of him than what he looks like, or even who voices him(I consider the casting of Cullen to be a hell of a bonus, not an intregal part).

Optimus Primal and the RiD and Unicron Trilogy versions of Prime have all had their differences from the original, in varying ways. But more importantly, they all had the same qualities of integrity, courage, and leadership that has marked Optimus Prime, in any incarnation, as one of the greatest transformers of all(No matter how bad the scripts).

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2006-08-17 11:53pm

Interesting design, but Optimus' upper arm should have armor to protect the servo-motors there. It would be stupid to leave such crucial mechanical components exposed, even for aesthetic reasons.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-08-18 12:53am

Sidewinder wrote:Interesting design, but Optimus' upper arm should have armor to protect the servo-motors there. It would be stupid to leave such crucial mechanical components exposed, even for aesthetic reasons.

It looks to me as though the panel sticking out on the top of the upper arm folds down over that part, and it's up (probably moves when transforming) merely to showcase inner detail.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2006-08-18 03:18am

If those are real....

Meh..it'll take come getting used to...and I dislike the flames.

Still...it's not bad...

Kojiro · Post by **Kojiro** » 2006-08-18 03:23am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Kojiro wrote:Prime's head should not be changed, or changed as little as absolutely possible.
Oh cry me a river, it's hardly been changed.

That Prime head preserves the key features sure but it modifies them. The side vents have been incorporated into the head, smoothly and the central top vent seems to have been pulled up to resemble the top of a space marine helmet. Prime's 'mask' now looks integrated into his face as well, making me wonder if it will move when he talks. The antenna are there, though there appears to be a second set. For me it's little different than if they cast an actor with a weak chin and jawline to play Superman. Sure he's got al the right colours and has all the features but it just wouldn't be right. At least that's my aesthetic opinion, yours may vary.

SAMAS wrote:Optimus Primal and the RiD and Unicron Trilogy versions of Prime have all had their differences from the original, in varying ways. But more importantly, they all had the same qualities of integrity, courage, and leadership that has marked Optimus Prime, in any incarnation, as one of the greatest transformers of all(No matter how bad the scripts).

You are of course right. I'd be far more disappointed if he's not Prime, rather than not looking like Prime. I'm just hoping they'll nail both aspects of him. If he is Prime though, I suspect I won't care what he looks like.

Darth Tanner · Post by **Darth Tanner** » 2006-08-18 08:43am

Soundwaves potential new form

I'm not sure how ravage and the others would work though.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » 2006-08-18 09:45am

Darth Tanner wrote: I'm not sure how ravage and the others would work though.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2006-08-18 10:50am

Looks pretty good. Not a fan at all of the "parts showing" style, but at least they seem to be covering some of it up. Does anyone else have the eyes missing in their picture? Or did mine just load up really weird? If it's supposed to be like that why would they do that?

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2006-08-18 10:51am

Just make Soundwave a great big entertainment center with integrated shelving and enormous speakers. Works for me.

Oh, and supposedly they're gonna be releasing the official name list in like ten minutes.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2006-08-18 10:55am

Ghetto Edit: Oh, that's 11 am PST. Guess That'll be a few hours then.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2006-08-18 02:08pm

Just make Soundwave transform into a big festival speaker stack. THat should be about the right size.

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2006-08-18 02:55pm

Transformers cast confirmed by writers in chat:

Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Ratchet
JAzz
Ironhide

MEgatron Starscream
Brawl (tank)
Barricade (cop car)
Scorponok
Blackout (helicopter)
Bonecrusher (mine clearing vehicle)
Frenzy (boombox)

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-08-18 04:29pm

I understand the Autobot picks, but many of the Decepticons are practially unknowns or just WTF picks.

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2006-08-18 04:43pm

Ostensibly, Hasbro wanted new characters, hence Barricade and Blackout. Frenzy used to be Soundwave, but as Hasbro insisted on there being a boombox TF and the writers decided that there would be no mass shifting, they decided to name it Frenzy so it wouldnt be a midget. One of the writers actually had the best argument against mass shifting I had ever heard: If it's such a good disguise, why wouldn't more Tfs use it?

Scorponok is a small scorpion that Blackout drops to finish off a group of survivors from a US military base he has just leveled. Blackout is an M-53 Pave Low, and due to his size, is used to transport smaller DEcepticons who can't fly. Those things are fucking huge- he could easily carry two of the smaller Cons.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2006-08-18 07:50pm

Pitchas!