SDCC 2014 First Look at new Robots in Disguise Cartoon

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, Jul 24, 2014.

  1. Nightrain

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  2. Raiju

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    Not just a fembot but a fembot who doesn't look like her limbs are made of sticks. Strongarm actually looks tough and, well, strong. I like this.
     
  3. IgnikaMarcus

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    I like this as well. Another fembot in the same vein as Strika.
     
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    Not quite as scary as strika, but definitely a strong looking character design then the usual female transformer.
     
  5. IgnikaMarcus

    IgnikaMarcus Need new Legacy G2 Leadfoot.

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    That's what I meant by "same vein". The both throw away the standard feminine figure in favor of an imposing, hulking body.
     
  6. Backpack

    Backpack G1 forever.

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    Style.... not bad.
    CG...... not the best choice.
    Animation..... not bad at all.

    Given all the factors it seems to have turned out well. I like how the backgrounds tend to match the style. Makes for a less jaring look over all.

    Yeah it's not the 2D hand drawn awesomeness home run hit out of the park greatness that was Animated....... but I can live with this for a while. Just hope they can tell a good story, be fun and interesting.

    *edit*

    After watching it a few more times....

    That shot of Sideswipe heading for Strong Arm is really weird. Either she is way to tiny, or swipe is way to big. She looked to be about human size compaired to him.

    Sideswipe running after that kid in the woods...... look at it. He takes a while to get his footing, slips a little. It's a great detail in the movement that most animation seems to miss.
     
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    That's the weird thing I find about this, the fact is that she doesn't really have that much of a "hulking body". Generally her body looks pretty average for most transformers. But because she's a fembot people are seeing her as being hulk'ish.
    Like I said in another thread, I guess being called "Strongarm" doesn't help.

    But honestly, next to Bumblebee in this show she actually looks almost petite:
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  8. kaijuguy19

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    Strongarm's still bulkier then fembots like Arcee and Airachnid the end though.
     
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    She is, but that still doesn't make her a hulking bot. It just means she's not thin and skinny like the typical fembot design.

    Animated was never a home run hit, at least when it came to animation. TFA is still honestly one of the worst animated tf shows, despite being a great show in of itself. But the actual animation was awful.

    And I mean the animation, mind you. Not the art style.
     
  10. femmebotfangirl

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    I hope you're right, that would be great getting a non-bike, more solid build fembot.

    Edit: Oh its confirmed? Awesome! I am so watching this. Don't care about her height in relation to Bumblebee.
     
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  12. Backpack

    Backpack G1 forever.

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    Animation is a little more than just frame rate. It's all about bringing characters to life. It's not fluid animation, it's limited...... for what it was, and what we've gotten in the past...... to me it was great.

    ...... and for the record I was talking about it being hand drawn .... aka not CG... being the home run decission.
     
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    It's only a home run though when it's actually done well.

    And as I did say, TFA was a great show, with great characters and writing. It just had crap animation. Saying it was "limited" as if it were a style choice is an excuse for a lack of effort. TF Animated was, ironically, a really poorly animated cartoon, period. The writing and characters are what saved it.
     
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    Holy crap, Optimus is Mufasa!
     
  15. Backpack

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    I almost never say this,but...... what ever dude.
     
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    Well we can argue back and forth on the animation and the art styles,,,

    I'll reserve judgement until I see the writing.
     
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    I hope Smokescreen is in this.
     
  19. TFW10

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    This TP:RD looks like it has a combination of Cybertron/Energon/Animated styles mixed into it.

    Is Drift a female?
     
  20. Maximus Alpha

    Maximus Alpha Biggest Strongarm Fangirl

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    That's not Drift. It's Strongarm.