Here are the ones (cameo ones included) Rodimus, Red Alert, Hot Shot, Brawn, Strika, Cyclonus, Blackout, Spittor, Oil Slick, Jetfire, Jetstorm, Wheeljack, Perceptor, Alpha Trion, Highbrow, Dai Atlas, Grandus, Beachcomber, and Warpath. Am I missing any? 20 characters will somehow be appearing in Animated!
I think Oil Slick is, yeah. But what about Beachcomber? I thought he might have been cut or something.
Oil Slick is a member of Strika's team, and as far as we currently know Beachcomber will show up, though he'll have a very small role. He could have been cut, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. Basically I'm not going to put much faith in him showing up, but I won't be too surprised if he does.
Rodimus, Red Alert, Hot Shot, Brawn, Strika, Cyclonus, Blackout, Spittor, Oil Slick, Jetfire, Jetstorm, Wheeljack, Perceptor, Alpha Trion, Highbrow, Dai Atlas, Grandus, Beachcomber, and Warpath I hope most if not all will get the toy treatment. If so, the ones I bolded are the ones I might get.
Rodimus Prime has been confirmed for a toy, and I wouldn't be surprised if most of the new characters got toys. Hasbro will need more than just repaints to sell in the Animated line during the next year or so.
Oh wow! I wanted Oil Slick, but I thought it was going to be another Beast Era toy (they make the toy but the damn TF doesn't even show up in the show). Looking forward to Oil Slick now!
Didn't I read somewhere that Derrick Wyatt mentioned Ratbat in the Collector's Club magazine interview, or am I just pulling that out of nowhere?
Rodimus, Red Alert, Brawn, Cyclonus, Wheeljack, Perceptor, Alpha Trion, Highbrow, Dai Atlas, Grandus, Beachcomber, and Warpath. These all make me very excited!
He's been heavily hinting at Ratbat for awhile now.(I think since Botcon '08) And with the news that Electrostatic Soundwave is getting a new minion. It's all but confirmed.
Whats funny to me after reading the Jetstorm/Jetfire comic Im thinking there will be an episode or episodes where we see Strika's team, Rodimus Prime's team, Sentinel, Jazz, Jetstorm, Jetfire and Wasp. Thats alot of cameo characters packed in togethor.