in regards to the jackhammer mode, the novel detailed a decepticon who moved like he was on a pogo stick. i believe that is what's happenin here. and, oh boy. if anyone remembers, that sideways concept was one of the very first concept arts from tf2 we saw.

 

rampage looks crazy awesome  

-rikkuluverx2

 

I may have missed it, but has there been any explanation as to why Sideways looks for the most part like a complete rehash of Barricade?

 

I imagine this is true, but I hope it doesn't look as goofy as it sounds.

 

It was confirmed by Rizky Business, who has seen the film: Rampage doesn't have legs.

Sucks that his toy isn't movie-accurate.

 

Ok, seriously. If Barricade doesn't appear in ROTF, then I'm just going with the whole "Sideways is a reformatted Barricade and the name change is for the toyline" thing.

 

Its kind of a bummer how big the differences are between the Sideways toy and the actual model are.

 

So the toy is wrong? No four-legged backback?

And c'mon Sideways has the same indented chest, the same hands, the same FINGERS, the same feet (even the tips of his toes) and a near identical head. WTF!?

 

I think the designers may have intended Sideways to be a reformatted form for Barricade but then dropped the idea and decided to make him a completely new character. Just a theory.

For us Barricade fans that may have been a good thing considering Sideways' role in the film. I really dig the design though because it does have the similarities to Barricade which I thought was a great design to begin with.