ROTF Megatron,Skids,Chromia in package!!!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by S250, Mar 26, 2009.

  1. Draven

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    If only it looked as good as Thrust did. Chromia's toy is utterly awful IMO. I'm not too keen on Skids either. I'll probably get Megatron, but the gimp arm is NOT a good point.
     
  2. Shockscream

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    Oh God, I have to buy Chromia now just so I can put her in Ironhide's arms. And Megatron is oh so mine!
     
  3. Bgrngod

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    "friends with Ironhide?" wink wink nudge nudge...Ironhide has a thing for bike-bots does he? She must like his guns...

    I hope they don't write these three as the tramp-bots or something.
     
  4. Nemesis Liger

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    But there's been romance between TFs in the past. 'Course, in this case it probably doesn't matter too much since it just says they're friends in her bio. Doesn't really have to mean anything more unless you want it to, or something in the movie/book/comic hints that there is. (and even then you can choose to ignore. *shrugs*)

    Plus, haven't TFs already been humansied, (rather blatantly in some cases) before?
     
  5. Alienbot

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    I bet it's Bumblebee this time.

    Paranoid about bad jokes despite a G1 reference?
     
  6. Icespark

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    Chromia's biography is excellent! :D  It's reassuring to know that attention is being paid to the character history behind particular names, and that, not all names were applied randomly! :) 

    I'm am somewhat sad to see that Chromia doesn't have feet though. I'd prefer to see that the toys can actually stand on their own, with out the aid of a display stand.

    Megatron is still a vast improvement over the original movie design.

    Skids's head still disappoints me. :( 
     
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  7. Alienbot

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    Well, it will be a nice way to further humanise the movie robots, I didn't say it wasn't a nice touch in other Transformer fiction either.
     
  8. Icespark

    Icespark A Spark in the Darkness

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    Romance can be one of the most powerful motivational factors in any given story. The potential problem lies not with romance, but with the way it is portrayed. Due to how powerful it can be, the person doing the writing must do an excellent job, or else it will fall flat. The best way to fully utilize romance, from a writing point of view, is to have it as a subplot. Use it as motivation to keep the story moving, not as the story itself.
     
  9. Optimus Prime

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    Chromia has one of the stupidest-looking robot modes in recent Transformers history. Beast Machines Thrust did it better.
    Hopefully the combined form, if there is one, will make up for it.
     
  10. TFfan08

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    I will pass Skids if there is Robot Replicas Skids ..
     
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    Who are Chromia's "sisters?"
     
  12. Master Fwiffo

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    Arcee and an as-yet unnamed bot.

    Anyone want to start a pool on what they'll name the purple one? I've got my money on Override.
     
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    Firestar? Moonracer? Elita One? Arcee if she's not the name of the combined form (if there is a combined form)?
     
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    awesome
     
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    Megatron = Win. Skids = Fail. Chromia = Looks alright, I guess. I can't wait to see Arcee, though.
     
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    If Chromia does combine, I can accept the rather lackluster lower body. (I like her gun arm and head sculpt) If she doesn't, I may seriosly consider skipping her. (even though I really want the full movie cast)

    Nice that her and Ironhide are BFFs, nice throwback to G1 where they were notably moreso. Hope that's actually something out of the movie.
     
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    I like how chormia is old friends with ironhide like in G1.
     
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    Interesting. Looks like they won't combine after all.
     
  19. Autobot Burnout

    Autobot Burnout ...and I'll whisper "No."

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    Megs and Skids=yes. I like Skids better then Mudflap for some reason, probably because Skids actually has something that looks like a head. Megatron I skipped last movie since he just looked awful, but now he looks like he's hyped up on steroids and REALLY ready to kick some ass, so I'm nabbing him this time.

    Chromia: Only if the three bikes combine, otherwise I'll pass.
     
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    I think we can pretty much assume that Chromia and the bikerbots don't combine. It's not mentioned in the bio, it's not on the gimmick listing, so I'd imagine we were misdirected again. (Which I'm fine with. I truly didn't like the idea of three motorcycles combining to form Arcee, anyway. I'd have dealt with it, but didn't like it.)