USA Today announced this morning the results of the Fan-Built Combiner Poll and many fans are going to be extremely pleased by the outcome:
Victorion, a new “Combiner” Transformer comprised of six different female Autobots and a result of another recent fan-built poll, is rolling out in the July comic Transformers: Combiner Hunters and debuting in toy form in the near future.This should come as no surprise to anyone as the boards have been in an uproar these last few months over gender equality and equal representation in the franchise. Many fans have been extremely vocal in their preferences and have demanded the inclusion of more female characters in the Transformers universe and this is a monumental step in the right direction.
We all look forward to these new characters joining the likes of classics such as Menasor and Superion and what these new characters mean to the growth of the franchise.
Be sure to jump into the discussion about the importance of these characters over on our boards.
Autovolt 127
Yeah they have not used The Star Seekers to their full potential.
That would be awesome. At least 3 repaints can work from that…the 3rd one being the FunPub deco.
I still don't know how a sea of rust would work.
Pretty much like Strika or Strongarm.
Afterburner
Oh god more stereotypes.
Automaster
It'll be interesting to see how they pull off a feminine character from the bulky molds that were chosen.
ZeroiaSD
Independents from different TF stuff include Monstrobots, Sixknight, Tigatron, Dinobots, the Scavengers, Overlord….
Ranger Silver 6
The Sea of Rust hasn't actually been used in IDW before I don't think. And in at least one continuity it contains the Hydrax Plateau, which contains Cybertron's primary spaceport. It's possible IDW could be similar.
grindcore138
Literally anyone.
Ribieconvoy
If that means we get a modern, articulated version of the hilarious nightmare fuel that was Scylla's alt mode, I am ALL FOR IT.
Thundershot
Actually, I hope they do the Seacons in Combiner Wars eventually because I also want God Neptune, who was comprised of Pirates (and a female).
Lazerwave
What other people can be Independent besides Pirates?
Bikers?
T-Hybrid
Thundertron spoiled us. We need more like him! Heck, revive the Seacons…who better to be pirates than the Sea Monsters?
Lazerwave
I'd like to see that.
Autovolt 127
That sounds very drastic of a retool but considering what Hasbro was able to do with Sandstorm and to a lesser extent Chromia…they could pull it off.
What Hollywood actually thinks.
I think they should go for a Mad Max vibe with Victorion.
Hanzkaz
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H.E.X.-BRAVE
maybe the independent part is they are like a group that travels from one place to another in the Sea of Rust, fighting bad guys who ruined the lives of the local inhabitants there, they are the savior for the population who lived in the Sea of Rust because no police force from any government on Cybertron cared that much about that Primus forsaken place or their police force sucked balls, just because they were busy dealing with the Autobot Decepticon wars, thus no time for them to look at a place that may have no profit for what ever nations of Cybertron,
the Victorion ladies are essentially their own personal & private peacekeeping force that may put whatever Marvel & DC comics to shame, not affiliated to any government or organization, they maybe aren't mercenaries or PMC's either, not going for the Energon chips, just plain going Superman on this shit, a volunteer work, thus an independent organization,
i hope the staff in charge of the Victorion characterization project ain't trolling us with a stupid pop culture reference, with the ladies being some sort of parody of the magical girl manga & anime genre, like Sailor Moon for example *shudders*
literally the heroic justice in the Sea of Rust indeed.
orangeitis
I like the way you think.
jamarmiller
Kinda hoping they do this for firestar, moonracer , and Elita 1
Knightsword
Pirate transformers.
Gilgamesh
guys i don get how [robot] can be from [place] and have [personality] its so alien to me
Hanzkaz
You could probably get Nautica by remolding Generations Arcee. You basically swap the outer car-shell with that of a of a submarine and change the head for a visored one.
Even the 'back-pack' could be used to store Nautica's tools.