This one is another rumor for the rumor mill, so take it with a pinch of salt.
2005 Boards member Moroni Prime noticed that on the Kre-O Nation site, when creating your username you are offered a list of Transformers names, all bar one of which are existing Kreons. The one who is not? Tailgate.
Does this mean that a Kreon Tailgate is in the works, or does it just mean whoever was tasked with picking out the list of Transformers names just like the name Tailgate and put him on the list (we should point out the list draws heavily on characters from Transformers Prime, the movie series and the War for Cybertron game – and Tailgate was a character in Transformers Prime). That being said, there is a Windcharger Kreon out there, so a white redeco may not be beyond the realms of imagination.
For now though, take this with a grain of salt.
Image attached to this story taken from the signature of 2005 Boards member SPLIT LIP, because More than Meets the Eye Tailgate is awesome.
O.Supreme
Do any of those characters even Transform? I mean I know they could be the non micro-changing type, but I think some peoplE overestimate the popularity of the IDW comics when compared with the general fanbase. I mean any Kreon would be welcome, but I'd take any of the hundreds of existing G1 characters before ones that were created specifically for iDW comics in the past two years.
O.Supreme
For which I am glad. To be fair though, Kreons are pretty much ambigious anyways, but really, G1 is G1. I dont think we need to start dilenniating (at least with Kreons) whether it is original G1, , Marvel G1, WFC/FoC G1, DW G1, IDW etc… Besides Most people know Rodimus Prime & Cyclonus from the 1986movie more than the recent comic.
Moroni Prime
True, however, the forum is called News AND Rumors. Just how many hundreds of rumors have been put on the frontpage of TFW2005 since 2000, Pre-Transfandom? If it turns out to not be true, no harm done, but if it does turn out to be true, I think it's nice that the fans, and TFW2005, care enough to get the news out there.
BeeOtch217
Why is this frontpaged? It's just a fan theory/rumor/speculation and not news. For all we know they could be just names of popular and fan favorite G1 or Prime transformers
DarkPrinceofKaon
Hope this news comes true. I'd really want a Tailgate Kreon.
Aokijinator
December
FanimusMaximus
This pleases GFH.
Blazere
Holy SHIT.
So would that mean….
THAT WE HAVE SOME SORT OF TAILGATE CHARACTER IN TF4?
dirtweed
With little to no info I'm surprised this was front paged at all.
I agree, this means nothing. With the exception of wave 4 blind packs and wave 2 customizers (both of which are expected to be released early 2014) I would not expect to see anything Kre-o related that does not have a connection with the movie. Hasbro has already said that 2014 TF Kre-o line will be based off the TF4 movie.
Autovolt 127
That is awesome that they used Split Lip's drawing of Tailgate for the front page.
SPLIT LIP
That FP story. "Because MTMTE Tailgate is awesome." YEAH he is!
Blazere
Speaking of Kreons, when does Wave 4 release?
Sol Fury
I think you may be overstating what you are seeing here. The way I read it, I see a list that pulls in a bunch of characters prominent in Generation 1 and the Movies, and a whole lot of the named cast of Transformers Prime. Perhaps that is where it came from. Perhaps it is just someone tasked with making the list thought it was a cool name.
But, the fact that Tailgate is getting a new Legends class toy, and the fact that there is a Windcharger which could be used to redeco into this one does support your view, so let's meet halfway and call this a rumour. Because I am not sure (particularly after reading one UK retailer's comments about the future of Micro Changers being up in the air) that this is anything more than a coincidence.
Moroni Prime
Wonder why this hasn't been frontpaged yet.
Bass X0
I'd prefer a G1 Tailgate toy too, but that doesn't mean Prime Tailgate shouldn't have more toys.
Noideaforaname
I'd hope a Kreon Tailgate would be based of the G1/MTMTE Tailgate, and not the Prime one. That'd just be stupid if they went for the Tailgate that literally did nothing but die instead of the Tailgate that played a huge part in one of the best-loved TF series.
Moroni Prime
That would all depend on which version of Tailgate it would be based upon, either G1, or Prime.
Novaburnhilde
This. Pretty much.
adambman
Not to sound picky, since you might have meant this in the first place but a white and blue Windcharger redeco would be closer to the mark.
Noideaforaname
Ok, so technically there are quite a few bots from MTMTE in Kreon form, but virtually none of the characters you actually think of when you hear "MTMTE". No Whirl or Swerve or Rewind or Rung or Ultra Magnus (or Minimus Ambus) or Pharma or Tyrest or Chromedome or Brainstorm or Tarn or Misfire or Skids or…