Following the concept art reveal of Underbite, Film illustrator & Director Augusto Barranco has shared several concept images of Transformers: Robots In Disguise Sideswipe.
It’s interesting to note that the character started out as Fastlane, which would explain the immature nature of the character.
We’ve mirrored the images with this news post. Check ’em out, after the jump.
IaconStargazer
Stylin!
I'm kind of okay with him being called Sideswipe (I don't have much sentiment toward the name/character history), but with "Fastlane" having had much less exposure throughout the brand, it probably would've been a better choice.
Same here. A rather thin physique with prominent wheel-shoulders and -ankles, it does seem inspired by Animated Blurr (and/or TransTech Cheetor).
Autovolt 127
Fastlane huh?
I think I would have liked Sideswipe as a new character altogether…still this is the best Sideswipe we have thus far.
The original design looks generic I find.
Novaburnhilde
He was originally Fastlane? Interesting.
His alt-mode is super awesome. I hope we see more concept art from this show.
ABH1979
Nice concept art. Makes me wish he was painted up in Hot Rod colors… and called Hot Rod…
dragon
bot mode has beast machines look to it
JLvatron
Those sharp angles look more like Sideswipe anyway.
Does this mean every Michael Bayformer started out as Fastlane, too?
Blot
But then you would be saying, "okay, but where's Cloudraker?"
Basilisk
Why didn't they call him Fastlane? at least that way I wouldn't be going "okay but where Sunstreaker?"
Shizuka
When drawn like that he looks great. I'm really not a fan of the animation style of this show. yes, it's bright, fun and colourful but, it doesn't really do favours to the character design. I'd rather have a 2D show with good animation and less lasy designs like animated.
swOd
That bot concept drawing has a very Tron: Uprising feel to it, I wish a TF series had that style all the way through…
Rockdown
Oh yes. That car..
UltraMagnus3786
Bot mode has a slight Roche Chromedome look to him.
Flexx Ark
Very cool, but I am happy with what we got (robot wise). I do love the Kanji on the vehicle.
RobotKnight95
Looks very nice. I may be alone in this but I would like to see how this Sideswipe would've looked with Prime's lighting and whatnot. Like that advert with Bumblebee and Steeljaw at the beach.
Coffee
Oh man. That is so fucking cool. Those lanky proportions would have given me life. I can't imagine why they decided to stray away from it. Too alien?
I'm so glad we're getting more of these, makes me like the designs a bit more.
Also I'm glad we got Sideswipe over Fastlane because I would have hated having one clone show up without the other. Being a clone of Cloudraker makes him a far more unique character with a greater story potential should they both show up. (Not to mention everyone would have been going on about how they should have just made him Sideswipe). Making him Sideswipe leaves that potential open and really doesn't go against his character whatsoever. Seriously, if RID Sideswipe isn't in character then I have no idea what the hell Sideswipe's supposed to be.
BAD187
The bot doesn't match the car.
SilverOptimus
I think someone at TFW mentioned that it's a Japanese Kanji character meaning "Speed".
Morbo
Kind of too bad he didn't stay as Fastlane. Would be nice to have different characters besides the usual suspects. Wait, isn't that Jazz coming on the horizon?
Oh, well. Maybe Strongarm will be a breakout star, and maybe a couple of the bad guys won't be so hokey that they could recur in other fiction.
eltonlin98
Sorry if it's been discussed before, but what is the meaning of the Chinese characters on Sideswipe?
Autoboticon
Damn, wish we got a 2d show cause that line work and art for the body is hot man.
Fastlane? Suits the character so much more.