As well as official images, Hasbro has released a rather snazzy preview video for the new Transformers show coming next year, Transformers Robots in Disguise. Check out the preview showing Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit and the Decepticon Underbite along with the ghost of Optimus Prime on the Hasbro Transformers Facebook page!
Nightrain
YOU CANt SEE BEE!
Paxtin
She is.
nazgul777
Everyone is missing the most important thing here. That blue and white truck…is a FEMBOT! Finally, a big brawny autobot lady in the main cast! I seriously hope she's the one they're calling Strongarm.
ZackRoyer
I really hate the low framerate thing…
On traditional 2D animation (by hand) you had an excuse for low frames in certain sequences. as it is half of frames to drawn. But this is 3D, when you go too low on framerate like that it just look like some dumbass didn't wanted to expend more on the render farm.
If you look back at how the comercial animation has downgraded from some time ago, you'll start to wonder when they will make a slideshow and want us to watch it and like it.
Shepard Prime
"I want Bumblebee/Bumblebee sucks!"
bdougwrx
It doesn't look that good and the cutsceen transformations suck too.
And the 'ghost of Optimus Prime'….
Enigma2K2
Why am I getting an Energon/Cybertron vibe from that look? And what is that, 10 fps?
Bring me the guy who said it looked better than Prime. I want to run some drug tests.
fstop245
It's Tron Legacy meets Transformers!
Matty
I think the fan base should be a little more open to the idea of Bumblebee being in a leadership role. His character in the last few episodes of Transformers Prime was phenomenal.
You're also giving examples of how Rodimus should lead because that's what he was meant to do, the mythos call for it, etc … Rodimus/Hot Rod was on the gallows when he took leadership. Talking about reinventing the wheel, kids cried hated Rodimus! It quite possibly could have been the dumbest move in Transformers history to thrust Rodimus into the lead role, yet he's now one of the most popular characters.
Let's not throw the hate plague on Bumblebee just because he's never lead before. He very well could be someone's Rodimus someday. I say reinvent the wheel one more time.
Nemesis Scar
Hot Shot's time is up, Bumblepee's time is now.
Or alternatively, this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0HBhDb7AEY
Shepard Prime
#lolbumblebeewins.
That said, the show looks good.
BooyakaDragon
Well Beast Wars and Beast Machines would be your best bet.
Jack Darby
This feels so much like anime. Still will watch it though.
ShakesDaKlown
First series in a while I haven't been looking forward to.
Also, how did Optimus get a new body if he's dead?
MEGATRON2099
IM not not feeling the red guy…..and can we have a show with no Humans?
Rodimus25
Yeah, bumblebee is popular, but that doesn't necessarily mean he should lead!! He's most the most relatable autobots to kids and adults alike.. He's the face of the franchise, but that doesn't mean he should be the leader.. When you start breaking from your own mythos, you alienate half your fa base and confuse the other.. Bumblebee has never, and should never lead!! Rodimus.. Yes.. It's why he was invented!! Heck even Magnus could do the job!! The burden of leadership did not fit bumblebee in the movie verse .. Remember ?? The autobots commented on how bad it was!! So that being said.. If you say the movie verse has changed everything, then cartoons should follow suit and leave bumblebee to his role and not try to make him more.. They will over saturate the character and turn him into the John Cena of the transformers universe… That's not a good thing
Slimshadow457
HA! I'm not the only one! TRONsformers! Robots in Disguise!
Rodimus25
I'm not championing Optimus.. I'm just saying why reinvent the wheel!! If Optimus is not there, then it should be rodimus!! Bumblebee is the face of transformers and most relatable to kids, but the leader he is not!! That should fall to Rodimus, or even Magnus in optimus absence.. Let bumblebee stay in his role.. Don't try to make him more..
BooyakaDragon
The human kid looks like a Pokemon X/Y character.
The show isn't appearing for like another 6-8 months right? While the animation did look choppy, it's still early footage and I'm sure they'll fix it by then. Plus, YouTube might not be helping either. From what I've read, people complained a lot about the design of Animated, so I'm not turned off by it, personally. I'm just glad to see Transformers back on television (I find Rescue Bots too babyish).
Strongarm looks good, not all female Transformers have to be completely skinny and fuckable.
Maximus Alpha
I doubt the animation will get any better. The same company that animated TF: Prime and this new show (Polygon Pictures) animated TRON: Uprising, and the animation had the same reduced frame-rate thing.
BTW, does anyone actually like the low frame-rate? It kinda feels like a 3D CGI anime to me, and I dig it. Plus, like I said before, it reminds me of TRON: Uprising, which was a great show IMO. And the stock footage isn't that bad. But then again, I grew up with Cybertron and TF: Animated, so I'm pretty biased.