War For Cybertron Part 3: Kingdom (Beast Wars)

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  1. peteynorth

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    For some reason I'm thinking the Earthrise cartoon will probably take place in the 80's (probably the cars, jets and tape deck all fitting into the 80's moreso than nowadays), and Kingdom being in the 2020's (apart from the timewarping BW guys). Just a guess, but it may be some attempt at resurrecting the original G1 mythos in a way.
     
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    A little late but I'm pumped as hell for Kingdom. I'm a Beast Wars guy first and foremost since that was my era growing up, can't wait to see some love given to the beasts.
    Also I totally agree with others - think it would be killer to get some Unicron Trilogy figures sprinkled in after this.

    If the next trilogy after WFC was actually a non-G1 focused trilogy I think I would die of excitement honestly.
     
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    It might end up sucking (and probably will) but I know im going to squee if I ever see the BW cast return to 'television'. Even if Kaye, Chalk and McNeill don't return (a real shame about that union bullshit) I'm really hoping they try to make these characters sound even slightly close to the cartoon.
     
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    The next trilogy should be called Transformers Challenge of the Go-Bots.
     
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    Would be weird to hear specifically BW Megatron voiced by anyone else. Though guess we've already had that with Primal and Waspinator.
     
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    and Cheetor (cyberverse) and Rattrap (animated)
     
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    So is this thread basically going to be repurposed as the "War For Cybertron: Kingdom Speculation Thread"?
     
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    BW Megatron is the one I can't imagine with a new voice. Its too iconic to me.
     
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    It'll probably be Transformers: Needlenose Loses Another Vote
     
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    Right, there's also Blackarachnia.
    Yeah, if he does show in new animation it'd be disappointing if it were an impression like what happens with new VAs for Prime impersonating Cullen.
     
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    from what we know cheetor is getting a wfc and a netflix figure. since it was said that they considered flocking but it was possibly removed for budgeting perhaps hasbro will use the netflix line to make flocked versions of beast wars characters
     
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    By himself, early season 1 BW Megatron is a fairly generic saturday morning cartoon villain. Its David Kaye's tone of voice, combined with his hammy delivery and those ever iconic "Yesss" which produce this smooth smugness which was so distinct from the screechy G1 Megatron. Kaye pretty much stole the show and iirc as BW went on they clearly had him influence the line delivery. Its especially clear that his taken on Megatron is more than just a voice and a mixture of dialogue and delivery because while he has voiced other Megatrons, these were in much more bland dubs where he wasn't allowed to shine.
     
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    Actually, I heard it was 60/40 G1/BW. That could change at any time, but that's what I've heard.
     
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    I have to wonder if 40% is enough if they intend to do the entire season 1 cast. Granted its possible there's overall more G1 due to the rumored 'Core Class'.
     
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    Yes, I recall from some behind-the-scenes stuff Kaye said the Mainframe animators would come in on sessions and include some of the hand motions he'd do into the show.
     
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    Kaye, alongside McNeill is one of those VA in BW that added a special touch to his performance that makes it very hard to top.
     
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    What even happened to that Armada Optimus that was revealed alongside Star Convoy like 2 years ago?
     
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    Wasn't it just a prototype to 'gauge interest'? Its possible it got scrapped or it got shelved for the time being, with the intent of resurrecting the design if/when they do an Armada line.
     
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    When asked recently, Takara said that it was a prototype made to gauge interest, and implied it wasn’t dead in the water just yet.