Transformers Rise of the Beasts Wheeljack & Nightbird figure

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by zark225, Dec 12, 2022.

  1. Livingdeaddan

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    Yeah, but I'm just annoyed he doesn't look like Einstein.
     
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    You forgot the blue font, silly.
     
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    :rip  Questein. Forever in our hearts, gone but not forgotten.
     
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    silly me, thanks
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    G1 is perfect
     
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    I dunno, they apparently need to be reminded that this is every Wheeljack from the last decade:

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    What surprised me is that people say "I see Wheeljack in this design" like... what do you see?

    Even for the Tech whiz, WJ was more of cool scientist who blow up their lab 6 days a week, not the bumbling geeky type. I feel like name it Perceptor would be a better fit.

    Heck, just name him Que and people wouldn't bat an eye, especially with how Que acts in the movie.
     
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    Just out of curiosity (after watching this thread go into a literal meltdown)....

    Is this even confirmed to Wheeljack? I know the name was leaked a while ago but could it not be a placeholder name? Crosshairs was meant to be Slingshot in AOE, we even hear Hound in a set video use the name, but then it was revealed to be Crosshairs before the film dropped.

    Not saying it isn't Wheeljack, it probably is, but it's possible the name could change like it did with Slingshot/Crosshairs
     
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    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Yes it is confirmed. From leaks to toy listings, early screenings and to his voice actor already being hired and cast as "wheeljack".
     
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    A friend and I workshopped this together and I'm super proud of it:

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    But we had a voice actor for "Slingshot"

    Who then turned out to be Crosshairs, which was my point of the post
     
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    And we go forward 5 years...
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    Or go back 30 years...
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    Just in the prequel of THIS movie...
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    God I hope so.
     
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    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    The movie's been delayed a whole year and there is still no name change, its Wheeljack. Toys are still listed as wheeljack, VA still listed as wheeljack even after the TRAILER. its Wheeljack.

    Crosshairs was not called Slingshot after the trailer for AOE dropped, that's for sure.
     
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    Yeah and this a design 6 years later...

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    He might be called Qué, but like Dino is meant to be Mirage (like in the DOTM video game) this guy is Wheeljack.

    And on the topic of transformers who get new designs...here is Smokescreen...

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    Not the first nor last time a design is changed.
     
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    Toys may have the listing, but Crosshairs figs had the slingshot codename before we saw in packaged figures, we have set to see Wheeljack in his packaging.

    Again I'm not saying this guy is not called wheeljack, but aside from some toy listings, nowhere does it say this guy is called Wheeljack.

    As far as I'm aware, When Crosshairs was thought to be Slingshot (like toy listings stated) we only knew the name changed when we saw package information. (Or a toy event, one of the 2)
     
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    And also not the first time anyone complained about that too ;) 
     
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    RiD 2000 through Energon were fairly dark years.
     
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    Very true!!!
     
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    Oh yeah, because people aren't still debating whether or not Que even counts as a variant of Wheeljack or a distinct separate character to this very day.

    Regardless, the Robot Urkel head looks like a shitpost someone would make a joke, or some Robot Chicken-esque parody. It would still look terrible even if the G1 designs never existed.
     
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    Watch your mouth, the Unicron trilogy was a bit shaky, but the figures were great.

    And RID was fantastic! We need more optimus prime figures that aren't a fucking truck.

    Give me Optimus as a military truck, or a Bus.

    Firetruck prime was peak prime and I loved it

    He is....pretty sure he's voiced in DOTM video game as Wheeljack...

    Even a search of Wheeljack movie brings up Qué.
     
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