Calling it now; she's the one to defeat and/or kill Scourge at the end, but still goes off on her own.

 

The only medical stuff he did was shoot a laser at Bee's throat when they met Sam and tell Jolt to electrify Prime.

 

Do you think they'll fix Wheeljack's legs? He's all short and stubby, which is kind of adorable but it's a war dammit, we can't afford any more losses after Cliffjumper died lol

I have a sneaking suspicion the reason his legs are so short is because the design team were in a hurry to get those characters designed for the opening sequence

 

That very much is the reason actually. The designs and sequence for cybertron were made in like 6 months. They had to delay the movie a bit to rush them in there. Thats why a lot of them share parts with BB and Optimus. Cant wait to see more refined ones in this film.

 

I dont see any reason why we couldnt get a ROTB Optimus, Arcee, and Bumblebre in 2022. I would think it would be relatively straight forward to make them accurate since they have the BB movie designs.

 

True but the design aren't gonna abe te same as they're BB models except for Optimus we have no indication that the other bots will look or share parts from their BB models even if they did things will be different like if Arcee is similar or uses her BB design modified it still not gonna look the exact same or even accurate to her ROTB alt mode and CGI model.

 

Studio series wise? Mostly to fit in all the other characters we've gotten leaked for next year. Also Remember that toys have to be made pretty far in advance, so they can end up being pretty inaccurate. So for example the toys we’ll be getting for next year to go along with the movie are already more than likely in their final stages of design, meaning they've been using concept art from a while ago. And as we know with movies, designs can change pretty late into production. I mean we got toys of Shatter with a mask, and Blitzwing as a tank. We even got toys of barricade who didnt even show up.

Its just a safe bet to make sure Studio series toys stay accurate and Hasvro gets to release accirate BB movie figures out before the next film.

 

Indeed. When there is an over-emphasis on visuals at the expense of character development and storytelling, you get medic characters whose medical prowess isn't developed. Even though that stop-motion "Cliffjumper's Revenge" YouTube clip by MP ConZ isn't a multimillion dollar blockbuster film, we at least actually see:
A)Ratchet performing Autobot surgery;
B)Ratchet holding and using a cybertronian surgical tool (a wrench);
C)(Even though there may be a smidgeon of suspended disbelief), Ratchet's ability to surgically reattach Cliffjumper's severed halves, and making Cliffjumper fully functional again.

IIRC, we also saw Ratchet several times in other iterations, practicing Cybertronian medicine, as well as Wheeljack and Rhinox (in previous iterations), practicing their respective abilities. At the end of the day, a blockbuster budget isn't a requirement for good characterization and storytelling.

 

Agreed. He also could have set up a triage tent after that final battle in TF07 to perform surgery on Jazz-irregardless of the fact that the Pontiac Solstice was being discontinued. . .

 

I have to disagree and say the laser doesn't count, because:
1)It did nothing to change the situation with BB's vocal processor;
2)From a writing perspective, it was forced and bad writing;
3)It was way too quick, and visually was like applying a band-aid to an injury that clearly needed surgery.

 

For me my top 5 Bumblebee designs are
1. Wheeljack
2. Arcee
3. Soundwave
4. Optimus Prime
5. Brawn

All of them are phenomenal though!

 

That's just a concept art. They changed the legs to be longer on the actual CGI model.

 

Seems like some of the creators of ROTB are getting some more work. Probably reading into this but I wonder what it could mean about the quality of ROTB's screenplay/and or script?

I do find it weird that WJ's head is white in this CGI model photo.

 

Ah, I didn't notice. I guess he had even more updates to his model.

 

Ah, okay that makes sense to me

 

I honestly love that Wheeljack design. (the CGI model not the concept art) I just adore the squat chunkiness of it, evoking the original toy yet feeling very character-accurate. If he literally looked just like this but with VW van kibble I'd be over the moon.

 

Right, that's right.
Even Shockwave's right arm has a fuzzy Autobot symbol on it.
[I like to think that someone in the design department tried to create a story with this]

 

nice catch there !

 

Doesn’t mean much, they are just getting more work is all. Even Hollywood writers who suck continue to get work done, David Goyer for example.

 

Idw autobot symbol