BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys

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Cybertronian Ratchet. Hydrodive Bumblebee. Rodimus Minor. Arcee. Goldfire Grimlock. Hasbro teased us at their panel on Saturday. On Sunday, they put the figures out on display during the last few hours of BotCon. Check out the pics here.

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Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930160)
Posted by omegaprowl on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:14pm CDT

Oh i want Rodimus!!!

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Posted by kirbenvost on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:32pm CDT

Oh wow, excellent pics Seibs! I was ogling Tformers' gallery the other day but yours are so much more focused and close-up. Now I can dream about these figures in detail. :mrgreen:

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930168)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:37pm CDT

I wonder why Ironhide wasn't shown

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Posted by Marcdachamp on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:39pm CDT

I am all about Rodimus and Arcee. Gotta have all the classic movie characters. I'll be picking up the new Soundwave, too.

Bumblebee is tempting.

Love that Grimlock Activator repaint. Might grab it.

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Posted by Overcracker on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:40pm CDT

Oooh droool! =P~

Roddy's looking good. very similar to classics Rodimus but also very different. Definite buy if I can get one.

I kind of like the Gray Jazz too.

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Posted by Technically weird on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:46pm CDT

Rodimus' legs seem way too small.

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Posted by JesWal on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:49pm CDT

Aw I was hoping Rodimus would be in cartoon colors! :-(

Ah well, he's still a great figure. will definitely be picking up all these figures.

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930181)
Posted by rpetras on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:51pm CDT

Put me down for:
Rodimus
Arcee
BB
And 2 copies of Ratchet (1 to repaint to Ironhide)

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930185)
Posted by nemesis-prime on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:02pm CDT

its good to see ill have more to add to my collection!!
arcee finally a semi close g1 style

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930188)
Posted by Firebird on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:04pm CDT

Arcee looks good.

Thanks for the pictures!

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Posted by RiddlerJ on June 1st, 2009 @ 3:13pm CDT

Gotta have that Arcee.

One question. Can Botcon do exclusives of Animated characters? Some remolding and we could easily have the rest of the clones and Elita-1.

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930247)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 1st, 2009 @ 4:18pm CDT

Hot Rod is awesome. The head needs some work but still kicks ass. Arcee is another great figure as is Activator Soundwave. Hell they're all pretty damn cool. The only ones im not liking are the gold Grimlock, New Jazz (not enough different), and the Bumblebee with the sub thing. Cant wait to get these. Any word on a release date? Im really curious as to why they have all the old figures there too. You think it be all about the new stuff not the ones we've been seeing for the past year and a half.

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Posted by Blurrz on June 1st, 2009 @ 5:08pm CDT

These look fantastically frigging awesome. I will get them all. Shit, put a Car in a Submarine any day and I'll buy it.

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Posted by Sabrblade on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:13pm CDT

Why is it Rodimus Minor? It's supposed to be Rodimus PRIME!!!

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Posted by Overcracker on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:39pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Why is it Rodimus Minor? It's supposed to be Rodimus PRIME!!!

Actually if you want to get nitpicky, he should be Hot Rod if you go by the G1 nomenclature.

Rodimus Minor is fine means he's not Prime rank yet. And I don't remember if he was referred to as a Prime in the Transwarped Episode. Was he?

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930334)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 1st, 2009 @ 6:51pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Why is it Rodimus Minor? It's supposed to be Rodimus PRIME!!!

Actually if you want to get nitpicky, he should be Hot Rod if you go by the G1 nomenclature.

Rodimus Minor is fine means he's not Prime rank yet. And I don't remember if he was referred to as a Prime in the Transwarped Episode. Was he?

No, his bio clearly states that he's a Prime:

RODIMUS PRIME
FUNCTION: CAVALIER
“My actions speak louder than words.”
RODIMUS PRIME was dubbed ‘the chosen one’ in the Autobot Academy. He is well liked and highly skilled. Rodimus is a natural leader and seemingly on the fast track to becoming Magnus. He is exceptionally skilled in servo to servo combat as well as being a master at many Autobot defensive weapons. His armament of choice is an energy bow of his own design.

Besides, it was also said that Primes command crews, and Rodimus does just that, as his crew consists of Hot Shot, Red Alert, Brawn, and Ironhide.

The fact that his altmode was based more on G1 Hot Rod's rather than G1 Rodimus Prime's does not affect his name, as this guy is a completely different character.

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Posted by T-Macksimus on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:30pm CDT

I thought that there was a liscensing issue (like Hasbro not renewing it) that affected Rods name? Makes little sense to call it "Minor" on one side of the package and "Prime" on the back side of the package.
Either way, it's Hot Rod as far as I'm concerned. It's so damn close to it's G1 counterpart that I'm not splitting hairs, he's just staright-up Hot Rod.
(Can you tell that I finally found a new TF toy that I can't gripe about. Yeah, I'm shocked too.)
I'm also actually diggin Ratchet alot and I love the Arcee mold. Awsome touch giving her the pair of swords just like in her Spotlight issue. Kind of screws with the brain thinking of her as a former Cybertronian school teacher wielding weapons she went samurai-slayer-beserk with in a different continuity.
Detention in her classes must have really sucked!

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Posted by pr0wl on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:36pm CDT

are these for real?!?!out of that list i want HD BB HDBB HD BB AND HD BB

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Posted by pr0wl on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:38pm CDT

are these for real?!?!out of that list i want HD BB HDBB HD BB AND HD BB

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Posted by Diem on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:45pm CDT

Good to see Arcee's arms look okay, I remember a lot of complaints about that from that early photo we were shown.

Thanks for the excellent gallery!

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Posted by --B-- on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:13pm CDT

I just don't like Rodimus's face. Such a great looking mold that just gets ruined by the head of the robot.

Ratchet is nice, but not really necessary, and Hydrodive BB didn't come across as well as I hoped.

Arcee looks great though, I'll definatly pick her up.

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Posted by Zeds on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:32pm CDT

These puts most of the ROTF line to shame.

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Posted by TFBuyer on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:37pm CDT

I'm totally psyched for these!! Now bring on the release dates, and none of this waiting for the ROtF line to take root first!

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Posted by Moon on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:48pm CDT

I WANT!!!! Roddy and Arcee look awesome. HDBB too. I was hoping to see some Wingblade Prime and Blackout since those 5 are my most wanted as of right now.

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Posted by Valandar on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:50pm CDT

Jeebus - a teeny head swap, and Animated Arcee could actually be used as Classics Arcee, also!

I NEED THAT FIG!

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Posted by Powermaster Jazz on June 1st, 2009 @ 9:14pm CDT

I really hope they keep this line going for a while, cause i like the animated figs waaaaaaaay better than classics. Animated Megatron is my favorite figure now

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Posted by Gauntlet101010 on June 1st, 2009 @ 9:33pm CDT

Not too fond of Roddy's no-nosed look, but I'm still getting both Roddy and Arcee.

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Posted by Omega Charge on June 1st, 2009 @ 9:52pm CDT

Awesome pics, thanks. Did you get anything of the ROTF store exclusives?

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Posted by nilocomic on June 1st, 2009 @ 10:56pm CDT

Thanks for the photos of these Animated toys, Seibertron! Totally worth the wait. I'm liking everything I see of the new molds. Wish they could have shown Blackout and Thundercracker too.

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930482)
Posted by Anonymous on June 1st, 2009 @ 11:58pm CDT

i can't wait for Rod and Arcee. the others are a pass for me. wish they would have done a Wheeljack!!

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Posted by Rodimus_Major86 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 8:05am CDT

I can't wait for these toys to hit stores. I'm definitely getting Rodimus!

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Posted by bumble_bee_68 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 1:16pm CDT

Might pickup Hydrodive BB and def getting Arcee for my girlfriend

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Posted by Primus C-00 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 2:32pm CDT

These I'd imagine are the Animated toys that will be released as part of Universe?

:???:

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (930937)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on June 2nd, 2009 @ 5:32pm CDT

Primus C-00 wrote:These I'd imagine are the Animated toys that will be released as part of Universe?

I thought Universe was done. that the TRU exclusives were the last of U2.0.

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Posted by Blurrz on June 2nd, 2009 @ 5:42pm CDT

ShGarland_1383 wrote:
Primus C-00 wrote:These I'd imagine are the Animated toys that will be released as part of Universe?

I thought Universe was done. that the TRU exclusives were the last of U2.0.

Well... whether not you call it Universe 3.0.. Botcon confirms that there will be continuation of the Universe/Classics line in the near future (2010). These Animated toys are under the Animated brand name as well.

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Posted by Gandalf on June 2nd, 2009 @ 7:01pm CDT

Thanks for these great photos!

I'll be getting Arcee and Rodimus for sure. Even though neither is perfect.

Arcee very badly needs a G1 repaint like Shockwave. That reddish-magenta doesn't work well for me. And the car mode is a little disappointing, but at least it's a step in the right direction. And I hope those ugly spoilers are removable.

Are those RotF glyphs on her windshield? They're on the Jazz repaint, too. Are they slapping on glyphs to tie these into the film-craze? That would be ridiculous. No...I do not like that at all.

Anyway, despite all that, almost-Arcee will grace my shelves.

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Posted by Overcracker on June 2nd, 2009 @ 7:10pm CDT

Gandalf wrote:Thanks for these great photos!

I'll be getting Arcee and Rodimus for sure. Even though neither is perfect.

Arcee very badly needs a G1 repaint like Shockwave. That reddish-magenta doesn't work well for me. And the car mode is a little disappointing, but at least it's a step in the right direction. And I hope those ugly spoilers are removable.

Are those RotF glyphs on her windshield? They're on the Jazz repaint, too. Are they slapping on glyphs to tie these into the film-craze? That would be ridiculous. No...I do not like that.

Anyway, despite all that, almost-Arcee will grace my shelves.

These are just prototypes still, and will probably still see some changes and touch-ups before they reach full production. As for the carvings on the windshields, those look like ID numbers carved into them.

Hasbro has been known to deface their prototypes to prevent them from being stolen and sold on ebay or what have you. Though it doesn't really work.

But these definitely don't look like Movie glyphs just ID numbers. Probably they have a few prototypes and have to keep track of them.

I can assure you the carvings will not be there in the final products.

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Posted by Gandalf on June 2nd, 2009 @ 8:12pm CDT

Overcracker wrote: These are just prototypes still, and will probably still see some changes and touch-ups before they reach full production. As for the carvings on the windshields, those look like ID numbers carved into them.

Hasbro has been known to deface their prototypes to prevent them from being stolen and sold on ebay or what have you. Though it doesn't really work.

But these definitely don't look like Movie glyphs just ID numbers. Probably they have a few prototypes and have to keep track of them.

I can assure you the carvings will not be there in the final products.

Yeah, I know they're prototypes. But I'll bet that magenta color is final.

I can see the numbers now that you mention it. That's a big relief, as I wouldn't put it beyond Hasbro to do something like that. Thanks for pointing that out.

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Posted by mattyc1007 on June 3rd, 2009 @ 4:22am CDT

Great day for my computer to break down, with all this great news coming out from every where :-x

Sign me up for all except that horrid Grimlock, I got on ealready and got for a bargain at that, not gonna push it. Hot Rod, BB, Ratchet and Arcee will be welcomed to the collection any day :mrgreen:

Re: BotCon 2009: Gallery of upcoming Transformers Animated toys (931235)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 3rd, 2009 @ 9:11am CDT

About Rodimus, his name was spoken as and credited as simply "Rodimus" in "TransWarped".

However, his TFCC Magazine bio (which is official and was written by the Animated staff) came out first, before "TransWarped" first aired on TV. It was here that his name was first stated as "Rodimus Prime".

Plus, the Animated cartoon clearly stated that those who command teams are at the rank of Prime.

It is the toy that messed up the name. Whereas it should have been "Rodimus Prime", the toy has been labeled as "Rodimus Minor".

I believe this mistake was due to the confusion of his altmode's appearance. His altmode is designed after G1 Hot Rod, instead of G1 Rodimus Prime. This however, shouldn't affect his name, as his character has already been established as a Prime.

Besides, one's look doesn't always affect their name. Take a look at Energon Downshift. He's the spittin' image of G1 Wheeljack, yet his name's not "Wheeljack", it's "Downshift" (and the show even called him "Cliffjumper" more often than "Downshift").

All in all, "Rodimus Minor" is the wrong name for this figure, as he's supposed to be "Rodimus Prime" despite the look of his altmode.

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Posted by ShGarland_1383 on June 4th, 2009 @ 4:46pm CDT

Blurrz wrote:Well... whether not you call it Universe 3.0.. Botcon confirms that there will be continuation of the Universe/Classics line in the near future (2010). These Animated toys are under the Animated brand name as well.

Good that Classics/U2.0 will resume at some point (presumably after ROTF is done). Also happy these guys are under the Animated banner. Not that I'd have much problem with an "animated series" in the U2.0...it's just these guys should be Animated.

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Posted by Primus1101 on June 5th, 2009 @ 6:24am CDT

picking these guys up cus i don't have a Hot Rod, that Arcee makes for a good Elita One, i never did get Grimlock, the first Ratchet was a miserable fail and that Bumblebee looks nice.

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Posted by grim_lock on June 5th, 2009 @ 12:04pm CDT

Must have Rodimus. Still haven't tracked down a Blurr.

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Posted by Bumblebeast on June 11th, 2009 @ 10:18pm CDT

Blur is available at the BBTS ! It's a must have figure, probably the best Blur out there.

If the price is right i'm gonna get me a Rodimus and an Arcee. Both are very G1. Lovely.

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