Pre-BW alt modes

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm

Hi all!

I'm having a quite heated discussion with a fellow hungarian transfan on our board, who resents the idea of the TWW alt modes we saw in IDW's new comic. He also doesn't accept what the Ultimate Guide says about Primal and Megs having alt modes on Cybertron.

Just wondering, was there ever an interview with BW's creators where they adressed this?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:55 pm

To be fair, we didn't see any Cybertronian alt modes in The Gathering, just pre-beast robot modes.

And the notion that Primal or Megatron would have have non robot forms on Cybertron is silly. Everybody knows that. I mean what's the point of them transforming on their homeworld, eh? Eh? Oh.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:12 pm

I mean, he sad they don't transform at all, they have only robot modes.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:14 pm

seems a tad nonsensical to me.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:06 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:I mean, he sad they don't transform at all, they have only robot modes.

Ergo my sarcasm.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:21 pm

Transformers that don't transform?

This seems familiar, somehow...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:29 am

I mean what would be the point of Megatron using a transformation-lock virus to conquer Cybertron if nobody there transformed anyway?

Post by **Best First** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:27 am

double bluff.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:30 am

Ah. So he attacked them all with humus.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:30 am

They're gonna have to change the brand name and everything...

Post by **Best First** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:36 am

Brendocon wrote:Ah. So he attacked them all with humus.

they nevers saw it coming.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:44 pm

Holley Moooleey....!

Get this... he actually -at least he claims it, but I for one believe him - wrote a letter to Bob Forward and asked him! You can find Forward's reply here:

http://forum.sg.hu/listazas.php3?azonos ... 1108997559

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:45 pm

Reply from Bob Forward wrote: "When we did the show, we did not think they originally would have had
alt-modes. The idea of the alt-modes was they were "robots in
disguise" -- something not needed on Cybertron, esp. with no war going
on.

However, we never stated this and quite frankly, we often had to
change our own rules at Hasbro's whim. So when the comic book
suggested they did have alt-modes, as part of their "day jobs"
(construction machinery, etc.,) I really had no problem with it."

It's settled!

Not like very many had any doubts about it anyways... Seems like the post-war life was indeed enriched by transformations.

Cheers for the linkage BB Shockwave.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:18 pm

I wrote to Pat Lee once, asking if he was ever going to pay any of the contributers to Dreamwave.

I got the following reply:

Dear Member of the Public,

Thank you for your interest in teh WICKEDCOOL efforts of DreamEngine. Please find enclosed a signed picture of Superstar Pat Lee.

Kind regards
The Wicked Cool DreamEngine PR Department

There was no picture.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:53 pm

Rebis wrote:Transformers that don't transform?

This seems familiar, somehow...

Apparently Nucleon ended the Great War. Action Masters rool! And the Vok are the Swarm. And Tarantulus is actually the Liege Maximo. And in one episode, if you look really closely, you can see BlackArachnia's boobies.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:41 pm

pics plz.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:43 pm

KingMob wrote:pics plz.

of BA's* boobies?

*not BA Baracus

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:53 am

Legion wrote:
KingMob wrote:*not BA Baracus

Awww.

So what kind of alt modes d'ya think the BW cast had while on Cybertron then?
I started work on a schematic type drawing of Dinobot as a Cybertronian attack helicopter some time ago but gave up out of lack of talent.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:08 am

I did some pics of Waspinator as a helicopter called Spinator - that's one thing that bugs me about The Gathering, actually. Why is Razorbeast called Razorbeast on Cybertron? He's not a beast...

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:34 am

Metal Vendetta wrote: He's not a beast...

Thats not what the fembots say...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:04 pm

Maybe his alt-mode was some beast of a vehicle which employed some cutting mechanism?

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:47 pm

Still doesn't hold water for me...Razorbot might be a cheesy name, but I think it would have worked.

Oh, I found Spinator out...
http://emvee.goldenfanjita.com/spinator/

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:13 pm

Lovin' that crazy dancing. Gets me every time I see it.

Transformers without beast modes have had animal names before, though.

Hound, for example.

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:06 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:I did some pics of Waspinator as a helicopter called Spinator - that's one thing that bugs me about The Gathering, actually. Why is Razorbeast called Razorbeast on Cybertron? He's not a beast...

You get Waspinator from Spinator, maybe you get Razorbeast from Razorblast. Sounds like a car with knives in the hood, built around a gun.

And with the Botcon exclusives out we can easily have Dinobot-Diggerbot, Rattrap-Roadtrap, Cheetor-Speedor.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:49 pm

Yep - besides in the first episodes of BW they do seem to be choosing their names. Maybe that's a custom... after all, I hardly think Jazz was called Jazz on Cybertron, he got that name on Earth. (or is jazz universal?)

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:32 pm

Rebis wrote: Transformers without beast modes have had animal names before, though.

Hound, for example.

And Transformers have had beast modes before going to earth before too...
Ravage for example...