Originally posted by rikidozani remember go-bots from the 80s...it was a transformers rup-off and the dude in charge was a transforming f-16 i think. it was some kind of war plane, but it didn't transform that much, not like the robotech/macross VFs...
Didn't Go-Bots actually come out FIRST?! I remember watching Go-Bots a couple years before Transformers. Of course, Transformers did kick the ass of the Go-Bots. And I've seen the Transformers Go-Bots toy line. So, I guess Hasbro went and bought the rights to Go-Bots, and didn't make any of the old Go-Bots characters.
And Leader One? What's that, some of that Armada crap? Come on!
Hussein isn't worthy of Megatron or Galvatron. He's so full of hot air he has to be Starscreamer.
And I'm all for sending GI Joes in to clean things up. But do you really need anyone other than Snakeyes? If he was a wrestler, all he'd do is run in and clean house when the heels were taking control.
Originally posted by mountinman44This rules on so many level. Is Prime going to send out Leader One to scout the oil fields for him?
No- Transformers don't mix with Go-Bots you know.
My brain is really fried. I thought that little robot in Prime's trailer was called "Leader One" also. Let this be a lesson to us all. Never buy a new car from a car dealer trying to screw with your financing for a WEEK!
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I was under the impression that "Leader One" was Megatron's "mini-con" from that lame-ass new Transformers Armada... I guess it is really not all that much worse than the original TFs, but I got spoiled by the Beast Wars quality...
This may be too much of in the moment silliness, but why doesn't the U.S. Armed Forces have some kind of special "GI JOE" unit, where overly eccentric soldiers can dress up and create different "characters" for themselves based on their specialty? Can you imagine the morale boost it would give to some? "I'm trying to join the JOES unit man!"
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I have always said if you had a GI Joe unit, shit like this would never happen. Seriously, if we had a best of the best unit it would be good for morale and probably accomplish some agendas. It would give everyone in the branches something to strive for after they have been it for awhile. Plus, we wouldn't have to have special forces for everything. Maybe keep some back up units just in case of a worst case scenerio. If we had a team they could do it all and some authority on what they could or could not do, it would save us sometime and men. I think the US policy of just keep throwing missiles, machines and guys is going to eventually take its toll on us.
The fact that a general sent that guy a letter makes me even more concerned about our military then before.
A Fan- Yes, roller is Prime's little trailer friend. That sounds so wrong.
Originally posted by Hairy CarayHussein isn't worthy of Megatron or Galvatron. He's so full of hot air he has to be Starscreamer.
And I'm all for sending GI Joes in to clean things up. But do you really need anyone other than Snakeyes? If he was a wrestler, all he'd do is run in and clean house when the heels were taking control.
Man, don't even diss Starscream like that. Saddam would have to be Cyclonus. Starscream is way too high ranking and generally baddass for Saddam.
Originally posted by Hairy CarayHussein isn't worthy of Megatron or Galvatron. He's so full of hot air he has to be Starscreamer.
And I'm all for sending GI Joes in to clean things up. But do you really need anyone other than Snakeyes? If he was a wrestler, all he'd do is run in and clean house when the heels were taking control.
What was the name of that Transformer who turned into the cassette recorder? No, not the Autobot, the decepticon. Now, I was a total mark for him. He kicked so many kinds of ass.
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Originally posted by SOKWhat was the name of that Transformer who turned into the cassette recorder? No, not the Autobot, the decepticon. Now, I was a total mark for him. He kicked so many kinds of ass.
Uhm. . .Soundwave?
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Originally posted by A FanA Fan- Yes, roller is Prime's little trailer friend. That sounds so wrong.
I'm trying desperately to think of a way to phrase this that doesn't reveal the inexplicable level of sadness that is my life. And I cant. Ah well, what the hey.
Optimus was made up of 3 parts. The main cabin bit, the trailer part, and Roller. Roller wasnt the trailer y'see? He lived inside the trailer. Somewehre in among all of that was the all powerful and much desired matrix thing which he carried round with him.
If memory serves, the cabin bit could live without the other two, but if it die it was game over for the whole kitten-kaboodle.
Originally posted by SOK What was the name of that Transformer who turned into the cassette recorder?
That was indeed Soundwave. He was pretty much hated by all and sundry cos his gimmick involved taping everything he heard and using the recordings for blackmail and general no-do-goodery.
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Ah who can forget his tapes, Ravage and Rumble. I was always pissed that the Rumble in the cartoon was always somewhat different from the toy Rumble. (I don't believe the toy's arms ever turned into or even looked like pile drivers.)
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Originally posted by DMCAh who can forget his tapes, Ravage and Rumble. I was always pissed that the Rumble in the cartoon was always somewhat different from the toy Rumble. (I don't believe the toy's arms ever turned into or even looked like pile drivers.)
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Laserbeak was always my favorite Soundwave Tape. In the later episodes- and movie- Rat Bat also debuted and he was pretty cool.
Blaster (I think), who was the autobot Soundwave, also had several tape people but I don't know any of their names. I just know that in the Movie all the tapes had a big fight during the attack on Autobot City.
On a side note are Autobot City and Metroplex one in the same or are they two different things together?
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I must be old. I see the first post, and many things go through my mind, but "cool" is not one of them. More like "creepy".
I have always said if you had a GI Joe unit, shit like this would never happen. Seriously, if we had a best of the best unit it would be good for morale and probably accomplish some agendas. It would give everyone in the branches something to strive for after they have been it for awhile. Plus, we wouldn't have to have special forces for everything. Maybe keep some back up units just in case of a worst case scenerio. If we had a team they could do it all and some authority on what they could or could not do, it would save us sometime and men. I think the US policy of just keep throwing missiles, machines and guys is going to eventually take its toll on us.
And then I see this, and am thinking, "Surely this guy is joking, right?" I mean, special forces are the best of the best. If they are not good enough for you, oh well I guess. Real life is not a cartoon.
Laserbeak was always my favorite Soundwave Tape. In the later episodes- and movie- Rat Bat also debuted and he was pretty cool
Ratbat had a MUCH bigger role in the comic book, where he was essentially sharing the role of Decepticon leader with Shockwave for a good while. Not bad for a tape.
Blaster (I think), who was the autobot Soundwave, also had several tape people but I don't know any of their names. I just know that in the Movie all the tapes had a big fight during the attack on Autobot City
Blaster's tapes were Steeljaw (a lion), Ramhorn (a rhino), Eject and Rewind (regular robots, the equivalents of Rumble and Frenzy).
On a side note are Autobot City and Metroplex one in the same or are they two different things together?
Autobot City is simply the Autobots' main base of operations on Earth. Metroplex was more like a military base that turned into a really fucking big Autobot. Metroplex attached to Autobot City and I guess you could consider it "part of it", but Metroplex was really a separate entity, much like Trypticon and Scorponok.
I agree with ges - the news of a fellow Ohioan and a member of our armed forces doing something like this is kinda disturbing, and I LOVED the Transformers during my childhood. Come on people, let's keep one foot in reality.
On the "Roller" discussion, I find it interesting that every time Optimus transformed from a tractor-trailer to a robot, the trailer always faded smaller and smaller until it became a point-mass. Now THAT'S advanced technology for you!
Originally posted by DMCAh who can forget his tapes, Ravage and Rumble. I was always pissed that the Rumble in the cartoon was always somewhat different from the toy Rumble. (I don't believe the toy's arms ever turned into or even looked like pile drivers.)
DMC
Laserbeak was always my favorite Soundwave Tape. In the later episodes- and movie- Rat Bat also debuted and he was pretty cool.
Blaster (I think), who was the autobot Soundwave, also had several tape people but I don't know any of their names. I just know that in the Movie all the tapes had a big fight during the attack on Autobot City.
And so good indeed was Soundwave, that some kindly sole devoted a web page to him.
I started watching this show three weeks ago, and I think I'm hooked already. It's definitely another guilty pleasure show, much like 90210 was. I want to hate it, and yet, there I am, staying with FOX after 70's and Norm MacDonald.