First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure?

Saturday, January 17th, 2009 10:28PM CST

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Thanks to seibertron.com member Arlin for alerting us to new photos of what appears to be a toy of the unknown Decepticon Audi R8 from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

See all the images on The-Arker.com by clicking here or more images of his robot mode here.

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Credit(s): Arlin, The-Arker.com

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Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868920)
Posted by Highbeam on January 17th, 2009 @ 10:36pm CST

I honestly don't care what this guy looks like (hopefully badarse though), but I'll have to get him because he's an R8 :grin:

I love that car! I'm curious who this guy is though.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868921)
Posted by First-Aid on January 17th, 2009 @ 10:40pm CST

OK...I have a theory about all these blurry pictures.

They are taken by the same person, but his eyes are bad. As a result, when he focuses the camera it's clear for him but blurry for the rest of the universe.

On the figure, sweet alt mode. I like the face too (even my wife commented she thought the face looked "cool and very, very evil"...not that I listen to what she says that much

). Can we get a from-the-chest-down pic please?

(Why is it the first thing that came to mind after I wrote that sentence was Meghan Fox?)

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868928)
Posted by cmagnus19 on January 17th, 2009 @ 10:48pm CST

the color of the car and windows kinda makes me think wildrider

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868930)
Posted by MYoung23 on January 17th, 2009 @ 10:49pm CST

Oh ok Now I see the update.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868939)
Posted by AntBot on January 17th, 2009 @ 11:00pm CST

It's Decepticon Jazz.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868940)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 17th, 2009 @ 11:00pm CST

Hell yeah Barricade's back (I hope). Even if its not him i want it.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868946)
Posted by emeraldbeacon on January 17th, 2009 @ 11:18pm CST

cmagnus19 wrote:the color of the car and windows kinda makes me think wildrider

Well, if you're talking about resemblance to a G1 mold, then yes. But we know that the movie-verse isn't all that worried about staying true to any previous continuity... it could be just about anyone, from Wildrider or another Stunticon, to Runabout/Runamuck, to a totally original character like Barricade... or perhaps it is someone like Barricade, or Scorponok, or even MEGATRON in a new body.

Could be anything.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868955)
Posted by Solrac333 on January 17th, 2009 @ 11:36pm CST

Looks slick. I like it.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868963)
Posted by Swiftpaw on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:00am CST

Barricade was only about 99% new.

New character and such, but his name like Blackout was taken from a Micromaster no one would otherwise remember, for the sake of keeping the convention of all the in-the-movie guys having G1 names. If obscure ones.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868965)
Posted by 1337W422102 on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:10am CST

Robot looks awful, though it's probably mistransformed.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868969)
Posted by OmarJT82 on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:27am CST

If I had to guess the name of this new figure, it would be either Breakdown or Wildrider. Hasbro already named a figure after one of the Stunticons (Dead End), why not after another?

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868976)
Posted by Agent 007 on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:46am CST

looks sexy I wonder why it's missing audi badges? I can understand the rear one missing for the faction symbol but why not have one on the front grill like the real one?

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (868985)
Posted by UltraPrimal on January 18th, 2009 @ 1:08am CST

Beautiful alt mode. Hideous robot mode! Didn't Cybertron Crosswise already have an alt mode just like this? Why couldn't they have just reused that?

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869004)
Posted by frogbat on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:11am CST

i wonder if the insignia is missing because of licensing probs - audi is a VW owned company ad we all know their stance on war related toys

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869007)
Posted by Baha08 on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:16am CST

I love how they tease us with like three pictures yet no full body shots.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869010)
Posted by Hans on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:28am CST

Guys, look at his FEET. The pointy things standing upwards. It's Barricade

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869013)
Posted by gantzrunner on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:40am CST

Looks like Runamuck to me.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869038)
Posted by munkimus prime on January 18th, 2009 @ 5:45am CST

I don't care who it is He looks awesome. :grin:

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869041)
Posted by *Soundwave* on January 18th, 2009 @ 6:37am CST

1337W422102 wrote:Robot looks awful, though it's probably mistransformed.

WTF...? You can only see the head #-o

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869060)
Posted by zero-kaiser on January 18th, 2009 @ 7:09am CST

Even though its probably mis-transformed it still looks pretty cool.. again though.. Ill wait for clearer photos to surface..

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869082)
Posted by StarThunderWarp on January 18th, 2009 @ 7:55am CST

I'm hoping for Breakdown.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869094)
Posted by Autobotic9 on January 18th, 2009 @ 8:10am CST

My favorite car becomes sentient. I love Hasbro.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869098)
Posted by Sledge on January 18th, 2009 @ 8:17am CST

Looks pretty good. Seems that whichever designer keeps giving Movie characters weird legs was kept off this one.

Oh, and the reason we get blurry images is so the toy will sell for insane amounts of money to someone who wants to do the FIRST REVIEW OF MOVIE RX8!!!!!! on Youtube.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869108)
Posted by zero-kaiser on January 18th, 2009 @ 8:38am CST

Sledge wrote:Looks pretty good. Seems that whichever designer keeps giving Movie characters weird legs was kept off this one.

Oh, and the reason we get blurry images is so the toy will sell for insane amounts of money to someone who wants to do the FIRST REVIEW OF MOVIE RX8!!!!!! on Youtube.

Lol.. hooray for regular jointed legs!!

Not that im gunna open that can of worms but I kinda agree with you about the reviews on youtube.. you should check out my channel.. exclusive LAST reviews

..hell im still working my way through the first movies stuff!!

Back to topic though, ill be looking forward to seeing some more of this guy

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869110)
Posted by Sledge on January 18th, 2009 @ 8:40am CST

I would LOVE Youtube reviewers to start having arguments about who gets to do the last review on figures.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869117)
Posted by zero-kaiser on January 18th, 2009 @ 8:51am CST

lol!! that would be both very funny and very, very stupid..

I cant say Im an amazing reviewer, cos Im not.. I forget alot of stuff I mean to mention and the first lots of videos Ive done I didnt even have a tripod #-o

..but as with most things Im getting better at it with time

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869143)
Posted by Chaoslock on January 18th, 2009 @ 9:39am CST

I think I'll wait for the repaint of this femcon...

Seriously, I hope it's NOT Barricade.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869155)
Posted by Bumblebeast on January 18th, 2009 @ 10:30am CST

Well, it's not Barricade (just look at the face). I'm guessing that they will give him a Stunticon name.

Swindle (a Combaticon, i know) is already taken on the toyline (he is a red drone car for the first movie). Dead End seems to be that red bird-like car in the scout line for ROTF. Motormaster is bulkier, so i don't think he's Motormaster.

Being a sports car, he could be Dragstrip or Wildrider. However i'd like it to be Breakdown. That would be funny. Although Wildrider is more the Michael Bay kinda robot.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869177)
Posted by Seraphium Prime on January 18th, 2009 @ 11:40am CST

maybe its just me, but the head mold seems to bear a striking resemblence to the face on the teaser poster for ROTF...

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869179)
Posted by kirbenvost on January 18th, 2009 @ 11:43am CST

It's the perfect colors to be Silverstreak but it's a Decepticon.

That's an amazing alt mode though, I wonder how the paint job is still nice. And even though it's probably mis-transformed the robot mode looks alright. Add another to the buy pile for me.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869194)
Posted by Death-Ray Charles on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:16pm CST

That car mode is such an amazing sculpt. the detail is phenominal

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869197)
Posted by primeoptimus on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:19pm CST

i knew it was wildrider when i first saw that car.

i know it's him because he's got red robot parts and red windows

not to mention that he looks alot like him-
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wildrider

that is one sleek looking car mode,i hope we get to see it alot in the movie

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869204)
Posted by Sherade on January 18th, 2009 @ 12:38pm CST

The alt mode itself is enough to make me not buy this figure.
I'd take some ugly Chevy Beat over htis any day, however awkward that is.
If it's Barricade, by some weird instance, I won't buy it either way.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869218)
Posted by *Soundwave* on January 18th, 2009 @ 1:13pm CST

*Soundwave* wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:Robot looks awful, though it's probably mistransformed.

WTF...? You can only see the head

nvm, just realized there were more pics

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869248)
Posted by Primus, Second-In-Command on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:28pm CST

like with the constructicons, i don't care what he's called (unless it's a fitting name), he's either Barricade (if he is) or otherwise, he's Wildrider!

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869264)
Posted by mandingo_rex on January 18th, 2009 @ 2:56pm CST

Ugh. I don't like any of the movie designs, but I'm a little miffed that it took Hollywood status for Audi/VW to license a vehicle for a "war movie".

You'll remember back a few years when VW/Audi/Porsche wouldn't license Bumblebee, or Jazz in the Alternators/Binaltech line because it was a war toy and they didn't want to have anything to do with allowing their brand name to be tied to "war" (being a German car company and all, and still being so close to a few little wars from the early 20th Century).

Or, a year or so back when Bumblebee, despite Michael Bay wanting a car that was more badass anyways than a Beetle, said that VW also didn't want their car used in a war movie...

They seem to have no problem with Iron Man, Transporter, iRobot, or TF2 in showing off their wheels. At least 2 of those movies heavily geared towards children, and quite a big of "war mongering" going on...

AND their car is on the BAD side this time!

Great job, VW. I'd like my VW Beetle Masterpiece Bumblebee and Porsche Jazz now, since you're apparently no longer standing behind that bullshit.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869295)
Posted by Wheeljack144 on January 18th, 2009 @ 3:59pm CST

I...cant really pass judgment yet. I'm hoping his back is mistransformed.

I like the alt mode, but I really dont know about the robot mode. It does make me think of Barricade.

I have two scenarios passing through my head...i think its possible they changed barricade to a regular car to introduce Prowl without so much confusion. I also think barricade could end up being the faction-switcher, which honestly would make more sense than jetfire (he was a decepticon who has the ability to combine with Optimus? huh?).

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869322)
Posted by Technically weird on January 18th, 2009 @ 4:53pm CST

Do not understand! Wai is back kibble so messed up?

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869374)
Posted by Sherade on January 18th, 2009 @ 7:01pm CST

mandingo_rex wrote:*removed for space*

QFT.
I don't like VW..Porsche..Audi or any of them anyhow.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869382)
Posted by Overcracker on January 18th, 2009 @ 7:18pm CST

UltraPrimal wrote:Beautiful alt mode. Hideous robot mode! Didn't Cybertron Crosswise already have an alt mode just like this? Why couldn't they have just reused that?

Actually, Crosswise and all his many repaints(Smokescreen, Movie Jolt, Botcon shattered Glass Jazz and Ricochet) are modeled after the Seat Cupra GT.

Although with quite a few liberties, so as to not have to pay for using the likeness.
As for re-using it: Oh god please no, don't re-use that mold anymore. Its a very annoying mold to transform, and is floppy like hell. Its been repainted enough times already.

Eith that said, I'm really digging the Audi alt mode. and the robot mode doesn't look too bad.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869384)
Posted by Bumblethumper on January 18th, 2009 @ 7:25pm CST

Could this be the best deluxe alt mode ever?

Somehow I just lost a lot of my interest in Takaratomy's Alternity.

The bot mode? I can live with it. The kibble is a problem, but I don't think it'll be so bad when folded properly and there's been much worse. The biggest problem I have is the way the head just sits awkwardly on the bonnet. It's too high up, so hopefully there's a mistransformation in there somewhere.

It seems to me that they've toned down the movie aesthetic here somewhat. With a different head, this figure could almost fit into the Universe line. Maybe that's a good thing, I'm not exactly sure.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869539)
Posted by Rodimus_Hotrod on January 19th, 2009 @ 1:49am CST

the car mode looks great I'm not sure about the bot mode tho

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869578)
Posted by s250 on January 19th, 2009 @ 4:06am CST

more clear images here

http://www.actoys.net/bbs/read.php?tid- ... age-1.html

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869590)
Posted by Chaoslock on January 19th, 2009 @ 4:54am CST

s250 wrote:http://www.actoys.net/bbs/read.php?tid-329033-fpage-0-toread--page-1.html

Wow, that's a butt-ugly bot mode... Even the first movies cons looked better.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869663)
Posted by Technically weird on January 19th, 2009 @ 8:08am CST

Check S250's link, if you liked it before its freaking sweet now (better pictures).

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869748)
Posted by Tigertrack on January 19th, 2009 @ 11:12am CST

Actoys- More AUDI pictures have arrived thanks to ACtoys member comus. First reported here, we now have more images to discuss.

These pictures show many details...clearly...about this mysterious Decepticon movie toy.

You can view all of the images in the original thread here, and a sample of those images below.

Seibertron.com movie news and toy news...be here when revenge happens.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869756)
Posted by *Soundwave* on January 19th, 2009 @ 11:23am CST

tigertracks 24 wrote:Actoys- More AUDI pictures have arrived thanks to ACtoys member comus. First reported here, we now have more images to discuss.

These pictures show many details...clearly...about this mysterious Decepticon movie toy.

You can view all of the images in the original thread here, and a sample of those images below.

Seibertron.com movie news and toy news...be here when revenge happens.

Ive posted even more pics here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=48896

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869760)
Posted by Prime's Trailer on January 19th, 2009 @ 11:28am CST

Sweet!
The 'Cade is back and looking cooler than ever. Now i'm really up for this film.

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869765)
Posted by zero-kaiser on January 19th, 2009 @ 11:33am CST

that looks pretty awesome... and the similarity to Barricade is.. well.. uncanny.. time will tell for certain of course.. but this definatley going on the want list!

Re: First Look at ROTF Decepticon Audi R8 Figure? (869767)
Posted by Solrac333 on January 19th, 2009 @ 11:34am CST

Car mode just looks awesome!

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