Further Images of Animated Prowl and Bumblebee

Wow I can't wait to get the Animated figures, they look pretty spot on to their actual animated looks.

BB's bot mode looks like a happy meal toy.I hope the other animated range look better than this.Does anyone know what characters will be getting toys?

Prowl looks really cool. Very little robot sticking out of the alt form and very litle alt for hanging off the robot. I actually can't wait to get this in my hands and play with it.

I didn't like the prowl figure when i first saw him, and I still don't. BUT..after seeing the show, I think I would consider buying him if they released a variant or remold with a battle mask. Covering that big chin with a mask does wonders. I've always liked bee's look the best though.

Main thing that puts me off about BB is that whole cheat with the chest plate thing.
Its exactly the same as Prime having hidden Windshields that appear on his chest in robot mode.

If you cant model a design to incorporate a certain part in a certain place then dont bother with it. Having a fake 'stand in' just seems cheesy. Reminds me of those cheesy Transformers that were just a fully formed robot and had huge chunks of kibble all over it (like a whole car) that just folded around it.

Transformers should be just that. One form that shifts its parts to create a whole new form. Not something that just lifts bits up to reveal the form hidden inside it.
*end rant*

Prowl is one of the few animated figures I KNOW I will be getting since I have a soft spot for motorbike Tfs. As for BB, the figure in general doesn’t look that great.

I don't know why everybody dislikes BB. He looks pretty good to me. People are complaining that his chest is not his roof. Would you rather he have an apron like Classics BB? My only complaint is his stingers. Doesn't he use them seperately in the show, not together like TM Cheetor? I may wait for a remold with correct stingers and battle mask.

About the fake roof chest.
Actually that's the way he transforms if you watch the show, its only there so that it can look like G1 Bumblebee.
And don't complain about Animated being the first to do this.
Prime's chest in RiD and Cybertron.
Masterpiece Prime-A G1 toy.
The movie toys.

Only thing I don't like about Bee is his yellow plastic. I looks a little... lemony.

I also don't like how Hasbro is still using silver autobot symbols, red ones would've been better.

Prowl is awesome.

Don't like the show so my wallet is safe.

Meh, I'm still not totally sold on the Animated toys, but I will admit, that, while I wasn't considering getting Prowl before, he has grown on me, but I still can't get over the fact that all the bots have freakishly large chins.

It's wierd to see Anime Bumblebee and Movie Bumblebee side by side. Their appearances couldn't be any further apart.

What's wrong with Hasbro.
movie Bumblebee was too small.
now animated Bumblebee is too big!
arghhh.

Anyways, Since the movie and animated lines have bots that are very very different(added second very cause the unicrilogy and beast wars toys were still very different from g1 ones) from G1 styled toys, which do you think mixes in with the G1 guys better?
I'd say Animated. blockier.

I don't like Bumblebee's feet, but that's not enough to keep me from buying it. As for Prowl, I think he's got a great design but his color scheme is awful on the show and doesn't look any better on the figure.

my only complaint about bumblebee is whats with that small clear thing ontop of his supose to make his eyes light up when you put him in sunligt or something sunroof on top of robot head strange.

more i watched the show bit and bit some of the figures are growing on me i still dont like cybertronian prime with a big windsheild for a chest but it might brow on me as well.

i wouldnt be surprised if hasbro does make prowl, and bumbelbee with battle heads if they do as well as the movie line figures probably will just to make money and maybe some repaints to.

I really, really, don't mean to hate...

but this picture just burried any chance of me collecting this line.

How so?

Their size in relation to other lines? The fact that, next to older lines, they look like they're lacking paint?

omega666 wrote:Don't like the show so my wallet is safe.

whats not liking show and your wallets safety got to do with 2 toys?? I dont understand the comment.

He means he doesn't like the show, and so isn't interested in the toys. So he won't be spending any money- so his wallet won't be crying.

The Master Blaster wrote:He means he doesn't like the show, and so isn't interested in the toys. So he won't be spending any money- so his wallet won't be crying.

ah, i thought it could be that but i was trying to figure out what liking/not liking a show had to do with liking/not liking toys which are two totally different entities.

i like a toy for its own merits alone, maybe some people need to like a cartoon first and then buy a toy, i dont understand that. its a bit like when somebody says i hate classics 2 pack megatron/prime but i have to buy them because I love 2 packs! or i hate movie megs but have to buy it because megs is my favourite decepticon, seems a waste of money to me.

I enjoyed the TF movie but I dont like the toys, except for jazz, who i bought.

The roof cheat doesn't bother me much on Bumblebee. I just don't like the plastic (looks a little cheap), I hope that it is just the picture playing tricks on my eyes.

Prowl looks great!

Is it just me or are they bigger than you thought they would be?

The original Movie Jazz is actually really cool. One of my faves to play with.


Yeah, I'm the opposite. I look at the toys, hoping that I love em, and then look at the show. Probably a habit developed from having to watch RiD-Cybertron. Sure, each show has its moments, but generally they are god awful.

As such, my expectations were lowered so dramatically, that the show wasn't important to me anymore.

Thankfully, animated rectified that for me. Show + toys = win.

The Master Blaster wrote:How so?

Their size in relation to other lines? The fact that, next to older lines, they look like they're lacking paint?

I'll put it in these terms...

Armada Hot Shot is probably one of the worst Transformers released in modern times. The figure fails in almost everyway. He has poor articulation, is limited by his gimmick, and looks, well, rather doofy.

Everyone knows I love Armada and the like. I can admit to HotShot not only looking 'kiddie' when compared to other Transformers, but even within the context of Armada he looks kind of kiddie.

I could put up with it though. Animated Bumblebee is full out intended to appeal to children and while the fact that Transformers are designed to do this to begin with, Animated seems to go too far.

For instance, I feel that these toys are far more comparable to Fast Action Battlers than they are to any main line in the past few years.

While Animated is the next big thing (and it is, I think this line will be a great big success), I don't think I can take my money along for the ride.

See, Animated is duplicating G1, or even Cybertron in its grand scheme. Characters, character archtypes, direction of the story, most everything (note, I think that's fine, no problem) is being replicated. I don't want to ramble here, so to cut to the point.

When I bought Movie Transformers, I didn't buy FABs. The 'older' standard version of the toy was superior and made it so I didn't need to buy FABs. Whether it's G1 or later Energon/Cybertron toys, I already have the superior versions of these toys.

Hopefully, that explains why I see these toys as unnecessary when compared to the last few years of releases.

Gotcha

When I first saw Bumblebee, I had changed my mind and wanted to pick him up. Now, I'm back to not wanting him. Too playskool'ish. I never liked Prowl. So, looks like only Megatron and Optimus, at this point.

Counterpunch wrote:
Armada Hot Shot is probably one of the worst Transformers released in modern times. quote]

I thought toys like Armada Smokescreen, Armada Sideswipe, Armada Overload or Energon Wing Saber were much worse.

Counterpunch wrote:

The Master Blaster wrote:How so?

For instance, I feel that these toys are far more comparable to Fast Action Battlers than they are to any main line in the past few years.

I have Animated Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown myself. I can't see how you can even remotely compare them to the inarticulated bricks that for the most part are FABs that transform into 3 steps at the most. Like the reviewer is pointing out, Bumblebee's transformation is pretty much on par with movie figures. Prime and Lockdown are pretty good in the transformation department as well. And they're all very well articulated. It's one thing to dislike the look, but to pretend they're under-engineered is just being ignorant.

Dr. Z wrote:I have Animated Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown myself. I can't see how you can even remotely compare them to the inarticulated bricks that for the most part are FABs that transform into 3 steps at the most. Like the reviewer is pointing out, Bumblebee's transformation is pretty much on par with movie figures. Prime and Lockdown are pretty good in the transformation department as well. And they're all very well articulated. It's one thing to dislike the look, but to pretend they're under-engineered is just being ignorant.

First off, I like how you threw a little insult in there at the end. That was a nice touch.

That distraction from the discussion aside, I never even really considered the transformation of either Animated or FABs. The point is that comparing movie Bumblebee to FAB Bumblebee, it becomes obvious what audiance those toys were directed at. The same thing goes for a comparison between Cybertron Prime and Animated Prime.

microclone wrote:

The Master Blaster wrote:He means he doesn't like the show, and so isn't interested in the toys. So he won't be spending any money- so his wallet won't be crying.

ah, i thought it could be that but i was trying to figure out what liking/not liking a show had to do with liking/not liking toys which are two totally different entities.

i like a toy for its own merits alone, maybe some people need to like a cartoon first and then buy a toy, i dont understand that. its a bit like when somebody says i hate classics 2 pack megatron/prime but i have to buy them because I love 2 packs! or i hate movie megs but have to buy it because megs is my favourite decepticon, seems a waste of money to me.

I enjoyed the TF movie but I dont like the toys, except for jazz, who i bought.

Master Blaster is right. If I do not like the show, why would I buy a product that reminds me of the show I don't like? I loved the movie and I thought the toys were great. I bought tons of stuff since the movie came out. With this series, my money can rest until Classics 2.0 come out.

Counterpunch wrote:First off, I like how you threw a little insult in there at the end. That was a nice touch.

Ignorance : to be unaware of certain things.

If you feel insulted by what is just an objective observation, I can't do anything about it.

Hasbro doesn't care about scale, they just want to make the figures big enough to fit the boxes right.

omega666 wrote:Master Blaster is right. If I do not like the show, why would I buy a product that reminds me of the show I don't like?

Can't care less for shows (edit : when I'm buying robots). I hated A-E-C, but I bought the toys anyway. Bad writing doesn't make bad toys.

Dr. Z wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:First off, I like how you threw a little insult in there at the end. That was a nice touch.

Ignorance : to be unaware of certain things.

If you feel insulted by what is just an objective observation, I can't do anything about it.

Megatroptimus, it might have been a simple objective observation, except for the fact that I said nothing about the toys being under engineered and I didn't comment on their complexity. In fact, I was only commenting on the difference between who the lines are targeted towards.

They indeed lack paint. It looks like every fig is limited to 3 colours.

The more I see the more I want these Animated toys. They look great.

What I noticed is that compared to the movie toys, especially in that shot of the classics, animated, and movies figures next to each other, is how much "personality" the figures have. Say what you will about the artistic look of the show, but the fact that these look so much like the their show counterparts is good. They have a look to them that makes them stand out, you really get the sense that they are different characters. When I look at the movie Bumble Bee, other than his color scheme, it could pass as just about any other bot.


Memo to Hasbro:

These need to hit the stores already. Dont let the shelfs remain cluttered with lame movie repaints, get these out to the stores to help support the show!

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:
Memo to Hasbro:

These need to hit the stores already.

Word. Although most of the Animated figures are readily available on Ebay for pretty decent prices (most of them $30 shipped), I'm trying to wait so I have something to buy in stores when they come out. I only got 3 (Prime, Lockdown and Bumblebee) so far to get a taste of the line, but the minute they're out, I'll jump on Prowl and Starscream (okay, all the others too) in a snap. Prowl looks intriguing, I still can't figure out how he transforms except for the arms.

How about a late March release?

Duuuuuuude!!!

He's surprizinly tall. Not on my want list, but still pretty tall.

I still don't know why these aren't coming out any sooner

What is wrong with you Hasbro???


The Animated are great looking figures!!

But C'mon!!

Deluxe Bumblebee same size or even TOWERS over Voyager Bulkhead???


I know scales can be off once in a while. But this is just WAYYYY tooo off!!



At least make a Leader Class Bulkhead coz this Bulkhead will not fit in with the rest.

The more I see of the Animated toys, the more I like them; the designs are just gorgeous.
It doesn't look like BB comes with the faceplate that he has in the cartoon though, which is a shame- he looks really cool when he uses it in Nanosec.

I'll be getting those toys for sure.
I love how BB comes with the turbo boosters from the show.

Both of these are a must buy for me.

I'm really digging the show. That's something I have not done in a LOOOOOONG time with TF shows.

I like the engineering that appears to have gone in o them, especially Prowl.

Dr. Z wrote:

Starscreams bad comedy wrote:
Memo to Hasbro:

These need to hit the stores already.

Word. Although most of the Animated figures are readily available on Ebay for pretty decent prices (most of them $30 shipped), I'm trying to wait so I have something to buy in stores when they come out. I only got 3 (Prime, Lockdown and Bumblebee) so far to get a taste of the line, but the minute they're out, I'll jump on Prowl and Starscream (okay, all the others too) in a snap. Prowl looks intriguing, I still can't figure out how he transforms except for the arms.

How about a late March release?

Megatronoptimus is that you??

You do realize that we can track IP's