New Images of ROTF Deluxe "Chromia" Bike

Wow thats bad really really bad. Why do i have the feeling that "Arcee" is three individual bots combined and not a stand alone character? Yeah this movie is going to suck hard.

For once, I want to chime in after posting a story...

I really do like the look of this figure. I'm really looking forward to the Biker Chicks, even though I'm getting sick of the overused "wheel-for-feet" thing going on in ROTF and the pink one looks like it's got a giant tumor on its back...

... Still, I think the engineering on this toy looks needlessly complicated, and if it was that difficult to do a deluxe class figure - I guess that means we can rule out any other incarnations of these characters... Can these designs even be done in a Legends or FABS size?

Interesting... I'll wait to pass judgement on it and the character when the movie's released.

im not really sure what im looking at there. i see an arm, a pair of shoulder pads, a gun, a head with a mustache, and i cant tell what the rest is supposed to be. is that gun built into "her" arm or is it clipped on?
i will say this, that is a great photo backdrop, i want one of those.

Would that stand come with the toy? It really looks essential and key to displaying the figure in an upright position

I'm kinda diggin' this, though I have a feeling it might be slightly mistransformed.. remember the first photos we saw of this way back?.. the whole bot was spread apart on different joints.

Oh.. and for those who arent feeling the love with the 'tache..



My fiancee did this within minutes of seeing a picture of what we now believe to be Chromia.. bless her lil cotton socks

Geez, looks like someone called Rule 63 on Beast Machines Thrust (or whatever the purple dude called himself).

I'm REALLY warming up to this now, especially since it would be so easy for stop motion, you just slide it every frame! No hassle of trying to make a walking sequence! And that gun, I love huge guns, as long as they can be held without the character toppling over. Plus, I like motorcycle bots.

I'm starting to wonder if Chromia isn't part of Arcee, and that the whole thing was a misdirection. What if we're getting a team of fembots for the movie? An actual Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-1? It's highly doubtful I'll admit, but at least possible.

I'm look at this figure and I just can't understand how it could combine with one, let alone two other figures. It boggles my mind.

Im sorry, but if this thing is properly transformed, it's bot mode looks like a hot pile of mess. IMO it just looks goofy and in parts. I will wait for more pictures, but it looks all jumbled up to me.

Wow it's... some piece a crap.

or in Mark Hamill's voice:

"Whatta piece of junk!"

Does it go .5 past lightspeed?

Cliff Jumper wrote:Wow it's... some piece a crap.

or in Mark Hamill's voice:

"Whatta piece of junk!"

Does it go .5 past lightspeed?

She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.

Just yankin' ya. The Force is weak with this one.

I'm sorry, but the best looking thing in those pictures is the Mechanical Chain Bases that serve as the backdrop. Love those things.

Michael Bay has a fever! And the only prescription is more wheel feet!!

MYoung23 wrote:Michael Bay has a fever! And the only prescription is more wheel feet!!

He's exploring the studio space, all right.

Transformers is becoming more abstract every day. For the third movie we will have robots made of crushed armchairs and molten umbrellas. Or, as Terry Pratchet would say, "very simmilar to an octopus making love to a bicycle"

1337W422102 wrote:

Cliff Jumper wrote:Wow it's... some piece a crap.

or in Mark Hamill's voice:

"Whatta piece of junk!"

Does it go .5 past lightspeed?

She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.

That's what Ironhide said!

I haven't given up on her and the other two yet - that thing still looks hideously mistransformed.

wretched.

This figure looks like shit in botmode. I agree with the wheelbot critics. Robots should have proper legs and body not some wheel.

I've just had some information leaked to me that explains these new movie designs.

It seems that the film was originally going to be titled:
"Revenge of the Fugly".

Oilspill wrote:I've just had some information leaked to me that explains these new movie designs.

It seems that the film was originally going to be titled:
"Revenge of the Fugly".

Now that's not nice. It's FUBAR, not fugly. FUBAR.

Ugly people took offense to being compared to Chromia.

Oilspill wrote:I've just had some information leaked to me that explains these new movie designs.

It seems that the film was originally going to be titled:
"Revenge of the Fugly".

Now that I can definitely believe.
I really wanted this one. A fembot who isn't pink - even if she could have been a better shade of blue. But that robot mode is really changing my mind. The film's starting to look more like Revenge of the Wheels.

It bugs me that with so many wheels in this movie they didn't use Wheeljack. But at least they used Wheelie. This is really Revenge Of The Wheelies . Now all we need is that the wheelbots all speak in rhymes...

Are you sure we're talking about the Transformers movie and not the GoBots movie?

I'm sure the movie look won't be bad, but the movie designs aren't that toy friendly in my opinion. It's a bad toyline IMHO.

I only bought ONE 2007 movie figure (2 if you count the one Real Gear toy I liked), versus 6 Animated figures.

I have zero plans to buy any of the 2009 movie figures at this time.

Sell this in a Dollar Store or in an Easter basket and we have a KO-ish toy that we all laugh at regarding its shortcomings...

Put it in shiny packaging, show it in a movie theater, and sell it in a Toys R Us and all of a sudden it's plastic crack.



No.

That thing is ugly and quite stupid looking in my not so humble opinion. In any other venue, we'd laugh at and deride this toy.

How does this pass as an acceptable Transformer after the wonderful toys we've gotten over the past few years (first movie line included! many of those were quite innovative)?

Wow, they couldn't even be bothered to make it transform...

Megatron_Wolf wrote: Why do i have the feeling that "Arcee" is three individual bots combined and not a stand alone character?

I thought that was pretty much confirmed to be the case.

Somehow, I think I'll be buying a lot fewer movie toys this time around.

I bet they'll look cool onscreen, but the toy translations are leaving me cold.

Oh well. My wallet will smile.

Poor Chromia she looks like Reggie Unicycle from Galaxy High. Why was Michael Bay chosen to ruin Transformers?

I didn't like "Chromia" the first time we saw it without the stand a few months ago. And my opinion has not changed.

If this is a stand alone figure and not sold in a combining 3 pack it is disappointing to say the least.

The "wheels for feet" concept is not that farfetched. It means a significnat potential for speed, which is always cool. This does unfortunately mean a veery difficult time for the engineering dept to come up with a fig that will stand up on its own.

That said, I'm not sure this is correctly transformed. Most of the movie figs have had a definitely "finished changing" feel to them and this one doesn't feel right.

I will wait for now until we see the other two Biker Chicks.

Firstly I hate the whole wheels for feet concept.. it wouldnt be too bad on that giant transformer from the trailer but having it on others as well is just pushing the idea too far IMO.
But I am wondering one thing. Is Chromia one of the robots we see chasing down the silver car transformer in the trailer?

EDIT: Nevermind... i just downloaded the H|D trailer and saw that I'm right... you can see Arcee, Chromia and a third bike robot skating along after the silver car.. Man.. the ideas in this film are starting to bug me something silly.

Soldier of Shockwave wrote:Maybe it's

--Chromia

--Moonracer

--Arcee (or Elita one idk)

That combine together to form Elita One (or Arcee idk)

That makes sense to me, the colors fit and they incorporate almost all the female autobots. Plus if the pink bike is Arcee then a "Combined Mode" name like Elita One seems to fit.

So I was correct in my assumption.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote: Why do i have the feeling that "Arcee" is three individual bots combined and not a stand alone character?

I thought that was pretty much confirmed to be the case.

I certainly hope not! That would really suck! That she is combined by three bikes okay, but three fembots combined to become Arcee?? NO!
Then Mr. Bay really f***** up ROTF!

capellamusic wrote:It bugs me that with so many wheels in this movie they didn't use Wheeljack.

Ah, please don't bring up Wheeljack... I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that he's not going to be in the film

Michael Bay, if you're reading this... You know who we all want to see in TF3

Autobot_OptimusPrime wrote:

capellamusic wrote:It bugs me that with so many wheels in this movie they didn't use Wheeljack.

Ah, please don't bring up Wheeljack... I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that he's not going to be in the film

Michael Bay, if you're reading this... You know who we all want to see in TF3

I hope you're kidding. If they DID put him in the movie, he'd be a pink Decepticon scooter from Chevy. Now at your local dealership!

if you watch the trailer closely youll see two bikes that look like this and the purple one which is different. if you ask me i think chromia and the other one like her/him will form either side of arcee whilst the purple one will form the torso and head.

1337W422102 wrote:

Autobot_OptimusPrime wrote:

capellamusic wrote:It bugs me that with so many wheels in this movie they didn't use Wheeljack.

Ah, please don't bring up Wheeljack... I'm still trying to come to terms with the fact that he's not going to be in the film

Michael Bay, if you're reading this... You know who we all want to see in TF3

I hope you're kidding. If they DID put him in the movie, he'd be a pink Decepticon scooter from Chevy. Now at your local dealership!

Argh, you're right! I didn't think of that.
Mr. Bay? Please forget what I just said... I'd rather have no Wheeljack than pink Wheeljack *cringes at thought*