New Machinima Transformers Titans Return Metroplex Poster

This is either some generic building or Fort Max

You can see how bad the animation is going to be from this poster or at the very least it's very low rez.

Horrible poster regardless with the lack of scale and bad presentation but unlike many others I'll be giving the sequel a chance even if the first is probably the worst transformers screen media.

I like Nolan as a voice actor, so I'm hoping his Metroplex voice goes good.

Just out of pure speculation.....and based on last years CW series.

I'm guessing that in the first episode there will be an *epic* battle between Metroplex & Trypticon (by epic I mean the battle between Menasor and Computron) , that will result in Metroplex either being severely damaged, or destroyed. The entire middle of the series will have Windblade, Optimus, and Megatron looking for Emissary, while Trypticon runs amok on Cybertron Godzilla style, he might even stomp a few combiners along the way. Eventually at some point, maybe even the last episode, Fortress Maximus will show up and defeat Trypticon.

I'm really hoping this isn't the case but....if it does go down this way, just remember...

37 second mark

That... That sounds extremely plausible.

The Titans Return! ... in the last 5 minutes

Kurona wrote:The Titans Return! ... in the last 5 minutes

Nah, that's when the power of the primes will save the day and set up the final part of the trilogy!

Oh and I forgot...Mistress of Flame will have twice as many staff *doinks* this time around, and Rodimus will do something stupid. I wonder who will replace Starscream on the council? The only other new character we know of is Perceptor...who I admit I have no idea what his purpose will be.

*edit*

It just came to me. Wouldn't it be awesome if Perceptor was the Raymond Burr of this series? Just to observe and report everything Trypticon is doing

o.supreme wrote:Oh and I forgot...Mistress of Flame will have twice as many staff *doinks* this time around, and Rodimus will do something stupid. I wonder who will replace Starscream on the council? The only other new character we know of is Perceptor...who I admit I have no idea what his purpose will be.

*edit*

It just came to me. Wouldn't it be awesome if Perceptor was the Raymond Burr of this series? Just to observe and report everything Trypticon is doing

Based on your plot prediction, I assumed Perceptor would be the one who tells Optimus/Windblade/Megatron about Emissary and initiates their need to find him.

I believe your prediction is way more plausible, and makes sense, but as a Godzilla fan, I just thought it would be funny.

Maybe Perceptor will take Megatron's role as the only good character this time!

Kurona wrote:Maybe Perceptor will take Megatron's role as the only good character this time!

W-Why would you deprive Megatron of his one endearing quality?

Sabrblade wrote:

Kurona wrote:Maybe Perceptor will take Megatron's role as the only good character this time!

W-Why would you deprive Megatron of his one endearing quality?

Because you just know he's gonna lose it. Lightning can't strike twice

I thought it was already announced that Megatron would be back with the same actor as before?

Kurona wrote:Maybe Perceptor will take Megatron's role as the only good character this time!

It depends. If I can get past the fact that it's Will Wheaton, maybe...(he did good as Aqualad in the 2000's Teen Titans series)...but after his many appearances on The Big Bang Theory, its going to be hard not to laugh, unless he plays it completely straight.

Deadput wrote:I thought it was already announced that Megatron would be back with the same actor as before?

That has nothing to do with the plot direction they may take him in.

Jon Bailey was good as Optimus, and of course we all know Peter Cullen IS Optimus...but that alone doesn't mean this show will be any good sadly. Though I'd pay to hear Cullen read the phone book, that alone doesn't guarantee this show will be any good.

Via the official Facebook page for media creators Machinima, we have another preview of the upcoming animated series Transformers: Titans Return - the sequel to Combiner Wars featuring the voice talents of a wide array of actors, from regulars Peter Cullen and Frank Welker to Jason David Frank, Wil Wheaton, MatPat and more. Inthe clip, embedded below and titled Size Does Matter, Adam Beechen and FJ DeSanto take a look at the main cast and the two big features of the new series: Metroplex and Trypticon, how they fight, what they mean, and how much fun the team have had in this second chapter of the Prime Wars Trilogy. Take a look for yourselves!

Our creative team sets the stage for Transformers: Titans Return launching on go90 11/14.

Show that matches the title Then Combiner Wars should have been named Angry Windblade

Looks like o.supreme's plot prediction may be more dead-on accurate than we were hoping.

Wow, that choppy, poorly animated quality for which its predecessor was so criticized is exactly what we want in any new show going forward

+ with all the complaints I bet the same complainers are still gonna watch the show! just so that they can complain even more

& here's me complaining about the complainers who are making all the complaints

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ with all the complaints I bet the same complainers are still gonna watch the show! just so that they can complain even more

We cant let the show go to waste, lets at least have fun with it that way

BumbleDouche wrote:Wow, that choppy, poorly animated quality for which its predecessor was so criticized is exactly what we want in any new show going forward

I don't know... it looks a tiny bit better. Just a tiny bit. Very tiny. Like World's Smallest Transformers Ravage.

Two things:

1. I assume most of what we'll see is only a couple characters plus the Titans, with not much beyond that.

2. THAT FRICKING FRAME RATE SUCKS. I can see why they said "Don't blink, or you'll miss a very important part of Transformers history", because a whole scene feels like only 5 frames.

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ with all the complaints I bet the same complainers are still gonna watch the show! just so that they can complain even more

How are people supposed to legitimately criticise the show if they don't watch it? duh ...

Burn wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ with all the complaints I bet the same complainers are still gonna watch the show! just so that they can complain even more

How are people supposed to legitimately criticise the show if they don't watch it? duh ...

Called being a legit critic. You watch the show to **** on it.

From Machinima's official Facebook page, we have news of an upcoming trailer for the fast-approaching Transformers: Titans Return animated series! Following posters featuring the likes of Jason David Frank as Emissary and Nolan North as Metroplex, a behind-the-scenes video and even a preview clip dropped just a day ago, this new teaser promises a full-fledged trailer for the series in just two days' time!

The image simply depicts a stoic Optimus Prime, heavily based on his Generation 1 and Masterpiece design as in the prior Combiners Wars animated series, standing before the stormy wasteland that presents Machinima's vision of Cybertron. With the show set to drop just a week after the trailer itself, the teaser's message could not be more clear: if you're going to get hyped for this show, now is the time.

Machinima's Titans Return series is set to release soon, on the 14th of November. It stars voice talent ranging from series veterans Peter Cullen and Judd Nelson, to other well-known actors like Wil Wheaton, Michael Dorn and Jason David Frank, returning cast members Abby Trott and Jason Marnocha, and even YouTubers MatPat and DashieGames, along with many more. See the teaser for yourself down below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the coming trailer as well as any other updates on the soon-to-be-released series!

Get ready Transformers fans! The trailer for Transformers: Titans Return drops in TWO days.

HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! Judd Nelson! (please be Rodimus, Please be Rodimus it'll be like 1986 all over again, but better!) wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

skywarp-2 wrote:Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

ah, dude ... you'd better get out there quick then. Titans Return toys are nearly down and will soon make way for Power of the Primes.

skywarp-2 wrote:HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

Wait, is this seriously your first time hearing about this show? Did you miss out on its predecessor show, the eight-episode Combiner Wars?

Oh, you poor naive soul. So completely in the dark about how much of a dreadful schlock this show is gonna be if it's anything like it's predecessor.

And, no, Frank Welker is not in this show. Megatron is voiced by Jason Marnocha and thank goodness for that! Marnocha was the only good thing about the first show, so having him back is the one positive aspect about this dark blot of a show.

And it will have nothing to do with any of the G1 fiction from the 1980s. No ties to the cartoon, the movie, or the Marvel Comics. It's in its own little world of misery and mediocrity.

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

Wait, is this seriously your first time hearing about this show? Did you miss out on its predecessor show, the eight-episode Combiner Wars?

Oh, you poor naive soul. So completely in the dark about how much of a dreadful schlock this show is gonna be if it's anything like it's predecessor.

And, no, Frank Welker is not in this show. Megatron is voiced by Jason Marnocha and thank goodness for that! Marnocha was the only good thing about the first show, so having him back is the one positive aspect about this dark blot of a show.

And it will have nothing to do with any of the G1 fiction from the 1980s. No ties to the cartoon, the movie, or the Marvel Comics. It's in its own little world of misery and mediocrity.

Yowch.

Not that I disagree, but, yowch.

whoa...I was excited..Yes I live under a rock..

I may get some of the figures, I just didn't know about this cartoon or the previous one, combiner wars because I was only focusing on 3rd party news and TLK stuff.. this story sure got my attention, On the details, I got some wrong, sorry. I must have misread thru fanboy-colored goggles..

skywarp-2 wrote:whoa...I was excited..Yes I live under a rock..

I may get some of the figures, I just didn't know about this cartoon or the previous one, combiner wars because I was only focusing on 3rd party news and TLK stuff.. this story sure got my attention, I must have misread thru fanboy-colored goggles..

Yeah, Combiner Wars turned out to be one of the worst Transformers cartoons we've ever gotten, with Megatron, as I mentioned, being the sole enjoyable aspect about it, as he was awesome and hilarious with his being all snarky and sarcastic to everyone.

We've so far been hoping that this sequel show, Titans Return, will be an improvement, but aside from the inclusion of some television actors (albeit, rather bizarrely-chosen ones) and the longer running time, there doesn't seem to be that much about it that looks all that better than the first show.

After all, the first show was advertised as being the "Game of Thrones of animation", and yet it turned out to be as bad as Transformers: Energon. So aside from a return of Jason Marnocha's Megatron, there doesn't look to be all that much to look forward to thus far in the new show.

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, Combiner Wars turned out to be one of the worst Transformers cartoons we've ever gotten, with Megatron, as I mentioned, being the sole enjoyable aspect about it, as he was awesome and hilarious with his being all snarky and sarcastic to everyone.

Wrong.
Jon Bailey did a fantastic Optimus Prime and deserves the recognition.

Burn wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, Combiner Wars turned out to be one of the worst Transformers cartoons we've ever gotten, with Megatron, as I mentioned, being the sole enjoyable aspect about it, as he was awesome and hilarious with his being all snarky and sarcastic to everyone.

Wrong.
Jon Bailey did a fantastic Optimus Prime and deserves the recognition.

He's done fantastic Optimus Primes outside of CW. In CW, he was adequate, but his true talent felt held back in restraint from reaching its full entertainment potential.

That one behind-the-scenes video he did about him and the other CW cast members recording their lines at Bang Zoom!, in which he did some fun little ad-libs in his Optimus voice, gave us way more of his talented range and skill than he got to perform in the show itself.

Yeah, he could have done a lot more, but instead they had this ridiculous notion that CW was well received so they upped the ante for TR.

I know a lot of fanboys are pissing their pants in excitement over Cullen being Prime again for it, but come on ... they had a guy doing a good voice, they could have given him another go instead of chucking him aside and throwing more cash around for a bigger name(s).

Burn wrote:Yeah, he could have done a lot more, but instead they had this ridiculous notion that CW was well received so they upped the ante for TR.

I know a lot of fanboys are pissing their pants in excitement over Cullen being Prime again for it, but come on ... they had a guy doing a good voice, they could have given him another go instead of chucking him aside and throwing more cash around for a bigger name(s).

Oh, definitely. I wouldn't have minded Jon getting another go-round at Optimus in TR. He does a good Optimus and should get more opportunities to use it officially and to its full extent, beyond both Machinima's CW cartoon and Fun Pub's TransTech fiction.

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:whoa...I was excited..Yes I live under a rock..

I may get some of the figures, I just didn't know about this cartoon or the previous one, combiner wars because I was only focusing on 3rd party news and TLK stuff.. this story sure got my attention, I must have misread thru fanboy-colored goggles..

Yeah, Combiner Wars turned out to be one of the worst Transformers cartoons we've ever gotten, with Megatron, as I mentioned, being the sole enjoyable aspect about it, as he was awesome and hilarious with his being all snarky and sarcastic to everyone.

We've so far been hoping that this sequel show, Titans Return, will be an improvement, but aside from the inclusion of some television actors (albeit, rather bizarrely-chosen ones) and the longer running time, there doesn't seem to be that much about it that looks all that better than the first show.

After all, the first show was advertised as being the "Game of Thrones of animation", and yet it turned out to be as bad as Transformers: Energon. So aside from a return of Jason Marnocha's Megatron, there doesn't look to be all that much to look forward to thus far in the new show.

How dare you trample on nostalgic feelz! Combiner Wars was the best cartoon because it was awesome and looked like the eighties characters! And had fi- Hahahahahahahahahahahahhaha.

*deep breath*

And had awesome fight sc- Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! I'm sorry, I can't even...

skywarp-2 wrote: Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! Judd Nelson!

whoa whoa whoa....lets not say things we cant take back. Just to be clear Machinima's series is not an official continuation of the original animated series. Like IDW (and like JJ's Star Trek), CW & TR just use characters from the original series, but it is its own thing....Just want to be clear on that

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

Wait, is this seriously your first time hearing about this show? Did you miss out on its predecessor show, the eight-episode Combiner Wars?

Oh, you poor naive soul. So completely in the dark about how much of a dreadful schlock this show is gonna be if it's anything like it's predecessor.

And, no, Frank Welker is not in this show. Megatron is voiced by Jason Marnocha and thank goodness for that! Marnocha was the only good thing about the first show, so having him back is the one positive aspect about this dark blot of a show.

And it will have nothing to do with any of the G1 fiction from the 1980s. No ties to the cartoon, the movie, or the Marvel Comics. It's in its own little world of misery and mediocrity.

Wow, way to **** on his dreams.

I'm sure they tried to get Welker, but he was probably just way to busy, and they couldn't afford him. mamocha did a good job, but I'm sure Welker could have pulled of a snarky comedic Megatron just as well.

SillyMcGilly wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

Wait, is this seriously your first time hearing about this show? Did you miss out on its predecessor show, the eight-episode Combiner Wars?

Oh, you poor naive soul. So completely in the dark about how much of a dreadful schlock this show is gonna be if it's anything like it's predecessor.

And, no, Frank Welker is not in this show. Megatron is voiced by Jason Marnocha and thank goodness for that! Marnocha was the only good thing about the first show, so having him back is the one positive aspect about this dark blot of a show.

And it will have nothing to do with any of the G1 fiction from the 1980s. No ties to the cartoon, the movie, or the Marvel Comics. It's in its own little world of misery and mediocrity.

Wow, way to s*** on his dreams.

He's a Transformers fan. I'm sure he's used to disappointment.

SillyMcGilly wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

skywarp-2 wrote:HOLY CRAPOLA!! THIS IS HUGE NEWS! THIS IS AS BIG AS THE CANON TIE IN BEAST WARS TO G-1! Now we get an addition to G-1 canon this time with the original voice cast members available, namely Cullen and Welker! wow....

This is literally the biggest news that I have ever heard!

Just when I thought I hade my collection planned out.... They Pull me back in!!

Ughh...my wallet just groaned...

Wait, is this seriously your first time hearing about this show? Did you miss out on its predecessor show, the eight-episode Combiner Wars?

Oh, you poor naive soul. So completely in the dark about how much of a dreadful schlock this show is gonna be if it's anything like it's predecessor.

And, no, Frank Welker is not in this show. Megatron is voiced by Jason Marnocha and thank goodness for that! Marnocha was the only good thing about the first show, so having him back is the one positive aspect about this dark blot of a show.

And it will have nothing to do with any of the G1 fiction from the 1980s. No ties to the cartoon, the movie, or the Marvel Comics. It's in its own little world of misery and mediocrity.

Wow, way to s*** on his dreams.

Hey guys come on! LOL..

I was reading that news article thru fanboy colored goggles, and got ahead of myself when I saw Cullen was involved, and so having not seen combiner wars, and not been into the toyline, I was easily out of the loop when reading that, and yes.. I would love to see Hasbro honor the original series and pick up where G-1 left off, and give us a toyline and show that leads into the evolution of the Predacons and Maximals in the future.. That would be a nice thing, and with the news article, I thought maybe that was going to finally happen. I would not be opposed to an addition to the G-1 mythos, but I wonder if a highly stylized and very 1986 production quality animation would sell today in a world of CGI? Could a 1986 Movie like direct to DVD or Cartoon network TV series work for a final homage to G-1? I would get into that.. the nostalgia, the characters, and the voice actors would be enough to draw me in.. If they had great Bots too I would jump in on it. CGI toons are cool, and they can do much. But for me, if a G-1 continuation were to come our way, I'd prefer this unique and hand drawn style, with the quality they put into the 86 movie, I think it would still sell and hold up today.

Just look at these quality images...









It was art and posters like this that really show the level of detail and love that went into promoting that movie. If There was ever a time to capitalize on the G-1 universe, nostalgia, and story and interest and money. Then now is the time.


But from what you guys are telling me, this new series is like JJ Abrams Star Trek.. an alternative reality, that doesn't have anything to do with the original time line.. That's okay, I guess.. but HUGE news would be a committed G-1 continuation, Hasbro would make world news if they decided to do that..

But when you see images like this, you can't help but wonder if Hasbro missed the boat by not making something that tied into that Series..


I can see why.. It's nostalgia driven gives the G-1 fans a reason to come, and the storyline being new, and not tied to G-1 continuity means anyone can jump on.. but it leaves something out going that way.. I can't seem to explain it.

Oh come on! now granted that there's no ties fiction wise...to G1

but....

does Trypticon not look like his G1 self?

does Optimus?

so they are keeping it G1 in terms of LOOKS!!! if nothing else

+ I can't believe that noone wants to see a Metroplex vs Trypticon fight! i mean what's wrong with you people?

ok...put it this way....would you rather have what we're going to be getting?

or

would you rather that Michael Bay came along and directed the episodes... hmm?

Stuartmaximus wrote:Oh come on! now granted that there's no ties fiction wise...to G1

but....

does Trypticon not look like his G1 self?

does Optimus?

so they are keeping it G1 in terms of LOOKS!!! if nothing else

+ I can't believe that noone wants to see a Metroplex vs Trypticon fight! i mean what's wrong with you people?

ok...put it this way....would you rather have what we're going to be getting?

or

would you rather that Michael Bay came along and directed the episodes... hmm?

Michael Bay would probably make sure the frame rate and effects and EXPLOSIONS are better. Then again, it might have varying aspect ratios as well, which would kinda suck.

Stuartmaximus wrote:Oh come on! now granted that there's no ties fiction wise...to G1

but....

does Trypticon not look like his G1 self?

does Optimus?

so they are keeping it G1 in terms of LOOKS!!! if nothing else

I think we are saying the same thing, just differently. I didn't say it didn't take place in "a verison" of G1. Just like JJ's Trek is "a version" of those original characters, its just not the SAME VERSION, of those characters...if that makes any sense. It's an alternate continuity of the original series, kinf of like IDW ongoing.

Stuartmaximus wrote:I can't believe that no one wants to see a Metroplex vs Trypticon fight! i mean what's wrong with you people?

I have wanted to see a good rendition of this battle for a long time. As much as I love the original animated series, even their brief skirmishes in FFOD #5, Thief in the Night, and The Ultimate Weapon were not that great, plus brief encounters in a handful of Headmasters episodes. But if this fight goes like the Menasor/Computron battle at the beginning of CW, It will be all flash, and no substance, minus the flash.

Stuartmaximus wrote:ok...put it this way....would you rather have what we're going to be getting?

or

would you rather that Michael Bay came along and directed the episodes... hmm?

I'll take the 3rd option.

o.supreme wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Oh come on! now granted that there's no ties fiction wise...to G1

but....

does Trypticon not look like his G1 self?

does Optimus?

so they are keeping it G1 in terms of LOOKS!!! if nothing else

I think we are saying the same thing, just differently. I didn't say it didn't take place in "a verison" of G1. Just like JJ's Trek is "a version" of those original characters, its just not the SAME VERSION, of those characters...if that makes any sense. It's an alternate continuity of the original series, kinf of like IDW ongoing.

Stuartmaximus wrote:I can't believe that no one wants to see a Metroplex vs Trypticon fight! i mean what's wrong with you people?

I have wanted to see a good rendition of this battle for a long time. As much as I love the original animated series, even their brief skirmishes in FFOD #5, Thief in the Night, and The Ultimate Weapon were not that great, plus brief encounters in a handful of Headmasters episodes. But if this fight goes like the Menasor/Computron battle at the beginning of CW, It will be all flash, and no substance, minus the flash.

Stuartmaximus wrote:ok...put it this way....would you rather have what we're going to be getting?

or

would you rather that Michael Bay came along and directed the episodes... hmm?

I'll take the 3rd option.

Actually I would like to see Shingo Natsume at Madhouse Direct the episodes, he Directed One Punch Man the animated series..

The 3rd option...

mind you...while the Metroplex vs Trypticon skirmish is going on...i wonder what Fort Max is doing? is he sitting on the sidelines reading a book or something