New Transformers Prime Images: Ratchet and Possible Decepticon Drone

Ratchet looks great. Really hoping for a figure line of these.

Love TF:Prime Ratchet!

I want a toy of this Ratchet soon. Best Ratchet design ever.

Kinda looks like they combined Ratchet and TFA Prowl.

Me likey!

That Ratchet design is sliiiiick!

The DCon looks pretty close to a Cadillac, doesn't it?

That's a Decepticon alright. The front grill looks like the top portion of the Decepticon insignia.

Sooo. He was kind of orangish before, and now he's red again?

Ratchet looks badass! Don't like the orange but he still looks awesome. No stupid gut.

This toy would make a badass custom drift. The new drift jut seems a little.............idk. But this is a bad ass design

LoL Would be funny to see that caddy turn into megatron

I only hope that when they are designing these characters for the cartoon, they are putting some real thought into how the toys will actually transform. Otherwise we will end up with more toys (like the movie toys) that have generally crappy or over-complex transformations or else do not look screen accurate at all.

They are not planning on a toyline for this series. Per the toy panel discussion at Botcon.

Wow! THat looks fantastic! It's weird...his color is in that area where you can't really tell if he's dark orange or light red. SOrt of reminds of the color of the TRU exclusive Animated Ironhide,,,he also falls in that area. That 'Con car looks cool too. Why do I feel like, if that turns out to not be a drone, it might be Barricade. Anyone else get that vibe or am I just imagining things?

--B-- wrote:They are not planning on a toyline for this series. Per the toy panel discussion at Botcon.

I remember that. Though it is disappointing, it really isn't that surprising. The toy line is going in, what, three different directions right now? I think it gets to the point where you have to focus more rather than diversify. I'm sure they've done tons of studies and research on branching toy lines and probably have found a point of diminishing returns. Plus, I couldn't imagine how they'd make a toy of that...it all fits together so seemlessly that a toy would probably be a major letdown.

while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

moritron wrote:while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

While I think some of the designs might be cool in toy form, I would rather them make more WFC figures first.

As mentioned, the Generations line leaves plenty of room for TFP toys to appear. Real question is whether or not we'll see Fugative Wasp / Mercenary Swindle appear (if they do at all mind you) under the TFA line or Generations line. If the Generations line stays constant, anything can fall into it from G1 to Beast-era and beyond, if they are smart enough to take advanyage of it.

Daddycon

I was unaware that they were not making a TF Prime toyline. I blame the movie line.

but still this ratchet is the best design for him EVER. If not in TF Prime line, make a generations version of this.


-Star-

Ratchet's design is definitely my favorite out of all the TF: Prime designs I've seen. And the drone's alt-mode looks very sleek. I would prefer that they avoided drones altogether, though, and just develop a core group for us to follow in the show. I'd rather see Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream, Shockwave, and maybe the Constructicons than just Megs, Soundwave, Starscream and an endless supply of drones.

I can also see why a devoted toyline might not be the best idea for them. With TF3 releasing next year, they'll want to build that up heavily, and likely devote their resources to the Movie Line. Three concurrent lines would likely result in a lot of shelf warming and might put off some buyers.

I bet that decepticon car is one of the Drones we saw getting their butts kicked by bumblebee

SO hoping for a figure line. Though, i do see how the designers can get in some big trouble at the converting...

Everyone actually likes Ratchet's design? He looks like a Gundam...Yeck.

Abraxsis wrote:Everyone actually likes Ratchet's design? He looks like a Gundam...Yeck.

Tuned down perhaps. Not as much pointy stuff on him as Gundams. I always thought the Gundams would be cooler if they actually did transform...but there's probably a copyright infringement in their somewhere.

So, Bayverse aesthetics with Transformers Animated color schemes. I can enjoy that.

Ratchet = combined form of Animated Ratchet, G1 Ratchet, and a bit of Hot Rod thrown in there.

Sinister-looking purple-y car = A Decepticon. Obviously. Anyone who thinks otherwise... Good luck with that.

Ratchet's looking pretty slick!
I must admit it's kind of amusing (in a good way) to see Ratchet getting progressively more bad@$$ over the years. I still remember when he was this this weird looking fold-out truck bot with no head! Now he's the bonafide stud in TF'dom!

amcgrath929 wrote:So, Bayverse aesthetics with Transformers Animated color schemes. I can enjoy that.

I agree. BUt again, I'm on record as being someone who enjoys the various differences between each line and cartoon. My take on this is more streamlined, more humanoid, but still alien in some ways. My guess is that all of the Autobots are going to have human or human-like faces while the 'Cons won't have facial features for the most part. To kids, if there isn't that face there for them to identify with it tends to be kinda evil.

That Ratchet looks GREAT! To me, it looks like a manly version of Override from TF: Cybertron.

Why does everyone think that Decepticon is a drone? I must've missed something.

Hey guys, I foun 2 more 'hidden' images and replied back to the news - one of bumblebee in car mode and one of cliffjumper in car mode.

I am surprized nobody noticed these earlier.

-Psychomud
aka Jeff Witty

Purple Decepticon = Shockwave? Have we seen his altmode yet or know if he will appear in TF: Prime?

First-Aid wrote:

Abraxsis wrote:Everyone actually likes Ratchet's design? He looks like a Gundam...Yeck.

Tuned down perhaps. Not as much pointy stuff on him as Gundams. I always thought the Gundams would be cooler if they actually did transform...but there's probably a copyright infringement in their somewhere.

Except a ton of Gundams do,

The Zeta
The ZZ
Arios
Kyrios
Harute
Murasame
I could go on...

Wow...This line is going to be awesome. The Question is not if but when we are getting these in a toy line.

moritron wrote:while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

On the subject of WFC, they must make a figre of the omega supreme.
It would be the only decnt G1 styled OS that doesn't turn into a rocket, a train, and HIS OWN TRACK!? WTF?

ArmadaPrime wrote:

moritron wrote:while they might not be planning a line of toys around prime, I'd bet there's probably a good chance we may see some characters in the generations line. that's where they stuck the WFC toys.

On the subject of WFC, they must make a figre of the omega supreme.
It would be the only decnt G1 styled OS that doesn't turn into a rocket, a train, and HIS OWN TRACK!? WTF?

You can cross out Rocket off that list. WFC Omega transforms into a rocket-ship thing, but as for the tracks and sentry tank, yeah, they may have gotten rid of it, but I thought it was pretty cool how they made it 2 vehicles into 1 robot.

Ratchet looks pretty sick. He's sporting ome nice BFG TA/ko all-terrain tires to boot! lol

sooo we have the silly "helmet / tiny nose" thing from animated going on still
and his crest has become his eyebrows ??

aside from that hes lookin' good, i can deal with the orange


omg i can so see action master magnetron driving that sexy evil cadillac

TFGnome wrote:sooo we have the silly "helmet / tiny nose" thing from animated going on still
and his crest has become his eyebrows ??

aside from that hes lookin' good, i can deal with the orange


omg i can so see action master magnetron driving that sexy evil cadillac

Hey at least his chin isn't ten feet long like all the bots in animated

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:

TFGnome wrote:sooo we have the silly "helmet / tiny nose" thing from animated going on still
and his crest has become his eyebrows ??

aside from that hes lookin' good, i can deal with the orange


omg i can so see action master magnetron driving that sexy evil cadillac

Hey at least his chin isn't ten feet long like all the bots in animated

true. very true.
i wonder how screemer will look in this incarnation ...

autobot-jolt wrote:Am I the only one who thinks this is old news?

Funny you should mention that. When I spotted the images, I shot an email off to the news guys - specifically saying:

"I dunno if this has been reported earlier but..."

So, if it was reported earlier - I couldn't find it. To me it seems like it HAD to have been reported - but again - no evidence that I could find.