Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force
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We have more big news in this NYCC week (end) with the official Synopsis for the third season of Robots in Disguise, which is being called "Combiner Force". This third season will begin in 2017. Here is the synopsis from comicbook.com followed by frames from this new season:
"In the Transformers: Robots in Disguise animated series, Bumblebee and his team of Autobots — Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Autobot Drift, and Fixit — have figured out how to work together. They’ve captured escaped Decepticon prisoners, defeated longstanding enemies, and defended our planet without any humans (other than their close allies Denny and Russell) knowing they’re here.
In the upcoming third season of the hit series, their ability to work together will be put to the ultimate test! The team faces a new Decepticon threat that is literally the biggest one they’ve faced: a team of five Decepticons who can combine to form a giant super robot and pulverize anything that stands in their way. The Decepticon Combiner team is set to wreak havoc on Earth, and it’s up to Bumblebee and the Autobots to stop them!
The team will discover that they, too, are more than meets the eye. The Decepticons aren’t the only ones who can combine into different bigger, more powerful forms! As sinister new forces rise in the galaxy and powerful enemies unite to bring down the Autobots once and for all, the team must not only learn how to fight when combined with one another, but to truly work as one. All their training…every captured Decepticon…every hard-fought battle…has as all been leading up to this. To emerge victorious, Bumblebee and the Autobots must become…a COMBINER FORCE!”
"In the Transformers: Robots in Disguise animated series, Bumblebee and his team of Autobots — Grimlock, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Autobot Drift, and Fixit — have figured out how to work together. They’ve captured escaped Decepticon prisoners, defeated longstanding enemies, and defended our planet without any humans (other than their close allies Denny and Russell) knowing they’re here.
In the upcoming third season of the hit series, their ability to work together will be put to the ultimate test! The team faces a new Decepticon threat that is literally the biggest one they’ve faced: a team of five Decepticons who can combine to form a giant super robot and pulverize anything that stands in their way. The Decepticon Combiner team is set to wreak havoc on Earth, and it’s up to Bumblebee and the Autobots to stop them!
The team will discover that they, too, are more than meets the eye. The Decepticons aren’t the only ones who can combine into different bigger, more powerful forms! As sinister new forces rise in the galaxy and powerful enemies unite to bring down the Autobots once and for all, the team must not only learn how to fight when combined with one another, but to truly work as one. All their training…every captured Decepticon…every hard-fought battle…has as all been leading up to this. To emerge victorious, Bumblebee and the Autobots must become…a COMBINER FORCE!”
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Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831277)
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:35pm CDT
Just the second half of season 2. Any different numbering was used only internally, from the marketting standpoint, we are currently watching the rest of season 2 which is followed by season 3.
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:35pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:So what we're watching now that's airing in Canada is instead more like a "season 2.5" mini-series.
Just the second half of season 2. Any different numbering was used only internally, from the marketting standpoint, we are currently watching the rest of season 2 which is followed by season 3.
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831282)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:43pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:43pm CDT
I know, but the way the "Decepticon Island" two-parter ended was unambiguously like how a season finale would end. It is suspected that that two-parter was originally meant to be the season 2 finale, and that Hasbro wanted something airing on CN in this Fall season to promote the current toys of the line while CN might've wanting the proper Season 3 to wait and start in 2017, making these six extra episodes feel like a mini-series made in the meantime to tide us over until the proper third season comes. After all, the "Optimus goes to investigate the corrupt Cybertron" plot that was alluded to be the next thing to come after the "Decepticon Island" two-parter is very much ignored and interrupted in these six new episodes with Optimus being called right back to Earth so shortly after he left for Cybertron the two-parter. It's very possible that once these six episode wrap up, the status quo of the show will revert back to how it was as of the conclusion of the "Decepticon Island" two-parter to get season 3 off to a start in a way that will make it feel like one could theoretically skip these six episodes entirely. After all, "19-episode seasons" are an abnormality that don't usually happen so casually. It really feels like these six eps were made as an afterthought just to fill a gap.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:So what we're watching now that's airing in Canada is instead more like a "season 2.5" mini-series.
Just the second half of season 2. Any different numbering was used only internally, from the marketting standpoint, we are currently watching the rest of season 2 which is followed by season 3.
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831288)
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:49pm CDT
Anyplace we can watch these 6 episodes online?
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831289)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:50pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 6th, 2016 @ 9:50pm CDT
Only four have aired so far. We've been posting links to watch them in this very thread for the past four weeks.william-james88 wrote:Anyplace we can watch these 6 episodes online?
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831301)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:01pm CDT
I got really excited upon reading that. It will be fun to see what kind of combiner team we end up with. A brand new one? Or a new take on an old one? And will it get a frikkin' toy???
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:01pm CDT
Kurona wrote:They're having an actual five-man combiner?
... if it turns out to be scramble city and it's not compatible with Combiner Wars I'm gonna be disappointed.
I got really excited upon reading that. It will be fun to see what kind of combiner team we end up with. A brand new one? Or a new take on an old one? And will it get a frikkin' toy???
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:24pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:24pm CDT
Hmmmmm....interesting news. I was already lumping these six episodes in with season two, but at least now it's official in a sense. The big question is, when will it show up in the U.S.?
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Posted by Quantum Surge on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:37pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on October 6th, 2016 @ 10:37pm CDT
I'd like to see an interpretation of Liokaiser, given how his components had a bit of an animal theme.
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831362)
Posted by bluecatcinema on October 7th, 2016 @ 7:08am CDT
Posted by bluecatcinema on October 7th, 2016 @ 7:08am CDT
Combiners, RID style. Sweet!
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831451)
Posted by Madeus Prime on October 7th, 2016 @ 12:02pm CDT
I'm kind of hoping it's a new combiner team. Fingers crossed for human looking ones. I don't want any more animal Decepticons, while it's fun, it's gotten real old, real fast.
I'm dreading what the toys will be like, looking at their current offerings for Combiner Force, it's not going to be pretty. I'm with you Kurona, about the CW compatibility, It would be fun to have a original combiner to fight Victorion (and not one made from known characters)
Posted by Madeus Prime on October 7th, 2016 @ 12:02pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Kurona wrote:They're having an actual five-man combiner?
... if it turns out to be scramble city and it's not compatible with Combiner Wars I'm gonna be disappointed.
I got really excited upon reading that. It will be fun to see what kind of combiner team we end up with. A brand new one? Or a new take on an old one? And will it get a frikkin' toy???
I'm kind of hoping it's a new combiner team. Fingers crossed for human looking ones. I don't want any more animal Decepticons, while it's fun, it's gotten real old, real fast.
I'm dreading what the toys will be like, looking at their current offerings for Combiner Force, it's not going to be pretty. I'm with you Kurona, about the CW compatibility, It would be fun to have a original combiner to fight Victorion (and not one made from known characters)
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Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:16pm CDT
I always saw "decepticon island" as a mid-level event, it wasn't really that epic like say the end of season one was. More like the middle of season 2 of TF: Prime. We were all left in suspense for a few weeks wondering if Bulkhead was alive or dead
(well we knew better but you get the idea) . I'm sure there is another batch of 7 episodes coming to round out this season.
I've heard some speculate these 6 episode are the "TV Movie" that was mentioned earlier this year. I have 2 issues with this. 1 6 episodes is too long for a "movie". Thus some are arguing it has now been changed to a "TV Event" not a movie, which would disappoint me somewhat. If that is the case, still I know back in 2004, CN used to run TF Energon in huge chunks particularly on Friday late afternoons or Saturday early afternoons (4 episodes here, 6 episodes there etc... which was a clear sign CN did not give a (expletive here) about Energon. I hope this is not the case, and we are treated to a full and complete season 2, AND a telefilm in the vein of Predacons Rising (either between s2 & s3 or after season 3)
Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:16pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I know, but the way the "Decepticon Island" two-parter ended was unambiguously like how a season finale would end. It is suspected that that two-parter was originally meant to be the season 2 finale, and that Hasbro wanted something airing on CN in this Fall season to promote the current toys of the line while CN might've wanting the proper Season 3 to wait and start in 2017, making these six extra episodes feel like a mini-series made in the meantime to tide us over until the proper third season comes. After all, the "Optimus goes to investigate the corrupt Cybertron" plot that was alluded to be the next thing to come after the "Decepticon Island" two-parter is very much ignored and interrupted in these six new episodes with Optimus being called right back to Earth so shortly after he left for Cybertron the two-parter. It's very possible that once these six episode wrap up, the status quo of the show will revert back to how it was as of the conclusion of the "Decepticon Island" two-parter to get season 3 off to a start in a way that will make it feel like one could theoretically skip these six episodes entirely. After all, "19-episode seasons" are an abnormality that don't usually happen so casually. It really feels like these six eps were made as an afterthought just to fill a gap.
I always saw "decepticon island" as a mid-level event, it wasn't really that epic like say the end of season one was. More like the middle of season 2 of TF: Prime. We were all left in suspense for a few weeks wondering if Bulkhead was alive or dead
(well we knew better but you get the idea) . I'm sure there is another batch of 7 episodes coming to round out this season. I've heard some speculate these 6 episode are the "TV Movie" that was mentioned earlier this year. I have 2 issues with this. 1 6 episodes is too long for a "movie". Thus some are arguing it has now been changed to a "TV Event" not a movie, which would disappoint me somewhat. If that is the case, still I know back in 2004, CN used to run TF Energon in huge chunks particularly on Friday late afternoons or Saturday early afternoons (4 episodes here, 6 episodes there etc... which was a clear sign CN did not give a (expletive here) about Energon. I hope this is not the case, and we are treated to a full and complete season 2, AND a telefilm in the vein of Predacons Rising (either between s2 & s3 or after season 3)
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Posted by william-james88 on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:18pm CDT
I dont know if you watched them but they really dont feel at all like a tv movie. they dont connect to eachother in a "to be coninued way" and they instead each have their own climax and resolve at the end. At least the ones I watched. They feel as episodic as the usual.
Posted by william-james88 on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:18pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:I've heard some speculate these 6 episode are the "TV Movie" that was mentioned earlier this year. I have 2 issues with this. 1 6 episodes is too long for a "movie". Thus some are arguing it has now been changed to a "TV Event" not a movie, which would disappoint me somewhat. If that is the case, still I know back in 2004, CN used to run TF Energon in huge chunks particularly on Friday late afternoons or Saturday early afternoons (4 episodes here, 6 episodes there etc... which was a clear sign CN did not give a (expletive here) about Energon. I hope this is not the case, and we are treated to a full and complete season 2, AND a telefilm in the vein of Predacons Rising (either between s2 & s3 or after season 3)
I dont know if you watched them but they really dont feel at all like a tv movie. they dont connect to eachother in a "to be coninued way" and they instead each have their own climax and resolve at the end. At least the ones I watched. They feel as episodic as the usual.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:22pm CDT
I agree 100%. so hopefully CN does not pull an "Energon" and show these all in one afternoon as some special event. (so still holding out hope for a RiD15 film)
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Posted by Mindmaster on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:23pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:23pm CDT
Calling it right now, the Decepticons in question are the bots that form Liokaiser. Why else would he just show up from left field in the Platinum line without even a Combiner Wars moniker?
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Posted by Kurona on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:24pm CDT
He does have a Combiner Wars moniker. He's identified as part of that line.
And they most certainly would not advertise a Platinum boxset within RiD. Those and Masterpiece are the only lines Hasbro aren't expecting kids to pick up.
Posted by Kurona on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:24pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Calling it right now, the Decepticons in question are the bots that form Liokaiser. Why else would he just show up from left field in the Platinum line without even a Combiner Wars moniker?
He does have a Combiner Wars moniker. He's identified as part of that line.
And they most certainly would not advertise a Platinum boxset within RiD. Those and Masterpiece are the only lines Hasbro aren't expecting kids to pick up.
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Posted by Mindmaster on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
Kurona wrote:And they most certainly would not advertise a Platinum boxset within RiD. Those and Masterpiece are the only lines Hasbro aren't expecting kids to pick up.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
It will provide some nice speculation however...what "Giant" Decepticon Combiner will pose such a threat. First Guess--would obviously be Devastator. he is a classic, of course he would be all different for Rid15. Of course, I'd love to see Chop Shop come back, maybe he gets supersized somehow . I Would have loved to have a toy of him, would be my first RiD15 toy that I own myself.
. I Would have loved to have a toy of him, would be my first RiD15 toy that I own myself.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:34pm CDT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_T ... _TV_series)_episodes
Good Luck with this. I've "fixed" it several times, and somebody keeps changing it back, have placed comments confirming its not season two...Hope you have better luck than I do
Posted by o.supreme on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:34pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Just point me in the direction of what needs fixin' and I'll do it.o.supreme wrote:OK wikipages...time to get it right...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_T ... _TV_series)_episodes
Good Luck with this. I've "fixed" it several times, and somebody keeps changing it back, have placed comments confirming its not season two...Hope you have better luck than I do
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:41pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 7th, 2016 @ 2:41pm CDT
I'm hoping for a Liokaiser out of RiD. That would be so cool
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831543)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 7th, 2016 @ 4:58pm CDT
You meant THAT Transformers-related Wiki.
We don't speak of THAT Transformers-related Wiki.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 7th, 2016 @ 4:58pm CDT
While it wasn't really "epic", not every TV show's season finale needs to be. That two-parter did, however, pretty much close the book on every major plot point that had been raised since the show's beginning. The series' primary villain Steeljaw was defeated for good, practically every known major criminal character was apprehended at last, the Alchemor itself was taken back to Cybertron, and Bumblebee's mission had been pretty much completely fulfilled, with the only things left unresolved being smaller issues that could have been left unresolved as a means to say "the story is over for us, but life will go on for these characters," which is a very common way for a TV show to end (even the G1 cartoon went out that way). The show could have very well ended right then and there, with that two-parter having so much finality to it that it could have worked as a series finale rather than just a season finale.o.supreme wrote:I always saw "decepticon island" as a mid-level event, it wasn't really that epic like say the end of season one was. More like the middle of season 2 of TF: Prime. We were all left in suspense for a few weeks wondering if Bulkhead was alive or dead
The "tv movie" thing comes from something Cartoon Network Australia once said online about season 2 containing 16 episodes and a movie (or 19 episodes total), which tells me that maybe the last three of these 6 episodes will be of a serialized format to let them being aired together on the American Cartoon Network as a single feature presentation.o.supreme wrote:I've heard some speculate these 6 episode are the "TV Movie" that was mentioned earlier this year. I have 2 issues with this. 1 6 episodes is too long for a "movie". Thus some are arguing it has now been changed to a "TV Event" not a movie, which would disappoint me somewhat. If that is the case, still I know back in 2004, CN used to run TF Energon in huge chunks particularly on Friday late afternoons or Saturday early afternoons (4 episodes here, 6 episodes there etc... which was a clear sign CN did not give a (expletive here) about Energon. I hope this is not the case, and we are treated to a full and complete season 2, AND a telefilm in the vein of Predacons Rising (either between s2 & s3 or after season 3)
The most recent one (the fourth one) ended on a cliffhanger, so it could be Part 1 of a three-parter that could be aired as a movie.william-james88 wrote:I dont know if you watched them but they really dont feel at all like a tv movie. they dont connect to eachother in a "to be coninued way" and they instead each have their own climax and resolve at the end. At least the ones I watched. They feel as episodic as the usual.
That was done to give adult collectors a chance to buy the Takara retooled Battle Grimlock mold. It's not like it's even colored show-accurately or anything (Takara's original version is, though). Kids certainly aren't the market for that set.Mindmaster wrote:Platinum Edition Grimlock and Bumblebee 2-packKurona wrote:And they most certainly would not advertise a Platinum boxset within RiD. Those and Masterpiece are the only lines Hasbro aren't expecting kids to pick up.
Oh.o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Just point me in the direction of what needs fixin' and I'll do it.o.supreme wrote:OK wikipages...time to get it right...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_T ... _TV_series)_episodes
Good Luck with this. I've "fixed" it several times, and somebody keeps changing it back, have placed comments confirming its not season two...Hope you have better luck than I do
You meant THAT Transformers-related Wiki.
We don't speak of THAT Transformers-related Wiki.
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Posted by MoonHelix-888 on October 8th, 2016 @ 7:00pm CDT
Posted by MoonHelix-888 on October 8th, 2016 @ 7:00pm CDT
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:15pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:15pm CDT
Watched "Minicon Madness" earlier, and boy was it great. Not only did we see Starscream and the Predacons in their Prime models (albeit, in artwork flashback much like most Prime flashback sequences) and get explanation on Starscream's survival, but also more solid backstory for the minicons and continuation of the well-paced plot development which episodes before "Mighty Big Trouble" for the most part lacked. Overall, my only complaint is that Constance Zimmer's performance is a bit.....off here. Seems like they did her lines in only one go and didn't do re-takes, 'cause there are a few sentences that seem like she either didn't understand the context or just clumsily delivered.
Otherwise, good f**king game on this episode's behalf.
Otherwise, good f**king game on this episode's behalf.
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Posted by Kurona on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:23pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:23pm CDT
Absolute continuity overload here. I'm almost surprised they actually used TFP Starscream's design in the flashback and it was a treat to see... though it does seem a bit of a cop-out or handwave to just say "yeah the predacons just kinda died". Extinction and shit yay. Guess that IDW RiD comic's non-canon
Also, I've always found the two shows' tones and styles to be at complete ends of each other and... boy is it really evident here. Like, it's just really hard to imagine these colourful mini-cons you can buy in stores now kids for only 6.99 being grown in Darkmount. Just felt... really wrong. I couldn't imagine it happening in TFP at all.
And why didn't Optimus bring Windblade and Ratchet along? Or... anyone along, really, considering the threat described to him? And don't bother explaining how things went back on Cybertron that's cool.
Anyway, positives.
They actually called it a Powerlink. That's nice. I like that. Good reference/10
And... "going back to your old style"? I think that's the most direct reference they've ever made to WfC/FoC lmao.
Either way pretty nice episode. Felt a little disappointing though... I don't know why. I just came away from it a little empty even though the events of it were pretty good.
Also, I've always found the two shows' tones and styles to be at complete ends of each other and... boy is it really evident here. Like, it's just really hard to imagine these colourful mini-cons you can buy in stores now kids for only 6.99 being grown in Darkmount. Just felt... really wrong. I couldn't imagine it happening in TFP at all.
And why didn't Optimus bring Windblade and Ratchet along? Or... anyone along, really, considering the threat described to him? And don't bother explaining how things went back on Cybertron that's cool.
Anyway, positives.
They actually called it a Powerlink. That's nice. I like that. Good reference/10
And... "going back to your old style"? I think that's the most direct reference they've ever made to WfC/FoC lmao.
Either way pretty nice episode. Felt a little disappointing though... I don't know why. I just came away from it a little empty even though the events of it were pretty good.
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Posted by Sabrblade on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:27pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:27pm CDT
YouTube version of the episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTIRkrCw-w8
Bumblebee referred to Starscream's new form as his "old body style", suggesting that Starscream used to have a look similar to this one before he had his Prime body. Nice to finally see some direct acknowledgement of the video games in this cartoon.
Also, the flashback that showed how Starscream survived the Predacons revealed that he did so by using advanced weaponry hidden within Darkmount to kill at least Darksteel and Skylynx. As it was only those two who were seen in the flashback, there's still a chance that Predaking remains alive.
Bumblebee referred to Starscream's new form as his "old body style", suggesting that Starscream used to have a look similar to this one before he had his Prime body. Nice to finally see some direct acknowledgement of the video games in this cartoon.
Also, the flashback that showed how Starscream survived the Predacons revealed that he did so by using advanced weaponry hidden within Darkmount to kill at least Darksteel and Skylynx. As it was only those two who were seen in the flashback, there's still a chance that Predaking remains alive.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:37pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:37pm CDT
Great episode! Loved the flashback & explanations in traditional TF Prime styling. Though...you'll notice only Darksteel & Sky Lynx were shown chasing Starscream. Predaking was not shown, I'm thinking he's still alive somewhere out there. I honestly don't care if the comic is canon or not, it was pretty inconsequential, but perhaps Predakings appearance in it was taken into consideration somewhat. Anyway, cant wait to see more next week. 2 Great Episodes in a row, though its only temporary, it's nice to see Transformers episodes that satisfy my sense of story telling and maturity.
Also it seems quite apparent that Starscream knows the location of Megatron, or at least how to find him. he's barely been mentioned since he declared the Decepticons are no more, which clearly very few got the memo on that, or cared to listen to. It will be interesting to see what Megatron has been up to as well if he is ever featured in this series.
Also it seems quite apparent that Starscream knows the location of Megatron, or at least how to find him. he's barely been mentioned since he declared the Decepticons are no more, which clearly very few got the memo on that, or cared to listen to. It will be interesting to see what Megatron has been up to as well if he is ever featured in this series.
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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:52pm CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:52pm CDT
Great episode this week (Minicon Madness)
quite a few TF Prime references in this one!....we got one of Starscreams henchmen who appears to be an Insecticon(tf prime) then Scream has a flashback to Darkmount(in which he offed Darksteel & Skylynx! although there's a lot of speculation going around that Predaking maybe alive still? so maybe he'll turn up at some point in the show? well we did get Soundwave turning up! even if for only one episode), & Scream is piloting the Nemesis(tf prime) ok i have a crazy idea...we know from TF Prime that in one episode, the Nemesis gained sentience due to an infusion of dark energon, & at the time...a lot of us speculated that is the Nemesis really Trypticon? + we know from one of the videogames...that Trypticon was turned into the Nemesis! so....does this now mean that Trypticon(Nemesis) is now on the show?(& i would love a toy of it if it ever transformed
). Other goodies....we briefly saw Aerobolt attach to Prime to give us Power Surge Prime....yaaaay 
hopefully we'll see more of that, we also saw one of the minicons turning into a weapon then flying into Strongarms hand, where it powersurged & gave us Power Surge Strongarm (weird how we're getting the Power Surge toys first then that feature appears on the show? i would've half expected it the other way around). anywhoo...a great episode
quite a few TF Prime references in this one!....we got one of Starscreams henchmen who appears to be an Insecticon(tf prime) then Scream has a flashback to Darkmount(in which he offed Darksteel & Skylynx! although there's a lot of speculation going around that Predaking maybe alive still? so maybe he'll turn up at some point in the show? well we did get Soundwave turning up! even if for only one episode), & Scream is piloting the Nemesis(tf prime) ok i have a crazy idea...we know from TF Prime that in one episode, the Nemesis gained sentience due to an infusion of dark energon, & at the time...a lot of us speculated that is the Nemesis really Trypticon? + we know from one of the videogames...that Trypticon was turned into the Nemesis! so....does this now mean that Trypticon(Nemesis) is now on the show?(& i would love a toy of it if it ever transformed
). Other goodies....we briefly saw Aerobolt attach to Prime to give us Power Surge Prime....yaaaay hopefully we'll see more of that, we also saw one of the minicons turning into a weapon then flying into Strongarms hand, where it powersurged & gave us Power Surge Strongarm (weird how we're getting the Power Surge toys first then that feature appears on the show? i would've half expected it the other way around). anywhoo...a great episode
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1831839)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:05pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:05pm CDT
That isn't the Nemesis. Its design is based on the Nemesis's cartoon model, but the ship itself is much more simplified and far smaller than the Nemesis itself was.Stuartmaximus wrote:& Scream is piloting the Nemesis(tf prime).
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Posted by Kurona on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:12pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:12pm CDT
... come to think of it, what did happen to the Nemesis after Predacons Rising?
Then again you could say the same thing about a lot of loose threads after TFP ended.
Then again you could say the same thing about a lot of loose threads after TFP ended.
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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:26pm CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 8th, 2016 @ 9:26pm CDT
look! maybe it isn't Trypticon! who the hell knows? but the ship that Scream is flying could always speak...if ever infused by dark energon....like the Nemesis did. it's just that Sabr has taken all the fun out of speculating about it 
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 8th, 2016 @ 11:56pm CDT
It crashed. Do you think they rebuilt the Nazi airship?
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 8th, 2016 @ 11:56pm CDT
Kurona wrote:... come to think of it, what did happen to the Nemesis after Predacons Rising?
Then again you could say the same thing about a lot of loose threads after TFP ended.
It crashed. Do you think they rebuilt the Nazi airship?
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Posted by Flashwave on October 9th, 2016 @ 6:55pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on October 9th, 2016 @ 6:55pm CDT
You know what I love about Starscream's Flashback? He didn't Off the Predacons, so much as he did Bumble his way to victory. He spins this tale of bravery, and every panel of the Flashback he's screaming and cowering and accidentyally sets off the Security. Classic Screamer.
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Posted by Sabrblade on October 9th, 2016 @ 10:16pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 9th, 2016 @ 10:16pm CDT
What's more is that the fate of Darksteel and Skylynx is drawn vague enough that Starscream could have even exaggerated about the two of them being killed by the weaponry, with them instead having simply been warded off and Starscream just believing that they died.Flashwave wrote:You know what I love about Starscream's Flashback? He didn't Off the Predacons, so much as he did Bumble his way to victory. He spins this tale of bravery, and every panel of the Flashback he's screaming and cowering and accidentyally sets off the Security. Classic Screamer.
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Posted by Sabrblade on October 9th, 2016 @ 10:18pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 9th, 2016 @ 10:18pm CDT
Also, U.S. airdate for "History Lessons" is October 22, 2016 - http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/transformers-robots-in-disguise-history-lessons/EP021393650063?aid=tvschedule
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 10th, 2016 @ 10:43am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 10th, 2016 @ 10:43am CDT
Seibertronian Sabrblade has informed us that the new set of 6 episodes of Robots in Disguise is set to start airing in the United States October 22! The episode 'History Lessons' will air that day at 6:30 AM and it is assumed that the rest of those 6 episodes will air for the following 5 Saturdays. You can check out the synopsis listing for the episode below or go to the original listing HERE, and make sure to tune in for the latest Robots in Disguise action!
he Bee Team finds a Decepticon and his reluctant Mini-Con partner scavenging for artifacts in the Autobots' first base on Earth.
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1832231)
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:26pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:26pm CDT
The latest episode really makes me think that these 6 episodes were indeed planned from way way back. Its all about the powerizer gimmick which is what the entire toyline is sub branded as with a giant power surge (a term used on the show) Prime as the centre piece. That toy (and toyline) must have been planned at least 2 years ago and they would have media support through the show (which also takes quite a while to do) so these episodes do feel like they were always going to happen.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:32pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 10th, 2016 @ 1:32pm CDT
^ exactly. These are Not a "Special TV Event", Not a "TV Movie"...Just more episodes of season two, nothing more (although they are some really good episodes). I'm sure there is another batch of seven that will air after this to fill out the season, and Season three will start as planned, probably in Spring 2017.
The only question I have now is...what is the "Movie" that was talked about some months ago? Perhaps it will occur as a bridge between S2 & S3? or perhaps after S3 and act as an addendum to the show, (as in the case of Predacons Rising)?
The only question I have now is...what is the "Movie" that was talked about some months ago? Perhaps it will occur as a bridge between S2 & S3? or perhaps after S3 and act as an addendum to the show, (as in the case of Predacons Rising)?
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1832283)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2016 @ 5:09pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2016 @ 5:09pm CDT
You guys do know that these episodes had to have been made a good while back for them to be airing now, right? It's not like they were made recently or anything. That would be impossible.
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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 15th, 2016 @ 4:12pm CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 15th, 2016 @ 4:12pm CDT
Latest ep is up
https://youtu.be/qCcHzbSDUf0
Best episode yet! everyone's in this
still dunno who that insecticon is? we get an Omega Surge Starscream(sorta like Machinima CW did) hopefully we'll get an Omega Surge Starscream toy, i laughed when the minicons tried to attack Starscream!
the fights & action in this was the best yet, finally we got to see Power Surge Prime properly this time & boy what a fight with Scream it was dunno who those old friends Prime was talking about 
maybe the Combination Force? coz we know it's coming
https://youtu.be/qCcHzbSDUf0
Best episode yet! everyone's in this
still dunno who that insecticon is? we get an Omega Surge Starscream(sorta like Machinima CW did) hopefully we'll get an Omega Surge Starscream toy, i laughed when the minicons tried to attack Starscream!
the fights & action in this was the best yet, finally we got to see Power Surge Prime properly this time & boy what a fight with Scream it was dunno who those old friends Prime was talking about maybe the Combination Force? coz we know it's coming
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1833955)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 16th, 2016 @ 12:32am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 16th, 2016 @ 12:32am CDT
And now the status quo is back to being exactly the same as it was when "Decepticon Island" ended, as though the past six episodes never happened.
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 16th, 2016 @ 3:11am CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 16th, 2016 @ 3:11am CDT
Holy sh**, was that episode kick-ass. Starscream went ape and looked badass doing so. I was also happy to see that he wasn't defeated too easily, with the Autobots having to go through four or five scarcely-related plans to stop him. We also confirmed my suspicions that Optimus hadn't made it back to Cybertron when Bumblebee called, therefore the Cybertron story is still at play. I'm not sure how crucial this six-part special was to the overall plot, but for what it is at the moment, it was certainly a thrill. Seeing Starscream again was amazing, and I actually did enjoy Sideswipe's development here. Even it did start out kind of slow and bumpy, these episodes were fun and well put-together overall. Now, two questions: Who are Optimus' "old friends", and where the f**k do these episodes belong in between the seasons?
Except now Sideswipe's relationship with the minicons progressed to them switching partners, apparently. However, I'm sure they wanted to do that on "Decepticon Island" given the plot of "Graduation Exercises", but had to write these episodes to promote the toyline. Even still, I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Starscream.
Sabrblade wrote:And now the status quo is back to being exactly the same as it was when "Decepticon Island" ended, as though the past six episodes never happened.
Except now Sideswipe's relationship with the minicons progressed to them switching partners, apparently. However, I'm sure they wanted to do that on "Decepticon Island" given the plot of "Graduation Exercises", but had to write these episodes to promote the toyline. Even still, I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Starscream.
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Posted by Stormtalon on October 16th, 2016 @ 6:58am CDT
Thoughts on the Weaponizer Event and the Robots in Disguise series as a whole:
The Weaponizer mini-cons seemed like a step in the right direction. Mini-cons that looked like something and not just disks, balls or 'torpedoes' . The eagles look like eagles, the snozzberries tasted like snozzberries.
But they waste too much of the episode on filler material and not enough developing the new characters. It makes their arc feel rushed and unsatisfying. Like the Decepticons earlier in the series, the Scavengers and the Bounty Hunters look too interesting to just be Vehicon goons, but it is never realized. But never fear, we got Bumblebee in leg warmers and lets shoehorn in the Ark.
Starscream's involvement in the event is a little lopsided. On the one hand, as Bee has risen from scout/'the kid' to team leader, Starscream is a more natural adversary than Megatronus or the Troika or Steeljaw. But I never once felt worried for our team because Starscream was on the scene. Bee taunts him over his inevitable failure and its true. When Soundwave popped up a few episodes back, that was nail biting because Soundwave is a threat Starscream is not.
Overall, RiD never got its act together constantly shifting what it wanted to be. It wanted to be a Decepticon of the week, no now it wants to be team builder, no how about mystic quest, no no I got it a Decepticon of the week with their sidekick minicons and now this latest gimmick.
I know, there are talking about a real season 3, but with another movie coming out which is sure to do less business than their love letter to China I think this the unofficial end of the series and I'm fine with that.
Posted by Stormtalon on October 16th, 2016 @ 6:58am CDT
Thoughts on the Weaponizer Event and the Robots in Disguise series as a whole:
The Weaponizer mini-cons seemed like a step in the right direction. Mini-cons that looked like something and not just disks, balls or 'torpedoes' . The eagles look like eagles, the snozzberries tasted like snozzberries.
But they waste too much of the episode on filler material and not enough developing the new characters. It makes their arc feel rushed and unsatisfying. Like the Decepticons earlier in the series, the Scavengers and the Bounty Hunters look too interesting to just be Vehicon goons, but it is never realized. But never fear, we got Bumblebee in leg warmers and lets shoehorn in the Ark.
Starscream's involvement in the event is a little lopsided. On the one hand, as Bee has risen from scout/'the kid' to team leader, Starscream is a more natural adversary than Megatronus or the Troika or Steeljaw. But I never once felt worried for our team because Starscream was on the scene. Bee taunts him over his inevitable failure and its true. When Soundwave popped up a few episodes back, that was nail biting because Soundwave is a threat Starscream is not.
Overall, RiD never got its act together constantly shifting what it wanted to be. It wanted to be a Decepticon of the week, no now it wants to be team builder, no how about mystic quest, no no I got it a Decepticon of the week with their sidekick minicons and now this latest gimmick.
I know, there are talking about a real season 3, but with another movie coming out which is sure to do less business than their love letter to China I think this the unofficial end of the series and I'm fine with that.
Re: Synopsis Revealed for Robots in Disguise Season 3 Combiner Force (1833999)
Posted by Kurona on October 16th, 2016 @ 9:33am CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 16th, 2016 @ 9:33am CDT
Anyone got a link? I mean I'm sure it'll be Optimus and Starscream using the 7 chaose emeralds mini-cons to sell their new toys power up before going back to the status quo Cybertron, but I need to see how this turns out.
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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 16th, 2016 @ 9:43am CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 16th, 2016 @ 9:43am CDT
If you mean a link to the latest episode? didn't i provide one already
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:08am CDT
Granted, Soundwave is factually more competent than Starscream, even in Prime. Such portrayal therefore is accurate. However, to your contrast, I did feel like once Starscream showed up, things became a lot more serious than when the focus was on the bumbling scavengers and the filler adventures. He took charge of the show all the way until the end, and like I said before, the Autobots had to come up with quite a few different plans just to remotely slow him down, then two more to finally stop him. Therefore, Starscream was still a huge threat in the confines of this six-parter.
I do agree that the first half was quite slow and jagged, though.
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:08am CDT
Stormtalon wrote:
Starscream's involvement in the event is a little lopsided. On the one hand, as Bee has risen from scout/'the kid' to team leader, Starscream is a more natural adversary than Megatronus or the Troika or Steeljaw. But I never once felt worried for our team because Starscream was on the scene. Bee taunts him over his inevitable failure and its true. When Soundwave popped up a few episodes back, that was nail biting because Soundwave is a threat Starscream is not.
Granted, Soundwave is factually more competent than Starscream, even in Prime. Such portrayal therefore is accurate. However, to your contrast, I did feel like once Starscream showed up, things became a lot more serious than when the focus was on the bumbling scavengers and the filler adventures. He took charge of the show all the way until the end, and like I said before, the Autobots had to come up with quite a few different plans just to remotely slow him down, then two more to finally stop him. Therefore, Starscream was still a huge threat in the confines of this six-parter.
I do agree that the first half was quite slow and jagged, though.
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Posted by william-james88 on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:26am CDT
Just scroll up 5 posts or so.
I thought this was great. These last three episodes are what I would show any fan of Prime if they were curious about RID. It is also great fiction to back up a toyline which is what fans find missing in generations.
Posted by william-james88 on October 16th, 2016 @ 11:26am CDT
Kurona wrote:Anyone got a link? I mean I'm sure it'll be Optimus and Starscream using the 7 chaose emeralds mini-cons to sell their new toys power up before going back to the status quo Cybertron, but I need to see how this turns out.
Just scroll up 5 posts or so.
I thought this was great. These last three episodes are what I would show any fan of Prime if they were curious about RID. It is also great fiction to back up a toyline which is what fans find missing in generations.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:16am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:16am CDT
I cant quite put my finger on it, but something about this episode just wasn't quite as good as all the ones leading up to it, with seven episodes left still to go in season 2, I don't know why they had to shove this mini-arch all into 6 episodes...I guess we will find out in time. For all that Starscream kept obsessing about Megatron, I half expected them to perhaps show him in the end. I'm hoping perhaps the next batch will take place on Cybertron, perhaps covering whatever Optimus is investigating before heading into season 3. Still dince megatron supposedly "ended" the Decepticons, which clearly didn't stick, I wonder what his place is in the aligned continuity currently.
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Posted by william-james88 on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:25am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:25am CDT
How do we know there will be more episodes to season 2? This looked like the end of it with Season 3 in 2017.
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Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:38am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:38am CDT
Just a strong hunch. 13 or 26 episode seasons are the norm...not 19, but then again, I know CN does very little "normal" these days. It seems to me whatever Prime is hinting at going on with Cybertron, doesn't seem to fit the combiner gimmick of season 3.
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Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:48am CDT
And this supports the above's statement of "45x22 min."
And this refers to these six episodes as a "TV Special Event".
Not to mention how this whole thing felt like an afterthought, what with its going out of its way to avoid making any changes to the status quo as seen at the end of "Decepticon Island", all of the Scavengers being made from recycling preexisting character models as a cost-saving measure, and the fact that "Decepticon Island" essentially resolved everything that was set up at the very beginning of the show.
These six episodes, as entertaining as they were, just feel like filler material simply meant to have something to advertise the Fall 2016 RID toys with the barest minimum of necessary effort put into them. They didn't even take Steeljaw out of the theme song sequence despite his having been defeated before and not appearing in these episodes.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:48am CDT
I concur. This declares RID seasons 1-2 to be "45 x 22 minutes or 42 x 22 minutes and 1 x 65 minutes", which is what the 26 season 1 episodes, the 13 season 2 episodes, and these six additional episodes would add together up to be, with the last three of these six being a serialized three-parter able to work as a TV movie.william-james88 wrote:How do we know there will be more episodes to season 2? This looked like the end of it with Season 3 in 2017.
And this supports the above's statement of "45x22 min."
And this refers to these six episodes as a "TV Special Event".
Not to mention how this whole thing felt like an afterthought, what with its going out of its way to avoid making any changes to the status quo as seen at the end of "Decepticon Island", all of the Scavengers being made from recycling preexisting character models as a cost-saving measure, and the fact that "Decepticon Island" essentially resolved everything that was set up at the very beginning of the show.
These six episodes, as entertaining as they were, just feel like filler material simply meant to have something to advertise the Fall 2016 RID toys with the barest minimum of necessary effort put into them. They didn't even take Steeljaw out of the theme song sequence despite his having been defeated before and not appearing in these episodes.
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Posted by william-james88 on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT
Do you think the Bounty Hunters were also recycled? I know one was Hardshell but not sure about the others.
Posted by william-james88 on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT
Sabrblade wrote: all of the Scavengers being made from recycling preexisting character models as a cost-saving measure
Do you think the Bounty Hunters were also recycled? I know one was Hardshell but not sure about the others.
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Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:55am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2016 @ 9:55am CDT
Thanks for the reminder! They too were made from recycled models. Shadelock used a Vehicon body with Prime Megatron's shoulders, Roughedge used the body-type of the museum guards from the pilot episode, and the Insecticon was just a Prime Insection model wholesale.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote: all of the Scavengers being made from recycling preexisting character models as a cost-saving measure
Do you think the Bounty Hunters were also recycled? I know one was Hardshell but not sure about the others.
