Transformers: Cyberverse Animated Series Roster Revealed with Acid Storm, Ratchet, Prowl and More

Ratchet got buff and Wheeljack grew a mustache. Manly science pals!

I love all of these designs!!! Very happy that Acid Storm gets a role. Now if only they had beter toys, these designs deserve a proper rendition in plastic.

What's this, seekers who aren't entirely direct repaints? MADNESS! RUINED FOREVER!

Shadow Striker? Could that possibly mean Roulette may end up being in the show, too? Or, at the very least, a cheap repaint made by Hasbro to make more money? Either way would be nice.

Starscream and Hot Rod are lookin' a little feminine, there.

Meanwhile, Blurr's looking less inspired by his 1980s G1 design and more his IDW G1 design (his head, especially).


As for the bios...

Bumblebee is sure taking his amnesia well. He seems all too chipper and optimistic about getting his memories back, and has some inkling about some kind of "epic powers" he might possess and unlock.

Optimus Prime is Optimus Prime. That is all.

Windblade seems to draw most from her RID 2015 personality, being described as "super cool", able to take on the Seekers by herself, and full of determination.

Whoa, Grimlock's a whole new take, entirely! While being all typically strong and smashy in T-Rex mode, robot mode for him is a whole different case. He's described as "one of the smartest, smoothest talking bots around", and Bee considers him a very reliable pal who "always looks out for his friends". I could kinda dig a "cool guy" Grimlock.

Wheeljack's pretty much just his traditional inventor self.

Ratchet's kind of a popular dude in this version. He's so good at being a doctor that "every bot in the galaxy wants him as their medical officer." No signs of his traditional grumpiness either.

Hot Rod's now all about danger and showing off. Always up for a race, but a bit of a sore loser if he doesn't win. But he's also one of Bee's favorite people.

Prowl's a stick-in-the-mud who's all into rules and regulations and needs Bee to teach him how to have fun. Whatever.

Blurr is fast and talks fast. And Bee had to take a deep breath when imitating his way of speaking. Because robots breathe, I guess.


Megatron is a no good evil bad guy who used to be friends with Optimus.

Thundercracker is Animated Thundercracker. Vainglorious and all muscle.

This version of Starscream is a little Swindle-ish this time. He'd sell each of his teammates out if given the opportunity, but for power instead of profit.

Shadow Striker is mean and spitefully insulting to everyone and wants to destroy for Earth for some reason.

Shockwave continues the tradition established by Dreamwave of his being a scientist, but now with the creep factor upped a bit.

Slipstream's got some good qualities to her, being a capable strategist and showing leadership potential. Nothing's said if she has any actual leadership ambitions, though. Her only mentioned intent is, like Shadow Striker, to destroy planet Earth.

Soundwave's a master spy who listens in on the Autobots by "messing with [their] electrical impulses, or something along this evil lines."

Acid Storm's bio claims that Starscream is the Seeker leader in contrast to the previous news we were told about Slipstream being their leader. As for Acid Storm himself, he can control the weather to produce "toxic rain" and is kind of a stalker to Bee and his friends, always chasing them around.

Sabrblade wrote:Thundercracker is Animated Thundercracker. Vainglorious and all muscle.

I thought it seemed more G1-Bio-Inspired. With him being a basic Seeker warrior and arrogant because he can fly.

Who's that bot left of Soundwave? looks like a fembot. Same with the one between TT and Acidstorm. The one with a monocle......Blitzwing? Looks like a fembot too.
Starscream and Hotrod also look gurly.

The rest look awesome! (Shockwave especially)

fenrir72 wrote:Who's that bot left of Soundwave? looks like a fembot. Same with the one between TT and Acidstorm. The one with a monocle......Blitzwing? Looks like a fembot too.

Slipstream and Shadow Striker.

I want to see this art style in motion.

WreckerJack wrote:Ratchet got buff and Wheeljack grew a mustache. Manly science pals!

Not the first time he busted myths had one:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Not the first time he busted myths had one:

Looks like some kinda weird mutton chops to me!

Sabrblade wrote:Ratchet's kind of a popular dude in this version. He's so good at being a doctor that "every bot in the galaxy wants him as their medical officer." No signs of his traditional grumpiness either.

He was grumpy in prime, less grumpy in RiD 15 so maybe this is the evolution of his character? I can't remember if this was going to be a sequel or not (It doesn't look like it) but I for one am kinda glad to see Ratchet as a friendly character. It's good to see a fav character more happy - especially one that has had to deal with some rough stuff. Of course we won't know until the show airs for sure. He could be his grumpy ol' self and that would be fine with me. Just please please please be voiced by Jeffery Combs!

Hm not keen on these. Should have left mouthplates on Wheeljack (that 'facial hair' looks as bad as that Unicrone Rodimus from the PotP) and Grimlock. And everyone's lost a finger off each hand for simplicity i guess. And Blurr's got that really crappy overly spikey IDW head style (and obnoxious facial expression). Prowl looks the most 'normal'. I kinda wanna push those windows down on Ratchet's shoulders cos they look odd sticking up like that just likely to get broken.

Anyways yeah this show probably ain't for me (but then none of the tv shows ever have been, not even the original). Enjoy.

Man, these brand-new designs for these characters for Cyberverse are fabulous! Though, i'm extremely anxious enough to see what the alt-mode for all of these characters would look like. Should any of you guys find a images of the alt-modes of all of these character, who are just recently being posted on the Hasbro website, pleas feel free to post them up for all of us to see. Thanks.

WreckerJack wrote:Ratchet got buff and Wheeljack grew a mustache. Manly science pals!

Take a look again. That's a beard Wheeljack is sporting.

Wheeljack actually sort of reminds me of me: beard, science, engineer, and a smile

I am digging the designs and bios. I'm really glad Thundercracker made the cut, but poor Skywarp!

I wish we did get some better toys of these designs, they are quite cool. I'm drawn to Jackie with all the tech detailing and seeming body mods, Hot Rod is pretty sweet, Shockwave and Soundwave both look angry and awesome, and Grimlock is my Grimlock!

It looks to me that Thundercracker and Acid Storm could be retooled from the RID 2015 seeker mold

Hot Rod looks pretty good. It's surprising that Acid Storm will finally be getting a major role in a Transformers series, though.

Based on the design of Cyberverse Shadow Striker's robot mode, it is officially confirmed by Hasbro at the Toy Fair that her alt-mode will be like that of a car. But what kind of car to be exact?

Yeah.

Hard pass.

wolverinetodd wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:Ratchet got buff and Wheeljack grew a mustache. Manly science pals!

Take a look again. That's a beard Wheeljack is sporting.

Yeah I suppose you are right. Seems most people dislike his new look but I think it's pretty funny. I mean he does have the personality to try some kind of weird look with his facial plating. Either way we could give him a flannel shirt and call him "Lumberjack".

Overall I think I like some of these new designs more than I did originally. Yeah I think Bumblebee ans Windblade look odd but the rest look pretty cool. Especially the Decepticons. I think the thousand yard stare doesn't look so bad on characters that are supposed to be villains.

Ratchet, Grimlock and Prowl all look really good to me. Blurr, Rodimus and Wheeljack look sort of funny but I think it suits them anyways. My main concern is the story and the characterization. I did not like the art style for TFA when I first saw it but it grew on me when I watched the show. So if they make up for some of the characters looking odd with great story I am all for it. I did not like the same old stuff happening over and over in RiD.

What I want is for them to write something like TFP but improve on that formula. The character development and seriousness was great. If we could have something that took those elements and left out the plot holes, rushed parts (I know that was caused by budget issues and the hub shutting down but a little planning may have prevented this) and maybe lightened up just slightly. While I was into the tone of the show I know that it went from serious to dark at times. Which I personally like sometimes but I know that scares some kids and parents away so maybe it's better left to the comics to be dark.

WreckerJack wrote: "Lumberjack".

Someone one digibash. now. more like yesterday.

leaked scenes from SDCC


Intro


Focus on Megatron clip


Not getting good vibes form this...

Its not leaked, we posted the whole conference in this news post, ad this is part of it: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... dcc/41642/

But tanks for posting it in this thread where we cold discuss it more. I dont like the models but the story is fine to me.

william-james88 wrote:Its not leaked, we posted the whole conference in this news post

ok my apologies, that was one of those *too long didn't watch* things since all I would have wanted to know was about the WFC toyline, and the Cyberverse Animated Series...sad to say, both are kind of let downs this year.

william-james88 wrote:But tanks for posting it in this thread where we cold discuss it more. I don't like the models but the story is fine to me.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the animation, but that's my opinion for all the series in the 21st century except for Car Robots and Prime. I still abhor the animation of TFA, as well liked as it is by the fandom overall. The exceptional writing did eventually win me over, but sometimes (no joke), I prefer to just listen to it with my eyes closed and imagine a better look for it.

As for this new show, I'm pretty sure It's not for me. I'll try to be as objective as I can, but usually my instincts on these things is pretty accurate, for me at least.

From the Second Quarter investor conference with Hasbro, which took place in the past couple of days, we have some news regarding the Transformers Cyberverse animated series and its broadcasting future: according to the remarks transcript on the Hasbro page, it is confirmed to be airing this fall on Cartoon Network, following the steps of Robots in Disguise and its later Combiner Force incarnation!

What do you make of this news? To flesh out the conversation, make sure to also check out a clip from an episode of season 1, shown at the San Diego Comic Con panel (starts at 20:40 minute mark)!

We continue to execute our multi-screen content strategy for TRANSFORMERS, with new product innovations supporting each of our unique stories. In addition to our feature film TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE coming in December, we have a new kid-targeted animated series, Transformers Cyberverse, this Fall airing on Cartoon Network.

We also continue with our fan-targeted Power of the Primes series and preschool targeted Rescue Bots series with all new content and product innovation. Our animation studio is producing both the
TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE and RESCUE BOTS series.

Thanks to fellow Seibertron user Surivivefan23, we've been informed that a new clip from the Transformers Cyberverse Animated series has been placed on YouTube, courtesy of YouTube user Angelina Pax.

The clip shows Windblade talking to Bumblebee, asking about his memory. The yellow bot cannot remember anything other than being able to do doughnuts. It's worth pointing out that apparently at this point, he can only talk through his radio, like in previous incarnations of the character, most notably his live action movie counterpart. With Windblade getting no further answers out of bee, Thundercracker attacks and looks to over power Windblade till Bumblebee steps in...

Check out the clip below!



Tell us what you think of this below in the comments and stay tuned to Seibertron for more news and updates!

Meh

This is not good...Not good at all. We're not getting a good TF cartoon again any time soon, huh?

Umm...

Uhh...

Hrmm...

Skritz wrote:This is not good...Not good at all. We're not getting a good TF cartoon again any time soon, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2w3tQrrfTo&t=1s

2.11 sums it up...

I believe the internet word for this is 'cringe'.

This fight reminds me of an MST3K riff:

Tom: "So why don't they use the ray gun?"

Joel: "Well because back then even the bad guys had a sense of fair play, Tom Servo."

Just another typical Children's cartoon in this day and age.

Might as well wait for the afterlife or whatever for a chance to have a perfect Transformers show.

DeathReviews wrote:

Skritz wrote:This is not good...Not good at all. We're not getting a good TF cartoon again any time soon, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2w3tQrrfTo&t=1s

2.11 sums it up...

giggling my brains out at "Screamed hams"

It looks light hearted.

I still, love TF Prime being dark and gritty. I really miss TFprime.

I'm really hoping that Bee talking through his radio is temporary. The character model is so dynamic and expressive, it's an absolute waste to prevent him from speaking.

Wow, I am slightly surprised by the negativity in the comments. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but in mine, this looks promise. The hand on hand action is pretty good, albeit a bit choppy, and the voice acting is good as well. The animation is... well, it may grow on me. And the lack of using the ranged weaponry when it is obviously there... well, context is everything. But the story seems promising. Keeping my mind open.

its not bad i kind of find it fun to watch
however the retractable wings on thundercracker and wingblade bot modes, thats new

I was actually really entertained by Bee's radio talk and expressions to go with them. That was entertaining!

Thundercracker's grunts though, eh, let him talk! Give my favorite seeker some lines!

Sweet, a free app game with all my favorite characters! Can't wait to play as G1 Wreck-Gar, Ayy Lmao, and Steve the Vehicon!

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What do you mean 'this is an actual cartoon meant to market Transformers to a new generation of kids and carry on the legacies of animated, prime, etc.'?

Yeah, that's Wreck-Gar, not Bumblebee. But, you know, I'm sort of resigned to that. The actual animation is rather vacant and bland, but I dig it's to save money. What bothers me, however, is the lack of Decepticon banter. There's no smack talk. No back and forth. Just Windblade (who is playing the straight bot part, so not really showing any personality) and Bumblebee. You can cheapen out on a lot of things, but if you cheapen out on dialogue... I have no interest.

I am actually really liking the retractable wings on the Seekers - reminds me of my cosplay this summer at TFcon in toronto. The more I see that, the more I like it.

Whelp. so much for the hope I had for this. The curse of Bay's talkless Bumblebee continues and I'm just not feeling this animation style. How can the drawn art look so much better than what they're actually going with?

Okay, I think I will hate the characters, but I'm loving this new art style.

Okay.

So, this isnt the worst thing I've ever seen.

I appreciate the designs and the general aesthetic they're going for with the robots, and I like the sort of cell shaded CG visual mixture. It's done WAY better here than it was in Rid.

The combat and animation could use some time to develop but the choreography isnt terrible. I especially like the use of dynamic angles and the fact that you can actually see the hits connecting. There are a few flashy coverups for punches and kicks here, but for the most part it's just a fight animated between two giant killer robots.

I also like the little creative touches, like the retractable wings, as others have mentioned.

I like the expressive faces, although they weirdly kinda remind me of that old movie, Robots...not sure why.

Now, for the things I didn't like.

uuuugh...the dialogue. So, Windblade is the only character who really speaks. She's like a teacher or a mother scolding an annoying child, and that's because Bumblebee IS an annoying child here. I thought we were over the whole radio bit, but I guess not....And it's not even really convincing either. It's just Wreck-Gar but less funny. As for Windblade, her lines seem underdelivered, like she isnt trying. Almost like these were her first takes or something. She's just sort of a generic tough girl character, and considering they basically showed her getting her aft kicked, that's not saying a lot.

As for the seeker...no lines. Generic grunts, and that's it.
Also something to note, he had the perfect chance to kill Windblade but instead went after bumblebee. It would have been much more decepticon-like had he tried to take that chance to kill her whle she was down. They could have had Bumblebee save her somehow, making him show a bit of initiative instead of just being annoying and winning via perceived deus ex machina.

All in all im not exactly excited for this. I'll keep an eye on it in case it gets better, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. If children latch onto it, good for them, but all I personally see here is some potential that can very easily be squandered, and if I'm being completely honest, probably will be.

It doesn't look good but I'm hoping it falls into the category of "So bad it's funny" as opposed to "So bad it's unwatchable"
I do have one other thing to think:
Many shows over recent years have made a comeback; Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Young Justice, even Teen Titans appears to be getting a new season.
This seems to set a precedent so let us all think for a second, what Transformers Animated series would a lot of people like back?
If we can sit through this one then perhaps our prayers will be answered, and we know that, much like Waspinator, they had plans...

The radio gimmick is getting old and annoying. Give bumblebee a voice

If there's one thing I really like from this clip, its the transformation noise! (Ima sucker for sound design so little things like this interest me.)

Okay time for my opinion. The radio talk is a bit old know but I'll be surprised if it wasn't done to help bridge the character to his new movie. Where he also talks via radio. The animation isn't a style I would have preferred but it is what it is. I do wonder if this is a proper representation of the series as a whole. For all we know is they could have picked the worse snippet of footage to put up.