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Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Detroit’s B-level villains team up to take down the Autobots once and for all.
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Posted by Archanubis on May 30th, 2008 @ 6:40am CDT
Posted by Hard Hacker on May 30th, 2008 @ 6:42am CDT
Posted by Pyrostrata on May 30th, 2008 @ 7:27am CDT
Thunderscream wrote:As much as I'm not looking forward to seeing characters like Angry Archer, Nanosec, and Proffessor Princess, I am eager to see how the writers depict a certain "benefactor."
My sentiments exactly! We have to suffer through watching the worst fleshbags TF:A has to offer in order to see this "mysterious benefactor"
***thinks she knows who it is, but doesn't wanna spoil the fun quite yet***
Posted by Cyberstrike on May 30th, 2008 @ 9:09am CDT
Posted by ragingtsunami726 on May 30th, 2008 @ 10:03am CDT
It's cool though, the benefactor is cool.
Posted by munkimus prime on May 30th, 2008 @ 10:57am CDT
Posted by DCybertron on May 30th, 2008 @ 11:30am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:Who might this "mysterious benefactor" be? Already know?
Discuss it right here, on Seibertron.com
it's swindle!
Posted by Omega Charge on May 30th, 2008 @ 11:32am CDT
DCybertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Who might this "mysterious benefactor" be? Already know?
Discuss it right here, on Seibertron.com
it's swindle!
and the spoiler's revealed! It's true.
Posted by City Commander on May 30th, 2008 @ 11:53am CDT
Can't wait to see Swindle.
Posted by NuclearConvoy on May 30th, 2008 @ 12:04pm CDT
Any chance to see more Angry Archer
Posted by Lockdown72 on May 30th, 2008 @ 12:11pm CDT
Omega Charge wrote:DCybertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Who might this "mysterious benefactor" be? Already know?
Discuss it right here, on Seibertron.com
it's swindle!
and the spoiler's revealed! It's true.
I wonder if he's gonna be the sweet talking-backstabing-G1ish guy in a new humvee body w/ bolo tie. I hope he kicks Nanosec's @$$ with his porable arsenal of illegal cybertronian WMD's
Posted by Lockdown72 on May 30th, 2008 @ 12:12pm CDT
Lockdown72 wrote:
I wonder if he's gonna be the sweet talking-backstabing-G1ish guy in a new humvee body w/ bolo tie. I hope he kicks Nanosec's @$$ with his porable arsenal of illegal cybertronian WMD's
Did I just say "portable"? I mean probable
Posted by Archanubis on May 30th, 2008 @ 1:08pm CDT
Lockdown72 wrote:Lockdown72 wrote:
I wonder if he's gonna be the sweet talking-backstabing-G1ish guy in a new humvee body w/ bolo tie. I hope he kicks Nanosec's @$$ with his porable arsenal of illegal cybertronian WMD's
Did I just say "portable"? I mean probable
Actually, you said "porable."
Posted by Pyrostrata on May 30th, 2008 @ 7:09pm CDT
DCybertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Who might this "mysterious benefactor" be? Already know?
Discuss it right here, on Seibertron.com
it's swindle!
You spoiler you!! I knew the answer, but I didn't wanna spoil stuff for others......now you all know who you have to wait for as you suffer through the likes of Professor Princess and Angry Archer ....
.....like the lollipop for letting the dentist drill on your teeth for 2 hours!
Posted by Tekka on May 31st, 2008 @ 4:32pm CDT
Swindle is a real smooth talker.
I really think AA and Nanosec are great.
But Professor Princess and "Slowmo" make me want to claw my eyes out and plug my ears with a corkscrew.
Posted by Sunstar on May 31st, 2008 @ 4:46pm CDT
Posted by Nico on May 31st, 2008 @ 5:16pm CDT
Posted by Gyro-Robo on May 31st, 2008 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by Skice on May 31st, 2008 @ 5:52pm CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on May 31st, 2008 @ 6:41pm CDT
Autobot420 wrote:Is it just me or dose Swindle sound like Adam West?
No, he doesn't sound like Adam West.
West has a deeper voice and a different timber to it.
Swindle's voice did, however, automatically make me know who his VA is: Fred Willard
Posted by justynnbailey on May 31st, 2008 @ 6:45pm CDT
Posted by Omega Charge on May 31st, 2008 @ 6:46pm CDT
Slo Mo was nice. I liked her speech and attitude, and she made Nanosec better. Swindle was okay, nice firepower, but he really wasn't too much. I thought it was interesting when he mentioned that alien race he traded with. Nothing very exciting, and with a quite a bit of humans instead of Cons, it was a little boring compared to better episodes. If we have to have human villians, I hope Slo Mo returns. I don't really care about Swindle.
Posted by waaaaghlord on May 31st, 2008 @ 7:03pm CDT
Posted by Lockdown72 on May 31st, 2008 @ 7:10pm CDT
Tekka wrote:But Professor Princess and "Slowmo" make me want to claw my eyes out and plug my ears with a corkscrew.
Meh, Slowmo's tolerable, but Professor Princess... Well, I hope they make a figure of PP so I can take my TFA Sounwave toy (which I WILL aquire in the future) and use Laserbeak as a literal axe to her, or maybe have my G1 Sixshot in wolf form use her to clean his teeth
Overall the episode was good IMO. The whole Vok thing came as a complete surprise to me, though.
Posted by UltraPrimal on May 31st, 2008 @ 7:35pm CDT
Posted by Pyrostrata on May 31st, 2008 @ 7:47pm CDT
....I was not disappointed! Great use of the character, including that lovely arm-mounted cannon of his! And that voice...! PERFECT! Sounds like a slick, greasy, weaselly used car slinger...as it should for Swindle! The best was the dialogue between Swindle and Big Megs regarding the sale of his doo-hickey....I was amused!
And the Beast Wars easter egg could not have been much bigger, could it?? I heard mention of The Vok and "Nexus Zero" and nearly snapped my head off my shoulders! Pyro LOVES Beast Wars nods!!
So, all in all, episode was full of YAY!
Posted by spiritofcat on May 31st, 2008 @ 11:45pm CDT
I must be one of the few fans who actually enjoys these human villains.
Professor Princess is awesome! That may be influenced somewhat by the fact that I was always a big fan of Rugrats, and so having her voiced by the same voice actor as Phil & Lil adds a lot of charm for me.
Loved Swindle. Excelent use of his character. I'm really liking the trend in this show to have badguys that aren't all just of the one faction. It makes it more interesting having these freelance agents like Swindle and Lockdown, and even Starscream to some degree, rather than just a single team of Decepticons under the command of Megatron.
I'm not a Beast Wars fan, but I've heard of the Vok just through being in the fandom, so that was a nice reference for me even if I didn't have the full background to it.
I loved Swindle's arsenal of weapons too. The arm cannon is great, it's like he wishes he was Megatron.
I wonder how his toy will turn out. If it's as well armed as he was in this episode I'll definitely be keen to buy it!
Posted by Liege Evilmus on May 31st, 2008 @ 11:51pm CDT
The Benifactor, even if the toy came with all thpse awesome weapons, the head would still ruin it, so most likely since it won't be that geared up, I'm saying pass.
Oh, and leave The Vok out of this crap, I'm sure they aren't happy about that!
Posted by Pyrostrata on June 1st, 2008 @ 4:16am CDT
justynnbailey wrote:I thought he sounded like Fred Willard! An interesting choice...So far, I think animated has probably had some of the best and most surprising guest stars of all the TF series.....
It was indeed Fred Willard giving Swindle his voice, according to IMDb! A great choice for that character....so fitting!
Posted by City Commander on June 1st, 2008 @ 6:17am CDT
Swindle's awesome. They had better bring him back in future episodes (like they should do with soundwave).
Adam Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeest
Posted by Wheeljack35 on June 1st, 2008 @ 10:13am CDT
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it-4LyjFYKE
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idw5K0dMfvw
It was great to see Swindle and I think the Vok reference was the very first reference from Beast Wars
Posted by Orion_Prime48 on June 1st, 2008 @ 10:55am CDT
Posted by Lockdown72 on June 1st, 2008 @ 11:39am CDT
Wheeljack35 wrote:For those who haven't seen it
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it-4LyjFYKE
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idw5K0dMfvw
It was great to see Swindle and I think the Vok reference was the very first reference from Beast Wars
No, Blackarachnia was the first BW reference as she is an organic-tech spider TF.
Liege Evilmus wrote:The Benifactor, even if the toy came with all thpse awesome weapons, the head would still ruin it, so most likely since it won't be that geared up, I'm saying pass.
The head was as G1 as they will probably get! At least they are starting to come down from big chins. I personaly am loving these re-invented chars. Soundwave, Wreck-Gar, and now Swindle are going to rob my money if their toys are just like their counterparts.
Oh, and is it just me, or was Slomo's story as to how she cured Nano-Sec seem implausible as her shard only shuts down machines and not reverse time or reverse what machines are supposed to do?
Posted by NuclearConvoy on June 1st, 2008 @ 11:47am CDT
Liege Evilmus wrote:The episode sucked, ALOT!!!
The Benifactor, even if the toy came with all thpse awesome weapons, the head would still ruin it, so most likely since it won't be that geared up, I'm saying pass.
Oh, and leave The Cok out of this crap, I'm sure they aren't happy about that!
Frankly, I hope they leave the Vag out too
Posted by Jeysie on June 1st, 2008 @ 4:58pm CDT
Posted by Gyro-Robo on June 1st, 2008 @ 5:56pm CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on June 1st, 2008 @ 6:05pm CDT
Gyro-Robo wrote:Slo-Mo was hot
Noir Femme Fatale's almost always are.
Posted by Archanubis on June 1st, 2008 @ 7:18pm CDT
Pyrostrata wrote:justynnbailey wrote:I thought he sounded like Fred Willard! An interesting choice...So far, I think animated has probably had some of the best and most surprising guest stars of all the TF series.....
It was indeed Fred Willard giving Swindle his voice, according to IMDb! A great choice for that character....so fitting!
I thought it was James Wood for awhile. But he does sound like Grim Adventure's Boogeyman.
Posted by Lockdown72 on June 1st, 2008 @ 7:25pm CDT
Thunderscream wrote:I thought it was James Wood for awhile. But he does sound like Grim Adventure's Boogeyman.
Hey, you're right! Grim's boogeyman does talk similar to TFA Swindle.
Posted by Gyro-Robo on June 1st, 2008 @ 7:38pm CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on June 1st, 2008 @ 7:56pm CDT
Swindle totally made up for it though.
Season 3 is looking more and more of a happening thing.
Posted by ponycorn on June 2nd, 2008 @ 1:51am CDT
So I watched the episode between dry heaving from the SUV squishes and cringing as "SlowMo" threw herself at NanoSec.
I really enjoyed Swindle. I also enjoyed hearing Megatron say "scruples" and tell Swindle he would sell his own mother board.
Posted by Lockdown72 on June 2nd, 2008 @ 3:35pm CDT
Gyro-Robo wrote:Slo-Mo was hot
Can I sig-quote that?
Posted by Archanubis on June 2nd, 2008 @ 4:48pm CDT