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Monday, Jun 23, 2008

TRANSFORMERS 2 is getting a lot of press right now. Spy pics of cars adorned with Autobot logos, unconfirmed set reports, and Michael Bay's promise to feed us misinformation have led to a lot of questions. So let's take a moment and discuss the various confirmed and unconfirmed bots that may grace the silver screen next summer:

Optimus Prime

I think we can expect to see the flame-job adorned Autobot leader next time around. While we don't know if there will be any changes, I think that we'll be hearing Peter Cullen again.

Bumblebee

The 'love connection' Camaro should be back, but with a few changes. Earlier today I posted a few spy photos of a very aggressive looking Bumblebee. I still attest to that fact that this is an evil Bumblebee...maybe an evil Bumblebee that can shapeshift into Brian Austin Green and marry Megan Fox.

Ratchet

Will be back but there are rumors that he will be a more run-of-the-mill Hummer H2 rather than the Search and Rescue H2.

Ironhide

No rumors on changes to ole' Ironhide. I guess gas prices aren't affecting some people.

Arcee

A pink/purple Autobot excised from the first movie, because, and I quote, "explaining her gender would take to much screen time." I guess the craptastic appearance of Bernie Mac couldn't be scaled back...

Stinger

I can't seem to remember a Stinger from the cartoon, so I am assuming that this character is a creation of Mr. Bay, but we do know that the vehicle mode will be based on a Corvette XR1.

Wheeljack

This one depressed me. No longer will be Wheeljack be the unique and beautiful Lancia Stratos, but Saab's latest concept the Aero-X.

And then we have the unconfirmable...

This group of new Chevy minicars apparently play some important role in the film...here's hoping that there is 5 of them, and that they assemble into some sort of bigger bot.

This ice cream truck is reportedly an Autobot that splits into two smaller bots referred to as the "Twins."

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Posted by Kayvan Ghavim, 1:01pm
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Excellent!

The autobots look incredible!
Posted Jun 23, 2008 4:36 pm PT
An ice cream truck Autobot......lol.
Posted Jun 25, 2008 2:44 pm PT
Michael Bay said that he would be putting false information regarding the 2nd movie. He was upset because too many secrets were exposed before the first one premiered. I wonder about the ice cream truck.
Posted Jun 25, 2008 7:26 pm PT
i liked the first movie - altho it wasn't a real trasformers movie, it was still pretty cool. this looks good too.
Posted Jun 26, 2008 3:22 am PT
cant wait for this i know it will be just as awesome as the first =3
Posted Jun 26, 2008 6:13 am PT
The small cars combining is cringeworthy, shades of "Armada's" Minicons! bring on Primus and Unicron!
Posted Jun 26, 2008 8:59 am PT
Hope that Icefcreme truck is an autobot... haha... I can see Sweettooth out of that thing... dang... I really hope they put some sick cars in this too... the Aero-x is cool, but i bet Saab will not make it. Hopfully we see the new GTR in it, or the new 370Z. That would be cool seeing that.
Posted Jun 27, 2008 11:06 am PT
After the animated "Transformers The Movie", there was an autobot character named Springer. It's possible they are using the same character with a slightly different name since the name "Springer" is now associated with a show that has overweight nazi strippers who don't know who their baby-daddy is.
Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:26 pm PT
I think the blue Corvette might be Tracks, an Autobot that was introduced for the original series in season 2. Cool thing was that he was a flying car. He had extendable wings, so he could look like a regular car on the ground and if he needed to fly, could prop out the wings. Definitely cool if they had him in TF2 (I was about to write T2, but that's part of the Terminator series).
Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:52 pm PT
yeapy...it should be great,the first one was so cool and I expect this one to be better,so lets wait and see...
Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:24 pm PT
i cant wait to see the "twins" as the ice cream truck.
Posted Jun 28, 2008 2:50 pm PT
those lil cars could transform into... (ah, forgot its name)...the big autobot and have a fight with Devastator (the constructacons)
must watch those old transformers episodes lol
oh, and im sure there was a Stinger...it rings a bell
Posted Jun 29, 2008 5:55 am PT
a vauxhall Corsa transformer? might be interesting
Posted Jun 29, 2008 12:28 pm PT
I'm glad to see more Autobots. Next will be the Deceptecons, since you can't have a Transformers movie without them. Also the title hints they'll be back.
Posted Jun 29, 2008 3:22 pm PT
i wounder when from the old cartoon when thay will bring hot rod in bu i can not whate for this one to come out
Posted Jun 30, 2008 5:57 pm PT
I can has a Grimlock?
Posted Jun 30, 2008 6:07 pm PT
The Wheeljack thing depresses me as well, but money talks and I know Saab has plenty.
Posted Jul 1, 2008 11:02 pm PT
this looks really great can't wait till next summer
Posted Jul 2, 2008 5:04 pm PT
Awesome. And I love Ice Cream!

Arcee is too skinny though.
Posted Jul 2, 2008 11:56 pm PT
I heard some pretty cool stuff. Thrust will be in the movie as an SR-71. the 5 constructicons will be in it as well, but the names "Bonecrusher" and "Devastator" will have to be changed, because of the first movie. I saw that the big one has a Bulldozer for the right leg, a concrete mixer for the left, an excavator for the right shoulder, and i think a bulldozer for the body.
Posted Jul 10, 2008 10:39 pm PT
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