#transformers superlink

[hispasatbot]

I haven't watched Transformers: One yet --so I can't comment on its Megatron-- but Megatron from the Micron Trilogy will always have a special place in my heart.

His tragedy is a great example of "Show, don't tell."

[atomicdarc]

Roadbuster and Megazarak!

(and Megatron)

[blueikeproductions]

Based on a Makotron gag about Skybound Optimus upgrading into other forms after using Megatron’s arm as a replacement. One of the forms was him using Trypticon’s body…

And I thought it’d be funny to turn it into an actual Combiner in Energon, where Trypticon is an ancient Autobot part of the same faction as Omega Supreme. (My logic is based on Laserbeak being an Autobot in Armada, and Leviamon, a Dark Digimon, being part of the heroic DigiMemory Knights in Digimon Fusion.)

Design wise, this form is just a modified version of what Mako did, but designed to combine similarly to Omega Supreme. It also takes some cues from a few Daigunder and DragoBurst Combiner Modes and Shoutmon X2.

[hozcar]

Laserwave/Shockblast y Grand Convoy/Optimus

[jj-gold-falcon]

Did a Redraw Challenge where you draw the image as a Ship you like. I did Demolisher (Ironhide) and Cyclonus (Sandstorm) from Transformers Energon (Superlink)

I think I cooked.

[ojamayellow]

Transformers Funnies [Unicron Trilogy Style]

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / ?

[radicalellska]

[setteidreams]

✿ Transformers: Superlink ┊ 669 sheets ✿

… a 2004 TV series with character & mecha designs by Yuka Takashina, Hideki Fukushima, Hiroshi Ogawa & Shinya Ogura has been added to Patreon.

[gummyjne]

Rewatching Transformers Superlink.

[laserbread]

[hispasatbot]

Megatron transformations | Transformers: Micron Trilogy (Vehicle to robot)

[atomicdarc]

These two....

THESE TWO...

[blueikeproductions]

A cancelled comic I was doing to experiment a bit more with what I wanted to do with Energon in this AU, with Optimus getting unique Combiner Modes besides Wing Optimus and Optimus Supreme.

The Rust Giants are a race evolved into a Viking/barbarian stage when Unicron originally attacked. They settle things with a good old fashioned rumble but in matters like dealing with the Terrorcons, these fights take a little too long to resolve while the Terrorcons do their thing.

The general plot for Iron Planet I had in mind is the Terrorcons run into a problem harvesting Energon here due to the carnivorous Morphobots eating any Terrorcon drone within reach, leading Galvatron to halt operations until they can figure out a solution as the plants were impervious to weapon fire.

They settled on using their green Energon as it was toxic to the Morphobots, especially in gas form.

Meanwhile the Autobots were exploring Iron Planet with their new ally Kranix from the neighboring Rock Planet, getting caught up in one earlier Terrorcon shenanigans before finding out the Morphobots REALLY liked Terrorcons to snack on. Ironhide and Kicker got caught up in a tribe of Rust Giants who became enamored by Ironhide when he (in self defense) beat up and befriended a young Rust Giant about his size that was the offspring of the tribe’s leader. JD and Braverman jokingly call Ironhide “Ironhide the Barbarian” especially when he’s Powerlinxed with his new friend.

The head honcho of the Rust tribe still wasn’t happy about the Autobots hanging around and got into a fight with Optimus, as might makes right, to solve problems.

The reason this is cancelled is I changed my mind on it being Optimus in his Igneous Prime configuration because it doesn’t make much sense in hindsight why it’d be that form specifically. It makes more sense that it’d be Iron Optimus instead:

Also I’m not sure on Igneous Prime’s design here, as the combined form I originally thought would be in homage to Go-Bot Staks and Max Gridman, but I never had a clear idea on what Metamorphosis Prime from Rock Planet would look like just yet.

[heavymetalfight]

my real and true thots on kicker's dad

[siphersaysstuff]

ENERGON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

February's Patreon @tfwiki pic update is on 2004's ENERGON, the awkward middle child of the Unicron Trilogy. Caught in the early stage of explosive franchise growth and pulled in too many directions. But there's good stuff in there. ROADBLOCK remains a solid, fun toy, turning from robot to crane-truck to heavily-armed half of a two-robot combiner.

The Autobots' two-bot-combiners gimmick was certainly an interesting attempt, but TOW-LINE really took the gimmick to more interesting places than most. He's his own combiner, with the lower half of his vehicle mode turning into a mobile battle-sled-thing separate from his robot mode.

Store exclusives were rare in Armada, but by Energon, Hasbro was ready to start pumping them out again, and boy did they. CHECKPOINT, a rededo of Rodimus, came in a Kmart "SWAT" 2-pack with a similarly deco'd Prowl. Back when Kmart was still a thing.

The Decepticons, rather than combining, got "hyper modes" and alternate vehicle modes that deployed more weapons. SIX SHOT, a redeco of Shockblast, is one of the better attempts, having a considerably-different "satellite" mode on top of his space-tank altmode.

Oh lawd he comin. OMEGA SENTINEL, a redeco of Omega Supreme, splits into a "construction vehicle" and "cruiser", each with a "platform" mode. The two can also join to for a "Cybertronian Armored Supertrain" but that wouldn't fit in the lightbox. Plus he can merge with Optimus Prime! Okay mainly he's a suit Prime wears, but there's attachment points for all of Prime's drone-vehicles as well.

With the franchise taking off, Hasbro looked to fill out Energon with more stuff. This Deluxe version of the Mini-Con HIGH WIRE came with a figure of human ally Kicker, rendered in the style of the then-current G.I.Joe toys. This set seemingly was not engineered by Takara, and it kinda shows.

Speaking of... oof. This set. Not to editorialize too much, but... the MEGA-DINOBOT set of GRIMLOCK and SWOOP is... well. Bad. Originally intended for the Universe line, it got shuffled into Energon, and similarly wasn't engineered by Takara. The result is a floppy, awkward mess. One of the very, very few Transformers toys in its 40-year run I'd call "bad".

(Also... yes, I re-did the Grimlock pic. Back in October, I used archive imagery for that update because, frankly, I'd forgotten I still owned this set. Upon discovery, I decided to redo the pic so it's crisper and better positioned. Still not a good toy though.)

Mind you... it's not like things were all roses on the other hemisphere. Takara made SL GRAND CONVOY, a smaller version of Optimus Prime without any of the good points of the larger figure. What IS that torso mode?! (This is the shinier "SL Grand Convoy & Kicker" 2-pack version. And it broke. Super-tight ankle joints made from clear-plastic? A recipe for disaster.)

Didn't mean to end on a down note. Here, have a pic of one of the line's absolute highlights, the Omnicons and Terrorcons, and their buildable energon weapons.

Energon was kind of all over the map, trying a lot and maybe lacking a strong cohesive theme because of it. Some damn good stuff, but also some genuine misses.

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[jj-gold-falcon]

I drew some Sketches of Armada Starscream, and Slight Redesign Sketches of Superlink (Energon) Hot Shot. Quite pleased with the result. and of course the Hot Shot would lead to another photo I had planned as well.