Seems like a fan favorite character will be making his Transformer Movieverse entrance in Transformers The Last Knight. Thanks to the official Transformers FB page we now have a character model for none other than Hot Rod. Listed at 16 feet 1 inch tall, he is brother in arms with Bumblebee, brash, arrogant and a protector. Check out the image after the break and sound off in the forums!
vlenhoff
I know they can make him look like a proper hot rod, and still transform into a more contemporary car. hasbro, you lazy ways really turn me off.
maltesefalcon
true but its closer than we've ever got before. the most accurate comic book movie in the past was superman the movie now look at what we've got, marvel and dc doing big crossovers and more amazing movies to come (if dc calm down with the grimness that is)
after the success of deadpool im hoping that there will be a lightening up on the "it doesnt work in real life" argument
SouthtownKid
Come ON!
You use Cap as an example and that's smart, because he and Iron Man are the closest. Both of them are what I would call accurate to the source material. But after that? It gets a lot further from the source material very quickly.
ZEGR
In what sense,the character designs/behavior or stories?Coz they both are recognizable and their actions and behavior are completely in character..You know that this is something that Captsin America would do and say and thst goes pretty much for every character,where in the tf movies the "characters" are just random names pulled out from a list and slapped on random bot designs doing random out of character shit..I mean apart from the first movie where paying some homage to the originals,the rest of the movies are just random names thrown in there
Stepper
Agree with you,Bay could have a better design for Hot Rod instead of a Bumblebee look alike.
pokemonsdoom
umm are the circles his eyes or is the visor looking thing his eyes
maltesefalcon
I loved the character designs for drift optimus and hound in the last movie. I thought that they were finally going to have characters instead of generic magnets in a scrapyard with only bumblebee and prime being recognisable on screen
then I saw this which is the equivalent of x-men origins deadpool! im not worried about the character because the hotheaded rookie with bags of talent is micheal bays stock hero you give me something like aj from Armageddon ill be happy.
hot rod/rodimus has always been my favourite character sure he gets a lot of stick from those who cried at the 86 movie and they ignored everypiece of development from episode to episode in season 3 but he was my favourite.
I really don't know how I feel about the bay movies I hate the character designs love optimus, hate bumblebee not speaking loved his friendship with sam, heck I liked shia as sam and was really disappointed there wasn't even a throwaway line in the last movie about what happened to him.
I don't like the alienness of the transformers or the focus on the humans but I loved the military guys and cade was not bad. dinobots were cool but really underused. so you see? its been a weird ride for me and im debating in my head whether hot rods design is a step too far….signs point to me giving up on these movies
oh and one detail everybody points out the huge increase in profits due to the movie didn't the classics/generations line start at that time as well?
Hound89
I know some gaurdians of the galaxy fans that would punch some one for saying marvel was 100% accurate to the source
SouthtownKid
If I had one wish for these threads, it would be that people stop saying this. As a Marvel and DC fan for more than 40 years, I'm telling you that 90% of the super-hero movies are no closer to the source material. Some of them are even further from.
TFXProtector
No, it's not, but it's basically the definition of insanity when we know that they won't do that at this point. Just saying.
But… That's what the movie designs have always been.
Drastic departure from G1? Check.
Big chunks of vehicle on robot mode? Check.
Overabundance of vague mechanical parts? Check.
Nothing new and has always been the way official designs go.
Marvel has to answer to Disney, who's been known to be incredibly restrictive when it comes to freedom and control. In some ways, that's a great thing, in others it's bad. More often than not, however, it works out in the end, Disney's been at this a long time.
(Example: Disney made Episode VII and it's not only the biggest moneymaking Star Wars movie of all time, but one of the biggest moneymaking films of all time, period. On the other hand, they're nixing Slave Leia from here on out. No more toys, artwork, etc. Basically ignoring what came before.)
Paramount just wants to make movies that bring in money and Hasbro wants to sell toys. The combo is a proven method that works. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
And that's why Disney/Marvel succeeds where Hasbro/Paramount do not. One actually tries to do at least some justice to the source material while taking it in a new direction, whereas the other doesn't give a damn about it's own creation past a certain point.
AndreyOfDoom
I think Hasbro is letting the studios have a bit too much creative freedom. IF you look at the Marvel and other super hero movies, they stick very closely to the original material, since if they don't people will be very upset and the movie will fail (imagine captain america having a rectangular shaped shield or a design where the suit is not blue).
They have also been cheating a bit too much on the robot designs and admitting that when they transform they pull parts out of thin air and resize them. Then the robots all look too generic. Well placed non shrunken kibble would make these designs look great in my opinion.
The trilogy prime is much better for example than AOE prime. AOE prime would never be able to transform into anything while the first trilogy prime uses cheating too he actually has all the truck kibble on his form. Most of these designs don't look like they turn into anything (does AOE prime even have one truck wheel on his CGI design?)
Furnace
I agree. I'm fine with a drastic departure from G1 as long as the design is good. This Hot Rod doesn't really fit that bill in my opinion; honestly, the big chunk of car on his chest and the overabundance of vague mechanical parts makes it hard for me to believe it's an official design.
Hanzkaz
Get what you're trying to say. But it's not just about G1. Also it's not wrong (imo) to want something better.
Dark Skull
I dunno. I think it's kinda been that way since 2007. Maybe even earlier. People aren't going to change just because someone suggests it. They only change if and when they feel the need to. As for me, I don't really care much about the design. Well, I take it back, the only thing I don't like is the face
I mean, like others have said, it looks generic. Hot Rod looks more like a cannon fodder character. Kinda like the red shirt meme in Star Trek. Meh….
TFXProtector
Am I worn out with the movies? Not yet, but getting there.
The toys for the movies? Closer than the films themselves.
The designs? No. I like seeing what they can do with them.
I get that a large number of people want G1, that same group wants cartoonish feel in these movies, so they feel like it's their Transformers again.
Problem is, it's not. These movies were, are still, and will continue to be a reboot in a brand new universe.
These are not your G1 Transformers, they will not have G1 designs, they will not be the same or do the same things. That's all there is to it.
If you wish to support the movies, great. Go and see 'em, buy the toys, have a good time.
If you don't, that's fine too. Don't see 'em, don't buy the toys, have a good time.
The world has moved on and Transformers with it. G1 still exists in the form of comics, cartoons and figures. This movie and it's universe is one storyline among many and with it, it's own style.
Just because you don't agree with it or like it doesn't mean it's wrong. For some it's not Hot Rod because it's not G1 enough or doesn't have enough "Hot Roddedness", for others this is a killer cool Hot Rod.
Instead of going at each other over a movie design, why not recognize you're two sides of the same coin and fellow fans? You like what you like, they'll like what they like and everyone lives peacefully.
These are movies, silly overblown popcorn movies, that sell toys.
Much like the G1 cartoon.
We're all in the same big boat and need to start paddling together, otherwise we're going to be adrift, lost at sea because of ridiculous infighting.
Toys, cartoons, movies, none of these will affect you personally.
Got to get over it, people.
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Noideaforaname
Never going to get used to the eyes.
Plus, I don't see what this design offers that I didn't already get with this freakish-faced black-and-red Movieverse car robot.