If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. Optimus Crime to be exact. Two vehicles standing in as Bumblebee and Barricade for an undisclosed promotion for the movie has been arrested by the Berlin Police.
What’s amusing is the actual statement from the police itself:
So #Bumblebee and #Barricade reckoned without our tougk-as-steel colleagues when they were cruising through Charlottenburg yesterday. Both stumbled into a traffic check of our sections 24 and 25 on Bismarkstraße in Charlottenburg around 12 o’clock.
“Since there is most likely no such a thing as road traffic regulations on planet #Cybertron, both were in for massive trouble.
So who would be surprised that both the “Autobot” as well as the “Decepticon” sported modifications, as they basically have those in their gear fluid. It was a long list:
Aside from the chassis, the tires and the lighting, both cars’ exhaust systems clearly appeared to have massive flaws. On top of that, #Barricade sported an “injury” on his rear axle. He wouldn’t tell us what had caused the dangerous loss of oil. However, there was no suspicion of an “Optimus Crime”.
Thanks to the assistance of our Haulicons, we brought both of them to planet “Dekra“. There they joined their other steel pals and waited for an expert opinion from planet Earth. The inspection institution may not Cybertron, but at least they’re the only ones of their kind there.
On the bright side, at least Bumblebee’s co-driver “Wheelie” sported a safety belt. There is reason for a worried look:
– Participation in next week’s film premiere may be jeopardized.
– The owners (39 and 27 years of age) can expect to pay a fine as well as the costs of the expert opinion.”
This news and the translation comes courtesy of 2005 Boards Member Nevermore.
Moy
They're probably in stasis lock
Raiju
*seeing Barricade getting towed away by the police*
"Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony." – Morpheus
dCon
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dCon
Awesome job on the translation! Definitely got a kick out of it lol
Ømnidrive
……can this be a thing?!
Ømnidrive
This made me more happy than it should've lol
Nevermore
Did you actually read the police report I translated, or did you just immediately type your response after reading the headline?
Nowhere in the police report do they make a reference to Barricade's deco. That's not what caused a problem. At all.
They were being driven around on a public street. Not being unloaded for being put on display. Driving on the street. The police checked them and found several problems that were in violation of German traffic safety regulations.
Considering that movie promotions happen all the time, I don't think that promotional vehicles driving on a public street should get a free pass because accidents don't care whether it's done for a movie promotion or not.
That's like how at my workplace, some people think it's okay to ignore safety regulations whenever items need to be processed quickly so they get shipped to the customer on time. Accidents don't care whether your work needs to get done "quickly" for whatever reason. In fact, accidents often tend to happen when the pressure to finish certain tasks is at its peak.
BB Shockwave
LOL. Kind of not nice of the police to do this, though, given how these type of cars are only used for promotion.
Heck, actually we in Hungary have "Barricades" you can drive around, that is, his older TF1-3 look, repainted as US police cars. You can rent and drive them legally.
TexasBEAST
Deutscher Cops = Decepti Cons
Purple Heart
Nah, Longarm is better to keep the costs down. Plus that mold still stands well today.
Autoboty
TLK Onslaught, should he ever recieve a toy, would be better for the scene considering his alt mode is a larger tow truck than Longarm and he's a new mold (compared to Longarm, who's from all the way back in 2007.)
SPLIT LIP
*long pause*
"….bitch!"
"God dammit, Bumblebee…"
HawaiianBro808
what the hell did i read?!
marvel b
"YOU! YES YOU! THE ONE WITH THE POLICE DECALS! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MY B-"
*meanwhile at bay's office*
"man, i LOVE making these movies!"
*boom*
"HI! i'm bumblebee, and this is barricade…he was a prison b-"
"SHUT UP, BUMBLEBEE!"
bradforj
Did they not see the faction symbols? How does any German officer not see Bumblebee and give him a pass. I guess they did not see any reason to grant an exception.
BattleUpSaber
"Well congratulations, you got yourself towed. What's the next step of your master plan?"
"Crashing the box office…WITH NO SURVIVORS!"
BIOMEC
I hope Barricade survives and has a "happy" life
SPLIT LIP
"Hey Barricade."
"Yes Bumblebee?"
"We're in prison, Barricade."
"I see that, Bumblebee."
"Hey Barricade."
"What?"
"Don't drop the soap."
"I swear to God Bumblebee I will shiv you."
Purple Heart
They could include a 4-pack of Bee, Barricade, Crosshairs, and Movie Longarm!
eltonlin98
Upon asking Paramount's PR if getting the vehicles towed were part of the marketing scheme, Paramount's representatives had this to say: