GoktimusPrime
30th October 2010, 07:46 PM
Inspired by Scattershot's John Farnham Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=9252) thread, let's try to list all the Aussie connections with Transformers that we can think of or find!
Just off the top of my head:
+ Outback is meant to have an Australian accent and indeed was originally the mascot for OzFormers' printed newsletter! (back in the days when not everyone had internet access at home :p) :D
+ BW Snarl, Tasmania Kid and Bound Rogue all transform into what's meant to be Tasmanian Devils.
+ Star Upper transforms into a boxing kangaroo
+ There's a koala Transformer who appears briefly in Beast Wars Neo. He (or she) never transformed and there's virtually nothing known about him or her. But he (or she) exists. :p
+ Canadian voice actor Scott McNeil (Rattrap, Dinobot, Silverbolt, Waspinator) was born in Australia. Brisbane if I'm not mistaken.
+ Bruticus and Defensor fought against each other in Canberra in The Headmasters episode "The Final Showdown On Earth, Part 1"
+ In the Masterforce episode "Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Explodes", the Headmaster Juniors have to rescue people in Sydney, and the Godmasters battle King Poseidon off the coast.
+ In Binaltech Nemesis Prime once tried to construct his own Matrix by extracting the minds of the inhabitants of an unnamed Australian city.
+ In the Transformers Energon comics, energy was mined at a site in WA.
+ In the live action movie Maggie is an Australian character - played by Australian actress Rachael Taylor, who also met fans at the TF movie premiere at Fox Studios in Sydney. :)
+ Isabel Lucas is an Australian actress
+ Shane McCarthy is an Australian TF comic writer and created Drift - the funky new Autobot that everybody loves long time. ;)
+ The G2 watches were only available in Australia.
+ Alex Kubalsky - the only non-Japanese toy designer at TakaraTOMY, is an Australian.
+ A lot of the special features on the Madman Beast Wars DVDs, like the cast and crew interviews, were produced exclusively by Madman and are only available on their DVDs.
+ The Sabretron 2004 convention exclusive toys are all based on an Australian theme. Firstly the Autobot Chainmasters themselves are meant to be permanently based in Australia under orders from Optimus Prime to defend the Australian continent. Secondly, the characters have some aspect of their personality which is related to Australia (e.g. Breaker loves the surf, Spectre has an affinity for the Aboriginal Dreaming etc.). Thirdly, each toy features an intentionally Australian themed colour scheme (i.e. Breaker is red, white and blue (colours of the AU flag); Spectre is green and yellow (AU sport colours); Minesweeper is red, black and yellow (colours of the Aboriginal flag); and Mudraker is the same colours as Outback, only "reversed").
+ Jordan Raskopoulos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbN_BNjsew) once cosplayed as Optimus Prime at a Xmas party. He later wore the same costume for his "Transform Your Union!" campaign for Sydney Uni SRC. During this campaign he went around campus in his Optimus Prime costume handing out fliers. ;)
...that's all I can think of for now. :)
Just off the top of my head:
+ Outback is meant to have an Australian accent and indeed was originally the mascot for OzFormers' printed newsletter! (back in the days when not everyone had internet access at home :p) :D
+ BW Snarl, Tasmania Kid and Bound Rogue all transform into what's meant to be Tasmanian Devils.
+ Star Upper transforms into a boxing kangaroo
+ There's a koala Transformer who appears briefly in Beast Wars Neo. He (or she) never transformed and there's virtually nothing known about him or her. But he (or she) exists. :p
+ Canadian voice actor Scott McNeil (Rattrap, Dinobot, Silverbolt, Waspinator) was born in Australia. Brisbane if I'm not mistaken.
+ Bruticus and Defensor fought against each other in Canberra in The Headmasters episode "The Final Showdown On Earth, Part 1"
+ In the Masterforce episode "Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Explodes", the Headmaster Juniors have to rescue people in Sydney, and the Godmasters battle King Poseidon off the coast.
+ In Binaltech Nemesis Prime once tried to construct his own Matrix by extracting the minds of the inhabitants of an unnamed Australian city.
+ In the Transformers Energon comics, energy was mined at a site in WA.
+ In the live action movie Maggie is an Australian character - played by Australian actress Rachael Taylor, who also met fans at the TF movie premiere at Fox Studios in Sydney. :)
+ Isabel Lucas is an Australian actress
+ Shane McCarthy is an Australian TF comic writer and created Drift - the funky new Autobot that everybody loves long time. ;)
+ The G2 watches were only available in Australia.
+ Alex Kubalsky - the only non-Japanese toy designer at TakaraTOMY, is an Australian.
+ A lot of the special features on the Madman Beast Wars DVDs, like the cast and crew interviews, were produced exclusively by Madman and are only available on their DVDs.
+ The Sabretron 2004 convention exclusive toys are all based on an Australian theme. Firstly the Autobot Chainmasters themselves are meant to be permanently based in Australia under orders from Optimus Prime to defend the Australian continent. Secondly, the characters have some aspect of their personality which is related to Australia (e.g. Breaker loves the surf, Spectre has an affinity for the Aboriginal Dreaming etc.). Thirdly, each toy features an intentionally Australian themed colour scheme (i.e. Breaker is red, white and blue (colours of the AU flag); Spectre is green and yellow (AU sport colours); Minesweeper is red, black and yellow (colours of the Aboriginal flag); and Mudraker is the same colours as Outback, only "reversed").
+ Jordan Raskopoulos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbN_BNjsew) once cosplayed as Optimus Prime at a Xmas party. He later wore the same costume for his "Transform Your Union!" campaign for Sydney Uni SRC. During this campaign he went around campus in his Optimus Prime costume handing out fliers. ;)
...that's all I can think of for now. :)