Proposition: Bots of Australia

[GoktimusPrime]

There's already many places where Victorians have been referenced as Mexicans.

Unfortunately many people here in NSW refer to Victoria as "Mexico" and Victorians as "Mexicans."


Ideas for state-themed Transformer mascots:
+ VIC = transforms into either a Leadbeaters Possum (state animal) or Helmeted Monkeyeater (state bird).
+ NSW = transforms into either a Platypus or Kookaburra.
+ QLD = transforms into either a Koala or a Brolga.
+ SA = transforms into either a wombat or a Piping Shrike (aka white-backed magpie).
+ WA = transforms into either a numbat or a Black Swan.
+ NT = Red Kangaroo (Star Upper's Spark-brother? ) or Wedged Tailed Eagle.

Tasmania doesn't have an official animal or bird emblem, but one could design a Tassie Devil TF -- and unlike existing Tas Devil TFs, give it an accurate looking alt mode! (i.e. make it look like a Devil and not some generic marsupial dunnart thing).

[Trent]

Unfortunately many people here in NSW refer to Victoria as "Mexico" and Victorians as "Mexicans."

This happens all the time in my family, as i have relatives all over Australia. It is purely in good fun. Just like calling queenslanders banana benders. Can't say I see the harm in it.

Considering my part of Australia I would guess that the bot representing us would...

Transform into a VL Commodore
Drink lots of energon
He would need to be in a gestalt group because he would need buddies to hang around out teh front of the base.
Receive his energon from Iacon Council witthout actually mining it himself.
Everytime Prime needs him for a mission he would have a note from Ratchet saying his rear drive shaft was acting up and he wasn't medically cleared to go on missions.

Lol

[Darthprimus]

lol GOLD bartrim.

[KalEl]

Tassie already has at least two of it's own. Snarl and Tasmanian Kid! Take that you mainland scum!

bahaha

[QUOTE=GoktimusPrime;294497]Unfortunately many people here in NSW refer to Victoria as "Mexico" and Victorians as "Mexicans."


im no mexican brother!

[GoktimusPrime]

I personally don't like the whole thing of "Victoria is south of the border, therefore Mexico." Feels so unnecessarily Yankocentric... as if NSW is pretending to be the United States... why?? (It's almost as if some NSWers think it's clever to insult Victorians by calling them Mexicans... but then the insult flies back at us because it makes us Americans. (-_-))NSWers call Vic "Mexico" but never refer to their own state as "The United States" nor ever refer to QLD as "Canada." Stupid inconsistency. Then there's the fact that the entire Australian continent is technically south of the Mexican border anyway.

[KalEl]

I personally don't like the whole thing of "Victoria is south of the border, therefore Mexico." Feels so unnecessarily Yankocentric... as if NSW is pretending to be the United States... why?? (It's almost as if some NSWers think it's clever to insult Victorians by calling them Mexicans... but then the insult flies back at us because it makes us Americans. (-_-))NSWers call Vic "Mexico" but never refer to their own state as "The United States" nor ever refer to QLD as "Canada." Stupid inconsistency. Then there's the fact that the entire Australian continent is technically south of the Mexican border anyway.

lets get back to skywarps thread topic anyways as this is a silly and superfluous discussion anyway.

[Slag]

I hear Mexico is lovely this time of year

Sorry couldn't resist..

[KalEl]

I hear Mexico is lovely this time of year

Sorry couldn't resist..

thats not on topic :P

[Skullcruncher]

Unfortunately many people here in NSW refer to Victoria as "Mexico" and Victorians as "Mexicans."


Ideas for state-themed Transformer mascots:
+ VIC = transforms into either a Leadbeaters Possum (state animal) or Helmeted Monkeyeater (state bird).
+ NSW = transforms into either a Platypus or Kookaburra.
+ QLD = transforms into either a Koala or a Brolga.
+ SA = transforms into either a wombat or a Piping Shrike (aka white-backed magpie).
+ WA = transforms into either a numbat or a Black Swan.
+ NT = Red Kangaroo (Star Upper's Spark-brother? ) or Wedged Tailed Eagle.

Tasmania doesn't have an official animal or bird emblem, but one could design a Tassie Devil TF -- and unlike existing Tas Devil TFs, give it an accurate looking alt mode! (i.e. make it look like a Devil and not some generic marsupial dunnart thing).

Oh heh I see now .... perhaps in VIC it should be an AFL Football as the state seems obsessed with it. I know possums are protected here but possum pie sure does taste good.

[Bartrim]

Unfortunately many people here in NSW refer to Victoria as "Mexico" and Victorians as "Mexicans."


Ideas for state-themed Transformer mascots:
+ VIC = transforms into either a Leadbeaters Possum (state animal) or Helmeted Monkeyeater (state bird).
+ NSW = transforms into either a Platypus or Kookaburra.
+ QLD = transforms into either a Koala or a Brolga.
+ SA = transforms into either a wombat or a Piping Shrike (aka white-backed magpie).
+ WA = transforms into either a numbat or a Black Swan.
+ NT = Red Kangaroo (Star Upper's Spark-brother? ) or Wedged Tailed Eagle.

Tasmania doesn't have an official animal or bird emblem, but one could design a Tassie Devil TF -- and unlike existing Tas Devil TFs, give it an accurate looking alt mode! (i.e. make it look like a Devil and not some generic marsupial dunnart thing).

Your love of Beast Wars coming out again? Seriously why state animals or birds. I have no problem with Beast formers but here are some examples. Kinda sterotypical but I think they are appropriate and funny.

NT- Toyota Landcruiser (a sterotype I know but fact is there are a lot up there)
VIC- Formula 1 racecar or a racehorse
SA- A V8 Supercar or maybe an old classic truck with wine barrells on it (that maybe turn into shoulder mounted cannons)
TAS- A Yacht

These are just examples I came up with off the top of my head with no research at all.