Would you want to see Dinobots combining?

[griffin]

Dinobots as a concept (Gen1 themed, which has been homaged/reused over the years in many forms), even dabbling in a couple of combiner forms during that time (Energon & PowerCore Combiners)... should they be a band of individuals, or would you prefer to see them designed/written as being a combiner group?

- Never, they should stay as individuals in both story and as toys.
- Only in story, not as toys (because Hasbro will screw it up).
- Only as toys, not in story (because the writers will make it lame).
- As toys and in story, because it would rock.

And would your answer still be the same if the Live Movies introduced the Dinobots... as a team or a combiner.

[5FDP]

If it looked anything like this, then yes

[Sky Shadow]

Never.



Ever.



I have always found the idea of a G1 Dinobot combiner repellent. There are countless subgroups that don't combine, there's no reason why the Dinobots should and gestalts always result in weaker individual toys. I hate the concept so much that if they do make an official G1 Dinobot gestalt toy, then as of this moment I intend that to be my cue to drop Transformers forever. One of the reasons why the Dinobots are so awesome is because they have heart and guts and don't need to combine into some lame gestalt robot to kick butt. Anyone who's ever read Marvel #27/UK #111–112 (versus Trypticon), UK #135–136 (versus the Predacons) or Maximum Dinobots (versus Shockwave and Scorponok) should appreciate that. Leave the Dinobots alone!

If it looked anything like this, then yes

I would particularly hate something like that - it's not even a proper combiner, just a huge mass of kibble with some Dinobots stuck onto it.

[griffin]

If it looked anything like this, then yes

It's certainly very well detailed, using Gen1 toys, but it just looks too much like the cartoon Menasor, in that it is just a robot with dinosaurs/cars stuck to it's limbs (Sludge looks really bad, like a tumor ). There is a lot on that figure that doesn't come from the five member toys. As impressive as it would look in a cartoon, I'd love to see someone create a combiner that had the bulk of it from the individual toys.

[griffin]

What is that from?
Not the new series, surely...

[Sky Shadow]

It's certainly very well detailed, using Gen1 toys, but it just looks too much like the cartoon Menasor, in that it is just a robot with dinosaurs/cars stuck to it's limbs (Sludge looks really bad, like a tumor ).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaTO8...=youtu.be&t=5s

What is that from?
Not the new series, surely...

Clearly your brain has protected you from The Beast for nearly a decade, so I am sorry to be the one to shatter that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkhG2s9xO0

[5FDP]

I would particularly hate something like that - it's not even a proper combiner, just a huge mass of kibble with some Dinobots stuck onto it.

So... it closely resembles a G1 combiner

G1 Devastator

2 x forearms - check!
2 x fists - check!
1 x chest piece - check!
1 x crotch piece - check!
1 x head - check!
.... and the 6 individual bots

(Sludge looks really bad, like a tumor ).

LOL... yeah, that part does look a bit 'tacked on'.

[GoktimusPrime]

I personally really enjoyed the fight between the Dinobots vs Devastator in Heavy Metal War and in Transformers The Movie. Come on -- the first time you saw TFTM our hearts dropped with,
"Constructicons, merge for the kill!"
"...Devastator..."
Then after that Devastator was just unstoppable, tearing Autobot City apart. Then Optimus Prime's shuttle arrived and what's the first order Prime gives?
"Dinobots, DESTROY DEVASTATOR!"

YEEAAAH BABY! How exciting was it to see the Dinobots drop from the sky, transform into their Dinobot modes and just bring on nine colours of Smackdown on Devastator @$$! Booyah! Sure, the Dinobots got thrashed too, but they stopped Devastator! He was just sitting on his butt half buried in the side of a building -- that was the end of his rampage! The Dinobots didn't need to combine. Likewise on Quintessa when Hot Rod and Kup were swarmed by Sharkticons and all hope seemed lost - pow - here comes the freaking Dinobots!

There are countless subgroups that don't combine, there's no reason why the Dinobots should and gestalts always result in weaker individual toys.

+1.

Things would just get silly if they decided to make a gestalt of every subgroup/special team...
Shut up Rotorstorm. Don't make me blow your brains out.

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Having said all that, if they did make a gestalt team toy set, I'd buy it. Hey, I bought Mega Dinobot... it couldn't possibly be worse than that, could it? But nonetheless I'm not an advocate of the idea.

[Hursticon]

If referring to the original core group comprised of:

• Grimlock
• Sludge
• Snarl
• Swoop
• Slag

Then NO!

I am perfectly ok with the idea though if it involves a sub, splinter or entirely different group who also happen to be known as the "Dinobots" (Perhaps such a group could take up the "Dynobot" title?) that do such a thing however.

[Cat]

They can't combine without Paddles.