Alt modes

[Pulse]

Clarifying, Soundwarp & I would luv to see an "Aussie-only Racecar" done as a TF (I'm pretty sure there's already been a question asked about that in the "Hasbro Questions thread"... )

[GoktimusPrime]

Does 1970s Camaro (Monaro) Bumblebee count as an Australian super car?

[Pulse]

No it doesn't . A Phase III, Munro, or Charger (among others) are what Aussie Petrolheads would consider being examples of Aussie Supercars.

[GoktimusPrime]

I think it'd be interesting seeing a Transformer that could transformer into (wait for it) a human.

This was the original intention of Pretenders from Hasbro, but Takara said it'd be better to keep Transformers transforming into vehicles but give them human shells instead - and Hasbro agreed.

But what I would like to see is a Transformer that can actually transform into a human! It'd be seriously freaky and the ultimate form of infiltration and disguise for a Transformer.

The Decepticons' synthetic humans were pretty creepy and had incredible advantages in being able to mimic their hosts and operating as the ultimate sleeper agents in human society; living normal lives until their dormant programming was activated. Freaky stuff. But they had obvious limitations, such as being extremely fragile compared to Transformers (since they are only about as durable as a real human being).

Having a Transformer human would largely eliminate that weakness. At human size they may never be as physically powerful as most other Transformers - possibly only about as strong say Rumble or Frenzy. But most importantly they wouldn't be as fragile and be far more durable, which is essential if they are carrying vital information (which they would be as spies). And although they would be weak by Transformers standards, they would still be really powerful by human standards - they'd pretty much be like Terminators - no human could physically outmatch them!

I wouldn't want to see them transform into a third vehicular mode - their human mode should be their only alt mode, especially from a toy engineering perspective. Making humans transform into robots alone would prove quite challenging and we don't want another Transformers Animorphs (shudder). Even if it never happens as a toy (because challenge aside I'm not sure what the market demand would be) I think it'd still be interesting to see such a Transformer in the fiction somewhere, e.g.: if the Decepticons decided to replace the synthetic facsimiles with actual Decepticons with human alt modes.

They could insert Decepticon agents as either regular civilians, soldiers, politicians etc. It would allow them to infiltrate human society really well... and also make it more efficient if they were to hunt down a human for some reason - e.g.: Sam Witwicky and his glasses... having a Decepticon as a classmate or local resident in his city could've been more effective than sending a police car. They could replace either Myles or Mikaela with a Decepticon mimic. Oooh!


More Than Meets The Eye?

[SilverDragon]

I'd like to see a Transformer toy which turned into a kangaroo. I know there was a TF kangaroo in the Japanese BW series, but I'd like to see how it would work as a toy.

Also, duck.

[Lint]

I know this looks bland but...



Minicon territory perhaps

[GoktimusPrime]

When I was a youngin' my friends and I used to joke about the one truly "forbidden" alt mode for a Transformer...

Moke-former!

Also, duck.

WHOA!! phew...that was close!

[TheDirtyDigger]

A tram. One of the old W class ones in the green and gold. As a Melbourne exclusive.

Oh yeah boys...if there was gunna be a V8 Supercar Tf, it'd have to be a Holden.


In fact I'd prefer this to a Supercar....




And whaddyaknow??? Here's Aussie Cliffjumper...