Animated being rebranded in 2010?

[jaydisc]

Hmmm... I'd say

Activators
Soundwave (new <- pics have been seen)
Cybertron Mode Ironhide (new <- pics have been seen)
Cybertron Mode Ratchet (remold < my guess due to above)
??? (new)

I'd love an Activator Wasp remold of BB w/a new head!

Deluxe
Arcee (new <- announced)
Soundblaster (recolour, or is that a remold/new due to Ratbat? <- announced)
Cybertron Mode Ratchet (new <- pics seen)
Rodimus (new <- rumored)
???

Voyager
Hydro BB (New <- announced)
Gold Grimlock (recolor <- announced)
Blackout (new <- announced)
Prime w/Jetpack (remold <- announced)

Ultimate
Omega Supreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (new <- hope)
Omega Lugnut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (remold <- hope)

[autobreadticon]

Current plans - Animated will be back after Christmas - plans may change though.
TF-Animated Activators:

Soundwave- new
female starcream - remould or WASP
Soundblaster -recolour -new or Fireblast Grimlock
Cyb BB - recolour to WASP
Prowl -new
Jazz -new
1 remould, 3 new, 1 recolour (planned - unconfirmed)

TF-Animated Deluxe:


4 new
Cyb. Ironhide
Cyb. Ratchet
Arcee

1 recolour - electro Soundwave

8 new (planned - unconfirmed)
must!!
Red Alert - has transformed in cartoon
cyb. Prowl -has transformed in cartoon
cyb. Ironhide -has transformed in cartoon
Dirt Boss -has transformed in cartoon
Perceptor -has transformed in cartoon
Wheeljack
Rodimus -has transformed in cartoon
Cyclonus -has transformed in cartoon
retool and recolour Arcee into Elita-one
Starscream Female Clone - has transformed in cartoon

TF-Animated Voyagers:

1 remould - BB Hydro
2 new constructicons
1 recolour - goldfire grimlock

Ultimate
Omega - remould into Omega Lugnut
i wont edit this post but will be interesting to come back and review my post later

[SentinelPrime]

Current plans - Animated will be back after Christmas - plans may change though.
TF-Animated Activators:

Soundwave- new
female starcream - remould or WASP
Soundblaster -recolour -new or Fireblast Grimlock
Cyb BB - recolour to WASP
Prowl -new
Jazz -new
1 remould, 3 new, 1 recolour (planned - unconfirmed)

TF-Animated Deluxe:


4 new
Cyb. Ironhide
Cyb. Ratchet
Arcee

1 recolour - electro Soundwave

8 new (planned - unconfirmed)
must!!
Red Alert - has transformed in cartoon
cyb. Prowl -has transformed in cartoon
cyb. Ironhide -has transformed in cartoon
Dirt Boss -has transformed in cartoon
Perceptor -has transformed in cartoon
Wheeljack
Rodimus -has transformed in cartoon
Cyclonus -has transformed in cartoon
retool and recolour Arcee into Elita-one
Starscream Female Clone - has transformed in cartoon

TF-Animated Voyagers:

1 remould - BB Hydro
2 new constructicons
1 recolour - goldfire grimlock

Ultimate
Omega - remould into Omega Lugnut
i wont edit this post but will be interesting to come back and review my post later

Whats your source of information?

[jaydisc]

Whats your source of information?

[autobreadticon]

lol, SentinelPrime just being hypothetical basek on avor-vok post

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

What I've heard/read already:

Hasbro has an Arcee prototype (Deluxe) at least.

Electrostatic Soundwave flagged as a Deluxe recolour/slight remold with Ratbat.

"Golfire Grimlock" as Voyager recolour.

Hydrodrive Bumblebee as new mold Voyager.

Blackout planned as a Voyager.

Activators Soundwave (haven't seen this one personally - links/pics?).

There's a Cybertron Ratchet prototype somewhere out there.

Wingblade Prime (again haven't seen it but have heard of it a few times from a few sources) as Voyager. Leader class makes more sense IMO especially in light of the Magnus Hammer and the Leader class full-o'-gimmicks philosophy, but then Hasbro and I don't always agree on toys or else we'd have Wreck-Gars and Shockwaves a-plenty over here...

So taking into account Hasbros repaint love we'll likely see an Ironhide retool from the Cybertron-mode Ratchet(s), and probably a Wasp from at least one of the existing Bumblebee molds.
Also IIRC Classics/Universe were rumored to be doing a Wheeljack (& Rhinox yay!) sometime comparatively soon, meaning probably no Wheeljack from Animated.

What I want personally is Arcee, Team Chaar, and Team Rodimus, especially Red Alert, Strika and Cyclonus and all of the extras on Cybertron, and Omega Supreme, and Lugnut Supreme, and...

[Ark-Ivor]

Some of you guys have most of them right, but I won't say who

To put some of you out of your misery I will say this though: Sonic Blast Soundwave is classed as a remould due to its new accessory (Ratbat/Wingthing) & Arcee is more than just a prototype, just take a moment to think about 1986 and what year comes after 2009 I've said too much.

Its fun watching all the guessing...

[jaydisc]

Activator:
Fireblast Grimlock (repaint - shown at Botcon)

Deluxe:
Freeway Jazz (repaint - shown at Botcon)

[Wheel-J]

Deluxe:
Freeway Jazz (repaint - shown at Botcon)

I knew it this time he would wear the autobot badge instead of the eliteguard symbol.

[jaydisc]

UPDATED WITH BOTCON ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Activators
Soundwave (new - Botcon shown)
Fireblast Grimlock (repaint - Botcon shown)

Deluxe
Soundblaster (remold - Botcon confirmed)
Freeway Jazz (repaint - Botcon shown)
Arcee (new - Botcon confirmed)
Rodimus (new - Botcon announced!)
Fugitive Wasp! (recolor - Botcon announced)
Cybertron Mode Ratchet (new - unofficial pics seen, Botcon confirmed, class unconfirmed)
Cybertron Mode Ironhide (remold - unofficial pics seen, Botcon confirmed, class unconfirmed)

Voyager
Hydro BB (New - Botcon confirmed)
Goldfire Grimlock (recolor - Botcon confirmed)
Blackout (new - Botcon confirmed)
Wingblade Optimus Prime (remold - Botcon confirmed)
Thundercracker (repaint - Botcon announced)

Ultimate
Omega Supreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (new - hope)
Omega Lugnut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (remold - hope)