FoC saved the dinobots from extinction

[KalEl]

Nah, the Dinobots weren't in any TF Movie (Bay is on record as saying he personally hated the concept) & TF:Prime they aren't in... yet ; with them being included in FoC certainly opens the door of possibility that they may indeed see some form of inclusion in either TF:Rescue Bots or TF: Prime.


Oh, and for posterity:

Snarl



Swoop



Slug/Slag



Grimlock



Sludge
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i want lithos of these pics

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

No dino-mode sludge pic?

[Hursticon]

No dino-mode sludge pic?

Unfortunately no; I should specify that the Dino mode shots are actual In-Game Screenshots and thus far, nothing In-Game has been shown of Sludge.
(Sludge being my personal favourite Dinobot too )

The way I'm looking at it, they're saving the best reveal for last.

[GoktimusPrime]

I agree, the Dino-robot Concept hasn't died or gone away but the original 'Dinobot Team' of 5x Dino-robots comprising:

• 1x Tyrannosaurus Rex - Grimlock
• 1x Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus - Sludge
• 1x Triceratops - Slag/Slug
• 1x Stegosaurus - Snarl
• 1x Pteranodon - Swoop

...& Named 'The Dinobots' hasn't been truthfully or faithfully revisited in it's entirety since the original 1980s iteration that defined and popularised the concept; that is, I believe, what people refer to as the 'Dinobots being extinct' as the concept really hasn't been the success it once was because that core team of 5x figures/characters has never been produced since and hence why Hasbro was looking to drop it moving forward with it's new 'Aligned' Continuity.
(Of which High Moon Studios & Matt Tieger have done brilliantly to 'Revisit' or 'Reinvision' )

All five Dinobots have recently appeared in:
+ IDWverse
+ Devil's Due
+ Dreamwave comics

[kup]

If Hasbro as the toy makers (not fiction writers) have this attitude towards the Dinobots then don't expect official figures of them any time soon. Hopefully if the game is successful enough and the Dinobot portions of the game are praised, they may change their minds but that probably means not for a few years if at all.

All five Dinobots have recently appeared in:
+ IDWverse
+ Devil's Due
+ Dreamwave comics

I don't think those count as 'Hasbro's vision for the brand' as those are people with the Transformers license writing their own G1 stories almost independently.

Of course when it comes to toys and perhaps the video game as the interview alludes to, Hasbro does seem to want to be involved on every step.

As we have seen in the last few years, Hasbro has moved away from the 'G1 Dinobot' team for some reason. I have also heard Hasbro officially say that 'Dinobots are retired' some time ago before FOC or WFC despite their appearances in other media.

However as it's always been with Hasbro since the end of Beast Wars, consistency in what they say and what they do has never been reliable. The overall attitude may be that they do not see a place for Dinobots in the future of the line but that doesn't stop them from making Dinosaur PCC combiners.

Unfortunately given their (Archer's) current attitude, I do not think we will be getting 'G1 Dinobot' figures any time soon.

[KalEl]

If Hasbro as the toy makers (not fiction writers) have this attitude towards the Dinobots then don't expect official figures of them any time soon.

sad panda...

[griffin]

The nature of the (corporate) beast that is an International (toy) corporation like Hasbro.

Like... most of the lower levels of Hasbro that deal with Hasbro product creation want to relook at Beast Wars (according to the last 3 years of BotCon panels - due to the "cult" popularity within the collector community), but the people at the top of the food chain (who decide on the direction of the brand as a whole) haven't given them approval for a full series, or a range within a series... because they would be prioritising concepts & series that are assessed as being more profitable (to the uncommitted consumers who buy most of their products).
If Hasbro did a small-quantity, collector-focused toy range (like Matty Collector, or even TakaraTomy), we could see more of these "fan favourites".
(I doubt that's going to happen, with all the money they make from "cookie cutter" mainstream concepts - centered around the same specific characters and settings each time.)

[KalEl]

The nature of the (corporate) beast that is an International (toy) corporation like Hasbro.

Like... most of the lower levels of Hasbro that deal with Hasbro product creation want to relook at Beast Wars (according to the last 3 years of BotCon panels - due to the "cult" popularity within the collector community), but the people at the top of the food chain (who decide on the direction of the brand as a whole) haven't given them approval for a full series, or a range within a series... because they would be prioritising concepts & series that are assessed as being more profitable (to the uncommitted consumers who buy most of their products).
If Hasbro did a small-quantity, collector-focused toy range (like Matty Collector, or even TakaraTomy), we could see more of these "fan favourites".
(I doubt that's going to happen, with all the money they make from "cookie cutter" mainstream concepts - centered around the same specific characters and settings each time.)

hmmmm

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, until I see toys of all 5 Dinobot characters, then I don't consider it to be a full ressurection of that entire sub group. Animated came close with 3 Dinobots.

But yeah, I wouldn't hold my breath for it. We've never had five Dinobots released in the same series since 1985; and it was relatively easy/cheap for Hasbro then because they just took the Diaclone Kyouryuu Robos and rehashed them as Dinobots. After that we've never seen all 5.

[Sky Shadow]

So much ignorance and cluelessness in just one article.