#Transformers: Robots in Disguise

[morgana96]

As a longtime Transformers Prime fan, there are few things more annoying than other fans who act like TFP was some flawlessly executed masterpiece to justify their obsession with hating RID2015.

"But RID doesn't reference TFP enough!!"

Yeah, that's not a RID problem: that's an Aligned Transformers problem. Despite its name, this continuity is hilariously well-known for not really "aligning" its different installments. TFP and Rescue Bots hardly ever referenced each other, and when they did, they were almost always super vague about it. Not to mention how little the events of the Aligned novels ever get brought up in any of the shows.

"But the character designs are too different from TFP!!!"

Again — welcome to Aligned Transformers. Nearly every installment of this continuity has its own designs/looks for the same exact characters.

"But resurrecting Optimus Prime was so disrespectful to Predacons Rising-"

My siblings in Primus, this is TRANSFORMERS.

How many times has Optimus Prime died a noble & dramatic death, only to get resurrected like he's alien robot Jesus? It happens all the time. It happened in G1 twice. How in the world is RID "disrespectful" for doing one of the most common and predictable tropes in the entire franchise?! 🤣

There's nothing wrong with criticizing the flaws and missteps of RID2015. Hell, I love that show, and I have TONS of critiques about what didn't work and what could've been done better.

But guess what? I still love the show! I loved it even when it was a hot mess, because it was a fun hot mess!

Every "critique" of RID that boils down to "it's not Prime 2.0" reads as incredibly lazy and shallow to me. It's the same old superiority complex that cycles through every generation of Transformers fans: any show that isn't their favorite is "trash", and anyone who disagrees has "bad taste".

A show doesn't need to be perfect to be enjoyable.

RID2015 isn't perfect.

TFP isn't perfect.

Aligned Transformers isn't perfect.

And I love them. Imperfections and all.

[longwuzhere]

My Haslab Omega Prime is here!!!

Transformers Robots in Disguise from 2001 was my first introduction to Earth based vehicle Transformers. I watched Beast Wars back in the day and that was my first introduction to Transformers overall. The pic on the left is Omega Prime/God Fire Convoy in Japan combined from Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus while on the right its Omega Prime with the rest of Super Mode Optimus attached on. There is a secret mode where you can attach all of the Super Mode Optimus parts on him and this is what I made until they release an official video instructions on how it's properly done.

Here is Optimus Prime or Fire Convoy as he is named in Car Robots: Transformers in Japan with the Super Mode armor in base mode. Love that you can give Optimus the missile rack mounted on his shoulders just like in the original toy back in the early 2000s. With this new version he's got better articulation like an ab crunch and ratcheted hips, knees, and shoulders. He's got thicker thighs to even out Super Mode and Omega Prime's proportions. I did have to do some sanding in the inner spinal column because you have to push down on the body and out of the box it had no cracks on the abs, but I did the sanding to prevent future damaging there.

Now here is Optimus in Super Mode and vehicle mode. Like I said before from the base mode parts you can armor up Optimus into his iconic Super Mode. Still retains his articulation from his normal robot mode but not has finger articulation. This version of Optimus here is my favorite because of the vehicle mode choice. A fire engine fits Optimus so well because he saves lives like fire fighters. Optimus Prime needs to be fire engines more often! Bonus points to this version for allowing Cerebros, the bonus Titanmaster figure to sit in the bucket. Also the ladder extends and the missiles in it can flip out while the warheads are removable.

The other two figures include in this are Ultra Magnus or God Magnus in Car Robots: Transformers and Bluebolts. The cartoon/anime really played up the anti-hero-ness of this version of Ultra Magnus and it really stuck with me as a kid. I love that the creative team really redesigned Bluebolts here. Originally 2001 Bluebolts was just a weapon pack for Ultra Magnus, but here the design team gave her cool modular parts and can still transform into Ultra Magnus' weapon pack.

Thanks to her modular nature Bluebolts can separate and fill out the empty spaces in Ultra Magnus' chest and back legs. Really smart way for weapons storage.

I adore this vehicle mode for Ultra Magnus. He homages the 80s UM by being a car carrier truck but its more like what a car carrier would look like driving on the streets at least how I usually see them. Vehicle mode can carry up to 3 cars.

The photos don't do it justice but Omega Prime here can double hand the nearly 2ft tall Matrix Blade and you can pull off the Obari pose! Its freaking cool! God I love Transformers Robots in Disguise/ Car Robots: Transformers!

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Getting my HasLab set today has me thinking… if RiD2001 were made today, given how much more protective Hasbro is over brand and name identity, would Ultra Magnus instead be named Sentinel Prime?

[hey-hey-j]

so if you've been here long enough you might remember that time I randomly designed a humanized version of Fixit from Transformers

figured it was time for a revamp

[setteidreams]

Transformers: Car Robots (373 sheets) is now available in the settei section.

[hyunblog0843]

[the-starry-lycan]

Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) themed Pokémon Team

Because, ultimately, I am a Big Nerd™. I like alien robots and pocket monsters, so why not combine them a little?

Impish nature Manectric for Sideswipe.

Serious nature Lopunny/Pangoro for Strongarm.

Adamant nature Haxorus/Tyrantrum for Grimlock.

Sassy nature Duraludon for Jazz.

Calm nature Vespiquen(?)/Raichu for Bumblebee.

Naïve nature Growlithe-Arcanine for Fixit.

Hasty nature Rapidash/Boltund for Blurr.

Careful nature Golisopod for Ratchet.

Bold nature Vikavolt for Windblade.

Brave nature (Mega likely!) Lucario for Optimus Prime.

Mix and match for the best variety and success! All of these pokémon are available in pokémon Sword, with alternatives for those who do not have the Armor DLC (like myself) so one could conceivably make such a team a reality!

[cani-bal]

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[morgana96]

So Transformers fandom, are we ready to talk about how a lot of criticism towards RID2015 isn't actually based on the show's various strengths and weaknesses, but rather unchecked overnostalgic bias that places TFP on a imaginary pedestal of perfection? 😗

[obsidianimp]

Seeing familiar faces again...

[twigs-sprigs]

raf shoulve fucking BEEN THERE

[maukiki1]

Go random bullshit go

Jumpscare warning

[wishingsparkjar]

For the Transformers 40th anniversary, have a collab with studio TRIGGER and Bump of Chicken

[baja-blast3r]

More family stuff idkidk

[yugen001]

tfp wheeljack this time! cowboy is cowboying