Uh, a female Blaster? Ramhorn? I dunno at this point.

Definitely RED ALERT!!!

 

 

(unlikeliest pick)

 

 

Looks a bit like Ultra Magnus from TF Animated in terms of alt form, but given Nelson's reference to gender I'm going to take a dark-horse pick and say Firestar.

YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS....I'LL TELL YOU ITS RODIMUS ..WHO MIGHT TURN TO RODIMUS PRIME:tfgrin (WITH THE WHOLE FLAME REFERENCE)...AND THE GENDER THING IS JUST TO THROW US OFF...SO I THINK... THATS ALL I'M SAYING

 

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YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS....I'LL TELL YOU ITS RODIMUS ..WHO MIGHT TURN TO RODIMUS PRIME:tfgrin (WITH THE WHOLE FLAME REFERENCE)...AND THE GENDER THING IS JUST TO THROW US OFF...SO I THINK... THATS ALL I'M SAYING

 

Thats.just.p12im3

 

 

 

As much as I want this to be true,...I'm not sold yet. The only way I would agree that it was Rodimus Prime is if one or two of the following applies

-Optimus has not died in the previous film

-the Ferrai is confirmed to be Rodimus(Minor)

-Nelson did not mention gender

 

I am going to lean ever so slightly to Firestarter or Elita-1...closer to Elita-1 though.

 

 

Also it could be Overload, another character to combine with Optimus to pound a new villian into the ground with some crazy onslaught of shoulder mounted missiles...just a thought

Fudge... for all we know it could be a previously Male character who got Gender-Swapped for this continuity, not unlike Animated Red Alert. That would REALLY throw people off the sent methinks.

It would be interesting if it were indeed Elita One. It would work far better than the name being applied to one of the motorcycle sisters, that's for sure.

Anyone remember that "fake" script? You know, that one with Inferno and Shockwave.

Reading the previous comments, have to agree that Red Alert is a good guess, and one that did not cross my mind, considering the funky letter symbol near the rear, that kinda looks like a futuristic looking "R" design, with all that said, I am going to make a crazy guess and say that it could be a re-design for Rodimus Prime. Reason being, is I think that would make the fandom faint to find out they turned him into a fire truck a la Optimus in Animated and R.I.D.

 

p.s. Just noticed a few other replies, and it seems I am not alone in my thought lolz.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Ultra Magnus, based on the sheer size of the vehicle and the fact that no one sees it coming. I think everyone would be shocked (and some outraged??) if Magnus were a fire truck. Just my humble opinion.