I'd like to see them go with Option #5 -- BEAST WAAAARS! *ggggrrrroooowwwwlll!* :D

Robotic dinosaurs. The movie TFs may look different from what came before, but that doesn't mean they are any different from the G1 Transformers. I now have full confidence in the movie designs and I think that they can make any, non-mass shifiting, Transformers.

I couldn't even decide on a category. As much as I love dinobots, I can't imagine any non-goofy way to introduce DINO's into the movie

 

Unless maybe they were cybertronian dinosaurs, who came here and didn't bother to reformat.... nah, nevermind.

Hard to answer without first knowing how the movie ends (i.e., are the Transformers still about being "robots in disguise?"). If they are, then I don't see the logic in having dinosaurs in any form as an alt mode.

i'm going with mechanical dinosaurs and them having dino alt modes because they came to earth billions of years ago chasing decepticons, and never bothered reformating. possibly fighting the decepticon and losing their "skin" to reveal the mechanical dino inside... >_>

 

that's the ONLY way i can see this happening, as stated in other threads i see no other realistic way to introduce dinobots into the movie.

 

aside from that, that was a very badassed idea!!

I don't care how or why, but the Dinobots would definately have to transform into robot dinosaurs. There is no question there.

i'm going with mechanical dinosaurs and them having dino alt modes because they came to earth billions of years ago chasing decepticons, and never bothered reformating. possibly fighting the decepticon and losing their "skin" to reveal the mechanical dino inside... >_>

 

that's the ONLY way i can see this happening, as stated in other threads i see no other realistic way to introduce dinobots into the movie.

 

aside from that, that was a very badassed idea!!

 

I've read lots of people suggesting this plan of attack regarding the Dinobots actually having dino modes. I've given it some thought, and the trouble, as I see it, is that I don't think

Megatron came to Earth billions of years ago in the Movie's continuity...so they'd have to be chasing some other Decepticons. And the notion that Megatron's trip to Earth was the second trip this alien race made, or possibly the third or fourth, depending on how the "chase" goes down

begins to stretch the suspension of disbelief.

I get the impression that Earth is not a known quantity to the Movie Transformers prior to (and maybe even for a while after) Megs' arrival here, and the notion that they stumbled upon Earth accidentally twice is not only insanely coincidental, but the "finding alien robots buried on Earth" feels dangerously close to just repeating story beats between the two movies. And I'd rather see fresher story beats than robot dinosaurs myself.

 

 

I vote for Earth vehicles with strange, dinosaur or dragon-esque robot modes...Sam could very easily label them "Dinobots" in that case.

 

Barring that, just Earth vehicles, please. But heavy duty construction or military. Preferably military. The Autobots could use the firepower.

 

EDIT: Just saw the no-spoiler request at the top of the thread :redface I'm properly tagged to begin with, but if it's a problem Goki, let me know and I'll delete them entirely. - Hobbes.

i'm going with mechanical dinosaurs and them having dino alt modes because they came to earth billions of years ago chasing decepticons, and never bothered reformating. possibly fighting the decepticon and losing their "skin" to reveal the mechanical dino inside... >_>

 

that's the ONLY way i can see this happening, as stated in other threads i see no other realistic way to introduce dinobots into the movie.

 

aside from that, that was a very badassed idea!!

 

I've read lots of people suggesting this plan of attack regarding the Dinobots actually having dino modes. I've given it some thought, and the trouble, as I see it, is that I don't think

Megatron came to Earth billions of years ago in the Movie's continuity...so they'd have to be chasing some other Decepticons. And the notion that Megatron's trip to Earth was the second trip this alien race made, or possibly the third or fourth, depending on how the "chase" goes down

begins to stretch the suspension of disbelief.

I get the impression that Earth is not a known quantity to the Movie Transformers prior to (and maybe even for a while after) Megs' arrival here, and the notion that they stumbled upon Earth accidentally twice is not only insanely coincidental, but the "finding alien robots buried on Earth" feels dangerously close to just repeating story beats between the two movies. And I'd rather see fresher story beats than robot dinosaurs myself.

 

 

I vote for Earth vehicles with strange, dinosaur or dragon-esque robot modes...Sam could very easily label them "Dinobots" in that case.

 

Barring that, just Earth vehicles, please. But heavy duty construction or military. Preferably military. The Autobots could use the firepower.

 

in the comics, megatron never knew of shockwave's arrival on earth prior to coming, so it could very well be somebody other than megatron and without megatron's knowing. that said, i didn't mean that the dinobots stayed on earth, just that they enjoyed their new intimidating alt modes and never bothered reformating.

either that or they could come while looking for megatron, because according to the prequel the allspark came to earth before humanity and thusly so did megs, and because of him being under the ice they could have missed him completly

 

either that or they could come while looking for megatron, because according to the prequel the allspark came to earth before humanity and thusly so did megs, and because of him being under the ice they could have missed him completly

 

:schin Innnnnnnteresting.

 

Ah, well. I still prefer military vehicles. That way it needs no (less) explanation. And, as I've said before: Grimlock only, please. The others are just redundant, and there's likely a lot we don't cover with our other Autobots from part one that could get more time in the sequels if they're not overshadowed by new characters who are also so numerous their characters are not fully explored either.

 

For sequels, I wouldn't want to see more than 2 new characters per side, total (i.e. five Autobots now, and seven in the sequel. If four of them are new, and Ironhide and Ratchet go on a vacation and so aren't in the movie, that's fine).

either that or they could come while looking for megatron, because according to the prequel the allspark came to earth before humanity and thusly so did megs, and because of him being under the ice they could have missed him completly

 

:schin Innnnnnnteresting.

 

Ah, well. I still prefer military vehicles. That way it needs no (less) explanation. And, as I've said before: Grimlock only, please. The others are just redundant, and there's likely a lot we don't cover with our other Autobots from part one that could get more time in the sequels if they're not overshadowed by new characters who are also so numerous their characters are not fully explored either.

 

For sequels, I wouldn't want to see more than 2 new characters per side, total (i.e. five Autobots now, and seven in the sequel. If four of them are new, and Ironhide and Ratchet go on a vacation and so aren't in the movie, that's fine).

I agree with Grimlock being the only Dinobot and being a military vehicle. To me Grimlock would work best as the ultimate War-Ready Autobot, you get a taste of that with Ironhide in the first movie, but Grimlock brings it to a totally new level. But I disagree with only adding 2 new TFs to each side. You should really have more than that (particularly for the 'Cons :thumb ).

And your comment about Ironhide and Ratchet going on "vacation" made my Hotspot spasm.