Talk:List of robots in Transformers Animated

Protection
Can we please get this page protected? Too many anonymous and new editors, like User:SnotRod007 keep on adding OR, like "the Starscream clones are Sunstorm, etc.", speculation that has no sourcing whatsoever, and removing what the show authors have actually said, like that the Female Starscream clone is based on Overlord. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 22:38, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Skywarp/Coward starscream
I have proof that Skywarp was the coward. See here. Rodimus Rhyme (talk) 14:45, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ...See your talk page. That site is not reliable in the least, and has absolutely no verifiability. It is notorious in the community in this regard. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 16:13, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

New Season 3 Characters
If you go to TFW2005.COM,and on the left side of the home page,you will see a link called"Animated Characters".Click on it,and it will show you all the Animated characters and new ones to come like Rodimus Prime. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Totaldramaislandfan (talk • contribs) 02:05, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, TFW has a big reputation for unreliable or unverifiably info. Until we get confirmation, at the very least from images of a toy, an announcement at Botcon, or from Wyatt's blog (all things which everyone can confirm), then the info isn't truly verified. For example, Wyatt has specifically said that Beachcomber was canceled due to lack of time to fit him in. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 02:52, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

New Transformers
Until these have been officially confirmed either through Wyatt acknowledging them on his blog, an official mention at Botcon, or appearing as a toy, we are not to add them to the article. HOWEVER, even if a character appears as a toy, this does not confirm that a similar-looking character on the show is that one. Until the character is named on the show, or the toy's bio confirms their identity, they are to be considered two Transformers with similar designs.

Now, don't worry - soon enough, any that you're waiting for will have their names confirmed in some fashion. The point here is to learn some actual patience, and not behave like a child. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 03:33, 9 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Sunstorm, Ramjet, Overlord - no confirmation that these are the names of the Sycophant, Liar, and Female Starscream clones - only that these are the basis of their design. Wyatt has made this distinction, so until confirmation actually arrives, we sit on it.
 * Skywarp - same as above - although a toy has been produced, there is no confirmation that it is meant to be the Coward Clone. The alleged "CONFIRMATION LOL!" on various fansites is all based on a story on seibertron.com that does not have the pictures as it claims to. The second someone actually posts pictures, we can and almost certainly will change the article accordingly. Not until.
 * EDIT: F'ing finally. Someone, on another wiki I might add, actually stopped whining about "OH, WHY USE SOURCES?" and found an acceptable one. I've added it, and we can be done with this nonsense.

*Rodimus Prime - Design discovered, but no official acknowledgement from Wyatt, who has actually specifically said that "A quick note about Rodimus, Cyclonus and season 3 in general. Take everything you guys are reading on the boards with a grain of salt. ALL the people posting spoilers that I have read so far have been putting up inaccurate info. Some WAY off. Even those with Hasbro connections and posters who have been a good source of information in the past seem to have gotten some REALLY bad info." *Brawn - no evidence whatsoever, only rumors
 * Cyclonus - No art whatsoever, just rumors. Again, as Wyatt said, these rumors are not to be relied upon.
 * Sideswipe - Alleged name for character showing up in an official Titan magazine issue. Design has also been discovered, but no confirmation of name, or acknowledgement from official sources. Annnnd....turns out his name is really "Afterburn".
 * Hot Shot - no evidence of appearing in later materials; all that is known is that Bumblebee was originally designed to be Hot Shot, then changed
 * Perceptor - allegedly confirmed at BotCon Hasbro Panel, as appearing eventually
 * Red Alert - no evidence of appearing in later materials; all that is known is that Ratchet was originally designed to be Red Alert, then changed
 * Roadbuster - Not a separate character. It's just a non-show repaint of Ultra Magnus, and says so on the pics we have so far. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 23:31, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Finally, people waited for actual confirmation.

Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 07:13, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Regarding the new material said to appear in the Collector's Club magazine - please wait until these can be properly sourced TO THE ISSUE to add, and source it to that material - not to some forum summary on the internet. This is why forum's are not allowed as sources

Sourcing
We really need to remove the links to transformesanimated.com, a fan-site which really doesn't back up what it posts. It should be possible to source most of the info either to images of box-backs, or to the boxes themselves (or both). Otherwise, we should really only rely on the official site, Wyatt's blog, Botcon, or the actual fiction itself. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 03:55, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Image
If possible, we should get group shots of the Decepticons, the Autobots, and possibly the sub-groups (Starscream Clones, Dinobots, Constructicons). If we can figure out some way to summarize the reaction to "Sideswipe" with verifiable sources, we can put an image of him in too, as it's part of the story. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 23:33, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Leaked episodes
Is there any policy against providing information on episodes that are not officially released, but still available? If there isn't, and no one has a problem with it, we might as well add the info from Where is Thy Sting and Five Servos of Doom. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 20:43, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * For Yoketron, when the time comes: http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1404274557

Cyber Ninjas
When the episode airs, where do we want to list the Transformers who only appeared as busts in Yoketron's dojo?

(From left to right)


 * Springer?
 * Lockdown
 * Sky Garry
 * Devcon?
 * Yoketron
 * Dai Atlas
 * Jazz
 * Heavy Load
 * Star Upper

There are also apparently busts for Grandus and Roadhandler, but they don't appear in that long moving shot. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 05:16, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Patchwork Robot
Shouldn't the Patchwork Robot from "Master Mind" be in the list? AlienX2009 (talk) 08:21, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you sure you're on the right talk page? That doesn't appear to even be an episode in any Transformers cartoon, much less Animated. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 13:40, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, My mistake it was "Headmaster" not "Master Mind". AlienX2009 (talk) 15:42, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Rodimus' and Hot Shot's name
His name is Rodimus Prime! The reason the "Prime" part wasn't in the credits was because his name was spoken as just "Rodimus" in the episode. G1 Rodimus Prime was also just called "Rodimus" several times, yet his name was still "Roidmus Prime. Besides, Animated Rodimus Prime's name come from his offical bio, which refers to him as "Rodimus Prime" and not just "Rodimus":

RODIMUS PRIME FUNCTION: CAVALIER “My actions speak louder than words.” ''RODIMUS PRIME was dubbed ‘the chosen one’ in the Autobot Academy. He is well liked and highly skilled. Rodimus is a natural leader and seemingly on the fast track to becoming Magnus. He is exceptionally skilled in servo to servo combat as well as being a master at many Autobot defensive weapons. His armament of choice is an energy bow of his own design.''

And the same goes for Hot Shot. No end credits is perfect. They can make errors every now and then:

HOT SHOT FUNCTION: PYROTECHNICS “Is it hot in here, or is it just me?” ''HOT SHOT is an inexperienced young bot who lives life in the fast lane. His incredible speed makes him one of the first to throw himself into a battle albeit sometimes a bit haphazardly. His arms are able to convert into welding torches that can be used for building and repair. He can also use them as fireball or flame throwers in battle.''--173.78.85.241 (talk) 02:50, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Then why was "Rodimus Prime" one of the characters in Wyatt's "May not appear in Season 3" April Fools mural? There's also the problem of copyrights - Hasbro can't just call him "Hot Rod" because of being unable to retain the name, so "Rodimus" has been used for the non-Prime version for the last few years.
 * If you can find some confirmation from Wyatt or the production team that it's "Rodimus Prime", that would work, but so far his only actual appearance has labeled him simply as "Rodimus". Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 13:07, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Would a scan of the TCC magazine page with these bios on them be proof enough? --173.78.85.241 (talk) 14:41, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Never mind, go ahead and change it to Rodimus Prime. Endgame I showed that only Prime's command crews, so Rodimus must already be a Prime. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 09:45, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Not to mention that Optimus Prime has been credited as just "Optimus" several times. But would that same page scan be enough proof for Hot Shot's name? --173.78.85.241 (talk) 23:17, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No. It's possible to make the argument that logically, Rodimus is a Prime, and the credits just omitted the suffix, but Hotshot is spelled as such multiple times by Wyatt, is used in the credits, etc. Unless Hasbro itself has trademarked the official name differently, the majority of sources point to this spelling. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 02:13, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Judging by how Hasbro is with it's trademarks, I'd say they hold the name "Hot Shot", but not the name "Hotshot". This is similar to when the name "Sideswipe" was, for a time, changed to "Side Swipe". But the single-word spelling has since been restored. --173.78.85.241 (talk) 03:08, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Merge of Sari Sumdac

 * Against - It's been suggested this page merge with the page for Sari Sumdac. I am against. Mathewignash (talk) 15:41, 22 August 2010 (UTC)