Transformers Prime "Hard Knocks" Preview Image and Clip

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Buzz Focus has posted a teaser image and preview clip from this week's new episode of Transformers Prime, "Hard Knocks". Be sure to tune into the Hub on Friday at 7:00 PM ET. The image is mirrored below, click here to view the clip.

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Re: Transformers Prime "Hard Knocks" Preview Image and Clip (1426318)
Posted by BeastProwl on October 3rd, 2012 @ 3:48pm CDT

"Directed by Michael Bay"

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:10pm CDT

Do Dreadwing's explosive always have to have a countdown beeping sound ??!!!

Its frickin' annoying.

And once again, the good guys come out unscathed.

:BOOM:

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Posted by griftimus prime on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:24pm CDT

no one will die in this episode

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:30pm CDT

griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:32pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters, but the Bots lost one.

That is ridiculous

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:43pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters,

Uhhhhh, Breakdown is the only semi-main character that's dead. Airachnid is in stasis, hoping to make a return for Beast Hunters, and Starscream might join the 'cons again in S2E24.

but the Bots lost one.

Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character. All main Autobots are accounted for.

Also, while we're at it, Tailgate and Seaspray are dead too.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:48pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters, but the Bots lost one.

That is ridiculous

It's griftimus prime, guys. He hates everything.

PrymeStriker wrote:Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character.

He was promoted as one, at least.

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 4:48pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters,

Uhhhhh, Breakdown is the only semi-main character that's dead. Airachnid is in stasis, hoping to make a return for Beast Hunters, and Starscream might join the 'cons again in S2E24.

but the Bots lost one.

Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character. All main Autobots are accounted for.

Also, while we're at it, Tailgate and Seaspray are dead too.

Oh for god's sake, look at the bigger picture !!! The Decepticon management team is shrinking, Autobots not so much.

Tailgate and Seaspray don't count in my argument cause they're "passing by" characters. And since cliffjumper gets mentioned so many times, I assumed he was a main character.

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 5:50pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters,

Uhhhhh, Breakdown is the only semi-main character that's dead. Airachnid is in stasis, hoping to make a return for Beast Hunters, and Starscream might join the 'cons again in S2E24.

but the Bots lost one.

Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character. All main Autobots are accounted for.

Also, while we're at it, Tailgate and Seaspray are dead too.

Oh for god's sake, look at the bigger picture !!! The Decepticon management team is shrinking, Autobots not so much.

But...we're talking about character deaths, and every death except for Breakdown's was a minor character.

Tailgate and Seaspray don't count in my argument cause they're "passing by" characters. And since cliffjumper gets mentioned so many times, I assumed he was a main character.

What defines a main character is it's importance and contribution to the overall plot. Cliffjumper is only mentioned when Arcee has her [annoying] revenge arc, and a few rare times after that. We can't really count a character that's been dead since Episode 1 a main character, no matter how many times he appears in flashbacks. If we wanted to consider Cliffjumper a main character because of that, we might as well include Tailgate.

Sabrblade wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character.
He was promoted as one, at least.

And isn't irony wonderful?

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 6:06pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:no one will die in this episode

Who said anyone would?

I believe he's referring to the unchanged status quo. The Cons lost a few of their main characters,

Uhhhhh, Breakdown is the only semi-main character that's dead. Airachnid is in stasis, hoping to make a return for Beast Hunters, and Starscream might join the 'cons again in S2E24.

but the Bots lost one.

Cliffjumper? You're joking right? He's not a main character. All main Autobots are accounted for.

Also, while we're at it, Tailgate and Seaspray are dead too.

Oh for god's sake, look at the bigger picture !!! The Decepticon management team is shrinking, Autobots not so much.

But...we're talking about character deaths, and every death except for Breakdown's was a minor character.

Tailgate and Seaspray don't count in my argument cause they're "passing by" characters. And since cliffjumper gets mentioned so many times, I assumed he was a main character.

What defines a main character is it's importance and contribution to the overall plot. Cliffjumper is only mentioned when Arcee has her [annoying] revenge arc, and a few rare times after that. We can't really count a character that's been dead since Episode 1 a main character, no matter how many times he appears in flashbacks. If we wanted to consider Cliffjumper a main character because of that, we might as well include Tailgate.

At this rate of the show, the Autobots will still lose less guys than the Decepticons. It's kinda turned into Star Trek Voyager and the magic reset button.

Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 3rd, 2012 @ 6:20pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?

Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic. :roll:

Your mileage may vary, though.

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 6:26pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 6:52pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:26pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

LOL

Don't forget that he's black too. God forbid it contributes to the overall plot

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:41pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

LOL

Don't forget that he's black too. God forbid it contributes to the overall plot

Yeah, but don't forget he's blind.

...

...

Did we mention he's blind?

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:43pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

LOL

Don't forget that he's black too. God forbid it contributes to the overall plot

Yeah, but don't forget he's blind.

...

...

Did we mention he's blind?

And he's BLACK.

...

Black.

......

BLLLAAAAACCCCCKKKKKK

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:44pm CDT

ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

LOL

Don't forget that he's black too. God forbid it contributes to the overall plot

Yeah, but don't forget he's blind.

...

...

Did we mention he's blind?

And he's BLACK.

...

Black.

......

BLLLAAAAACCCCCKKKKKK

BLLLIIIINNNNNDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!

I digress. That was fun. :lol:

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Posted by ARCTrooperAlpha on October 3rd, 2012 @ 8:46pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ARCTrooperAlpha wrote:Why DO the writers keep mentioning Cliffjumper anyway ? Is it just for Hasbro to keep selling his toys ?
Drama. He died, so them mentioning him over and over is meant to make the story feel more dramatic.

Your mileage may vary, though.

It's like Star Trek TNG repeatedly mentioning Georgdi La Forge is blind at birth

LOL

Don't forget that he's black too. God forbid it contributes to the overall plot

Yeah, but don't forget he's blind.

...

...

Did we mention he's blind?

And he's BLACK.

...

Black.

......

BLLLAAAAACCCCCKKKKKK

BLLLIIIINNNNNDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!

I digress. That was fun.

sure sure, this whole thing reminds me of SFDebris' reviews when he was commenting on the early Star Trek TNG episodes.

: D

Re: Transformers Prime "Hard Knocks" Preview Image and Clip (1426690)
Posted by El Duque on October 4th, 2012 @ 10:06am CDT

Craze Base has posted some new stills from tomorrow's new episode of Transformers Prime, "Hard Knocks". Be sure to tune into the Hub tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM ET. Check out the images mirrored below.

This Friday, October 6th at 7:00PM EST, an episode of Transformers Prime will air called “Hard Knocks.” Transformers Prime, in case you don’t know, is the all-CGI animated series that airs on Hub (and is set in continuity with the Transformers: War for Cybertron and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron video games). Prime chronicles what happens when the Autobots and Decepticons travel through the Space Bridge to Earth, and continue their eons-long war here. The heroic Autobots of course seek to protect mankind, while the evil Decepticons do everything they can to take over the planet.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 4th, 2012 @ 10:15am CDT

Having seen yesterday's clip and pic, there's hardly anything new in these pics.

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Posted by Optimus-Pie1 on October 4th, 2012 @ 3:45pm CDT

Bulkhead: You! Obey the fist!!!!

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 4th, 2012 @ 3:51pm CDT

Optimus-Pie1 wrote:Bulkhead: You! Obey the fist!!!!

Mace*

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Posted by Optimus-Pie1 on October 4th, 2012 @ 3:53pm CDT

You! Obey the Mace!!!

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Posted by Kiracon on October 4th, 2012 @ 5:54pm CDT

Anyone else get the feeling it may be a bromance episode with Bulkhead and Smokescreen, ever since Human Factor?

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Posted by El Duque on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:35pm CDT

Be sure to tune into the Hub this evening for the next exciting episode of Transformers Prime, "Hard Knocks". The official Transformers facebook page has shared another promo image for tonight's episode, which we've mirrored below.

The hunt for the Omega Keys continues in an all-new Transformers Prime, tonight at 7 pm ET on The Hub TV Network.

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:37pm CDT

Damn, look at Bee's cracked-up chest.

KILL HIM OFF!

Not going to happen. Wishful thinking.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:38pm CDT

Is Bee sitting in some sort of control console?

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Posted by Gundamu on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:42pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Is Bee sitting in some sort of control console?

Of his Cyberverse mech suit maybe? :-?

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Posted by BeastProwl on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:46pm CDT

Is it just me or do his shoulder panel thingies look half rendered or something? Also, whats he in?

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Posted by XDMan on October 5th, 2012 @ 3:57pm CDT

BB: What?

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Posted by SlyTF1 on October 5th, 2012 @ 4:56pm CDT

I hope he dies.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 5th, 2012 @ 5:01pm CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:I hope he dies.

Such is a pipe dream. If they didn't have the guts to kill off Bulkhead, what makes you think they'd willingly kill off $$$Bumblebee$$$?

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Posted by Manterax Prime on October 5th, 2012 @ 9:48pm CDT

Now the big question: WTF did Alpha Trion do to Smokescreen? Did he jam the omega key inside him while he was a blank, or implant it through some complex medical procedure and then wipe smokescreen's memory?

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Posted by lonrac on October 6th, 2012 @ 10:32am CDT

Okay, am I missing a point here, or are they doing the whole 'Buffy'-season 5 thing?

yeah, great to see the Bulk back in action,

Killing off Bee, you are more likely to see Peter Cullen get a cameo in TF4 ( as a human), or them finding a reason to bring the kids back into the show. #-o

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Posted by leviebaby on October 6th, 2012 @ 11:49am CDT

elephant in the room kill off arcee and replace her with wheeljack uugg she anoying but atractive

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 6th, 2012 @ 12:16pm CDT

leviebaby wrote:elephant in the room kill off arcee

No, Bulkhead. Kill him first.

and replace her with wheeljack

Replace Bulkhead first.

uugg she anoying

Yes she is.

but atractive

That's creepy. :shock:

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Posted by leviebaby on October 6th, 2012 @ 12:34pm CDT

i sorry for the atractive part i feel bad for smoke screen and plus when prime told to be quiet she needed to she also did t to wheel jack i mean not to sound creul optimus need to get a hand on his team more

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 6th, 2012 @ 12:47pm CDT

leviebaby wrote:i sorry for the atractive part i feel bad for smoke screen

Me too.

and plus when prime told to be quiet she needed to

Yup. When I heard him say that, I said: "Translation; 'Arcee, shut the f*** up, now.'" :lol:

she also did t to wheel jack

Really? Oh yeah, in "Hurt." That wasn't as ongoing as this, though.

i mean not to sound creul optimus need to get a hand on his team more

I don't follow. :???:

My theory is that Arcee is jealous that Smokescreen might be replacing Cliffjumper on Team Prime. :-?

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 6th, 2012 @ 12:55pm CDT

I keep thinking that one of these days there's gonna be an episode where Smokescreen gets so sick of Arcee's talking down to him that he just snaps back at her with "What is your problem with me?! I've done everything I can to try and fit in with you guys and you keep treating me like scrap! Why do you hate me so much?"

Also I was talking with someone about the whole deal with Arcee always being so hard on Smokescreen, and it led to us thinking something about it. Maybe this is Arcee's way of toughing him up so he doesn't get himself killed in some reckless hero act like what happened to Cliffjumper. While Arcee didn't know the specific details of Cliff's death, she does know that he got cocky and refused any back up, so maybe Arcee's just trying to avoid another Autobot making a similar mistake. She blames herself for having been unable to save her previous two comrades, and doesn't want to see another get killed. Though, if that's what she is doing, I will say that she's going about it all wrong, but then that might also be part of her own character growth in learning to not be so harsh on the new guy.

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Posted by Rated X on October 6th, 2012 @ 5:58pm CDT

I try to keep up with my downloads for this show, but the interest is fading. Im still stumped as to why there is a new Ironhide/Kup mold that has never been introduced in the show and a new Smokescreen character that has not been introduced to the toy line. Are the cartoon artists even on the same planet as the department that designs the toys ?

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 6th, 2012 @ 6:39pm CDT

Rated X wrote:I try to keep up with my downloads for this show, but the interest is fading. Im still stumped as to why there is a new Ironhide/Kup mold that has never been introduced in the show and a new Smokescreen character that has not been introduced to the toy line. Are the cartoon artists even on the same planet as the department that designs the toys ?

This isn't the first time we've gotten toys that aren't in the show, and characters in the show that aren't toys. :-|

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Posted by budmaloney on October 15th, 2012 @ 6:44am CDT

Soundwave sums up this episodes. He has been consistent in the entire show, whenever Soundwave shows up, bad ass ensues. The look in the end, "no one messes with Laserbeak".
As with some people earlier saying to kick off Arcee. I think she is a very important character and ties the bunch. If anything, I see Hasrbo trying to hook up Arcee with Smokescreen. Like they did Tigetron and Air razor.

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 15th, 2012 @ 7:52am CDT

budmaloney wrote:Like they did Tigetron and Air razor.

I always thought Cliffjumper to be the Tigatron of Transformers Prime, although his somewhat "loner" persona draws him a little closer to Wheeljack. :-?