Trainsformers! · 1:39am Oct 4th, 2014
A while back, a man named James Farr made a series of YouTube animations showing Thomas the Tank Engine transforming into a robot and beating up other robots. It was pretty awesome, but he was forced to take it down due to HIT Entertainment's legal department. The idea, however, interested me, and I began to consider the prospect of combining Thomas' characters with the Transformers storyline. I'll probably never do anything with it, since HIT clearly doesn't have a sense of humor about this and I don't have the time to do much with it. Still, I came up with a cast list for it. Feel free to make use of it if you have the same odd interests as me.
Edward: Optimus Prime
Thomas: Bumblebee
Annie and Clarabel: Prime Force
Gordon: Ironhide
James: Jazz
Toby: Ratchet
Percy: Hot Rod
Lady: Arcee
Henry: Bulkhead
Hiro: Prowl
Oliver: Cliffjumper
Duck: Kup
Rosie: Strongarm
Emily: Elita One
Bill: Jetfire
Ben: Jetstorm
Spencer: Bluestreak
Bertie the Bus: Grimlock
Harold the Helicopter: Swoop
Terence the Tractor: Slug
Trevor the Traction Engine: Snarl
Sir Topham Hatt: Sparkplug Witwicky
Stephen Hatt: Spike Witwicky
Bert: Grindor
Rex: High Wire
Mike: Sureshock
Jock: Perceptor
BoCo: Lockdown
Diesel: Megatron
Diesel 10: Galvatron
Daisy: Starscream
Mavis: Blackarachnia
Den: Shockwave
Dart: Ser-Ket
Splatter: Blitwing
Dodge: Lugnut
‘Arry: Skyquake
Bert: Dreadwing
George the Steamroller: Sharpshot
Bulgy the Bus: Kickback
Bulstrode the Barge: Bombshell
Troublesome Trucks: Vehicons
Cranky the Crane: Unicron
Oh
My
Fucking
God
2504660 It was definitely fun working on this in between classes for a couple of days.
2504689 most assuredly.
This...... IS THE MOST EPIC THING I'VE EVER HEARD OF!!!
Two parts of my childhood....... TOGETHER!!!
That's not Galvatron that's Armada Megatron.
2504716 That was essentially my reaction when I saw the YouTube video that inspired this. Besides just being a fun idea, the video was well animated and exciting. But, being a YouTube video, it kept characterization and internal logic to a minimum. Which was fine for its purposes, but it made my OCD act up and caused me to start analyzing the idea in depth. And this is what happened.
2504750 Yeah, I was having difficulty distinguishing the two, but....
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2504766 Okay I see now but you might still want to change it just so no one else can be confused.
2504777 Yeah, I considered that, but I have a bit of a problem. My memories of Galvatron are fondest towards his incarnations in the Unicron Trilogy, but the problem is that during those series, he tended to alternate between being called Megatron and Galvatron on a whim.
2504802 Dude did you know that Transformers Animated season 3 is on DVD?
2504825 No, I didn't.
2504853 I didn't until today when I was at my local public library in the DVD section I saw it and I new I had to get it.
2504863 Ah. I should probably get the Season 2 DVD of Young Justice next time I'm in the area of my library.
2504867 My sister is a big fan of Young Justice.
2504878 So am I. My interest in the show is a large factor in my....dislike for Teen Titans Go.
2504964 The same here for Teen Titans go.
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2505046 I accept.
Fun fact, my theology teacher for this year keeps a Thomas calendar in his classroom; had a whole discussion one day about how much was changed for American audiences after season 1.cdn.meme.am/images/300x/270205.jpg
2531117 Okay, that is impressive.
2531281 Also, it allowed me to realize just how much we learned about trains from Dad that isn't common knowledge in this country.
2531297 Oh, I can imagine.