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said at 6:33 PM on Sat Mar 18 2017
Frank welker did a LOT of voices in this show.
Replysaid at 7:28 AM on Mon May 8 2017
@Voiceactorfan1 If you weren't capable to voice at least 3-4 characters you were basically not allowed in this show xd But yes, Frank is the one who did most characters.
Replysaid at 6:11 AM on Sat Jun 25 2016
Seasons 1 and 2 were really good, but I seriously prefer seasons 3 and 4 for exactly the same reason I prefer season 8 of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon:
The stories take a much darker turn, yet they still manage to keep the sense of humor on the characters. It may have some pretty awful episodes (The Return of Optimus Prime two-parter) and some badly executed ones (Starscream's Ghost, Only Human and Call of the Primitives), but the rest of the episodes are just fantastic.
My favorite episodes of the entire show would have to be Ghost in the Machine, The Burden Hardest to Bear, The Rebirth three-parter, The Dweller in the Depths, The Ultimate Weapon, The Big Broadcast of 2006, The Gambler, Starscream's Brigade, Grimlock's New Brain and Masquerade.
ReplyThe stories take a much darker turn, yet they still manage to keep the sense of humor on the characters. It may have some pretty awful episodes (The Return of Optimus Prime two-parter) and some badly executed ones (Starscream's Ghost, Only Human and Call of the Primitives), but the rest of the episodes are just fantastic.
My favorite episodes of the entire show would have to be Ghost in the Machine, The Burden Hardest to Bear, The Rebirth three-parter, The Dweller in the Depths, The Ultimate Weapon, The Big Broadcast of 2006, The Gambler, Starscream's Brigade, Grimlock's New Brain and Masquerade.
said at 12:45 AM on Sat Oct 4 2014
This cast is awesome, It's a shame quite a few of them are deceased or too old to do Voice Acting anymore.
Replysaid at 9:11 PM on Wed Jun 3 2015
@IamOptimusPrime2020 Even more bad news, John Stephenson who voiced Windcharger, Thundercracker, Huffer, Alpha Trion, and Kup passed away last month.
Replysaid at 11:23 AM on Sun Jun 7 2015
@IamOptimusPrime2020 To be fair though even though some of the cast have past on as well as retired they have left an impact on our lives. It's a shame they didn't' live long enough to see Transformers evolve into something great like it has now but their involvement means something a great deal.
Replysaid at 2:49 AM on Sat Mar 2 2013
That's a lot of toys--I mean characters. :-P
Replysaid at 10:39 AM on Sat Mar 2 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight The same could be said of all the other Transformers series, actually.
Replysaid at 7:36 PM on Sat Mar 2 2013
@NCZ But this one seems to have WAY more than others. :-P
Replysaid at 8:19 PM on Sat Mar 2 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight From what little I know of the franchise, characters would regularly be introduced to promote their corresponding toy and then be killed off when they're not needed anymore and/or a new toy comes along to take their place. That sort of thing happens when a toy company is calling the shots. Why else do you think Optimus keeps kicking the bucket?
Replysaid at 8:30 PM on Sat Mar 2 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight With that being said, the later series did get better at downplaying the fact that they exist to sell toys.
Replysaid at 8:37 PM on Sat Mar 2 2013
@NCZ Yeah, that's what I was kinda alluding to when I commented at the number of toys--I mean characters this show had. :-P
Replysaid at 8:26 AM on Mon Mar 11 2013
@CatsTuxedo Characters weren't killed off regularly in the show. They just made the movie into one huge massacre.
Replysaid at 10:33 AM on Mon May 6 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight Guys, I was just making a joke. No need to start a war over it.
Replysaid at 8:00 PM on Mon May 6 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight
Nobody was starting a war over anything. We weren't even referring to your comment. That's a whole different issue lol
ReplyNobody was starting a war over anything. We weren't even referring to your comment. That's a whole different issue lol
said at 10:29 PM on Mon Mar 17 2014
@CatsTuxedo You clearly don't know much about this show ;)
Replysaid at 7:56 PM on Wed Jul 7 2010
What are you talking about with updating this page? This page is one of the most complete pages on the site - the only thing we haven't added to this page is sound clips for every character...there are over 250 characters here and we will add sound clips eventually lol
Replysaid at 7:26 PM on Fri Mar 1 2013
@OptimusSolo
Howdy...I think I can assist with the sound clips...Is there any parameters you'd like to stay within as far as content goes? I've noticed you've put some pretty iconic quotes up there for some of the big guns. Grimlock - "Me Bash Brains!" etc..
ReplyHowdy...I think I can assist with the sound clips...Is there any parameters you'd like to stay within as far as content goes? I've noticed you've put some pretty iconic quotes up there for some of the big guns. Grimlock - "Me Bash Brains!" etc..
said at 8:26 PM on Fri Mar 1 2013
@Darthpacino The more iconic the better! Must be in MP3 format and must be somewhere between 15 and 55 seconds. :) Send me a PM in the forums if you gather stuff or have questions!
Replysaid at 2:35 PM on Fri Mar 19 2010
Show is now up to 345 characters and just got finished making sure every character has a new high quality screen cap off of the Matrix of Leadership DVD set...Enjoy! (I still have to re-order a few of the recurring roles sorry)
Replysaid at 5:37 PM on Wed Feb 10 2010
Just got done adding over a dozen voice actors to this cast. Unless I missed one, every character on here should be credited to their american Voice Artist. (With the lone exception of Swerve who had no lines in the show). Next I will work on adding the characters that are missing!
Replysaid at 12:20 PM on Fri Jan 8 2010
The cast has now been arranged according to how many lines each character had throughout the series. (This was done after the sub-groups were formed based on another criteria and human lines have not been counted yet and there are a couple dozen characters that still need to be added)
Replysaid at 11:08 AM on Mon Nov 23 2009
Just letting everyone know, this page will be getting a complete overhaul in the very near future with almost all new pictures and sound clips for every character that has lines!!
Replysaid at 9:12 PM on Thu Sep 3 2009
He didnt say lead into - he said lead to...
Replysaid at 11:50 PM on Fri Aug 21 2009
They actually already brought out the complete series - I got it over a month ago and it ROCKS!
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said at 7:29 AM on Mon May 8 2017
said at 7:59 AM on Mon May 8 2017
Season 3 has some of the most legitimately fascinating episodes of the series, some really cool concepts and characters, and I like that it makes more of an attempt at world-building and character-driven storylines, but a lot of it is pretty bad. What I never liked was how pretty much every episode had wacky new planets and aliens in them that came off as gimmicky and didn't really blend well with the series. I never liked the episodes in season 2 that did things like that either.
Also they had Akom do the majority of it so the result is that it has by far the worst animation.
said at 8:15 AM on Tue May 9 2017
It's even worse if you're coming off of the absolutely gorgeous movie. The drop in animation quality is staggering. Of course, the terrible truth is that the movie's box office failure is partially to blame for the heavy use of AKOM for that season.
said at 9:43 AM on Tue May 9 2017
Oh, absolutely. The whiplash you get from the movie directly leading into the opening Five Faces of Darkness special in season 3 is by far the best example of it. I had such a hard time watching it because the animation is just atrocious.
You really could make the case that the movie is the best Transformers has ever looked, to this day. It still has its flaws like the show, but overall, it really is stunning. I'd never made the connection that the bad box office receipts were why Toei's role was downplayed after season 2, but that actually does make a lot of sense. Real shame.
said at 10:39 AM on Tue May 9 2017
It's an interesting contrast actually. Season 3 had interesting ideas with poor execution while Headmasters was well made, but uninteresting