Reveal The Shield Perceptor Bio
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 12:56AM CST
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"Perceptor is one of the most brilliant scientist ever produced by Cybertron. Much of the technology the Autobots take for granted is due to his discoveries. It is rare that he actually builds or invents anything himself, but his insights make it possible for engineers and inventors to continue the pace of technological development."
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Posted by Galvatrondestroyer on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:16am CST
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:37am CST
Posted by Galvatrondestroyer on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:42am CST
Pretender Skywarp wrote:Never mind the bio, where's the instructions? I want to see "not-Perceptor" and see if they were true to their word about Reflector.
i agree i'd like to see that too
Posted by Swiftpaw on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:47am CST
Posted by Galvatrondestroyer on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:50am CST
Swiftpaw wrote:While some people seem to be fond of complaining about him not being a microscope, I feel this vehicle mode is totally suitable to a modern day Perceptor. It looks like the sort of craft you'd see rolling around a test site or snooping about a mountain where a new rare mineral was unearthed.
I agree with everything. And he still has some aesthetics that nod back to his g1 character model to please even some that may not like the alt mode
Posted by jON3.0 on January 12th, 2011 @ 3:58am CST
Posted by Kurai-Z on January 12th, 2011 @ 4:08am CST
"Perceptor is one of the most brilliant scientist ever produced by Cybertron. Much of the technology the Autobots take for granted is due to his discoveries. It is rare that he actually builds or invents anything himself, but his insights make it possible for engineers or inventors to continue the pace of technological development."
(Sorry I'm wierd about this stuff...)
Anyways! Definitely looking forward to this release!
Posted by Burn on January 12th, 2011 @ 4:16am CST
That sounds dodgy to me. For all we know he could be the guy who chairs a meeting on weapon development and that's his contribution. He gives the other engineers and scientists their orders and then takes the credit.
I can't help but now think of him as Dilbert's "Pointy Haired Boss"
Posted by Stockade on January 12th, 2011 @ 5:24am CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 12th, 2011 @ 6:29am CST
Burn wrote:So ... he doesn't actually create anything but the Autobots take his technology for granted?
That sounds dodgy to me. For all we know he could be the guy who chairs a meeting on weapon development and that's his contribution. He gives the other engineers and scientists their orders and then takes the credit.
I can't help but now think of him as Dilbert's "Pointy Haired Boss"
Perceptor makes all the scientific discoveries that make such technology possible. A bit like the idea* that Einstein discovered how to make an atomic bomb but never directly worked on it.
*not a very valid idea, but that's besides the point
Posted by griftimus prime on January 12th, 2011 @ 7:02am CST
Posted by zodconvoy on January 12th, 2011 @ 7:30am CST
Burn wrote:So ... he doesn't actually create anything but the Autobots take his technology for granted?
That sounds dodgy to me. For all we know he could be the guy who chairs a meeting on weapon development and that's his contribution. He gives the other engineers and scientists their orders and then takes the credit.
I can't help but now think of him as Dilbert's "Pointy Haired Boss"
He's the Edison to Wheeljack's Nikola Tesla. One is the "greatest inventor of his age" and the other actually invents things.
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 12th, 2011 @ 8:09am CST
Posted by Optimutt on January 12th, 2011 @ 8:57am CST
MINDVVIPE wrote:Perceptor couldn't be better manifested in 2011 aesthetics, TBH, if you really got that big a problem with this rendition, your a tool. No seriously. your a tool.
Just one little question: What's an "atool" and how is it mine?
But yeah, I think he looks great. I'm really getting my hand on his chromed awesomeness. I bet YOU'RE thinking the same thing, eh? See that? I used a contraction of "you" and "are". "Your" is the possessive only. Never does it mean "you are".
Posted by Doctor McGrath on January 12th, 2011 @ 9:03am CST
Posted by Doctor McGrath on January 12th, 2011 @ 9:05am CST
Optimutt wrote:MINDVVIPE wrote:Perceptor couldn't be better manifested in 2011 aesthetics, TBH, if you really got that big a problem with this rendition, your a tool. No seriously. your a tool.
Just one little question: What's an "atool" and how is it mine?
But yeah, I think he looks great. I'm really getting my hand on his chromed awesomeness. I bet YOU'RE thinking the same thing, eh? See that? I used a contraction of "you" and "are". "Your" is the possessive only. Never does it mean "you are".
Haha oh geesh.
Posted by kirbenvost on January 12th, 2011 @ 9:25am CST
Optimutt wrote:MINDVVIPE wrote:Perceptor couldn't be better manifested in 2011 aesthetics, TBH, if you really got that big a problem with this rendition, your a tool. No seriously. your a tool.
Just one little question: What's an "atool" and how is it mine?
But yeah, I think he looks great. I'm really getting my hand on his chromed awesomeness. I bet YOU'RE thinking the same thing, eh? See that? I used a contraction of "you" and "are". "Your" is the possessive only. Never does it mean "you are".
Hahahaha, touche, sir, touche. I've been waiting for someone else to take note of people using your instead of you're.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 12th, 2011 @ 9:43am CST
Stockade wrote:I really want Perceptor, but i've seen pics of the United version and decided to go that route and i thought since Perceptor is not a microscope, he is based off of IDW comic version like how Drift and Blurr is?
Nope, his vehicle mode is actually inspired by his Animated appearance. I'm awaiting the revelation of the third Microscope mode it had, basically a truck with a Microscope in the trunk. And stick with the Hasbro version, for once: that version has lovely chrome!
And for all "He should be a microscope" whiners out there: the G1 toy had a third tank mode. So there
Posted by T-Macksimus on January 12th, 2011 @ 10:24am CST
Posted by ThatWasMyPigeon on January 12th, 2011 @ 11:46am CST
Posted by Dead Metal on January 12th, 2011 @ 12:14pm CST
And yes I want to see the instructions and the repaint head now, please.
Posted by Stockade on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:07pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stockade wrote:I really want Perceptor, but i've seen pics of the United version and decided to go that route and i thought since Perceptor is not a microscope, he is based off of IDW comic version like how Drift and Blurr is?
Nope, his vehicle mode is actually inspired by his Animated appearance. I'm awaiting the revelation of the third Microscope mode it had, basically a truck with a Microscope in the trunk. And stick with the Hasbro version, for once: that version has lovely chrome!
And for all "He should be a microscope" whiners out there: the G1 toy had a third tank mode. So there
Sweet! thanks Jelze for the info and Hasbro will be Chrome? very interesting and so the United will or will not be Chrome or just painted silver? but hey, if hasbro is doing the chrome ill go that route.
Posted by KIERANW on January 12th, 2011 @ 1:59pm CST
Posted by Swiftpaw on January 12th, 2011 @ 3:17pm CST
Stockade wrote:I really want Perceptor, but i've seen pics of the United version and decided to go that route and i thought since Perceptor is not a microscope, he is based off of IDW comic version like how Drift and Blurr is?
It's a combination of IDW (which was some sort of tank thing kinda like the original toy's 'extra' mode irrc) and Animated (which was a truck), with a G1/IDW type bio.
To me the bio reads less that he doesn't do anything, and more that he does the research and design work that other scientists and engineers would need to work up from. He doesn't build the weapon, he researchs the tech that's needed to make its power core and such.
It feels like they're trying to give him a matchup with Wheeljack, who is a much more 'hands on' sort inventor.
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 12th, 2011 @ 3:56pm CST
Optimutt wrote:MINDVVIPE wrote:Perceptor couldn't be better manifested in 2011 aesthetics, TBH, if you really got that big a problem with this rendition, your a tool. No seriously. your a tool.
Just one little question: What's an "atool" and how is it mine?
But yeah, I think he looks great. I'm really getting my hand on his chromed awesomeness. I bet YOU'RE thinking the same thing, eh? See that? I used a contraction of "you" and "are". "Your" is the possessive only. Never does it mean "you are".
I've had atleast 8 beers, a few shots plus some elicit ****s, don't be judging grammar too harshly at that point, haha. I'm aware of my lack of grammar, dude.. I often type "i'd" as in, "I would" so...
That was my crazy "Perceptor rulez, LOL" post.
Posted by Alphazeta01 on January 12th, 2011 @ 4:53pm CST
I still have some wishlist though:
1)BLITZWING!!! (triple changer and a voyager class)
2)ARCEE!!! (I hope the rumor is true and I HOPE SHE's IN A SUPER SEXY CAR MODE)
3) SHOCKWAVE!!
4) SPRINGER!!
5) ELITA 1! (if she be repaint of Arcee its fine, atleast make her head the Elita-1 we know, and a little tweak on spoilers or something)
4) Swoop, Slag, Snarl, and Sludge (deluxe)
THANKS HASBRO FOR MAKING NEW TOYS FOR OLD SCHOOL TRANSFORMERS CHARACTERS!! THEY LOOK AWESOME!!
Posted by MINDVVIPE on January 12th, 2011 @ 5:04pm CST
Posted by Badassimus Prime on January 12th, 2011 @ 9:07pm CST