Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl

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Brazilian Facebook fan page Transformers Dioramas have posted images of two promotional packages, showing off two more dinobots from Transformers: Age of Extinction. We have already seen the likes of Grimlock, Slug, Scorn, Slash and Strafe (some standing in for others or just new additions to the roster) - but we now have a look for what looks like Sludge and Snarl! The former, which we hear may be called Slog, takes up the Apatosaurus alt-mode, while Snarl looks like a spiky ankylosaurus with stegosaurus ancestry. Check them out below!

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Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572490)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 7:52am CDT

Sludge was actually my favorite dinobot because I used to love Brontosaurus's. I know, I know Apato whatever. Brachio whatever. To me, dinos like him will always be brontosaurus's. So, even though I thought I would not be buying any AOE toys, I just might have to pick it up if they make on of him.

Besides, these are the only two, besides Slag, that do not look like dragons instead of dinosaurs.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572494)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2014 @ 8:08am CDT

Snarl looks more like a Kentrosaurus with his spikes arranged the way they are.

And due to his own spikes, Slog might be a stylized variation of an Amargasaurus or Ampelosaurus.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572499)
Posted by Va'al on May 9th, 2014 @ 8:14am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Snarl looks more like a Kentrosaurus with his spikes arranged the way they are.

And due to his own spikes, Slog might be a stylized variation of an Amargasaurus or Ampelosaurus.

They all look finosaurs to me. Maybe I'll visit them, and they'll say "We're glad you came-n-saurus".

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572501)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2014 @ 8:15am CDT

Va'al wrote:They all look finosaurs to me.

Yeah, I guess they do look pretty fine.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572504)
Posted by Spleenzorio on May 9th, 2014 @ 8:20am CDT

It will interesting to hear why they chose Slog over Sludge. Also I wonder if these two will be in the movie or just in the video game?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572514)
Posted by lupinesithlord on May 9th, 2014 @ 9:05am CDT

Hey Spleenzorio,

As to why did they change the names there is a simple answer....Michael Bay. He has messed with names at every opportunity in the franchise. I was so looking forward to a non-Bay Transformers film.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572516)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2014 @ 9:11am CDT

lupinesithlord wrote:Hey Spleenzorio,

As to why did they change the names there is a simple answer....Michael Bay. He has messed with names at every opportunity in the franchise. I was so looking forward to a non-Bay Transformers film.

Erm, Hasbro's the one who has all the names, here. They made the call on "Slag to Slug" back in Fall of Cybertron, as well as "Swoop to Strafe" here because they felt the two-headedness was too different from the typical Swoop look for him to be Swoop. "Sludge to Slog" is probably another one of these cases.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572531)
Posted by Twitchythe3rd on May 9th, 2014 @ 9:45am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
lupinesithlord wrote:Hey Spleenzorio,

As to why did they change the names there is a simple answer....Michael Bay. He has messed with names at every opportunity in the franchise. I was so looking forward to a non-Bay Transformers film.
Erm, Hasbro's the one who has all the names, here. They made the call on "Slag to Slug" back in Fall of Cybertron, as well as "Swoop to Strafe" here because they felt the two-headedness was too different from the typical Swoop look for him to be Swoop. "Sludge to Slog" is probably another one of these cases.

Or "Slog" was easier to copyright than "Sludge".

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572533)
Posted by Noideaforaname on May 9th, 2014 @ 9:48am CDT

More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572545)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 10:06am CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572547)
Posted by Va'al on May 9th, 2014 @ 10:09am CDT

shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572557)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on May 9th, 2014 @ 10:26am CDT

Yes

I look forward to more Dinobots, even if they're not in the movie. I kind of like toys that aren't in the fiction as the comics or even personal canon can take more liberty in their characterization.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572566)
Posted by #Sideways# on May 9th, 2014 @ 10:49am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Snarl looks more like a Kentrosaurus with his spikes arranged the way they are.

And due to his own spikes, Slog might be a stylized variation of an Amargasaurus or Ampelosaurus.

I agree on Snarl looking like a Kentrosaurous. But that depends on his size compared to the other Dinobots -- the Kentrosaur was always the smaller of the "stego" types. One thing that would have been awesome is that if they made, instead of Scorn with a Spinosaur, they could have done an Ankylosaur, and give him a morning star as a weapon. That would have been epic.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572597)
Posted by Mkall on May 9th, 2014 @ 12:35pm CDT

It's a shame that Sludge/Slog is probably only going to be deluxe-sized. I would've liked him bigger.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572599)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2014 @ 12:43pm CDT

Mkall wrote:It's a shame that Sludge/Slog is probably only going to be deluxe-sized. I would've liked him bigger.

The giant list from Hasbro customer service system from way back that revealed a lot of these toys ahead of time had a "Slog" listed under the Voyager assortment.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572600)
Posted by Va'al on May 9th, 2014 @ 12:45pm CDT

Mkall wrote:It's a shame that Sludge/Slog is probably only going to be deluxe-sized. I would've liked him bigger.

Wasn't there a Voyager-sized rumour..? :-?

Can't seem to find it now.. AHA!

TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER ADRIAN A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT DRIFT A8118
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT HOUND A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER DUKE A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GALVATRON A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GRIMLOCK A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER IVAN A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME A6514
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER SLOG A8117

From: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ate/28707/

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572620)
Posted by Doctor McGrath on May 9th, 2014 @ 1:54pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Mkall wrote:It's a shame that Sludge/Slog is probably only going to be deluxe-sized. I would've liked him bigger.
The giant list from Hasbro customer service system from way back that revealed a lot of these toys ahead of time had a "Slog" listed under the Voyager assortment.

Well that's good at least.

I'd prefer to see these designs in a more natural, static pose instead of the "dog playing fetch" sprint they have them in.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572627)
Posted by BERSEKAEL on May 9th, 2014 @ 2:17pm CDT

I remember some one from hasbro telling "if you like dinosaurs you will love this"... I think was sarcasm.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572631)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 2:35pm CDT

Yes. Slog an old Transformer name that has only been used in G1. I know that these Dinobots aren't going to be in the movie, even though they look as tough as nails. :-P

Va'al wrote:Wasn't there a Voyager-sized rumour..?

Can't seem to find it now.. AHA!

TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER ADRIAN A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT DRIFT A8118
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT HOUND A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER DUKE A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GALVATRON A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GRIMLOCK A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER IVAN A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME A6514
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER SLOG A8117

From: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ate/28707/

Some people have wondered if there were going to be any characters that'll sell as toys that weren't in the movie. This answers their question. Good job for bringing that up! ;)^

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572641)
Posted by Zeek99g on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:24pm CDT

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Yes. Slog an old Transformer name that has only been used in G1. I know that these Dinobots aren't going to be in the movie, even though they look as tough as nails.
Va'al wrote:Wasn't there a Voyager-sized rumour..?

Can't seem to find it now.. AHA!

TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER ADRIAN A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT DRIFT A8118
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER AUTOBOT HOUND A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER DUKE A7946
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GALVATRON A7947
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER GRIMLOCK A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER IVAN A6515
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME A6514
TRA MV4 GEN VOYAGER SLOG A8117

From: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ate/28707/

Some people have wondered if there were going to be any characters that'll sell as toys that weren't in the movie. This answers their question. Good job for bringing that up!

Who are Duke, Adrian, and Ivan? :-?

I looked at the list and it seems that Toy Fair was only the first and second wave. Maybe the next waves will be revealed at Bot Con? Well, there is obviously more to come.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572642)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:25pm CDT

Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

What is this Va'al? The Care Bears or Transformers?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572643)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:29pm CDT

#Sideways# wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Snarl looks more like a Kentrosaurus with his spikes arranged the way they are.

And due to his own spikes, Slog might be a stylized variation of an Amargasaurus or Ampelosaurus.

I agree on Snarl looking like a Kentrosaurous. But that depends on his size compared to the other Dinobots -- the Kentrosaur was always the smaller of the "stego" types. One thing that would have been awesome is that if they made, instead of Scorn with a Spinosaur, they could have done an Ankylosaur, and give him a morning star as a weapon. That would have been epic.

Remember the days when it was easy to call a dino a certain name? A Stegosaurus was ALL Stego-like dinos. Brontosaurus. T-Rex. Triceratops.

Then Spielberg had to come in and f it all up with Jurassic Park. After the "Velociraptor" became a household name it was all down hill from there.....

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572645)
Posted by Zeek99g on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:33pm CDT

shockblast2 wrote:
Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

What is this Va'al? The Care Bears or Transformers?

What about Slash? :-(

He is green and yellow. :-(

Va'al, you made Slash cry by forgetting Slash. Boo ,hoo, hoo!

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572646)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:39pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Mkall wrote:It's a shame that Sludge/Slog is probably only going to be deluxe-sized. I would've liked him bigger.
The giant list from Hasbro customer service system from way back that revealed a lot of these toys ahead of time had a "Slog" listed under the Voyager assortment.

Awesome. If so, I will get it for sure.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572647)
Posted by shockblast2 on May 9th, 2014 @ 3:41pm CDT

Zeek99g wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

What is this Va'al? The Care Bears or Transformers?

What about Slash? He is green and yellow.

Va'al, you made Slash cry by forgetting Slash. Boo ,hoo, hoo!

Who the hell is Slash? I thought he was a TMNT villain?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572651)
Posted by Va'al on May 9th, 2014 @ 4:22pm CDT

shockblast2 wrote:
Zeek99g wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

What is this Va'al? The Care Bears or Transformers?

What about Slash? He is green and yellow.

Va'al, you made Slash cry by forgetting Slash. Boo ,hoo, hoo!

Who the hell is Slash? I thought he was a TMNT villain?

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572709)
Posted by TimothyR on May 9th, 2014 @ 8:48pm CDT

it'd be awesome if hasbro released a box set of the dinobots using hasbro's new found love of chrome with grey plastic and silver accents.. you know.. dinobots that look like they do in the movie.. these lucky charms dinobots aren't doing it for me.. not by a long shot.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572724)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2014 @ 11:31pm CDT

Zeek99g wrote:Who are Duke, Adrian, and Ivan?

They're codenames for Hound, Galvatron, and Grimlock, respectively. The names were taken from characters who appeared in the Sylvester Stallone Rocky films.

Here's the list of all the codenames that were included in that giant list:

Thunderlips = Slug
Southpaw = Scorn
Ivan = Grimlock
Max = Lockdown
Bruce = Drift
Paulie = Strafe
Rocky = Slash
Duke = Hound
Adrian = Galvatron

shockblast2 wrote:Who the hell is Slash? I thought he was a TMNT villain?

The fifth Dinobot to be featured alongside Grimlock, Strafe, Slug, and Scorn. He's a raptor:

Deluxe Slash:

1 Step Slash:

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572736)
Posted by Grimlock Predaking on May 10th, 2014 @ 1:23am CDT

I am really excited about Slog and Snarl and it would be more great if Hasbro release the Dinobots which attach with other characters of construct-o-bots like add ons for voyager and deluxe and it would be more awesome if they release Paddles and mosasur-like Dinobt. I am really excited for Slog and Snarl figures.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1572746)
Posted by xyl360 on May 10th, 2014 @ 3:05am CDT

Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Zeek99g wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Va'al wrote:
shockblast2 wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:More Dinobots is always a good thing. Hope these two actually get toys (I'm assuming Snarl's would be green, given the Kre-O, dunno about Slog. Yellow, maybe? They already got most of the other colors, I think).

Wonder why they went with "Slog"? It's even more similar to "Slug" than "Sludge" was.

They need to be the colors they are in the photos. A yellow version of this design would kill my interest for sure.

Yellow would be brilliant! Purple Slug, green Snarl, orange-brown-grey Grimlock, red Scorn, blue Strafe. Yellow is indeed missing.

What is this Va'al? The Care Bears or Transformers?

What about Slash? He is green and yellow.

Va'al, you made Slash cry by forgetting Slash. Boo ,hoo, hoo!

Who the hell is Slash? I thought he was a TMNT villain?

Interesting, their color schemes actually look kinda similar:

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1573133)
Posted by Shockwave7 on May 11th, 2014 @ 8:09pm CDT

A leader or Titan class for Sludge is a long-time dream of mine. They keep fixating on Grimlock because everyone is ga-ga for Tyrannasaurs, but the Apatosuarus is MUCH bigger, and the toys should be as well. Makes no sense to have a deluxe sized Apatosaurus.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1585207)
Posted by chivesbot20 on June 23rd, 2014 @ 7:22pm CDT

I think that slash wont be in the movie. He is never seen in any trailers. Neither is slog and snarl. Unless they are " hiding" them they are probably just part of the toyline to add non film dinobots to the toyline. Then again they could be in the film, killed off or just not shown in media.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1585385)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 24th, 2014 @ 11:43am CDT

chivesbot20 wrote:I think that slash wont be in the movie. He is never seen in any trailers. Neither is slog and snarl. Unless they are " hiding" them they are probably just part of the toyline to add non film dinobots to the toyline. Then again they could be in the film, killed off or just not shown in media.

Slog is still up for debate at least since, at the Universal Studios panel, the panelists talked about how they were really excited about Slog in ways that sounded like he just might be in the movie. So we know we're getting Grimlock, Strafe, Slug, Scorn, and still possibly Slog.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction - Potential First Look at Sludge (Slog) and Snarl (1586030)
Posted by chivesbot20 on June 26th, 2014 @ 4:47pm CDT

I never new panelists spoke about slog. If they are excited, that definantly changes my mind. But I'm still stuck with slash. What do you think? He had hype when Scorn and Slash were supposed to replace sludge and snarl. But every Dinobot but he, and snarl are in the trailers. :BANG_HEAD: