Talk:Arcee (Movie)

You know, I was going to ask if there was someway to put a line in about her movie form not being pink, but now...I don't know, what with the picture up there. -- SFH 23:51, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Has this this bit -- "due to backlash about her not being from G1. (Yes, yes, we know.)" -- actually been stated as the reason she was replaced? --KilMichaelMcC 00:59, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Fan backlash is one of two or three reasons cited by the writers in one of their BotCon panels (and presumably earlier as well). The "not G1" part in particular is probably exaggeration. There definitely are isolated instances of fans claiming that movie/post-movie isn't G1, but I doubt that is a "reason" for her having been pulled. The note should probably be rephrased for accuracy, since the exaggeration isn't obviously in jest. --Steve-o 03:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

I could certainly see backlash regarding Arcee being used in place of an earlier character. Yes, she's a G1 character, but if you have a limited number of autobots she's not exactly everyone's first or even second choice. I do also remember a bit of kerfuffle about one of the producers being asked about Arcee and commenting that she's the one that turns into a motorcycle. So there might have been an impression that he only knew of the Energon version.--Rosicrucian 15:36, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Interestingly, *nobody* has yet pointed out that Movie Arcee makes no sense 'as a concept.' She'd be *tiny.* Like, the same size as Scorpy or a large Frenzy. 207.255.86.198 14:04, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

1) Scorponok's the size of a car.

2) Why would she make no sense as a concept if she's a little larger than Frenzy? Frenzy made sense! Why not Arcee?

3) I have to go to the bathroom SO BAD right now. Hold on.

--ItsWalky 14:18, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Movie Transformers come in a wide variety of sizes. In robot mode, Arcee would be shorter than most, but taller than some. I don't understand your comment. JW 15:17, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Didn't the writers say she was 9 feet tall? Which is considerably taller than humans, but much shorter than say, Jazz. --FFN 16:40, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Spelling

Guys, please stop editing my spelling of "colour". As I said in my User Talk page, I made the original edit concerning the G1 Colour Edition, and since there are no previous exclusively British or American-spelt words in the article, there's no reason to change it. --Nightshade83 16:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

What's the spelling on the actual box or bag for the toy? JW 16:46, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Near as I can tell, the only English words added to the box are "LIMITED EDITION." The rest is in Japanese, so spelling is somewhat moot.--Rosicrucian^Talk 16:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

"there are no previous exclusively British or American-spelt words in the article"

Except for "genericised", which is the British spelling, I believe. JW 17:09, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I'd just like to point to this as the kind of page where sub-sectioning toys by pricepoint is completely retarded. --M Sipher 15:52, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Deluxe Class vehicle mode

The current text describes her as being a "genericised" 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R. Comparing the model to a Honda CBR600, though, suggests to me that this is the actual intended vehicle. Can anyone offer a source on the Buell Firebolt, or is this just a matter of opinion? 68.199.39.214 03:33, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

From Asia?

"This version of Arcee later was sold at Asia online retailers in the same packaging as the first release of Arcee." Wait, i included this part, but someone edited it to say that this came from Asia. I have to state here that i got this one in a normal run-of-the-mill retail shop in BELGIUM, so at LEAST this toy also got released(or shipped) in Europe.--Sunjumper 17:48, 4 April 2009 (EDT)

Putting the rest of her on this page

I'm referring to Chromia and the Purple motorcycle bot. Now I haven't watched the movie yet but from what I gather reading this wiki, and forum posts all three bikes in ROTF are Arcee which is established by the comics, the movie and the novel. So their kinda G1 toon Reflector like. So I think we should put all three bikes on this one page using their toy names as redirects and noting the fact that the toys have their own names and the ability to transform while all fiction depict them as being Arcee's three bodies. We are a fiction based wiki after all. Dead Metal 09:47, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

Toy bios are fiction. The toys represent separate individuals. I propose including all three bikes on the Arcee page and keeping the individual pages, like we do for Reflector. - Starfield 09:52, 22 June 2009 (EDT)

If we do that, could someone maybe whip up a combined image for the the three of them? (As in, all three bikes in robot and alt. If the combiner idea hasn't been dropped, then that as part of the image too, I guess.)KrytenKoro 12:18, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

I think we should still keep the Movie 1 Arcee image up at the top. It was her first body, after all, which is our policy. We make exceptions, sure, but I don't think one is necessary in this case. --ItsWalky 12:24, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

Combined mode

Where's this coming from? You see one motorcycle turning into this one robot, and somehow it's the combined mode?--Carrion 21:22, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

There was a scene that didn't make it into the movie that involved the Arcees combining into a single robot from the three motorcycle girls. According to Hasbro at BotCon, anyway! --ItsWalky 21:29, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

Yes, but Carrion is referring to the scan that Starfield just uploaded, which isn't the combined mode.--Rosicrucian^Talk 21:31, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

You are right. It is a miscolored pink component. The blue component has a wheel over her head, and that is what threw me off. - Starfield 21:32, 24 June 2009 (EDT)

Combined toys

I noticed that all three pages say the toys possess the ability to combine into one robot. Is this sourced at all, or are we just talking "hey, I can turn Energon Shockblast into a gun!" stuff here? --Buttbutt 02:03, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

Hasbro said so at BotCon Dead Metal 04:39, 29 June 2009 (EDT)

Roberto Orci on Tripartite Transformer and the Final Film

I don't typically edit the wiki (as I'm never caught up on anything) but the whole 3 individuals (Arcee-Chromia-Unnamed) vs Tripartite Transformer's been a bit frustrating, especially since the film itself gives no clear say either way. I don't know how much you guys will count this for, but when I asked writer Roberto Orci about Arcee over at Don Murphy's Message Board, this is what he had to say: "Wrote her as one who made up of three. Bay kept them as individuals." Here According to him, Bay, in the final film, went with the Hasbro Bios, rather than the Tripartite thing from the novel/comics. Is that worthy of note/inclusion? Either way, I have a feeling this will be the next FIRRIB of the fandom. Except without the hatred. :p -Master Fwiffo