Robots with big fucking guns

Cast list for the upcoming movie TRANSFORMERS.

The Autobots


• Optimus Prime:Noble, elegant and shakespearean leader of the Autobots


• Bumblebee:Scout, smallest of the Autobots, most connected to humans


• Jazz:Very eager, very contemporary and very stylish; looks at human culture and picks out what he likes best


• Ratchet:Medic/science officer, smartest of the Autobots; vehicle mode: Emergency vehicle


• Ironhide:Tough and gritty soldier, the muscle in the Autobot team


The Decepticons


• Megatron:Most advanced being in the universe, not purely evil, has a darwinist approach towards humanity (survival of the fittest), treats humans like we treat animals


• Starscream:Plotting to overthrow Megatron, the classic "banter" between Megatron and Starscream is intact


• Brawl:A
  pissed off, eager brute who charges into battle, even if there's no point in doing so


• Bonecrusher:The most Constructicon-like of the bots; a fascist who hates all Decepticons except Megatron


• Barricade:A
  scout, a camouflaged hunter, vehicle mode - cop car


• Scorponok:Most BeastWars/Dinobot-like bot, makes total sense in the environment he's in


• Frenzy:
  Infiltrator; the character evolved from Soundwave to Frenzy; very small


• Blackout:Transport for the Decepticons, kind of like the Decepticon version of "Ratchet"; sends out an EMP-blast to block out all electronical detection devices prior to a Decepticon attack, so "you won't know what hit you"

In a Q&A session afterwards, they confirmed the humans and transformers will have about 50/50 in terms of screen time. Why are ther so many more bad guys? "Wanted Autobots to be outnumbered and at a major disadvantage. Makes it have very intense action scenes. Decepticons firepower far outweighs the Autobots. You will see and feel the sense and scope ofthe Cybertronian war"


Finally, several confirmed character designs have gone up over at TFW2005.Com and AICN