Transformers- Beast Wars Future- Scamper

Cute name, huh? This one's beast mode is another creation of Dougal Dixon, the "Rapide," a breed of large, predatory rats that would, in his scenario, fill the niche of larger animals like wolves and foxes and hyenas, should those creatures go extinct, leaving the niche open for the rats to exploit. The Rapide is very fast for its size.

This guy would be the Cheetor of the group... only not quite. Yeah, he's the pretty boy, the hot shot, the little brother an' all that, but he doesn't rub it in people's faces or act obnoxious. He'd be more mellow and in tune with his environment, like Prowl in Transformers Animated.

So, the transformation... this was really, REALLY fun to figure out. The front pair of legs would become his robot mode's legs, with the middle of the creature hiding his body. The arms would unfold from the creature's underbelly, while some panels would move around and compress to make him... not so long. The rear legs would fold up over one shoulder, while the beast mode's head rests on his other. At one point, I'd considered making the Rapide's head one of his robot mode hands, all Megatron style, but I like this approach much better.

I think I'm starting to have too much fun with these guys.

That's it for today! Shadow of the Devilman should return tomorrow.

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