‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Adds Onslaught To The Decepticon Line-Up
Production onTransformers: The Last Knightis underway right now, and we’ve seen plenty of firewroks from the set asMichael Bayshoots his action sequel around the country. But the franchise director took a break from blowing stuff up to reveal yet another one of the Transformers we’ll see, and it’s one that calls back to the days of the Transformers animated series from the 1980s.
Michael Bay revealed the Decepticon known as Onslaught will be part of the villain line-up this time, and while his vehicle form doesn’t look exactly like it did when he first appeared in the original series, he’s still a pretty intimidating truck. Check out the new newTransformers The Last KnightOnslaught vehicle after the jump.
Here’s the image Michael Bay posted to social media showing off Onslaught:
Onslaught isn’t just a Decepticon who uses brute force to fight the Autobots. Instead, he’s known as an intelligent and strategic military leader who uses careful tactics to defeat his enemies. Known to use the motto, “The mind is the greatest weapon,” Onslaught would have very carefully laid out plans crafted to take on the Autobots, though his anger and rage would also cause him to be a force to be reckoned with in battle as well.
In addition, Onslaught is the leader of a group of Decepticons known as Combaticons, a series of military vehicles who can combine to form a larger robot called Bruticus. It remains to be seen if we’ll see that happen in the movie, but since we’ve seen Dinobots enter the fray, anything is possible.
This reveal follows the new vehicle formfor the Autobot Drift, the police carDecepticon known as Barricade, a new yellowCamaro form for Bumblebeeand anall-new character named Squeeks, a cute little Vespa scooter. Unfortunately we’ve yet to see a new look for Optimus Prime, but we’ve already gotten atease of the new look Megatron will have, so our hero Transformer is bound to get a makeover as well.
Outside of the vehicles, the human cast of theTransformerssequel hasMark Wahlbergreturning as Cade Yeager withJosh Duhamelback again as Lieutenant Colonel Lennox along withTyrese Gibsonas his right hand man. New cast members includeIsabela Moner, Jerrod CarmichaelandSir Anthony Hopkins.
This is supposed to be Michael Bay’s last time directing aTransformersmovie (again) with a script fromIron ManscribesArt Marcum & Matt HollowayandKen Nolan(Black Hawk Down).Transformers: The Last Knightarrives onJune 23, 2017.
