Cartoon Rampage
The tone of Rampage is very different from the Apes franchise. Given Weta is the world leader in animating apes, it managed to create George "in a much shorter time than it may have 10 years ago," according to Winquist and the team was able to reference a host of specialist skills. Stunt performer and movement coach Terry Notary even took a break from Avengers: Liles trained extensively with Terry Notary, Planet of the Apes films , to learn how to sit, stand, and present himself like a gorilla—as much a psychological, as a physical process, incorporating beats of stillness and the conscious use of energy.
At the start of the film we find George and other apes in a regular enclosure that needed to feel like the gorillas were behaving just as they would in a zoo. Interestingly, in this opening sequence, two of Terry Notary own daughters played a pair of the smaller gorillas.
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One of the many benefits of Liles approach is the humor and lightheartedness he imbues in the character, especially in the beginning of the story. The team employed an optical capture system involving a surround-set of 32 cameras tuned to the reflective surfaces of the MoCap suits as well as four witness cameras used for reference.
Compared to the Apes films, the Weta team did not have as many performers to capture at once, and so the set up was slightly smaller. When the cast had to interact with the overgrown versions of George, the team would raise Liles onto a platform so they could maintain eye contact with him rather than with an inanimate placeholder. Jason Liles worked his butt off for us, he did a masterful job and it really paid off.
As the gorilla grew, while MoCap team still had reference of a special body suit for tracking Liles on set, but the team blended over to doing more facial capture on a separate special MoCap volume stage. Liles would work with a scaled down proxy version of the set. This style of blended work requires a lot of complex hand data editing and animation artistry.
Not only do the two performances need to blend, but the physics of reading various movements, inertia and secondary motion all need to be consistent with one creature in that moment. One major difference was the amount of screen time of George as an albino gorilla. White fur poses certain very specific render issues due to the amount of bounce in the fur. In War for Planet of the Apes , the team had the same white fur rendering issues with the character of Winter but he was not on screen as much as George. The film extensively uses both Houdini and Synapse.
Weta is not moving away from using Synapse, it was used for all the fluid sims of smoke and dust, along with other hero water simulations. By comparison, to George, there was no motion capture for Ralph and Lizzie, who were fully keyframe animated by the Weta character animators. The monsters that evolved were complex not just due to their size. The monsters in the 'Rampage' video-game series, on which this film is loosely based, were mutated humans who transformed into giant animals. After Rampage was revealed to be Dr.
Faulkner, Superman was able to drain off her excess solar energy and return Kitty to normal. Faulkner fell ill finding that her body now needed exposure to a certain amount of solar and cosmic energy or she would die. Moyers gave her a technological device in the form of a collar that would maintain the proper amount of exposure to keep her alive. Moyers also had a sinister motive - he transformed Faulkner into Rampage and had her sabotage the presidential campaign of Herbert Forrest.
Forrest and Moyers were former friends, but Moyers had come to resent the candidate's corrupt morality. After several attacks Superman helped free Rampage from Moyers' control and sent him to jail. After modifying the regulator control collar, Kitty had her powers under control, and accepted a job at S. Faulkner proved to be a talented administrator and earned a transfer to new S.
She helped him on several occasions as Rampage, and the two formed a relationship. Her part-time career of heroics and her romance came to an end when she was sent back to Metropolis to take part in the major re-organization of S. Labs necessitated by the destruction of the corporation's main laboratory. Labs' efforts to reignite the sun in the Final Night crisis. When Kitty's new colleague Christine Bruckner framed her for embezzlement, Superman tried to speak in her defence, but found himself forced to pursue Rampage as she tore through the town of Leesburg trying to kill Christine for her betrayal, Superman limiting collateral damage while Supergirl - who had recently settled into Leesburg after adopting the civilian identity of Linda Danvers- tried to stop Rampage.
Unfortunately, the Quintessons who tipped them off about the opportunity had been setting a trap, and the Decepticons were ambushed by Allicon warriors. Rampage and the other ground troops bailed out of Astrotrain in mid-air, and he quickly assumed the high ground in order to gun down the opposition. Rampage was last seen fighting alongside his sub-commander, Razorclaw, but his final fate in the battle is unknown.
The Predacons landed on Jupiter 's moon of Io to attack the Autobot team carrying Metroplex 's transformation cog. Rampage transformed into beast mode and charged at EDC Commander Marissa Faireborn , but she easily leapt to avoid him, causing the Decepticon to stop in his tracks and accidentally get rammed in the flank by Tantrum. Rampage then joined the other Predacons in forming Predaking, who was promptly defeated by Sky Lynx. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5.
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On planet Dread , Galvatron was using the Predacons to patrol his new death crystal mining operation when Sky Lynx and the Autobots came to the planet. Kup and Blurr were sent out first as scouts and the Predacons staged a coordinated assault against them. First Divebomb softened the duo up with some rocket bombs, then Rampage and Razorclaw tag-teamed Kup, keeping him busy while the others could finish off Blurr. The tide turned when Sky Lynx and the other Autobots came looking for their front-runners, though, and the Predacons were sent into retreat.
When making an attempt on Rodimus Prime 's life on Cybertron, Rampage and the Predacons were caught up in a nightmarish fantasy world, projected into reality by the Quintessons by tapping Daniel Witwicky 's subconscious mind. After Razorclaw was carried off with the Autobot Springer by one of the dream creatures, Rodimus suggested the two factions team up and search for their friends together. Headstrong and Tantrum were vehemently against the idea, and so Rampage stuck with his pack. After nearly being eaten by a giant plant, however, Rampage may've helped convince his teammates that togetherness was a good idea, because the Predacons started working more closely with Rodimus and Ultra Magnus after that.
This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it. Rampage and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in , seeking to wrest control of Vector Sigma from the Autobots. Along with the Headmasters and Stunticons , the Predacons outmaneuvered the Dinobots and Throttlebots into the bottom of a canyon, and began firing down upon them.
Rampage's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by Blaster , his Mini-Cassettes , and Superion. Rampage fought his fellow big cat, Steeljaw , before cheating and turning into robot mode. The Mystery of Planet Master Rampage and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet Beast , although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off.
Rebellion on Planet Beast. When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called Cybertonuron , Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Rampage and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet.
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On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Rampage's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts. As Scorponok began his plan to capture the plasma energy of Mars by blowing it up, Rampage and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the Terrorcons began planting the necessary bombs.
When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for Transtector power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. Rampage and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the moon. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents.
Return of the Immortal Emperor Rampage was present when Galvatron announced his plans to leave the galaxy and loot the energy resources of other solar systems. As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering Master , Rampage was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications.
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The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide. Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone , Decepticon Emperor Violen Jiger gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Rampage was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. Zone Part 1 Transformers: Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that Sky-Byte pilfered from Jhiaxus 's laboratory.
Rampage and his fellow Predacons were apparently Decepticon warlords at some point in the past. Exactly when is unclear, but they were exiled from Cybertron and eventually wound up on Planet Beest. The Predacons' higher brain functions degraded, and they became feral, wandering bestially on the planet until Megatron found them, tamed them, and taught them to beg for robo-kibble.
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Welcome to the Jungle Rampage and the others then helped him overcome Shockwave Lost and Found and Starscream to reclaim Megatron's army for him. The Route of All Evil. The Predacons menaced Nautilator as he traveled through their piece of the Gladiator Zone , but the Seacon escaped by diving into a pool of green liquid. Rampage was disappointed since he was "in the mood for seafood", only to have his wish granted when Piranacon emerged from the depths.
In turn, the Predacons merged into Predaking and battled him, but the two giants were interrupted when Serpent O. The Art of War 2. After helping in the capture of a few Autobots and human soldiers , Rampage was part of a Decepticon gathering for recruiting more warriors for their army.
As part of Predaking, he then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War 3 After returning to base he hung out with Divebomb, telling his partner how much he was looking forward to attacking Earth and tearing apart some "nice, soft humans".