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Mirage's New Name Revealed

Transformers News: Mirage's New Name Revealed

Friday, June 3rd, 2011 2:51PM CDT

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Let the speculation end! nelson has revealed the name of the Ferrari 458 Italia. Click here for his original post on Shoot for the Edit.

His name is "Dino."

It's pronounced Dee-No.


Cartoon dinosaur? No, there is a deeper meaning. Click here for more info on this topic.

It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.


So there you have it, Mirage is now Dino.
Credit(s): nelson

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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233203)
Posted by _I_Am_Megatron_ on June 3rd, 2011 @ 2:57pm CDT
How lame, I hope it's a lie, and it's still Mirage.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233205)
Posted by It Is Him on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:04pm CDT
Wait... what?
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233206)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:07pm CDT
El Duque wrote:Let the speculation end! nelson has revealed the red Ferrari's name. Click here for his original post on Shoot for the Edit.

His name is "Dino."

It's pronounced Dee-No.


Why Dino?

It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.


So there you have it, Mirage is now Dino.


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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233207)
Posted by El Duque on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:09pm CDT
SlyTF1 wrote:
El Duque wrote:Let the speculation end! nelson has revealed the red Ferrari's name. Click here for his original post on Shoot for the Edit.

His name is "Dino."

It's pronounced Dee-No.


Why Dino?

It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.


So there you have it, Mirage is now Dino.


Fixed that for you.

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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233211)
Posted by MINDVVIPE on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:16pm CDT
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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233217)
Posted by CrimsonPrime on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:23pm CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:Image


same thing I felt when I see the news...
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233223)
Posted by It Is Him on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:30pm CDT
Oh, I'm dreaming. This isn't real at all, thank god.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233224)
Posted by El Duque on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:32pm CDT
I'm guessing Wheeljack's new name will be Astro.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233225)
Posted by juxtapose519 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:33pm CDT
I honestly think Michael Bay goes out of his way to take a dump on fans whenever he gets a chance.

"You want to see Omega Supereme in the next movie? Sure, I'll add him. He'll be six inches tall and he'll transform into a jar of applesauce. Take THAT, nerds!" *TUUUURD*
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233227)
Posted by griftimus prime on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:39pm CDT
this is dumb
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233235)
Posted by mecha-man on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:53pm CDT
Yes, his name is Dino, and no, his name won't be mentioned in the movie at all, you'll be lucky if you see a glimpse of him.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233240)
Posted by Bounti76 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:58pm CDT
juxtapose519 wrote:I honestly think Michael Bay goes out of his way to take a dump on fans whenever he gets a chance.

"You want to see Omega Supereme in the next movie? Sure, I'll add him. He'll be six inches tall and he'll transform into a jar of applesauce. Take THAT, nerds!" *TUUUURD*



Baaahahahahahaha!!! Totally made me laugh hard. It sounds like something he'd do.

I'd love to see Bryan Singer or someone with more subtlety take over the franchise. At least with X-Men, he respected the material and treated it with class.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233241)
Posted by ShardFenix on June 3rd, 2011 @ 3:58pm CDT
ok who the fuck is this nelson guy anyways? is he michael bays personal cock-whore or something? Like why does his word carry so much weight?
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233245)
Posted by craggy on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:03pm CDT
here's my top 3 guesses:
Nelson
Nelson
Nelson
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233248)
Posted by starwarrior1227 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:13pm CDT
Deeno? Deeno?!

look the childrens book that we got a sneak peak of on this sight called him mirage and even spoke of his ability to turn invisible.

i am in no way going to call a sexy ferrai the name of the retarded flintstones pet dinosaur.

it has to be a lie! IT HAS TO BE!!!!
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233251)
Posted by D-340 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:20pm CDT
El Duque wrote:Let the speculation end! nelson has revealed the name of the Ferrari 458 Italia. Click here for his original post on Shoot for the Edit.

His name is "Dino."

It's pronounced Dee-No.


Why Dino?

It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.


Click here for more info on this topic.

So there you have it, Mirage is now Dino.



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f@#k Michael Bay.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233261)
Posted by kirbenvost on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:35pm CDT
I don't care if it's true. He bears no resemblance to Mirage anyway. If anything, he's a lot more like G1 Sideswipe, being an exotic car
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233263)
Posted by craggy on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:37pm CDT
This news has brought a little light into my life. I have been humming the Flintstones theme song since reading it.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233273)
Posted by El Duque on June 3rd, 2011 @ 4:49pm CDT
craggy wrote:This news has brought a little light into my life. I have been humming the Flintstones theme song since reading it.


I do what I can. ;)
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233296)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 3rd, 2011 @ 5:28pm CDT
El Duque wrote:Let the speculation end! nelson has revealed the name of the Ferrari 458 Italia. Click here for his original post on Shoot for the Edit.

His name is "Dino."

It's pronounced Dee-No.


Why Dino?

It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.


Click here for more info on this topic.

So there you have it, Mirage is now Dino.


YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

<--Looks at Ferrari Dino in the Garage.

I am quite pleased by this.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233297)
Posted by It Is Him on June 3rd, 2011 @ 5:32pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:<--Looks at Ferrari Dino in the Garage.

I am quite pleased by this.


<----- Looks at Mercury Grand Marquis baking in the sun.

God damnit. :sad:
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233359)
Posted by RainyDayMan2k on June 3rd, 2011 @ 6:56pm CDT
You guys are missing out on a little bit of Fridge Brilliance here...

"Dino" is also the birth name (and nickname) of Dean Martin, who provided inspiration for the portrayal of the G1 cartoon Mirage. And, oh, yeah, Martin (along with Sammy Davis, Jr.) drove a red Ferrari in The Cannonball Run.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233363)
Posted by craggy on June 3rd, 2011 @ 6:59pm CDT
So, Mirage is the drunk Autobot?
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233384)
Posted by RainyDayMan2k on June 3rd, 2011 @ 7:17pm CDT
Well, not the drinking part... the voice and the airs of "high class" for the G1 character. (Though, does that make Optimus the Chairman of the Board then?)
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233421)
Posted by It Is Him on June 3rd, 2011 @ 8:42pm CDT
Shegotron wrote:You guys are missing out on a little bit of Fridge Brilliance here...

"Dino" is also the birth name (and nickname) of Dean Martin, who provided inspiration for the portrayal of the G1 cartoon Mirage. And, oh, yeah, Martin (along with Sammy Davis, Jr.) drove a red Ferrari in The Cannonball Run.


This should be news'ed.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233423)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 8:44pm CDT
Shegotron wrote:Well, not the drinking part... the voice and the airs of "high class" for the G1 character. (Though, does that make Optimus the Chairman of the Board then?)


I thought that was Jetfire.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233431)
Posted by juxtapose519 on June 3rd, 2011 @ 8:53pm CDT
Shegotron wrote:You guys are missing out on a little bit of Fridge Brilliance here...

"Dino" is also the birth name (and nickname) of Dean Martin, who provided inspiration for the portrayal of the G1 cartoon Mirage. And, oh, yeah, Martin (along with Sammy Davis, Jr.) drove a red Ferrari in The Cannonball Run.


10 bucks says Michael Bay and his cronies didn't put that much thought into it.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233438)
Posted by T-Macksimus on June 3rd, 2011 @ 9:08pm CDT
It Is Him wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:<--Looks at Ferrari Dino in the Garage.

I am quite pleased by this.


<----- Looks at Mercury Grand Marquis baking in the sun.

God damnit. :sad:



LOL...thanks, I just about sprayed my monitor with coffee when I read that.
Shegotron wrote:You guys are missing out on a little bit of Fridge Brilliance here...

"Dino" is also the birth name (and nickname) of Dean Martin, who provided inspiration for the portrayal of the G1 cartoon Mirage. And, oh, yeah, Martin (along with Sammy Davis, Jr.) drove a red Ferrari in The Cannonball Run.


OK...1) You just managed to get me to buy into the fact that Dino MIGHT be an acceptable substitution with your very well reasoned explanation (not saying I'll call it Dino, you just happen to have the best reason for doing so if I were to call it that)...and 2) You do realize that you, me and maybe 15-20% of the other folks on here are the only ones who actually got all of the references without having to resort to a Wiki or going to IMDB for info. :P

Regardless of whatever info is flying around, and believe me I damn sure don't trust a single word that comes off of ShootForTheEdit, that car/'bot is Mirage. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look a thing like G1 Mirage. If folks haven't gotten past that by now they have no reason dealing with anything movie related AT ALL!! This is not the 1980's. The only thing I'm having issue with is that the Novel and Comic adaptations state what the characters are, the core info for the TF3 story/characters is already out there so there is no good reason, none at all, for making any changes in character names at this late point in the game other than for the simple fact that someone is trying to dick with us. I'm calling BULLSH** on EVERYTHING Nelson tries to foist on us at this late point in the game.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233501)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 3rd, 2011 @ 10:07pm CDT
Pics tomorrow with DOTM Optimus Driving:

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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233518)
Posted by jaws on June 3rd, 2011 @ 10:57pm CDT
Novel, movie adaptation, released images of non-tranforming clear Ferrari = Mirage, he will be Mirage in my movie-verse
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233519)
Posted by Mr. RoBoTTo on June 3rd, 2011 @ 10:58pm CDT
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R u for Real!?...I i think Michael bay has inhale way to much fumes from all the explotions in his movies..

big dessapointment.... :BANG_HEAD:
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233585)
Posted by El Duque on June 4th, 2011 @ 1:07am CDT
jaws wrote:Novel, movie adaptation, released images of non-tranforming clear Ferrari = Mirage, he will be Mirage in my movie-verse


Maybe, but lets not forget 2007's Brawl/Devastator situation.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233634)
Posted by DMSL on June 4th, 2011 @ 4:00am CDT
Dino for a Transformer? I think they are BS-ing us.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233686)
Posted by NamelessOne on June 4th, 2011 @ 6:42am CDT
Yet again, I hope this isn't true - we've already had the excruciating jive-talking of Jazz (way to go on getting that right), the racist ebonics of the Twins, and now an-Italian-a who-a is-a called a-Dino because of-a Enzo-a Ferrari-a-s son-a?

I'm from Ireland, and thank god Bay is only doing these films as a trilogy, otehrwise he'd have a leprechaun Transformer called Luckicharms. :twisted:
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233762)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 4th, 2011 @ 10:56am CDT
NaM3L3sS wrote:Yet again, I hope this isn't true - we've already had the excruciating jive-talking of Jazz (way to go on getting that right), the racist ebonics of the Twins, and now an-Italian-a who-a is-a called a-Dino because of-a Enzo-a Ferrari-a-s son-a?

I'm from Ireland, and thank god Bay is only doing these films as a trilogy, otehrwise he'd have a leprechaun Transformer called Luckicharms. :twisted:


How is it stereotypical that someone coming from Italy speaks with an Italian accent?
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233770)
Posted by NamelessOne on June 4th, 2011 @ 11:09am CDT
No doubt it's going to be stereotypical when the red italian Ferrari called Dino will turn up with a Dolmio pasta Sauce Hollywood version accent, rather than an actual one.

I would bet money that this charachter's reveal will be in a packed lunctime Roman Piazza, with tableful, full of spaghetti lined tables to knock over (maybe even tear part of a womans dress off along the way), because any other countries are treated shabbily in the Bayverse.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233776)
Posted by D-340 on June 4th, 2011 @ 11:19am CDT
El Duque wrote:
jaws wrote:Novel, movie adaptation, released images of non-tranforming clear Ferrari = Mirage, he will be Mirage in my movie-verse


Maybe, but lets not forget 2007's Brawl/Devastator situation.



And we know who won that battle too, Hasbro. They said he was Brawl, Bay admitted him being called Devastator in the movie was an error. Bay and his cronies can say all they want, but Hasbro has the ultimate say.

It's things like this that show how little Bay and crew respect the franchise.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233814)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 4th, 2011 @ 12:37pm CDT
NaM3L3sS wrote:No doubt it's going to be stereotypical when the red italian Ferrari called Dino will turn up with a Dolmio pasta Sauce Hollywood version accent, rather than an actual one.


So you saw the movie already and know how he sounds?
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233872)
Posted by NamelessOne on June 4th, 2011 @ 2:30pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:
NaM3L3sS wrote:No doubt it's going to be stereotypical when the red italian Ferrari called Dino will turn up with a Dolmio pasta Sauce Hollywood version accent, rather than an actual one.


So you saw the movie already and know how he sounds?


Of course I don't know how he sounds, but, based on emipirical data from the previous two outings, it's an educated opinion that bears some thought!
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233919)
Posted by dirk2243 on June 4th, 2011 @ 3:35pm CDT
Just bought this RPM yesterday and he is called Mirage.

underneath it even says European Sports Car
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233926)
Posted by NamelessOne on June 4th, 2011 @ 3:48pm CDT
Yeah, I think the production probably has to have a licensing deal in place, where Ferrari would have final say on their brand - this gets around using the same 'non brand' that a lot of other car companys hate, because they're eager for a taste of the action, so to speak - but allows HasTak to sell off whatever they call it "european sports coupe" - or whatever the financial year dictates - so the big hitters don't normally get involved.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233932)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 4th, 2011 @ 4:09pm CDT
NaM3L3sS wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:
NaM3L3sS wrote:No doubt it's going to be stereotypical when the red italian Ferrari called Dino will turn up with a Dolmio pasta Sauce Hollywood version accent, rather than an actual one.


So you saw the movie already and know how he sounds?


Of course I don't know how he sounds, but, based on emipirical data from the previous two outings, it's an educated opinion that bears some thought!


Or it's called an assumption.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1233982)
Posted by It Is Him on June 4th, 2011 @ 6:07pm CDT
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1234047)
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on June 4th, 2011 @ 7:28pm CDT
Bay's just yankin' our chain. He will be called Mirage in the movie. Dino? Really now.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1234070)
Posted by GetterDragun on June 4th, 2011 @ 7:49pm CDT
It Is Him wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:Pics tomorrow with DOTM Optimus Driving:


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Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1234154)
Posted by NamelessOne on June 4th, 2011 @ 10:50pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:
NaM3L3sS wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:
NaM3L3sS wrote:No doubt it's going to be stereotypical when the red italian Ferrari called Dino will turn up with a Dolmio pasta Sauce Hollywood version accent, rather than an actual one.


So you saw the movie already and know how he sounds?


Of course I don't know how he sounds, but, based on emipirical data from the previous two outings, it's an educated opinion that bears some thought!


Or it's called an assumption.


It's a statement based on what we have all seen before; if they were to go down the 'Dino' route, the name alone should infer what comes after, are they really going to deviate from the 'trite and rusted' character development, at this stage???

Judging by the estimated runtime, a lotta stuff will be dispensed with fairly quick...
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1234407)
Posted by shamone on June 5th, 2011 @ 9:48am CDT
to be fair, what is in a name that we call a rose


if past performances are anything to go by, then he will appear, do something cool for five seconds then disappear for the rest of the movie or die a pointless death, without any audience reaction.
Re: Mirage's New Name Revealed (1234657)
Posted by It Is Him on June 5th, 2011 @ 7:01pm CDT
GetterDragun wrote:I had a better idea than Optimus driving:


Cool stuff =P~

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