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News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:53 am

Desslok2201 wrote:Uhh... We now have a lobster that's name is a misspelled soup. The train is officially off the rails.

Good call! Bisque is indeed a type of soup, usually based on crustaceans like, here, a lobster. Gotta love Hasbro's sense of humor :lol:

And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask. :oops:

by **dreadwing95** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:55 am

ciffjumper and prowl? and thunder hoof isnt that bad of a name for a goofy looking decepticon lol

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:06 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask.

Me too, Jelze.
Here we go!

News Credits: 4504 · by **william-james88** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:06 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:Uhh... We now have a lobster that's name is a misspelled soup. The train is officially off the rails.

Good call! Bisque is indeed a type of soup, usually based on crustaceans like, here, a lobster. Gotta love Hasbro's sense of humor

And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask.

I feel the same way (as does Cobotron). I actually find this quite original. These decepticons are original characters with original designs that dont play much of an homage to anything previous. That is quite rare when you think of it (both Prime and Animated were all about homages and inspiration from previous lines). I might just get the decepticons (if made in warrior class) and have them battle my Prime line autobots with some Beast Hunters dragons thrown in for good measure.

And I like the Bisk name, it's very cute.

The fun thing about this line is that I wont feel rushed to get them or to get them all (as opposed to Combiner wars where one MUST get them all before one particular member gets sold out). I can just wait for a discount. For some reason, I am always more open to trying out discounted transformers and rarely regret a purchase.

News Credits: 1 · by **YRQRM0** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:24 am

Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

News Credits: 4504 · by **william-james88** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:27 am

YRQRM0 wrote:Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

But come on, that could mean the return of Dwayne Johnson!

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:33 am

Cobotron wrote:I think Airazor was always intended to be female. Japanese love their super heroins.

Airazor's gender in the Hasbro line is due to Beast Wars story editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio's insistence. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female. The later Transmetal version of Airazor was the first American-released Transformer mold created to represent a female character.

In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Airazor was made male.

From TFWiki.

Siger wrote:Way too kiddish looking for my taste. Good transformations though. Why is Bumblebee holding the Starsaber?

That is not the Star Saber.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, I may have missed the memo here, but is it just me or are all the Decepticons animal-based:

Underbite: dog?
Steeljaw: wolf
Bisk: Lobster
Thunderhoof: stag
Hammerstrike: hammerhead shark

You didn't know that? But we got glimpses of all those guys in the old promo vids for the series:

YRQRM0 wrote:Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

Looks more like G1 Cliffjumper along with G1 Prowl included here because G1.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:35 am

Did they only have 3 colors to mold these in? Steeljaw, Thunderhoof (what a bizarre name), and Hammerstrike are cast in the same shade of blue despite the art saying otherwise...
And Prowl's grey for some reason, and Underbite's colors are reversed, and, well, you get the idea.

I hope Underbite and Hammerstrike get decent toys.

News Credits: 18 · by **leokearon** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:53 am

managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

News Credits: 4504 · by **william-james88** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:01 pm

leokearon wrote:managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

Which class?

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:06 pm

The cartoon actually doesn't look half bad, I have to admit. Very kiddy but that's not a bad thing.

Also, even without seeing him I want Bisk. Because he's a lobster and crustaceans are my jam. (Also he could make a sweet custom Nautilator at a stretch...)

News Credits: 19 · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:08 pm

Yeah, I've made the decision to get most of the Decepticons from this line. So far with the exception of Hammerstrike and Underbite, I just don't like their look.

Bisk because his name is Bisk.

Steeljaw looks interesting enough.

And Thunderhoof reminds me of the song Thunderhorse by Dethklok.

News Credits: 18 · by **leokearon** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:10 pm

william-james88 wrote:
leokearon wrote:managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

Which class?

Warrior, the one steps and Legends/Legion will be out next week

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:18 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:The cartoon actually doesn't look half bad, I have to admit. Very kiddy but that's not a bad thing.

Yeah, it's basically the TF: Prime art style animated in cel-shaded CGI instead of pure CGI.

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:23 pm

Amazon has some of the new stuff. Not from a marketplace seller either.

Just bought this Grimlock: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKNOC/

Also have Legion Strongarm: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKU4U/

Edit: Legion OP in stock as well: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LXCKR20

Another Edit: Here's the rest:

Legion Steeljaw: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKTZU

Legion Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKU36

3-Step Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKO1Y/

Given this weird selection I can only assume I missed out on some of the other stuff.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:34 pm

Cobotron wrote:Ah Oh.
I'm diggin' these animal based Decepticons.
I hope we get a warrior class of that stag.
I was so going to try to avoid this line.
Oh well.

I'm at least going to have to get Steeljaw, for obvious reasons.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:40 pm

In a strange twist of irony, the only thing I'm interested in is the Bumblebee from this line.

I'll be saving a lot of cash on this one.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:02 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Ah Oh.
I'm diggin' these animal based Decepticons.
I hope we get a warrior class of that stag.
I was so going to try to avoid this line.
Oh well.

I'm at least going to have to get Steeljaw, for obvious reasons.

I thought of you the minute I saw him.
I love that wolf mobil!
HO WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:10 pm

Fellow Seibertron.com member ScottyP has just alerted us to some interesting listings on Amazon.com for the new Transformers: Robots in Disguise first wave of Legions and 3-Step Changers, including Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Strongarm, Steeljaw and two type of Bumblebee. These are official Amazon stock, so feel free to purchase them now, and quickly before they disappear (if they're your thing, obviously) by clicking on the images below for the corresponding listing!

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:24 pm

ScottyP wrote:Amazon has some of the new stuff. Not from a marketplace seller either.

Just bought this Grimlock: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKNOC/

Also have Legion Strongarm: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKU4U/

Edit: Legion OP in stock as well: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LXCKR20

Another Edit: Here's the rest:

Legion Steeljaw: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKTZU

Legion Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKU36

3-Step Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKO1Y/

Given this weird selection I can only assume I missed out on some of the other stuff.

I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

News Credits: 19 · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:25 pm

I don't like that Grimlock, but that 3-step changer is kinda neat for how it pulls off a decent robot mode and a dino mode that's pretty good too. It looks like it has only 3 usable points of articulation in robot mode (waist and shoulders). Maybe 4 if the head moves too. Still not something I'd ever buy, but it looks interesting.

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:46 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers, kind of like how the Warriors are the Deluxe equivalent.

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:50 pm

ScottyP wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers,

Flip & Change/Smash & Change would be a more apt comparison than Voyagers.

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:54 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers,
Flip & Change/Smash & Change would be a more apt comparison than Voyagers.

I disagree. They're the closest thing this line has to Voyagers, they're just really, really simple ones. The Smash/Flip Change figures were pure gimmick toys. These are at least attempting to have somewhat accurate robot modes, and the transformations, while simple, aren't one-step like the Smash/Flip change guys.

After typing that, I guess they're in between voyagers and flip change, aren't they? Eh, I'll leave it typed as is, more fun that way