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[El Duque]

If you've had Transformers Prime Deluxe Wave 5 on pre-order with site sponsor BBTS you should have received an email today verifying that the originally listed Ironhide is in fact Sergeant Kup. Not that surprising, we've known that was the case for a while now. The interesting part of the email is that Ironhide may be joining the ranks of Voyager Breakdown and Gaia Unicron as Takara Tomy exclusives with no expected domestic release. See the email below.

Hi - We have just learned that Ironhide is not expected to be released domstically, and will instead be replaced by Sergeant Kup. We thank you for your order, and apologize for the inconvenience.

Thanks,
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[Mkall]

Bit of a bummer, considering that was one of the few Prime figures I think would do well in a classics lineup. I had seen this coming and preordered the Takara version just in case.

[Gearslide]

Soooo....

Concept art of Ironhide was made so he could be in Prime.
Then he wasn't in Prime, but Hasbro took that concept art and made a Cyberverse Commander Ironhide toy.
THEN Hasbro designed a Deluxe size figure based completely off of the concept art, with near perfect accuracy.
And painted it as Kup and released it.

Hubbawha?

And so, the Takara Exclusive figures now include:

Skywarp
War Breakdown
Jet Vehicon
Swerve
Gaia Unicron
Ironhide

Not to mention that Takara will be releasing "Silas Breakdown," "Nemesis Prime," "Smokescreen," and "Leo Prime"

My wallet says "ouch"

[SW's SilverHammer]

over used but fitting

Hubbawha?

as for that, all i can think is that Hasbro or retailers thought that Kup's colors would be more appealing, sort of like what they did with FOC combaticons, or they're lazy.

[LordBludgeon]

I'm starting to wonder who I should be more disappointed in and frustrated at...

Takara for getting all these exclusive figures and decos...
or
Hasbro for not also releasing them domestically...

I would rather have Ironhide, not Kup...
and,
No Unicron?
No versions of the Breakdown mold?

Bludgeon is not amused by this...

[Noideaforaname]

That sounds more like "the Ironhide listed was actually Kup" rather than "no Ironhide at all."

Then again, who knows with how things have been going lately.

[Manterax Prime]

I'm starting to wonder who I should be more disappointed in and frustrated at...

Takara for getting all these exclusive figures and decos...
or
Hasbro for not also releasing them domestically...

I would rather have Ironhide, not Kup...
and,
No Unicron?
No versions of the Breakdown mold?

Bludgeon is not amused by this...

And neither is the great Manterax Prime.

[Doubledealer93]

i think more of my money should go to takara.....

[Gearslide]

i think more of my money should go to takara.....

I KNOW more of my money should go to Takara!

Oh wait...
it already is!

Those little Microns are freakishly addictive (and fun to put together!)

[kirbenvost]

And now the preorder is sold out, of course. Dammit, why is Hasbro half-assing every toy line nowadays? Used to be we got silly repaints no one wanted, now we don't even get figures that are on the show that everybody wants.