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[Overcracker]

Loving Bumblebee, Wheeljack and Soundwave. More than that, Omega, and Prime are musts.

Other than that, think Predaking looks interesting, but he reminds me a lot of R.I.D Bruticus for some reason.

[Sabrblade]

WHY ddi that have to use that stupid mouthed version for Platinum Edition Optimus? Wasn't that the whole point of the mouthplated running change? >_<

[Crosscheck]

I wonder about Omega's head. The original Energon Omega Supreme was a Headmaster, I am curious if this one is too. Where does the spot where Omega's head attaches to end up on the toy when in vehicle mode?

[Flashwave]

Not the most promising of first impressions. I'm not sure why there is a need to try and make highly advanced alien robots look more primitive, though I guess they picked a theme and they're going with it.

Here's an angle, although I doubt this is what Hasbro's doing: If Shockwave built them, perhaps because he's not actually Primus/VectorS Sigma/Allpark/Dues Machina he can't build the kind of complex lifeforms that he himself is. Surgeons can replace organs in humans, but they can't build an actual human. What if Cybertronian physiology is fundamentally the same?

To quote Arcee and Jack "You turn into a motor cycle, don't you know how to build one?

Your a human Jack, can you build me a small intestine?"

Or, maybe, deep down, Shockwave is really a psychopathic whack-job with a secret passion for monsters.

[Sabrblade]

Shockwave didn't/couldn't have created the Predacons, as they already existed long before the current generation of Cybertronians. The Predacons are like the Cybertron equivalent of dinosaurs, in that they were Cybertron's first ancient race and were said to have been destroyed in a great cataclysm.

How they return, however, will be revealed in the show.

[DMSL]

All i see is that a majority of these "new figures" are repaints and retools.

If Hasbro thinks that's what i want they have not been paying much attention.

So let me tell Hasbro what i want, i want proper remakes of the G1 Headmasters and Targetmasters for my Classics collection, a Deluxe Class Classic Blaster and a Voyager Class Classic Galvatron. I woulden't mind a DOTM Leader Class Megatron either, i think Hasbro even promised us that he would come. Now that we are talking DOTM, release Leadfoot and Soundwave for Alpha Trion's sake that's what i really want.

[Heckfire]

Funny thing...for years now, I've been using my Cybertron Scourge figure as the leader of a new Predacon faction under the name of "Predaking" (long story short: the gestalt broke free of Razorclaw and Co. and gained his own body). Now Hasbro introduces a new Predacon faction led by a bot based on Cybertron Scourge who is named "Predaking."

Either Hasbro is stripmining my imagination without me knowing it...AGAIN...or I can officially see the future.

[Va'al]

Are there no images of the Leader Predaking? That one looked particuarly interesting.
Or was it just the Voyager, with different paint apps?

While I find the three "retools" interesting, I'm not sure I want to replace the current cast members on the shelf. I might just focus on the beasts from now on.
With that said, Lazerback looks really really interesting.

The symbol, however, confuses me:

That doesn't look like the Beast Hunter symbol at all. Is it a pre-production one?

[Mykltron]

Predaking is the only thing that might interest me. If there's a leader class I'll probably get that instead though.

Isn't anyone going to complain that Omega Supreme only has one hand?

[Manterax Prime]

Predaking is the only thing that might interest me. If there's a leader class I'll probably get that instead though.

Isn't anyone going to complain that Omega Supreme only has one hand?

1. There will be a leader version of Predaking, as shown from the photos of the girl holding him at NYCC

2. Nobody's gonna complain about Omega because he's NEVER had 2 hands, just the claw-hand on his right arm and a blaster arm for his left one. It's always been that way. Why complain now about a toy not having any real hands when it's of a character who's never had any real hands to begin with?