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[El Duque]

Thanks to the folks over on 78dm.net we have our first in-hand images of Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Wave 2 Deluxe's Ripclaw and Starscream. Check out the images mirrored below.

Update: Additional images of Starscream have added courtesy of HK-TF. See bottom of post.

[ebeforei]

Looks good ......untilllllll you get to Starscream. Darnit - why would they just not retool the awesome deluxe mold we already have... oh, I get it...money money money...... That thing is so freaking small next to first edition. After I review they toy, it's going straight to my 5 yr old..... He will most likely love it, and I suppose in the end that is what Hasbro cares about.

[Doubledealer93]

god i cant wait to get ripclaw, and damn that starscream is tiny, and ugly.

[Sabrblade]

Ripclaw doesn't look nearly as brightly colored as she did in her stock photography.

And, wow, is Starscream SHORT.

[RAcast]

Wow...just wow. Starscream is SO SMALL.

[Rhinox23]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this Starscream is terrible! Unlike Ripclaw, his colors look just as bad, if not worse than the stock photos.

I was planning on getting Ripclaw anyway, but the coloring is much better in these photos and probably even better in person. Her robot head is exactly like Ser-Ket's from the Rage of the Dinobots comic. I'm assuming that a remolded Predacon head into a bat is inevitable.

Possible spoiler (speculation) alert!

The dragon head of Ripclaw looks just like the Predacon that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2. Again, Ripclaw looks just like Ser-Ket minus the coloring and aforementioned head. Is it possible that Ser-Ket was the Predacon that attacked them? Or does she become a dragon? This is just my guess but this figure and packaging information seem to fit together with Ser-Ket too well. It says she's a girl after all and the comic is supposed to tie in directly with TFP Season 3. Just wanted to see if anyone else was thinking this too.

[GuyIncognito]

Ripclaw is awesome, but Hasbro should be ashamed of that sorry excuse for a Starscream figure. Terrible mold in terrible colors. Why they didn't just retool the excellent FE mold they already have is beyond me.

[RAcast]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this Starscream is terrible! Unlike Ripclaw, his colors look just as bad, if not worse than the stock photos.

I was planning on getting Ripclaw anyway, but the coloring is much better in these photos and probably even better in person. Her robot head is exactly like Ser-Ket's from the Rage of the Dinobots comic. I'm assuming that a remolded Predacon head into a bat is inevitable.

Possible spoiler (speculation) alert!

The dragon head of Ripclaw looks just like the Predacon that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2. Again, Ripclaw looks just like Ser-Ket minus the coloring and aforementioned head. Is it possible that Ser-Ket was the Predacon that attacked them? Or does she become a dragon? This is just my guess but this figure and packaging information seem to fit together with Ser-Ket too well. It says she's a girl after all and the comic is supposed to tie in directly with TFP Season 3. Just wanted to see if anyone else was thinking this too.

Ripclaw is a clone of Ser-ket, I think I recall reading something like that. I think it's in the toy's bio?

[Rhinox23]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this Starscream is terrible! Unlike Ripclaw, his colors look just as bad, if not worse than the stock photos.

I was planning on getting Ripclaw anyway, but the coloring is much better in these photos and probably even better in person. Her robot head is exactly like Ser-Ket's from the Rage of the Dinobots comic. I'm assuming that a remolded Predacon head into a bat is inevitable.

Possible spoiler (speculation) alert!

The dragon head of Ripclaw looks just like the Predacon that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2. Again, Ripclaw looks just like Ser-Ket minus the coloring and aforementioned head. Is it possible that Ser-Ket was the Predacon that attacked them? Or does she become a dragon? This is just my guess but this figure and packaging information seem to fit together with Ser-Ket too well. It says she's a girl after all and the comic is supposed to tie in directly with TFP Season 3. Just wanted to see if anyone else was thinking this too.

Ripclaw is a clone of Ser-ket, I think I recall reading something like that. I think it's in the toy's bio?

Ok thanks. That makes sense. This also pretty much guarantees a repaint/remold into Ser-Ket then. Although I could see Takara doing this and not Hasbro, but who knows what Beast Hunters they have planned down the line.

[Henry921]

Ripclaw's beast mode looks better than I thought! But that robot mode, especially the head sculpt...

Very glad I preordered her.

As for Screamer, yes, he's fugly, but for whatever reason I'm digging the new mold. Probably scale... I need to see him next to BH Soundwave, because literally the only thing I dislike about FE Starscream is that he's just a little too tall. This one is a far inferior mold but I'll probably get it anyway, because I get crazy when it comes to scale.

[PrymeStriker]

I'll hold out 'till the Ser-Ket repaint. Ripclaw's paint job is ugly as hell.

Ripclaw is awesome, but Hasbro should be ashamed of that sorry excuse for a Starscream figure. Terrible mold in terrible colors. Why they didn't just retool the excellent FE mold they already have is beyond me.

That's like asking why they didn't re-release any of the FE figures for any of the succeeding Prime lines. FE figures were geared further toward the older collectors; Beast Hunters is for the young kids.

The dragon head of Ripclaw looks just like the Predacon that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2.

There were no Predacons that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2; the Dinobots attacked the Forged. The blue Predacon from Issue #1 was Backbite.

Is it possible that Ser-Ket was the Predacon that attacked them? Or does she become a dragon?

No. Ser-Ket never attacked the Dinobots.

This is just my guess but this figure and packaging information seem to fit together with Ser-Ket too well.

I wonder why.

Ripclaw is a clone of Ser-ket, I think I recall reading something like that. I think it's in the toy's bio?

I'll tell you where you heard it; from Lazerback's bio. He's the clone of the Predacons.

[xyl360]

There's something so very familiar about Ripclaw...

[Mkall]

Ripclaw looks damn cool. Finally a fembot that doesn't look like a robo-supermodel. Starscream is an easy pass.

[Nemesis Destron]

There's something so very familiar about Ripclaw...

And it's off to the masquerade we go... . But honestly there have been far worse pieces of crap than this poor rendition of SS. I actually like it but Starscream he ain't gonna be...'nuff said!

[griftimus prime]

cant wait for toyfair

[Megatron Wolf]

still not a fan of ripclaw, beast mode is ok but the robot mode doesnt fit. Still say it should be annihilus in the marvel line. And starscream looks good until you realize how small he is, finally get an ok looking starscream & they have to make it scout size. What genius thinks thats a deluxe class figure? Starting to think classes dont mean crap at hasbro anymore, other than how much they can charge. So much for deluxes being deluxe size again. Best part is their going to charge you $16 for that piece of crap. After seeing lazerback & generations soundwave i thought hasbro snapped out of it and started to set things right, clearly i was wrong. Oh well this just means more money for me to spend on video games and rebuilding my gargoyles collection.

[Noideaforaname]

Right when I thought they were going back to the older, larger size, this Starscream happens.

[Rhinox23]

I'll hold out 'till the Ser-Ket repaint. Ripclaw's paint job is ugly as hell.

Ripclaw is awesome, but Hasbro should be ashamed of that sorry excuse for a Starscream figure. Terrible mold in terrible colors. Why they didn't just retool the excellent FE mold they already have is beyond me.

That's like asking why they didn't re-release any of the FE figures for any of the succeeding Prime lines. FE figures were geared further toward the older collectors; Beast Hunters is for the young kids.

The dragon head of Ripclaw looks just like the Predacon that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2.

There were no Predacons that attacked the Dinobots in Issue #2; the Dinobots attacked the Forged. The blue Predacon from Issue #1 was Backbite.

Is it possible that Ser-Ket was the Predacon that attacked them? Or does she become a dragon?

No. Ser-Ket never attacked the Dinobots.

This is just my guess but this figure and packaging information seem to fit together with Ser-Ket too well.

I wonder why.

Ripclaw is a clone of Ser-ket, I think I recall reading something like that. I think it's in the toy's bio?

I'll tell you where you heard it; from Lazerback's bio. He's the clone of the Predacons.

Hey Pryme! You're right it was in Issue #1 with the dragon Predacon Backbite. I was hoping you'd join in on the discussion since you seem to follow these things very closely and read the comics. I was just thinking out loud (err...typing out loud) and wanted to see if anybody was going down the same path as me.

Don't you think it's strange they would give us Ripclaw when there is already Ser-Ket in the story line right now? It's a great tie in and may get more people to read the comics who watch the show and collect the figures and vice versa. To me, Ripclaw looks like Ser-Ket in every way (minus colors) with the Backbite head. Again, just speculating as to other theories on why or how this will fit/make sense within this continuity.

Oh btw, I never said that Ser-Ket attacked the Dinobots herself. Only again speculating as to the possible relationship between Ser-Ket and Backbite (if there even is one)!

[PrymeStriker]

Right when I thought they were going back to the older, larger size, this Starscream happens.

Every line had it's tiny Deluxe. Even the lines with "big" Deluxes. There's still a little window of hope; let's see Smokescreen side by side with the other Autobots.

Don't you think it's strange they would give us Ripclaw when there is already Ser-Ket in the story line right now? It's a great tie in and may get more people to read the comics who watch the show and collect the figures and vice versa. To me, Ripclaw looks like Ser-Ket in every way (minus colors) with the Backbite head. Again, just speculating as to other theories on why or how this will fit/make sense within this continuity.

Well, Ser-Ket has the mold available to her now thanks to Ripclaw. What I think it means is that Ser-Ket will be joining Predaking as a Predacon that appears in the third season. I'll wait to see if Hasbro does anything with her in the next couple of waves. If not, it'll be another case of Kup and Ironhide and we can only pray Takara gets on it.

As for any relationship between Ser-Ket and Backbite, I think they're just similar dragons. We haven't seen Backbite's robot mode.

[kirbenvost]

Huh. Ripclaw's actually not too bad. I'll probably still pass on all the Predacons though.

[Mykltron]

Wow, surprisingly Ripclaw looks quite good. If she's in the show I might get her, despite my lack of interest in beastformers.

[El Duque]

Added more images of Screamer.

[Megatronsdemise666]

Too bad this screamer mold wasnt repainted into slipstream.

[Megatronsdemise666]

Too bad this screamer mold wasnt repainted into slipstream.

[Megatronsdemise666]

Too bad this screamer mold wasnt repainted into slipstream.