Kabaya Wave 5 to Include WFC Optimus Prime and Deszaras - Also Gaia Guardian Wave

Wow! Have to say some of these are better than the Legion/Legends class figures we're getting, looking at WFC prime. Wow just wow.

A Deszaras toy that I don't have to sell one of my kidneys for?! sign me up!
Love that they made his wings point to the sides like in the show, I don't think the G1 toy could do that(Can anyone confirm that for me?), though it doesn't look like he has the sword/scimitar from the show, I'll probably look for one when he comes out.

Oh my I do want.

I also hope the new Gaia combiner holds together better than Gaiacross does.

Love me some Kabaya figures! What I really like about wave five (aside from Prime & Deszaras) is that it includes Hotspot, and a seperate wave within a wave of this Gaia Guardian. Looks to me like Blades, First-Aid, Groove, and Streetwise will be able to combine with Hotspot!

That way if your don't care foe "Gaia Guardian" you can have him merged as Defensor!

Never had any interest in these figures, but I wouldn't mind getting a Deszaras. Anybody care to tell me how big they are?

WolfDawg wrote:Never had any interest in these figures, but I wouldn't mind getting a Deszaras. Anybody care to tell me how big they are?

About Scout sized in robot mode, thought they were smaller before I bought any.

A Defensor homage? GIMME!

Isn't that Deathsaurus, not "Deszarius"?

OneConArmy wrote:Isn't that Deathsaurus, not "Deszarius"?

In before Sabrblade!

Actually, it's not. "Deszaras" is a nonsensical name in Japanese, having no root meaning whatsoever. As such a logical transliteration into English is impossible. "Deathsaurus" is the most logical sounding attempt even though it's incorrect: the Japanese would have spelled out De-su-za-u-ru-su, or "Deszaurus". Completely different word.
It's likely "Deszaras" is based on a naming scheme for so-called Kaiju, like Godzilla (or "Gojira" for your purists), since that's what he supposedly represents: a monstrous toothed bird with wings.

I wish someone would snap up these molds and rerelease them with paint ops instead of stickers.

What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Looks like a good chance for me to get a Deszaras. I got Victory Leo, so I might as well. These are almost as cool as reissues and heck of a lot more affordable.

Sabrblade wrote:What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Exactly

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Exactly

But it's such a minor character to them. His only fictional appearance was in a two-page mini-manga. This form of his isn't that iconic in Japan to be up with the likes of all the others who have come before him in these sets.

sweet, can't wait to grab these

I've been wanting to try some Kabaya kits after seeing a few builds of them on YouTube. I finally bit the bullet and pre-ordered the box containing Deszaras (and duplicates of course) from BBTS. That WFC Prime looks kinda cool too.

This should be fun .

You should get Star Saber & Victory Leo! And Ginrai and Godbomber! They're my favorites.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Exactly

But it's such a minor character to them. His only fictional appearance was in a two-page mini-manga. This form of his isn't that iconic in Japan to be up with the likes of all the others who have come before him in these sets.

Well, they did make Wipe-Out, an obscure American character, who's super obscure for Americans.

But the thing WFC Prime has, is well, he's Optimus Prime, one of Japan's fave Transformers.

Also these look awesome.

cannonfodder4000 wrote:A Deszaras toy that I don't have to sell one of my kidneys for?! sign me up!
Love that they made his wings point to the sides like in the show, I don't think the G1 toy could do that(Can anyone confirm that for me?), though it doesn't look like he has the sword/scimitar from the show, I'll probably look for one when he comes out.

If I remember correctly the wings do have a range of motion allowing them to be moved to the side. I'll try and take a picture tonight if I remember.

I like the looks of these little kits I hope this new combiner holds together better than Giacross

Dead Metal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Exactly

But it's such a minor character to them. His only fictional appearance was in a two-page mini-manga. This form of his isn't that iconic in Japan to be up with the likes of all the others who have come before him in these sets.

Well, they did make Wipe-Out, an obscure American character, who's super obscure for Americans.

This argument only holds up if Wip[e-Out were being made into a Kabaya kit figure, which he's not. He's a United figure. Kabaya makes figure kits of iconic and memorable characters, whereas WFC Optimus is still fairly new and not as well renown.

Sabrblade wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:What? But the Japanese never even got War for Cybertron.

To them, this would just be a shrunk down version of the United Cybertron Mode figure.

Exactly

But it's such a minor character to them. His only fictional appearance was in a two-page mini-manga. This form of his isn't that iconic in Japan to be up with the likes of all the others who have come before him in these sets.

Well, they did make Wipe-Out, an obscure American character, who's super obscure for Americans.

This argument only holds up if Wip[e-Out were being made into a Kabaya kit figure, which he's not. He's a United figure. Kabaya makes figure kits of iconic and memorable characters, whereas WFC Optimus is still fairly new and not as well renown.

Which is where my second argument comes into play, in Japan the WFC toys where released as Cybertron modes of the G1 characters. So this Kabaya kit is just G1 Optimus to the Japanese. And last I checked Optimus is fairly well known in Japan.

While I'm relatively happy with my KO version of the 80's Kabaya Deszaras (would be perfectly happy if the panels on the arms didn't like to pop out so much) I'm curious enough to want one of these for a contrast and compare.

The Planet Iacon facebook page has posted a color image of Kabaya's Wave 5 figures WFC Optimus Prime, Deathsaurus, and Hot Spot. Image mirrored below.

Me wants Hot Spot and Gaia Guardian!

Wow! Those all look amazing! I like how Optimus and Hot Spot also come with Deathsaurus's little breast beasties. I can't wait to get these guys!

I like them!

Maybe this is an indicator that they have a Classics Hot Spot on the way. :^D (Okay, just let me dream.)

gothsaurus wrote:Maybe this is an indicator that they have a Classics Hot Spot on the way. :^D (Okay, just let me dream.)

Redecoed/remolded from Inferno, perhaps?

Yeah, put that back on the presses!!! and oh yeah, while it's on there... Artfire.

This might be my first Kabaya purchase! I love that HotSpot! The others are great little versions, but I'm a combiner sap!

Deszauras is the one i am looking forward to
might have to grab the other two for the add on pieces

Kinda peeved that you have to get the other 2 to get the breast force figures... that being said, I would kill for a deathsaurus reissue.

freetouch wrote:Kinda peeved that you have to get the other 2 to get the breast force figures... that being said, I would kill for a deathsaurus reissue.

Second.
I don't know if I'm going to be able to get these no matter how bad I want them as my LCS still hasn't gotten the Rodimus wave and BBTS doesn't have preorders on this one yet! I lucked into finding an Ultra Magnus in the shop but since then, nothing!

zodconvoy wrote:

freetouch wrote:Kinda peeved that you have to get the other 2 to get the breast force figures... that being said, I would kill for a deathsaurus reissue.

Second.
I don't know if I'm going to be able to get these no matter how bad I want them as my LCS still hasn't gotten the Rodimus wave and BBTS doesn't have preorders on this one yet! I lucked into finding an Ultra Magnus in the shop but since then, nothing!

Honestly the best bet is to just preorder them from a store and get a case.

I dont think I'm going to get the single bots, because its cheaper for me to get them at the steel city con... although its not cheaper to get them combiners there... I'd probably get them from TFsource since the only dude at the toy show sells them for twice or 3X the case price.

Okay, definitely interested. How do I get the full set of these? (I.E. The full combiner, WFC Optimus and Dez/Death/whateversaurus)

Buy both boxes? Because I'm going to preorder asap. If there's any extras left over, I'll sell off the rest to people here.

Autobot032 wrote:Okay, definitely interested. How do I get the full set of these? (I.E. The full combiner, WFC Optimus and Dez/Death/whateversaurus)

Buy both boxes? Because I'm going to preorder asap. If there's any extras left over, I'll sell off the rest to people here.

You only need to get this box to get all 3 of those figures (WFC Optimus, Hot Spot and Deathsaurus/Dezaurus).

xyl360 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Okay, definitely interested. How do I get the full set of these? (I.E. The full combiner, WFC Optimus and Dez/Death/whateversaurus)

Buy both boxes? Because I'm going to preorder asap. If there's any extras left over, I'll sell off the rest to people here.

You only need to get this box to get all 3 of those figures (WFC Optimus, Hot Spot and Deathsaurus/Dezaurus).

Okay, thank you. Now what about the limbs?

Unless I'm mistaken, this is the one with the limbs.

xyl360 wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, this is the one with the limbs.

...ooh. $90.07 including shipping. Ouch.

Yep, it's certainly a better deal if you can go in on the Kabaya kits with some fellow collector(s) since you'll have tons of duplicates to split up, that way you save some cash and don't have to worry about having tons of useless 'spares' around or trying to sell the spares later on ebay etc.

Autobot032 wrote:

xyl360 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:Okay, definitely interested. How do I get the full set of these? (I.E. The full combiner, WFC Optimus and Dez/Death/whateversaurus)

Buy both boxes? Because I'm going to preorder asap. If there's any extras left over, I'll sell off the rest to people here.

You only need to get this box to get all 3 of those figures (WFC Optimus, Hot Spot and Deathsaurus/Dezaurus).

Okay, thank you. Now what about the limbs?

They're in a separate wave.

xyl360 wrote:Unless I'm mistaken, this is the one with the limbs.

Interdasting... BBTS is actually cheaper for Gaia Guardian by roughly $5-$6 (shipping included) although they are more expensive on the dezarus case.

You can order the three figures individually and the Gaia Guardian set at Captured Prey.

xyl360 wrote:Yep, it's certainly a better deal if you can go in on the Kabaya kits with some fellow collector(s) since you'll have tons of duplicates to split up, that way you save some cash and don't have to worry about having tons of useless 'spares' around or trying to sell the spares later on ebay etc.

Not quite.

You get 10 pieces to a box. 3 lots of 2 figures and 2 of 1 figure. So you're either going to have two little buddies left over or Dezaurus is going to be one short.

In the first wave I bought two boxes, but that was fine, they were all singles. The Ginrai wave I only bought one box and ended up with a God Bomber left over. The last wave I only bought one box and you couldn't create a third Rodimus completely because he was missing his large gun.

So in this case ... buy two boxes. Best way to split up for spares and make a few dollars back. (Honestly, you only need to sell them for $5.)

freetouch wrote:Kinda peeved that you have to get the other 2 to get the breast force figures... that being said, I would kill for a deathsaurus reissue.

Same here. Were they originally included with Deszaras? If so it's annoying that I have to get the other 2 to complete a figure. I sort of want to build Rodimus Prime but I don't want to have to buy Inferno (who I don't want) just to do it.

Anyone who wants these without having to buy a whole case, check out http://www.capturedprey.com. They sell singles and have excellent customer service!

I'd love to see deluxe versions of Deathsaurus and Hotspot.

www.capturedprey.com
has all you are looking for
i highly recommend these guys
painless ordering and good experiences in the past

gothsaurus wrote:Maybe this is an indicator that they have a Classics Hot Spot on the way. :^D (Okay, just let me dream.)

It totally is.