Packaging Error Reveals Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 2 Ripclaw

Silly question, I take it S'Wave was packed on the Ripclaw card?

Nice to see some balance with female characters appearing. I still want to see these in the "flesh" tho'....

More fembots are always a good thing. More fembots that don't fit the typical supermodel build are even better.


I do hope there are more than just dragons in the Predacon ranks.

Notice how she's #6? I wonder who #5 is..?

Not a fan of the standard beast transformation but at least the dragon neck splits to become her shoulder plates. Not sure where the dragon head goes though.

Now there's a nice surprise Gotta say her Dragon mode looks so neat! She may be the first beast hunter I get considering I've skipped the rest so far

Awwwwww...She got Omega Supreme's arm (left).

XDMan wrote:Awwwwww...She got Omega Supreme's arm (left).

Oops, I mean right. Sorry.

She looks like a pretty solid mold, much better than the last Fembot, however that's another subject for another time. Anyhow hope to get her when she comes out, and hopefully wont be short packed.

Eh, still skipping out on Beast Hunters until we get something that looks decent-ish.

Thats actually pretty cool, although I'm not digging the flattened heads of the predacons... and I feel this figure is going to have some ugly back kibble, but still, for now it looks cool enough that I might pick up. I like the porpotions in both modes.

*Sigh*....

PRIME...once again, I'm not going to bother.

Woohoo!!! Another fembot that I'll add to my collection.

Noideaforaname wrote:More fembots are always a good thing. More fembots that don't fit the typical supermodel build are even better.

Couldn't agree more.

cant wait to get my hands on that fembot. looks good and flexible too.

Meh, so far beast hunters is looking pretty crappy

Hey! She looks a helluvalot exactly like Ser-Ket!



Now we know what Ser-Ket transforms into. Repaint please!!!!

PrymeStriker wrote:Hey! She looks a helluvalot exactly like Ser-Ket!



Now we know what Ser-Ket transforms into. Repaint please!!!!

i will have one!

PrymeStriker wrote:Hey! She looks a helluvalot exactly like Ser-Ket!



Now we know what Ser-Ket transforms into. Repaint please!!!!

Thought this was his was his beast form:



Looked at it again... it's him just swooping down.

Mindmaster wrote:
Thought this was his was his beast form:


Looked at it again... it's him just swooping down.

Yup. Just him swooping down against Mr. Grimlock. Nothing epic or anything.

So excited. I hope this means, since Ripclaw really should be repainted into him, that Ser-Ket will be among the Predacons that actually show up in season three.

Crud, I now have to buy two of Soundwave so I have one MIB since it's a packaging variant. I really like how Ripclaw looks, it has the potential to be a cool toy.

A badass fembot Predacon?! DO WANT!

Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip. Preferably a PRIME version of the ANIMATED/Timelines character.

Hey now, that looks pretty great!

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip.

Where did Dragstrip come from?

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip. Preferably a PRIME version of the ANIMATED/Timelines character.

Dude. Where did Dragstrip come from? We're talking about Beast Hunters Ripclaw.

PrymeStriker wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip. Preferably a PRIME version of the ANIMATED/Timelines character.

Dude. Where did Dragstrip come from? We're talking about Beast Hunters Ripclaw.

That's what I want to know. Only connection I'm seeing is that they're both female (at least, when it comes to Animated).

Mindmaster wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip.

Where did Dragstrip come from?

Depends on what you mean and which continuity. Hasbro's has him be from War for Cybertron. Which means that unless he was reformatted, we would have to wait for Flame War to be made. However, Drag Strip was a great Team Stunticon character and would make a great Arms Micron character.

Ergo... If Hasbro is turning an otherwise male character into a female variant, TOMY should one-up this idea with Drag Strip.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip.

Where did Dragstrip come from?

Depends on what you mean and which continuity. Hasbro's has him be from War for Cybertron. Which means that unless he was reformatted, we would have to wait for Flame War to be made. However, Drag Strip was a great Team Stunticon character and would make a great Arms Micron character.

Ergo... If Hasbro is turning an otherwise male character into a female variant, TOMY should one-up this idea with Drag Strip.

But...

I'm confused as hell.

no boobs. i am impressed. anyway. why cant the rest of the line look this good?

griftimus prime wrote:no boobs.

Umm... okay...

Yay! Now I don't have to buy the Kre-O version!

@KUMA: I think they're confused because your bringing up Dragstrip appeared to come out of the blue and seems irrelevant to the topic at hand since this thread is specifically about Ripclaw, not Prime toys in general.

Sabrblade wrote:Yay! Now I don't have to buy the Kre-O version!

@KUMA: I think they're confused because your bringing up Dragstrip came out of nowhere and is irrelevant to the topic since this thread is specifically about Ripclaw, not Prime toys in general.

Bingo.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip.

Where did Dragstrip come from?

Depends on what you mean and which continuity.

He's talking about you bringing up Dragstrip.

Which means that unless he was reformatted, we would have to wait for Flame War to be made.

Prime Flamewar has already been made.

griftimus prime wrote:no boobs. i am impressed. anyway. why cant the rest of the line look this good?

Is...that...wait...hold on...did...you just say something positive about a Transformer? Perhaps the Mayan apocalypse did happen and we just didn't notice it. And yes...it looks quite good.

Love it, bring on the beasts. Many dont like the beasts but I love them.

LMAO !!! Why cant 3rd party factories make more mistakes like this so we see less teasers ???

And the figure doesnt even look feminine...

Rated X wrote:And the figure doesnt even look feminine...

Neither was Strika:

Hmm. I dunno. The more I see of these figures, the less I'm liking them. It's been nearly 20 years since Beast Wars and I'm wondering if Hasbro's trying to do with it, what they did with RID. (I.E. revitalize by going in a different direction.) Though, I must say that a lot of the later Beast Wars toys (especially Transmetals) were really nice representations of the characters. I'm hoping the show characters are stronger than the toys. That'll make me want to even buy them.

Sad to say, I'm drawing more and more towards Power Rangers, minute by minute. If it wasn't for the FansProject X-1 (Chromedome), I wouldn't be buying anything TF right now.

Normally, I don't care about beast toys and they usually don't bother me, but this is Prime... You don't drastically change Prime and turn it into Beast Wars. It might work with kids (which is what I know they're aiming for), but I dunno.

I guess it's the simplicity of the beast molds... I do yearn for the days of ROTF/HFTD/RTS toys. Complex, look GOOD, and they're nicely sized.

Mindmaster wrote:

Rated X wrote:And the figure doesnt even look feminine...

Neither was Strika:

"STRIKA WANT SNOO SNOO!" heh, the idea of a Prime Strika lusting after Bulkhead amuses me.

Interesting. Like the looks of this fig. Her and Laserback are quite decent. The fembot angle seals the deal for me.

Wish it was an Autobot fembot beastie though. I'd like that. (just my imagination coming out in text, sorry)

Sabrblade wrote:Yay! Now I don't have to buy the Kre-O version!

@KUMA: I think they're confused because your bringing up Dragstrip appeared to come out of the blue and seems irrelevant to the topic at hand since this thread is specifically about Ripclaw, not Prime toys in general.

PrymeStriker wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Very nice! Now TOMY needs to consider making an "Arms Micron" version of Dragstrip.

Where did Dragstrip come from?

Depends on what you mean and which continuity.

He's talking about you bringing up Dragstrip.

Which means that unless he was reformatted, we would have to wait for Flame War to be made.

Prime Flamewar has already been made.

Before I finally can explain, as I had a major crash on my laptop, let me clear one thing up: I am referring to the fact that the Flame War was not turned into an Arms Micron character, Pryme. And yes, I already knew that she existed, even as an EZ series figure.

My point is this: I gave kudos to Hasbro by saying "Nice." I also did what the rest of you have done before, and make a wishful thinking-based statement by noting how I would love to see TOMY recreate ANIMATED's Drag Strip into another Arms Micron (again, not EZ) character. Especially since this will be Hasbro's third major female character (4-5 overall), while TOMY has only dished out 2... And neglected others that deserve the Arms Micron treatment.

I would have said this sooner, but as I said... My laptop had a major issue with the fact that my browser chose to freeze up twice. And atop of that, his response statement is one of those moments where the confused makes a confusing response. Plus, I would also point out that if this character is a minor character, we may instead see Ser-Ket be made by TOMY instead of Ripclaw.

(Oh... And once again, please do not assume anything tied to me. Right now, I am both struggling with my hobbies (as a few have not made any of them truly enjoyable for me) and juggling the idea of both starting a small business and having both a life and financial future that (hopefully) excludes SSI. Thanks.)

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:no boobs. i am impressed. anyway. why cant the rest of the line look this good?

Is...that...wait...hold on...did...you just say something positive about a Transformer? Perhaps the Mayan apocalypse did happen and we just didn't notice it. And yes...it looks quite good.

Actually, they said that it would only happen if Rated X was to trade all his third-party pieces for nothing but Hasbro and TOMY pieces... And proclaim his undying loyalty and budget to both companies.

Autobot032 wrote:Hmm. I dunno. The more I see of these figures, the less I'm liking them. It's been nearly 20 years since Beast Wars and I'm wondering if Hasbro's trying to do with it, what they did with RID. (I.E. revitalize by going in a different direction.) Though, I must say that a lot of the later Beast Wars toys (especially Transmetals) were really nice representations of the characters. I'm hoping the show characters are stronger than the toys. That'll make me want to even buy them.

Sad to say, I'm drawing more and more towards Power Rangers, minute by minute. If it wasn't for the FansProject X-1 (Chromedome), I wouldn't be buying anything TF right now.

Normally, I don't care about beast toys and they usually don't bother me, but this is Prime... You don't drastically change Prime and turn it into Beast Wars. It might work with kids (which is what I know they're aiming for), but I dunno.

I guess it's the simplicity of the beast molds... I do yearn for the days of ROTF/HFTD/RTS toys. Complex, look GOOD, and they're nicely sized.

This pretty much sums up how I feel about the current works done by both companies, even though "Robots in Disguise" was an English dub of "Car Robots." And if it was not for the treatment I faced on FUNimation's Facebook page in the past, and lack of knowledge on what books I'd enjoy, I would be on the very same page as Autobot032.

However, my "FansProject X-1" is the current Transformers manga series. That, and I yearn for more reissues tied to Headmasters... As well as reissues tied to both Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo (as TOMY at least should offer us a reissue of Lio Convoy, seeing how he becomes Leo Prime).

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

griftimus prime wrote:no boobs. i am impressed. anyway. why cant the rest of the line look this good?

Is...that...wait...hold on...did...you just say something positive about a Transformer? Perhaps the Mayan apocalypse did happen and we just didn't notice it. And yes...it looks quite good.

Actually, they said that it would only happen if Rated X was to trade all his third-party pieces for nothing but Hasbro and TOMY pieces... And proclaim his undying loyalty and budget to both companies.

Autobot032 wrote:Hmm. I dunno. The more I see of these figures, the less I'm liking them. It's been nearly 20 years since Beast Wars and I'm wondering if Hasbro's trying to do with it, what they did with RID. (I.E. revitalize by going in a different direction.) Though, I must say that a lot of the later Beast Wars toys (especially Transmetals) were really nice representations of the characters. I'm hoping the show characters are stronger than the toys. That'll make me want to even buy them.

Sad to say, I'm drawing more and more towards Power Rangers, minute by minute. If it wasn't for the FansProject X-1 (Chromedome), I wouldn't be buying anything TF right now.

Normally, I don't care about beast toys and they usually don't bother me, but this is Prime... You don't drastically change Prime and turn it into Beast Wars. It might work with kids (which is what I know they're aiming for), but I dunno.

I guess it's the simplicity of the beast molds... I do yearn for the days of ROTF/HFTD/RTS toys. Complex, look GOOD, and they're nicely sized.

This pretty much sums up how I feel about the current works done by both companies, even though "Robots in Disguise" was an English dub of "Car Robots." And if it was not for the treatment I faced on FUNimation's Facebook page in the past, and lack of knowledge on what books I'd enjoy, I would be on the very same page as Autobot032.

However, my "FansProject X-1" is the current Transformers manga series. That, and I yearn for more reissues tied to Headmasters... As well as reissues tied to both Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo (as TOMY at least should offer us a reissue of Lio Convoy, seeing how he becomes Leo Prime).

Speaking of X-1, he'll be at BBTS today! He already started shipping from TFSource!

Thanks for the cock-up Hasbro.

I like it! I really, really like it! I hope we get an absolute butt-load of Predacons. I want me a Transformers dragon army.

Hey, one that actually looks decent..Don't worry, Hasbro, one out of nine isn't bad

I may get this one, but then maybe not....

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Especially since this will be Hasbro's third major female character

If she ever shows up. There will be toy-only Preds. Hasbro told us that. We just have to wait until season three.

Plus, I would also point out that if this character is a minor character,

If she is a character of any superiority at all.

we may instead see Ser-Ket be made by TOMY instead of Ripclaw.

Is Hasbro not allowed to release Ser-Ket? Is Takara not allowed to release Ripclaw?

Also, we don't even know if Takara will be continuing the Arms Micron gimmick into Beast Hunters.

Why is the art work of OP and chums on the back of the card them in non spiky form?

Probably just didn't feel like updating it.

Or maybe they don't get all spiky in the show? *shrug*

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:Why is the art work of OP and chums on the back of the card them in non spiky form?

Because it's the same promo image they've been using since before TF Prime even started.

PrymeStriker wrote:If she ever shows up. There will be toy-only Preds. Hasbro told us that. We just have to wait until season three.

Doesn't matter to me. I only gave kudos to Hasbro for doing this. And if this did turn out to be an error, then their "Revenge of the Jedi" move have made the MOSC pieces very collectible.

Oh, and I still only collect TOMY's line. So there is that 50/50 chance I will get her if they put her out.

PrymeStriker wrote:If she is a character of any superiority at all.

If she is more than a mere concept character, and more than background character, she will have some form of superiority. Then again, she does not have to be a main character to be a major character... As she might be between the Vehicons (minor) and Predaking (main).

PrymeStriker wrote:Is Hasbro not allowed to release Ser-Ket? Is Takara not allowed to release Ripclaw?

Yes to both. No to both. And I am leaning towards no, unless TOMY decides to pull a "Rumble and Frenzy" by making some minor retooling on Ser-Ket. Otherwise, I only expect them to do the two characters separately.

PrymeStriker wrote:Also, we don't even know if Takara will be continuing the Arms Micron gimmick into Beast Hunters.

Just note that TOMY created a history for this line and the only way they will abandon it is if season 3 and beyond have nothing to do with Earth. Because Arms Microns are weapons that were exposed to Earth's energon and mutated in the process. And even then, it looks like they have no intention to abandon it anytime soon.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:Is Hasbro not allowed to release Ser-Ket? Is Takara not allowed to release Ripclaw?

Yes to both. No to both. And I am leaning towards no, unless TOMY decides to pull a "Rumble and Frenzy" by making some minor retooling on Ser-Ket. Otherwise, I only expect them to do the two characters separately.

We currently have no indication at all about whether or not Hasbro will release Ser-Ket in their markets, or whether this mold will ever see a Takara release in any form. However, being as Ser-Ket is a Hasbro creation, and the toy mold will be released in some form on Hasbro's shores, there's stronger precedent for a Ser-Ket release than Hasbro Ironhide or Frenzy.

PrymeStriker wrote:Also, we don't even know if Takara will be continuing the Arms Micron gimmick into Beast Hunters.

Just note that TOMY created a history for this line and the only way they will abandon it is if season 3 and beyond have nothing to do with Earth. Because Arms Microns are weapons that were exposed to Earth's energon and mutated in the process. And even then, it looks like they have no intention to abandon it anytime soon.

They created a gimmick story for the toyline that has little to no bearing in the show, even with the alterations they made to their version of the cartoon. The gimmick was chosen due to the popularity of model-building in Japan, so it seems unlikely they'd drop it now. However, I think a lot of us hope they at least stop with the decals on the main figures and go back to paint apps.