Rumor: Is this BotCon 2010 Exclusive Rapido?

Posted by Mach Apr 24, 2010 at 8:36pm CDT 36,692 views

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Actoys member maxpayne has posted an image of a repainted Classics/Henkei Prowl and has claimed this will be a side figure for this year's BotCon. However, this toy is still without the head sculpt, are we getting a new head sculpt for this figure? Who is this character?

Well let's match things up. Botcon has occasionally, if not all the time over the years, used the same mold of a figure. The first use of this mold at the 2010 Botcon is Streetstar. If we also take a look back throughout our Botcon news, we'll also remember that we had a rumor of possibly getting a figure for Rapido from the mold we are seeing above. Since it looks just like it, well, we can only add up so much until we're actually correct. However treat this with a pinch of salt, until we get confirmation from Fun Publications!

Rapido picture courtesy of Istaipen. Do they look the same? Check out original post here.

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Comment by cadenheadr04 Apr 24, 2010

Is it just me, or does it just look like a really bad paint and sticker job someone is trying to pass off as a legit figure? I mean look at the really bad smudges in the black paint and the nasty fading on the front fender. I call shenanigans.

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Comment by Diem Apr 24, 2010

Rapido!

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Comment by HighPrime Apr 24, 2010

Looks fake to me, too. The Autobot insignia and wording should at least 'bend' a little with the curvature of the windshield. Looks like it was photoshop'd onto the picture.

Is the original poster reliable? I suppose it could still be an early mock-up, though. Not holding my breath

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Comment by Darth Bombshell Apr 24, 2010

Diem wrote:Rapido!

Wouldn't surprise me. That rumor that leaked out before the official word said that mold would be used for that character.

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Comment by Mindmaster Apr 24, 2010

Well, since I really don't pay much attention to G2 stuff, I have no idea. I'll look through the toy galleries for this though... -about 5 minutes later-... Well, after about 5 minutes of analysis, I conclude that I have no idea. Possible candidates:
G2 Sideswipe

A never-before-seen G2 repaint of Prowl's bro, Bluestreak

If it ain't either of these, then I got nothing else to conclude. :lol:

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Comment by Redimus Apr 24, 2010

If that's real (and it looks real to me) it can only be Rapido...

I loved the original.

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Comment by Heckfire Apr 24, 2010

Yep, looks like Rapido to me.

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Comment by Blurrz Apr 24, 2010

Yes, it is most definitely indisputably Rapido. Refer to the corrected news post for information.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ido/18422/

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Comment by Burn Apr 24, 2010

Redimus GTS wrote:If that's real (and it looks real to me) it can only be Rapido...

I loved the original.

He was definitely one of the better figures of that line.

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Comment by Diem Apr 24, 2010

Burn wrote:
Redimus GTS wrote:If that's real (and it looks real to me) it can only be Rapido...

I loved the original.

He was definitely one of the better figures of that line.

His car mode was incredibly sexy but his robot mode was just daft. He couldn't see over his own chest.

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Comment by Burn Apr 24, 2010

Diem wrote:
Burn wrote:
Redimus GTS wrote:If that's real (and it looks real to me) it can only be Rapido...

I loved the original.

He was definitely one of the better figures of that line.
His car mode was incredibly sexy but his robot mode was just daft. He couldn't see over his own chest.

... i'm just going to leave that alone. My response wouldn't be very PG-13. :lol:

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Comment by Seibertron Apr 24, 2010

Ah, more G2 galleries that I'll have to do before BotCon.

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Comment by prmlove1 Apr 25, 2010

It seems like every year we see prototypes of the extra botcon figures and someone always believes they are fakes. Well I believe this is a real unfinished painted prototype, hence the not so great paint job.

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Comment by Savage Apr 25, 2010

I really hope this is real. That mold is perfect for Rapido. I would be thrilled for this to be reality, and it seems pretty likely.

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Comment by Mkall Apr 25, 2010

Cool, can't wait to see more.

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Comment by craggy Apr 25, 2010

I always liked Skram better, probably since I owned him, but agree that does look like Rapido. A slightly toned down version mind you, but Rapido nonetheless.
I can't find Pyro's Tech-Specs online at the moment, but I wonder if he'll be vying for leadership over the super-high-ranking Rapido?

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Comment by Chaoslock Apr 25, 2010

Could be real, as I see the shoulder-rockets are not just repainted, but molded from different color of plastic.

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Comment by Windsweeper Apr 25, 2010

As much as I love G2, Rapido was one of the poorest figures.

I'd have gone with Skram from movie Sideswipe or Zap from Movie Bumblebee. at the very least we'd have finally gotten another character from Movie Bumblebee besides Cliffjumper. Primus, I hate Deluxe cars. Basics, people, Basics!

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Comment by Blurrz Apr 25, 2010

Windsweeper wrote:As much as I love G2, Rapido was one of the poorest figures.

I'd have gone with Skram from movie Sideswipe or Zap from Movie Bumblebee. at the very least we'd have finally gotten another character from Movie Bumblebee besides Cliffjumper. Primus, I hate Deluxe cars. Basics, people, Basics!

Sadly Pete said we won't ever get Scout Class figures at the 'con ever again;

FG: Hey since you brought it up, lets talk BotCon Exclusives, the pride of every collector’s collection. BotCon sets (attendee figures included) have gotten larger (in terms of the number of toys included) each year since Fun Publications took over the convention license. Do the larger sets make the conventions more viable or is there a chance we will see sets with fewer toys but of a larger size class?

PS: I think collector's can expect to see the same formula for the immediate future. Though the last couple years we have tried to offer a couple larger scale toys while we have all but eliminated the scout class. That is not to say that we won't maybe change things up down the road.

If you actually meant Botcon using common sense, I doubt that Botcon would use Movie molds in an already predeterminated Universe 2.0 dominated repaint set.

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Comment by Diem Apr 25, 2010

Windsweeper wrote:As much as I love G2, Rapido was one of the poorest figures.

I'd have gone with Skram from movie Sideswipe or Zap from Movie Bumblebee. at the very least we'd have finally gotten another character from Movie Bumblebee besides Cliffjumper. Primus, I hate Deluxe cars. Basics, people, Basics!

I'm pretty sure BotCon can't use Movie molds since a percentage of each one sold goes straight to Hollywood; it would be too expensive.

I still think this mold would work lots better for Flash. Then you could have Classics Mirage as Hurricane, Universe Ironhide as Scorch and eventually Generations Drift as Boss.

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