SDCC 2012 Coverage: Official Hasbro Pics Jetwing Optimus, Masterpiece Thundercracker and G2 Bruticus
Friday, July 13th, 2012 7:28PM EDT
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This gallery includes the Amazon.com exclusive Jetwing Optimus Prime, the Amazon.com and BigBadToyStore.com shared exclusive G2 BRUTICUS, and the Toys R Us exclusive Masterpiece THUNDERCRACKER toys.
If you've got questions, please ask and we'll do our best to answer them for you as time allows over the next few days. We'd also like to thank Hasbro for making these images available to us so quickly during SDCC.
Enjoy!
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Posted by Heavy B on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:34pm EDT
Also, that Megatron. That GREEN Megatron. Holy sh*t that is green. I must own it.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:37pm EDT
Posted by ILL-Star on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:44pm EDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:45pm EDT
Posted by grimdragon2001 on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:49pm EDT
Posted by Malicron on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:50pm EDT
Posted by Gearslide on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:56pm EDT
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:56pm EDT
Not a fan of the battle damage on his delts and the G1 detailing on the top of his alt mode's intakes, but that can be easily remedied with some mild thinner or even painted over.
Don't mean to complain, but Grimlock could stand to be a little more detailed and proportionate in both modes. That, said, I'm still buying him.
Posted by njb902 on July 13th, 2012 @ 7:59pm EDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:02pm EDT
Hello TFP "Galvatron"
Posted by NemesisMonkeySupreme on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:06pm EDT
^^^ THIS!SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Not a fan of the battle damage on his delts
I was about to ask what that crap was on his shoulders…
Posted by Doubledealer93 on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:09pm EDT
Posted by Xephon0930 on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:10pm EDT
Posted by Heavy B on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:23pm EDT
Oh man those wreckers look good. I might have to choose between them G2 Bruticus.
Posted by Seibertron on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:26pm EDT
Malicron wrote:I think Wheelie and Swerve might see a domestic release: there's not a speck of Chinese on their boxes.
They will all see domestic release. They're going to be Toys R Us exclusives.
Posted by Seibertron on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:27pm EDT
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Is that TRU Thundercracker in MP-11 Starscream's mold? Damn. Too bad I'll probably never see it at my local TRU.
Hasbro's Masterpiece Thundercracker is indeed the MP-11 Starscream mold variation.
Posted by Seibertron on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:30pm EDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:Will the Chinese Exclusive Voyager Brawn be made available with the rest of these?
Good question. I'll see if I can remember to ask Hasbro this weekend.
Posted by Seibertron on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:30pm EDT
Sabrblade wrote:Words cannot describe how much WANT is in this thread!
Woo hoo! I've contributed to positiveness in the fandom!
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:33pm EDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:44pm EDT

Love that shark head pattern! I don't usually buy a mold twice, but that paintjob there is too wicked.
Plus, he has a new head, and I really like vintage aircraft, and you can never have enough of those guns...
Also, although I don't collect them, I like how all 3 BotShot Wreckers are weaponized!
Posted by craggy on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:48pm EDT
Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
Posted by Va'al on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:52pm EDT
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:52pm EDT
Constructicons were cars?craggy wrote:Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
Posted by TimothyR on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:54pm EDT
YAY WE'RE NOT GETTING BREAKDOWN, a character that has been in ALMOST the entire series thus fair, and who's still able to be used in story arcs.
THAT DESERVES A THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE FOR HASBRO!!!
Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:55pm EDT
Posted by OptiMagnus on July 13th, 2012 @ 8:57pm EDT
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:00pm EDT
We have better odds seeing a mold based on the "actual" Bumblebee.Megatron Wolf wrote:they turned the combaticons into the wreckers, Are they ever going to make actual molds that are based off of the actual characters? Or at least pick molds that work as those characters, whirl is the only one that kinda works but you can turn any helicopter into him.

Posted by craggy on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:02pm EDT
orangeitis wrote:Constructicons were cars?craggy wrote:Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
fair point. but the colour scheme fits Devastator better than it does Waspy. Plus, Knock Out is a medic type guy. When you're from a race of robots, being a medic kinda means being an engineer or technician or something too, right?
Posted by ILL-Star on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:07pm EDT
orangeitis wrote:Constructicons were cars?craggy wrote:Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
Knockout looks similar to Speed Stars Crumplezone. The translucent one.
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:08pm EDT
Not necessarily. Engineers and technicians build things in addition to repairing them. Doctors and medics just repair. And just because they're robots don't mean they can be built or replicated. Not saying the TFP Transformers can't, but being what we'd call "robots" wouldn't matter.craggy wrote:orangeitis wrote:Constructicons were cars?craggy wrote:Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
fair point. but the colour scheme fits Devastator better than it does Waspy. Plus, Knock Out is a medic type guy. When you're from a race of robots, being a medic kinda means being an engineer or technician or something too, right?
Regardless, repairing a busted leg is leagues different than erecting a monument.
Posted by craggy on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:12pm EDT
orangeitis wrote:Not necessarily. Engineers and technicians build things in addition to repairing them. Doctors and medics just repair. And just because they're robots don't mean they can be built or replicated. Not saying the TFP Transformers can't, but being what we'd call "robots" wouldn't matter.craggy wrote:orangeitis wrote:Constructicons were cars?craggy wrote:Gearslide wrote:So, to be clear on the Dark Energon decos...
Bumblebee is Goldbug
Wheeljack is Slicer
Knock Out is Waspinator
Starscream is Skywarp
Megatron is based off of all the recent black, purple, and red "Shadow" repaints
Optimus is based off of that G2 Optimus toy whose name I forget. Also, he has a mouth.
Right?
Waspinator was a Constructicon?
fair point. but the colour scheme fits Devastator better than it does Waspy. Plus, Knock Out is a medic type guy. When you're from a race of robots, being a medic kinda means being an engineer or technician or something too, right?
Regardless, repairing a busted leg is leagues different than erecting a monument.
fine. you're right, there's absolutely no way I could be. please just stop talking now.
My original point was that the colours are more in line with Constructicons than they are Waspinator.

Posted by Sideswipe29 on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:13pm EDT
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:15pm EDT
Sorry if I said something wrong...craggy wrote:please just stop talking now.
Posted by craggy on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:16pm EDT
Sideswipe29 wrote:I really like the Laserbeak. The colors just stand out to me. I'll probably get him
I probably won't get him, but yeah, those colours are really nice, especially in alt mode.
Posted by Sodan-1 on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:21pm EDT
As far as Generations goes: what a load of crap. A load of cheap remolds and repaints and a collection of tiny cheap looking figures based on a game. I'll pick up Grimlock in the vain hope we'll get the rest of the Dinobots. If not he'll be out on his ass and Masterpiece will hold his place.
How disappointing. At least it saves me plenty of money for Hot Toys stuff.
Posted by Gearslide on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:21pm EDT
That's kind of bland though. I wish it was a specific Constructicon, and not just styled like them.
Edit: Actually, seeing as how Knock Out is a car, and not a construction vehicle, and doesn't have red eyes, yet features a predominant green with purple deco; couldn't he be homaging just "Wasp" from animated? Before he became Waspinator, he was a predominantly green and purple car!
Posted by RAcast on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:34pm EDT
Besides, Mindwipe is lonely!
Which reminds me, mine doesn't have a right foot (*insert long story involving a jackass ebay seller*), any suggestions on a decent fix that doesn't include the words "use his shin strut to make him stand," as that's what I'm doing now.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:43pm EDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on July 13th, 2012 @ 9:48pm EDT
Posted by Brakethrough on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:03pm EDT
Posted by gavinfuzzy on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:24pm EDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:29pm EDT
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:32pm EDT
Indeed. Obscure homages ftw.Sabrblade wrote:Ruination has Xaaron's head!!
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:37pm EDT
and fitting since Xaaron was like the Marvel UK G1 Wreckers's boss's boss.orangeitis wrote:Indeed. Obscure homages ftw.Sabrblade wrote:Ruination has Xaaron's head!!
Posted by Gundamu on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:42pm EDT
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 10:56pm EDT
From the perspective of someone that never read the UK comics(so I don't know what he was really like)... that seems kinda vein. Engineering your minions' combined form to look like yourself? Damn. Even tattooing your signature on their skidplates would be enough. This is too much.Sabrblade wrote:and fitting since Xaaron was like the Marvel UK G1 Wreckers's boss's boss.orangeitis wrote:Indeed. Obscure homages ftw.Sabrblade wrote:Ruination has Xaaron's head!!
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2012 @ 11:00pm EDT
Looks to me more like they designed the head of their gestalt's form to pay homage to their beloved Autobot leader and father figure.orangeitis wrote:From the perspective of someone that never read the UK comics(so I don't know what he was really like)... that seems kinda vein. Engineering your minions' combined form to look like yourself? Damn. Even tattooing your signature on their skidplates would be enough. This is too much.Sabrblade wrote:and fitting since Xaaron was like the Marvel UK G1 Wreckers's boss's boss.orangeitis wrote:Indeed. Obscure homages ftw.Sabrblade wrote:Ruination has Xaaron's head!!
Then again, who are we kidding here? These are the Aligned Wreckers. Xaaron doesn't seem to even exist in this continuity.
Posted by orangeitis on July 13th, 2012 @ 11:02pm EDT
Who knows? He might be mentioned in a bio.Sabrblade wrote:Looks to me more like they designed the head of their gestalt's form to pay homage to their beloved Autobot leader and father figure.orangeitis wrote:From the perspective of someone that never read the UK comics(so I don't know what he was really like)... that seems kinda vein. Engineering your minions' combined form to look like yourself? Damn. Even tattooing your signature on their skidplates would be enough. This is too much.Sabrblade wrote:and fitting since Xaaron was like the Marvel UK G1 Wreckers's boss's boss.orangeitis wrote:Indeed. Obscure homages ftw.Sabrblade wrote:Ruination has Xaaron's head!!![]()
Then again, who are we kidding here? These are the Aligned Wreckers. Xaaron doesn't seem to even exist in this continuity.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 13th, 2012 @ 11:11pm EDT
Maybe. Let's keep an eye out in the bios of the Wreckers and Ultra Magnus toys.orangeitis wrote:Who knows? He might be mentioned in a bio.
Though, he might be a bit different, like how IDW used him. Then again, he was still a politician there, so if Aligned Xaaron's a politician too, then he might already be dead since the High Council seemed to be the only ruling political body of Cybertron before the war and all the High Councilors are either dead or Decepticons (or unknown generics using SZP's body like in WFC).
Posted by Cyber Bishop on July 13th, 2012 @ 11:28pm EDT
I wonder how many time Hasbro will reuse these molds now... Get original guys...
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