Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Megatron in-package image and hint at Armada Megatron

Takara finally decided to start milking the Hasbro retool cows. What I dont understand is why they never got a Jihaxus? Why did they never get a skullgrin or nightbeat? And why did they never get a skids ? But yet takara feels the need to do armada megatron? Theres 7 of them keeping the shelf warm at my local TRU. Its a cool figure dont get me wrong. It actually has a reason to be a tank unlike the G1 colored version.

From what I can see, it appears to be Hasbro's Armadatron.

If that's the Hasbro Armada Megatron then someone has repainted the horns. I think we're seeing the Takara repaint here.

Rated X wrote:Takara finally decided to start milking the Hasbro retool cows. What I dont understand is why they never got a Jihaxus? Why did they never get a skullgrin or nightbeat? And why did they never get a skids ? But yet takara feels the need to do armada megatron? Theres 7 of them keeping the shelf warm at my local TRU. Its a cool figure dont get me wrong. It actually has a reason to be a tank unlike the G1 colored version.

I've wondered the same. I'm holding out for a G2 comic colors accurate Jhiaxus from Takara at some point in this Legends line. I also find it odd they didn't get Skullgrin, Nightbeat and Skids ... yet. In the case of the Energon Sharkticon and Cybertron Unicron, it sometimes takes them a while to get to products in their line. Hopefully in the Legends series!

As for Armada Megatron, I think it's biggest problem is that it comes in a 1:1 ratio with the much more desirable regular Megatron. If Leader Class figures came four to a case instead of 2, I could see the ratio of 3:1 Megatron:Armada Megatron working much better.

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

Optimizzy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Optimizzy wrote:Well, Armadatron's "ears" are grey instead of orange....

Could just be a trick of the lighting, or a glare reflecting off them.

I don't know, it definitely looks more blue and black to me.

Yeah, that doesn't look like a glare. I do think its a re-deco. I know you're being cautious Sabreblade but it looks grey. Maybe TFYuki did some custom painting? I would if it mattered to me.

Sorry Optimizzy, I was just making a dumb joke. I don't know if it is glare or not, but this talk of colour reminded me of that viral dress story and I couldn't help but reference that.

Guess it wasnt a trick of the light afterall



Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release, but instead a Tokyo Show exclusive.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Which other examples are there? And isn't TAV Dreadwing a hasbro remolded genr... ah, I see.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sadly though, this is not a wide retail release,

That seems to be the case with Takara's recent releases of Hasbro remolded Generations figures.

Which other examples are there? And isn't TAV Dreadwing a hasbro remolded genr... ah, I see.

No, Dreadwing's a Prime remold, not Generations.

But other examples of remolded Hasbro Generations released by Takara as special cases would be Nightbeat getting released as Million Publishing Goshooter, Doubledealer as Cloud Starscream, GDO Megatron as Cloud Megatron, and the unreleased GDO Brawn as Cloud Brawn.

Thanks! And I knew about Dreadwing, hence why I stopped mid sentence to show I caught it. I guess it didnt translate well in text form.