The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:19 pm

Awesome idea! I wish I had dem Knights too!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:39 am

Any Pretenders lover here who would love to have R.E.D action figures based on the outer shells of Pretenders?

I sure would love to.

Like that Custom by Jin Saotome recently sold on Ebay:

I sure would like some!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:02 am

The RED line would be perfect for the pretender shells, especially if the concurrent Generations line did toys based on the inner robots.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:07 am

ZeroWolf wrote:The RED line would be perfect for the pretender shells, especially if the concurrent Generations line did toys based on the inner robots.

I'd be all over that. I wouldn't mind paying 50$CAN 2 packs of a R.E.D outer shell action figure and a deluxe innerbot. We would lose the Pretender gimmick, but gain superior figures as a trade-off. This would follow the Marvel Comics continuity because often, the inner bots were fighting alongside their empty shell.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:45 am

Question would be what to do with the non-humanoid pretenders:-?

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:50 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Question would be what to do with the non-humanoid pretenders:-?

Like the vehicles? They could become standard leader class figures, combining a deluxe who ride a voyager vehicle that could convert in an armor or something.

As for the beasts like Carnivac, a R.E.D wolf action figure that look super alive with a mechanical "beast wars" deluxe. A figure who could be remolded into that Beast Wars wolf/dog in the main line.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:46 pm

Oooh yes!!! RED Pretenders, please! Especially Bludgeon

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:10 pm

I got my first ever Beast Pretender, and I adore him. I love the range of the pretender concept, and now that I have a representative of almost every sub-category, it feels great to have such a range in hand to enjoy and experience.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:13 pm

I could have gotten him as a rival to Carnivac when my local geek store had it in store. But I foolishly skipped. Now the only way is to pay full price plus shipping and whatnots on Ebay.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:06 pm

ooh, Catilla -- nice choice, D-Max!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon May 17, 2021 8:16 pm

Just packed this guy away, he's still super cool

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:22 pm

That Jazz is in pretty good shape, D-Max! I still wish he looked like Scatman Caruthers, but oh well.

Thinking of Autobot Pretenders, I got a favorite of mine out on the desk today — and I really gotta thank Kanra for helping me see how awesome Crossblades really is.

: Dragracin’

: Welcome to the Pacific Northwest

: Not Pretending

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:13 pm

Nice! He's got knees!

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:36 pm

haha YES! I had no idea he had knees either 'til today ;p

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:43 pm

Gotta show off the best part of my 2015 Botcon "Most Wanted" set:

:michaelbay:

OILMASTER! :michaelbay:

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:10 pm

Love it, Kanra! I'll get a Double Pretender someday....

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:24 pm

bodrock wrote:Love it, Kanra! I'll get a Double Pretender someday....

Getting one sure is less expensive than getting the whole boxset. But while I was at it...

Anyway, the one I'd recommend to get is Botcon 2015 Oilmaster. He got much better colors than CC Optimus Prime. Plus that CC Megatron is just ugly. Importing him will be costly but well worth it.

Oh, and I thought that the vehicles would have been hard to get into the shell but they fit in easy and snugly.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:51 pm

Sounds good, Kanra! I wouldn’t mind seeing the two bots in the shell out of curiosity! It’s so tight even for one bot in the shells.

: Bot Got Back

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:08 pm

bodrock wrote:Sounds good, Kanra! I wouldn’t mind seeing the two bots in the shell out of curiosity! It’s so tight even for one bot in the shells.
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Plenty of room here!

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:21 pm

oh wow, So they are literally hangin out in there! Well, the little plane is at least -- the car looks like there's an actual spot for him to lodge within the shell at least.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:39 pm

bodrock wrote:oh wow, So they are literally hangin out in there! Well, the little plane is at least -- the car looks like there's an actual spot for him to lodge within the shell at least.

There's a bit of a rattling when you shake the full shell but it's not too bad. And if you somehow find that shell mold without any inner bots, you could customise it with a wide variety of Transformers that could act as a mono inner bot.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:34 pm

I got Longtooth out again -- he's seriously one of my favorite Autobot Pretenders :p

: Guess Who's Back?

: The Long Game

: Long in the Tooth

Of all the Autobot Pretenders, him and Doubleheader must be the oddest!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:18 pm

Fantastic photos, Bod!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:34 pm

I was thinking about it and then BOOM! Epiphany!

Take a chair and sit tight. This one is a doozy.

EVERY SINGLE TRANSFORMERS EVER ARE PRETENDERS!

They all have a plastics and cardboard shell from the very start. They pretend to be colorful geometrical shapes as their secret alt.