The Energon Pub

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:05 pm

Bounti76 wrote:I think I've found a glitch... Centurion was originally listed for three standard $19.99 Selects Deluxe price point. That's what I ordered him at. He's now listed for $29.99 on Pulse. Do you think Hasbro mistakenly listed him at $19.99, realized the mistake, then jacked the price up to what it was supposed to be?

Yes

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:35 pm

Looks like the Energon cubes will have 5mm posts so they can be properly held.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:04 pm

Are there any sites with international shipping that usually carry the Pulse exclusives? Or are those of use who live in the "wrong" continent screwed?

by **ausbot** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:13 pm

Man I hope we get more weapon packs, that is a long time coming

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:19 pm

Was never a fan of the Spinister mold, never understood why people went so nuts over it, so for Rotorstorm to just be a straight repaint, majorly disappointed.

Good thing it'll be too over priced and hard for me to get anyway, so that eases the disappointment.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:22 pm

Bounti76 wrote:I think I've found a glitch... Centurion was originally listed for the standard $19.99 Selects Deluxe price point. That's what I ordered him at. He's now listed for $29.99 on Pulse. Do you think Hasbro mistakenly listed him at $19.99, realized the mistake, then jacked the price up to what it was supposed to be?

Yep, jumping on Hasbro Pulse pre-orders has some nice advantages in that they occasionally screw up the initial price. I got all of wave 2 of Siege Deluxes at $9.99 each when Pulse first put them up. I think Ectotron had a similar initial price mistake. It even happened with Siege wave 1 back when it was HasbrToyShop. The mistake price does tend to sell out/get fixed quickly.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:58 pm

ausbot wrote:Man I hope we get more weapon packs, that is a long time coming

Indeed!

by **Otaku-mus Prime** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:20 pm

ROTORSTORM features deco and a head sculpt designed to resemble the look of the ruthless and fearless AUTOBOT STRATEGICIAN from the IDW comic books...

Perhaps these are not the final/latest images of Rotorstorm.

Also, the description for Blaster says he stands at 4.5 inches tall. Pretty sure the original toy was quite a bit taller than that. Being a smaller version, do the G1 cassettes fit?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:23 pm

I got to watch part of the display earlier today on my phone, was excited to hear about Rotorstorm, but the execution leaves much to be desired. Really? No new head?

I'm excited for the accessories, that made the Centurion worth getting. And I got them at the $19.99 price too.

Tigertrack looks nice, but is a pass for me. I've already got 2 of the exact mold and a 3rd that is only slightly different in the head, I don't need a 4th.

Dead Prime is dead Prime.

Blaster is happening, nice shirt though.

RED Soundwave, eh, he also exists like the rest of the REDs so far

by **Toizarus** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:37 am

TFfan1 wrote:How strange that they refer to Rotorstorm having a new head sculpt but it's just unpainted Spinister, not even his pink visor. Any chance these aren't final images somehow and we're getting the proper head?

I'm wondering if we're in for another Prime Fist scenario? I really hope they do his proper head. He's simply not Rotorstorm without the Brett Hart shades.

News Credits: 4 · by **Slashercon** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:43 am

While I'm happy to be getting the Centurion pack with the accessories, am I the only who feels it was a missed opportunity to include pile drivers for the microcassettes for Rumble and Frenzy?

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:05 pm

Ironically enough, the only thing I found remotely interesting from this reveal was the GI Joe Classified Cobra Commander. Although he does seem in need of an alternate hooded head.

None of the TF reveals did anything for me and the RED things are completely redundant, in light of existing model kits and figures.

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:34 pm

Here's another thing I've been wondering about. We know Exhaust and Greasepit are GS11 and GS12, and then we see Tigertrack and Rotorstorm at GS18 and GS19. The Centurion Drone doesn't have a number, and we know Hubcap is coming- let's just say that takes up another two slots... that still leaves GS15-GS17 unaccounted for so far.

Any ideas on who they might be?

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:42 pm

Bounti76 wrote:Here's another thing I've been wondering about. We know Exhaust and Greasepit are GS11 and GS12, and then we see Tigertrack and Rotorstorm at GS18 and GS19. The Centurion Drone doesn't have a number, and we know Hubcap is coming- let's just say that takes up another two slots... that still leaves GS15-GS17 unaccounted for so far.

Any ideas on who they might be?

There was a discussion on this with more detail in the Selects thread, but the Listing for Centurion doesn't actuallt say Selects like the others. The general line of thinking is that he might be similar to the Reflector 3-pack that was not numbered and not part of Selects.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tigerhawk7109** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:40 pm

Man, can I just get Tigertrack already? He looks sick!

:BH-PREDACON:

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:58 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Bounti76 wrote:Here's another thing I've been wondering about. We know Exhaust and Greasepit are GS11 and GS12, and then we see Tigertrack and Rotorstorm at GS18 and GS19. The Centurion Drone doesn't have a number, and we know Hubcap is coming- let's just say that takes up another two slots... that still leaves GS15-GS17 unaccounted for so far.

Any ideas on who they might be?

There was a discussion on this with more detail in the Selects thread, but the Listing for Centurion doesn't actuallt say Selects like the others. The general line of thinking is that he might be similar to the Reflector 3-pack that was not numbered and not part of Selects.

Oh thanks! I thought this was tied to the Selects thread.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:39 pm

Slashercon wrote:While I'm happy to be getting the Centurion pack with the accessories, am I the only who feels it was a missed opportunity to include pile drivers for the microcassettes for Rumble and Frenzy?

This would have been really cool to do too

by **ION666** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:34 pm

You know it would have been a good time to reveal BumbleBee since most of the accessories are his. Hasbro my boy what are doing hes in the siege show too. I think they might kill him off on show. :SG-BOTS:

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:40 pm

Greetings Seibertronians! Following on from yesterday's Fan First Friday, fellow Seibertron users, Blackeyedprime and Callum Martin, have let us know that the revealed Centurion Drone and weapon pack will be exclusive to In Demand Toys for those in the UK. He is priced at £30. They have Pre-Orders open now for him and state he'll start shipping in August.

Centurion is a redeco of Siege Brunt, whose design was inspired by Centurion from the IDW miniseries Transformers: Stormbringer. The weapons pack features a host of G1 nods, like Sideswipes jet pack, Prime's roller, and Megatron in his G1 Gun form, waiting for Starscream to come along and wield him.

Are you one of the fans with a preorder in for this set? Looking forward to the weapon pack? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:52 pm

No order limits either which is cool but ones enough for me, lots of accessories for figures I dont have

the tiny optimus might get used as an oscar (but even then it may be too small) kinda weird that it is to with unicron when he was taking a nap at the time.

by **Toizarus** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:37 am

Aaand out of stock 24 hours later.

When are you going to open Hasbro Pulse up for International Customers, Hasbro?

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:39 am

Toizarus wrote:When are you going to open Hasbro Pulse up for International Customers, Hasbro?

According to them, there are only two markets though - The US and Japan...

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:13 am

as much as I really like the Centurion Drone...

that weapons pack
is a stinking, dirty LOAD OF SCRAP!!!

it's disgusting!
:HASBRO:

make me physically sick with this underhanded bull$#!%!!!

if it weren't for my debilitating addiction to this plastic crack,
I would abandon my favorite hobby and boycott their entire array of collectibles.

What a manipulative jerk around!
A$$#OLES!!

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:18 am

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:22 am

Oh like you wouldn't be paying $30 or more buying half that from third parties, instead of the extra $10 it is here.
Are you talking about them not including the additional accessories with the figures to begin with? That's just the same cheaping out on CHUG accessory counts for the sake of uniform profit margins that they've been doing since Classics began in 2006. This is the first time they've offered any official option to supplement that, and these accessories were almost certainly created after the molds were cut, in response to fan demand.

Or are you just annoyed at the weapons only being sold with the Centurion drone instead of on their own?