Contents of Netflix Transformers 3rd Wave Spoiler Pack has been Spoiled

And there's the allspark...looks like a big d20...does that mean megs is a dnd player?

The purple Paleotrex looks awesome! Megatron, eh, it's another redeco of the Siege mold and not a particularly interesting one. If I can get it for cheap I might snap it up, but I doubt it.

And, cancelled.

I'm assuming leader Galvatron will come with the same matrix chain accessory. I was hoping for something more movie accurate like a chain necklace but I suppose that option didn't work out over all as well as this one did

Time will tell

Bleh - ANOTHER Siege Megatron? Like those things haven't been shelf-warming for a year already? Maybe they just took all the other ones that DIDN'T sell and repainted them....

And they used transparent plastic for the purple Paleotrex? That worries me. That plastic is notorious for splitting and cracking over time.

Allegedly, Galvatron's is a movie accurate one, able to go either around his neck in robot mode or the base of the gun barrel in cannon mode.

This spoiler set is absolutely awesome!
But having already the Siege Netflix Megatron, I can skip this one.

For those who missed out on the previous Netflix Megs, this spoiler pack is a nice second chance.

I have to admit, that's pretty clever of Megatron to secure the Matrix to his chest with a couple of bandoliers. It's not nearly enough to warrant getting this mold yet again, though.

The Netflix subline of War for Cybertron is going out with a whimper, it seems. We're getting one fewer Deluxe Class figure in Wave 3, only one of which is even a main character. Cheetor is tempting because of the better shade of blue, but has some other paint applications missing. Deep Cover is the wrong colors, and a much more accurate version without battle damage paint apps is coming soon in Generations Selects. Sparkless Bot is literally just a zombie, which I don't really need in my display. I might army build those Quintesson drones from the Siege Ironhide mold, though, to beef up my Quintesson display.

The Voyager two packs are also very disappointing. Optimus Primal and Rattrap are minimally different, and not necessarily more accurate to anything at that. The Sparkless Seeker is just another zombie I don't care for, and so are the two repainted Sparkless Battle Masters it comes with. They could have at least made those Battle Masters two new characters.

I would gladly pay $30 for that purple Paleotrex redeco with the additional accessories in the spoiler box. Having to pay double to get Siege Megatron yet again, though, is too much to ask. The Netflix line peaked with Wave 2, which is a shame, because it was so hard for many people to get that wave.

I would gladly pay $30 for that purple Paleotrex redeco with the additional accessories in the spoiler box. Having to pay double to get Siege Megatron yet again, though, is too much to ask. The Netflix line peaked with Wave 2, which is a shame, because it was so hard for many people to get that wave.

Bumblebee and Soundwave seemed to be the must-haves for that wave. Those two are still impossible to find unless you're REALLY lucky...

Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

If it was the ER Mold that probably would've turned more people off.

I personally skipped the Netflix Megs because I had normal Siege Megs. I'll probably pick this up (if I can land an order that is) for Paleotrex and just have a second, dirtier Megs... or maybe replace my clean Megs.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

If it was the ER Mold that probably would've turned more people off.

I personally skipped the Netflix Megs because I had normal Siege Megs. I'll probably pick this up (if I can land an order that is) for Paleotrex and just have a second, dirtier Megs... or maybe replace my clean Megs.

I did exactly that with the first Netflix voyager, replaced the regular Siege one. The silver paint is very nice and he is definitely worth the upgrade, just not a second time for me.

Edit: Oddly enough if it was the ER mold instead, I might be tempted to use that as an excuse to get the purple paleotrex.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

Guessing not accurate. Then again it didn't stop Netflix Optimus. Then then again, the spoiler packs seem to be of closer importance and accuracy to the show. Then then then again, the past pack had extraneous stuff

I mean I don't mind, the ER mold looks bad, I'm weighing between selling my Netflix copy and getting this, or just... y'know, not getting this.

Eh. The only thing appealing to me is that sweet Matrix harness. Besides that, easy pass. I already have two of Siege Megatron, and soon l’ll have Transmutate so I don’t need a third skelly boi.

Kinda glad Megs is a pass for me. With only the Seeker being a purchase I'll have spent less than over Wave 2 which was already less than the wave 1.

Deepcover will be almost tempting if parts can be switched with the selects but by that happens there will probably be another dozen releases that I want between kingdom and SS.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

If it was the ER Mold that probably would've turned more people off.

I personally skipped the Netflix Megs because I had normal Siege Megs. I'll probably pick this up (if I can land an order that is) for Paleotrex and just have a second, dirtier Megs... or maybe replace my clean Megs.

I did exactly that with the first Netflix voyager, replaced the regular Siege one. The silver paint is very nice and he is definitely worth the upgrade, just not a second time for me.

Edit: Oddly enough if it was the ER mold instead, I might be tempted to use that as an excuse to get the purple paleotrex.

Oh his silver paint is actually good in hand? For some reason I thought they removed the silver paint between stock photos and release (but I think I'm confusing it with ER Megs).
I'll see if I can land an order since his damage doesn't seem to be too distracting and actually make some sense as battle scars.

That's all I can say. Do they actually change bodies in the show?

At any rate, another case where the main appeal is in the side figures and not the main one. Hunt is on for the first Netflix Megatron, with Pinpointer and Lionizer.

Just watch. They'll probably have Megatron use the purple Paleotrex to evolve into Beast Megatron in the show.

And Optimus Prime might probably evolve into Optimus Primal, somehow, too.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Oh his silver paint is actually good in hand? For some reason I thought they removed the silver paint between stock photos and release (but I think I'm confusing it with ER Megs).
I'll see if I can land an order since his damage doesn't seem to be too distracting and actually make some sense as battle scars.

Yes, the silver paint is excellent, much better than the plain grey plastic from the original Siege release.

Sabrblade wrote:Just watch. They'll probably have Megatron use the purple Paleotrex to evolve into Beast Megatron in the show.

And Optimus Prime might probably evolve into Optimus Primal, somehow, too.

Which would be stupider, that or G1 Inferno being BW Inferno in Dawn of the Predacus?

Autobot N wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Just watch. They'll probably have Megatron use the purple Paleotrex to evolve into Beast Megatron in the show.

And Optimus Prime might probably evolve into Optimus Primal, somehow, too.

Which would be stupider, that or G1 Inferno being BW Inferno in Dawn of the Predacus?

Trumping that with FunPub's bio for Universe 2003 Inferno (a Red Alert homage) making him BW Inferno.

Autobot N wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Just watch. They'll probably have Megatron use the purple Paleotrex to evolve into Beast Megatron in the show.

And Optimus Prime might probably evolve into Optimus Primal, somehow, too.

Which would be stupider, that or G1 Inferno being BW Inferno in Dawn of the Predacus?

That, because it would be explicit, while the Inferno thing was also dumb but only implied.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Trumping that with FunPub's bio for Universe 2003 Inferno (a Red Alert homage) making him BW Inferno.

Objection! It was Hasbro who named the toy "Inferno" in the first place and 3H who came up with the idea originally (as an alternate BW Inferno rather than the one from the cartoon proper).

All Fun Pub (specifically Jim Sorenson alone) did was retcon the toy into having first been a Robots in Disguise Red Alert who was killed in the Cauldron and had his body merely be housed by the spark of a deceased Predacon Inferno, who carried on the fallen Red Alert's legacy by siding with Optimus Primal (his new Queen after Primal rescued him) against Unicron.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Oh his silver paint is actually good in hand? For some reason I thought they removed the silver paint between stock photos and release (but I think I'm confusing it with ER Megs).
I'll see if I can land an order since his damage doesn't seem to be too distracting and actually make some sense as battle scars.

Yes, the silver paint is excellent, much better than the plain grey plastic from the original Siege release.

Hasbro should have included the Earthrise Megatron with extensive silver paint, no battle damage, and all of the classic G1 paint applications included. I would have gladly bought Spoiler Pack 3 if that were the case.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:And, cancelled.

Ditto.

If anyone wants to sell their Purple Paleotrex separately, please PM Me.

Would this Megatron be an acceptable representative of TF:TM Megatron? Or is the one with the animated deco better?

All I see is another missed opportunity for a miner Megatron deco.

And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

Do we know if Pulse relists cancelled preorders? I'd prefer to use Pulse since Walmart has a reputation of being entirely unreliable.

Pulse has been known to restock items. I regrettably had to cancel all my pre-orders for the Selects Seacons, and ended up paying way too much for them from other sources later. Pulse did eventually restock them, but there is no advance notice, and quantities are limited so unfortunately it is a gamble.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

Probably because Megatron still has his Siege body and, unlike with Netflix Optimus, they wanted this release to be show accurate due to the new accessory.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Oh his silver paint is actually good in hand? For some reason I thought they removed the silver paint between stock photos and release (but I think I'm confusing it with ER Megs).
I'll see if I can land an order since his damage doesn't seem to be too distracting and actually make some sense as battle scars.

Yes, the silver paint is excellent, much better than the plain grey plastic from the original Siege release.

Hasbro should have included the Earthrise Megatron with extensive silver paint, no battle damage, and all of the classic G1 paint applications included. I would have gladly bought Spoiler Pack 3 if that were the case.

I'm going to cancel this one too. If they'd used Earthrise Megatron, I'd have kept it, but I've already got that figure pretty much with the Netflix Voyager class from the original netflix wave.
I like the Paralax, butnot work it to get another siege megatron.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Is it just me, or do the only real differences in this Megs and the last one appear to be the battle damage on his chest? Not even more or less damage, just a little bit different.

Also, why the siege mold instead of the ER one? That alone might have brought a few people more in.

Probably because Megatron still has his Siege body and, unlike with Netflix Optimus, they wanted this release to be show accurate due to the new accessory.

Yes, but are there really many noticeable differences in the bot body between Siege and ER? Honest question, as I don't have the ER version. I see a few differences, but nothing I would consider major.

Nemesis Destron wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

And thus was the last time they allowed their Spoiler Boxes to be leaked out prior to shipping.

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

And thus was the last time they allowed their Spoiler Boxes to be leaked out prior to shipping.

Honestly, with how bass ackwards walmarts pre-order system is, I doubt they will ever even notice.

o.supreme wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

And thus was the last time they allowed their Spoiler Boxes to be leaked out prior to shipping.

Honestly, with how bass ackwards walmarts pre-order system is, I doubt they will ever even notice.

But don't forget the people who ordered from Pulse, like myself, who are cancelling now too. That they may notice.

God Point. That will be interesting, for sure, if it's acknowledged.

Seriously?! Another Megatron?! Oy...Hasbro is running out of ideas. Why not do Galvatron? That would be so much cooler! The only thing that looks interesting is the Allspark accessory.

o.supreme wrote:God Point. That will be interesting, for sure, if it's acknowledged.

I doubt it will be, they might have already decided not to bother with Spoiler boxes for what ever follows the Netflix series (assuming that don't start doing a Netflix series for whatever Generations line comes next)

THE_Fallen_Megatron wrote:Seriously?! Another Megatron?! Oy...Hasbro is running out of ideas. Why not do Galvatron? That would be so much cooler! The only thing that looks interesting is the Allspark accessory.

Galvatron's already coming in the Kingdom line.

THE_Fallen_Megatron wrote:Seriously?! Another Megatron?! Oy...Hasbro is running out of ideas. Why not do Galvatron? That would be so much cooler! The only thing that looks interesting is the Allspark accessory.

The spoiler pack must follow the story. The Netflix toy line is only repaint and remolds of previous toys.
Galvatron is far from out yet. But he's coming in the main line You'll just have to wait for it.

I'm actually okay with netflix deco take 2 megatron in the spoiler pack. I hadn't quite been willing to double dip on the first one after I got mainline siege, but was still tempted by the deco long after it was no longer easily available. Given I was still getting spoiler pack 3 come hell or high water for the fossilizer alone, I'm content. The matrix bandoleer is an inspired touch, and one I'm definitely going to experiment with putting on other characters to see what sticks. My money is on the allspark replacing the cubes as the playdoh prisoner piece.

o.supreme wrote:God Point. That will be interesting, for sure, if it's acknowledged.

It's history repeating itself and they clearly didn't learn the lesson we thought they did. The Ultra Magnus set was a failure, Walmart quickly clearanced it and Hasbro made it available to other online stores for the same clearance price ($35). It looked like they learned their lesson the second time by giving us a new character (Nemesis Prime) and a bunch of extras to ramp up the value. Megatron feels like a real step backwards. Megatron alone is a disappointment being barely different from the first Siege Netflix repaint, Paleotrex is nice and clearly what Hasbro is banking on being the big selling point. That's $30 for Megatron and $23 for Paleotrex leaving $7 to makeup. Are the Matrix, tiny Allspark, and two little effect parts worth $7? I doubt it.

And the real kicker is we don't even know if this represents an actual scene in the show or if it's just another vision of a potential future like Nemesis Prime.

Emerje

I'm conflicted. I don't want that Megatron but with all the complaining, I think this might be one that's difficult to find later.

It obviously couldn't be leader Galvatron. It obviously couldn't be leader BW Megatron either. It also has to do something with the show.

I just wish it was purple instead of a slightly differently decoed Netflix wave one Megatron. Maybe put him in the G2 Hero colors like LG63. That way it looks different from just another "regular" Megatron but also looks like both Galvatron and BW Megatron. Thus somehow bridging the gap between them. It would also match the Paleotrex it comes with.

I don't know how that could/would play into the story though. It could be a sort of power up from the Matrix and/or Allspark that was corrupted by Megatron having met Galvatron in the Dead Universe or having gone back in time. Or it could just have something to do with the purple Paleotrex. Assuming that Megatron having the Matrix and the Allspark or even the purple Paleotrex have anything to do with the show to begin with. It's not exactly like everything included in the other spoiler boxes had anything to do with the shows as it is.

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

And thus was the last time they allowed their Spoiler Boxes to be leaked out prior to shipping.

Nemesis Destron wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:And the universe cried out, as if a thousand voices sang at once, as pre-orders were canceled less than a day after being made.

And thus was the last time they allowed their Spoiler Boxes to be leaked out prior to shipping.

They've always been spoiled ahead of time and have always lead to mass cancellations (with possible exclusion of the nemesis prime one), I'm not sure why they should be surprised at this point

Spoiler Boxes will always have these mass cancellations, it's a flaw with their entire existence. The main problem with Spoiler packs is that Hasbro has to keep its contents secret, which means people are essentially preordering a blindpack until the contents are revealed.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Spoiler Boxes will always have these mass cancellations, it's a flaw with their entire existence. The main problem with Spoiler packs is that Hasbro has to keep its contents secret, which means people are essentially preordering a blindpack until the contents are revealed.

I don't get the point of preordering Spoiler Packs.
Especially when those are available from ALL online retailers.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Spoiler Boxes will always have these mass cancellations, it's a flaw with their entire existence. The main problem with Spoiler packs is that Hasbro has to keep its contents secret, which means people are essentially preordering a blindpack until the contents are revealed.

I don't get the point of preordering Spoiler Packs.
Especially when those are available from ALL online retailers.

There is no guarantee on that and no consistency wave to wave, at least in the US. Walmart was the lone source for the first once until they walmarted things up and Hasbro had to open things to everyone else to offload the rest. The second one was Walmart on their own for a short time, then opened up to the other retailers pretty quickly, but that was also a desirable one.

The third one so far is just Walmart and Pulse. No word yet on whether other retailers will be allowed to join.

So that's just a case-to-case basis.
But if the trend continue, that one will be easy to get as well.