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New Animated Target 2-packs

Transformers News: New Animated Target 2-packs

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 2:06PM CST

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Seibertron.com member Blurrz has just informed us of some new info he's come across, courtesy of Allspark.com. Here's what he had to share:

It looks like Target is releasing even more Animated 2-packs. This time around they include a Voyager class Animated Figure, and an Activators Animated Figure(contrast to the previous Deluxe + 2 Legends figures)

They are:

Sunstorm & Activators Ratchet

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and

Shockwave & Activators Bumblebee

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Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845144)
Posted by Rijie on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:14pm CST
Wow, Target gets all of the Exclusives anymore.

I'm pretty much done collecting Animated, save for a couple of select figures, but I'll be skipping regular Shockwave for this one.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845158)
Posted by Star_ling on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:20pm CST
I agree, I like these colors a lot more as well. But what will I do with that Bumblebee?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845164)
Posted by hippymule on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:23pm CST
well when is it going to be released? cuz i just checked target.com for sunstorm and it was not there
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845165)
Posted by Baha08 on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:24pm CST
D: These are awesome compared to Stealth Lockdown and butt ugly Ratchet!

My one concern is that why they choose Sunstorm and not go into a classic line and put out Thundercracker, or correctly correct color Starscream.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845166)
Posted by Dead Metal on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:24pm CST
I really don't know what to think of Sunstorm.
Shockwave is awesome, I'll be getting that one to display as shockwave and the original to display as Longarm.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845168)
Posted by Soldier of Shockwave on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:25pm CST
OMFG!! YAY!!! Purple Shockwave! All is well with the universe once more! The sunstorm looks pretty sweet to.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845171)
Posted by Star_ling on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:28pm CST
I just want to know if the female clone is getting a toy? Everyone else seems to be getting one.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845172)
Posted by Barrelass on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:30pm CST
Dead Metal wrote:I really don't know what to think of Sunstorm.
Shockwave is awesome, I'll be getting that one to display as shockwave and the original to display as Longarm.


Exactly what I was thinking, I just picked up Shockwave last night and was thinking (well this is a nice scam, now I need two of this figure). Guess I was wrong, this is a nice suprise. I will also have to get Sunstorm in hopes of eventually balancing out the Bot/Con levels.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845174)
Posted by Hard Hacker on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:30pm CST
Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845177)
Posted by ponycorn on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:33pm CST
The Sunstorm is gorgeous, though he pales in comparison to his leader, the original Starscream. Will this be released as a single?

Shockwave =P~ . I'm a sucker, I'm buying this and the blueish one.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845178)
Posted by Star_ling on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:33pm CST
Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.



Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845182)
Posted by Dead Metal on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:38pm CST
Star_ling wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.



Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845185)
Posted by Hard Hacker on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:40pm CST
Dead Metal wrote:
Star_ling wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.



Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!


I'd buy one of those if it were to come true. It'd be far more appropriate than the colours this never version sports.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845186)
Posted by Kique on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:41pm CST
Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845188)
Posted by King Henrik on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:44pm CST
ill be picking up both sets... and since seeing activators cliffjumper ive wanted an activators bumblebee since it's more in scale with the other figures... plus im not a fan of the deluxe bumblebee mold.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845194)
Posted by kirbenvost on December 4th, 2008 @ 2:51pm CST
Dude I want that Shockwave bad! Dunno what I'll do with the extra Bumblebee though...
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845206)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:08pm CST
I'm only gonna get Sunstorm (unless he gets released alone without the Actvator Ratchet, which I don't want). at last, the Sycophant clone has a name! But why does he have so much red in jet mode?

This Shockwave doesn't look so good in these colors. It just doesn't look right. Had his body been more G1-like (like Energon Shockblast did), then I might reconsider. But for now, I'll get regular one.

Plus, I've already got Activators Bumblebee, so this inclusion of him also turns me off this set.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845211)
Posted by Animated Grimlock on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:10pm CST
I want both but i already have both activators! Whatever I'm still getting them, as long as they are around the voyager price tag. Bonus! The decepticon insignia on sunstorm and shockwave are purple! :grin:
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845214)
Posted by UltraMagnus2005 on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:13pm CST
Man, Sunstorm looks very good, than again, it is a Starscream redeco and a very good homage to that concept. That's why I love Transformers Animated, it's a great homage to G1 in more than one way.

- UltraMagnus2005
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845229)
Posted by Star_ling on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:20pm CST
Dead Metal wrote:
Star_ling wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.



Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!



Oh right I totally forgot about that! Their molds are very alike. Maybe you should shoot that idea to Hasbro you might get your username on the toy :P
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845245)
Posted by ShGarland_1383 on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:30pm CST
meh...I'd love to have a Sunstorm figure, but I'm not a big fan of the Animated Starscream mold...
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845247)
Posted by Dachande on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:32pm CST
Okay, Shockwave in his accurate colors and people aren't liking it? Sheesh.
I was on the fence about Animated Shockwave until I saw this. He will NEVER be displayed as Longarm in my household once I have a color-accurate version. That's for sure (may seem extreme, and I'm not a G1 fanatic, but Shockwave has been my favorite character since I was a kid).

The big question is WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE???
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845252)
Posted by Delicon on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:39pm CST
I thought I was done buying Animated and still might be, but these 2-packs might just drag me back in.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845254)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 4th, 2008 @ 3:42pm CST
PURPLE AND BLACK SHOCKWAVE!!! Glad I didn't buy the boring gray one!

Kique wrote:Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?


Target sells some exclusives online, but not others. Their Universe exclusives are available online (the Legend 5-packs and the Springer/Ratbat and Roadbuster/Dirge 2-packs), but their Animated exclusives (Rescue Ratchet and Stealth Lockdown) are in-store only. So I suspect these will be in-store only. But I MUST have that purple-and-black Shockwave.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845275)
Posted by YRQRM0 on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:10pm CST
I like both, although I don't think that Shockwave color would look good on the longarm part. I might have to get the original, I don't care about that bb anyway.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845276)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:13pm CST
We eset toys in January I wouldn't be surprised to see them then
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845281)
Posted by Agent 007 on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:19pm CST
sweet I'll be lookin for shockwave. Sunstorm is prolly a pass.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845283)
Posted by Overcracker on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:20pm CST
Oooh very nice. Now thse are 2 packs I can buy. If only for the Voyager figure.

The Purple looks awesome on Shockwave.

And finally a regular release, not Legends size, Sunstorm figure.

Damn I need to move closer to a Target Store.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845290)
Posted by nightbolt on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:26pm CST
im starting to regret getting starscream :? , and i think shockwave's original animated deco is far superior. ill pass. =;
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845293)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on December 4th, 2008 @ 4:29pm CST
these are awesome i will get them but i am not allowed to get any TFs untill after christmas! that sucks! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845329)
Posted by El Duque on December 4th, 2008 @ 5:18pm CST
I already have Shockwave, but I'll pick this version up as well. That way I can display the original as Longarm Prime and use this guy as Shockwave. I really like this seeker mold and have Starscream and Skywarp already so I'll be picking up Sunstorm as well. Anyone know when these are scheduled for release?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845359)
Posted by darth_primal on December 4th, 2008 @ 5:53pm CST
Does anyone think about what longarm would look like if he was purple?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845360)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on December 4th, 2008 @ 5:56pm CST
will be getting both, but now, where are the thundercracker, the jetfire colored one, and the purple femme seeker?
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845395)
Posted by Blurrz on December 4th, 2008 @ 6:42pm CST
darth_primal wrote:Does anyone think about what longarm would look like if he was purple?


Pretty sure we'll be getting close-up pictures of this stuff in the next month or so.

Immortal Starscream wrote:will be getting both, but now, where are the thundercracker, the jetfire colored one, and the purple femme seeker?


Haha, they'll be coming. Thundercracker will take time as it's already an Activator. Seriously though, I'm expecting Botcon to supply one of, if not all of the Animated Seekers that remain to be figures.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845405)
Posted by Editor on December 4th, 2008 @ 7:07pm CST
Sunstorm = must have.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845421)
Posted by Narc on December 4th, 2008 @ 7:23pm CST
Both sets look great!!! I will be looking forward to these.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845522)
Posted by Mirage22 on December 4th, 2008 @ 10:06pm CST
I love Shockwave's clor scheme! I thoght when I first saw Animated Shockwave, I thought, "Where's the purple?". And now, here it is! :D

Sunstorm looks awesome too. I will be picking them both up. You gotta have all the clones. Now all we need is Thundercracker, Dirge, and Ramjet recolors.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845553)
Posted by Dreadwinglord on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:00pm CST
I love them both! Awesome repaints! I like Shockwave more but still Sunstorm is also a wow.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845585)
Posted by Firebird on December 4th, 2008 @ 11:48pm CST
This is great news.

I was going to buy an extra Shockwave anyway so I could display one as Longarm. And I really like the purple Decepticon symbol on him.

Sunstorm on the other hand might be a pass for me. I will have to see it in person.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (845665)
Posted by Oilspill on December 5th, 2008 @ 4:01am CST
Hmm.. nice, but I think I like the original colours on Shockwave more. Will need to see some comparison pics methinks.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (847324)
Posted by Brychanus on December 8th, 2008 @ 12:51pm CST
GuyIncognito wrote:PURPLE AND BLACK SHOCKWAVE!!! Glad I didn't buy the boring gray one!

Kique wrote:Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?


Target sells some exclusives online, but not others. Their Universe exclusives are available online (the Legend 5-packs and the Springer/Ratbat and Roadbuster/Dirge 2-packs), but their Animated exclusives (Rescue Ratchet and Stealth Lockdown) are in-store only. So I suspect these will be in-store only. But I MUST have that purple-and-black Shockwave.


I think which exclusives are available online is related to the size/price, not the toy line. The Animated exclusives currently in stores are Deluxe Class, and all Deluxe figures are store only. Since they do sell Voyager Class figures through the site, I'm fairly confident I'll be able to pick these two up online and not have to haunt the local store for them.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (847802)
Posted by GuyIncognito on December 9th, 2008 @ 10:09am CST
doubledealer25 wrote:these are awesome i will get them but i am not allowed to get any TFs untill after christmas! that sucks! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:


I don't think these will be available until after the holidays anyway.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (856780)
Posted by rpetras on December 27th, 2008 @ 7:38am CST
I'm all over both of these sets!

I'm glad I didn't waste my budget on the stealth lockdown, who was cool, but not necessary.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (856793)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on December 27th, 2008 @ 8:24am CST
i love that shockwave! he should have purple in the TV show :sad: i will get this!
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (857197)
Posted by DMSL on December 28th, 2008 @ 4:21am CST
Shockwave looks fantastic, but Sunstorm is crud. Too much orange and no new head at all. That's the least Hasbro can do.
Re: New Animated Target 2-packs (862250)
Posted by Kique on January 6th, 2009 @ 2:09pm CST
Hey guys, has anybody heard when these 2 packs are getting released? :-?

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