The Energon Pub

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:41 am

Ultra Markus wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i want it because its a decepticon combiner which this would only make 4 counting devastator to the 5 autobot combiners

5? There's Superion, Defensor, Optimus Maximus, Sky Reign, Victorion and Computron - that's 6.
Unless Cyclonus is stealing Maximus' limbs for Galvatronus.

oh yeah i forgot about Vicky still the cons are severly out numbered

If we're gonna count Japanese releases, Megatronia makes number 5 for the 'cons. The only Combiner to switch factions between markets. :lol:

And Liokaiser using two Brawls isn't so bad once you take into account Air Raid is a reshell of Skydive.

by **Ultra Markus** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:47 am

Kurona wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i want it because its a decepticon combiner which this would only make 4 counting devastator to the 5 autobot combiners

5? There's Superion, Defensor, Optimus Maximus, Sky Reign, Victorion and Computron - that's 6.
Unless Cyclonus is stealing Maximus' limbs for Galvatronus.

oh yeah i forgot about Vicky still the cons are severly out numbered

Perhaps... but considering Devastator's size, the Autobots are likely out-powered.

i suppose thats true devy is quite the behemoth

News Credits: 8 · by **Sammythekat** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

That already existed, with Botcon Ramhorn.

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 4:42 pm

The news article stated "highly anticipated" and "minicons", yet I don't recall most people being that eager to get this figure, as it currently is, and I can only seem to see ONE minicon/Breastmaster.

From what I remember, people WERE interested in this character, until they saw the current version. Then, most people, if I recall, were going to wait for this to go on clearance and/or wait to see if Takara Tomy did a better version.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:04 am

Sammythekat wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

That already existed, with Botcon Ramhorn.

It may have debuted with Ramhorn, but it originated from Hasbro for CW Nosecone. And it's still a tooling difference between the Nosecone version of the mold that Drillhorn uses and the original Brawl version of the mold that Killbison Ironbison uses.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:26 am

I really do like the looks of the set. Can't wait to get it.

primalxconvoy wrote:The news article stated "highly anticipated" and "minicons", yet I don't recall most people being that eager to get this figure, as it currently is, and I can only seem to see ONE minicon/Breastmaster.

From what I remember, people WERE interested in this character, until they saw the current version. Then, most people, if I recall, were going to wait for this to go on clearance and/or wait to see if Takara Tomy did a better version.

It's not just the people talking on here though. If you look at the top stories, it is quite a different story. Liokaiser has consistently made our top viewed stories, same goes for movie stories and MP Shattered Glass Prime (every story with him has made Top 3). Just because the people who actually write on here say they won't get it doesn't mean there are a ton of other people who look at the main page and then decide to buy it

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:21 am

Hey, Liokaiser is now up on the Entertainment Earth website, and is in stock! There's also a promotion for $20 off, a G1 diorama, and free shipping with the word SINGLES:

Transformers Generations Platinum Edition Combiner Wars Liokaiser - Entertainment Earth Exclusive - Free Shipping $129.99

Are you going to get one?

[Edited to clarify the promotion...]

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:00 am

Entertainment Earth wrote:Boxed set includes 6 Decepticons who merge to declare victory over the Autobots as the mighty Liokaiser!

... okay, that was good. I can appreciate that pun.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:05 am

Alright, just completed my order. I was confused in a number of ways. First, apparently I didn't read very carefully, the $20 off is for Liokaiser (nice!) and not a separate diorama purchase. The diorama is free with the purchase. Also, it appeared I was getting charged for shipping when it was supposed to be free. They credited the shipping in the order (one of the line items) so it offset the shipping cost below. Maybe it would be $15.95 off of a faster shipping option? At any rate, I've got Liokaiser and a neat inside the Ark diorama coming to me next week for $109. I can handle that...

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:10 am

Fellow Seibertronian Agamemnon has dropped by to let us know that the Entertainment Earth exclusive set of Transformers Combiner Wars Platinum Edition Liokaiser is now available to purchase for $129.99 USD! In addition, we can report a promotion for $20 off, a G1 diorama, and free shipping with the word SINGLES, to use at checkout.

In case the diorama (pictured below) runs out, there is also another to get same discount and free shipping: EARLYBIRD.Is this your type of combiner team? Will you be getting it? Let us know in the Energon Pub!

News Credits: 4 · by **Relic0037** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:17 am

Looks like a decent deal if you don't want to wait for a price markdown.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:25 am

william-james88 wrote:Double up!

On the promotions? Can't. Says in the fine print SINGLES is not good with other offers.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:10 am

So EA offers "free" shipping...but then includes, sales tax, is it because I'm in California?, or is that for all US residents?, even with the $20 off, its still not worth it, There's a couple on eBay that are $105 final price.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:42 am

o.supreme wrote:So EA offers "free" shipping...but then includes, sales tax, is it because I'm in California?, or is that for all US residents?, even with the $20 off, its still not worth it, There's a couple on eBay that are $105 final price.

Even when you get that exclusive Ark diorama? Thought you'd be all over that yo

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:54 am

Kurona wrote:Even when you get that exclusive Ark diorama? Thought you'd be all over that yo

Nah...I'm not a big fan of novelty items. CW is what just brought me back after an 8 year drought and selling off my entire Original Series-Energon toys back in 2007. At that time I thought I'd never purchase any TF toys ever again. Still...now that I think about it, It might look nice as a background for the shelves I intend to build in my sons room for our UW/CW collection, if I can keep him from destroying it until then... :-?

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:46 pm

BBTS now has Liokaiser available too, for $129.99. A little more than the promo deal at Entertainment Earth, but the same as the list price. I wonder how they were able to pull that off...

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:11 pm

It's exclusive in the US to EE - it isn't an Exclusive in Asia it's a retail item in singapore for example. so they likely just ordered their stock from an asian wholesaler - not unlike the situation with the Takara Boxed sets they eventually showed up internationally even though some were supposed to be exclusives.. which has me wondering if the same with happen with Valdigus /Baldigus/Ruination too.

I like the look of that set so I'd like to have an option that was close to $100 and no the near $200 Takara want you to buy it for.

News Credits: 4 · by **Relic0037** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:39 pm

Agamemnon wrote:BBTS now has Liokaiser available too, for $129.99. A little more than the promo deal at Entertainment Earth, but the same as the list price. I wonder how they were able to pull that off...

They also had the Toys R Us Exclusive Masterpiece Bumblebee in stock for a couple months for quite a bit more than Toys was selling it for, so they have some way of obtaining these items.

by **Dagon** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:38 am

I got my order in yesterday. The $20 off code and diorama and stuff made it basically impossible to skip. Wanted this guy anyway, so win-win for House Dagon here.

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:20 am

Boy would you have to be some kind of packaging obsessive to buy a Hasbro MP Bumblebee for double the price of a Takara one or for the same price as you can buy Multiple KO's.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:03 pm

The Target exclusive Platinum Autobot Heroes box set is now available online for $150 USD. This set is part of this year's theme of the Transformers Movie 30th anniversary and includes redecos of Generations Kup, Blurr, Ultra Magnus (with Minimus Ambus), Springer and Arcee. You can see many images of this set from our previous convention galleries.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:10 pm

I'm curious how many people exactly would be interested in this set now. Ultra Magnus has the exact same paint apps as in CW, there's a far, faaaar superior version of Blurr thanks to TR (and thanks to Takara, also available in a much more movie-accurate deco), and we're getting a more G1-accurate version of Kup. That leaves Arcee, whom you can get a very similar deco of from Takara; and Springer, who... doesn't look half bad, but the Generations version still looks better.

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:16 pm

So, factoring in the price of the figures, it's about a $30 premium for the paint jobs. I'll wait until they're on sale.

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:16 pm

Kurona wrote:I'm curious how many people exactly would be interested in this set now. Ultra Magnus has the exact same paint apps as in CW, there's a far, faaaar superior version of Blurr thanks to TR (and thanks to Takara, also available in a much more movie-accurate deco), and we're getting a more G1-accurate version of Kup. That leaves Arcee, whom you can get a very similar deco of from Takara; and Springer, who... doesn't look half bad, but the Generations version still looks better.

I actually have a couple friends getting this. They don't buy figures by waves and so this set actually works for those who wan to get almost the entire autobot cast.

The magnus different. While the layout is the same he has Takaras more rich colors as well as the white portions being white and not that cream color white.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:24 pm

Kurona wrote:I'm curious how many people exactly would be interested in this set now. Ultra Magnus has the exact same paint apps as in CW, there's a far, faaaar superior version of Blurr thanks to TR (and thanks to Takara, also available in a much more movie-accurate deco), and we're getting a more G1-accurate version of Kup. That leaves Arcee, whom you can get a very similar deco of from Takara; and Springer, who... doesn't look half bad, but the Generations version still looks better.

I am not getting it because the decos are not different enough to warrant this purchase and I preffer the autobot cast I made using TR Blurr (and hopefully with a new Kup). The Platinum Sweeps and Dinobots had decos evoking cool sets that were way out of my reach but this one doesnt really give me much that's new. Though for those who dont have these molds yet, this is an awesome set to get and its priced reasonably enough. Its not a deal but its not price gouging either as other sets have been.

Also, magnus is different, you can see it in the gallery images.