The Energon Pub

Raiden! It's going to happen.

I demand repaints of RID Midnight Express, Rapid Run, and Railspike as Raiden!

Everyone else must campaign for these as well.

Also Erector. He's in the set. Considering his follwing from 2011, I would not be surprised to see Erector in this set.

Artfire is another possibility, but I'm not sure if he'll happen.

I'm guessing fun pub will heavily use the Generations & RTS toys.

So their is no doubt this set for 2012 will be awesome. because the generations & RTS toys were awesome to begin with.

robofreak wrote:Also Erector. He's in the set. Considering his follwing from 2011, I would not be surprised to see Erector in this set.

That's not a bad guess...I wouldn't be surprised if he were the "must have" figure. How many true "must haves" can there be of characters that have only ever been released once? Unless the "must have" fig wasn't one of the first time updates...

Kibble wrote:

robofreak wrote:Also Erector. He's in the set. Considering his follwing from 2011, I would not be surprised to see Erector in this set.

That's not a bad guess...I wouldn't be surprised if he were the "must have" figure. How many true "must haves" can there be of characters that have only ever been released once? Unless the "must have" fig wasn't one of the first time updates...

I'm also thinking it will either use RTS Grappel or Armada Smokscreen as the body choice.

That head sculpt looks like an reinterpretation of G1 Gnaw (a LOT like it). I can only guess Orion Pax (with an Optimus Prime robot alt mode) and Elita-1 being the other two figs.

Rated X wrote:

Covenant wrote:Now see, that sounds kid-like to me. 'I wanna see it now! Show me now! I don't WANNA wait!' Building suspense, creating hype, teasing a future product to the consumer base are all very adult, practical and valid things.

Well if you like mysteries, maybe you might enjoy watching Scooby Doo. If you like playing guessing games, you can always pick up "Clue" at your local TRU.

But for me personally, I dont have time for all that sillyness. I got the money and Im willing to spend it. Playing silly guessing games about Botcon exclusives, locations, etc. isnt going to make or break a sale from me. Im there...PERIOD. It's supposed to be Botcon, not Area 51. So I think they should cut out all that BS and give it to us straight up.

You don't have the time for all the sillyness but you're posting in an internet forum about said sillyness?

Sounds like you have plenty of time for it.

I bet Eject/Rewind from united Rumble/Frenzy

Sabrblade wrote:Guys, guys, these are supposed to be characters who have NEVER received updates. Orion Pax, Elita One, Guzzle, Alpha Trion, Devcon, Chromia, Moonracer, Hun-Gurrr, Sky Lynx, Sandstorm, Broadside, Springer, Shockwave, Star Saber, Arcee, Rodimus Prime, and Soundwave have ALL received updates within the past 27 years of the Transformers franchise. We need to think DEEPER with this if we want to figure out who HASN'T received ANY updates since their original debut in the 1980s.

Powerdashers


Back to serious-mode...My money goes to the three characters that make Reflector. The characters have been mentioned by Hasbro already as an alternate for Gernations Perceptor. It would be an easy do for Botcon to use the mold three times. My runner up choices go towards Stepper and Artfire.

Maybe Blue Baccus? It would be awesome to have the two crossformers on a person's shelf

Or maybe it will be a movieverse set

Stormrider wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Guys, guys, these are supposed to be characters who have NEVER received updates. Orion Pax, Elita One, Guzzle, Alpha Trion, Devcon, Chromia, Moonracer, Hun-Gurrr, Sky Lynx, Sandstorm, Broadside, Springer, Shockwave, Star Saber, Arcee, Rodimus Prime, and Soundwave have ALL received updates within the past 27 years of the Transformers franchise. We need to think DEEPER with this if we want to figure out who HASN'T received ANY updates since their original debut in the 1980s.

Powerdashers


Back to serious-mode...My money goes to the three characters that make Reflector. The characters have been mentioned by Hasbro already as an alternate for Gernations Perceptor. It would be an easy do for Botcon to use the mold three times. My runner up choices go towards Stepper and Artfire.

Stormrider, I have a feeling you have just guessed the Trooper Builder set for this year. How many Reflectors did we have in the show anyway?

imma guess shockwave.

FellintoOblivion wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Covenant wrote:Now see, that sounds kid-like to me. 'I wanna see it now! Show me now! I don't WANNA wait!' Building suspense, creating hype, teasing a future product to the consumer base are all very adult, practical and valid things.

Well if you like mysteries, maybe you might enjoy watching Scooby Doo. If you like playing guessing games, you can always pick up "Clue" at your local TRU.

But for me personally, I dont have time for all that sillyness. I got the money and Im willing to spend it. Playing silly guessing games about Botcon exclusives, locations, etc. isnt going to make or break a sale from me. Im there...PERIOD. It's supposed to be Botcon, not Area 51. So I think they should cut out all that BS and give it to us straight up.

You don't have the time for all the sillyness but you're posting in an internet forum about said sillyness?

Sounds like you have plenty of time for it.

Have yoou seen me endulge in guessing games with the other posters ??? Have you seen me mention one potential characters name or possible location anywhere on this thread ???

If you look at the times between my original post on the main page and my response to that dude on page 8, it clearly shows that I have been working all day. But the dude took a shot at me and my comment so I responded back. If you choose to just absorb hits like a punching bag, so be it. But thats not me. And now I am off to work so I check back for your response in about 10 hours.

Rated X wrote:

Covenant wrote:Now see, that sounds kid-like to me. 'I wanna see it now! Show me now! I don't WANNA wait!' Building suspense, creating hype, teasing a future product to the consumer base are all very adult, practical and valid things.

Well if you like mysteries, maybe you might enjoy watching Scooby Doo. If you like playing guessing games, you can always pick up "Clue" at your local TRU.

But for me personally, I dont have time for all that sillyness. I got the money and Im willing to spend it. Playing silly guessing games about Botcon exclusives, locations, etc. isnt going to make or break a sale from me. Im there...PERIOD. It's supposed to be Botcon, not Area 51. So I think they should cut out all that BS and give it to us straight up.

I'd still stand behind my very valid point, but you're right. On all points. Even though this topic is entirely regarding a hype on the BotCon set, its better to bitch about not knowing the location it will be at 1/2 to 3/4 of a year from now. And suspense & mystery don't play any roles in adult life; Not Sales, nor Television, nor Movies, nor Novels, nor Relationships, nor Et Cetera. Mystery only exists in episodes of Scooby Doo, and a guess of anything equates nothing more than to Clue the board game. I see now the error of my ways. Here I was going on fact, logic and understanding, when I should have been huffing & puffing over not knowing where to attend a Transformers convention next year. Clearly that's the more grown up way to going about this all. Before, when I entered this topic, I thought building 'hype' about the making of a convention exclusive set for a TF collector was great, but you've shown me it's childish. Like you said, we're grown men. We shouldn't have to patiently wait to know what the next batch of hand-crafted TOYS we're going to throw our money at is going to look like. It's better they don't say or show us a thing until the set is 100% done. That's certainly the smart way for anyone selling anything to go about it. But wait, if that's true, and waiting until every detail on something is done so you're not teasing your clientel is the correct way to do it...wouldn't we all be HAPPY they haven't done something like tell us where the next BotCon would be and when since it's likely they're working on that as well? Or do we just huff & puff & bitch about everything we don't like/have/know RIGHT NOW, given we're grown men n'all. Enlighten me.

Covenant wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Covenant wrote:Now see, that sounds kid-like to me. 'I wanna see it now! Show me now! I don't WANNA wait!' Building suspense, creating hype, teasing a future product to the consumer base are all very adult, practical and valid things.

Well if you like mysteries, maybe you might enjoy watching Scooby Doo. If you like playing guessing games, you can always pick up "Clue" at your local TRU.

But for me personally, I dont have time for all that sillyness. I got the money and Im willing to spend it. Playing silly guessing games about Botcon exclusives, locations, etc. isnt going to make or break a sale from me. Im there...PERIOD. It's supposed to be Botcon, not Area 51. So I think they should cut out all that BS and give it to us straight up.

I'd still stand behind my very valid point, but you're right. On all points. Even though this topic is entirely regarding a hype on the BotCon set, its better to bitch about not knowing the location it will be at 1/2 to 3/4 of a year from now. And suspense & mystery don't play any roles in adult life; Not Sales, nor Television, nor Movies, nor Novels, nor Relationships, nor Et Cetera. Mystery only exists in episodes of Scooby Doo, and a guess of anything equates nothing more than to Clue the board game. I see now the error of my ways. Here I was going on fact, logic and understanding, when I should have been huffing & puffing over not knowing where to attend a Transformers convention next year. Clearly that's the more grown up way to going about this all. Before, when I entered this topic, I thought building 'hype' about the making of a convention exclusive set for a TF collector was great, but you've shown me it's childish. Like you said, we're grown men. We shouldn't have to patiently wait to know what the next batch of hand-crafted TOYS we're going to throw our money at is going to look like. It's better they don't say or show us a thing until the set is 100% done. That's certainly the smart way for anyone selling anything to go about it. But wait, if that's true, and waiting until every detail on something is done so you're not teasing your clientel is the correct way to do it...wouldn't we all be HAPPY they haven't done something like tell us where the next BotCon would be and when since it's likely they're working on that as well? Or do we just huff & puff & bitch about everything we don't like/have/know RIGHT NOW, given we're grown men n'all. Enlighten me.

Y'know, for someone who keeps trying to say that being patient is more adult like and how you're a grown man, you sure do a lot of childish insinuation about the maturity of the people in this thread.

Considering that the previous years they announced the location AT the event and that many people can't go if it's in certain places, it's a valid complaint that they haven't told us yet.

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Midnight_Fox wrote:Y'know, for someone who keeps trying to say that being patient is more adult like and how you're a grown man, you sure do a lot of childish insinuation about the people in this thread.

Considering that the previous years they announced the location AT the event and that many people can't go if it's in certain places, it's a valid complaint that they haven't told us yet.

Perhaps you'd care to go back and give a proper re-read, then. Having patience is a very mature quality, and the sarcasm I give (not insinuation) is only directed very, very clearly at this back & forth with Rated X.

And announcement of BotCon state locations, specific locals, and dates most certainly do not standardly get announced in full at the convention itself. It's happened as such a few times, but in '08 we didn't learn of so much the city & location for the '09 convention until December, and I believe the same was true of learning where the '10 BotCon would be in '09, etc. Sometimes things take longer than expected, period.

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

Question: what mold would he use? In the comics, he said he hasn't transformed for so long, he could die if he did due to the shock of his systems. You could call him the very first Action Master

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

Question: what mold would he use? In the comics, he said he hasn't transformed for so long, he could die if he did due to the shock of his systems. You could call him the very first Action Master

First Revoltech figure in a BotCon set then? Lol.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

Question: what mold would he use? In the comics, he said he hasn't transformed for so long, he could die if he did due to the shock of his systems. You could call him the very first Action Master

Geriatric problems are no laughing matter.

Besides. He'd sooner be an inaction master.

I kill myself.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

Question: what mold would he use? In the comics, he said he hasn't transformed for so long, he could die if he did due to the shock of his systems. You could call him the very first Action Master

Well, they could pull a WoH Kup and make this a younger representation of Xaaron, back when it didn't hurt to transform.

And, while he hasn't transformed in ages ,he still does have an altmode: a combat tank.

And since his original design was based off the G1 Megatron toy, maybe they could use one of the many Tank Altmode Megatron toys for the figure.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm gonna throw in a possibility and put this guess out into the open. Emirate Xaaron.

Sweet monkey Jesus yes.

Ikr! I'm currently reading the Marvel Uk comics and Xaaron a great, great character.

Same here. Just finished yesterday. So... Fingers crossed and start saving money.

Question: what mold would he use? In the comics, he said he hasn't transformed for so long, he could die if he did due to the shock of his systems. You could call him the very first Action Master

Well, they could pull a WoH Kup and make this a younger representation of Xaaron, back when it didn't hurt to transform.

And, while he hasn't transformed in ages ,he still does have an altmode: a combat tank.

And since his original design was based off the G1 Megatron toy, maybe they could use one of the many Tank Altmode Megatron toys for the figure.

*looks at Classics Deluxe Megatron, then WFC Megatron*

Rated X wrote:

FellintoOblivion wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Covenant wrote:Now see, that sounds kid-like to me. 'I wanna see it now! Show me now! I don't WANNA wait!' Building suspense, creating hype, teasing a future product to the consumer base are all very adult, practical and valid things.

Well if you like mysteries, maybe you might enjoy watching Scooby Doo. If you like playing guessing games, you can always pick up "Clue" at your local TRU.

But for me personally, I dont have time for all that sillyness. I got the money and Im willing to spend it. Playing silly guessing games about Botcon exclusives, locations, etc. isnt going to make or break a sale from me. Im there...PERIOD. It's supposed to be Botcon, not Area 51. So I think they should cut out all that BS and give it to us straight up.

You don't have the time for all the sillyness but you're posting in an internet forum about said sillyness?

Sounds like you have plenty of time for it.

Have yoou seen me endulge in guessing games with the other posters ??? Have you seen me mention one potential characters name or possible location anywhere on this thread ???

If you look at the times between my original post on the main page and my response to that dude on page 8, it clearly shows that I have been working all day. But the dude took a shot at me and my comment so I responded back. If you choose to just absorb hits like a punching bag, so be it. But thats not me. And now I am off to work so I check back for your response in about 10 hours.

For someone who is clearly so busy you'd think you had better things to do with your time then come to whine and complain on an internet message board.

I'm gonna laugh when none of these guys are in the boxset.

Just wait, it's going to be Erector.

Everyone is throwing out names to specialty characters that NEVER got a toy. They specified that this will be this characters first update since the 80's. That mean this major character has had a toy in the past.