The Energon Pub

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:19 pm

I don't care about the rest of the box set figures. The original G1 Scorponok is around $500.00 on eBay (really quick check). This one will probably be less than that, come with 4 extra exclusive figures not counting arms microns, and come with a comic?

Not gonna lie. I may have just peed a little.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:21 pm

You guys do realize that, even though it's April 3, it's never too late for a good April Fools Day joke... And postponing until after the 1st makes you even more likely to fall for it.

News Credits: 251 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:30 pm

procyon wrote:You guys do realize that, even though it's April 3, it's never too late for a good April Fools Day joke... And postponing until after the 1st makes you even more likely to fall for it.

Then either this is the worst April Fools' joke ever time-wise, or you're being a little too cautious with this one.

I find it hard to believe that they would go this far with a joke, what with not one but two pieces of artwork of Zarak Jr., and all the hype built up around this character with tweets from BotCon's Twitter page and Facebook statuses from Tornado's Facebook page.

News Credits: 22 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:31 pm

I can't imagine they would reveal the biggest surprise before the end. So would the 5th figure be even more awesome?

News Credits: 25 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:34 pm

I like it, though my question's why not Black Zarak, it fits with the pirate-y theme.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:35 pm

I have wanted something like this for a long time. Might have to find a way to get me one.

News Credits: 22 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:35 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I like it, though my question's why not Black Zarak, it fits with the pirate-y theme.

There is already a Black Zarak repaint of Energoon Scorponok. The only improvement would be the Headmaster modification.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:36 pm

procyon wrote:You guys do realize that, even though it's April 3, it's never too late for a good April Fools Day joke... And postponing until after the 1st makes you even more likely to fall for it.

An April Fool's joke would be more like this:

instead of the real thing:

News Credits: 65 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:38 pm

Okay, I was on the fence, but it looks like this set will really deliver! Happy 30th Anniversary, Transformers!

News Credits: 25 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:43 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:I like it, though my question's why not Black Zarak, it fits with the pirate-y theme.

There is already a Black Zarak repaint of Energoon Scorponok. The only improvement would be the Headmaster modification.

Yeah But Scorponok dosen't scream pirate, after all that's 50% of the theme, Zone Black Zarak would have fit better.

Also that cybertron repaint's terrible a black zarak >:oP

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:45 pm

This is fantastic if you can get Botcon figures and all but what this means to me is that Hasbro has no intentions on making an updated Scorpinok figure in the next few years. With all the great figures they're making lately you can count Scorpinok out and Devcon for that matter. Sure he's not in the comics near as I can tell (I don't read them and only see the previews on here) but this kills any hope for one otherwise for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/user/KirbyForce1 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:52 pm

Initial reaction: Ooh, that looks nice!

News Credits: 1452 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:58 pm

Alpha Weltall wrote:This is fantastic if you can get Botcon figures and all but what this means to me is that Hasbro has no intentions on making an updated Scorpinok figure in the next few years. With all the great figures they're making lately you can count Scorpinok out and Devcon for that matter. Sure he's not in the comics near as I can tell (I don't read them and only see the previews on here) but this kills any hope for one otherwise for a while.

Not exactly true. Kup, Scourge and the Sweeps, got BotCon figures in 2009 before their Generations releases in 2011.

In regards to this.. wasn't a fan of the mold and not really a fan of the character.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
procyon wrote:You guys do realize that, even though it's April 3, it's never too late for a good April Fools Day joke... And postponing until after the 1st makes you even more likely to fall for it.

An April Fool's joke would be more like this:

instead of the real thing:

I don't like it when you remind me of when BotCon punk'd me.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:59 pm

As bored as I am with that mold, it's nice to see a Headmaster Scorponok again.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:07 pm

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- :jawdropper:

News Credits: 251 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:08 pm

For the curious, here's comparison with the original Generation One Headmaster Spike and what we have so far of Scorponok's new noggin:

For Olin's robot mode, imagine Spike's robot mode, but probably decoed similarly to one of these two:

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:12 pm

I wonder if the head is an actual removable robot, I see some new molding underneath the head, that´s got to mean something, right?

News Credits: 251 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:17 pm

Janus Prime wrote:I wonder if the head is an actual removable robot, I see some new molding underneath the head, that´s got to mean something, right?

For the 30th anniversary we have pulled out all the stops and engineered from an existing mold the first Headmaster toy released in 25 years. Scorponok utilizes an original 1987 Headmaster mold, featuring an all-new cartoon accurate sculpted face, as the character Olin Zarak. To make the Headmaster function work, we also created a new rotating piece located in his chest cavity which, once Zarak is transformed, allows him to become the head of Scorponok in robot mode!

Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:18 pm

Talk about one figure selling a box set.

Excuse me while I scrape together $600 for an Iacon package and an extra bagged set.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:22 pm

Is no one else excited about the possibility of putting this U.S. character model accurate head on Scorponok's original toy?!? Part of the reason I could never drop the cash necessary to buy it was that it just didn't look like the 'Con I loved in the comics for his inner fears and ability to decapitate enemies via bitch-slap, but if I can get my hands on THIS...then would I have to completely remove the scorpion-head that becomes the helmet/visor to make it work? (Like I said, never actually owned it)

And even then, its tiny size in proportion to his body would make him more viable as Dreamwave Scorponok than Marvel.

Would still love to try it though! Assuming they had that possibility in mind all along, it's like FunPub just gave the purple bitch-slap to Headrobots, who seriously should've done something like this for Scorp long ago. Did they already know about the Encore reissue back when they did all those Fort Max & co. upgrades? It's been so long IDR. I used to love those guys, but what's the hold up on that iguana?

News Credits: 461 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:46 pm

Fine I'll buy this set.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:03 pm

WiseMan wrote:I don't care about the rest of the box set figures. The original G1 Scorponok is around $500.00 on eBay (really quick check). This one will probably be less than that, come with 4 extra exclusive figures not counting arms microns, and come with a comic?

Not gonna lie. I may have just peed a little.

What Arms Microns? :???:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I like it, though my question's why not Black Zarak, it fits with the pirate-y theme.

BlackZarak's pirate armor was a one-episode-only deal. The majority of his screentime was in Masterforce, in which he was just a black redeco of MegaZarak plus a new noggin and spear.

Scorponok, however, is more widely known and would likely sell better.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Yeah But Scorponok dosen't scream pirate, after all that's 50% of the theme, Zone Black Zarak would have fit better.

It's not the lifeless Scorponok mech suit who's the pirate here. It's the Nebulan Headmaster in control of him who is.

Bumblevivisector wrote:And even then, its tiny size in proportion to his body would make him more viable as Dreamwave Scorponok than Marvel.

Why Dreamwave? He was barely in there save for one quick cameo.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:15 pm

Arrragh! Now I have to buy this. :BANG_HEAD:

I don't even want the rest of the boxed set but it's doubtful I'll be able to get Scorpy by himself for much less anyway.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:20 pm

Blurrz wrote:
Alpha Weltall wrote:This is fantastic if you can get Botcon figures and all but what this means to me is that Hasbro has no intentions on making an updated Scorpinok figure in the next few years. With all the great figures they're making lately you can count Scorpinok out and Devcon for that matter. Sure he's not in the comics near as I can tell (I don't read them and only see the previews on here) but this kills any hope for one otherwise for a while.

Not exactly true. Kup, Scourge and the Sweeps, got BotCon figures in 2009 before their Generations releases in 2011.

Exactly my point though, two years later. No it wasn't as long of a wait for Classics/Generations Thundercracker, Dirge and Thrust but that's still quite a while to wait.