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News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:25 pm

Loose Cannon, BotCon 2012 as an appearance (last), SG, a red and white Jazz... SG Ricochet?

News Credits: 129 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:28 pm

Good speculation.

Well done all.

Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:32 pm

my guess says there might be more beast-formers

but that's just my guess seeing there was ONE beastformer so I guess that's jumping the gun

but I'm fairly sure the eggs that they were in are color coordinated with the main color of the figure inside of it

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:32 pm

Looks like Silas Breakdown rather than the standard AM Breakdown.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:33 pm

Seibertron wrote:The Thief: BC2015718-2197M, AO: STGN
The Muscle: BC2015591-9687D?, AO: STHD
The Loose Cannon: BC2015426-2912SG?, AO: STHD
The Boss: BC201562811-484?, AO: STHD
The Bount Hunter: BC2015712-1496D?, AO: GNOP

Does the final letter in the code match their allegiance or some other clue? D = Decepticon, SG = Shattered Glass, etc?

Packrat matched up with "97M" for 1997 Maximal.

I think I've got the second one. I punched up Transformers 1987 and in the pictures popped up catalogs. For Decepticons, Battletrap is on there. So '87D' for 1987 Decepticon, maybe? That matches the color aesthetic for the Springer repaint. (I'm hoping one of the add-ons will be a Generations Doubledealer repaint as Flywheels.)

"12SG" 2012 Shattered Glass. SG Ricochet using the updated Jazz mold they used for Botcon 2012 Treadshot and Kickoff?

That's all I could potentially figure out. We do know the Breakdown mold from TF:Prime is part of the group, though.

News Credits: 656 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:38 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Loose Cannon, BotCon 2012 as an appearance (last), SG, a red and white Jazz... SG Ricochet?

I have a convoluted guess on this one, using a starting assumption that this is the Red colored RtS Jazz mold: SG Treadshot.

But wait, didn't we already have one of those in 2012? Yes, yes we did, but this is a different SG Treadshot. The one in 2012 was Heroic Decepticon Treadshot, the mirror-universe counterpart to the 2003 Universe 1.0 character. This is Evil Autobot Treadshot, the mirror-universe counterpart to Action Master Treadshot/the Timelines one from last year's sub service.

This is also "The Loose Cannon", and Treadshot's couple of bios seem to indicate that he really just likes shooting things.

But wait, why is he a car? My thoughts: colored like the Universe 1.0 Treadshot, with the head mold from the Sub Service one on it to give that a re-use, because no one really needs the deluxe Warpath mold in red again and there's an existing homage of an evil Treadshot all ready to go.

I will await to be wrong!

News Credits: 17 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:43 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:How gimmicky. Now we have to wait for arbitrary dates for Funpub to release unnecessary videos showing off the toys then photos, instead of arbitrary dates for two photos of the figure. What an improvement funpub. Way to go. Also these Easter Eggs will be so timely if these reveals go into May; unless of course they plan to put out all the videos in April. Which they wont; the club likes to take its' sweet ass time.

SURPRISE eggs. There is a difference and they are enjoyed by millions of children (and adults) all year long

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:48 pm

Pete@BotCon wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:How gimmicky. Now we have to wait for arbitrary dates for Funpub to release unnecessary videos showing off the toys then photos, instead of arbitrary dates for two photos of the figure. What an improvement funpub. Way to go. Also these Easter Eggs will be so timely if these reveals go into May; unless of course they plan to put out all the videos in April. Which they wont; the club likes to take its' sweet ass time.

SURPRISE eggs. There is a difference and they are enjoyed by millions of children (and adults) all year long

If they were actual surprise eggs, you would've taken the extra mile to put your toys in chocolate [-(

News Credits: 17 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:50 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Pete@BotCon wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:How gimmicky. Now we have to wait for arbitrary dates for Funpub to release unnecessary videos showing off the toys then photos, instead of arbitrary dates for two photos of the figure. What an improvement funpub. Way to go. Also these Easter Eggs will be so timely if these reveals go into May; unless of course they plan to put out all the videos in April. Which they wont; the club likes to take its' sweet ass time.

SURPRISE eggs. There is a difference and they are enjoyed by millions of children (and adults) all year long

If they were actual surprise eggs, you would've taken the extra mile to put your toys in chocolate

THAT... was funny.

I half though about putting a treat in each one. MAYBE one of the reveals WILL have a treat!

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:53 pm

Pete@BotCon wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Pete@BotCon wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:How gimmicky. Now we have to wait for arbitrary dates for Funpub to release unnecessary videos showing off the toys then photos, instead of arbitrary dates for two photos of the figure. What an improvement funpub. Way to go. Also these Easter Eggs will be so timely if these reveals go into May; unless of course they plan to put out all the videos in April. Which they wont; the club likes to take its' sweet ass time.

SURPRISE eggs. There is a difference and they are enjoyed by millions of children (and adults) all year long

If they were actual surprise eggs, you would've taken the extra mile to put your toys in chocolate

THAT... was funny.

I half though about putting a treat in each one. MAYBE one of the reveals WILL have a treat!

Reminds me of TFSS 1, where the Twincast suggested putting ultra mammoth in a block of ice.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:54 pm

Wow. This first reveal is very underwhelming for me. If Botcon wasn't practically in my back yard, this would not make me want to go.

That being said, Frank Welker trumps any toy.

News Credits: 293 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:56 pm

I loves me some Packrat, but but theres nothing in the budget saying I can get these this year

News Credits: 3 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:06 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:I hope one of them is a G1 Lockdown...I would buy.

a REAL G1 Lockdown...not the RotF Lockdown (which is cool, but...eh)
I hope none of them is Lockdown since that would be such a waste, with us having already got plenty of good Lockdown toys in recent years.

Well, I don't count animated lockdown as a G1/IDW because the figure is weird, or RoTF lockdown because he's so skeletal (even though the comics design is actually based on him) , or AoE lockdown because....well. so....I don't agree that we have plenty. But that's cool. I'll pray to my dark gods for an uber-lockdown, and we'll just see what happens

Seriously though, I doubt they will make a new one for him, but I'd like to see a really great G1 version of him. He's one of my favorites and none of the figures, in my opinion, do him enough justice.

I'm excited to see what's in those eggs.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:13 pm

I may have figured out part of The Boss: 62811 may be June 28 2011, or the premiere of Dark of the Moon. TFSS Circuit has proven Movie-inspired characters are possible too. The 484 is still a mystery... :-?

Hang on if we disregard the last letter/number of any code, we'd be left with 62811-48. Dark of the Moon, with "48" pointing to a single character from that movie: Topspin, who had the working names Tempest and Warpath.

Ok, I need to rest now...

Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:49 pm

Packrat's always been a real mystery to me. The blue just doesn't really go with Rattrap all that well. It's kind of hard to find unnatural colors that look good on non-transmetal Beast Wars figures.

News Credits: 251 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:55 pm

About damn time the box set was starting to be revealed! I was starting to worry.

Eh... not really interested in Packrat. Would like to see what the others are before I make up my mind. Even then, I probably won't splurge on this. Too expensive for my tastes. :-(

News Credits: 54 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:59 pm

I really hope red Jazz is Zoom Zoom and not Riochet who has already got a toy.

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:05 pm

I still want Vibes

Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:06 pm

What if all five were redecos of Beast Wars figures.
CatScan from Universe Cheetor
Grimlock from Universe Dinobot
Buzzsaw from Generations Waspinator
Who was Rhinox retooled into?

News Credits: 54 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:09 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I still want Vibes

Some Dreamwave original shows up once and dies character I presume?

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:11 pm

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:I still want Vibes

Some Dreamwave original shows up once and dies character I presume?

No, a Dreamwave original character who shows up, and just kinda fades off into the middle distance.

News Credits: 656 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:16 pm

Pete@BotCon wrote:THAT... was funny.

I half though about putting a treat in each one. MAYBE one of the reveals WILL have a treat!

I don't have much to add, just wanted to say that it is awesome to me that you're posting here. Nice to know our feedback is being considered (or at least garnering eye rolls, perhaps? :lol:

)

Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:21 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:What if all five were redecos of Beast Wars figures.
CatScan from Universe Cheetor
Grimlock from Universe Dinobot
Buzzsaw from Generations Waspinator
Who was Rhinox retooled into?

Rhinox has always been Rhinox surprisingly. No redecos or retools. Tankor however Has been re-purposed as Quake before and repainted (kind of) into stockade using the tank drone mold that was released as Tankor in Japan. Though it would be kind of cool to get a SG Rhinox in the colors he was in when he was a Predacon in Dark Designs. But with all this code stuff for each of the characters it looks like the only other BW-era character we might get is Onyx Primal (maybe a Cybertronian BW-Uprising like one from Jhiaxus?)

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:24 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:What if all five were redecos of Beast Wars figures.
CatScan from Universe Cheetor
Grimlock from Universe Dinobot
Buzzsaw from Generations Waspinator
Who was Rhinox retooled into?

Eh, no. For the record, right now, we have these codes:

The Thief Packrat: 719-2197M, which may refer to BotCon 1997, with the "M" for "Maximal"
The Muscle ???: 591-9687D
The Loose Cannon ???: 426-2912S, which may refer to BotCon 2012, with "S" unknown
The Boss ???: 62811-484
The Bounty Hunter ???: 712-1496D, which may refer to BotCon 1996

...and we have these toys to pick from, according to Pete's video on the previous page:

A blue Gen. Rattrap (Packrat)
A blue and grey Gen. Springer (Battletrap maybe?)
An olive green or tan Prime Silas Breakdown
A blue and black Classics Bumblebee?
A red and white 2010 Special Ops Jazz

Feel free to guess at other possibilities, we may get them as Souvenirs

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:27 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:What if all five were redecos of Beast Wars figures.
CatScan from Universe Cheetor
Grimlock from Universe Dinobot
Buzzsaw from Generations Waspinator
Who was Rhinox retooled into?

Eh, no. For the record, right now, we have these codes:

The Thief Packrat: 719-2197M, which may refer to BotCon 1997, with the "M" for "Maximal"
The Muscle ???: 591-9687D
The Loose Cannon ???: 426-2912S, which may refer to BotCon 2012, with "S" unknown
The Boss ???: 62811-484
The Bounty Hunter ???: 712-1496D, which may refer to BotCon 1996

...and we have these toys to pick from, according to Pete's video on the previous page:

A blue Gen. Rattrap (Packrat)
A blue and grey Gen. Springer (Battletrap maybe?)
An olive green or tan Prime Silas Breakdown
A blue and black Classics Bumblebee?
A red and white 2010 Special Ops Jazz

Feel free to guess at other possibilities, we may get them as Souvenirs