The Energon Pub

Definitely: Bluestreak, Springer, Swerve (questquestquestquestquest), Dead End, Laserbeak

Maybe: Hot Spot, Powerdive, Hoist, Sandstorm, Wheelie

Thoughts: I need a Bluestreak. I really do. My Wreckers also need a leader, and I can't afford Warbot Defender. Swerve is also cool, and I'm loving how he's the first toy incarnation of the character since G1 that's a truck. Dead End is fairly cool, though I hate how he has Wildrider's colors. Laserbeak is just plain COOL.

As for the maybes, I like Hot Spot, it's just I have the G1 version and I don't have any qualms about mixing my Classics and G1. My Hoist could use an upgrade, though (Same with Wheelie). I want larger pics of Powerdive, since I didn't get the 1st version of the mold. I could always get the cheaper Universe Legends Sandstorm if I really wanted him. I'm also itching for his Machine Wars body 'cuz I think it looks cool.

phase wrote: I want larger pics of Powerdive, since I didn't get the 1st version of the mold. I could always get the cheaper Universe Legends Sandstorm if I really wanted him. I'm also itching for his Machine Wars body 'cuz I think it looks cool.

Sorry to say about all they have in common are the dual rotors. The rest is very different (besides the huge size differences). The Tomahawk mold is an older style war plane, the Sandstorm/Springer legends mold is more of the osprey type new tech (more akin to movie Incinerator).

tigertracks 24 wrote:

phase wrote: I want larger pics of Powerdive, since I didn't get the 1st version of the mold. I could always get the cheaper Universe Legends Sandstorm if I really wanted him. I'm also itching for his Machine Wars body 'cuz I think it looks cool.

Sorry to say about all they have in common are the dual rotors. The rest is very different (besides the huge size differences). The Tomahawk mold is an older style war plane, the Sandstorm/Springer legends mold is more of the osprey type new tech (more akin to movie Incinerator).

WHoops, I meant Highbrow not Tomahawk...

I do love most of these but that Brawn is hilariously bad.

Don't think this was mentioned in the first post but Thundercracker has new guns as well (under his wings)
The deluxes look nice but all of the voyagers are dissapointing, especially Brawn

Most of those make sense but I'm still trippin over wheelie out of RTS Jazz..That's "classic" . At least he finally has A DAMN SLINGSHOT!

I would probably pick up Springer for my movie collection i need to see a better picture first and i like laserbeak and powerdive since i missed out on highbrow

the rest i realy dont feel the need to have or the ones mentioned above to be honest

CJ head on that body looks wrong and brawn is just stupid

Wheelie is a yes, Springer is a maybe, Megatron and Hot Spot are not happening.

I don't care about any of the others.

EDIT: Does anybody else feel that Brawn and Brawl should be switched? Sorry if this has already been brought up, I didn't have time to go through all 9 pages.

zodconvoy wrote:Wheelie is a yes, Springer is a maybe, Megatron and Hot Spot are not happening.

I don't care about any of the others.

Yeah..the only, ONLY reason I could justify Megatron is that he'd be as tall as Botcon Overlord...but then they'd have the same bodies...so....nope.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

tigertracks 24 wrote:

phase wrote: I want larger pics of Powerdive, since I didn't get the 1st version of the mold. I could always get the cheaper Universe Legends Sandstorm if I really wanted him. I'm also itching for his Machine Wars body 'cuz I think it looks cool.

Sorry to say about all they have in common are the dual rotors. The rest is very different (besides the huge size differences). The Tomahawk mold is an older style war plane, the Sandstorm/Springer legends mold is more of the osprey type new tech (more akin to movie Incinerator).

WHoops, I meant Highbrow not Tomahawk...

I derped too. I meant the TF 2010 Sandstorm repaint of Legends Beachcomber.

Sabrblade wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If you've experienced as much Aligned material as I have, you would see plenty of elements from G1 (cartoon, Marvel, Dreamwave, and IDW versions), G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Cybertron, Movies, and Animated all woven into this continuity.

Though, of all the American franchises, elements from RiD and Energon seem to be conspicuously absent.

I've just felt most continuities get the shaft compared to G1 and Movieverse. Sure, Ratchet is definitely an homage to Animated Ratchet, and Bulkhead is obvious, but the Beast Era and Unicron Trilogy elements seems nonexistent.

The entire first half of the Exiles novel feels like something straight out of the Cybertron cartoon.

I've only read summaries of the book. Was to expensive to purchase for what is at best contradictory within its own pages.

Okay, this:

Laserbeak: THAT WAS MY IDEA!!! I WAS GOING TO DO THAT REPAINT!!!!

Hot Spot: NOOOOOOOOOO! It needs to be an Ultra Class Figure!

Swerve: I've wanted a Kup remold for so long!!!

So, the cardboard backs are all in English, yet.... These are Asia exclusives? I don't get it, exactly... Someone explain?

DecepticonFinishline wrote:So, the cardboard backs are all in English, yet.... These are Asia exclusives? I don't get it, exactly... Someone explain?

Yeah, I was just going to point that out myself. It doesn't make sense!

If Megatron were the purple tank I'd consider him more for my G2 shelf and it's just not Armada without the Bunny Ears of Doom (plus I don't want an A/E/C shelf) but at this point I feel more like I'm trying to talk myself out of it. I guess I'll just have to let the price point decide!

Wheelie is still on, not matter the cost!

the only one i want is cliffjumper, surprised they used the FE mold though, though he was gonna be the RID version

zodconvoy wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:So, the cardboard backs are all in English, yet.... These are Asia exclusives? I don't get it, exactly... Someone explain?

Yeah, I was just going to point that out myself. It doesn't make sense!

South-East Asia, like Singapore, has always gotten English-only packaging. You should know that English is an official language in that region, next to Chinese.

I see nothing great here. Just a bunch of repaints designed to be characters from molds that dont suit them. And some of these characters have all ready been made superior or are underway by other entities. It would be downgrading my collection. Hotspot is a maybe...

Nothing there I'm even remotely jealous about not getting.

I've no interest in Legends.

I am liking Hotspot, Sandstorm and Dead End. Am I the only one who thinks Dead End should have been called Wildrider? That's what I'll be using him for.

Powerdive I'll pick up as I'm a G2 fan and he badly needed a new toy.

That Megatron/Bludgeon mold is terrible.

I'm definitely buyng a lot less Transformers these past few years. Just not liking most of them. Dead End is a must for me though.

I myself am gonna need a better look at these to decide if I want any of them... except Laserbeak! He's a MUST HAVE since he's based on this:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I've only read summaries of the book. Was to expensive to purchase for what is at best contradictory within its own pages.

The part in bold renders all that comes after it moot.

Sabrblade wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I've only read summaries of the book. Was to expensive to purchase for what is at best contradictory within its own pages.

The part in bold renders all that comes after it moot.

You know what, we are talking about 2 different books. I was thinking Exodus. Forgot Exiles was released. Haven't done any research on Exiles to know whether to bother. So, I was talking about Exodus's inconsistencies, which will still never get my money.

On topic, I really hope at least a couple of the Generations remoulds here make it into the US. So disappointing if they don't

Lord Onixprime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Lord Onixprime wrote:I've only read summaries of the book. Was to expensive to purchase for what is at best contradictory within its own pages.

The part in bold renders all that comes after it moot.

You know what, we are talking about 2 different books. I was thinking Exodus. Forgot Exiles was released. Haven't done any research on Exiles to know whether to bother. So, I was talking about Exodus's inconsistencies, which will still never get my money.

Cover price on Exiles is only $7.99 but it's not like anybody actually charges that much. I got both the hard cover and the paperback of Exodus when I worked at Borders and Exiles at Walmart ( ) since it was only released in paperback anyway. If you read them it is a pretty flowing narrative between them and the inconsistencies aren't apparent until you, say, go through everything again taking notes to write up a wiki entry. For about $10 on Amazon, you can have two whole novels of Transformers lore at your disposal. $10, I checked.

grimdragon2001 wrote:the only one i want is cliffjumper, surprised they used the FE mold though, though he was gonna be the RID version

I just gotta ask why cliff

There are some good ones, and then there are some absolute trolls in this lineup.

Swerve, wheelie, dead end, hot spot and the 4 legends are the only figures I would consider the rest are just repaint of bad molds except cliff his head just doesn't go on that body it looks like they took WFC cliffs head and pu it on primes body and yelled out NEW FIGURE lol. And how many times are they gonna repaint bludgeons body he didn't sell then nor as baziltron. I got both fo $6 at tru and the only reason I bought them was because of the blood warrior upgrade kit. Then they used it as gigatron or overlord what ever you wanna call him and painted him baby blue now they disgraced megatron with the mold lol I wish I could see what the head looks like. Oh and the FE bulkhead mold isn't bad but they made him look like what they did to animated ultra Magnus whit his road buster getup. Maybe this is why they are Asian exclusives because they suck IMO I don't want repaint I wasn't new molds if I want repaint I can paint them my self and save $40 to $50 a figure

Im tempted to get Laserbeak to go with my WFC collection....