The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:40 pm

Being a Seeker fan can be tough at times, the Classics fiasco, long waits between Masterpiece releases, no domestic MP Thundercracker to date. Well, now it appears the DOTM Deluxe Skywarp we teased you with pictures of earlier from the Tokyo Toy Show will be a Takara exclusive. TFW05 member Masabon was in attendance and has reported that Deluxe Skywarp will be a Takara exclusive just like Deluxe MechTech Air Raid, Arcee, and Vortex. You will most likely still be able to import the figure through one of our fine site sponsor, but it sounds like you won't be able to complete your Deluxe Seeker trio at your local retailer.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:44 pm

Figures. Luckily I'm not interested unless they color Deluxe Starscream into G1 colors, even then I only need Target Movie Starscream complete my Voyager set.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:54 pm

The only option left now is BBTS or eBay. I knew it -.-

by **starwarrior1227** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:57 pm

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i really don't care. :roll:

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:04 pm

Now I fell a little bad for teasing Tekka.

(Only a little)

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:20 pm

Don't feel bad, it's not like it's going to stop me or even cost that much.

I did get three Ani Activators Skywarps and two of the clear plastic animated legends for $10 a piece. One of these isn't going to be a problem at all.

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:22 pm

Tekka wrote:Don't feel bad, it's not like it's going to stop me or even cost that much.

I did get three Ani Activators Skywarps and two of the clear plastic animated legends for $10 a piece. One of these isn't going to be a problem at all.

Well, what I didn't say was that I was going to buy ALL the Skywarps that the sites get in stock and then price gouge the crap out of you.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:25 pm

Oh, you're just getting silly now! :-$

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:25 pm

Tekka wrote:Oh, you're just getting silly now!

Or am I?

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:28 pm

Yes...

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:32 pm

Oh come on robofreak, you and I know both that Takara has already sent one to Takka, they fear him.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:33 pm

Anyway...err, when's this coming out in Japan???

by **Road-hole** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:45 pm

DAMMIT!! I wanted my bayverse seekers. (i didn't like the previous 2007 voyagers' look)

by **ninjascythe79** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:47 pm

It's ok you can still find voyager skywarp on the shelves at walmart on clearance if you look hard enough. why don't people try to make customs of these guys.soon this thing will be 30 bucks easy at bbts and then 50 on ebay. i like the voyager any ways who needs hands when you have giant missles

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:48 pm

Road-hole wrote:DAMMIT!! I wanted my bayverse seekers. (i didn't like the previous 2007 voyagers' look)

This, seibertronions, this.

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:58 pm

Dead Metal wrote:Oh come on robofreak, you and I know both that Takara has already sent one to Takka, they fear him.

Is that why we get Skywarp instead of other figures that we want?

by **TheDownshift** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:19 pm

My face when.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:24 pm

ninjascythe79 wrote:It's ok you can still find voyager skywarp on the shelves at walmart on clearance if you look hard enough. why don't people try to make customs of these guys.soon this thing will be 30 bucks easy at bbts and then 50 on ebay. i like the voyager any ways who needs hands when you have giant missles

You're not a bayformer of merit unless you can rip faces off.

News Credits: 1 · by **Skywarp64** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:47 pm

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO (etc...)

by **Rijie** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:09 pm

I'm going to take the optimistic route here and say they'll find their way over at one point or another. The term "exclusive" has lost much of its meaning since the Seeker fiasco. I can easily see this being a US store exclusive eventually...

Didn't we already get info of another Deluxe SS repaint coming down the pike, anyway? G1 colors most likely, but still.

Of course, I may just be stuck in collector's reverie since I just picked up Thundercracker today. :-?

by **starscreamreturns** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:37 pm

Looks good but why can't hasbro make this too :BOOM:

by **StrafeRun** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:17 pm

starscreamreturns wrote:Looks good but why can't hasbro make this too

Because Hasbro wants us die-hard fans to spend money on the eventual Deluxe Starscream/Thundercracker pegwarmers & go through all the effort of giving them various custom Skywarp-esque paint jobs (or even copy the Takara Skywarp's paint job). This way they (and walmart, target, TRU, etc) can watch their sales & profits increase. Then in one of the last waves to be released this year before TF: Prime toys hit the shelves, we'll see their release of deluxe Skywarp. We'll curse Hasbro for making us wait so long & the time we spent on customizing a SS/TC... and we'll probably buy it anyways.

As for me, I'm just as bad as Tekka when it comes to collecting Skywarps. I'm just gonna buy a Starscream & having a customizer buddy of mine repaint it. After the RTS & Generations release fiascos (never saw a Skystalker in any of my 3 local walmarts, 1 local target, or 1 local TRU. Never.), I've decided to neither hold my breath nor wait patiently for Hasbro to possibly maybe eventually release a Takara "exclusive" nor wait for guaranteed toys, only to find out they got shipped elsewhere or released in such limited quantities that my only hope for getting one is from some wallet-gouger online.

And until I get that SS repainted, I'll just stare at my clearance price purchased Masterpiece Skywarp & smile... because it's just as cool.

by **r3devi7** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:53 pm

Not that bothered as its a movieverse Skywarp, and I dont tend to buy the movie toys. I do however feel resentment towards Hasbro, as all I need is Classics Skywarp and I would have the seekers completed... but they are outrageously priced.

by **necr0blivion** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:45 pm

Rijie wrote:I'm going to take the optimistic route here and say they'll find their way over at one point or another. The term "exclusive" has lost much of its meaning since the Seeker fiasco. I can easily see this being a US store exclusive eventually...

Didn't we already get info of another Deluxe SS repaint coming down the pike, anyway? G1 colors most likely, but still.

Of course, I may just be stuck in collector's reverie since I just picked up Thundercracker today.

I agree with you. It'll probably be a store exclusive at some point, probably even a 2-pack. But for those who cannot wait, order the Takara version.

As much as I love the seekers, Starscream is the only one that has been in the movies. We don't get our original trio, nor do we get coneheads. At least most of us are able to get Classics seeker sets!