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News Credits: 1452 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:25 pm

There are no guarantees here when it comes to instructions. Nothing is revealed here. Sure, we might be getting a remold with that head, but we might not.

News Credits: 1082 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:46 pm

A Great, if not obvious, idea.

But you know the TT one is going to be as awesome as GOLD, and oil together.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Blurrz wrote:There are no guarantees here when it comes to instructions. Nothing is revealed here. Sure, we might be getting a remold with that head, but we might not.

There is a whopping amount of evidence for the New Head Theory. WFC Bumblebee had Cliffjumper's head, Darkmount's had Skullgrin's, Tomahawk and Terradive have different heads, Lockdown had Axor's...

Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:22 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And as homages:
- Black Zarak (C-Dark Scorponok)

Don't forget the Action Master Elite Double Punch who homaged Black Zarak!
That was a main-line Hasbro release, just not in the US.

News Credits: 332 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:26 pm

I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. It's not an homage to black shadow. It's an homage to the king; of Braves,

Gao
Gai
GARRRRRRRRRR! Hell and Heaven will combine!

News Credits: 3 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:49 pm

I was really hoping they'd do this one, I think I posed the question of whether or not they would in one of the "Pics of Thunderwing!" threads, either that or I planned on it but never did. Either way I'm really happy to see this one in the works.

News Credits: 251 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:23 pm

Black Shadow's a space gangster. /:)

Way to go, Hasbro. Teaching kids how to be in gangs. Bravo. :lol:

Joking. Anyway, this is really awesome. For some reason, when I saw the article's title, I expected it to be a repainted remold of Scourge. I was wrong. :lol:

Like I said a buhjillian times, the Generations/Reveal the Shield/United line is gonna make Hasbro so rich, their capitol building will be flooded with cash. :lol:

News Credits: 241 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:33 pm

Dai_Ceefax wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And as homages:
- Black Zarak (C-Dark Scorponok)

Don't forget the Action Master Elite Double Punch who homaged Black Zarak!
That was a main-line Hasbro release, just not in the US.

Actually, Double Punch was released in Europe, Australia and Canada only, like all Action Master Elites.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:30 pm

Hopefully this is a sign of new figures for some of the LSOTW characters like Overlord.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:49 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. It's not an homage to black shadow. It's an homage to the king; of Braves,

Gao
Gai
GARRRRRRRRRR! Hell and Heaven will combine!

Please elaborate. I don't see any connection.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:22 am

I dont really like the paint scheme of thunderwing but this promises to be awesome.

News Credits: 332 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:51 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I can't believe I didn't see this sooner. It's not an homage to black shadow. It's an homage to the king; of Braves,

Gao
Gai
GARRRRRRRRRR! Hell and Heaven will combine!

Please elaborate. I don't see any connection.

I'm just going by the instruction pics. The wings look like the tips of stealth gao and the horns on the head are close. Obviously if you stare at it for longer than 30 seconds you see it's not GGG but it's close enough to be funny.

News Credits: 19 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:33 am

Pass. Stick with Thunderwing. Black Shadow's head design always looked far too cheesy for my tastes.

Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:48 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Dai_Ceefax wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And as homages:
- Black Zarak (C-Dark Scorponok)

Don't forget the Action Master Elite Double Punch who homaged Black Zarak!
That was a main-line Hasbro release, just not in the US.

Actually, Double Punch was released in Europe, Australia and Canada only, like all Action Master Elites.

lol, I know, that's why I said 'not in the US', fella!

News Credits: 241 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:27 am

Dai_Ceefax wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Dai_Ceefax wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And as homages:
- Black Zarak (C-Dark Scorponok)

Don't forget the Action Master Elite Double Punch who homaged Black Zarak!
That was a main-line Hasbro release, just not in the US.

Actually, Double Punch was released in Europe, Australia and Canada only, like all Action Master Elites.

lol, I know, that's why I said 'not in the US', fella!

And I read that as "not just". #-o

Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:53 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And I read that as "not just".

No worries fella, you were just trying to be helpful!

On the subject of the Black Shadow repaint, hopefully, we can take this as an indication that Hasbro aren't ignoring Japanese-exclusive characters in their choices for the Generations line. I'm not holding out for a Dai Atlas/Star Saber/Metalhawk anytime soon, but I reckon any charcters that were originally repainted/remoulded from a Hasbro toy (or share enough similarities with one at least) aren't out of the question. Fingers crossed. eh?

News Credits: 11 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:28 am

Looks potentially cool! I have no knowledge of the character, but it looks interestng.

Caelus wrote:
And of course, the US received a black redeco of Energon Scorponok that was an unambiguous homage to a Japan-only retool of G1 Scorponok.

BLEARGH. That just made me want both of those figures, really bad. Of course, I probably don't want to know the price of Black Zarak.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
And talking about imported characters:

- Sunstorm

Sunstorm was a Japanese character first?

The Legend wrote:
Caelus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Does Ricochet really qualify as an homage to Stepper, though? Or is he an almost straight up re-release. If he's an homage I'd think we'd have to call all of the first run of G1 homages to Japanese exclusive Diaclone, Microman, etc. toys.

Unless you count the Alternators Ricochet.

Ah, yes! I'd count that.

Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:41 pm

Any difference between it and the Universe Sunstreaker and Sideswipe?
Amazing gallery~

News Credits: 241 · Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:11 pm

kirbenvost wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
And talking about imported characters:

- Sunstorm

Sunstorm was a Japanese character first?

He was a Japanese eHobby invented character, then imported via the Universe 2003 line, as a Walmart exclusive repaint of A-Thrust. The colors were based on a generic in the "More than meets the eye" pilot episodes.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:59 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
And talking about imported characters:

- Sunstorm

Sunstorm was a Japanese character first?

He was a Japanese eHobby invented character, then imported via the Universe 2003 line, as a Walmart exclusive repaint of A-Thrust. The colors were based on a generic in the "More than meets the eye" pilot episodes.

Wow, you learn something new (or rather, you teach someone something) every day. :lol: