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Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So, thus far, we know the Thief is Packrat, the Muscle might be Battletrap, the Loose Cannon could be someone related to BotCon 2012, the Boss could be someone from 1984, and the Bounty Hunter could be someone related to BotCon 1996 (possibly Oilmaster).

Blue and Gray Springer as Oilmaster's inner bot would work,

Er, Battletrap?

Yeah, but that hasn't been confirmed (not that I'm against it). Comparing ehobby's Oilmaster bot art and the blurry screen cap the colors are a 1:1 match for both characters. But we know the connection between eHobby and Fun Pub so it's not a huge stretch, plus Oilmaster did have a recent SG cameo.

Emerje

i just remembered something that might be important Runamuck and Over-run also came out in 2012, 2 loose cannons right there. anyway I'm putting my suspect list out here. the only ones that I would claim to think of first are Sideswipe for the boss and nominating Road Rage (SG Tracks), Runamuck and Over-run for the Loose Cannon role

The Thief: BC2015718-2197M, AO: STGN Packrat confirmed
The Muscle: BC2015591-9687D?, AO: STHD Suspect, Battletrap
The Loose Cannon: BC2015426-2912SG?, AO: STHD Suspects, Treadshot, Roadrage, runamuck, over-run
The Boss: BC201562811-484?, AO: STHD Suspect, Sideswipe
The Bount Hunter: BC2015712-1496D?, AO: GNOP Suspect, Onix Primal

Emerje wrote:But we know the connection between eHobby and Fun Pub so it's not a huge stretch, plus Oilmaster did have a recent SG cameo.

SG cameo?

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:But we know the connection between eHobby and Fun Pub so it's not a huge stretch, plus Oilmaster did have a recent SG cameo.

SG cameo?

Well, it's 2008 recent... It's an appropriate day to bring it up.

BTW, in the video the Destructons are mentioned. Now that they've had some story time I wonder if we could see Bruton this year. His colors are a match for that Breakdown figure, though reversed.

I'm also rethinking that that the GNOP on the last one is probably just Generations Onyx Primal. Maybe a repaint of FOC Topspin? Head kinda fits.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Easy Tiger wrote:I've been thinking about the suffixes...

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

We know that Packrat is a straight-up repaint.
We know that new heads are very much a thing.

GN = generic
HD = new head
OP = other part

What do you think? :\

I was thinking GN for Generations indicating the mold. HD could be Hunt for the Decepticons (which is easier to abbreviate than "Transformers 2010" and less obvious than Reveal the Shield) which included Special Ops Jazz and a repaint of Classics Bee (and incidentally, Tomahawk).

Emerje

That was my first thought too, but it doesn't fit what we've seen.

Springer, Swerve and Rattrap are all Generations - they should have the same letter.

I suspect the leading ST/GN is relevant here, though - four Western releases and one unreleased mold. Four say 'ST' and one says 'GN'.

So is it safe to say that going by the size of the eggs all the figures will be deluxe size and 1 legends size?
Hopefully most of the other exclusives besides the set will be voyager sized.

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:But we know the connection between eHobby and Fun Pub so it's not a huge stretch, plus Oilmaster did have a recent SG cameo.

SG cameo?

Well, it's 2008 recent... It's an appropriate day to bring it up.

But that story isn't canon to the rest of Fun Pub's fiction, SG or otherwise.

This is a long shot, the mention of "Megatron" had me look into one particular thing: the (planned) debut date of the Marvel comics. Guess when that was.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:This is a long shot, the mention of "Megatron" had me look into one particular thing: the (planned) debut date of the Marvel comics. Guess when that was.

The "planned" date? What, September 1984 (9/84)?

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:This is a long shot, the mention of "Megatron" had me look into one particular thing: the (planned) debut date of the Marvel comics. Guess when that was.

The "planned" date? What, September 1984 (9/84)?

The comic was first advertised in Marvel #17 for an April 1984 (4/84) release, even though the first issue was released on May 8th.

It's long shot, but I could see a version (Wings?) of G1 Megatron, using a body based on Dark of the Moon Megatron. That Silas Breakdown in those color could be a match. It would also eliminate one new head from the total count.

Looking for more possibilities for the "484" in the Boss's number, Since there was nothing of significance known to have happened in April 1984 (4/84), I started looking into the fourth day of each month to see if anything happened on any of those days, and found that December 4, 1984 was the publishing date of Marvel G1 #4 "The Last Stand". The fourth 1984 issue came out on the fourth day of that 1984 month.

You thinking "Last Stand... of the Wreckers?"

Nah, Issue #4 is indeed called "Last Stand", but who debuted in that? Aside from the brown Megatron on the US cover.

That'll suck if they do a Battletrap but not a Flywheels. Unless one is in the box set and the other will be in one of the two packs.

I'm still wondering if a Nightracer is going to show up among the exclusives.

RiddlerJ wrote:That'll suck if they do a Battletrap but not a Flywheels. Unless one is in the box set and the other will be in one of the two packs.

By the by, the idea of Battletrap and Flywheels being Triple-Changers is older than any of you realise: they appeared as such in the Marvel comics, and IDW took over that idea.

I'm sensing a Marvel-centric character line-up.

I'm still wondering if a Nightracer is going to show up among the exclusives.

She's rumored as the "extra" in this year's Subscription Service, as a redeco of Gen. Tailgate.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Issue #4 is indeed called "Last Stand", but who debuted in that?

A certain one-optic purple scientist?

Is it weird that I want them to come in the eggs?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Issue #4 is indeed called "Last Stand", but who debuted in that?

A certain one-optic purple scientist?

There is a purple egg (though it's also the smallest).

Another guy made this based on the best guesses given by other fans:

You know what's the funniest part? We won't know, until they've all been revealed within the next 4 weeks!

I just thought of something very unlikely: what if "The Boss" is the Legends class figure?

There's a Metroplex retool inside one of those eggs. They folded him just right.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I just thought of something very unlikely: what if "The Boss" is the Legends class figure?

I'd say that's the most likely role for it More so than any of the other roles, anyway.

That said, the only character I know that looks remotely like a blue/white Swerve is Hans Cuff from Gobots.

Actually, that lines up with the 1984 bit too...

Forgive my noob-like speculation, but couldn't the "Boss" be Cryotech using the Springer/Sandstorm mold?

I'm just looking at what other molds are now available to them.

If the Armada Starscream mold is now available, I hope they do Armada Thundercracker and Skywarp.

I also wonder if the Windblade mold is available. Hmmmmmmmmm

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:But we know the connection between eHobby and Fun Pub so it's not a huge stretch, plus Oilmaster did have a recent SG cameo.

SG cameo?

Well, it's 2008 recent... It's an appropriate day to bring it up.

But that story isn't canon to the rest of Fun Pub's fiction, SG or otherwise.

Well yeah, that's why I mentioned the date. I'm just saying it's not a character Fun Pub would shy away from using.

RiddlerJ wrote:I'm just looking at what other molds are now available to them.

If the Armada Starscream mold is now available, I hope they do Armada Thundercracker and Skywarp.

Would they dare to? They'd be more likely to do a Ramjet figure, but that would require a new head. But then I guess they'd have to do Skywarp after that. I wonder Hasbro would veto a Thundercracker due to their Legends and Leader class versions. I guess they could just rename it Super Starscream.

Sabrblade wrote:Another guy made this based on the best guesses given by other fans:

Isn't the mystery one at the end Animated Shockwave in Longarm mode with the "ears" painted black around his chin? Maybe they're making an Astro Magnum figure? Or maybe that one really is Oilmaster since he has two bot and alt modes.


(The Longarm image is flipped so the screw holes wouldn't be on this side of his head. Also pretty sure the top of the fuzzy cropped image is from the background, not part of the head.)

Emerje