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News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:05 pm

Could just be like the street fighter transformers, pick a transformer that some how represents x-men. Punch/counter punch might make for classic X-men uniform one side and 90's X-men uniform on the other. Whatever it is hopefully they've got funkoesque licencing so that it isnt priced at double the respective class of the figure.

I'd be down for a titan class blackbird that changes into the dangeroom with an included Danger marvels legend figure (wouldnt be able to pilot it but maybe could be dropped from a bomb hatch). Include some faces of xmen titan masters to pilot it (the heads of the characters were always on the comics iirc).

by **Betenoire** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:45 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Is there some long term goal to all these crossover oddities though? They only seem to exist because someone thought it would look cool. Not based on the merit of some alternate shared universe concept.

Does "Desperately hoping to make money/regain relevance" count as a long term goal?

Because comic sales as a whole are not in a good place right now and sometimes immediate survival replaces "long term goal."

Don't have to look much farther than the 90's alternate cover phase to find sometimes comic companies go for the spaghetti "everything against the wall" approach and hope something catches on.

And right now give TF toy sales it is possible it is the stronger brand than the X-Men after Disney ran the franchise into the ground to spite Fox.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:42 pm

Oh yeah the Street fighter ones. Uh. If it's that no thank you.

It's probably a new mold, like Maverick. The Blackbird has a very distinct shape.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:04 pm

The Street Fighter figures were a Takara-only thing not part of (and predating) Hasbro's Collaborative line, which this is a part of.

News Credits: 1 · by **MeGrimlock78** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:15 pm

You know what I always thought would awesome?

Transforming Thundertank from Thundercats.

It'll never happen, but man that would be sweet.

I've considered trying to make my own with RID Scavenger (from Beast Machines?), but have never really figured out HOW.

News Credits: 32 · by **-WonkoTheSane-** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:40 pm

angtre wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Meanwhile Transformers on the other hand, hasn't been good since Last Stand of The Wreckers.

That's a bit harsh. I won't digress into the matter not to go OT, but... well, there are many more beautiful stories after that point. Although the one you mentioned marked the starting point to such greatness IMHO.

Agreed 100%.
LSOTW was awesome though.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:03 pm

I can guess an easy Cyclonus remold.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:39 pm

MeGrimlock78 wrote:You know what I always thought would awesome?

Transforming Thundertank from Thundercats.

That's on my list of "I wish, but it'll never happen" alongside Beast Wars Battle Cat (He-Man) and a transforming Party Wagon (TMNT).

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:20 pm

So I’m not really into X-Men. However, my hope is with this being a thing, the long run would be the eventuality of an Avengers crossover Transformer, or maybe even Star Wars.

(inb4 someone mentions the Crossovers line :roll:

)

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:26 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:
MeGrimlock78 wrote:You know what I always thought would awesome?

Transforming Thundertank from Thundercats.

That's on my list of "I wish, but it'll never happen" alongside Beast Wars Battle Cat (He-Man) and a transforming Party Wagon (TMNT).

Speaking of Mattel properties, I would really love to have a Barbie Transformers.
Just an Arcee remold that would convert into her iconic pink car would be nice. And add brushable hair for shizz and giggles.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:07 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:a transforming Party Wagon (TMNT).

This customizer made it happen.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:22 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:a transforming Party Wagon (TMNT).
This customizer made it happen.

Oh, nice! That looks fantastic.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:47 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:a transforming Party Wagon (TMNT).
This customizer made it happen.

Oh, nice! That looks fantastic.

I would have gave him a different head at least. Otherwise, it's a great idea with a perfect execution.

News Credits: 31 · by **bacem** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:04 am

Well here it is guys.

Gotta say, that actually looks good.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:09 am

It's freaking awesome! Cyclops' mask and blast effects to emulate Wolverine claws and Psylocke's psychic blade. Pre-ordered!

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:15 am

Looks like an improvement over all the other collabs so far, Ectotron could easily have had his goggles filippable like this one. the little figures remind me of the 90s ones that came with sweets or something but not in a bad way. They missed out on using titan masters for the head though as it could easily be swappable to any other X-suit wearing X-man.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:24 am

Holy macaroni! I'm not even that much of an X-Men fan but that thing looks epic! I may just have to get it!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:26 am

"What if the Marvel Xover line were to be rebooted and improved?"
Well, we got our answer. ;)^

News Credits: 4 · by **LongHaulLaser** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:36 am

The link is up at Hasbro Pulse, but you can't preorder just yet, with the box art as well.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... e-x-spanse

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:40 am

Wow this looks pretty good.

*sees price*

nevermind

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:46 am

LongHaulLaser wrote:The link is up at Hasbro Pulse, but you can't preorder just yet, with the box art as well.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... e-x-spanse

According to the Transformers' Facebook post, Target is the only place you can pre-order. It won't go live on Pulse until March.

News Credits: 4 · by **LongHaulLaser** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:54 am

aronjlove wrote:
LongHaulLaser wrote:The link is up at Hasbro Pulse, but you can't preorder just yet, with the box art as well.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... e-x-spanse

According to the Transformers' Facebook post, Target is the only place you can pre-order. It won't go live on Pulse until March.

Thanks, I didn't realize that from the initial post. I don't really check up on Target site much. Target does have pre-orders up for it, it appears to have the same pictures as the Hasbro pulse page.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:07 am

As awesome as this thing looks, it has a really stupid name: "Ultimate X-Spanse"

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:07 am

angtre wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Meanwhile Transformers on the other hand, hasn't been good since Last Stand of The Wreckers.

That's a bit harsh. I won't digress into the matter not to go OT, but... well, there are many more beautiful stories after that point. Although the one you mentioned marked the starting point to such greatness IMHO.

I'd say he is being pretty generous actually. All Hail Megatron was really the only thing IDW ever put out I somewhat enjoyed reading, Dreamwave's ongoing was the last time I really enjoyed a TF Comic series as a whole.

Also looks like our initial guess of a SS Jetfire heavy retool was correct.