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News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:30 pm

Discussion for the Transformers Studio Series Gamer Edition Subline!

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:38 pm

I think the separate thread is definitely warranted
For those that are only into collecting the live action figures or 86 figures

Fingers crossed for a Soundwave in this line
Maybe some dinobots and combaticons from fall of cybertron

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:40 pm

Looking at the reveals for today, I think Prime and Barricade look pretty solid! They're tempting, but I may want to wait for a FOC version of Prime.

Bumblebee is the one I was most looking forward to but robot mode is kinda disappointing with the chest shaping - it's way too big and sits too low. I do like the weapon variety though (glad to see the Plasma Cannon in particular!), and alt mode is spot on.

A side note on all of these, I like that the weapons replace their forearms like they do in game!

I think my biggest hope with this subline as a whole, though, is that we expand to the Movie games. Characters like 07 Shockwave, ROTF Breakaway, and DOTM Warpath/Stratosphere would be awesome and complement the existing Bayverse SS figures really nicely!

News Credits: 6 · by **RotorstormNZ** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:41 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:Maybe some dinobots and combaticons from fall of cybertron

100% yes - I for one LOVED the Grimlock toy we got and the Combaticons' designs deserved so much better than the CHUG toys - but, most importantly for me, this means we are that much closer to the rumoured/leaked SSGE Breakaway! =P~

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:43 pm

I gasped in gleeful excitement when I saw the reveal pics in the Hasbro Pulse email.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:47 pm

Oh good lord I just coomed.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:04 pm

Yeesh.... another sub-line. I understand the excitement for the toys, and we knew they were going to arrive based on leaked lists, but wow... I just thought they'd keep them under the main numbering system... silly me. 8-}

. So... the original WFC Generations that came out in 2011/2012 was prior to my return to collecting. I remember seeing them on shelves and thinking they were neat but never purchased any. Are these the same toys just with updated deco, or are these all new?

Lastly, since gaming has its own sub line now. Let's get some SS toys for the Commodore 64 game

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:08 pm

I like the concept, but after WFC Siege I don't have any place for these guys in my collection. I will continue to watch with great interest, though.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:10 pm

o.supreme wrote:Yeesh.... another sub-line. I understand the excitement for the toys, and we knew they were going to arrive based on leaked lists, but wow... I just thought they'd keep them under the main numbering system... silly me. . So... the original WFC Generations that came out in 2011/2012 was prior to my return to collecting. I remember seeing them on shelves and thinking they were neat but never purchased any. Are these the same toys just with updated deco, or are these all new?

These are all-new, here's a comparison between the old and new Bees:

The new one has more accurate arms and weapons, but I think the chest and legs were done better on the original.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:16 pm

They look great so far. We'll see when there's in hand pictures and comparisons, but they even seem like an upgrade from the originals, specially in Optimus' case.

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:17 pm

While I've never played War for Cybertron, I used to own some of the toys back in the day, namely Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Shockwave and Starscream. I'm undecided on whether to get any of these new toys, perhaps if we get Fall of Cybertron Dinobots I might buy those, but seeing as Hasbro have just done two sets of Dinobots I don't expect this to happen any time soon.
I get the feeling that the main reason Studio Series is branching out into video game characters is to pad the line out until another movie enters production, in case there's another five year gap. I have mixed feelings about this, because while the Bumblebee movie has been sucked dry, 1986 probably doesn't have much further to go, and Rise of the Beasts will only go so far, there are still a lot of Michael Bay characters that haven't had new toys in Studio Series yet, like Hound, Que, Onslaught and Frenzy. Regardless, the video games are an area of Transformers that's often overlooked and underrated, so I'm happy that fans of War for Cybertron at the very least are getting new toys of those designs. If the line branches out into Titans, perhaps this is how we'll get Tidal Wave, as a Titan based on the version from the PS2 game.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:23 pm

Perhaps this is how we'll get Tidal Wave, as the first Studio series Titan based on the version from the PS2 game

That would be awesome, but unlikely. We're already getting the Armada characters in Legacy, they won't put them in this line.

Yeah the new Bee got the arms right but otherwise to me it's not as good looks-wise in either mode. I'll wait to see the transformation itself, but having the original, I'm not inclined to replace it with this one.

I think Barricade is a failure in both modes, but I didn't care much about him to begin with, so no biggie.

Prime I will most likely get, since he's a voyager and I prefer this version over the FOC one.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:52 pm

They look good, but I wonder deep with the game's roster they will go.

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Perhaps this is how we'll get Tidal Wave, as the first Studio series Titan based on the version from the PS2 game
That would be awesome, but unlikely. We're already getting the Armada characters in Legacy, they won't put them in this line.

One of the best case scenarios!

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:02 pm

Prime looks fantastic, leagues better than the Original, and I own the original. The transformation definitely looks less fiddly and annoying.

Barricade looks awkward in both modes, but not terrible.

Bumblebee... ooohhh boy..... hope that is mistransformed. Even the original with the super fiddly transformation did it better overall. They can't possibly have left the front of the "bug" mode just hanging off his chest like that. It definitely looks like the front fenders need to fold away somehow, and the bumper folds down to make a more streamlined chest. That definitely looks wrong on so many levels.

Prime will be pre-ordered. Can't wait to see what they do with Megs.

Also I wonder if they are just planning on WfC or if they have FoC in the pipeline too. I'd love to see a new take on Jazz and Sideswipe. not sure we need another Grimlock.

Also, giv e me a FoC Magnus with a massive sword please.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:25 pm

The original deluxe WFC Optimus was just INSANE. Amazing bot mode, amazing vehicle mode, and a transformation that was very, very complex. The only fault of that mold is that it wasn't a voyager.

And now, here we are. I wonder if this new voyager Optimus will look as good in both modes, but with a simpler transformation this time around?

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:34 pm

I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:46 pm

First-Aid wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....

I would imagine that nobody has submitted it to the news team yet.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:48 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:The original deluxe WFC Optimus was just INSANE. Amazing bot mode, amazing vehicle mode, and a transformation that was very, very complex. The only fault of that mold is that it wasn't a voyager.

And now, here we are. I wonder if this new voyager Optimus will look as good in both modes, but with a simpler transformation this time around?

Itr does look great on both modes. You can see the truck mode pics here: https://www.indemandtoys.co.uk/product/ ... mus-prime/
Transformation looks to be much more streamlined than the original.

: SS WFC Optimus Prime

The original for comparison below:

Transformers War For Cybertron Cybertronian Optimus Prime Gallery

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:48 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....
I would imagine that nobody has submitted it to the news team yet.

Hey, I'll take the credit...LOL

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:40 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....
I would imagine that nobody has submitted it to the news team yet.

I don't know about anyone else, but I just woke up an hour ago. :lol:

Emerje

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....
I would imagine that nobody has submitted it to the news team yet.

I submitted it earlier, probably haven't seen it yet.

In the meantime, I threw this together in Photoshop. Hope to see him in the future!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:55 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:I'm surprised this hasn't been "newsed" yet....
I would imagine that nobody has submitted it to the news team yet.

I submitted it earlier, probably haven't seen it yet.

In the meantime, I threw this together in Photoshop. Hope to see him in the future!
Breakaway.jpg

Careful. Some poor soul might see that and think it's legit!

News Credits: 25 · by **LinaNui** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:13 pm

This look great. I preordered them all and can not wait to get them and others in the line. This has a lot of potential and I can't wait until they get to FOC as well.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:34 pm

o.supreme wrote:Yeesh.... another sub-line. I understand the excitement for the toys, and we knew they were going to arrive based on leaked lists, but wow... I just thought they'd keep them under the main numbering system... silly me. . So... the original WFC Generations that came out in 2011/2012 was prior to my return to collecting. I remember seeing them on shelves and thinking they were neat but never purchased any. Are these the same toys just with updated deco, or are these all new?

Lastly, since gaming has its own sub line now. Let's get some SS toys for the Commodore 64 game

Convoy No Nazo and Headmasters or go home! :BOOM:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:34 pm

For what feels like a very long time now we've been seeing rumors and leaks about a new Studio Series subline based on the High Moon Studios' Transformers: War for Cybertron game and now we're finally getting our first look! The new Studio Series Gamer Edition has now been officially revealed giving us our first look at Hasbro's all new figures expected to be released in July. Deluxe 01 Bumblebee comes with two blasters and a sword while Deluxe 02 Barricade comes with a single blaster. Voyager Optimus Prime comes with axe, 2 axe handle pieces, blaster, and Matrix of Leadership. All figures still come with a mission appropriate backdrop. Big thanks to EvasionModeBumblebee letting us know about the reveal!

So, are you feeling nostalgic for recreating some action from the 2010 games, or maybe you just like the designs? Or are these a complete pass? Let us know in the Energon Pub Forums!