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News Credits: 12 · Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:21 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:If he's sparkless, why is he smiling?

Yeah I wouldve preferred they didn't use starscreams head for him lol that's probably the only thing I don't like. Some rust on the head would've been nice too

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:08 am

Deadput wrote:That Seeker would make for a fantastic G1 version of Transformers Prime Skyquake (His brother Dreadwing was a Seeker Captain and Skyquake was originally going to be Skywarp so I'm sure TFP Skyquake was a Seeker as well.)

It's a really sick military green paintjob.

This is the best idea I've seen. He can be sort of an early Decepticon grunt form of actual G1 Skyquake who happens to also have the same-ish colors.

Shame we already have a Tetrajet Acid Storm because those are almost exactly his Universe colors (just more splotchy).

Huh, hadn't noticed until now seeing it so clearly on the side of the box that they revised the Maximal symbol to be more like the Autobot symbol.

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Evolution, I suppose.

Emerje

News Credits: 22 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:14 am

I knew there was a reason I held off on buying Kingdom Primal. I'll be picking up the Netflix version. The differences may be minute, but it just looks sharper. Rattrap I can take or leave.

News Credits: 19 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:43 am

Sparkless seeker will fit easily with the decepticions with him having the symbols, it kind of doesnt even seem like a sparkless figure. The canopy might be the only thing that I'm not too keen on from the photos.

Kinda glad Primal isnt vastly different from retail as it saves me from picking him up after already skipping kingdoms Primal for favoring the MP. Same with Rattrp, if it had been packrat deco or something like Netflixs Mirages deco I'd have been buying it just for that.

New Maximal symbol might be a bad thing when they have a hard time putting the right symbols or leaving off symbols on some figures as is.

Wave 3 looks to be something I'm mostly skipping with only a few figures left to be seen.

News Credits: 42 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:12 am

RiddlerJ wrote:If he's sparkless, why is he smiling?

Probably so they can sell him as a zombie, but collectors who just want another seeker can still pick him up. Like me, because I'm only buying him because he looks alive enough to be displayed as a regular seeker.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:53 am

Emerje wrote:Huh, hadn't noticed until now seeing it so clearly on the side of the box that they revised the Maximal symbol to be more like the Autobot symbol.

blackeyedprime wrote:New Maximal symbol might be a bad thing when they have a hard time putting the right symbols or leaving off symbols on some figures as is.

The new Maximal and Predacon symbols are on all of the normal Kingdom Max/Pred toys' packaging (along with the old symbols too), while the toys themselves just use the old ones.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:04 pm

I like Sparkless Seeker less than Sparkless car (or whatever he's called) or Hotlink.

But I'll get him. Because he's a Seeker.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:44 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Sparkless car (or whatever he's called)

Creatively named "Sparkless Bot".

News Credits: 23 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:04 pm

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Lol, dude on Twitter said 'Deep Cover 2 Electric Boogaloo' :lol:

News Credits: 19 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:34 pm

Nice colors but still an easy pass due to the mold. Just Megatron to see now and fingers crossed it's something I can pass on.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:55 pm

Here's another US sighting for new Transformers toys. The third was of deluxes from the Transformers Netflix line is out. They ere found at a Walmart in New Jersey. The fun finding was posted on the Cybertron Cafe Facebook group. What's fun is that in this world of leaks and online announcements, we still did not know the exact names of these figures nor if the rumoured Deep Cover was confirmed to come nor how it would look like. Well, now we do. This wave is made up of Cheetor, in slightly different colours than the mainline version, Sparkless Bot, using the Snomkescreen/Barricade mold, Quintesson Desseus Army Drone, using the Ironhide mold and begging to be used as an army builder, and Deep Cover in a blue redeco. His colours are reversed where what is black on the Selects toy is now blue and vice versa. He also sports battle damage.

Let us know what you think!

News Credits: 101 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:58 pm

Even though the ER mold is not that good, I really want that Barricade. Mi friend too.

News Credits: 19 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:04 pm

I'm wondering if the usually mismatched colored car panels can be swapped on both Deep Covers so that the car modes looks a bit nicer.

News Credits: 23 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:14 pm

william-james88 wrote:Here's another US sighting for new Transformers toys. The third was of deluxes from the Transformers Netflix line is out. They ere found at a Walmart in New Jersey. The fun finding was posted on the Cybertron Cafe Facebook group. What's fun is that in this world of leaks and online announcements, we still did not know the exact names of these figures nor if the rumoured Deep Cover was confirmed to come nor how it would look like. Well, now we do. This wave is made up of Cheetor, in slightly different colours than the mainline version, Sparkless Bot, using the Snomkescreen/Barricade mold, Quintesson Desseus Army Drone, using the Ironhide mold and begging to be used as an army builder, and Deep Cover in a blue redeco. His colours are reversed where what is black on the Selects toy is now blue and vice versa. He also sports battle damage.

I'm not normally that guy but reading this hurt my head so I figured I'd point it out...

Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:32 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Even though the ER mold is not that good, I really want that Barricade. Mi friend too.

it's the Siege mold

News Credits: 1 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:36 pm

Is it just me, or does Cheetor look tiny?

I get they are trying to make characters to scale, but I feel ripped off whenever I buy a Legends-sized deluxe (not that he's THAT small, but you know what I mean)

News Credits: 101 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:42 pm

Jeddostotle7 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Even though the ER mold is not that good, I really want that Barricade. Mi friend too.

it's the Siege mold

News Credits: 101 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:45 pm

MeGrimlock78 wrote:Is it just me, or does Cheetor look tiny?

I get they are trying to make characters to scale, but I feel ripped off whenever I buy a Legends-sized deluxe (not that he's THAT small, but you know what I mean)

He's pretty standard sized and perfectly in scale with the other beasts. If you want a small deluxe, Blackarachnia is pretty tiny (but still perfect in every way.)

Beside, size dosen't matter. It's what you do with it. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:48 pm

Gonna have to come up with a new name for Deep Cover. :-?

I know people are excited about a darker blue Cheetor, but I can't get around the lack of blue on his legs. Kingdom Cheetor remains the superior figure for me.

Emerje

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:12 pm

Emerje wrote:Gonna have to come up with a new name for Deep Cover.

I know people are excited about a darker blue Cheetor, but I can't get around the lack of blue on his legs. Kingdom Cheetor remains the superior figure for me.

Emerje

I think both figures are as flawed deco wise

News Credits: 332 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:19 pm

Emerje wrote:Gonna have to come up with a new name for Deep Cover.

I know people are excited about a darker blue Cheetor, but I can't get around the lack of blue on his legs. Kingdom Cheetor remains the superior figure for me.

Emerje

I really like the main colors of Deep Cover but, those battle damage splotches ruin it for me. Also, I'm bummed it doesn't come with the extra gun.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:21 pm

Emerje wrote:Gonna have to come up with a new name for Deep Cover.

G2 Deep Cover since the blue and black have switched, like G2 Sideswipe :lol:

I will say I was caught off-guard with Netflix Deep Cover in blue, did not expect that.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:20 pm

Bright blue Deep Cover reminds me of G2 Go-Bots Sideswipe. All he needs is some yellow:

News Credits: 251 · Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:50 pm

Kinda weird that Deep Cover has his colors reversed but it’s certainly an interesting look.

I like the darker blues and green cheetah eyes on Cheetor better than what we got with the initial one so I may sell my one to a buddy and get this one instead.

I want to get that Quintesson soldier fella as a makeshift Shattered Glass Ironhide but as I’ve said before, the difference between it and Ratchet would bug the ever living crap out of me, so it’s a hesitant pass for now.

Sparkless Bot is a hard pass, I’ve no need for it nor space.

So out of this whole wave I might just get the Sparkless Seeker as a makeshift Skyquake to round off another Seeker squadron and Cheetor. The rest I’ve either no interest in or the differences in paint are negligible enough that their prior releases still have homes with me.