The Energon Pub

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:16 am

Yizhi521 on TF08.net has posted images of what looks to be a possible Botcon exclusive. The piece is a redeco of the Energon Mirage mold, in colors reminiscent of Banzai-Tron's. In addition to that, there would also appear to be a image of Flak, another one of this year's Botcon exclusives. To view the images, click here.

by **Technically weird** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:32 am

Trypticon colors, again *sighs*.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 am

I think this one looks much better than some of the figures in the set. I like it.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:44 am

Really interesting.

Banzai-Tron perhaps?

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:12 pm

Looks like Clench to me:

News Credits: 128 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:29 pm

Caelus wrote:Looks like Clench to me:

That's actually a really interesting possibility...

I still think it's Banazi-Tron, but if it isn't, I think you called it with Clench (and are the first to do so that I've seen).

by **Metric titan** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:34 pm

I think this looks alot like G1 scorponok

war within,perhaps?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:38 pm

Hmm. I always liked this mold but never got any version of it. Probably won't get this one either but here's hoping they come out with another for a character I collect sometime.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:56 pm

Oh please oh please oh please be Banzai-Tron!

If it is Banz, my opinion of the Set just went up.
I knew FunPub wouldn't let me down entirely.

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:19 pm

It looks like this figure is bagged alone so I am assuming it will probably be the "attending" figure. Thoughts?

News Credits: 128 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:29 pm

Delicon wrote:It looks like this figure is bagged alone so I am assuming it will probably be the "attending" figure. Thoughts?

All the souvenir figures are bagged separately. A set has a larger bag containing the individually bagged separate figures.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:35 pm

The more I see and hear about this set, the more I am looking forward to owning it, thanks to a certain helpful gentleman

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:55 pm

Good mold, Good colors, Good character.

Looks like a winner to me.

It seems that the attendee exclusives are more than making up for the lackluster reaction to the box set.

by **Rijie** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:11 pm

Banzai-Tron! Now that's an exclusive I can support. Awesome(...and not overused) mold, great colors, and a cool character. Can't wait to see the 'bot mode pics.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:03 pm

Looks like Tidlewave to me. Which would be ironic based on the creation of Mirage. Clench'd be cool, but then I'd want a Pyro. CD REd maybe?

Bagged alone: Nope, to big to be attending, and the pieces in last year's after-arrive set were bagged alone then bagged together.

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:31 pm

I'll have to admit, I wasn't really familiar with the character of Banzai-Tron so I looked it up. Is there only the Action Master version?

Based on that, I'm not totally sold that this is what we are seeing.

Still, I look forward to finding out!

PS - Now that you guys reminded me, I do remember the "big bag" with the 2-packs.

News Credits: 7 · by **Narc** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:43 pm

Banzai!!!! This will be a good picker-upper since the rest of the set is kinda so-so.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:19 pm

If it's Banzai-Tron I will need one, assuming it's done right. If it's Clench, I'll think about it a little more. I remember how much that mold bugs me with it's fiddliness, and parts popping, loose legs...

If I were going the add-ons would certainly excite me more than the box set.

by **ultra_magus** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:18 pm

A mate of mine owns a fig in ths mold (a MIRAGE), and the joints on its thighs wear VERY loose. The legs would snap in half under almost any pressure, I assume it was a safety feature. Is it likely this would be altered, 'cause it was quite frustrating.