The Energon Pub

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:55 pm

The more things change, the more they remain the same?

On the Seibertron.com march to 2,500 galleries in 2011, we present to you the Universe/Revenge of the Fallen Aerialbots and their combined form of Superion. This five pack was a Target exclusive in the US in Revenge of the Fallen packaging, as well as a Universe 2.0 general release in Asian countries such as Malaysia, similar to Universe/ROTF Bruticus.

Silverbolt

Air Raid

SlingshotAirazor

Fireflight

Skydive

Superion

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by **icenemesis** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:33 pm

Is it just me or does Silverbolt looks like a Power core combiner with those blue connection tabs?

News Credits: 2 · by **whacko** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:24 pm

I remember being very disappointed with my Arialbots once I realized that those 4 gun barrels were meant to be a hand. Also mine has problems with always falling apart at the connecting joints whenever I went to bend a leg, making posing a real problem. None of the robot forms were that inspiring either.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:26 pm

Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:43 pm

It's incredible what fansproject really did with him...

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:34 pm

IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:13 pm

Bumblevivisector wrote:IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

First, let me say that I agree with you. I don't think Hasbro made the right choices on either this or Bruticus. (Blast Off should have been a helicopter and Swindle a tank. But that's for another discussion.) I have to wonder, though. The only Warthogs that I knew as VTOLs were the sort of Warthogs in G.I. Joe in the form of the Cobra Rattler. A-10s have never been VTOL, as far as I know. But I do think you are right that Slingshot would have been better served going from Harrier to Wharthog.

Fireflight was originally an F4 Phantom II, if memory serves. That's not really a bomber. More of a multipurpose fighter. Mach 2 plus, carrier capable; it could carry bombs, but could also act as a fighter/interceptor. Sort of like the F15 and F16 later.

Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

by **jaketheknight** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:54 am

Why can't power core be this cool :sad:

by **OlivusPrime** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:11 am

I remember being impressed when I picked these guys up, but as soon as I combined them, I was more than slightly disappointed. The joints between the robots are REALLY loose, and the hand on Slingshot keeps falling off. Luckily though, my Silverbolt doesn't have the leg problem that a lot of them seem to have.

BTW Seibertron, that shot of Superion at the end is awesome! I'm amazed you managed to make a crap toy look that good!

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:38 am

Agamemnon wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

HOW!?????
can someone plaese help me to fix these...

also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-univrse-i-cant-remember releas in the uk.

i have found thatit works better to have the bombers as legs...more stable...

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:58 am

ArmadaPrime wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

HOW!?????
can someone plaese help me to fix these...

also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-univrse-i-cant-remember releas in the uk.

i have found thatit works better to have the bombers as legs...more stable...

How to fix your RotF Superion in under 15 minutes

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:55 am

hanks, will use at some point=D

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:26 pm

Man! in combiner form, Superion is lanky and looks aweful, thank God for FP to turn this into a great combiner with cool weapons, but still doesn't come close to Bruticus set!

by **AshesOfPain** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:13 pm

Agamemnon wrote:
Bumblevivisector wrote:IMHO, this repaint made a poor choice in switching which molds were supposed to be Slingshot and Fireflight. Not only does having Slingshot as a Warthog make more sense because he gets to be a VTOL again, but the rounded gold head looked more like his rounded orange G1 head. Did someone want Fireflight to be the Warthog because his original jet mode was more of a small bomber than a fighter? Skydive got a much better paint job the second time around, but that wasn't nearly enough to get me to double-dip on this set after how hard it was to finish up the Energon one back in the day, even if my Energon Fireflight (Wind-sheer?) came with 2 left forearms (anyone here get one with 2 right arms and wanna' trade?)

First, let me say that I agree with you. I don't think Hasbro made the right choices on either this or Bruticus. (Blast Off should have been a helicopter and Swindle a tank. But that's for another discussion.) I have to wonder, though. The only Warthogs that I knew as VTOLs were the sort of Warthogs in G.I. Joe in the form of the Cobra Rattler. A-10s have never been VTOL, as far as I know. But I do think you are right that Slingshot would have been better served going from Harrier to Wharthog.

Fireflight was originally an F4 Phantom II, if memory serves. That's not really a bomber. More of a multipurpose fighter. Mach 2 plus, carrier capable; it could carry bombs, but could also act as a fighter/interceptor. Sort of like the F15 and F16 later.

Overcracker wrote:Looks like Silverbolt got his knees fixed.

I'm betting Seibertron fixed the legs. Mine was still backwards, and as much as I can tell through the packaging, the one I still have MISB is also backwards.

Having spent most of my life with A-10 Warthogs flying over head, I can honestly assure you that they have never had VTOL capabilities. That aside I do love them, in all their ugly tank-killing toughness. Sadly I think I missed out on picking up this set. I'd like to see my G1 Air Raid next to this version.

News Credits: 36 · by **Pretender Skywarp** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:43 am

ArmadaPrime wrote:Also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-universe-i-cant-remember release in the uk.

You are quite correct sir, he was a mass release in the UK in ROTF packaging. He was also the first ROTF toy to be found in the UK and can still be found warming shleves to this very day :-B

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:40 am

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
ArmadaPrime wrote:Also, not mentioned in first post but he was a general rotf-or-universe-i-cant-remember release in the uk.

You are quite correct sir, he was a mass release in the UK in ROTF packaging. He was also the first ROTF toy to be found in the UK and can still be found warming shleves to this very day

If that's the case, what about Bruticus? Or did the *censored* upgrade made him sell out everywhere?

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:40 pm

ar as im aware, and ill do something very bad to the next person i see if i missed out, bruticus was never released in the uk since energon. :-(

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:20 pm

Stockade wrote:Man! in combiner form, Superion is lanky and looks aweful, thank God for FP to turn this into a great combiner with cool weapons, but still doesn't come close to Bruticus set!

Okay, I'm sorry but this is really starting to rankle me. Is he as good as bruticus? No. He was the first they did. And they did a damned good job with it, too.

Energon Superion didn't need as much of an upgrade as Bruticus. G1 Aerialbots were one big plane and four small ones, which the Energon version was. There's probably more variation in the two molds than in G1's. So less to change.

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:18 pm

i bought this set. I even tried the secondary set-up with Slingshot and air raid as arms and still hated it. So know I only bother with Slingshot and just display him as a soul scout. I actually think he looks pretty good. For some reason his headsculpt and robot form remind me of a white ninja like stormshadow only a good guy. I also have his weapons equipped as tonfas so that helps.