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So I was browsing through eBay, looking for a Nemesis Prime, when I stumble upon this little number.

The seller claims that it's "100% Authentic", but it doesn't appear on TFWiki.

So, my question is, is this an actual 'former, or another cheap knockoff?

It's not on TFU.info because it hasn't been released yet. On TFWiki, try looking under Motormaster, the guy he's intended to be. The "Motormaster" name can't be trademarked by Hasbro, this is his current replacement name.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: The "Motormaster" name can't be trademarked by Hasbro, this is his current replacement name.

What about "The Motormaster" like he's called in the 2011 BotCon set?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: The "Motormaster" name can't be trademarked by Hasbro, this is his current replacement name.

What about "The Motormaster" like he's called in the 2011 BotCon set?

You just answered your own question. Just "Motormaster" is a no go, but "The Motor Master", with two added spaces, is perfectly fine, according to trademark law.

Somebody hasn't been keeping up with news for awhile lol.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: The "Motormaster" name can't be trademarked by Hasbro, this is his current replacement name.

What about "The Motormaster" like he's called in the 2011 BotCon set?

You just answered your own question. Just "Motormaster" is a no go, but "The Motor Master", with two added spaces, is perfectly fine, according to trademark law.

Correct. My question wasn't whether "The Motormaster" was right, it was why did they not use that instead of "Motorbreath."

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote: The "Motormaster" name can't be trademarked by Hasbro, this is his current replacement name.

What about "The Motormaster" like he's called in the 2011 BotCon set?

You just answered your own question. Just "Motormaster" is a no go, but "The Motor Master", with two added spaces, is perfectly fine, according to trademark law.

Correct. My question wasn't whether "The Motormaster" was right, it was why did they not use that instead of "Motorbreath."

It sounds too "flashy", like a Marvel hero or villain.

RAcast wrote:Somebody hasn't been keeping up with news for awhile lol.

Hey, it ain't my fault they don't let you have computers at the summer camp I go to!

Skywarp64 wrote:

RAcast wrote:Somebody hasn't been keeping up with news for awhile lol.

Hey, it ain't my fault they don't let you have computers at the summer camp I go to!

No worries, haha. This is just one of the formerly Asia-exlusive figures. There are some deluxes (Wheelie, Springer, etc.) and a few voyagers as well.

Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.

mooncake623 wrote:Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.

Sources indicate he'll be released twice: stand-alone at Toys 'R Us, and as part of a Walmart gift set with Legends Thundercracker, and repaints of RtS Laser Prime and Special Ops Jazz.

It does look like a KO of legends Op, IMO. :<

orangeitis wrote:It does look like a KO of legends Op, IMO. :<

Looks like standard Generations packaging to me. xD

RAcast wrote:

orangeitis wrote:It does look like a KO of legends Op, IMO. :<

Looks like standard Generations packaging to me. xD

I wasn't referring to packaging

mooncake623 wrote:
Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.


Sources indicate he'll be released twice: stand-alone at Toys 'R Us, and as part of a Walmart gift set with Legends Thundercracker, and repaints of RtS Laser Prime and Special Ops Jazz.

thanks! what about the rest of the deluxes and voyagers?

mooncake623 wrote:thanks! what about the rest of the deluxes and voyagers?

No special box sets for them, just regular release.

Oh, and about that Box set with redecos of RTS Jazz and RTS G2 Prime (and Legends Thundercracker and Motormaster), Jazz has what looks like a G2-inspired deco (though not identical) and Optimus is decoed in the G2 "Combat Hero" deco, a previously unreleased color scheme that was intended for a redeco the original G2 Hero Optimus. It's kind of a shame I already have both deluxe molds or I'd be very interested in this.

mooncake623 wrote:Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.

"Them"? Who are the others?

Skywarp64 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.

"Them"? Who are the others?

Just google "asia gdo transformers".

I think there's thundercracker, hoist and bluestreak for ledgends. Wheelie, springger, swerve, cliffjumper for deluxe. Hot spot, megatron, powerdive for voyager. Starscream and ironhide for leader. Brawl, lazerbeak, sandstorm, breakdown for scouts.

gavinfuzzy wrote:

Skywarp64 wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Read somewhere that these will be a limited run and TRU exclusive. Anyone think these will be hard to come by? Deff Don't want to miss out on any of them.

"Them"? Who are the others?

Just google "asia gdo transformers".

I think there's thundercracker, hoist and bluestreak for ledgends. Wheelie, springger, swerve, cliffjumper for deluxe. Hot spot, megatron, powerdive for voyager. Starscream and ironhide for leader. Brawl, lazerbeak, sandstorm, breakdown for scouts.

Most of that went in one audio receptor and out the other, but Thundercracker, you say?

This guy is also part of the Ultimate Gift Set as is Thundercracker.

A decent video review of the set can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyzH0qY5L4

xyl360 wrote:This guy is also part of the Ultimate Gift Set as is Thundercracker.

A decent video review of the set can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyzH0qY5L4

Holy **** that's awesome...

Where can I find one? Is it Jap. exclusive? eBay is NEVER beyond me.

Skywarp64 wrote:

xyl360 wrote:This guy is also part of the Ultimate Gift Set as is Thundercracker.

A decent video review of the set can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyzH0qY5L4

Holy **** that's awesome...

Where can I find one? Is it Jap. exclusive? eBay is NEVER beyond me.

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... ST=SO&PG=1

Nope. US exclusive.

Yep, and BigBadToyStore has the set as well, though it's $10 more. The other online retailers should have the set for preorder too.

Diem wrote:

Skywarp64 wrote:

xyl360 wrote:This guy is also part of the Ultimate Gift Set as is Thundercracker.

A decent video review of the set can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyzH0qY5L4

Holy **** that's awesome...

Where can I find one? Is it Jap. exclusive? eBay is NEVER beyond me.

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... ST=SO&PG=1

Nope. US exclusive.

Dear Santa...

Skywarp64 wrote:

Diem wrote:

Skywarp64 wrote:

xyl360 wrote:This guy is also part of the Ultimate Gift Set as is Thundercracker.

A decent video review of the set can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzyzH0qY5L4

Holy **** that's awesome...

Where can I find one? Is it Jap. exclusive? eBay is NEVER beyond me.

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transforme ... ST=SO&PG=1

Nope. US exclusive.

Dear Santa...

yep. I've got the set on preorder .