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News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:54 pm

Hey guys,

you probably have more experience then I when it comes to this.

How likely is it that Hasbro will release a leader class Ironhide and/or Ratchet?

So far we have Prime for sure, Megatron for sure.. and now I've heard about Starscream and Brawl for leader class.

Do you think the chances of Ironhide or Ratchet being made into leader class are high or low?

Could they be just randomly choosing who should be leader class, or I wonder if they are putting some *logic* behind it, ie. Brawl is a big tank, perhaps he should be leader class, etc. of course, then Blackout would need to be leader class as well..

And apparently Bonecrusher is getting upgraded to voyager class... so I wonder who else that will happen to as well!?

To many! I only wanted to buy 1 of each character!

by **megatroptimus** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:01 pm

There is no Leader Starscream (sorry HLJ).
There is no Voyager Bonecrusher (sorry HLJ).
There will not be a Leader Ratchet or a Leader Ironhide.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:18 am

megatroptimus wrote:There is no Leader Starscream (sorry HLJ).
There is no Voyager Bonecrusher (sorry HLJ).

Well then the news that was posted a while ago must be inaccurate, cuase that's sure as hell waht i heard there was gonna be...

And I dont see the percentage in leader Ironhide and Rachet. I think the only ones that are getting larger versions are ones that are larger veichals.

News Credits: 1 · by **Autobot Skids** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:19 am

No leader class Starscream??

So HLJ screwed up and put Starscream up for pre-order at the leader class price point rather than Megatron or something like that?

Should I be cancelling my preorders then?

Skids

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:25 am

I think Hasbro and Takara have confused themselves and retailers

by **Gutter Bunny** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:23 am

hmmm perhaps i am wrong(for once i am to lazy to go dig up old news...gimme a break i just got off work) but i believe the news was that Takara WAS going to be releasing a leader class SS through ehobby...eh what do i know.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:36 am

Ohhh.. i had assumed that if Takara releases something, then so will Hasbro.. but I guess that isn't always the case, now that I think about it.

I guess I'll have to wait!

by **megatroptimus** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:53 am

Takara NEVER announced a Leader Starscream or a Voyager Bonecrusher, only random people looking at HLJ listings.

Look at the specs on HLJ for that so-called Leader Starscream and you will quickly realize that dimensions of the box are for a Voyager Starscream. So yeah, just another screw-up.

Btw, the original text for Takara Leader Prime never ever mentionned die-cast. Again, some fans just made stuff up.

News Credits: 1 · by **Autobot Skids** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:19 am

Ok, but Voyager Starscream is still better (bigger hopefuly more complex) than Deluxe Starscream...

Durrnit... wish Takara/Hasbro would clear up the confusion here. It's not so much size, but I just want to get the nicer looking version and deluxe Starscream looks IMO cruddy...

Skids