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Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

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Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby FracturedKoi » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:11 pm

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I ordered Cryotek off eBay not long ago because I've come to the realization that Dragon transformers just look bad ass in their dragon mode.

But my question about him is this...why does he appear to have a cockpit in his robot-mode chest? And who is that driving him? I know Cryotek was originally Megatron...but why would Megatron need a driver?

Enlighten me, someone?
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Re: Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby Badass Grimlock » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:56 pm

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TFwiki.net wrote:Both this mold and Tigerhawk's mold share a gimmick that was dropped before release—a cockpit bubble where a tiny "spark figure" would have piloted the character. Hasbro dropped the concept due to it junking around with the Transformers mythos; it was feared buyers would mistake the "spark figures" as humanoid pilots for a non-sentient transforming robot, a la Diaclone, instead of being representations of the spark essence of a living, breathing Transformer. The cockpit bubbles remain on both toys (and their redecos). The "USA Edition" (a limited Japanese release) of the toy includes the "spark figure".


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Re: Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby FracturedKoi » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:17 pm

Weapon: Light-Saber Sword
Badass Grimlock wrote:
TFwiki.net wrote:Both this mold and Tigerhawk's mold share a gimmick that was dropped before release—a cockpit bubble where a tiny "spark figure" would have piloted the character. Hasbro dropped the concept due to it junking around with the Transformers mythos; it was feared buyers would mistake the "spark figures" as humanoid pilots for a non-sentient transforming robot, a la Diaclone, instead of being representations of the spark essence of a living, breathing Transformer. The cockpit bubbles remain on both toys (and their redecos). The "USA Edition" (a limited Japanese release) of the toy includes the "spark figure".


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Huh...fair enough explanation then! They had me thinking it was a piloted mech for a bit there. You think Hasbro would've re-molded the chest piece to remove that cockpit...I mean "spark figure".

Thanks for that info, Grimlock!
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Re: Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby Badass Grimlock » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:49 pm

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FracturedKoi wrote:
Badass Grimlock wrote:
TFwiki.net wrote:Both this mold and Tigerhawk's mold share a gimmick that was dropped before release—a cockpit bubble where a tiny "spark figure" would have piloted the character. Hasbro dropped the concept due to it junking around with the Transformers mythos; it was feared buyers would mistake the "spark figures" as humanoid pilots for a non-sentient transforming robot, a la Diaclone, instead of being representations of the spark essence of a living, breathing Transformer. The cockpit bubbles remain on both toys (and their redecos). The "USA Edition" (a limited Japanese release) of the toy includes the "spark figure".


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Huh...fair enough explanation then! They had me thinking it was a piloted mech for a bit there. You think Hasbro would've re-molded the chest piece to remove that cockpit...I mean "spark figure".

Thanks for that info, Grimlock!


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Re: Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby FracturedKoi » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:21 pm

Weapon: Light-Saber Sword
*pat pat* there there Grimlock...we understand....

But thanks for your help =3
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Re: Reguarding Beast Metals Megatron / RID Cryotek

Postby Jelze Bunnycat » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:10 pm

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I find it surprising the Japanese "USA Edition" had that figurine, while the regular edition didn't. I mean, as far as I know BW Metals Dragon Megatron didn't have have one either... Anybody willing to check?
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