The Energon Pub

shortround wrote:Please stop saying that you want things retooled from energon this is supposed to be classic 2.0 which I beleave this means new molds for old figures not retooled energon crap. I would love to see omega supreme done right but to be honest the orignal version was pretty darn good. I wouldn't mind seeing a metroplex and trypticon done up right with modern styles.

QTF!

waaaaghlord wrote:I'm hoping that the whole Minicon thing gets dropped next time around and we see some proper basics instead. If they were to do a decent set of updated Insecticons I'd buy swarms of the little buggers.

If the combiner that was announced at Botcon turns out to be from this line rather than Animated I'd hope to see the Predacons.

The non released Titanium Shockwave as a deluxe please Hasbro.

And lastly (yeah, I know, you're not supposed to start a sentence with 'and') I'd quite like to see the fan reaction if they put out a recoloured Starscream as Sunstorm. After the outcry about the Botcon seekers not being at retail a further reuse of that mould next year would really put the cat among the pigeons.

I realise that I'm basicly just asking for 'cons but most of the names that Hasbro have mentioned so far have been 'bots, only exceptions being Galvatron and Octane as far as I'm aware and I'm not that sold yet (sight unseen) on Octane as an ultra when we only got Astrotrain as a deluxe. I generally prefer smaller figs anyway.

I understand Hasbro wanting to give a lot of Autobots the second time around. I have all of the Classics figures(regular release, store exclusives and Botcon set) and the Decepticons out number the Autobots nearly 2 to 1. It be nice to get some Autobots to even the playing field. And with what Hasbro announced as definite, likely and possible characters I just can't wait!

I have no doubt that Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Jazz, Prowl, Ironhide, Ratchet, Silverstreak (Bluestreak), Smokescreen, and new mold Magnus are going to be awsome! Although Galvatron, Octane, Biltzwing will be something to look forward to as well.

As for what I'd like to see? The Seacons finally get their release. Insecticons, other minibots and some other G1 combiner teams like the Stunticons and the Protectobots would be absolutely awsome.

shortround wrote:Please stop saying that you want things retooled from energon this is supposed to be classic 2.0 which I beleave this means new molds for old figures not retooled energon crap.

While I'm sure that there is and indeed should be general agreement with that sentiment the fact is that we're going to get repaints/remoulds as well as new moulds. Hasbro's panel at Botcon pretty much said that Universe was going to be a mix of the two, which makes it kind of like a cross between Classics and the last line that bore the Universe name. This pretty much already happened with the Legends and Minicons that were sandwiched into Classics, Cybertron repaints and unreleased Cybertron figures on a new style backing card and called Classics. Combaticons were mentioned specificly before and while I agree that new moulds that depict five different vehicles and proper gestalt hands would be cool they're just not that likely when Hasbro can pull out Energon recolours. The one advantage to doing Combaticons in that fashion over one of the other Energon sets is that by using the Energon jet and retooling the Cybertron dune buggy Hardtop that already has the same transformation as the E payloader we'd at least get different limbs this time around. I'd agree that it's not something to go out of your way to wish for, but being practical I could quite easily see it being done as a store exclusive gift set like the Constructicons were last time. With the right retooling it might even end up worth buying, you never know.

whomever they choose is fine by me. But I'd like to see Apeface and Pounce and Wingspan.

It is pretty funny that in america and probably every where else, The headmasters and Target masters get very little love and some of my favorite decepticons were Trigger happy, Cyclonus, Mind Wipe, Misfire, Slugslinger, Ape Face and Skull Cruncher ..... Then other than Kup, Hot Rod and Arcee, the autobot target masters and head masters are almost forgotten.

I think Target masters would be great for the classics line but as far as head masters, I think 2 head masters per botcon over the next 5 years would be awesome!...

I would like to see a Classics attempt at the Headmasters, Targetmasters, and Powermasters characters with the advances we've seen with some of the minicons and still be a great looking toy.

Could you imagine the classics treatment to Powermaster Prime if he had a trailer that would link up with him? Fans would be rabid at the mouth, and would offer a chance at a larger class size Universe toy for the line.

I'd love some headmasters and Targetmasters.

Even though Hasbro has unsuccessfully tried it before, (Armada Sideswipe) I think they could do a lot better. As for Targetmasters, the did try it with some of the minicons, like Armada Prime's Over-Run, or The 3 packs that transformed into weapons. I think a few Headmasters and Targetmasters in the Classics line would be awesome. But Hasbro has cut down on accessories in their more recent lines. Heck classics barely got anything but translucent missiles, for accessories.

Cinema_Major wrote:It is pretty funny that in america and probably every where else, The headmasters and Target masters get very little love and some of my favorite decepticons were Trigger happy, Cyclonus, Mind Wipe, Misfire, Slugslinger, Ape Face and Skull Cruncher ..... Then other than Kup, Hot Rod and Arcee, the autobot target masters and head masters are almost forgotten.

I think Target masters would be great for the classics line but as far as head masters, I think 2 head masters per botcon over the next 5 years would be awesome!...

Don't count the lack of love out just yet. I loved the Targetmasters, Headmasters & Powermasters when I was a kid. As an adult collector I would kill to get me some top condition original pieces of those. I believe Hasbro wanted and still wants the Classics to be focused on the characters and the gimmick of transforming itself instead of other gimmicks. Given that Hasbro insisted up until this year's Botcon that the Classics were dead I'd say you never know what the future may hold.

I'm like to se characters who've had no love, and seen no namesakes or homages since G1- Gears, Huffer, Windcharger, Powerglide, Warpath, Pipes, Outback, Tailgate, Wreck-Gar, Reflector, Any Stunticons, or any Technobots.

Tracks, Acree, Springer and the Stunticons are high on my list.

leader class- metroplex and trypticon
supreme class-fortress maximus and scorponok
voyager/ultra class- sixshot *ahem*, galvatron(as they sugested)
deluxe class- headmasters.
and some combiners.

I have to say I would love to see a proper windcharger. But I thought it was stated at botcon that they were gone to do an all new combiner. I image that if that combiner sells well it might make them think twice about as every so nicely puts it retooling the energon combiners for future combiners.