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Last week I emailed hasbro asking them whether the RID voyager Magnus, Thundertron and Skyquake (Dreadwing is already confirmed I believe) were going to be released outside of Asia, and this was their response:

Thank you for your email:

Our Marketing Department have just informed us that an update has been received regarding your enquiry and we are actually planning to bring in RID Voyager Skyquake, Ultra Magnus and Thundertron later in the year. (I'm guessing they are voyager wave 4)

Kind regards

Hasbro UK


I assume that Hasbro UK is the same for Europe, and by extension, the US (hopefully)

Here is my email for reference (Hasbro have yet to reply regarding Breakdown, as they initially thought I was asking whether the AM line was coming to the UK)

Hasbro,
On behalf of the Transformers Fans community, I would like to ask a couple of questions:
Since the Takara Transformers AM-12 Voyager Breakdown has been released, there has been lots of speculation as to whether the mold will get a Hasbro release. Could you possibly clear up once and for all whether he will appear outside of Japan? Also there are rumours that the RID Voyager Skyquake, Ultra Magnus and Thundertron will all be Asia exclusives. Again if this could be verified that would be very helpful.
Thank you,
NS

Seibertron.com member NovaSentinel recently sent an e-mail to Hasbro UK concerning the question if the previously revealed Transformers Prime Voyagers Ultra Magnus, Thundertron and Skyquake would be released in the UK and not just Asia.
This is the reply:

Thank you for your email:

Our Marketing Department have just informed us that an update has been received regarding your enquiry and we are actually planning to bring in RID Voyager Skyquake, Ultra Magnus and Thundertron later in the year. (I'm guessing they are voyager wave 4)

Kind regards

Hasbro UK

Now take this with a grain of salt, since it's from Hasbro UK, this might also confirm a main land European release and a release in US markets.

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Dead Metal wrote:Now take this with a grain of salt, since it's from Hasbro UK, this might also confirm a main land European release and a release in US markets.

Here's hoping, at least.

Hasbro UK is not Hasbro Europe, just to warn you. Case in point: the UK has Deluxe wave 2 in for over a month, while the mainland is still waiting on it.

Skyquake, Magnus, and Thundertron better come to the US.

When I see it, Hasbro. When I see it.

Good to hear, but I have my pile of salt ready.

If they're getting a UK release, they'll probably get a US release. Also, what about Dreadwing? He needs love, too.

it would be stupid not to mass release them, you cant have a main toyline with only a few voyagers. Hasbros really dropping the ball with this toyline, from selection to pricing they have no idea what they are doing.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hasbro UK is not Hasbro Europe, just to warn you. Case in point: the UK has Deluxe wave 2 in for over a month, while the mainland is still waiting on it.

I keep hearing this, but East Anglia has seen NOTHING.
And I've tried every shop I could think of, from supermarkets to toy stores to miscellanea.

Va'al wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hasbro UK is not Hasbro Europe, just to warn you. Case in point: the UK has Deluxe wave 2 in for over a month, while the mainland is still waiting on it.

I keep hearing this, but East Anglia has seen NOTHING.
And I've tried every shop I could think of, from supermarkets to toy stores to miscellanea.

Do you want some?

Sabrblade wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Now take this with a grain of salt, since it's from Hasbro UK, this might also confirm a main land European release and a release in US markets.

Here's hoping, at least.

This.

x infinity +1.

The libe has been out for over six months in the UK, in that time they have released two new deluxes.

Must try harder H'UK

That Bot wrote:Also, what about Dreadwing? He needs love, too.

He's coming. The next wave after Starscream and Bulkhead (both of which are out now).

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:Also, what about Dreadwing? He needs love, too.

He's coming. The next wave after Starscream and Bulkhead (both of which are out now).

Have they been seen in the UK at all? Or is Hasbro UK skipping this wave?

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:Also, what about Dreadwing? He needs love, too.

He's coming. The next wave after Starscream and Bulkhead (both of which are out now).

I thought Skyquake was first?

*EDIT* Derp, Dreadwing is indeed first.

Yes!!!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:Also, what about Dreadwing? He needs love, too.

He's coming. The next wave after Starscream and Bulkhead (both of which are out now).

I thought Skyquake was first?

They announced Skyquake first back when the toy was in its prototype stages (though, this was even before the First Editions were out), then they switched over to it being Dreadwing instead. It was only recently that we learned that the Skyquake deco wasn't canceled as previously thought.

craggy wrote:

Va'al wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hasbro UK is not Hasbro Europe, just to warn you. Case in point: the UK has Deluxe wave 2 in for over a month, while the mainland is still waiting on it.

I keep hearing this, but East Anglia has seen NOTHING.
And I've tried every shop I could think of, from supermarkets to toy stores to miscellanea.

Do you want some?

What do you mean "some"?

I'm still kind on the fence about Ratchet, and have no love for Arcee.

i want all 3 plus breakdown badly.

Va'al wrote:

craggy wrote:

Va'al wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hasbro UK is not Hasbro Europe, just to warn you. Case in point: the UK has Deluxe wave 2 in for over a month, while the mainland is still waiting on it.

I keep hearing this, but East Anglia has seen NOTHING.
And I've tried every shop I could think of, from supermarkets to toy stores to miscellanea.

Do you want some?

What do you mean "some"?

I'm still kind on the fence about Ratchet, and have no love for Arcee.

those are the only two new ones that have popped up hereabouts. Ratchet is pretty cool though.

I am not holding my breath that these or other voyagers will make it to us here in the U.S. Even if Hasbro announces they will at SDCC. Until I here about, or see them hitting shelves here, I am making sure I at least preorder the Takara Voyagers Characters I want in my collection.

If things change I may cancel some of my preorders, but for now my preorders stay.

I have preordered the following, as I want these figures for my Prime set for sure:

Breakdown, Nemesis Prime, Ultra Magnus, Skyquake, Dreadwing, and Unicron.

Any others I am willing to take the chance on a U.S. release.

i love how hasblo has decided to screw us over on breakdown.

makes absolutely no sense... especially if they're going to to have a repaint of him that'll be show accurate.. that gives people a reason to buy this mold multiple times.

you'd think after the whole first edition fiasco, they'd steer clear of screwing us over for a while.. looks like they're back up to their old BS.

i swear. i'm at the point where they've put such a sour taste in my mouth, that i'm not even looking forward to any of this stuff. which is a shame, breakdown looks incredible, that unicron looks awesome, skyquake and dreadwing are killer, same with magnus and deluxe ironhide. but i feel like i've lost the itch to NEED these things.

i'm just waiting for december to get here. MP sideswipe, red alert, and soundwave can't come soon enough, same with hot toys dx02 joker and hot toys loki.

TimothyR wrote:i love how hasblo has decided to screw us over on breakdown.

makes absolutely no sense... especially if they're going to to have a repaint of him that'll be show accurate.. that gives people a reason to buy this mold multiple times.

you'd think after the whole first edition fiasco, they'd steer clear of screwing us over for a while.. looks like they're back up to their old BS.

There is no confirmation that we are not getting a blue Breakdown. Hasbro simply doesn't want to formally announce it to the community at this point, they will probably do so at SDCC next week. The reasoning behind this decision when the Takara iteration of the mold has been in the news for months is questionable, but Hasbro has little say in Takara's marketing decisions. As far as they're concerned, they showed us the prototype at CybertronCon, and now they're going to announce the final product. What Takara did in the meantime is irrelevant.

That Bot wrote:As far as they're concerned, they showed us the prototype at CybertronCon, and now they're going to announce the final product. What Takara did in the meantime is irrelevant.

If the "they" = "Hasbro", then something's a bit off since the Breakdown prototype pic we saw in the slides at Cybertron Con was of the Takara version since it had Arms Micron Ports on it.

Wave 4 in Europe? Never going to happen.