D-Maximal_Primal wrote:My guess for Sludge is a May reveal with September release date to match slug last year.
I'm hoping for a bit earlier, but this makes sense.
Next question...
With figures like the Insecticons and Blitzwing being released in Legacy, the Dinobots in SS86 (with the last 2 possibly in the regular line next year),
does anyone think this may be the last year for SS86?
I get that sharing slots with Studio Series means it doesn't need a full line-up...
But out of the characters that had any sort of remotely significant screen time who haven't already been made in these recent lines, who's even left?
The Constructions don't seem likely. Brawn? Some of the other cassette minions? I suppose another OP and Megatron are possible, but that seems like a stretch. Especially if Megatron is never going to have a gun alt mode again.
Even if we got Swoop at leader class and two more Junkions, the options are still thin.
I could see an '86 Springer landing in Buzzworthy before SS86.
To add to this, if the Rise of the Beasts opening date holds, would any of those toys get released within the first few months of '23?
Because those initial waves could really push SS86 out the door.
*Edit
To add to this, some have said they think there are plenty of G1 characters that could be released in this subline... However, imo this doesn't completely make sense because all of these have been characters seen in the movie. Snarl, Grapple, Windcharger, and Wheeljack would all be unlikely imo.
Then to think how these figures have all be new molds (minus the few repaints/retools) until ER Starscream. If Hastak made a SS86 Hoist sans worn paint apps I'd be very surprised.
I'd also think that as Hastak maybe trying to stretch this line a bit longer to get closer to RotB, that may be why we're getting an Ironhide and Arcee that may have little to no differences from their previous releases. No guarantee, but turning to repaints/retools seems like a yellow flag that the end is near.