The Energon Pub

[fenrir72]

So it's like g1 Mags with armor over saber?

No. He's got a core robot. UM MP doesn't.

Now that we're at it, for those who own the original Brainmasters, if an MP version, no matter how unlikely, will be created, does the core 'bot look like a mini me version of the transector body?

[Sabrblade]

So it's like g1 Mags with armor over saber?

No. He's got a core robot. UM MP doesn't.

Now that we're at it, for those who own the original Brainmasters, if an MP version, no matter how unlikely, will be created, does the core 'bot look like a mini me version of the transector body?

Ryan's got galleries of 'em; let's see.

Brain of Strength


Blacker


Brain of Skill


Laster


Brain of Intelligence


Braver

[LOST Cybertronian]

So it's like g1 Mags with armor over saber?

The way Saber and the V-Star combine is more like Powermaster Optimus Prime than Ultra Magnus.

[fenrir72]

So it's like g1 Mags with armor over saber?

No. He's got a core robot. UM MP doesn't.

Now that we're at it, for those who own the original Brainmasters, if an MP version, no matter how unlikely, will be created, does the core 'bot look like a mini me version of the transector body?

Ryan's got galleries of 'em; let's see.

Brain of Strength


Blacker


Brain of Skill


Laster


Brain of Intelligence


Braver

Gawd1 Ryan's collections......d'uh to me

So they are mini me versions of their trantectors!

[Sabrblade]

So they are mini me versions of their trantectors!

I'd actually be inclined to think that it's a reverse of the Transtector concept thing this time, with the Brains being, well, brains, and the larger bodies being the actual Cybertronians.

In Jean's explanation of them, he refers to the Brains as "meka", which means "mechanism" or in some cases "device", "gizmo", "gadget", etc., as though the Brains are each simply a component of the larger Brainmaster person, rather than being full living beings themselves.

After all, the fiction seemed to only depict them as an aspect of each Brainmaster's transformations, unlike the Headmasters, Targetmasters, Headmaster Juniors, and Godmasters.

[fenrir72]

So they are mini me versions of their trantectors!

I'd actually be inclined to think that it's a reverse of the Transtector concept thing this time, with the Brains being, well, brains, and the larger bodies being the actual Cybertronians.

In Jean's explanation of them, he refers to the Brains as "meka", which means "mechanism" or in some cases "device", "gizmo", "gadget", etc., as though the Brains are each simply a component of the larger Brainmaster person, rather than being full living beings themselves.

After all, the fiction seemed to only depict them as an aspect of each Brainmaster's transformations, unlike the Headmasters, Targetmasters, Headmaster Juniors, and Godmasters.

A mobile brain perhaps....though I might be thinking too much, make a very vulnerable target.

[Sabrblade]

A moble brain perhaps..though I might be thinking too much, make a very vulnerable target.

I'd agree, though, I don't think they were removed from the bodies in either mode except for during the transformation sequences, in which they seemed to turn into some kind of energy form upon their reentering the bodies, suggesting some kind of mystical nature to them if not simply done for a cool visual effect.

[fenrir72]

A moble brain perhaps..though I might be thinking too much, make a very vulnerable target.

I'd agree, though, I don't think they were removed from the bodies in either mode except for during the transformation sequences, in which they seemed to turn into some kind of energy form upon their reentering the bodies, suggesting some kind of mystical nature to them if not simply done for a cool visual effect.

I'll deviate a bit to another anime but a bit related. In the 1980 Astroboy, Astro had an andrgynous looking foe called Zeus. Long hair pretty boy style with gossamer wings who assasinated a lot of other robots. It had a mobile brain module that could separate and function separately as the main body could also function independently even with the brain was away. The module btw looked like a dorky duckling (not kidding).

The concept was a decade or so before Victory.Relevance? It's quite intriguing that even in the early 80's, the concept and story tellers were quite advance for their time. I don't know if this was the inspiration for Victory or was it Jeeg with it's "headmaster" like concept, or even Diaclone too with the human pilot concept.

I'm getting aead of myself but the "Three Musketeers" in Victory really do need the MP treatment.

[chuckdawg1999]

A moble brain perhaps..though I might be thinking too much, make a very vulnerable target.

I'd agree, though, I don't think they were removed from the bodies in either mode except for during the transformation sequences, in which they seemed to turn into some kind of energy form upon their reentering the bodies, suggesting some kind of mystical nature to them if not simply done for a cool visual effect.

I'll deviate a bit to another anime but a bit related. In the 1980 Astroboy, Astro had an andrgynous looking foe called Zeus. Long hair pretty boy style with gossamer wings who assasinated a lot of other robots. It had a mobile brain module that could separate and function separately as the main body could also function independently even with the brain was away. The module btw looked like a dorky duckling (not kidding).

The concept was a decade or so before Victory.Relevance? It's quite intriguing that even in the early 80's, the concept and story tellers were quite advance for their time. I don't know if this was the inspiration for Victory or was it Jeeg with it's "headmaster" like concept, or even Diaclone too with the human pilot concept.

I'm getting aead of myself but the "Three Musketeers" in Victory really do need the MP treatment.

It's probably just the standard Japanese trope that humans control robots. Sentient robots are considered kiddie and odd.

[fenrir72]

https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/media

Another torture work out by Yuki

[chuckdawg1999]

Ya know I gotta say it, I think the one issue with this figure will be the wrists and the inability to hold the sword edge forward. Unless there's a hidden joint I don't see how it will be done. I know we've seen pics where it comes close but I'm a little type A so that might drive me nuts.

[fenrir72]

Ya know I gotta say it, I think the one issue with this figure will be the wrists and the inability to hold the sword edge forward. Unless there's a hidden joint I don't see how it will be done. I know we've seen pics where it comes close but I'm a little type A so that might drive me nuts.

Edge forward like the way human fencers practice their craft? Sadly, I don't see a ball joint on his wrist.

[chuckdawg1999]

Ya know I gotta say it, I think the one issue with this figure will be the wrists and the inability to hold the sword edge forward. Unless there's a hidden joint I don't see how it will be done. I know we've seen pics where it comes close but I'm a little type A so that might drive me nuts.

Edge forward like the way human fencers practice their craft? Sadly, I don't see a ball joint on his wrist.

I mean like how most beings hold a sword. I don't see a ball joint either but I'm hoping the wrist pulls out and there's a hidden hinge or something.

[guarayakha]

I mean like how most beings hold a sword. I don't see a ball joint either but I'm hoping the wrist pulls out and there's a hidden hinge or something.

You mean having the sharp edge facing forward, right? They gave him an interchangable, longer sword hilt for that, if that's what you're talking about.

[Tsutsukakushi]

edit and erase.

[Sabrblade]

Ya know I gotta say it, I think the one issue with this figure will be the wrists and the inability to hold the sword edge forward. Unless there's a hidden joint I don't see how it will be done. I know we've seen pics where it comes close but I'm a little type A so that might drive me nuts.

Edge forward like the way human fencers practice their craft? Sadly, I don't see a ball joint on his wrist.

I mean like how most beings hold a sword. I don't see a ball joint either but I'm hoping the wrist pulls out and there's a hidden hinge or something.

These ones look edge forward:

[Tsutsukakushi]

Unlike MP-22, It looks like MP-24 will have full range of movement in the legs.
http://tformers.com/masterpiece-star-sa ... /news.html

[Sabrblade]

Unlike MP-22, It looks like MP-24 will have full range of movement in the legs.
http://tformers.com/masterpiece-star-sa ... /news.html

Those came from the same source as always - https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/554502298299154432

[guarayakha]

Those came from the same source as always

Am I going crazy, or is that an ab crunch I see?

[Agamemnon]

Ya know I gotta say it, I think the one issue with this figure will be the wrists and the inability to hold the sword edge forward. Unless there's a hidden joint I don't see how it will be done. I know we've seen pics where it comes close but I'm a little type A so that might drive me nuts.

Edge forward like the way human fencers practice their craft? Sadly, I don't see a ball joint on his wrist.

I mean like how most beings hold a sword. I don't see a ball joint either but I'm hoping the wrist pulls out and there's a hidden hinge or something.

These ones look edge forward:

Ooooooh, it looks like there may be some design trickery going on here. It looks like the hilt, made up of wings of what I assume is supposed to represent the nose of the plane, are not completely centered, allowing for clearance from the high points of the wrist armor. Very clever, Takara!

[chuckdawg1999]

I mean like how most beings hold a sword. I don't see a ball joint either but I'm hoping the wrist pulls out and there's a hidden hinge or something.

You mean having the sharp edge facing forward, right? They gave him an interchangable, longer sword hilt for that, if that's what you're talking about.

That I did not know about and I think is all kinds of awesome!

[shajaki]

i cant believe after all this time, and all these teaser pics, that theyre still showing us new things about this figure. IM SO EXCITED!

[chuckdawg1999]

i cant believe after all this time, and all these teaser pics, that theyre still showing us new things about this figure. IM SO EXCITED!

Takara knows how to tease its audience. I can't wait to get mine.

[Tsutsukakushi]

i cant believe after all this time, and all these teaser pics, that theyre still showing us new things about this figure. IM SO EXCITED!

Takara knows how to tease its audience. I can't wait to get mine.

Waiting to buy mine also. Hoping it's not late and gets released on time.

Love how many newer mold MP Transformers toys Takara is making each year. Hoping the fast pace keeps going. Wondering and excited to see which bigger MP TF character toys Takara makes next. My wish list is MP Galvatron, MP Overlord, MP Sixshot, MP Blitzwing, MP Astrotrain.

[william-james88]

It seems Masterpiece Star Sabre is going to get a limited english language release through Hasbro's distribution. GOKTIMUS PRIME (self chosen pseudonym), revealed today, on Talk Transformers facebook fan page, that he has translated the Star Sabre bio for Hasbro, and has also made it entirely different from the japanese bio. The full quote is below. It should be noted that this release is most probably limited to the Australian market where Hasbro also helped distribute Takara's recent Ultra Magnus and Bumblebee, which showed up in Australian Toysrus stores.

I can now reveal that MP Star Sabre was the third translation/adaptation job that I was doing for Hasbro. However, the English bio is completely different and unrelated to the Japanese one. The Japanese bio is based on Star Sabre's appearance in Transformers Victory, where he was -- character-wise -- basically a clone of Optimus Prime (re: flawless heroic saviour archetype). The English bio is based on IDW Star Sabre, where Star Sabre is an incredibly dark character.
In the Japanese booklet, Star Sabre's function is "Autobot Supreme Commander." For the Hasbro version, his function has been changed to 'Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord' (at times abbreviated to 'Tyrest Accord Enforcer' or just "Autobot Enforcer" in different parts of the booklet). Japanese G1 tech specs don't have mottos, and I only had access to the booklet and not the tech specs card (so I have no idea if TakaraTOMY have newly created a motto for him), but the motto I created for the Hasbro version is "Quidquid facio sancitur divinitus.", which is Latin for "Everything I do is divinely sanctioned." -- and yes, I have written the motto in both Latin and English (as I did for Stinger ).
More reveals to come.