The Energon Pub

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Dear Lord.

Evidently a lot of folks over in Japan could use a cold shower and some time to think.

Agreed.

[Cobotron]

So good so far everybody!

Just remember as antiquated as some cultural ideas are, we have just as many here in the west.
Have fun and keep it respectful. Everybody is welcome here at Seibertron.

...and please Primus don't start a gender flame war. again.

[Railbomb]

*Reads the Legends comic's plot summary on TFWiki*

Oh Japan, never ever change.

I have been purposely not getting the Legends girls because of... guy reasons.

I have been getting them for precisely guy reasons.

I would rather get the Hasbro versions because they don't come with the Japanese comics with bikini fembots that are so arousing. Or I could just throw them away but still...

You are young but you will learn that there is nothing wrong with feeling that way. I look forward to our discussion on the birds and he bees.





I know he's a wasp

Don't worry, no need to discuss that.

Y'all need Primus.

Anyways, do you think with Legends having a heavy Beast Wars theme to it that Takara will include their BW 20th anniversary figures as part of the Legends line?

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Anyways, do you think with Legends having a heavy Beast Wars theme to it that Takara will include their BW 20th anniversary figures as part of the Legends line?

Who knows. It's totally possible though. I'm just curious to see what characters they do for 20th of BW.

[william-james88]

Anyways, do you think with Legends having a heavy Beast Wars theme to it that Takara will include their BW 20th anniversary figures as part of the Legends line?

Makes sense since they did that the previous years with Primal and Blackarachnia, two releases Hasbro didnt issue.

[Ultra Markus]

wingblade is looking sexy

[LegendaryAntiHero]

Anyways, do you think with Legends having a heavy Beast Wars theme to it that Takara will include their BW 20th anniversary figures as part of the Legends line?

Makes sense since they did that the previous years with Primal and Blackarachnia, two releases Hasbro didnt issue.

Like William James said, yes, they probably will

[Va'al]

Courtesy of fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a full video review of the Takara Tomy Legends Micron Legends Armada Thundercracker Starscream Super Mode! You can check out the video below, plus some thoughts on the figure itself.

When I first got into collecting Armada Thundercracker was the first figure I bought. I later found out that on the show, this toy was just Starscream's powered up mode. When I heard Takara was going to release the new Generations Armada Starscream in it's powered up color scheme, I had to have it. This is the same mold as the Generations version, right down to the pressure launchers. If you're a fan of the series, or have a connection to the original toy, pick this up.

[Va'al]

While Hasbro will be releasing the Titans Return line, it looks like Takara Tomy will be incorporating some of those figures under their continuing Legends banner instead. According to Twitter user gadepon, at least, both Skullcruncher and Hardhead will show up in the line, with some remolding for the headsculpt on the latter too! Check out below some fairly small images of the two Headmasters, scanned from a hobby magazine.

[Va'al]

While Hasbro will be releasing the Titans Return line, it looks like Takara Tomy will be incorporating some of those figures under their continuing Legends banner instead. According to Twitter user gadepon, at least, both Skullcruncher and Hardhead will show up in the line, with some remolding for the headsculpts too! Check out below some fairly small images of the two Headmasters, scanned from a hobby magazine.

[ZeroWolf]

The question is how they will handle releases like galvatron..

[xMXUx]

Definitely interested in these

[Cyberpath]

Good to know, these will be easier for me to get. And I like the cartoon head-sculpts better.

[MemphisR56]

I can see why they'd change Hard-head at least, since he dropped the faceplate in The Headmasters, but Skullcruncher is fairly toy accurate. And not a million miles off his screen counterpart.

I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.

It all comes down to overall decco, but I can't see them doing much different as the show models and toys shared pretty much identical colour layouts in both cases here.

I was kind of interested in seeing what Takara had to offer for chromedome though. Presumably we'll end up getting a show accurate decco with a much less IDW styled head, which I'd be up for.

[Cyberpath]

[fenrir72]

Hb and TT will have different heads?

[Carnivius_Prime]

I prefer the Hasbro heads. I liked my old Hardhead toy a lot and prefer him with a faceplate though the actual heasculpt could be a bit better. Skullcruncher I'm not bothered about as a character but I much prefer the Hasbro head there too (though would look better with the middle of the visor black). The Takara head looks really goofy like a child wearing a grown up's helmet or something.

[Fox Thiagarajan]

Thanks for the visual comparison Cyberpath. I like the TT Skullcruncher and the Hasbro Hardhead.

[william-james88]

I'd be happy picking up either version of either sculpt to be honest, which means I'm more likely to go for the hasbro versions for the price.

Well the price will be the same, but the cost of importing will be slightly more, and because I just like the gimmick and dont really care for show accuracy (of a show I never watched), then I will go with what is less costly too

Thanks for the visual comparison Cyberpath. I like the TT Skullcruncher and the Hasbro Hardhead.

Same here, I had not realized Hasbro had these unconnected black shades,its a bit weird.

Also, it makes perfect sense that Takara would release these under Legends. That's their equivalent for the Generations Umbrella which Titans Return also falls into. CW Megatron and Ultra Magnus were also Legends toys afterall. That just made me realize something, the Leader Seeker toys are Hasbro exclusives

[Microraptor]

I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

[william-james88]

I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.

And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!

[xMXUx]

I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.

And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!

I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways

[Sabrblade]

Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

[fenrir72]

Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

Probability? 99.99999999%

ETA for TFYuki to start wanking us fans? June 2016.

[william-james88]

I like faceplate heads. I pose my transformers in a lot of different ways, so faceplates avoid the problem of an expression not matching a pose.

Totally agree. It also leaves the figure in a perpetual state of badassness. Like with Prime, Grimlock and Onslaught.

And for me, it makes them more robotic. Faceplates for the win!

I'm usually all for faceplates, but somehow the Hasbro heads just look off...
Depending on when these will be out, I'll probably end up going the Takara route, which may even end up being cheaper anyways

I know why, its the weird eyes they gave Skullcruncher instead of giving him a visor. If he had a full visor, we wouldnt find it odd.

Ya'll know what this means? Takara's Fort Max will likely have an anime-accurate head for Fortress instead of the cartoon-accurate one Cerebros has.

I will only be impressed if they retool him to give him a G1 Fortress Mode.