The Energon Pub

[Cyberpath]

It looks like UM also travelled into the Matrixverse. See that head behind him? iirc, Rodimus also encountered the guy.

Yeah, I noticed them, the robot is the warrior from Rodimus' journey into the matrix...

And the wireframe face is the ancient creature that Optimus Prime interacted with when searching for a cure for the hate plague...

Heh, but what's the story with Magnus and Alpha Trion?

[Sabrblade]

That second-to-last picture in Ultra Magnus's comic on the left side looks to be Magnus trapped inside his coffin that he was put to rest in when he died in The Headmasters.

His funeral is towards the end of the video:


Maybe Alpha Trion revived him or something.


As for Megatron, he sure looks to be enjoying his newfound celebrity status in the Legends Universe.

[Cyberpath]

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Daw, look how cute he is!

[Sabrblade]

Got a better description for the Ultra Magnus comic.



The first panel (on the right) is of Ultra Magnus's death in The Headmasters.
The second panel below it is set after the G-2 manga and story pages with Battle Convoy speaking to Effectro (Electro) and Autovolt (Volt) about the new threat of Galvatron II.
The third panel has Battle Convoy holding the Matrix and speaking of how it powered him up to his current form, and speaks of Alpha Trin.
The fourth panel is of the late Alpha Trin inside the Matrix as it looked when Rodimus went inside it back in "Five Faces of Darkness". He's looking for the spark of the late Ultra Magnus.
The fifth panel (top-left) has Alpha Trin encountering the deceased Ultra Magnus, Sentinel Prime, and It, within the Matrix.
The sixth panel has Alpha Trin... trying to resurrect Magnus by... climbing into his chest...
The seventh panel has Ultra Magnus waking up inside his coffin, now upgraded into his new Legends body.
The final panel has him emerging from the sea like an angry zombie, much to the fright of the Autobot Headmasters who run for their lives calling out to Metroflex.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Got a better description for the Ultra Magnus comic.



The first panel (on the right) is of Ultra Magnus's death in The Headmasters.
The second panel below it is set after the G-2 manga and story pages with Battle Convoy speaking to Effectro (Electro) and Autovolt (Volt) about the new threat of Galvatron II.
The third panel has Battle Convoy holding the Matrix and speaking of how it powered him up to his current form, and speaks of Alpha Trin.
The fourth panel is of the late Alpha Trin inside the Matrix as it looked when Rodimus went inside it back in "Five Faces of Darkness". He's looking for the spark of the late Ultra Magnus.
The fifth panel (top-left) has Alpha Trin encountering the deceased Ultra Magnus, Sentinel Prime, and It, within the Matrix.
The sixth panel has Alpha Trin... trying to resurrect Magnus by... climbing into his chest...
The seventh panel has Ultra Magnus waking up inside his coffin, now upgraded into his new Legends body.
The final panel has him emerging from the sea like an angry zombie, much to the fright of the Autobot Headmasters who run for their lives calling out to Metroflex.

Thanks for that. Interesting read there!

[william-james88]

I feel so dumb, I forgot that I was supposed to view this from right to left. It doesnt help that this isn't very sequential.

[william-james88]

This is awesome. This comics actually gives the fiction of the toy and pairing, thats amazing!

[fenrir72]

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... URE-011557

UM is available for release and for pre-orders at Amiami

[Cobotron]

I'll just move this over here.

Here's another part of the LG14 story.

Is that the Beast Wars crew riding Metroplex? They're so cuuuuuute!

[william-james88]

I'll just move this over here.

Here's another part of the LG14 story.

Is that the Beast Wars crew riding Metroplex? They're so cuuuuuute!

Is the guy in the trench coat Alpha Trion?

[Sabrblade]

I'll just move this over here.

Here's another part of the LG14 story.

Is that the Beast Wars crew riding Metroplex? They're so cuuuuuute!

It is and it isn't. It's the version of the BW cast from the Legends Universe, who are all office workers that are fans of the Transformers brand themselves.

[Cobotron]

I'll just move this over here.

Here's another part of the LG14 story.

Is that the Beast Wars crew riding Metroplex? They're so cuuuuuute!

It is and it isn't. It's the version of the BW cast from the Legends Universe, who are all office workers that are fans of the Transformers brand themselves.

Strange and wonderful. Love it!

[Sabrblade]

Uh oh, looks like the two Megatrons got drunk again:

[william-james88]

This is odd, Ultra Magnus is already shipping from E-Bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-LG14-LG-14-Car-Carrier-To-Robot-IN-HAND-/351519588170?hash=item51d8333f4a

[fenrir72]

This is odd, Ultra Magnus is already shipping from E-Bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-LG14-LG-14-Car-Carrier-To-Robot-IN-HAND-/351519588170?hash=item51d8333f4a

What's odd? Amiami is already shipping theirs. Didn't you see my post?

takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-p1727429.php#p1726736

[william-james88]

This is odd, Ultra Magnus is already shipping from E-Bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Takara-Tomy-LG14-LG-14-Car-Carrier-To-Robot-IN-HAND-/351519588170?hash=item51d8333f4a

What's odd? Amiami is already shipping theirs. Didn't you see my post?

takara-tomy-transformers-legends-thread-p1727429.php#p1726736

Ah right my bad, had forgotten. Thanks for reminding me!

[Cobotron]

My LG14 Ultra Magnus just arrived!
I'm a sucker for Japanese packaging, and had a minute, so I thought I'd share some in-box images. I don't think we've seen his packaging yet. The illustration on the side is awesome!






Alpha T looks like such a tough old fella.

[fenrir72]

:KREMZEEK: My LG14 Ultra Magnus just arrived!
I'm a sucker for Japanese packaging, and had a minute, so I thought I'd share some in-box images. I don't think we've seen his packaging yet. The illustration on the side is awesome!






Alpha T looks like such a tough old fella.

The Japanese long holiday has backed up all my orders d@rn it! Congrats to your early haul

[william-james88]

You know whats cool? The way distribution works and how Takara is such a well oiled machine, it turns out you have your magnus before many of us (including me) do, as we are waiting to find one in stores. Including all your excursions, is this the very first time you see a Magnus live?

[Cobotron]

Is this the very first time you've seen a Magnus live?

Yes! Isn't that crazy?!? I have yet to see CW Leader Thundercracker or Ultra Magnus in the wild. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to distribution, and I think I'm ready to stop trying to find any. I found Hasbro MP Starscream a month before his release date, and CW wave 4 deluxes weeks before even BBTS and the like had them up online. But CW Magnus has been released for months.

I'm about an hour away from opening LG14 and it's killing me.

[Sabrblade]

I bought my Hasbro Magnus in person rather than online.

'Course, it was at a toy expo rather than a store, but still.

[megatronus]

I bought my Hasbro Magnus in person rather than online.

'Course, it was at a toy expo rather than a store, but still.

I've seen just one Magnus, buried under Force Friday rubble. Bought on sight.

[Cobotron]

For all these years I have resisted FansProject's City Commander (not that that set isn't awesome or easy to resist), because my philosophy with these characters is always patience, and boy did my patience pay off! This figure is FANTASTIC! This really is the Classics/Gen Magnus I've been waiting all this time for.
I would love to compare and contrast the Hasbro version to this Takara one but I can only speak for the Takara. The more I looked at Hasbro's, the more I wondered if I made the right choice. That Hasbro blue, with it's metallic swirl is supper sleek, and I realize now, closer in color to the OG G1 toy. So, I was elated to find that the Takara blue also has that rockin' metallic fleck, not as predominant as Hasbro's, but oh yeah, he's got it! All the other extra painted details also really seal the deal. In particular the added apps to the feet, and the inside of his head crest. Some of the applications are a little loose around the edges, but I'm too busy transforming this guy to care.
In either version, this toy is really fun! The transformation is a ton o' fun and super intuitive. A fantastic evolution of ye olden Magnus. It is definitely a Hasbro engineered figure, but I feel they took some serious ques from the Masterpiece Magnus. I've always been a strong believer in Magnus is a Prime type truck in a suit of armor, but I'm not afraid of change. The driver gimmick is cool. Can't wait to see who else I can cram in that pilot's chair.


I love the robotic pug nose bull dog look of the truck. An homage to the Mack truck mascot, perhaps? I'm a little surprised Takara left that hinge piece rectangle on the roof red. Seems like a detail they would have been sticklers about.


This sculpt is unmistakably IDW, and I love it! Such a great robot mode. And I love that the hammer is a constant now.




Put it down Mags! Serve that justice! Enforce that accord!


For such a tiny little toy, the paint is impeccable on Alpha Trion. This fun little guy will have all kinds of silly exploits in my collection. And he's my first ever Alpha T toy.


Obligatory comparison.


There has been a lot of back and forth between UM's thighs. Red vs. white that is. I initially went for the red thighs because I thought it screamed G1 toy, but what it really boils down to is this is a really great interpretation of this character no matter the pants.
A great transformation, resulting in a really well articulated action figure that's just plain fun to play with. And BTW, I haven't had any trouble getting him to hold his weapons.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Glad you're loving him Cobo! He is a great figure and I love the IDW design. It all around may be my favorite leader of all time