The Energon Pub

[Bumblebee21]

that black on mindwipe looks cool

[Hellscream9999]

And... pre-ordered through bbts! It was a bit of a tough pill to swallow that, for less than what I pre-ordered him for, I could get a3 and astrotrain, but, hopefully, better images can assuage me, because he is gorgeous

[Hydrargyrus]

I don't even really know who Lio Convoy really is, and I think this is awesome. (I am, however, aware that the character exists, and what he looks like)

[william-james88]

Wouldn't that mean that ordering from America would be cheaper since the Yen is stronger now? Also, I'm surprised stores like amiami and hlj don't sell hasbro products to Japan and the like since the figures all come from the same place, I'm genuinely confused about that

Cheaper than before but not cheaper than buying their version of the mold locally. They also get a heavy tax penalty and customs and shipping from the US to Japan is not cheap at all.

Your question about why stores dont stock both since they come from the same place can also be asked about why your TRU or Walmart dont stock both if they come from the same place. Its because they dont come from the same place. Hasbro and Takara are indepedent companies and they cant sell in eachother's market, contractually. Its like of Adidas and Nike shoes are made in the same factory, its still different companies, doesnt matter if it was made in the same factory or not. So if Amiami or HLJ want Hasbro products, they have to import them just like Red Mercury does in Japan.

Here is how much Alpha Trion is for Japanese people: He can only be gotten bunded with Astrotrain for 110$ (and notice he is sold out, like I said, its our turn to luck out with an exclusive).

http://www.redmercury.co.jp/shop/detail ... =RED-13447



And yes, thats right, Hasbro Sondwave costs 95$ for Japanese fans. Its the same price TFSource charges here for the Takara version, proving that both sell for the same price point in their respective markets.

[Agamemnon]

And... pre-ordered through bbts! It was a bit of a tough pill to swallow that, for less than what I pre-ordered him for, I could get a3 and astrotrain, but, hopefully, better images can assuage me, because he is gorgeous

I did the same, not because I'm completely sold on Lio Convoy, but because I may not get the choice in the future, based on how quickly Legends Blurr, Scourge, and Wheelie sold out...

[TK415]

Seriously though. I like it. Much better than Alpha Trion. Only because I don't have any versions of Convoy as a Lion. Lio/Leo Convoy, always the bridesmaid never the bride for me.

That being the case, why settle for a repaint of a toy made for alpha trion (see above) and not just get the actual Lio Convoy instead?

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Wait, which one is the actual Lio Convoy? Thundertron? Or the BW one?

[TK415]

I wonder what his bio will say. The last new Lio Convoy toy we got (excluding the Legend Commander Collection figure) had a bio that described him as the cartoon version having changed his name twice and having dimension-hopped from the Japanese cartoon universe circa post-Beast Wars Neo into the Prime universe.

maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

They are. Its name is Alpha Trion.

In other words, this seems to be Takara's way of releasing the Alpha Trion mold in the Japanese market, apparently wanting it to not be Alpha Trion.

Is there a reason that Takara won't eventaully release this mold of Alpha Trion as Alpha Trion?

Did someone once say that they don't follow IDW comic?

[Kurona]

I wonder what his bio will say. The last new Lio Convoy toy we got (excluding the Legend Commander Collection figure) had a bio that described him as the cartoon version having changed his name twice and having dimension-hopped from the Japanese cartoon universe circa post-Beast Wars Neo into the Prime universe.

maybe hasbro will release a version of this to.

They are. Its name is Alpha Trion.

In other words, this seems to be Takara's way of releasing the Alpha Trion mold in the Japanese market, apparently wanting it to not be Alpha Trion.

Is there a reason that Takara won't eventaully release this mold of Alpha Trion as Alpha Trion?

Did someone once say that they don't follow IDW comic?

Most of the time they don't release redecos or minor retools of the same toy in a line; unless the respective characters were originally redecoes/minor retools of each other like the Seekers or Trailbreaker and Hoist.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

In other words, this seems to be Takara's way of releasing the Alpha Trion mold in the Japanese market, apparently wanting it to not be Alpha Trion.

Is there a reason that Takara won't eventaully release this mold of Alpha Trion as Alpha Trion?

Did someone once say that they don't follow IDW comic?

Two words: mold repetition. TakaraTomy is doubling their efforts in avoiding that, while Hasbro does the opposite. Plus, Alpha Trion is already represented in the line by that Minimus Ambus redeco, and he's a relatively minor character there. If anything, a Legends Alpha Trin would be an exclusive.

And good eye to the one who noticed Lio Convoy uses Infinitus:


Transformers Titans Return Infinitus Gallery

I wonder if Sovereign will be repurposed somewhere down the line.

[william-james88]

And good eye to the one who noticed Lio Convoy uses Infinitus

it was me

[Emerje]

There's still the possibility of them releasing Alpha Trion as an exclusive like they did Armada Megatron. Plus there's always the "USA Editions".

I'm still holding out hope for e-Hobby to do Go Prime from this mold. They can't resist a black repaint of this, can they? Plus they get to use the Alpha Trion head.

If they're using the Voyager Optimus Prime head doesn't that mean they probably wont be releasing that figure either? Unless they intend to use the Titan Master single release head instead which may or may not look like Star Convoy as a Voyager Star Convoy. Then again they could be passing on Prime and Megatron in favor of Octane and Blitzwing.

I wonder how they plan on painting up Diac to fit Lio Convoy? He's going to look weird with a mouth, but I was thinking they could paint him like this:



Emerje

[Kurona]

There's still the possibility of them releasing Alpha Trion as an exclusive like they did Armada Megatron. Plus there's always the "USA Editions".

I'm still holding out hope for e-Hobby to do Go Prime from this mold. They can't resist a black repaint of this, can they? Plus they get to use the Alpha Trion head.

If they're using the Voyager Optimus Prime head doesn't that mean they probably wont be releasing that figure either? Unless they intend to use the Titan Master single release head instead which may or may not look like Star Convoy as a Voyager Star Convoy. Then again they could be passing on Prime and Megatron in favor of Octane and Blitzwing.

I wonder how they plan on painting up Diac to fit Lio Convoy? He's going to look weird with a mouth, but I was thinking they could paint him like this:



Emerje

They're using Infinitus instead, so it'll have a faceplate.

[Emerje]

That's not Diac? I honestly can't tell from such a small, blurry image. Seems strange using Infinitus for both Lio Convoy and ConvoBat (yes, I know, different fictions).

Emerje

(edit: Just noticed there were a few posts before my previous post that went up while I was writing. )

[Jelze Bunnycat]

That's not Diac? I honestly can't tell from such a small, blurry image. Seems strange using Infinitus for both Lio Convoy and ConvoBat (yes, I know, different fictions).

Emerje

The faint ridges in the mouth plate gave it away, though it takes some squinting.

You think they'll use Infinitus for all the Convoy clones?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Considering what happened to A3 in the comics with Infinitus/Sentinel, this is a cruel joke to have them both repainted and made into this toy

[Kurona]

Considering what happened to A3 in the comics with Infinitus/Sentinel, this is a cruel joke to have them both repainted and made into this toy

Lordy, I didn't even think of that. Rest in freakin' pieces.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Considering what happened to A3 in the comics with Infinitus/Sentinel, this is a cruel joke to have them both repainted and made into this toy

Lordy, I didn't even think of that. Rest in freakin' pieces.

I thought of that this morning. Took this long to actually remember to type it up

[RodimusRex]

will takara do megatron since the fusion cannon will most likely be for him and blitzwing would have his sword instead of the fusion cannon.

I'd say no because he's already represented in the line in the form of Galvatron's Titan Master Nucleon. Unlike the US portrayal, in the Legends manga he actually is Megatron, having popped out of his Leader Class body.

how would they put legends brawn in though

There is no problem with Brawn, he was never in the legends line yet.

Except for the fact that he's dead circa the time that all the Headmaster guys came from. They'd have to explain his being alive again with some kind of resurrection story (which they could do, but the fact that they'd have to do that means that he couldn't just show up on his own without that kind of newly-made explanation).

Brawn appeared in Season 3. It was also indicated in Five Faces of Darkness that not everyone blown in half died.

[Sabrblade]

Brawn appeared in Season 3.

In one of the most low quality animation error-laden episodes of the entire series, and in a scene that depicts him fighting alongside Huffer (who was confirmed to have been dead in "Dark Awakening") and Bonecrusher (a Decepticon), no less.

[RodimusRex]

Brawn appeared in Season 3.

In one of the most low quality animation error-laden episodes of the entire series, and in a scene that depicts him fighting alongside Huffer (who was confirmed to have been dead in "Dark Awakening") and Bonecrusher (a Decepticon), no less.

Takara has always tended to treat animation errors as canon, haven't they?

I really want some of those Five Faces of Darkness miscolored Sweeps and Cyclonuses.

[Sabrblade]

Brawn appeared in Season 3.

In one of the most low quality animation error-laden episodes of the entire series, and in a scene that depicts him fighting alongside Huffer (who was confirmed to have been dead in "Dark Awakening") and Bonecrusher (a Decepticon), no less.

Takara has always tended to treat animation errors as canon, haven't they?

Examples?

[Targetmaster Kup]

In other words, this seems to be Takara's way of releasing the Alpha Trion mold in the Japanese market, apparently wanting it to not be Alpha Trion.

Is there a reason that Takara won't eventaully release this mold of Alpha Trion as Alpha Trion?

Did someone once say that they don't follow IDW comic?

Two words: mold repetition. TakaraTomy is doubling their efforts in avoiding that, while Hasbro does the opposite. Plus, Alpha Trion is already represented in the line by that Minimus Ambus redeco, and he's a relatively minor character there. If anything, a Legends Alpha Trin would be an exclusive.

And good eye to the one who noticed Lio Convoy uses Infinitus:


Transformers Titans Return Infinitus Gallery

I wonder if Sovereign will be repurposed somewhere down the line.

In looks like Diac to me.

[Emerje]

Only reason why I agree that it looks more like Infinitus than Diac is because Sentinel Prime has a bigger face that covers the entire Titan Master leaving the top of his head rounded, while Optimus' face is smaller and you can see Diac's back at the top of his head making it square across the top.





The top of Lio Convoy's head doesn't appear to show any Titan Master parts. There also appears to be a faint outline of a chin which Sentinel has, but Optimus doesn't.

Emerje

[RodimusRex]

Brawn appeared in Season 3.

In one of the most low quality animation error-laden episodes of the entire series, and in a scene that depicts him fighting alongside Huffer (who was confirmed to have been dead in "Dark Awakening") and Bonecrusher (a Decepticon), no less.

Takara has always tended to treat animation errors as canon, haven't they?

Examples?

Well, eHobby characters. For example the extra Constructicons.

[Kurona]

Brawn appeared in Season 3.

In one of the most low quality animation error-laden episodes of the entire series, and in a scene that depicts him fighting alongside Huffer (who was confirmed to have been dead in "Dark Awakening") and Bonecrusher (a Decepticon), no less.

Takara has always tended to treat animation errors as canon, haven't they?

Examples?

Well, eHobby characters. For example the extra Constructicons.

eHobby-exclusive characters are largely based on what the toys' original colours were before they were imported to Transformers - Crosscut being the silver colouration of the Skids toy when it was in Diaclone, for instance.
The only two eHobby exclusive characters particularly relevant to the cartoon were Hauler and Sunstorm. Sunstorm was based on a background generic from episode 1 of the cartoon - ie, not an error - and Hauler was based on an error, but one in scripting rather than animation ('Hauler' being the name of the Grapple dead ringer who pulled up Cliffjumper in Episode 2). In any case, this is the exception rather than the norm.