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[D-Maximal_Primal]

Thanks to our regular source of Takara entertainment TFYuki and an alert from Seibertronian Cyberpath we bring to you a collection of new photos featuring Hardhead, Skull and Cancer. These new photos show off some fun things you can do with the figures, such as Cancer piloting Skull's gun, little titanmasters piloting Hardhead and his little tank/gun in vehicle mode, and even diaclone pilots can get in on the fun! Plus, Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port. Check out the images below and let us know what you think in the comments section, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

[Kyleor]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

[william-james88]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

[RodimusConvoy13]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

That's actually really frakkin' cool.

[Kurona]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

A gerwalk mode Blurr.
A Blurrwalk.

[Kyleor]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

That looks more like it should be something from the NSFW manga series.

[RodimusConvoy13]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

That looks more like it should be something from the NSFW manga series.

This thing needs Clone Troopers. Looks like it's totally out of Clone Wars.

[kurthy]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

I remember doing this with the original when I was kid because the front treads could rotate down, then extend the legs out and partially fold the cockpit so the gun would point up. It did not look half as good, but I used it as a base.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

A gerwalk mode Blurr.
A Blurrwalk.

I love this way more than I probably should

[Cyberpath]

So many cool-looking figures this year...

The first pic confirms that Takara's Skullcruncher comes with a gun. I didn't notice it before, tabbed underneath the reptile tail in the promo pic.

Still don't like Hardhead's chunky gun. Besides, all the Autobot Headmasters are supposed to have twin-guns.

[Rainmaker]

What's the little tank next to Hardhead?

[Kurona]

What's the little tank next to Hardhead?

The Titan Master partner that comes with him. I think it's Nightbeat's in Hasbro's line...?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

What's the little tank next to Hardhead?

His alternate Triple-Changing weapon, redecoed from a Titan Master vehicle. It does not come with its corresponding Titan Master however.

For Legends, the components of the Titan Master Class sets have been split up between multiple releases: the vehicles go to some Deluxe releases, while the Titan Masters are paired with Legends Class toys.

[steals_your_goats]

What's the little tank next to Hardhead?

The Titan Master partner that comes with him. I think it's Nightbeat's in Hasbro's line...?

Horri-bull and Flywheels actually

[Mr Skram]

Woo! Skids is shipping out of BBTS today or tomorrow! First time I paid 30 bucks for a deluxe but he looked so good.

Gonna have to get Blurr as well if I can find a preorder that isn't sold out.

[Robogeek1973]

... Hardhead pulls off a mean standing gerwalk/tank/walker/thingy mode that shows off the titanmaster port...

Artillery/Bombardment mode, I think several other tanks can do a similar mode, and it usually looks cool.

Blurr can do it too:

Ok, that's pretty cool.

[william-james88]

Woo! Skids is shipping out of BBTS today or tomorrow! First time I paid 30 bucks for a deluxe but he looked so good.

Gonna have to get Blurr as well if I can find a preorder that isn't sold out.

Here's the only place I found that wasnt sold out yet http://www.agesthreeandup.com/takara-tr ... g25-blurr/

[Mr Skram]

Woo! Skids is shipping out of BBTS today or tomorrow! First time I paid 30 bucks for a deluxe but he looked so good.

Gonna have to get Blurr as well if I can find a preorder that isn't sold out.

Here's the only place I found that wasnt sold out yet http://www.agesthreeandup.com/takara-tr ... g25-blurr/

Thanks Will!

[Sabrblade]

Anyone else notice in Skids's comic that, after he guns down Megatron, the tiny Headmaster Megatron emerges from the larger Leader class dead body?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Anyone else notice in Skids's comic that, after he guns down Megatron, the tiny Headmaster Megatron emerges from the larger Leader class dead body?

Do you have a scan of the comic? If so we can news it and we can all take a look!

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Anyone else notice in Skids's comic that, after he guns down Megatron, the tiny Headmaster Megatron emerges from the larger Leader class dead body?

O for... Knowing the comic, he's probably had a Galvatron body built much in advance.

[Sabrblade]

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Wiki summary:

Skids, a dimensional investigator, deems there to be too many Transformers from other dimensions living in the Legends Universe, and sets out to send them all back home and seal off the dimension (with special "keep out" tape). This concerns Rattrap, who doesn't want to lose his new friends, and Megatron and his female soldiers have no intention of leaving and confront the investigator, who calls forth the Skids Squadron, a team made up of alternate versions of himself. He then exposits to nobody in particular that he got his power to manipulate spacetime when he discovered quantum particles able to cross dimensions and bathed himself in them, and now he's become a powerful defender of peace throughout the multiverse instead of the overlooked nobody he was before.

While the Skids Squadron battles Megatron, Skids himself takes on Nightbird Shadow and Slipstream, shrugging off the latter's pleas that only prison awaits her back home. Despite his injuries, Megatron gets between Skids and his subordinates, warning him not to lay a hand on them, but the self-assured investigator exclaims that he's now stronger than even Megatron and uses his "Full Burst Mode" to blast the Decepticon leader with a lethal barrage of firepower. As he sees Megatron's underlings crowd around his body, however, Skids realizes to his shock that a Decepticon just sacrificed his life for his comrades, something Waspinator credits to the sense of justice that awakened within him during the G-2 era.

Rattrap and his friends then form a wall around Megatron's body and tell Skids that there are no factions in the Legends world: it's a place where everyone lives in peace and harmony, and Skids isn't protecting that peace, he's ruining it! Realizing the locals are right and that he's the bad guy here, Skids undoes the seal and leaves, but says he'll continue to monitor this dimension. A mysterious, tiny, but alive Megatron then climbs out of the Decepticon leader's remains, to the pleasant surprise of everyone present.

Later at a web cafe, Skids looks into his own appearances in the Transformers fiction available in the Legends Universe and is shocked to learn he only had two lines in the whole cartoon, yet he's also kinda happy he got any at all.

[william-james88]

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What is the source for the image?

[Sabrblade]

[william-james88]

If anyone wanted to see clearer and dtailed scans of the most recent Takara Trasformers Legends comics, we have them here for you. You will find below scans of the comic, and accompanying character profile for Legends 20 Skids ad LGEX Rhinox, Waspinto and Rattrap. We even included a description of the Skids comic that was found here to give better context, especially when this comic is the first hint to the upcoming notion of Headmasters in the Legends line. Just a reminder, these are meant to be read from right to left.

Skids, a dimensional investigator, deems there to be too many Transformers from other dimensions living in the Legends Universe, and sets out to send them all back home and seal off the dimension (with special "keep out" tape). This concerns Rattrap, who doesn't want to lose his new friends, and Megatron and his female soldiers have no intention of leaving and confront the investigator, who calls forth the Skids Squadron, a team made up of alternate versions of himself. He then exposits to nobody in particular that he got his power to manipulate spacetime when he discovered quantum particles able to cross dimensions and bathed himself in them, and now he's become a powerful defender of peace throughout the multiverse instead of the overlooked nobody he was before.
While the Skids Squadron battles Megatron, Skids himself takes on Nightbird Shadow and Slipstream, shrugging off the latter's pleas that only prison awaits her back home. Despite his injuries, Megatron gets between Skids and his subordinates, warning him not to lay a hand on them, but the self-assured investigator exclaims that he's now stronger than even Megatron and uses his "Full Burst Mode" to blast the Decepticon leader with a lethal barrage of firepower. As he sees Megatron's underlings crowd around his body, however, Skids realizes to his shock that a Decepticon just sacrificed his life for his comrades, something Waspinator credits to the sense of justice that awakened within him during the G-2 era.
Rattrap and his friends then form a wall around Megatron's body and tell Skids that there are no factions in the Legends world: it's a place where everyone lives in peace and harmony, and Skids isn't protecting that peace, he's ruining it! Realizing the locals are right and that he's the bad guy here, Skids undoes the seal and leaves, but says he'll continue to monitor this dimension. A mysterious, tiny, but alive Megatron then climbs out of the Decepticon leader's remains, to the pleasant surprise of everyone present.
Later at a web cafe, Skids looks into his own appearances in the Transformers fiction available in the Legends Universe and is shocked to learn he only had two lines in the whole cartoon, yet he's also kinda happy he got any at all.