I am actually wondering something about Takara's Defensor, are the ones available at BBTs the same available at Takaratomy mall, or are they of a seperate China run? Because both MP Skywarp and Thundercracker were takaratomy mall exclusives and very limiited in japan, but there were asia releases that were available and THAT is the version you can buy at BBTS and TFSource. Its even written on the listing:
Thundercracker:
This is the Asian market release of this product
So not the limited Takaratomymall release.
But
Defensor's listing at TFSource is the following:
This is a takaratomy mall exclusive set
So are we to assume then that the Defensors we see are actually from the same run as the ones exclusive ot Takaratomy mall? If so, the price difference doesnt make much sense, wouldnt Defensor be more expensive than the markups found on Thundercracker who is not limited in distribution?
If anyone has any theories or incite as to where this defensor is coming from, let me know.