The Energon Pub

[chuckdawg1999]

but I am disappointed they didn't change the cannon back pack, what is Bruticus supposed to use a weapon?

The blasters on his knuckles?

Or the raw power of tearing his enemies apart with his bare hands.

Or, one could buy a version of Legends class Shockwave for him to use.

All good options, and I have shockwave waiting for the big bad dudicus!

[Alpha Dominus]

Even with the mismatched ballerina feet it stills rocks harder than the Hasbro version. Love that Vortex too. Much preferred over the G2 lookin Hasbro one.

You... might actually have eye damage if you're equating the muted colors of hasbro's retail release (and not actually the g2 version, it's hard to tell) with a neon g2 transformer, when the TT one is objectively brighter than the hasbro release in all cases...

Yeah, I'm just talking about Vortex. If you think blue,black and gray is more garish than teal green, red, yellow, purple and gray than we obviously have different definitions of "muted colors".

[Hellscream9999]

Even with the mismatched ballerina feet it stills rocks harder than the Hasbro version. Love that Vortex too. Much preferred over the G2 lookin Hasbro one.

You... might actually have eye damage if you're equating the muted colors of hasbro's retail release (and not actually the g2 version, it's hard to tell) with a neon g2 transformer, when the TT one is objectively brighter than the hasbro release in all cases...

Yeah, I'm just talking about Vortex. If you think blue,black and gray is more garish than teal green, red, yellow, purple and gray than we obviously have different definitions of "muted colors".

Well, hasbro was just homaging the toy - like they've done with most, if not all of their other cw figures, I wasn't going to get the UW release, I just wanted to clarify what you meant, as I thought you meant the whole thing, my bad

[SeventhSage]

I have to give it to Hasbro on this one. The colors on the Takara version are clashing too much. That space shuttle tho...

[Ultra Markus]

i guess its the g1 cartoon vs g1 toy look! i like the unite warriors but blastoff needs to have the darker brown like hasbros blastoff thats the only thing that needs changing but hasbros bruticus i like the silver chest better

[Professor Smooth]

Gotta say, I like the disparate look of the Unite Warriors version. It fits well with the origins of the Combaticons and of Bruticus himself. Cobbled together from bits and pieces of machinery from (possibly several different) earth wars, looking a bit like Frankenstein's Monster makes sense.

It also helps to set it apart from what, until now, have been some pretty well-balanced combiner modes. Superion, Menasor (to a point), Devastator, and Defensor all look like "teams" while Devastator looks like five separate characters literally thrown together.

This is especially nice considering Bruticus' place in the Combiner Wars line. It's the first wide release since Devastator came out months ago. And it came out just a few months before the heavily anticipated Computron (another gestalt with a uniform color scheme). Bruticus could have easily been a "pass" by for many fans who were happy with (and/or already imported) the Hasbro version. But the colors (as well as the all-new Blast Off mold (which, even I have to admit, isn't all that great as its own figure) gives it a little extra "pop" that may have convinced folks to buy it.

Heck, I know I had reservations about it. I got my order in for Computron the day it went up on Amazon, but didn't order Bruticus until the advanced pics grew on me.

Glad I picked it up. Hope I've got some time this week to fiddle around with it.

[william-james88]

i guess its the g1 cartoon vs g1 toy look! i like the unite warriors but blastoff needs to have the darker brown like hasbros blastoff thats the only thing that needs changing but hasbros bruticus i like the silver chest better

Yeah, but if only Hasbro's Brawl was more green than brown, that would really bring home the idea of a full toy accuracy over show accuracy. Because as it stands, he is the odd man out for Hasbro in terms of colours and the only one who matches more closely with the takara counterpart.

[Alpha Dominus]

Even with the mismatched ballerina feet it stills rocks harder than the Hasbro version. Love that Vortex too. Much preferred over the G2 lookin Hasbro one.

You... might actually have eye damage if you're equating the muted colors of hasbro's retail release (and not actually the g2 version, it's hard to tell) with a neon g2 transformer, when the TT one is objectively brighter than the hasbro release in all cases...

Yeah, I'm just talking about Vortex. If you think blue,black and gray is more garish than teal green, red, yellow, purple and gray than we obviously have different definitions of "muted colors".

Well, hasbro was just homaging the toy - like they've done with most, if not all of their other cw figures, I wasn't going to get the UW release, I just wanted to clarify what you meant, as I thought you meant the whole thing, my bad

Um...I think it's actually kinda more my bad? Yeah cuz while the UW version has more vivid colors they at least can fall into either an analogous or complimentary color scheme. As for the Hasbro release, with the exception of Vortex they all have pretty consistent color schemes as well-although more subdued.

What I meant by my "G2 Vortex" comment was not necessarily that it pays homage to the OG G2 color scheme but rather that it displayed that level of gaudiness.

Overall, I think both work brilliantly. Personally, I prefer the UW version as the colors pop more even if those feet are a total fail-despite their cartoon accuracy. And yeah I really can't stand that Hasbro Vortex.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Computron!!!

And that Bruticus is not bad. Bummer about a weapon, but still not bad. I just can't get into that mold as a shuttle though

[DeathReviews]

I thought that Defensor and the Protectobots were the established rivals for Bruticus and the Combaticons - and that Computron's 'rival' was Abominus and the Terrorcons....

[Wolfman Jake]

I thought that Defensor and the Protectobots were the established rivals for Bruticus and the Combaticons - and that Computron's 'rival' was Abominus and the Terrorcons....

This is correct. Where are you seeing differently?

[william-james88]

I thought that Defensor and the Protectobots were the established rivals for Bruticus and the Combaticons - and that Computron's 'rival' was Abominus and the Terrorcons....

This is correct. Where are you seeing differently?

This:



But is just promotional stuff, Death, its just the next 2 combiners planned for release in one pic.

[Kurona]

Come to think of it, Computron vs Bruticus would still be pretty awesome. Bruticus is known simultaneously as the physically strongest combiner and the dumbest combiner - while Computron is the exact opposite. Would be interesting at the very least.

[Wolfman Jake]

I thought that Defensor and the Protectobots were the established rivals for Bruticus and the Combaticons - and that Computron's 'rival' was Abominus and the Terrorcons....

This is correct. Where are you seeing differently?

This:



But is just promotional stuff, Death, its just the next 2 combiners planned for release in one pic.

Yeah, those are just the next two Unite Warriors release due out this summer. Nothing else is being insinuated by their pairing here. It would make more sense to match Bruticus with Defensor for promotional purposes, yes, but why get people hyped for a release over half a year old and almost sold out by now anyway? Computron is the FUTURE!

[misfire19d]

Love both Bruticuses. Brutici? Love Computron. Combiner Wars was mostly great. Can't wait for Titans Return! Take my money Hasbro and Takara! Here! Just take it!

[Wolfman Jake]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hasbro did eventually release the space shuttle version of Blast Off, perhaps for next year's "May Mayhem" event, and it had a much more cartoon accurate (read: darker brown) paint job than Takara's?

[misfire19d]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hasbro did eventually release the space shuttle version of Blast Off, perhaps for next year's "May Mayhem" event, and it had a much more cartoon accurate (read: darker brown) paint job than Takara's?

Yes. Yes it would.

[chuckdawg1999]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hasbro did eventually release the space shuttle version of Blast Off, perhaps for next year's "May Mayhem" event, and it had a much more cartoon accurate (read: darker brown) paint job than Takara's?

I don't see next years May Mayhem, if there is one, being a CW figure. I see it as the opportunity for Hasbro to get out the Japan exclusive heads.

[Wolfman Jake]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hasbro did eventually release the space shuttle version of Blast Off, perhaps for next year's "May Mayhem" event, and it had a much more cartoon accurate (read: darker brown) paint job than Takara's?

I don't see next years May Mayhem, if there is one, being a CW figure. I see it as the opportunity for Hasbro to get out the Japan exclusive heads.

Hasbro has done stranger things. A few months ago, we didn't think we'd be getting Combiner Wars deluxe Groove.

[chuckdawg1999]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hasbro did eventually release the space shuttle version of Blast Off, perhaps for next year's "May Mayhem" event, and it had a much more cartoon accurate (read: darker brown) paint job than Takara's?

I don't see next years May Mayhem, if there is one, being a CW figure. I see it as the opportunity for Hasbro to get out the Japan exclusive heads.

Hasbro has done stranger things. A few months ago, we didn't think we'd be getting Combiner Wars deluxe Groove.

I did.

[King Kuuga]

Deluxe Groove still came out during Combiner Wars though. Next year we'll be into full blown Titans Return AND the Last Knight stuff will be hitting shelves. Even though the May Mayhem stuff is online only, it seems unlikely they'd go back to Combiner Wars with all that going on.

[Big Grim]

Gah! Stop posting awesome pictures! I already really want that Bruticus! This is not helping!

[william-james88]

Deluxe Groove still came out during Combiner Wars though. Next year we'll be into full blown Titans Return AND the Last Knight stuff will be hitting shelves. Even though the May Mayhem stuff is online only, it seems unlikely they'd go back to Combiner Wars with all that going on.

Yeah, I dont mean to be a negatron but while I was 100% sure deluxe Groove would come out (since there was a big gap between the Takara reveal and the chance for Hasbro to release him, plus them using the mold for computron), I do not think we will be getting a hasbro release of that Blastoff. May Mayhem doesnt have to be a constant. It happened once well, the next year had half the toys and a fraction of the retailers (due to a production snafu apparently). I wold love for people to get a chance to own that figure but I am not holding out the same kind of hope I did with Groove.

[Kurona]

I could maybe see him getting released during a Combiner Wars 2 as was hinted at Botcon.

[padfoo]

All so awesome looking, yet so hollow! Shame!