The Energon Pub

[prjkt]

[quote="padfoo"][quote="prjkt"]Teleporting Menasor would be the end of us all[/quote]
Terrifying thought, I hope the writers dont go that direction, because it opens all kinds of doors.[/quote]
Stranger things have happened... Zombie metrotitan for one....

Back on topic though, I already have Universe Prowl and Suntreaker, along with the recent Asia exclusive Generwtions Mirage and Ironhide, so I'm not so sure I'll pick this guys up, as I normally don't doinle up on characters - through if Ironhide looks like Ironhide should - bulky and with a windshield chest - he'd be an instant buy.

The other guys I'd have to see compared to the existing versions and in combined form before I go ahead.

I personally don't have much of a problem with re-paints/retools as I collect characters, not moulds, ie I have seven of the classics seeker moulds, the three (former) Datsuns etc, so I'm still keeping an open mind about this rumoured wave, but apart from the occasional obscure character, my classics/G1 collection is really only lacking the upcoming combiners...


On the topic of thenProtectobots - instant buy there. Why? Because Defensornwas the only combiner I almost had as a kid. I definitey remember having Hotspot, Groove and Streetwise (though I lost his bonnet piece so alt mode looked funny) and I remember having a helicopter with a combiner head, and after looking on TFWiki im certain it was Blades, not Vortex I had. I may or may not have had First Aid, but I don't remember that far back but I do recall never having a full combiner assembled. I also had Silverbolt at one point in time.

I guess you could say I'm looking forward to reliving some childhood memories

[ZeroWolf]

How can you be sure? I would say this has every chance of being an exclusive. Until we know better (official Hasbro press release) they are both exclusives and not exclusives. Plus for all we know that protector bot listing could be the one made up of repaints from other lines which makes sense since the protectorbots wont be part of combiner wars from what we seen so far fiction wise, and I think the editors at IDW know what's coming as I suspect they've worked hand in hand on this

[prjkt]

[quote="ZeroWolf"]How can you be sure? I would say this has every chance of being an exclusive. Until we know better (official Hasbro press release) they are both exclusives and not exclusives. Plus for all we know that protector bot listing could be the one made up of repaints from other lines which makes sense since the protectorbots wont be part of combiner wars from what we seen so far fiction wise, and I think the editors at IDW know what's coming as I suspect they've worked hand in hand on this[/quote]
IDW have said that post-Dark Cybertron there'd he'd be smaller cross-overs, won't be two totally isolated story lines anymore, maybe this is one of those? Maybe they'd go insane and swap the Protectobots for Arcee, Kup and Sideswipe.

On the comic note, I'd like to see the reason/story behind Wildrider being replaced with Off-road. Kinda makes me glad that I picked up the Arms Micron Wildrider as my "classics" Wildrider, even if he's not a combiner on my shelf or the comic, I still have the character.

EDIT: I think IDW has known about Combiner Wars for a while - Superion in DC, and Devaststor's reconstitution with a new member after Scrapper's in-fiction death. It makes me wonder if there's a reason behind all the Protectobots being on the Lost Light, and that we haven't really heard much from the Stunticond for a while...

[ReinaHW]

Two reviews have appeared for Combiner Wars from two separate sources, one for Silverbolt from a Youtube member called thefallen835:



And one for Optimus Prime from a Youtube member Rob Hayes:



Edit: Another Youtube review has been uploaded from Youtube member Benscollectibles:

[Wolfman Jake]

That certainly confirms that the faction symbols are stickers, as they appeared to be in several earlier pictures. This makes me really wonder what Takara will do with these.

[Autobot032]

Combiner Wars has been one of those Transformers lines that seemingly everyone wants a piece of, and with retail releases happening in Asia and the UK, it just makes us want them even more!

Well, until then, hopefully these video reviews, found by fellow Seibertronian ReinaHW, will tide us over until we all have them in hand.

[quote="ReinaHW"]Two reviews have appeared for Combiner Wars from two separate sources, one for Silverbolt from a Youtube member called thefallen835:



And one for Optimus Prime from a Youtube member Rob Hayes:



Another Youtube review has been uploaded from Youtube member Benscollectibles:

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[EagleBot13]

What if they made a "leader class" Ultra Megnus out the Motor Master/Optimus Prime mold? It could come with a trailer that separates into 4 pieces that combine with the torso mode. Oh wait, isn't there already a leader class Ultra Megnus rumor?

[Arctorro]

Bumblebee2008 from Buckinghamshire, England has shown a pic of Silverbolt with his limbs @TFW

[prjkt]

Prime looks HUGE compared to the classics version. This pleases me

EDIT: Silverbolt's reviewer's reaction to the ratchet joints

[Tsutsukakushi]

[quote="JelZe GoldRabbit"][quote="Randomhero"]Prowl=Deadend or streetwise recolor/tool
Sunstreaker=breakdown recolor/tool
Ironhide=first aid retool or the new truck Stunticon whose replacing wild rider
Mirage=drag strip retool

Calling it[/quote]

And I'm calling store exclusives at that.[/quote]

The FOC Wreckers were recolors with retools and those were not store exclusives.

Hoping they are Walmart store exclusives. Just so they don't sit on pegs at all retail stores and prevent new CW sculpts from getting stocked everywhere.

[Sabrblade]

According to Venksta, Rook is a search-and-rescue SUV, and the "DPT Viper" is a redeco/remold of Legends Powerglide in Cobra-inspired colors.

[Tsutsukakushi]

[quote="Lockdownhunter"]For me,Abominus,Predaking,Bruticus and Computron[/quote]

If I had to pick a dream team of 16 new CW deluxes and 4 new CW Voyagers. It would be Predaking, Superion, Computron and 1985 Bruticus.

Normally I'd pick Menasor and Devastator but I already have FP Menasor and MT Green Giant.
Yes I'm aware there will be a CW Menasor. Also read the rumors of a CW Titan class Devastator. Even though I have the 3rd party toys, Still plan to buy the HasTak CW versions. due to the low USA retail toy prices.

If HasTak ever decides to recolor the FOC Combaticons in 1985 toy colors. I'll buy them and won't have a need for CW Combaticons. If HasTak increased the TFP Terrorcons to all deluxe toys that formed a 10 to 12 inch Abonimus, I Won't need a CW Abonimus.

[Mindmaster]

[quote="Sabrblade"]...and the "DPT Viper" is a redeco/remold of Legends Powerglide in Cobra-inspired colors.[/quote]

Oh Hasbro, you crazy kids and your GI Joe homages.

[Mindmaster]

What little doubt I had of Silverbolt has completely been erased. It's going to be a very, very, very long wait to get my grubby little hands on him, the Aerialbots, and the Stunticons.

I like Optimus Prime much more than when he was first announced, but if I'm to get this, it won't be as Optimus Prime. Though I do wish the slots for the tabs on those panels on his legs that give him the appearance of beef were located where it would have the legs appear closer to the crotch (if that makes any sense). It would look more streamlined and less squat.

That said, this is the one time I actually want a cheeky Ultra Magnus redeco of this fella. That, or throw some black on him, darken the red and blue, and call it an update to Energon Optimus Prime. I've already got a Classics Optimus, so me getting this guy as is would be redundant for me.

[Sabrblade]

[quote="Mindmaster"]I like Optimus Prime much more than when he was first announced, but if I'm to get this, it won't be as Optimus Prime.[/quote]You could use him for Ginrai, or rename him "Grand Convoy" in honor of the Energon guy ('specially with that homage in his chest).

[CrankyOldTruck]

[quote="Tsutsukakushi"]
...Also read the rumors of a CW Titan class Devastator. Even though I have the 3rd party toys, Still plan to buy the HasTak CW versions. due to the low USA retail toy prices.


...If HasTak increased the TFP Terrorcons to all deluxe toys that formed a 10 to 12 inch Abonimus, I Won't need a CW Abonimus.[/quote]

If we believe the insane speculation and poorly re-colored/edited cg pics, then EVERY combiner besides the Aerialbots will have a main body based on the Prime/Motor-Master mold, including Prowl and his team and that combination wouldn't make for a Titan class figure. Certainly not with Prowl as a proper head even with 5 Constructicons making the body parts, which the speculation pics don't even allow for. I'm calling complete and total b.s. on all of those rumors. Hasbro JUST pulled off something cool here being in collaboration with IDW and making cool toys that coincide with the upcoming comic arc (or vice-versa) and I would hope and pray that they aren't actually stupid enough to reuse a mold that many times for the core gimmick of this new line. That's marketing suicide and I'll straight up tell them to take all their CW figures and shove them up their *** right now if that's what they are going to do.
I wan't that Voyager Prime in the worst way right now and it's going to suck if, 6 months from now, I see it... IN THE WORST WAY: recolored 7 different times with a cheaply re-tooled head each time.

Now as for those Terrorcons you mentioned, I'm right there with you. It's what they should have done during the TFP line and it would have been so easy for them to do it. They pulled it off, poorly, with the Legends class figures so I don't see why they couldn't have done it with the Deluxe class. They still have the molds so I won't consider it cheating if they go back and re-tool those molds and re-release the figures instead of giving us new molds of the figures. I'd be quite happy with that.

[Mindmaster]

[quote="Sabrblade"][quote="Mindmaster"]I like Optimus Prime much more than when he was first announced, but if I'm to get this, it won't be as Optimus Prime.[/quote]You could use him for Ginrai, or rename him "Grand Convoy" in honor of the Energon guy ('specially with that homage in his chest).[/quote]

DAMMIT, DON'T TELL ME THAT! It'll give me an excuse!

[Sabrblade]

[quote="Mindmaster"][quote="Sabrblade"][quote="Mindmaster"]I like Optimus Prime much more than when he was first announced, but if I'm to get this, it won't be as Optimus Prime.[/quote]You could use him for Ginrai, or rename him "Grand Convoy" in honor of the Energon guy ('specially with that homage in his chest).[/quote]

DAMMIT, DON'T TELL ME THAT! It'll give me an excuse! [/quote]The toy's combiner chest actually does appear to be a dual homage to both of those guys:

[Mindmaster]

[quote="Sabrblade"][quote="Mindmaster"][quote="Sabrblade"][quote="Mindmaster"]I like Optimus Prime much more than when he was first announced, but if I'm to get this, it won't be as Optimus Prime.[/quote]You could use him for Ginrai, or rename him "Grand Convoy" in honor of the Energon guy ('specially with that homage in his chest).[/quote]

DAMMIT, DON'T TELL ME THAT! It'll give me an excuse! [/quote]The toy's combiner chest actually does appear to be a dual homage to both of those guys:




[/quote]

Not to mention that the regular robot mode head looks like Ginrai, while the combined mode head looks like Energon Optimus Prime's combined mode head.

Uh... I mean, I don't need it!

[Sabrblade]

Watch Takara take advantage of the dual-homage by coloring the entire combiner chest, both inside and out, in solid silver chrome.

[Mindmaster]

[quote="Sabrblade"]Watch Takara take advantage of the dual-homage by coloring the entire combiner chest, both inside and out, in solid silver chrome. [/quote]

That, I'd go for.

[Arctorro]

I'm just happy that the recent in-hand combined image shows Skydive with his legs collapsed. Gets rid of the one major issue I had with these.

[quote="Mindmaster"][quote="Sabrblade"]...and the "DPT Viper" is a redeco/remold of Legends Powerglide in Cobra-inspired colors.[/quote]

Oh Hasbro, you crazy kids and your GI Joe homages. [/quote]Someone did mention that a few pages back and it was completely ignored

[william-james88]

[quote="Va'al"]I may be very interested in the Deluxe Prowl, if it does what I want it to do.

Everything else, while potentially pretty, I'm really not that fussed about.[/quote]


Hahaha, it is very easy to read the mind of this certain comic book fan. But wouldnt he have to be Voyager size for that, if the rumour circulating is correct?

[megatronus]

[quote="william-james88"][quote="Va'al"]I may be very interested in the Deluxe Prowl, if it does what I want it to do.

Everything else, while potentially pretty, I'm really not that fussed about.[/quote]


Hahaha, it is very easy to read the mind of this certain comic book fan. But wouldnt he have to be Voyager size for that, if the rumour circulating is correct?[/quote]
Yea, especially if the Titan Class Devastator 6-figure voyager gift set rumor is true...

[It Is Him]

Man prowl and the like better not be wal-mart exclusives, or else we can't we preorder from BBTS.