The Energon Pub

[Rated X]

Seeing Scattershot on this list gives me tremendous hope for all the technobots. I want an updated Afterburner so bad I can taste it. If they slingshot/alpha bravo him I will be both angry and sad.

Theyll probally groove/rook him instead. Hasbroburner will probably become Computrons chestplate. Computron will have a new limb called Charlie Delta and he will be a copter. Alpha Bravo, Charlie Delta, Rook, and Offroad combine with Optimus Prime to form the mighty Rejector. I know this because I hacked IDWs computer while they were drinking Johnnie Walker.

Save yourself some stress and buy Quantron. Youll love him and you wont have to wait 10 light years to get him.

[DecepticonFinishline]

..... Legends Shockwave? So, probably Bruticus' Targetmaster 6th... And we still don't have a Deluxe/Voyager Official Classics Shockwave. (I know a lot of people are using the FoC Shockwave for the classics incarnation.)

[Rated X]

A legends class Shockwave? LAME.

How about a damn voyager, which is LONG overdue.


Pipes was a given. Where is Kickback? How about Reflector as a legends? How about a friggin Brawn?? Or a Seaspray? Instead we get a few obscure characters.

Did you forget this is Hasbro your talking about ?

You got seaspray in the movie line in a nice chunky voyager scale. And takara was nice enough to repaint him in G1 colors.

Brawn already exists as a bloated cannonball in the Cloud line. But you will be getting a legends Brawn from the Swerve/gears mold at some point based off of gears head. Then they will repaint Swerve as Outback. Maybe someone should make a torso so they can be a mini combiner.

You already got Kickback in the FOC lineup. Remember this is Hasbro we are talking about. The insecticons are the new seekers. Belzeboss is planning to release a legends Kickback for $60 most likely for those who must fill the gap.

Voyager Shockwave already exists in the beast hunter line. Hasbro figured since Shockwave has no face you can use the figure for classics too. Thats why they did him in cartoon accurate G1 lavender instead of TF Prime deep purple.

Reflector will be part of Combiner Wars 2016. The 3 robots will "combine" into a tank. Remember tanks or similar vehicles are Hasbro's answer to any G1 alt mode deemed unworthy for kids. A boombox? Make it a tank ! Cassettes? More tanks! A microscope? Lets make it a tank ! A gun? Nope, sorry you get a tank !

Hope this helps. Thank you for doing business with Hasbro !

[griftimus prime]

exciting names. need images.

[Shockwave7]

I'm reeeeeeeeeeally hoping this means they'll be doing Generations versions of Abominus, Predaking and Bruticus (not the god-awful WFC one).

Chopshop? Could this mean the (gasp) DELUXE insecticons will also be coming? (Venom, Chopshop, Barrage and Ransack?) We've had no news of a Kickback figure, but with excellent versions of Shrapnel and now Bombshell already out, I'm hoping to see Kickback as well...

[Noideaforaname]

OOOH, Chop Shop! Either I get a new mold Legends bug (yay!) or I get an excuse to rebuy the excellent Skrapnel mold again (yay!). Either way he's totally stealing his tiny self from Megatron.

R.I.D chop shop

Oh, hmm, don't tell me he turns into a car or something. Those are strange looking arms, though...
*looks him up on TFwiki*

Chop Shop is a Decepticon who can split into five robotic spiders.

Now I don't know which Choppy I want.


Shockwave might be interesting, though I hope for once he turns into something that's not basically a giant cannon.

[Madeus Prime]

Anybody else suspect that Shockwave turns into a gun for Bruticus? Either way, super excited!

[KnightAero]

Starting to see what Hasbro is doing with these Legend figures... (slightly slow here...)
Ever sense Metroplex these Legend size figures seem to put scale slightly back to what things should be.

Ignoring Leader sized... But looking at a full Combiner to a Legend figure would seem a bit more accurate than a Deluxe to a fully combined figure...
Hum...

I suppose I can't pass these legends any more...

[Cobotron]

I suppose I can't pass these legends any more...

They are a lot of fun. You won't be sorry if you dive in.

Shockwave as a wieldable weapon sounds awesome. That RTS legends Megatron loves to be Armada Unicron's sidearm. I hope we see lots of this idea.

[mblase75]

Seeing Scattershot on this list gives me tremendous hope for all the technobots. I want an updated Afterburner so bad I can taste it. If they slingshot/alpha bravo him I will be both angry and sad.

More likely, he'll be a repaint of Legends Groove and we'll get some other vehicle as an arm.

[Sabrblade]

OOOH, Chop Shop! Either I get a new mold Legends bug (yay!) or I get an excuse to rebuy the excellent Skrapnel mold again (yay!). Either way he's totally stealing his tiny self from Megatron.

R.I.D chop shop

Oh, hmm, don't tell me he turns into a car or something. Those are strange looking arms, though...
*looks him up on TFwiki*

Chop Shop is a Decepticon who can split into five robotic spiders.

Now I don't know which Choppy I want.

[Gearslide]

So, Scattershot's totally gonna be a retool of Silverbolt, right?

It's almost like Silverbolt was designed with the future retool in mind.

I'd do a digital mockup, but I don't have access to my PC with Photoshop at the moment.

But look at CW Silverbolt's Shoulders, lower legs, lower torso, and knees and tell me those don't look like the G1 Scattershot's corresponding parts. Then slap on Scattershot's colors. And hell, just put a horizontal vent on the middle of Silverbolt's forehead and some shades over his eyes, and you have something that would easily pass for Scattershot.

Of course, the majority of the remolding would be for the vehicle (because Silverbolt doesn't really pass for SCIENCE PLANE). Then tack on the slight remolding for the head, a new Gestalt head, and maybe a redesigned chest plate (and some tweaking for Gestalt mode).

[Cobotron]

So, Scattershot's totally gonna be a retool of Silverbolt, right?

It's almost like Silverbolt was designed with the future retool in mind.

I feel you. I was kinda thinking the same thing. If this is the case, I hope we see a ton of retooling to anything they reuse to make Computron. If so I'm OK with it.

[shajaki]

well hasbro, i task you to replace my FP/energon bruticus. its time for me to move on.

[Sabrblade]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

[shockblast2]

..... Legends Shockwave? So, probably Bruticus' Targetmaster 6th... And we still don't have a Deluxe/Voyager Official Classics Shockwave. (I know a lot of people are using the FoC Shockwave for the classics incarnation.)

I'm not. Because the Classics line is dead and there will not be a classics Shockwave in the near future. 3pt is your only hope for that, unless you want to continue to shoehorn. Not that Hasbro will never go back to it, but by that time, it will be a whole new Classics of Classics of G1.....

I just find it funny that one of the most popular characters never made it to the Classics line. That must really piss off G1 classics collectors........

And that is the beauty of G3. You are not trying to collect a preset roster of figures and getting bent out of shape when they do not release a certain character. You can take them or leave them, because this new generation is so different than G1.

[shockblast2]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Of course they would. They would break that mold with retools and repaints if it keeps them from designing and purchasing a new mold. I can tell you first hand they are not cheap.

[Sabrblade]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Of course they would. They would break that mold with retools and repaints if it keeps them from designing and purchasing a new mold. I can tell you first hand they are not cheap.

But how many molds have been given more than one Sandstorm/Chromia-level retool from Hasbro at mass retail within the same line in recent years?

Wouldn't it just be even cheaper for them to do one Sandstorm/Chromia-level retool and then just to a straight redeco for something else later?

[Gearslide]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Well, the Optimus Prime mold is getting three uses already, no?

We're getting Motormaster now, and that White repaint called "Optimus Maximus" or whatever down the road.

[Sabrblade]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Well, the Optimus Prime mold is getting three uses already, no?

We're getting Motormaster now, and that White repaint called "Optimus Maximus" or whatever down the road.

Yeah, but, as far as we can tell, Optimus Maximus might not being any different from the Optimus mold tooling-wise aside from just a new non-combiner head, which is hardly comparative to Silverbolt being given two completely different Sandstorm/Chromia-level retools to make both Cyclonus and Scattershot.

[Gearslide]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Well, the Optimus Prime mold is getting three uses already, no?

We're getting Motormaster now, and that White repaint called "Optimus Maximus" or whatever down the road.

Yeah, but, as far as we can tell, Optimus Maximus might not being any different from the Optimus mold tooling-wise aside from just a new non-combiner head, which is hardly comparative to Silverbolt being given two completely different Sandstorm/Chromia-level retools to make both Cyclonus and Scattershot.

That's a good point.

But Hasbro might be able to get away with a repaint if they do some clever stuff with Paint apps and decals. Superion's head would still need a modification, unless CW Computron will be rocking a lucky faceplate.

[Sabrblade]

Or, since all this is likely 2016 stuff, maybe Scattershot might just get his own mold. Hasbro's gonna want something "NEW" for the following year, and usually more than just one new mold.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Well, the Optimus Prime mold is getting three uses already, no?

We're getting Motormaster now, and that White repaint called "Optimus Maximus" or whatever down the road.

Yeah, but, as far as we can tell, Optimus Maximus might not being any different from the Optimus mold tooling-wise aside from just a new non-combiner head, which is hardly comparative to Silverbolt being given two completely different Sandstorm/Chromia-level retools to make both Cyclonus and Scattershot.

Did we ever get official confirmation for a Cyclonus, much less out of Silverbolt or are we all speculating based on a single image?

[Rated X]

..... Legends Shockwave? So, probably Bruticus' Targetmaster 6th... And we still don't have a Deluxe/Voyager Official Classics Shockwave. (I know a lot of people are using the FoC Shockwave for the classics incarnation.)

I'm not. Because the Classics line is dead and there will not be a classics Shockwave in the near future. 3pt is your only hope for that, unless you want to continue to shoehorn. Not that Hasbro will never go back to it, but by that time, it will be a whole new Classics of Classics of G1.....

I just find it funny that one of the most popular characters never made it to the Classics line. That must really piss off G1 classics collectors........

And that is the beauty of G3. You are not trying to collect a preset roster of figures and getting bent out of shape when they do not release a certain character. You can take them or leave them, because this new generation is so different than G1.

Here we go again...

Combiner Wars is "Classics" (Hence "Generations" written on the packaging)

Classics
Henkei
United
Generations

= C.H.U.G.

And yes it is a fan made term. The same way you invented "G3" (which I haven't the slightest idea what you mean by that)

[Sabrblade]

Would Hasbro really retool Silverbolt into Scattershot on top of the already planned retool of Silverbolt into Cyclonus?

Well, the Optimus Prime mold is getting three uses already, no?

We're getting Motormaster now, and that White repaint called "Optimus Maximus" or whatever down the road.

Yeah, but, as far as we can tell, Optimus Maximus might not being any different from the Optimus mold tooling-wise aside from just a new non-combiner head, which is hardly comparative to Silverbolt being given two completely different Sandstorm/Chromia-level retools to make both Cyclonus and Scattershot.

Did we ever get official confirmation for a Cyclonus, much less out of Silverbolt or are we all speculating based on a single image?

Mr. Chaos pulled out a listing for it as being the wavemate of Hot Spot.