The Energon Pub

[Va'al]

I just had a thought. What if in the story, after Cyclonus somehow gets combiner powers (if he were to, that is), what if there comes a point in the story where Silverbolt gets injured (not killed, but hurt), and while he's undergoing repairs, Cyclonus steps up to fill in for Silverbolt as a substitute torso?

See, now something like that could work a little better in terms of story. That's how Alpha Bravo and Powerglide were introduced, and Cyclonus has shown - on multiple occasions - that his devotion to and admiration of Cybertron knows no bounds. Hmm.

[Cobotron]

I just had a thought. What if in the story, after Cyclonus somehow gets combiner powers (if he were to, that is), what if there comes a point in the story where Silverbolt gets injured (not killed, but hurt), and while he's undergoing repairs, Cyclonus steps up to fill in for Silverbolt as a substitute torso?

This sounds like a fun enough imaginary scenario to get him and play with him whether it's in the books or not. Thanks SB!

[Shuttershock]

I just had a thought. What if in the story, after Cyclonus somehow gets combiner powers (if he were to, that is), what if there comes a point in the story where Silverbolt gets injured (not killed, but hurt), and while he's undergoing repairs, Cyclonus steps up to fill in for Silverbolt as a substitute torso?

This sounds like a fun enough imaginary scenario to get him and play with him whether it's in the books or not. Thanks SB!

I can dig creating an outside the box explanation as to how some characters could get in on the war. That said, I'm kind of hoping that some voyagers are toys for their own sake and not involved in the actual story.

Mainly because I don't want the CW resolution to be "Optimus combines to form Optimus Supreme and saves the day.". I like the big guy, but I'd also like to give someone else a chance.

[Sabrblade]

Mainly because I don't want the CW resolution to be "Optimus combines to form Optimus Supreme and saves the day.". I like the big guy, but I'd also like to give someone else a chance.

"Optimus combines to form Ultra Prime and kills everybody."

[Shuttershock]

Mainly because I don't want the CW resolution to be "Optimus combines to form Optimus Supreme and saves the day.". I like the big guy, but I'd also like to give someone else a chance.

"Optimus combines to form Ultra Prime and kills everybody."

"TIL ALL ARE DEAD, MOTHERFRAGGER!"

[william-james88]

Mainly because I don't want the CW resolution to be "Optimus combines to form Optimus Supreme and saves the day.". I like the big guy, but I'd also like to give someone else a chance.

"Optimus combines to form Ultra Prime and kills everybody."

"TIL ALL ARE DEAD, MOTHERFRAGGER!"

Your faces are all Mine!

[Agamemnon]

Mainly because I don't want the CW resolution to be "Optimus combines to form Optimus Supreme and saves the day.". I like the big guy, but I'd also like to give someone else a chance.

"Optimus combines to form Ultra Prime and kills everybody."

"TIL ALL ARE DEAD, MOTHERFRAGGER!"

Your faces are all Mine!

I thought it was, "All your face are belong to us!"

[Sabrblade]

Less fuzzy pic:

[Madeus Prime]

Less fuzzy pic:

Hm, notice the genericons with the energy halos?

[Noideaforaname]

Either Galvatron(us) is mind controlling everybody, or his insanity is contagious. I'm not sure which is more terrifying.


I must admit, this Cyclonus-Galvatron combiner is a lot more interesting than any of the others, the first one I'm half tempted to actually buy. There's just something about one well-known character turning into another, who's completely unlike the other, that I find fascinating.

[Sabrblade]

And if it turns out to be that Galvatronus is just Galvatron's spark possessing Cyclonus or something like that, well, it wouldn't be the first time:

[shajaki]

And if it turns out to be that Galvatronus is just Galvatron's spark possessing Cyclonus or something like that, well, it wouldn't be the first time:

thats kinda the personal cannon i was building in my head. or kinda like in the marvel comics when megs and ratchet were melded together.

[Peridot]

Less fuzzy pic:

I can't not see Overlord in that mold.

[NuclearConvoy]

I just had a thought. What if in the story, after Cyclonus somehow gets combiner powers (if he were to, that is), what if there comes a point in the story where Silverbolt gets injured (not killed, but hurt), and while he's undergoing repairs, Cyclonus steps up to fill in for Silverbolt as a substitute torso?

There's also the issue of Cyclonus being in MTMTE, which is not entirely exactly really part of Combiner Wars.

Hasbro will influence the comics to sell toys but the inverse doesnt apply. If the comics are different (like the way Whirl looks), that will not affect a toy's development.

Not to mention that it's only the Deluxes that get pack-in comics, so Voyagers aren't as required to get some comic appearances.

I haven't gotten any Combiner Wars deluxes yet (very hard for me to find except for that one time I had no money, ugh) so I have to ask, these pack in comics, are they tied to IDW continuity? I'm really behind in the IDW books but I am enjoying the experience of catching up a lot. Great content.

[King Kuuga]

I haven't gotten any Combiner Wars deluxes yet (very hard for me to find except for that one time I had no money, ugh) so I have to ask, these pack in comics, are they tied to IDW continuity? I'm really behind in the IDW books but I am enjoying the experience of catching up a lot. Great content.

They're reprinted issues of the relevant story arc. For some of the guys last year it was Dark Cybertron, now it's Combiner Wars.

Also, here's a nice big picture of Galvatronus I screencapped myself.

(click for full size)

[xMXUx]

After two MAJOR f**k-ups from UPS, wave 1 that should have arrived right befor xmas, is finally on the way to me
Can't wait to get my hands on it

[RhA]

I haven't gotten any Combiner Wars deluxes yet (very hard for me to find except for that one time I had no money, ugh) so I have to ask, these pack in comics, are they tied to IDW continuity? I'm really behind in the IDW books but I am enjoying the experience of catching up a lot. Great content.

They're reprinted issues of the relevant story arc. For some of the guys last year it was Dark Cybertron, now it's Combiner Wars.

Also, here's a nice big picture of Galvatronus I screencapped myself.

(click for full size)

He's going for your boobs!

[ZeroWolf]

Less fuzzy pic:

I can't not see Overlord in that mold.

Thank you, thought I was going crazy there for a moment!

Now story wise, I can see something like this happening in the next combiner wars series, especially if Galavtron gets it in the mean time

[It Is Him]

I was thinking about Defensor and his limbs. For Wave 1, Drag Strip is noticeably taller than guys like Alpha Bravo, so it's kinda awkward to have Drag Strip as anything else other than an arm. What's going to happen when we get Blades, Streetwise and First Aid, who initially show up as repaints in Wave 1 and Wave 2. Are Streetwise and First Aid going to be the same height as Fireflight, Sky Dive, and Blades, or was Drag Strip just a fluke?

[Shuttershock]

I was thinking about Defensor and his limbs. For Wave 1, Drag Strip is noticeably taller than guys like Alpha Bravo, so it's kinda awkward to have Drag Strip as anything else other than an arm. What's going to happen when we get Blades, Streetwise and First Aid, who initially show up as repaints in Wave 1 and Wave 2. Are Streetwise and First Aid going to be the same height as Fireflight, Sky Dive, and Blades, or was Drag Strip just a fluke?

Did you flip Drag Strip's bottom section forward to reveal the second foot port? Seems to be the right height when you do that.

[Cobotron]

I was thinking about Defensor and his limbs. For Wave 1, Drag Strip is noticeably taller than guys like Alpha Bravo, so it's kinda awkward to have Drag Strip as anything else other than an arm. What's going to happen when we get Blades, Streetwise and First Aid, who initially show up as repaints in Wave 1 and Wave 2. Are Streetwise and First Aid going to be the same height as Fireflight, Sky Dive, and Blades, or was Drag Strip just a fluke?

If your referring to Drag Strip's height in leg mode, there is a step in his transformation missing from the instructions. The spoiler and back end of the car are hinged and fold up over the back wheels revealing a hidden 5mm port for the foot. This makes his leg mode the same height as everyone else.

EDIT:pardon the redundancy of post.

[NuclearConvoy]

Did you flip Drag Strip's bottom section forward to reveal the second foot port? Seems to be the right height when you do that.

That totally sounds dirty.

[worldsgreatest]

Not sure if I should post this here or in the sightings thread. I found CW Motormaster at Target in Columbia, MD this morning:



Not sure if he'd been spotted before in the US, but there he is!

[Va'al]

Fellow Seibertronian worldsgreatest has just let us know that they have found the second wave of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars, or rather, the Voyager Motormaster figure at a Target store in Columbia, MD! Check out the photo proof below, and rev your engines for the weekend hunt. Undecided? Why not check out the Seibertron.com gallery of the figure here?

[NuclearConvoy]

Man, and here I am and I have barely even seen wave one at Canadian retail. Maybe my local TRU just sucks buttholes.