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Site sponsor Robotkingdgom has listed their pre-order for sealed cases of Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybetron wave two. The cases are scheduled to arrive in September and consist of the following:

• 2x Optimus Prime
• 1x Jazz
• 1x Onslaught
• 1x Swindle
• 1x Blast-Off
• 1x Brawl
• 1x Vortex

Tempting, but I don't need an Optimus, much less two.

It'd be awesome if the Combaticons were indeed their normal colors.

Okay, my prediction on the Combaticons only being offered in the SDCC and Amazon sets was way wrong. I eat the pie of humble.

Okay, so Shockwave, the most popular figure among wave 1, was dropped in favor of 2 Optimi...

Makes perfect sense, Hasbro.

Bot modes on these guys are fairly nice, but I'll take a toaster or rhinoceros any day over the non-specific "Cybertronian futuristic vehicle" alt mode.

Also, am I right in my recall that the SDCC version and Amazon version will both be box sets? Do we have a release date for the Amazon set?

waaaaghlord wrote:Okay, my prediction on the Combaticons only being offered in the SDCC and Amazon sets was way wrong. I eat the pie of humble.

Andrius wrote:Also, am I right in my recall that the SDCC version and Amazon version will both be box sets? Do we have a release date for the Amazon set?

There's an Amazon set?

This case breakdown is seriously missing shockwave. Disappointing, but not a total loss.

Sabrblade wrote:

waaaaghlord wrote:Okay, my prediction on the Combaticons only being offered in the SDCC and Amazon sets was way wrong. I eat the pie of humble.

Andrius wrote:Also, am I right in my recall that the SDCC version and Amazon version will both be box sets? Do we have a release date for the Amazon set?

There's an Amazon set?

Yeah, it's a shared SDCC/Amazon.co.uk exclusive, from what I understand.

Looks like I can skip this entire wave, since I'm planning on getting the SDCC Bruty.

It Is Him wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

waaaaghlord wrote:Okay, my prediction on the Combaticons only being offered in the SDCC and Amazon sets was way wrong. I eat the pie of humble.

Andrius wrote:Also, am I right in my recall that the SDCC version and Amazon version will both be box sets? Do we have a release date for the Amazon set?

There's an Amazon set?

Yeah, it's a shared SDCC/Amazon.co.uk exclusive, from what I understand.

Nope, Amazon has the regular retail colors, SDCC is the more game-accurate repaint. Both are box sets however.

orangeitis wrote:Okay, so Shockwave, the most popular figure among wave 1, was dropped in favor of 2 Optimi...

Makes perfect sense, Hasbro.

Because in reality, Optimus is more popular than Shockwave.

Screamfleet wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Okay, so Shockwave, the most popular figure among wave 1, was dropped in favor of 2 Optimi...

Makes perfect sense, Hasbro.

Because in reality, Optimus is more popular than Shockwave.

The character, of course. But the toy?

How many kids would want that craptastic thing over a TFP Optimus?

A wave I could care less about.

orangeitis wrote:

Screamfleet wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Okay, so Shockwave, the most popular figure among wave 1, was dropped in favor of 2 Optimi...

Makes perfect sense, Hasbro.

Because in reality, Optimus is more popular than Shockwave.

The character, of course. But the toy?

How many kids would want that craptastic thing over a TFP Optimus?

You must shift your thinking. You should be asking "Which toy's name would parents recognize easier?" There is a right answer to this query and here's a hint: It's not Shockwave.

I think that with a new head sculpt that Onslaught (I THINK that's Onslaught right above Prime) would make a great cybertronian Kup repaint.

orangeitis wrote:
How many kids would want that craptastic thing over a TFP Optimus?

IDK...optimus seems to sell pretty well not matter what.

Two Optimus' in wave one? Pffft, I can't wait for Wave 3's Cybertronian Bumblebee, Cybertronian Shadow Strike Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Blades Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Damage Bumblebee, Cybertronian Stealth Attack bumblebee, Cybertronian Earthmode Battle Damage Strike Blades Bumblebee...........

TraitorJ wrote:Two Optimus' in wave one? Pffft, I can't wait for Wave 3's Cybertronian Bumblebee, Cybertronian Shadow Strike Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Blades Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Damage Bumblebee, Cybertronian Stealth Attack bumblebee, Cybertronian Earthmode Battle Damage Strike Blades Bumblebee...........

They already made a Bumblebee for this line. They didn't make another one for Universe in 2008 when they had already made Classics Bumblebee in 2006.

TraitorJ wrote:Two Optimus' in wave one? Pffft, I can't wait for Wave 3's Cybertronian Bumblebee, Cybertronian Shadow Strike Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Blades Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Damage Bumblebee, Cybertronian Stealth Attack bumblebee, Cybertronian Earthmode Battle Damage Strike Blades Bumblebee...........

ROTFLMAO! I nearly spit my coke all over my comp reading this!

Well this is going to be Voltron all over again. Not fun.

Sabrblade wrote:

TraitorJ wrote:Two Optimus' in wave one? Pffft, I can't wait for Wave 3's Cybertronian Bumblebee, Cybertronian Shadow Strike Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Blades Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Damage Bumblebee, Cybertronian Stealth Attack bumblebee, Cybertronian Earthmode Battle Damage Strike Blades Bumblebee...........

They already made a Bumblebee for this line. They didn't make another one for Universe in 2008 when they had already made Classics Bumblebee in 2006.

they did remake Optimus though and isn't the new one horrible? Ah well, at least it gives us an AWESOME repaint in Ultra "take my money now" Magnus.

Not sure they'd bother to remake BB since the new game model seems identical to the old one, but it hasn't stopped them with Soundwave, and honestly, I wouldn't complain at a re-release of the first WFC Bumblebee. It looks like a nice toy, I don't have it, and it's the same design as the current IDW comics.

Mkall wrote:

orangeitis wrote:

Screamfleet wrote:

orangeitis wrote:Okay, so Shockwave, the most popular figure among wave 1, was dropped in favor of 2 Optimi...

Makes perfect sense, Hasbro.

Because in reality, Optimus is more popular than Shockwave.

The character, of course. But the toy?

How many kids would want that craptastic thing over a TFP Optimus?

You must shift your thinking. You should be asking "Which toy's name would parents recognize easier?" There is a right answer to this query and here's a hint: It's not Shockwave.

Since when did kids let their parents decide which toy to buy?

Is this something new?

TraitorJ wrote:Two Optimus' in wave one? Pffft, I can't wait for Wave 3's Cybertronian Bumblebee, Cybertronian Shadow Strike Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Blades Bumblebee, Cybertronian Battle Damage Bumblebee, Cybertronian Stealth Attack bumblebee, Cybertronian Earthmode Battle Damage Strike Blades Bumblebee...........

Shhhh! They might be watching!

craggy wrote:they did remake Optimus though

He has a new body. BB still has his WFC body.

craggy wrote:Not sure they'd bother to remake BB since the new game model seems identical to the old one, but it hasn't stopped them with Soundwave,

They did that to integrate his Minicon/Deployer gimmick, which his Deluxe toy was lacking.

Though, I could see them making a new BB if it were a different size class.

craggy wrote:and honestly, I wouldn't complain at a re-release of the first WFC Bumblebee.

I could see that happening too.

craggy wrote:It looks like a nice toy, I don't have it, and it's the same design as the current IDW comics.

He's tricky to transform and very fat in the hindquarters. But still kinda fun.

I am confused...

Are the combiners shown in this thread the retail version or the SDCC?

Thanks in advance!

What's going on. They look like scout class figures with all those ball joints an.