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News Credits: 4877 · Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:19 pm

We have some fun images to share with you. Firstly, at the special Q&A held by Hasbro last week, there were some easter eggs on the screen. There were files for Legacy Inferno (which we know is coming) and Shaterred Glass Blaster (which we did not). There were also some very small images that invite fun speculation, like one that might be our first look at Menasor (maybe??). The image that was clearer, at least in terms of us knowing what it is, is a blue redeco of Omega Supreme, which homages the cybertronian guardians. Speaking of WFC redecos, an image popped up online of a black Earthrise Ironhide redeco, which homages the Diaclone release of the toy that became G1 Ironhide. Fans have speculated this to be the Guard listing that was shared a little while back. Now it's very important to remember that some concepts NEVER come to pass, it's just fun to know what concepts and ideas are in the works.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:We have some fun images to share with you. Firstly, at the special Q&A held by Hasbro last week, there were some easter eggs on the screen. There were files for Legacy Inferno (which we know is coming) and Shaterred Glass Blaster (which we did not). There were also some very small images that invite fun speculation, like one that might be our first look at Menasor (maybe??). The image that was clearer, at least in terms of us knowing what it is, is a blue redeco of Omega Supreme.

Where are these photos??

News Credits: 4 · Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:06 pm

Omega Supreme is Siege, not Earthrise. Still, I like that they're bringing back the mold in an uncommon deco.

Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:12 pm

We've known about Shattered Glass Blaster for a while now, FYI.

Along with Shattered Glass Soundwave, Wheeljack, and Ultra Magnus:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... 022/46324/

Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:11 am

Wouldn't Shattered Glass Wheeljack just be Slicer?

News Credits: 462 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:33 am

RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't Shattered Glass Wheeljack just be Slicer?

He does go by that name in the comic.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:41 am

Sabrblade wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't Shattered Glass Wheeljack just be Slicer?
He does go by that name in the comic.

Remember the gameplan with Trademarks. They want to keep their trademarks. The toy might have to be named Wheeljack, but the character can call himself "Slicer" in the book ala Captain Marvel = Shazam!

News Credits: 17 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:29 pm

sol magnus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't Shattered Glass Wheeljack just be Slicer?
He does go by that name in the comic.

Remember the gameplan with Trademarks. They want to keep their trademarks. The toy might have to be named Wheeljack, but the character can call himself "Slicer" in the book ala Captain Marvel = Shazam!

I assume he's only going to have one faction symbol, though.

News Credits: 42 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:09 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't Shattered Glass Wheeljack just be Slicer?
He does go by that name in the comic.

Remember the gameplan with Trademarks. They want to keep their trademarks. The toy might have to be named Wheeljack, but the character can call himself "Slicer" in the book ala Captain Marvel = Shazam!

I assume he's only going to have one faction symbol, though.

That is the bummer for some of us. I want a Slicer as a con, not a SG bot, but will settle for one and toyhax it if I have to.

Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:07 pm

I'm betting if the engineering will allow it, the head will be removable.

Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:51 pm

The Guardian is an absolute must.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:19 pm

Quantum Surge wrote:Omega Supreme is Siege, not Earthrise. Still, I like that they're bringing back the mold in an uncommon deco.

And this would likely be Omega Sentinel or not exactly :???:

News Credits: 462 · Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:21 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:
Quantum Surge wrote:Omega Supreme is Siege, not Earthrise. Still, I like that they're bringing back the mold in an uncommon deco.

And this would likely be Omega Sentinel or not exactly

The article originally called Omega Supreme an Earthrise toy instead of Siege.

Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:42 pm

Shattered Glass Wheeljack only masqueraded as Slicer in Generation 2: Redux they were separate characters and shared pages in the comic

News Credits: 462 · Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:53 pm

Coptur wrote:Shattered Glass Wheeljack only masqueraded as Slicer in Generation 2: Redux they were separate characters and shared pages in the comic

I take it you haven't read Issue #4 yet.

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:41 pm

I am not sure about an Omega Sentinel, I don't have a connection to them, but it would give me a titan to keep in rocket base mode with the racetrack, that would be awesome.

I hope Buzzsaw is real, I have every toy of that character, I kinda like him for strange reasons.

I also hope that Diaclone Ironhide is real, would allow me to move my Deeseeus army drone to the SG shelf. Shame it was another that had racial slurs across it so we have to make due with the badly edited version to remove those.

News Credits: 65 · Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:51 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I also hope that Diaclone Ironhide is real, would allow me to move my Deeseeus army drone to the SG shelf. Shame it was another that had racial slurs across it so we have to make due with the badly edited version to remove those.

Wait, what!?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:55 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I also hope that Diaclone Ironhide is real, would allow me to move my Deeseeus army drone to the SG shelf. Shame it was another that had racial slurs across it so we have to make due with the badly edited version to remove those.

Wait, what!?

Yeah, what!?

News Credits: 51 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:05 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I also hope that Diaclone Ironhide is real, would allow me to move my Deeseeus army drone to the SG shelf. Shame it was another that had racial slurs across it so we have to make due with the badly edited version to remove those.

Wait, what!?
Yeah, what!?

The same thing happened with a leak of Road Ranger and Puffer a ways back, albeit from a different source that actually owned up to it as if it was something to be proud of and acted like the people editing the words out were the wrong ones.

EDIT: This image, to be specific (I couldn't find it again on here quickly): https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/09/11/pos ... fer-440876

News Credits: 462 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:29 am

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I also hope that Diaclone Ironhide is real, would allow me to move my Deeseeus army drone to the SG shelf. Shame it was another that had racial slurs across it so we have to make due with the badly edited version to remove those.

Wait, what!?
Yeah, what!?
The same thing happened with a leak of Road Ranger and Puffer a ways back, albeit from a different source that actually owned up to it as if it was something to be proud of and acted like the people editing the words out were the wrong ones.

EDIT: This image, to be specific (I couldn't find it again on here quickly): https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/09/11/pos ... fer-440876

Oh, that. D-Max made it sound like his Deseeus Army Drone had a slur printed on it like the early version of POTP Jazz.

News Credits: 22 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:33 am

No version of PoTP Jazz had a slur printed on it.

News Credits: 462 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:36 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:No version of PoTP Jazz had a slur printed on it.

You know what I mean. [-(

Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:42 am

It's as good as, considering.

You know what's funny? The Titan-class Guardian Robot/Omega Sentinel will be cheaper to get hold of than the eHobby version.

..Also, imagine people army-building with it.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:30 am

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:It's as good as, considering.

You know what's funny? The Titan-class Guardian Robot/Omega Sentinel will be cheaper to get hold of than the eHobby version.

..Also, imagine people army-building with it.

I wouldn't take that image as any kind of certainty. That image was a fan made digibash mockup.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:40 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:No version of PoTP Jazz had a slur printed on it.

There is one with MAGA on it. Which reffers to the Make America Great Again campaign slogan. That slogan was said to represent the principles on which america was based on, with the founding fathers and the like. However, that was also a time where black people were not thought of as being equal to whites (nor even human beings). Hence MAGA has made several black people uneasy as its connotation and link to the past does not convey a sense of inclusivity but rather white superiority. At the very least, it is definitely a loaded phrase that not everyone is comfortable with, hence Hasbro's swift response against it and reprimand of the designer involved.