The Energon Pub

william-james88 wrote:Did we get a listing for Blitzwing, which line is he going to be in?

We don't have a listing, but one of the TFW leakers saw pictures of him. Can't remember what line he was in.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Munkky wrote:Minerva if it is indeed happening

She is happening, but apparently Nightbeat isn't (or at least he's not mainline). The current theory (based on hints from a leaker) is that Elita 1 is a pretool of Minerva and isn't a Headmaster, though whether Minerva is one is unknown.

Is Minerva mainline?
Or would Elita be the mainline release if that mold while the two others are exclusives?

Elita is mainline, Minerva is some kind of exclusive, thought to be Walgreens since one of the leakers said so before they retired from leaking. No clue on Nightbeat.

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Did we get a listing for Blitzwing, which line is he going to be in?

We don't have a listing, but one of the TFW leakers saw pictures of him. Can't remember what line he was in.

I believe JT put Blitzwing in Legacy when doing an update compilation (he also "accidently" revealed that the titan was Cybertron Metroplex via this list). But that may have been speculation on his part.

Autobot N wrote:

Munkky wrote:Minerva if it is indeed happening

She is happening, but apparently Nightbeat isn't (or at least he's not mainline). The current theory (based on hints from a leaker) is that Elita 1 is a pretool of Minerva and isn't a Headmaster, though whether Minerva is one is unknown.

I can't imagine that Minerva wouldn't be a Headmaster. I anticipate she'll be a more traditional bot in the new Wreckers series, but being a Headmaster is central to her original fictional incarnation. Of course, that's less important for the other juniors like Nightbeat, but it would be really disappointing to lose that feature.

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Did we get a listing for Blitzwing, which line is he going to be in?

We don't have a listing, but one of the TFW leakers saw pictures of him. Can't remember what line he was in.

william-james88 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Munkky wrote:Minerva if it is indeed happening

She is happening, but apparently Nightbeat isn't (or at least he's not mainline). The current theory (based on hints from a leaker) is that Elita 1 is a pretool of Minerva and isn't a Headmaster, though whether Minerva is one is unknown.

Is Minerva mainline?
Or would Elita be the mainline release if that mold while the two others are exclusives?

Elita is mainline, Minerva is some kind of exclusive, thought to be Walgreens since one of the leakers said so before they retired from leaking. No clue on Nightbeat.

Thanks, hopefully he got a good pension plan.

Good stuff. I really wanted this figure back when it came out but was nigh-impossible to find in the UK, and prices only increased on the secondary market later.

I was pretty excited about the prospects of this line based on the initial rumors/leaks/listings, but all the info that leakers have dropped over the last few days has pretty much torpedoed my expectations for the Armada and Prime figures. That, coupled with Nightbeat potentially not happening/being an exclusive, has really reduced the figures I'll probably be interested in to Crankcase, BW Inferno and Tarantulas, plus maybe Lazer Prime, Minerva and Metroplex. All depending on how the figures turn out of course.

Now this is a pleasant surprise. Let's hope they can get his transformation right this time.

So far, my only major wants left are the Stunticons (until those get revealed to somehow be awful), and the remaining BW figures. Hopefully the Headmaster Juniors happen, especially since the new Wreckers Minerva's design is rumored to be based on the new toy

Gonna be a pretty bad guy heavy year for me so far. Currently, I'm planning to get:

:
Laser Prime
Minerva

/ :
Megatron
Jhiaxus
Crankcase
Tarantulus
Core Rumble if he's blue
Maybe Drag Strip
Maybe Core Shockwave
Maybe Core Skywarp
Maybe Armada Starscream

Also whatever the Energon Monsters are; I'll have to see them first, but I'll probably end up buying them if they're anything like the Equipulator guys from WFC

Autobot N wrote:Core Rumble if he's blue

If SS86 Rumble isn't blue, we riot. The FIRRIB wars were decades ago but that doesn't mean they're forgotten.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Autobot N wrote:Core Rumble if he's blue

If SS86 Rumble isn't blue, we riot. The FIRRIB wars were decades ago but that doesn't mean they're forgotten.

Remember this is SS86, if he was blue in the movie he'll be blue in toy form.

Next year, if the mold turns out awesome, and they re-release it in legacy in blue as G1 Frenzy instead of red (with insert preferred name here), then we all riot.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Autobot N wrote:Core Rumble if he's blue

If SS86 Rumble isn't blue, we riot. The FIRRIB wars were decades ago but that doesn't mean they're forgotten.

Remember this is SS86, if he was blue in the movie he'll be blue in toy form.

Next year, if the mold turns out awesome, and they re-release it in legacy in blue as G1 Frenzy instead of red (with insert preferred name here), then we all riot.

Technically both were red for a split second

Ignore hahaha, hate using mobile

cloudballoon wrote:I'm so looking forward to the reveal.

TFP Knock Out is THE figure I want to replace with a much better one in the future. It is not as bad as Black Arachnia, but I transfered her head to a repainted Beast Hunter Starscream which made her awesome.

The other TFP figure I'd like replacing is Smokescreen. Otherwise, I love each of the TFP figures I own. Hasbro was at their peak of engineering, offering mostly good sized toys at a great price & quality. Those days are long gone...

Yes - the TF Prime Knockout figure was a hollow, slipshod mess. But most of the figures they did at that time were.

DeathReviews wrote:

cloudballoon wrote:I'm so looking forward to the reveal.

TFP Knock Out is THE figure I want to replace with a much better one in the future. It is not as bad as Black Arachnia, but I transfered her head to a repainted Beast Hunter Starscream which made her awesome.

The other TFP figure I'd like replacing is Smokescreen. Otherwise, I love each of the TFP figures I own. Hasbro was at their peak of engineering, offering mostly good sized toys at a great price & quality. Those days are long gone...

Yes - the TF Prime Knockout figure was a hollow, slipshod mess. But most of the figures they did at that time were.

Knockout was gappy more than he was hollow. The Car mode was insanely packed, there was pretty much no space left under there. but it was tiny... minuscule even. I think smaller than the current SS Bee.

The robot mode, extended the card mode out, causing the main torso to be nothing but a spine with a hood and side panels in front of it.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

MaximalNui wrote:But then, what would the Driller transform into?

That's a good question! I'm really not sure, maybe it folds out into some kind of base mode?

That's kind of the issue, though: most Studio Series toys are of characters that transformed onscreen; if they don't they usually have concept art or previous toys they can draw inspiration from for the unseen mode, or are retools of another similar-looking character and keep the original's transformation (about the only exceptions I can remember are Cog, who wouldn't fit the scale, and Thundercracker, who never even showed up). But the Driller doesn't fit any of those, so how could it transform?

So Pulse Con was finally announced for October 22-23. I can't wait to see all of next years SS86 reveals while they ignore the rest of the franchise.

Does that mean we have to wait to buy Ravage until then? :/ at least Zartan now says coming soon rather than just existing on their site with no way to buy him.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So Pulse Con was finally announced for October 22-23. I can't wait to see all of next years SS86 reveals while they ignore the rest of the franchise.

What franchise?

First-Aid wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So Pulse Con was finally announced for October 22-23. I can't wait to see all of next years SS86 reveals while they ignore the rest of the franchise.

What franchise?

Probably should have went with brand instead.

blackeyedprime wrote:Does that mean we have to wait to buy Ravage until then? :/ at least Zartan now says coming soon rather than just existing on their site with no way to buy him.

Press releases for the exclusives said available November 1. Not sure if that'll change or not, may have been a placeholder until they settled on a date, but it's not unusual for Hasbro to release exclusives online a week or two after an event.

Part I thought was strange about their announcement page: "US, CAN & UK Fans Only"

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Does that mean we have to wait to buy Ravage until then? :/ at least Zartan now says coming soon rather than just existing on their site with no way to buy him.

Press releases for the exclusives said available November 1. Not sure if that'll change or not, may have been a placeholder until they settled on a date, but it's not unusual for Hasbro to release exclusives online a week or two after an event.

Part I thought was strange about their announcement page: "US, CAN & UK Fans Only"

Emerje

It'd be a very crappy move to region lock the stream...

Rtron wrote:

Emerje wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Does that mean we have to wait to buy Ravage until then? :/ at least Zartan now says coming soon rather than just existing on their site with no way to buy him.

Press releases for the exclusives said available November 1. Not sure if that'll change or not, may have been a placeholder until they settled on a date, but it's not unusual for Hasbro to release exclusives online a week or two after an event.

Part I thought was strange about their announcement page: "US, CAN & UK Fans Only"

Emerje

It'd be a very crappy move to region lock the stream...

I don't think the stream will be region locked. The areas mentioned are pulse's distribution area. I think it's legal ass covering, so that when they say "available now for preorder through pulse!*" someone from outside that area has no foot to stand on for false advertising claims.

I'd appreciate any input/advice on this:

I have the ER skywarp and thundercracker pack in my stack on tfsource. And I plan to get either ER starscream or ss86 version, so I can have my 3 Seekers and a more complete roster of G1 characters

But with the Legacy line and rumors of an armada starscream coming, id imagine armada Thundercracker and skywarp are on the way as well (and perhaps even cybertron versions of the Seekers in the future). So I'm wondering if I should wait and get those or see how they look

Removing the 2-pack from my stack wouldn't take away free shipping, it'd let my wallet breathe a little more for upcoming Kingdom figures, and I care about completing the roster with my favorite versions of characters rather than complete accuracy. For example, I have HFTD Sea Spray and Fansproject not Bombshell. And I plan on getting TF Prime Ratchet and Wheeljack as my versions of those characters.

Any thoughts? Favorite versions of the Seekers?

Razorbeast88 wrote:But with the Legacy line and rumors of an armada starscream coming, id imagine armada Thundercracker and skywarp are on the way as well (and perhaps even cybertron versions of the Seekers in the future). So I'm wondering if I should wait and get those or see how they look

Skywarp was a toy-only character in the UT shows though, so I'm personally not expecting him to necessarily show up as soon as we may all like since they haven't done any toy-only character updates for anything other than G1 yet. Thundercracker I have higher hopes for since he was technically in the show as Starscream's Powerlinx upgrade, but you may have to just wait and see longer to see if they even get made anytime soon.