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While Transformers Power of the Primes Rodimus Unicronus was the first wave 2 toy found at US retail (once again, the US being the first country for a sighting), no one made a video review. Until now that is, since Peaugh has now uploaded a review to Youtube. This toy has been showing up at Walmarts across the US.

For those unaware, Rodimus Unicronus may look like a Shattered Glass Rodimus, but is in fact a corrupt version of Rodimus, imbued with Unicron's influence through a dark Matrix of sorts - the Matrix of Chaos!

The video below goes takes us through this mustachioed evolved Leader class version, plus Nemesis Hot Rod, the smaller Deluxe robot/car, plus a comparison with the wave 1 Leader class Rodimus Prime, so check it out!

Rated X wrote:

Caelus wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

Alternatively, you could have told her he was $9.98, and just stuck one of the Battletrap figures under your shirt. Would have been the same difference, right?

Dude dont hate. I wish I had got that lucky and had a lady ask me the price. The guy basically paid what walmart paid for it. He deserves an award not online hazing for ousmarting the system. I had them scan a shrapnel, but im a grown ass man so I dont want no problems. But if dude got em for 5 bucks, he is the f**kin man in my book !

As a person who loves KOs, even I think it's a bit cheeky to give the wrong price to the shop staff. If it was a mistake on the customer's part, then fair enough. If the customer gave a false price, then that is akin to theft, or at least is immoral, surely?

primalxconvoy wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Caelus wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

Alternatively, you could have told her he was $9.98, and just stuck one of the Battletrap figures under your shirt. Would have been the same difference, right?

Dude dont hate. I wish I had got that lucky and had a lady ask me the price. The guy basically paid what walmart paid for it. He deserves an award not online hazing for ousmarting the system. I had them scan a shrapnel, but im a grown ass man so I dont want no problems. But if dude got em for 5 bucks, he is the f**kin man in my book !

As a person who loves KOs, even I think it's a bit cheeky to give the wrong price to the shop staff. If it was a mistake on the customer's part, then fair enough. If the customer gave a false price, then that is akin to theft, or at least is immoral, surely?

Oh the outrage!

That BB looks good. I wish they would remold the heads on this, the black AOE version and some other muscle car bots as I've of the micromaster patrols. Heck, I'd love to see the "drone" and b-list film hey figures repainted in unified colours (G1 generic seekers, all in black, micromaster patrols, etc) and sold in 3-packs.

primalxconvoy wrote:That BB looks good. I wish they would remold the heads on this, the black AOE version and some other muscle car bots as I've of the micromaster patrols. Heck, I'd love to see the "drone" and b-list film hey figures repainted in unified colours (G1 generic seekers, all in black, micromaster patrols, etc) and sold in 3-packs.

Try here transformers-studio-series-discussion-new-2018-movie-line--t110126s0.php

william-james88 wrote:While Transformers Power of the Primes Rodimus Unicronus was the first wave 2 toy found at US retail (once again, the US being the first country for a sighting), no one made a video review. Until now that is, since Peaugh has now uploaded a review to Youtube. This toy has been showing up at Walmarts across the US.

For those unaware, Rodimus Unicronus may look like a Shattered Glass Rodimus, but is in fact a corrupt version of Rodimus, imbued with Unicron's influence through a dark Matrix of sorts - the Matrix of Chaos!

The video below goes takes us through this mustachioed evolved Leader class version, plus Nemesis Hot Rod, the smaller Deluxe robot/car, plus a comparison with the wave 1 Leader class Rodimus Prime, so check it out!

I watched a review of Rodimus Unicronus a day ago, made by user SoundJack426. His was up before this one.

primalxconvoy wrote: If the customer gave a false price, then that is akin to theft, or at least is immoral, surely?

I am fairly certain it is considered fraud. Customers in the past have been in trouble for switching price tags. I would assume there is some leeway if the clerk asks you the price considering that if they don't know why would the customer know? Either way I really don't think purposefully misrepresenting a price is a good idea. Sure, walmart is kind of a scumbag corporation but I wouldn't want anyone to get into trouble over a figure.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Neat news about Blastoff having a clear Megatronus. But I hate individual -master guys since they don't really have a place to go. Rodimus Prime will go with LG-63 G2 Megatron's dragon dude, Thunderwing is with Nitro Zeus, and Scorponok with Tidal wave, but finding more guys to pair these guys with kinda sucks.

I kinda want to buy more Nitros for guys like Scorponok.

Rysquad wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Neat news about Blastoff having a clear Megatronus. But I hate individual -master guys since they don't really have a place to go. Rodimus Prime will go with LG-63 G2 Megatron's dragon dude, Thunderwing is with Nitro Zeus, and Scorponok with Tidal wave, but finding more guys to pair these guys with kinda sucks.

I kinda want to buy more Nitros for guys like Scorponok.

I almost did that today. I found one on clearance at Walmart for $21, but that was still just a little bit more than I wanted to spend. That may also mark the very first time I passed up on buying one that I found in-store, but I do already have one, and I also just dropped almost $50 w/ tax on Rodimus Unicronus today as well. But hey, I resisted buying a transformer, baby steps.

WreckerJack wrote:Kinda nice we are getting a new Ratchet. We never did see the CW Ratchet outside of a very limited run. Very curious to see what the figure will look like.

Are you talking about the Studio Series Ratchet or did i miss something (I'm really hoping for a Potp Ratchet)

Hotconvoy wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:Kinda nice we are getting a new Ratchet. We never did see the CW Ratchet outside of a very limited run. Very curious to see what the figure will look like.

Are you talking about the Studio Series Ratchet or did i miss something (I'm really hoping for a Potp Ratchet)

I thought I got the wrong thread for a moment so I kinda got confused myself. Too many tabs open over here. Must focus!

The article here mentions it as one of the figures said to be a part of this line: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ses/40658/

Rysquad wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Neat news about Blastoff having a clear Megatronus. But I hate individual -master guys since they don't really have a place to go. Rodimus Prime will go with LG-63 G2 Megatron's dragon dude, Thunderwing is with Nitro Zeus, and Scorponok with Tidal wave, but finding more guys to pair these guys with kinda sucks.

I kinda want to buy more Nitros for guys like Scorponok.

I kinda want to find a friggin' Nitro in a store so I can buy it the first time!

Caelus wrote:

bodrock wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:
Do you have a bunch of fembots in your collection?

Getting there. It's mostly a want list but I can get overly excited if I want to.

I don't have that many fembots but more are always welcome!

Not counting Minicons:

BW Airazor
BW Transmetal Airazor
BW Blackarachnia
BW Transmetal Blackarachnia
BM Blackarachnia
Energon Arcee
Cybertron Override
Universe(?) Fracture
Animated Blackarachnia
Animated Arcee
Prime Arcee
Prime Airachnid
R.I.D.2 Strongarm
T-30 Arcee
T-30 Chromia
T-30 Windblade
CW Torchbearers
TR Windblade
TR Nautica
PotP Slash

Plus 3rd party versions of Glyph, Arcee, Elita-1, and Solus Prime.

I had movie Fembots too, but I've sold at least half of my movie figures now.

Eventually I want to get Cybertron Thunderblast, some version of Strika (I wish they'd retooled CW Onslaught), and of course PotP Moonracer and Novastar. Still on the fence about PotP Elita-1. Edit: Want a Slipstream too.

Now THAT is a list!

primalxconvoy wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Caelus wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:I picked up Tailgate last night from Walmart. They had the Battletrap figures but I passed on them. Didn't ring up in the system so I told her it was $4.99 and she rang it up that way.

Alternatively, you could have told her he was $9.98, and just stuck one of the Battletrap figures under your shirt. Would have been the same difference, right?

Dude dont hate. I wish I had got that lucky and had a lady ask me the price. The guy basically paid what walmart paid for it. He deserves an award not online hazing for ousmarting the system. I had them scan a shrapnel, but im a grown ass man so I dont want no problems. But if dude got em for 5 bucks, he is the f**kin man in my book !

As a person who loves KOs, even I think it's a bit cheeky to give the wrong price to the shop staff. If it was a mistake on the customer's part, then fair enough. If the customer gave a false price, then that is akin to theft, or at least is immoral, surely?

Well they probably bought the figure for 2 or 3 bucks in bulk quantity and still made a profit at $4.99 so f**k em. If they wanna make $$$ they need to get their s**t together and not make stupid errors on the scanner codes. Besides walmart is a fortune 500 company. Think about the hundreds of millions they will make in stock buy backs after those Trump corporate tax cuts. So let it trickle down to the little guy one way or another. $4.99 legends, f**k it lol. Remember Im the guy who took a shrapnel to the counter to scan and paid full price. But I live in miami where the store workers know better. If somewhere in middle america store workers are really gullable and let you name youre price, thats on them. Buddy named his price. He didnt shove it under his shirt. He bought it fair and square.there was actually a time when a legends figure was 5 bucks. Everybody complains about the rising prices and the increased hollowness to save anyways.

Rated X wrote:He bought it fair and square.

So, intentionally misrepresenting a price is "fair and square" to you huh? That actually explains a lot more about you than anything else.

WreckerJack wrote:

Hotconvoy wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:Kinda nice we are getting a new Ratchet. We never did see the CW Ratchet outside of a very limited run. Very curious to see what the figure will look like.

Are you talking about the Studio Series Ratchet or did i miss something (I'm really hoping for a Potp Ratchet)

I thought I got the wrong thread for a moment so I kinda got confused myself. Too many tabs open over here. Must focus!

The article here mentions it as one of the figures said to be a part of this line: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ses/40658/

Got my hopes up but thats cool too

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Rated X wrote:He bought it fair and square.

So, intentionally misrepresenting a price is "fair and square" to you huh? That actually explains a lot more about you than anything else.

You cant argue with a reciept. Whether he was smart or the cashier was stupid is irrelevant. The bottom line is he paid for it.

People on here whine and b**ch about rising prices, hollowed out plastic, crappy decals, and poor distribution. But the one time the little man one-upped the corporate giant everyone cries foul...

After I open some of these poor QC figures, I feel like Hasbro owes me money...

After the coverage of in-hand images for the latest voyagers in the Transformers Power of the Primes toyline, namely Hun-Gurrr and Elita-1, as you can see respectively here and here, we have another collection of images for the Carcerian/Autobot commander who will kill you with her forearms, and a silent video review, both courtesy of Atto Kempler on [url]Facebook[/url] and YouTube. The images, partially mirrored below, also show comparisons with other figures from the line, such as Optimus Prime, Grimlock and Starscream.



In addition, YouTube user Shaxitron has uploaded a video review of the Terrorcon double-headed torso Hun-Gurrr, after picking up the voyager at a Walmart store, and shows off robot, creature, and combiner torso mode on camera. Check it all out, and head to the Energon Pub to discuss!

WreckerJack wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote: If the customer gave a false price, then that is akin to theft, or at least is immoral, surely?

I am fairly certain it is considered fraud. Customers in the past have been in trouble for switching price tags. I would assume there is some leeway if the clerk asks you the price considering that if they don't know why would the customer know? Either way I really don't think purposefully misrepresenting a price is a good idea. Sure, walmart is kind of a scumbag corporation but I wouldn't want anyone to get into trouble over a figure.

I'll tell you whats truly fraud... some of you grown ass men, waiting early in the morning to take 5+ of the toys off of the shelves and reselling them online for double of what they are worth, so stop trying to badger folks because they were able to get it cheaper. I'm very irritated with people acting as if they are perfect to the core when you are probably one of the most vile persons to walk the earth but you just haven't been exposed yet. The clerk should have done their job and looked it up. He didn't steal anything, he has a receipt to prove it

I'm liking elita 1 more every time I see her, especially the gundamesq shoes of hers.

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:

I'll tell you whats truly fraud... some of you grown ass men, waiting early in the morning to take 5+ of the toys off of the shelves and reselling them online for double of what they are worth, so stop trying to badger folks because they were able to get it cheaper. I'm very irritated with people acting as if they are perfect to the core when you are probably one of the most vile persons to walk the earth but you just haven't been exposed yet. The clerk should have done their job and looked it up. He didn't steal anything, he has a receipt to prove it

It's theft no justification for it the guy lied to get a plastic toy for cheaper.

If he got caught he would of gotten into a lot of trouble want to know why?

Because it's wrong he committed a crime and that's that.

Sorry my friend, I've worked in the industry for 20+ years. I PERSONALLY have had to fire or write up an employee because they half-assed their job, the customer either had to give back the item or pay the right price and these items I'm talking about (as of recent) 4K Tv's and computers. Even customers using and knowing they have the wrong price match, if my employees dont do the correct check, it is on them. There are many definitions of theft, but that one is not it. It is the error of the employee for taking his word. Unlike most of the people posting, I'm not just spewing... These are facts and I'll go to my room, because i have someone TO play with me.shes quite the looker too

G1OPT1MU5PR1M3 wrote:Sorry my friend, I've worked in the industry for 20+ years. I PERSONALLY have had to fire or write up an employee because they half-assed their job, the customer either had to give back the item or pay the right price and these items I'm talking about (as of recent) 4K Tv's and computers. Even customers using and knowing they have the wrong price match, if my employees dont do the correct check, it is on them. There are many definitions of theft, but that one is not it. It is the error of the employee for taking his word. Unlike most of the people posting, I'm not just spewing... These are facts and I'll go to my room, because i have someone TO play with me.shes quite the looker too

It's also the fault of the other guy for sure for not checking doesn't make it right to do it though.

And what the hell does that last bit have to do with anything like who cares?

Your right wing ignorance reeks, you don't care about the facts and how retail law is, so i will take it that you are either jealous of that guy or you are a millineal that does some form of drugs everyday, keeping you from understanding. Either way you're f#@ked... as for me, gotta get ready for work. I'll give you the last word, I know little girls always want it. But ive muted your convo so others can entertain you now

He didn't 'name his price' - he wasn't asked how much he would like to pay for the item, or how much he thought it should be worth - he was asked what price it is and he lied.

If you're going to say he deserves applause and hate on the employee for trying to provide good customer service, then you should likewise consider the shopping carts or the home & garden stuff outside to be free for anyone willing to take them - after all, if someone doesn't stop you from taking their things, that's obviously their fault, right? Anything you can get away with is fair game.

And if you think lying to someone is just being clever and 'outsmarting the system' - for the love of God, don't get married.