The Energon Pub

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:55 pm

Prime Terrorcon limbs? Guess we know what it won't actually look like in the movie!

I'm gonna go with it being like D-Void where the middle dude combines with random generics to become the bigger dude. Kinda looks like D-Void anyway.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:17 pm

Dr Lockdown wrote:Well Universe then, the first version. Don't know which one. They're all Generations to me.

*GASP* My heart...

Universe 2003 was not a Generations-style line in the least. It was nothing more than a redeco line, made to meet demand after the success of Armada the year prior. It did have some G1 characters returning, but still as mere redecos. Grimlock and Swoop were to be the first original molds for the line (and were not designed by TakaraTomy, hence them looking a bit "off"), but they were moved to Energon to keep the combination gimmick in a single line.

So, how's the Rippersnapper mold holding out?

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:20 pm

ScottyP wrote:Prime Terrorcon limbs? Guess we know what it won't actually look like in the movie!

I'm gonna go with it being like D-Void where the middle dude combines with random generics to become the bigger dude. Kinda looks like D-Void anyway.

The designs are getting more and more human/G1 Crosshairs/Drift/Hound and Barricade would like to say hello.

Actually these designs do look a lot like movie designs probably helps that Prime's aesthetics were partially inspired by the movies.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:42 pm

ScottyP wrote:I'm gonna go with it being like D-Void where the middle dude combines with random generics to become the bigger dude.

Now that you mention it, King Poseidon was like that too. 8-)

ScottyP wrote:Kinda looks like D-Void anyway.

Heh, I was thinking more of a hardened magma golem. Or Satan.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:54 pm

Dr Lockdown wrote:OBJECTION!

Actually they were originally intended for the Classics line

It was originally intended for the original Universe line.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dr Lockdown** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:25 am

william-james88 wrote:
Dr Lockdown wrote:OBJECTION!

Actually they were originally intended for the Classics line

It was originally intended for the original Universe line.

OBJECTION!

This mistake has already been corrected in a previous comment! This case has been closed for quite some time!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:56 am

william-james88 wrote:Its grimlock, you can tell with the autobot logo and how its not the same deco, but that just means they are usig that mold twice this time in this line.

They used that mold twice in AOE as well, both times as Grimlock. One was a Walmart exclusive and the other was sold at discount stores (Family Dollar, Big Lots, et al).

So at least this time they're two different characters.

I'm definitely going to buy the new set, though I'm not crazy about the new guy not having a proper alt mode. Does that make him a "Torso Master" or something?

Emerje

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:00 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So, how's the Rippersnapper mold holding out?

Ever since the G1 Abominus I was kind of miffed that Rippersnapper never had an opening mouth. He was one of the coolest of the lot, and an articulated jaw would have made him even more awesome. The TF Prime remake was a bitter disappointment.

Here's hoping they get it together for the rumored Abominus combiners coming for War of the Primes....

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:16 am

Emerje wrote:I'm definitely going to buy the new set, though I'm not crazy about the new guy not having a proper alt mode. Does that make him a "Torso Master" or something?

Emerje

Will you buy it at the probable $35 price?

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:51 am

Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:I'm gonna go with it being like D-Void where the middle dude combines with random generics to become the bigger dude.
Now that you mention it, King Poseidon was like that too.

That would be a nice mechanic for these movies. The background grunts aren't even sort of threatening, even in numbers, but if they can be a combiner piece out of nowhere that raises the stakes!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:02 am

ScottyP wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:I'm gonna go with it being like D-Void where the middle dude combines with random generics to become the bigger dude.
Now that you mention it, King Poseidon was like that too.

That would be a nice mechanic for these movies. The background grunts aren't even sort of threatening, even in numbers, but if they can be a combiner piece out of nowhere that raises the stakes!

Ooooh, so Devastator!

by **breacher** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:40 pm

I hope the new mold actually has an alt-mode other than just the torso, because one isn't shown here. Would be a shame to get a new mold that is, in my opinion, inferior to it's predecessor.

Also, the left arm guy's arm mode is just lazy, wish they would have improved that with the new line. All this aside, he looks pretty cool, just hope that the new mold actually has it's own individual alt-mode. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:03 pm

It looks like a cool figure and probably one I will get, but I can't get excited over this. I collected ALL the BH Abominus molds and characters, even painted a few of my own, but while this all-grey all the time deco makes for a nice standalone, I want to put it with the BH molds and I can't because of the color palettes being so radically different.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:11 pm

breacher wrote:I hope the new mold actually has an alt-mode other than just the torso, because one isn't shown here. Would be a shame to get a new mold that is, in my opinion, inferior to it's predecessor.

Also, the left arm guy's arm mode is just lazy, wish they would have improved that with the new line. All this aside, he looks pretty cool, just hope that the new mold actually has it's own individual alt-mode.

He could have one that's just simply not being shown on the package just like with Laser Prime and Quickswitch on the Titans return boxset not showing additional forms.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:21 pm

Thoughts?

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:25 pm

Also:

News Credits: 79 · by **Sigma Magnus** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:26 pm

Nitro: Looks neat.

Megatron: ...okay, but why though?

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:30 pm

This would theoretically confirm that there is more than 3 waves of Voyagers and Deluxes, as there is only one Deluxe slot and no Voyager slots left.

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:31 pm

I'm starting to wonder if has-tak have lost the Hungrr mould now - as when you look at those limbs - most of them have had repeated repaints and yet they are rather ungenerous about repainting the left arm and Torso.

I wonder if it's Crossed Hasbro's mind that they already have 2 of these as Deluxes in existence ? - not that I want to be charged a premium for them - but they'd repaint OK as some sort of boxed set content perhaps even if they never made the rest of them officially - but the KO's are pretty decent and it as I've said previously be a fun little project to repaint the KO's to look like this.

I've always liked the Terrorcons - heck I have the DLX Overscale versions sitting with the TR beast-bots right now.

If they want to flesh out the line with some Dragons they could use the Japanese versions of the moulds as dinobot grey dragon like repaints to do too I guess. I not mind the Prime Predacons (dragons) decorated like the Movie Dinobots in the slightest especially with the newer heads.

http://www.tfu.info/series/jgo.html

See what I mean :

http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Gaidora/gaidora.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Judora/judora.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Bakudora/bakudora.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Budora/budora.htm

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:41 pm

So, looking at the leaked list:

Deluxe Wave 1:
Barricade
Bumblebee 1
Slash
Berserker

Deluxe Wave 2:
Drift
Sqweeks
Slug
Steelbane

Wave 3:
Bumblebee 2
Crosshairs
Strafe

Voyager Wave 1:
Optimus Prime
Grimlock

Voyager Wave 2:
Hound
Megatron

Wave 3:
Scorn
Bumblebee 3

Megatron is a Deluxe and Nitro could fit into either class; regardless, both of them can't fit into the leaked list at the same time, so I think it's safe to say at least 4 waves confirmed

News Credits: 419 · by **Bronzewolf** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:09 pm

After a sneak peek at the new Infernocus combiner, we have more Transformers 5 toy leaks to share! This time we've got a Deluxe Class Megatron, (which is a redeco of the 2013 Thrilling 30 Deluxe) and a new Decepticon we hadn't heard of before, Nitro! Take a look at the photos below!

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:14 pm

Me thinks Nitro is Megatron's cosell, so he's a Deluxe as well.

And Hasbro has reached a new low, unless it's an exclusive of course.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dr Lockdown** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:14 pm

Bronzewolf wrote:After a sneak peek at the new Infernocus combiner, we have more Transformers 5 toy leaks to share! This time we've got a Deluxe Class Megatron, (which is a redeco of the 2013 Thrilling 30 Deluxe) and a new Decepticon we hadn't heard of before, Nitro! Take a look at the photos below!

WHAAAAAAAAT!? A REDECO OF IDW MEGATRON?!

I never got the original, so sign me up!