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I wonder if Octone and Octane are related.

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Kurona wrote:There's also Megatron who has one sick scowl on both his Leader and Voyager toys.
Menasor's pretty angry, so is Blades; the Torchbearers all have some smile going on, and Offroad in particular stands out as suitably creepy. Not to mention some of the Titan Masters; Thunderwing's crazy, Rodimus is old and Nightbeat needs psychiatric help. There's some range of emotion if you look hard enough.

I don't own Megatron (yet) so I wouldn't know but anyways now we have stare, angry, a couple of smirks and whatever expression Nightbeat is supposed to have.

I despise that expression on Nightbeat a lot it really should of been Siren/Loundmouth since that would actually make sense for him to be "yelling" in fact I think that's what was supposed to happen looking at the the two of them but the colors were switched for toy accuracy despite the fact that no other Nightbeat has had the toy face like ever.

Further proof of a nightbeat deluxe incoming

I've been hoping, since the very first point when the Nightbeat and Loudmouth TMs came out, that we'd be later seeing full Deluxes of each with the faces switched. At this point, knowing how part trees seem to work in this line and with just one Deluxe wave left to go, I'm optimistic for a mass retail release for either of those guys - but at the very least, I'm still super-hoping for a Nightbeat (with the Loudmouth TM face or a similar one) in one of the box-sets! Please please please

WreckerJack wrote:I wonder if Octone and Octane are related.

Not in any way, shape, or form

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

Oh so this isnt even the first time they call him Octone? Thats cool.

Oh god yes.

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

Oh so this isnt even the first time they call him Octone? Thats cool.

First time for the US, but not for Japan

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Octone and his triple changing friends Blastwing... and... Startrain...

Anyway, I am looking forward to Blitzwing.

Octone isn't just Hasbro changing the A for an O in his name to avoid trademark ya know. His name in Japan is actually Octone so Hasbro is using his name in Japan instead to just calling him Tankor because they can't use Octane.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.

I was not aware Octone was his Japanese name however.

In any case, Octone sounds weird in english. Tankor would have been fine IMHO.

Still, I can say I got a good laugh out of the potential alternate names for other triple changers.

Overcracker wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.

I was not aware Octone was his Japanese name however.

In any case, Octone sounds weird in english. Tankor would have been fine IMHO.

Still, I can say I got a good laugh out of the potential alternate names for other triple changers.

Potential? Those were leaked names for the final voyagers of TR!

Overcracker wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Octone????

Uhm, yeah? "Octane" can't be trademarked, hence all the Tankors. At least this time the name's more fitting (and easier to hold since it's a nonsensical word) as it's the original Japanese name. It even has "Decepticon", analogous to the current "Destron Octone" the Henkei toy holds.

Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.

The "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes are only for additional protection, not for reacquiring trademarks that have become generic. Plus, I believe The Lego Company holds a trademark for their fictional fuel brand "Octan".

Overcracker wrote:
Yes I know Octane is a general fuel term and can't be trademarked. But why not something like "Decepticon Octane", much like "Autobot Jazz" or "Decepticon Brawl" where the name is a compound trademarkable phrase. Or just Tankor again.

Because that method only works sometimes in fact there are plenty of times where using Autobot or Decepticon is not enough for example.

Solar Storm Grappel not only needed two words in front of the name but Hasbro also had to change the spelling from GrappLE to GrappEL just to be able to sell him with that name.

Back to the cards, I find it pretty odd Slugslinger and not Misfire is shown, since Sluggie's in a different wave.

I'm curious if anyone actually plans on keeping the shoulder pylons up on Octone? I keep them down on Voyager Prime since I consider him more of a Star Convoy homage thanks to the deco. If you spin them so that the gray part faces out to the side when folded down there's enough clearance to not hinder articulation and looks perfectly fine on the back of the arm. I'll be doing this with Octone for sure, he just doesn't look right with those shoulders and it'll definitely improve his likeness (anything is better than those Classics shoulders...).

Emerje

Emerje wrote:I'm curious if anyone actually plans on keeping the shoulder pylons up on Octone? I keep them down on Voyager Prime since I consider him more of a Star Convoy homage thanks to the deco. If you spin them so that the gray part faces out to the side when folded down there's enough clearance to not hinder articulation and looks perfectly fine on the back of the arm. I'll be doing this with Octone for sure, he just doesn't look right with those shoulders and it'll definitely improve his likeness (anything is better than those Classics shoulders...).

Emerje

Actually since a lot of my fondness for the character comes from Universe Tankor (one of the Transformers I hold the most distinct memories of getting, and what must have been my first Triple Changer) I'll probably be keeping the pylons up. If I had any other introduction or attachment to the character, I'm sure I'd feel differently though. Of course I don't doubt that they've been intentionally designed with the ability to "disappear", and I'll probably be trying out each configuration once I have him in-hand, but at this point that's the way I'm planning to go.

Have we seen any pictures so far of Octone with the shoulder pylons down, actually? I don't recall any but I may have forgotten.

I just remembered that a deluxe Nightbeat was rumored to be one of the later wave deluxe as in wave 6 or 7 (If were lucky) as well as Voyagers Apeface and Rippersnapper in a rumor list which more or less have had most of the products confirmed.

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ore/36329/

Could either mean that there might be a Deluxe Nightbeat either as a standard single retail release or in one of the other two possible box sets this one I would think Hasbro would use the Loudmouth head in Nightbeat colors or they could unfortunately mean the re-release of the Titanmaster with Flywheels in the 4th Titanmaster wave.

One way or another I'll be fine if it's the first yay a new Nightbeat if the other then I have my Custom Nightbeat which is just simply Hasbro TR Blurr with Nightbeat's head which I plan to find reprolabels for.

Edit: Oh Primus I just read the list again and since the Cosmos was just a re-release this probably means that Huffer and Shockwave are as well!

Jesus, the more I see of it the more awful it looks. Even the Headmaster looks like a man. Oh well, maybe MMC will make a Nautica that doesn't suck.

I notice Nonnef Productions has made some wrist swivelling hands for Mindwipe. I wasn't really aware that the lack of them was bothering people enough that there was a demand from them on him in particular.

Perhaps it is just because the toy has the space for them to work.

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Also Nautica does have lips on her head sculpt they are just unpainted.
At this point I think Hasbro is intent on making Blurr's gun in every colour of the rainbow ; The real joke is that the gun isn't even like his gun in shape anyway - so what were they basing it on I have to wonder.

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RAR wrote:I notice Nonnef Productions has made some wrist swivelling hands for Mindwipe. I wasn't really aware that the lack of them was bothering people enough that there was a demand from them on him in particular.

That... is rather odd. A lack of wrist swivels in general is a complaint I have with most modern Generations figures so I love to see someone's taking a stab at fixing that, but Mindwipe's certainly not the one I would have started with. please do Megatron next please do Megatron next please do Megatron next


My attachment to Octane comes from IDW's Tall Tankor, so if I ever get him I'll leave the shoulder thingies up. ... and probably try a bit of customing with kitbashing Optimus' chestplate onto him.

Minor complaint... With that huge Autobot symbol in its current location, when Nautica is in her vehicle mode, it will be upside down. It would've made more sense to have had an Autobot symbol on each wing as opposed to the windshield.

wolverinetodd wrote:Minor complaint... With that huge Autobot symbol in its current location, when Nautica is in her vehicle mode, it will be upside down. It would've made more sense to have had an Autobot symbol on each wing as opposed to the windshield.

It does look rather odd.

If I get Octone, I too will probably keep the pylons up. Like Qwan my introduction to Octane was the Universe toy so I'll probably end up calling him Tankor too. Granted that toy isn't necessarily good.

I've seen his G1 episodes but honestly I thought he had them in those too.

That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?

The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.

RAR wrote:That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?

The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.

It's to allow the Titan Masters to sit in it and use it as a sled.

RAR wrote:That skid they put on that mould - does it actually serve a useful function ?

The only viable function I can see is to allow Brainstorm's guns to be stored on his back. but it's shaped like a landing skid for some reason.

The skid on the top of the shield/hood of Blurr/Brainstorm/Nautica is used for the titan master integration.

It keeps the gun emplacement level when you peg it into a base or other larger figure via the side pegs.

Flip over thr the hood/shield, and there's a small seat for the Titanmaster, and the skid helps the seat not tip forward.