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Rotoraptor wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Someone got their Wals mixed up.
Very curious indeed.

Even more curious - I contacted Hasbro to ask about this and this is the reply I got:

Daniel,

I apologize for the information you've located on the internet; however, the Titans Return Brainstorm is not an exclusive to any specific retailer. The information in the link you provided is not correct.

Regards,
Veronica

#BRAINGATE

Dr Va'al wrote:#BRAINGATE is still roaring! Rotoraptor updates us on the situation at Hasbro, as they try covering up their misstep in revealing the existence of a terrifying conspiracy!

Rotoraptor wrote:Hi Daniel,

Thank you for your email.

I understand and appreciate your frustrations and will be happy to check into this further for you. Please keep in mind all information, including which retailers the product will be released to, and release dates is always subject to change. However, I've shared this email thread with our team and will notify you once I hear back.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Regards,

You will see that there is no name attached to the response - has Veronica been 'disappeared'? Will we ever find out who they really were? How far does this story go? And will Europe ever see Brainstorm in any form of retail? (No.) These are the questions we are trying to answer.

Do you suppose, that waiting hands on eyes,
Veronica has gone to hide?

#braingate #wakeupsheeple

The #BRAINGATE keeps going! Seibertronian nycPrime lets us know that they have dealt with the mysterious Arcana Veronica, and have received 'outstanding service'. So why remove such an entity in the wake of the ex-exclusive story breaking, Hasbro?

But wait, let us look at the message more closely...

nycPrime wrote:Interestingly enough, I recently did the online chat thing with Hasbro's customer service. And I received outstanding service. And the customer rep I dealt with was none other than Veronica. Same Veronica? We may never know.

Our intrepid reporters tried the same thing, and...



We were denied access. Maybe we do not exist. Or do we? We must go deeper, fellow Seibertronians.
We will stop at noth-- ooh shiny!

For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

Delta Magnus wrote:For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

That bad of a misplacement?

'This box is for New York, says here.' 'Ok, York it is.'

Dr Va'al wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

That bad of a misplacement?

'This box is for New York, says here.' 'Ok, York it is.'

I more meant from the whole "no exclusivity deals" angle, but that works too.

Delta Magnus wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

That bad of a misplacement?

'This box is for New York, says here.' 'Ok, York it is.'

I more meant from the whole "no exclusivity deals" angle, but that works too.

'Send it to the London store'
'...'

Europe

England

Greater London, an administrative region
Greater London Authority, an administrative body
Greater London Council, an administrative body from 1965 to 1986
London (European Parliament constituency)
Greater London Built-up Area, an urban area
City of London, a district of London
Central London
London Bridge
Diocese of London, an Anglican diocese
London postal district, a post town
County of London, a county from 1889 to 1965
London County Council, an administrative body from 1889 to 1965

France

London, Burgundy

Scotland

Bay of London, a bay on the island of Eday, Orkney

Americas

Canada

London, Ontario
London (electoral district), a federal electoral district from 1867 to 1968
London District, Upper Canada, a district from 1798 to 1849

Chile

London Island (Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego), an island east of Londonderry Island and south of Cockburn Channel

USA

London, Arkansas, a city
London, California, a census-designated place
London, Indiana, an unincorporated community
London, Kentucky, a city
London, Michigan, a township
London, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
London, Ohio, a city
London, Texas, an unincorporated community
London, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
London, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Oceania

London, Kiribati

Space

8837 London, an asteroid

Dr Va'al wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

That bad of a misplacement?

'This box is for New York, says here.' 'Ok, York it is.'

I more meant from the whole "no exclusivity deals" angle, but that works too.

'Send it to the London store'
'...'

Europe

England

Greater London, an administrative region
Greater London Authority, an administrative body
Greater London Council, an administrative body from 1965 to 1986
London (European Parliament constituency)
Greater London Built-up Area, an urban area
City of London, a district of London
Central London
London Bridge
Diocese of London, an Anglican diocese
London postal district, a post town
County of London, a county from 1889 to 1965
London County Council, an administrative body from 1889 to 1965

France

London, Burgundy

Scotland

Bay of London, a bay on the island of Eday, Orkney

Americas

Canada

London, Ontario
London (electoral district), a federal electoral district from 1867 to 1968
London District, Upper Canada, a district from 1798 to 1849

Chile

London Island (Cook Island, Tierra del Fuego), an island east of Londonderry Island and south of Cockburn Channel

USA

London, Arkansas, a city
London, California, a census-designated place
London, Indiana, an unincorporated community
London, Kentucky, a city
London, Michigan, a township
London, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
London, Ohio, a city
London, Texas, an unincorporated community
London, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
London, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Oceania

London, Kiribati

Space

8837 London, an asteroid

So, in conclusion, Outer Space will probably see brainstorm before Europe does.

As I said, cases get shipped to wrong stores all the time. This #braingate stuff is silly at best.

A dark turn on #BRAINGATE - Corporate spy Delicon starts a smear campaign against our noble crusade for the truth. Harsh words were used to describe our valiant efforts, such as 'silly', 'stuff', and, worst of all, 'at best'.

Delicon wrote:As I said, cases get shipped to wrong stores all the time. This #braingate stuff is silly at best.

We will not be deterred by this distraction. We will persist. We will beat this horse so dead that pots of glue will get fed up with us. #TheToyIsOutThere

And by out there, we mean...

Bronzewolf wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:
Space

8837 London, an asteroid

So, in conclusion, Outer Space will probably see brainstorm before Europe does.

Delicon wrote:As I said, cases get shipped to wrong stores all the time. This #braingate stuff is silly at best.

Is it, though? IS IT?!

*Bites tongue extremely hard*

Dr Va'al wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:For once I'm actually glad of Hasbro's incompetence if only because there's a chance we might actually get this figure in Britain.

Might.

That bad of a misplacement?

'This box is for New York, says here.' 'Ok, York it is.'

It's quite possible. When the Norfolk Southern Railroad bought half of Conrail (Actual trains, people. 12 feet tall, 90 feet long) they found a locomotive in a railyard. This engine,, they could tell had something wrong with it, and was supposed to go back to its owner to be fixed. But they couldn't find the documentation that said WHERE it was going. So they looked at the side of the engine, and said, "Well, it says "Ontario Central" Ontario, that's in Canada. So we should send this engine to Canada and let them figure it out."

And they did. A few weeks later, this travelling locomotive made it across the border. And then someone figured out that Ontario Central was a small railroad in Ontario County, NEW YORK.

So the moral of this story, is that if someone can "misplace" something that is 12 feet tall and 90 feet long, someone can misplace a box the size of a space heater. Never underestimate the power of Stupid People who think they are "helping".

*gasp* The signs! They've always been there! How could we have been so blind?!

Bronzewolf wrote:*gasp* The signs! They've always been there! How could we have been so blind?!

*diminutive high pitched voice*. Oh mah Gawd!!!

BREAKING #BRAINGATE NEWS! Seibertronian correspondent Bronzewolf has been digging in the archives for more clues on the situation, and a new, shocking, startling, horrifying image has emerged. Are you ready for this? The image can be found below...

Bronzewolf wrote:*gasp* The signs! They've always been there! How could we have been so blind?!

You have been warned. This is much bigger than any of us imagined, and much more timeconsuming than we first thought. We should probably move back on topic, and not derail this furth---

Speaking of derailment, it appears that a new connection between space, trains, spacetrains, and Brainstorm distribution has been found by Flashwave.

Flashwave wrote:When the Norfolk Southern Railroad bought half of Conrail (Actual trains, people. 12 feet tall, 90 feet long) they found a locomotive in a railyard. This engine, they could tell had something wrong with it, and was supposed to go back to its owner to be fixed. But they couldn't find the documentation that said WHERE it was going. So they looked at the side of the engine, and said, "Well, it says "Ontario Central" Ontario, that's in Canada. So we should send this engine to Canada and let them figure it out."

And they did. A few weeks later, this travelling locomotive made it across the border. And then someone figured out that Ontario Central was a small railroad in Ontario County, NEW YORK.

So the moral of this story, is that if someone can "misplace" something that is 12 feet tall and 90 feet long, someone can misplace a box the size of a space heater. Never underestimate the power of Stupid People who think they are "helping".

Is Brainstorm in fact spacetrain Sentinel Prime in disguise? What is the function of a space heater? What if the box is in fact The Briefcase? Open your eyes, sheeple!

YoungPrime wrote:>:oP Hmmm......

Nope, still don't believe it. He could've grabbed Brainstorm online and took a picture of him with the receipt of another TF purchase (It's not like the reciept says Brainstorm). Smartphones are more common than wallets, so why not take a picture of some Brainstorms on actual pegs in a Walmart aisle?

I didn't think of taking the picture until I got home. The reason it just says "Transformer" on the receipt is because the item wasn't in the Walmart's computers yet and they had to put the price in at the register (which requires typing in an item description.)

If I remember, I'll grab a shot of them on the shelf tonight when I go back, looking for Marvel Legends figures.

Dr Va'al wrote:BREAKING #BRAINGATE NEWS! Seibertronian correspondent Bronzewolf has been digging in the archives for more clues on the situation, and a new, shocking, startling, horrifying image has emerged. Are you ready for this? The image can be found below...

Bronzewolf wrote:*gasp* The signs! They've always been there! How could we have been so blind?!

You have been warned. This is much bigger than any of us imagined, and much more timeconsuming than we first thought. We should probably move back on topic, and not derail this furth---

Speaking of derailment, it appears that a new connection between space, trains, spacetrains, and Brainstorm distribution has been found by Flashwave.

Flashwave wrote:When the Norfolk Southern Railroad bought half of Conrail (Actual trains, people. 12 feet tall, 90 feet long) they found a locomotive in a railyard. This engine, they could tell had something wrong with it, and was supposed to go back to its owner to be fixed. But they couldn't find the documentation that said WHERE it was going. So they looked at the side of the engine, and said, "Well, it says "Ontario Central" Ontario, that's in Canada. So we should send this engine to Canada and let them figure it out."

And they did. A few weeks later, this travelling locomotive made it across the border. And then someone figured out that Ontario Central was a small railroad in Ontario County, NEW YORK.

So the moral of this story, is that if someone can "misplace" something that is 12 feet tall and 90 feet long, someone can misplace a box the size of a space heater. Never underestimate the power of Stupid People who think they are "helping".

Is Brainstorm in fact spacetrain Sentinel Prime in disguise? What is the function of a space heater? What if the box is in fact The Briefcase? Open your eyes, sheeple!

*gasp* TRAINSTORM. IT'S ALL CONNECTED!!

Dr. Va'al wrote:*Braingate stuff*

Sorry D-Max, but Va'al is my new second favorite admin.

I swear, #braingate deserves it's own website.

Autobot N wrote:

Dr. Va'al wrote:*Braingate stuff*

Sorry D-Max, but Va'al is my new second favorite admin.

The first one being Burn?

Dr Va'al wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Dr. Va'al wrote:*Braingate stuff*

Sorry D-Max, but Va'al is my new second favorite admin.

The first one being Burn?

No, that would be Cobotron.

And what does Trainstorm sound like? Transform. It's all coming full circle.

But it can't come full circle quite yet. After all, there is not a single side to this - there are three sides. Veronica, Brainstorm, Walgreens. What else has three sides? A triangle. And you know what has three points of ball-jointed articulation?



That's right, Arcana. Arcana whose name was changed to Teslor. But what does Arcana sound like? Veronica. It sounds like Veronica. Don't deny it, you're wrong, it sounds like Veronica. Veronica who removed Brainstorm from Walgreens and put him in Walmart. And, if Veronia is in fact Arcana, that means the head can be factored out of the equation - obviously, something headless has to do with it here.


But this means there's a space left for an exclusive, doesn't there? Well, put it all together. We have the three, that's obvious. 1987, the year Brainstorm came out, is 1984 if you take three away from it. In addition, there were four classic Autobot headmasters. Brainstorm was the only one taken away from retail, and when you take Brainstorm away, what are you left with? Three classic Autobot Headmasters. Clearly, four has something big to do with it here.
Now what waves come in four? Deluxe waves come in four, but as Brainstorm make five, that is obviously scrubbed off the table. Now, Titan Master waves come in four. How many Titan Master waves are officially revealed so far? That's right, three. Three waves of four. And all of them are characters that people want to get actual bodies for - except Sawback of Wave three. And, since Brainstorm was originally taken away from the four, that means we can see the Wave 3 as just Three needing bodies - Ptero (swoop), Fangry and Overkill. Why Overkill? Because he was a redeco of Grimlock in Universe, just like he's a redeco of Clobber (grimlock) here. Therefore, it only makes sense for him to get a full t-rex body.

So what we have here:-
-Titan Masters
-Veronia the Headmaster substituted out, leaving a headless body
-Three
-Four
-Three
-Four
-Three
-Four
-Va'al
-Three
-Four

What does this all mean?

WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN???

I'll tell you what it means.

IT MEANS WE ARE CLEARLY GETTING FULL BODIES FOR THE TITAN MASTERS EXCLUSIVE TO Walgreens.

Do us all a favor and buy them all and sell them at cost, since they'll never be that cheap at Walgreen's.

Kurona wrote:And what does Trainstorm sound like? Transform. It's all coming full circle.

But it can't come full circle quite yet. After all, there is not a single side to this - there are three sides. Veronica, Brainstorm, Walgreens. What else has three sides? A triangle. And you know what has three points of ball-jointed articulation?



That's right, Arcana. Arcana whose name was changed to Teslor. But what does Arcana sound like? Veronica. It sounds like Veronica. Don't deny it, you're wrong, it sounds like Veronica. Veronica who removed Brainstorm from Walgreens and put him in Walmart. And, if Veronia is in fact Arcana, that means the head can be factored out of the equation - obviously, something headless has to do with it here.


But this means there's a space left for an exclusive, doesn't there? Well, put it all together. We have the three, that's obvious. 1987, the year Brainstorm came out, is 1984 if you take three away from it. In addition, there were four classic Autobot headmasters. Brainstorm was the only one taken away from retail, and when you take Brainstorm away, what are you left with? Three classic Autobot Headmasters. Clearly, four has something big to do with it here.
Now what waves come in four? Deluxe waves come in four, but as Brainstorm make five, that is obviously scrubbed off the table. Now, Titan Master waves come in four. How many Titan Master waves are officially revealed so far? That's right, three. Three waves of four. And all of them are characters that people want to get actual bodies for - except Sawback of Wave three. And, since Brainstorm was originally taken away from the four, that means we can see the Wave 3 as just Three needing bodies - Ptero (swoop), Fangry and Overkill. Why Overkill? Because he was a redeco of Grimlock in Universe, just like he's a redeco of Clobber (grimlock) here. Therefore, it only makes sense for him to get a full t-rex body.

So what we have here:-
-Titan Masters
-Veronia the Headmaster substituted out, leaving a headless body
-Three
-Four
-Three
-Four
-Three
-Four
-Va'al
-Three
-Four

What does this all mean?

WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN???

I'll tell you what it means.

IT MEANS WE ARE CLEARLY GETTING FULL BODIES FOR THE TITAN MASTERS EXCLUSIVE TO Walgreens.

-sits in silence for a moment-
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