The Energon Pub

[sol magnus]

Huh, I always thought the Unicron Trilogy moniker came around before that. You learn something new every day

Coming back to Siege, I came across an odd sight the other day. I was out in Newcastle, and happened upon their big Forbidden Planet store (importer shop) they had Siege deluxes in, but there was one problem, they were all Six Gun, all twelve of them!

Intetesting, that would mean there were solid cases. And yet there is no listing of such a thing anywhere.

I took it to mean that poor six gun was the toy no one wanted from that wave

They did have Starscream and Soundwave in mind, representing the voyagers and just the Wave one leaders, which was more then what I was expecting.

yeah all the weaponizers so far have been warming in my area, they've easily been the least popular of each wave

That's interesting, the weaponizers were actually the fastest movers for each wave in my area. Poor Skytread and Chromia were the slow sellers near me, but even those I wouldn't consider shelf warmers, as Siege has been moving pretty well here.

Same for me, the weaponizers are almost always gone whenever I check the store. I've only seen one sixgun when searching, and I do not recall ever seeing any cogs.

It's been months since I've seen him, but I saw Cog at my local Walmart last night. I passed on him. Sixgun is everywhere.

[Stargrave]

I snagged the Ravage Laserbeak two pack and I can see Ravage as being divisive for some but dang mini teeny tiny Ravage and Laserbeak, just so much awesome. I love them both.

[TF-fan kev777]

I snagged the Ravage Laserbeak two pack and I can see Ravage as being decisive for some but dang mini teeny tiny Ravage and Laserbeak, just so much awesome. I love them both.

For me, Siege ravage is simply TR Ravage and TR Howlback's little kitten. As flawed as TR Ravage is, size-wise I like him better with Siege Soundwave. TR Ravage is just a little too big scale-wise, but Siege ravage is WAAAAY too small.

[Stargrave]

I know he’s...well, adorable, I wanna put him on a keychain.

Laserbeak with the cockpit visor versus eyes looks so slick.

They’re kinda ridiculous as shields but that peg at least lets Beak rest on anyone’s forearm.

[william-james88]

I snagged the Ravage Laserbeak two pack and I can see Ravage as being decisive for some but dang mini teeny tiny Ravage and Laserbeak, just so much awesome. I love them both.

For me, Siege ravage is simply TR Ravage and TR Howlback's little kitten. As flawed as TR Ravage is, size-wise I like him better with Siege Soundwave. TR Ravage is just a little too big scale-wise

Thats because he is made to scale with leader class soundwave as a budget MP ravage.

[Skritz]

Its a shame both Cog and Skythread/Flywheels are 'shelfwarming nobodies'. Both are very fun figures yet it seems unlikely any kid would want to pick them up.

[Nathaniel Prime]

Its a shame both Cog and Skythread/Flywheels are 'shelfwarming nobodies'. Both are very fun figures yet it seems unlikely any kid would want to pick them up.

Strange, because those figures have been the most sought after by kids. I only see a single Sixgun here, a lone Prowl or Ironhide there, and a bunch of Micromasters. The one figure that has stayed in loads at every store I visited has been Siege Chromia (and for good reason in my opinion).

Pretty much every figure in Siege has been popular with children, and I even sparked in some more hope by telling kids that a Decepticon Weaponizer is coming soon (they were extremely excited )

[Skritz]

I've seen nothing but rows of Skythread and Cogs.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Funny you guys are seeing figures stick around.

In my area, the only figures that hung around longer than the rest, even if it was only 2 weeks or so, were Hound and Chromia. Cog and Sideswipe were the first ones to go, followed very swiftly by Flywheels in wave 1, and Ironhide and Sixgun in wave 2, with Prowl hanging around a while longer before leaving Chromia alone.

I have yet to see anything past wave 1 for the micros, battles, and leaders, and all my local stores have discontinued carrying them. Voyagers keep swapping waves on the shelf every month.

[Sabrblade]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

[Sabrblade]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

[Skritz]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

[Sabrblade]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

[Hellscream9999]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

We definitely need this and star saber + victory leo as the two faction leaders for an upcoming line

[Skritz]

No I know who the character is I'm just weirded out by the 'proper translation' after having called it Guiltaur for years.

[Jtprime17]

WFC part 2 will be called "Armageddon" supposedly.
A decepticon fan vote will take place to see who will get a figure.

From the transformers weibo
https://www.weibo.com/p/100606210585918 ... 0304925441

Can you recognize who the four Decepticons are in the picture below? Come and share your guesses! Once we publish the identity of these mysterious characters, you have the opportunity to decide which character will appear in 2020. WFC battles Cybertron product line! [中国赞]

[Sabrblade]

No I know who the character is I'm just weirded out by the 'proper translation' after having called it Guiltaur for years.

Masumi Kaneda answered on Twitter. He said he named it after an evil submarine from an old Japanese series called National Kid, with the name itself coming from the given name "Gil" and the god "Thor" (though, spoken like the archiac "Tor" pronounciation).

[Sabrblade]

WFC part 2 will be called "Armageddon"!

A decepticon fan vote will take place to see who will get a figure.

From the transformers weibo
https://www.weibo.com/p/100606210585918 ... 0304925441

wfc part 2.jpg

Can you recognize who the four Decepticons are in the picture below? Come and share your guesses! Once we publish the identity of these mysterious characters, you have the opportunity to decide which character will appear in 2020. WFC battles Cybertron product line! [中国赞]

A Sharkticon, Runabout or Runamuck, Needlenose, and Shrapnel.

[Sentinel_Primal]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

We definitely need this and star saber + victory leo as the two faction leaders for an upcoming line

That would be an awesome parallel because it'd be like Megatron is powering up with Optimus/Ginrai as well as Star Saber (on a technicality )

[Skritz]

If they did Star Saber they would ideally need to do Deathsaurus. However at this point I'm starting to have doubts as people shouted OMG STAR SABER NEXT for Titans Return, the POTP (granted that one was close) then Siege...

[Stargrave]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

Wait, gill-tor?

[Wolfman Jake]

WFC part 2 will be called "Armageddon" supposedly.
A decepticon fan vote will take place to see who will get a figure.

From the transformers weibo
https://www.weibo.com/p/100606210585918 ... 0304925441

wfc part 2.jpg

Can you recognize who the four Decepticons are in the picture below? Come and share your guesses! Once we publish the identity of these mysterious characters, you have the opportunity to decide which character will appear in 2020. WFC battles Cybertron product line! [中国赞]

Looks like Gnaw (or a generic Sharkticon), either Runabout or Runamuck, some weird winged form of Black Convoy (or rather Needlenose as Sabr pointed out), and Shrapnel. WTF? I guess I'd vote Gnaw/Sharkticon for army building purposes?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

On a different note, wouldn't it have been neat if they had made another Megatron as Voyager class Weaponizer that could combine with Voyager class Optimus Prime into Gilthor?

Now see that is the kind of creativity Takara would do, and it would be awesome to see

And, for those wondering, yes, "Gilthor" is his name. We finally have official confirmation from his creator, Masumi Kaneda, on how to spell his name in English (the "h" is silent, so it is still spoken like "gill-tor").

...what?

Leader Class or bust!

[Sabrblade]

Leader Class or bust!

Two Voyagers combined would, in theory, make a Leader.