The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

With the Bee Movie soon to hit theatres and the more geewun design of the cybertronian bots, I was thinking about something. Maybe they are testing the waters for the next generation of movies and Siege of Cybertron is secretly the new Movie line.

[ZeroWolf]

With the Bee Movie soon to hit theatres and the more geewun design of the cybertronian bots, I was thinking about something. Maybe they are testing the waters for the next generation of movies and Siege of Cybertron is secretly the new Movie line.

You'll get a cookie if they reveal a bumblebee toy for next years line and it looks like his cybertonian mode in the movie. However I suspect the next movie will be handled as bumblebee in case of toys, a gimmick ladden line, and appearances in the Studio Series which is the new movie line. My hope is that they leave G1 alone after the next three years are up. Its hard to miss something that never goes away.

[-Kanrabat-]

With the Bee Movie soon to hit theatres and the more geewun design of the cybertronian bots, I was thinking about something. Maybe they are testing the waters for the next generation of movies and Siege of Cybertron is secretly the new Movie line.

You'll get a cookie if they reveal a bumblebee toy for next years line and it looks like his cybertonian mode in the movie. However I suspect the next movie will be handled as bumblebee in case of toys, a gimmick ladden line, and appearances in the Studio Series which is the new movie line. My hope is that they leave G1 alone after the next three years are up. Its hard to miss something that never goes away.

Still, I'd really love a Megatron and Optimus Prime origin movie before the war. Megs the miner/gladiator and Orion Pax the Megs fanboy... The establishment oppression. Megs rising up.
And so on.

[ZeroWolf]

Well there is the Optimus Prime origin movie

[-Kanrabat-]

Well there is the Optimus Prime origin movie

Is this something upcoming? Close enough.
I still think Megratron's story is much more interesting.
Maybe they'll pull an Avenger Infinity Wars and make Megatron the true main character?

[Sabrblade]

Just have them adapt Defiance into a movie.

[-Kanrabat-]

Just have them adapt Defiance into a movie.

Didnt read that comic but I heard it was awesome.

[Rodimus Prime]

Just have them adapt Defiance into a movie.

Didnt read that comic but I heard it was awesome.

It wasn't a comic, it was a book. (Unless there is a comic and I'm not aware?) And yes, it was pretty good.

I just came across wave 1 of Siege at Target, I'm getting Firedrive, Blowpipe and Cog, and I'm not sure about Hound, Stormcloud and Whisper. They do combine into a sword, but I like the original G1 toys better...

[Agamemnon]

Does Siege Megatron's head not lock?

As far as most who have him can tell, the headplate he mounts to does not lock. Just is a friction thing. I could not find anything to lock it on mine.

Thanks, thats too bad.

I just opened my Megs, and this is the case on mine. Hrm...sagging chin syndrome some day...

On your Hound question, I am about to open mine...

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Where do you guys place that extra wheel for Hound in robot mode
For Cog, is his battle damage paint just some silver specks in random spots?

1. On the gun in bot mode and that 5mm post on his back in alt mode.
2. Yep, wish there was more of it.

And with IDW seemingly showing that the leader Prime toy will be based on Magnus, or at least his inner robot, I am now passing on Magnus and Prime from wave 1 until we get good shots of the leader. Then maybe I'll change my mind.

So all I gotta get from wave 1 are the little dudes and Shockwave! Booyah!

[william-james88]

Where do you guys place that extra wheel for Hound in robot mode
For Cog, is his battle damage paint just some silver specks in random spots?

1. On the gun in bot mode and that 5mm post on his back in alt mode.
2. Yep, wish there was more of it.

And with IDW seemingly showing that the leader Prime toy will be based on Magnus, or at least his inner robot, I am now passing on Magnus and Prime from wave 1 until we get good shots of the leader. Then maybe I'll change my mind.

So all I gotta get from wave 1 are the little dudes and Shockwave! Booyah!

Wait, wot? I thought that art was based on the wave 1 voyager.

Edit: nope, your right, those tabs on the legs give it away.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Where do you guys place that extra wheel for Hound in robot mode
For Cog, is his battle damage paint just some silver specks in random spots?

1. On the gun in bot mode and that 5mm post on his back in alt mode.
2. Yep, wish there was more of it.

And with IDW seemingly showing that the leader Prime toy will be based on Magnus, or at least his inner robot, I am now passing on Magnus and Prime from wave 1 until we get good shots of the leader. Then maybe I'll change my mind.

So all I gotta get from wave 1 are the little dudes and Shockwave! Booyah!

Wait, wot? I thought that art was based on the wave 1 voyager.

Edit: nope, your right, those tabs on the legs give it away.

The chest gave it away for me, but the leg tabs are also a good catch

[william-james88]

What might probably be the biggest news of the week has possibly given us another rather big reveal, unintentionally. We just newsed the first look at the Transformers reboot from IDW. In it, we see art of the Siege toys, down to swivels, pegs and pins. We can see Starscream, Megatron and of course Optimus. However, the Optimus body used in the picture is not the Siege voyager toy from wave 1. Instead, Optimus Prime is sproting the body of the inner voyager from the leader class Ultra Magnus. The chest looks retooled but still has a similar shape and a bigger giveaway is the tab near his feet.

We know that the only other leader class toy from Siege will be Optimus Prime and this may be our very first look at the inner robot. Which would mean that Siege leader class Optimus Prime would be a redeco/retool of Ultra Magnus. Of course, this is just speculation, but with such an attention to the toy details, we did want to bring it to your attention.

Also, in Transformers Siege news, Walmarts in Canada recieved a specialized display from Hasbro to highlight the toys. All classes, except for leaders, can be found on a two story carbdoard display stand with Siege art. You can see it below.

[Octobotimus]

of course he's just going to be a repaint of ultra magnus....

[notsoalex]

That's Cybertron Optimus' truck front on that Optimus' chest!

[Jeddostotle7]

of course he's just going to be a repaint of ultra magnus....

Not quite a repaint - the chest is retooled, and resembles more Cybertron Prime's truck mode than RID Magnus's (as Ultra Magnus's does), which is likely indicative of retooling for the trailer/larger bot mode as well.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

That's Cybertron Optimus' truck front on that Optimus' chest!

And there we have it folks!

[Sabrblade]

Just have them adapt Defiance into a movie.

Didnt read that comic but I heard it was awesome.

It wasn't a comic, it was a book. (Unless there is a comic and I'm not aware?) And yes, it was pretty good.

Nuh uh. Defiance was a comic series.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

That's Cybertron Optimus' truck front on that Optimus' chest!

And there we have it folks!

Yep. The angled shapes of those windows and the roof of the cab... I'd know those anywhere.

[Absolute Zero]

Isn't Siege Ultra Magnus just a repaint/redeco of the Prime already in the line?

[Sabrblade]

Isn't Siege Ultra Magnus just a repaint/redeco of the Prime already in the line?

See for yourself in the news post's comparison photo.

[Sentinel_Primal]

That's Cybertron Optimus' truck front on that Optimus' chest!

And there we have it folks!

Yep. The angled shapes of those windows and the roof of the cab... I'd know those anywhere.

Yes! I really hope that's actually the plan here, cause as much as I want that figure, the size is just too big for my current collection. A new, smaller version would be very much welcomed

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Now that I think about it, SIEGE Magnus' secondary guns (the twin black ones) bear more than a passing resemblance to Cybertron Optimus' calf guns.

[Jeddostotle7]

Isn't Siege Ultra Magnus just a repaint/redeco of the Prime already in the line?

Not remotely; everything from the thighs to the legs to the forearms to the shoulders to (of course) the torso and everything else is different; the only thing that might even possibly be the same mold is the head.

[Hellscream9999]

Cybertron Prime? And it combines proper?

Uh, yes please, right now