The Energon Pub

Episode 403 of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast is guaranteed to be one of the top 400 episodes to date, and maybe even better! Your host ScottyP is joined by Aaarnhide19, Kuhlio, Megatronus and Epic Voice Guy as we tackle the greatest beast of all: rigid expectations based on childhood nostalgia.

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Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• Age of the Primes reveals are hot off the presses. We discuss 13 Primes retools & redecos, the merits and frustrations of single repackages of multipack releases, and Megatronus forgets early 00s Botcon exclusives.
  
• Weaponizers are Clearly in the future.
  
• Pulse exclusive Age of the Primes Red Alert, is available now for preorder. How about dem Minicons?
  
• Speaking of tiny bots, we're rocking out to the Truly Outrageous SDCC exclusive Blaster, who includes 3 Kiss Players updates of cassettes Rosanna, Glit and Sundor.
  
• EpicVoiceGuy provides some exciting information for the upcoming convention schedule, including pinball and Blokees news.
• Listener Perceptor1996 asks: "Loved the answers to my question about the original five cassette bots being re-imagined as the villains for a TF series with no Soundwave, but now have must create the heroes to protect the Earth from these five foes."
• Whiskeyjack46 digs into the Seibertron.com Archives and asks us to provide the Top 5 "Top 5" lists.
• Finally, Bragging Rights brings this show to a close.
  

I have never had the joy of a comic shop for regular comics. I buy TPBs, and when I was getting individuals, I bought them off Ryan.

F***ing Bob.

I am happy with Joyride. Powermasters are one of my niche favorites. And he looks good. and I will buy a Ranger if/when they make one.

Ironically, I didn't get Legacy Blaster because I am happy with TR Blaster, and Soundwave is on my MP scale shelf with all his cassettes.

Tailgate looks awful. holy cows.

I agree that Fangry was the best executed of the 3, even if his knees are very loose.

I am disappointed Vector Prime didn't get a new mold, he is literally the only one to get a remold and not new mold.

I am actually excited for Megazarak. I really hope we get a Defensor eventually.

The quote actually was that each Prime will get their own dedicated mold, with no planned retools out the gate, i.e. no spare secondary head.

That IS Siege Optimus!!!

The little Blaster cassettes look nice, I am debating it, not sure if it's worth $68.

KPop Demon hunters is such an amazing movie, I love it!

My TFO SS shelf uses the blokees kits for the miners, as well as the cogged Ironhide.

Is Blastoff/Onslaught a good relationship though? Onslaught was kind mind controlled into it, and didn't appear to necessarily reciprocate the feelings naturally, though I don't know if you think differently.

Freakqency is honestly so cool, I like it. Alt mode rules.

Cyberworld is so much fun, if they had elbows and a neck joint they would be perfect toys.

Of the 3 Ultras, I think Hound is my favorite, though all 3 are really fun toys.

The glow in the dark paint is also really nice, I like seeing Scourge's sword in the dark.

The ability of the alts to be piloted is also cool, I like that gimmick for the bigger ones. I think Hound does it the best.

I ended up getting hologram Springer, funny how I ended up with both of Springer's alts in hologram form. I did get the super rare Optimus in wave 1, only super rare chase I have gotten so far.

Nice Powerflash pickup Scotty. I need to get him and Rollout at least for the Lost Light shelf. I already have Rad.