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Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:40 pm**

The other Headrobots product showcased at Victoria's 9th Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair hosted by Cherry Bomb Toys was Darksol. This upgrade kit is meant for Mindwipe, the Voyager class figure released in the Revenge of the Fallen toyline.

Much like Tauros, Darksol is still early in the prototype stage, and will turn Mindwipe more into his G1 self. The kit will feature a new head, chest, feet, shoulder cannons, cape and other accessories. If you think the cape looks like a piece of cloth, well it actually is. The actual cape that is to come out with the kit will be more refined and aesthetically pleasing.

With the Darksol upgrade, Mindwipe will still be capable of housing Skystalker. Whether or not Skystalker will receive his own accesories still has yet to be determined.

Check out the pictures below!

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Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:53 pm**

Probably not going to use the cape, but everything else is looking good.

Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:58 pm**

Already ordered my ROTF Mindwipe just for this.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:12 am**

The only thing that could make this better is if the cape has a collar and it comes with a Dracula medallion!

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:27 am**

I was already displaying my Headrobots-enhanced Bludgeon next to Mindwipe... fate??

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:58 am**

zodconvoy wrote:The only thing that could make this better is if the cape has a collar and it comes with a Dracula medallion!

And Robot Christopher Lee would be complete.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:45 am**

I love the look.

But where the hell is the bludgeon/blood head for the apc mold?

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:19 am**

Cant wait to get my hands on this kit the only thing i wish they worked on was some new hand guns or mele weapons cos the only thing i dont like about rotf mindwipe is those dagger type weapons he has .

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:37 am**

synthetik wrote:I love the look.

But where the hell is the bludgeon/blood head for the apc mold?

well, they did go out of their way to let us know it was still happening once before, so I'll assume they aren't going to pull the plug. I guess like Protector it's been shifted to the background while they're all in on these projects.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:38 am**

Thanks for the photos, Blurrz. It's good to have some detailed shots after the initial teasers. I'm still onboard with this, but I'll probably wait until they're closer to the finished product before hunting down Mindwipe.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:52 am**

I love everything except the cape. It looks like a bathroom towel.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:43 am**

Rated X wrote:I love everything except the cape. It looks like a bathroom towel.

You never read news posts, do you? And change your signature, it's against the rules.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:36 pm**

Darksol is still looking pretty good. I'll hold off further judgement until i see something in color. Hopefully, it won't take 6 months to see.. I really hope Skystalker gets some love though.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:37 pm**

My Mindwipe is ready and waiting, already moved to an empty spot on my Classics shelf to become G1/Classics Mindwipe.

Posted: **Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:23 pm**

Can someone explain the need for the cape? Is it from a comic? Or, are they simply relating Mindwipe to a vampire?

Posted: **Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:08 am**

From what I was able to understand, the cape is part of a reference to the Nine Demon Generals (who wear a cape) from the obscure Japanese-only Zone continuity. Mindwipe was not one of them, but the first Headrobot's teaser stated that Darksol was the tenth Demon General or something.
Sorry, here on Seibertron there are surely plenty of guys who know better than me.

Posted: **Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:49 am**

Stormrider wrote:Can someone explain the need for the cape? Is it from a comic? Or, are they simply relating Mindwipe to a vampire?

cylor wrote:From what I was able to understand, the cape is part of a reference to the Nine Demon Generals (who wear a cape) from the obscure Japanese-only Zone continuity. Mindwipe was not one of them, but the first Headrobot's teaser stated that Darksol was the tenth Demon General or something.
Sorry, here on Seibertron there are surely plenty of guys who know better than me.

Cylor has it right officially but it's really because in the cartoons (both US and Japanese) he was played as a Bela Lugosi style Dracula with the thick eastern European accent and the hypnotic eyes. They're playing him up as a classic vampire, not a sparkly one.

Posted: **Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:16 pm**

zodconvoy wrote:
Stormrider wrote:Sorry, here on Seibertron there are surely plenty of guys who know better than me.

Cylor has it right officially but it's really because in the cartoons (both US and Japanese) he was played as a Bela Lugosi style Dracula with the thick eastern European accent and the hypnotic eyes. They're playing him up as a classic vampire, not a sparkly one.

Which makes it cool rather than lame.

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