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[DoubleOScorpio]

I recently bought the "Classicverse" lithograph from the Collector's Club site.

While I was checking it out in depth, I noticed that in the background, leading a group of Autobots is pink and white bot that looks very similar to Cybertron Thunderblast. I believe that this is meant to be Elita-One.

So, this leads to my question - did Hasbro, at one time, plan on a Thunderblast redeco as Elita only to nix the idea later? Is this foreshadowing of a figure we may see at Botcon or in the Classics 2.0 line?

Are there other characters in the painting that were not released in the classics line or at Botcon 2007?

[Sarri]

While I was checking it out in depth, I noticed that in the background, leading a group of Autobots is pink and white bot that looks very similar to Cybertron Thunderblast. I believe that this is meant to be Elita-One.

Have you seen this years BotCon TF Club comic, Games of Deception? It features a Thunderblasty Elita-one and together with Habsro registering the name Elita-One gave way to a lot of speculation, that she would be a BotCon exclusive of 2007.

I hope that she won't be a future exlusive, normal ones are easier to get, and I prefer her original cartoon appearance over the Lady Liberty look. The same head design is used in her IDW Megatron Origin appearance, too.

[DoubleOScorpio]

I'll have to re-read the comic, but now that you mention that I seem to remember her being stationed at a navigation console in the Ark. Definately will re-check it out.

I would love to see this figure. I already use Thunderblast as Chromia, but Prime needs his woman!

FTR, I don't count Target Exclusive Elita-One as anything but an earth-mode classics Arcee.