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We may have uncovered the first pictures of BotCon 2008's Heroic Megatron! Scroll far down the first page near the end to see Megatron in all his heroic glory.

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Now, this is essentially a rumor at this point. The picture appears to be Photoshopped, so the final product is likely to be different.

What's all this then...

Damn, I was just about to post this. Nice going Couterpunch. On the figure, I not too sure about it. I never had that Megatron so I don't know but are his legs miss transformed. He seems to have water retention and cankles. The head looks to big as well (I know it isnt the original). The colours are OK and he has a G1-esque quality. Given the body design I think it would have looked better as Galvatron with a new head. Will probably still get it off of ebay though.

All of this year's figures have looked great, especially Goldbug, but this one takes the cake! I may actually consider ebaying it.

that would be an awesome mold to use. i wont be getting this set, but that would make a great addition.

the head looks definitely photoshopped...
imo ugly.

Who is the yellow crane? I don't remember him being anounced as one of the exclusives.

What I don't get, other than some slightly different colours and a "new head" it's exactly the same as it's old version. There's nothing to suggest this Megatron, who is usually the Deception leader, harbinger of planetary destruction, is "heroic", it's alt mode is by no means "good"...

If they're trying to make Megatron good they should maybe make him a car, a fire engine, or a truck cab. Hell the RiD Optimus would make an awesome Megs if painted right with a new head.

DSanza wrote:Who is the yellow crane? I don't remember him being anounced as one of the exclusives.

Toys R Us exlusive Mudflap for the movie line

Megatron looks too colerfull with that blue

His colors remind me of Cybertron Metroplex.

Yep. Still only want evil Rodimus... I think I've pinpointed my big problem with the majority of this set, though: I'm just burned out on the majority of these molds, homages or not (Goldbug).

Added the pic to the story CP.

Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

No it is not, new head sculpt...

tigertracks 24 wrote:

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

No it is not, new head sculpt...

yeah yeah...I could sculpt a new head for it. Basically it's an energon megs repaint. and a barely-noticable new head. I just get tired of the re-painting the same ol crap and calling it "exclusive" and charging you an arm and a leg for it. trying to exploit my wallet

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:yeah yeah...I could sculpt a new head for it.

Do it.

I dare you.

Send me that bulky-ass brute of a toy to work with I never bought an energon Megs. Dont play me for no sucker foo...I'm a model-building kit bashing mofo...

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Send me that bulky-ass brute of a toy to work with I never bought an energon Megs. Dont play me for no sucker foo...I'm a model-building kit bashing mofo...

In that case, I double dog dare you.

I don't get why people don't like this. I think it looks great. It's different enough from Energon Megatron to warrant purchase without feeling cheated. If the really deal is like this, I'll be very happy. I just hope they give us that remolded sword with him too. I think the final version may have battle damage. The mold already has battle damge molded into it. This version may have paint apps that show off that.


People don't seem to get it. Prime is in Galvatrons colors and Megatron is in Primes. Why didn't they make Prime in Megatrons colors you say? Probably because if they did, he'd still look too much like Optimus, Magnus, or even Nemesis.

Being outside the USA sucks when you post all this gorgeous Botcon news, although that megs is a little fishy. BOTCON-UK PLEASE!

M'eh. Still not totally happy with this set to buy it.

always hated this mold so im not going to pick it up

The one thing that puts me off this (possible) figure (as if I had the money for it anyway) is the blue plastic. It breaks the unity of grey, red and black as "Megatrony" colours.

Although having read about the simple colour swaps going on (Prime's in Galvatron's scheme, Grimlock's in Trypticon's), the addition of blue on thw clear plastic baffles me. I personally would have prefered to have it rather noticable that it was a pallete swap of Prime's colours, and therefore the applications could have reflected it too (Blue calves, fists and head, grey thighs, waist and chest details, and red arms and torso, for example).

Or at least, if I were in the designer's shoes at least.

Hard Hacker wrote:The one thing that puts me off this (possible) figure (as if I had the money for it anyway) is the blue plastic. It breaks the unity of grey, red and black as "Megatrony" colours.

Although having read about the simple colour swaps going on (Prime's in Galvatron's scheme, Grimlock's in Trypticon's), the addition of blue on thw clear plastic baffles me. I personally would have prefered to have it rather noticable that it was a pallete swap of Prime's colours, and therefore the applications could have reflected it too (Blue calves, fists and head, grey thighs, waist and chest details, and red arms and torso, for example).

Or at least, if I were in the designer's shoes at least.

That's too predictable. They want to change it a little bit because remember, this is supposedly not a place where Prime had that color scheme, so there would be no reference/inspiration for Megs to get those colors in thos particular places.

Of course, then there is Starscream.

It might simply be because, while an exact Jetfire colored Starscream mold looks nice, a Megatron with the exact same style coloring in Prime's colors would look hideous!!!

OH man, while I agree the mold speaks GALVATRON way over Megatron, the color scheme is awesome and its a head worthy of the name Megatron. This set just keeps getting better and better IMHO.