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News Credits: 905 · by **Mach** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:56 am

Recently we have reported a couple of news articles related to the upcoming Transformers Powercore Combiner series, with first combination known as Huffer & Calliburst (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... led/17518/).

Second set is the unknown Decepticon tag team. Now they are identified as Smolder and Chopster.
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ers/17692/

Thanks to Toyz and Gamez, the identity of the third Powercore combiners also has been revealed.

In the pre-order page, the listing indicated the 3 new sets are:

- Huffer with Calliburst

- Smolder with Chopster

- Searchlight with Backwind

Check out original post here: http://www.toyzandgamez.com/powercore_combiners.html

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:07 am

oh, shizz! This line looks sort of like a cross between Animated, Armada, and Energon

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:13 am

Searchlight, eh?

Wonder if it'll be a proper G1 Throttlebot homage?

Nah...

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:24 am

Huffer = G1 Huffer homage (obviously)
Caliburst = Mini-Con Caliburn homage?
http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Caliburn/caliburn.htm

Smolder = (you got me - any guesses?)
Chopster = ?

Searchlight = Throttlebot Searchlight homage? (seems unlikely)
http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Search ... hlight.htm
Backwind = ? (maybe a Mini-Con Backtrack homage?)

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:31 am

GuyIncognito wrote:Huffer = G1 Huffer homage (obviously)
Caliburst = Mini-Con Caliburn homage?
http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Caliburn/caliburn.htm

Smolder = (you got me - any guesses?)
Chopster = ?

Despite the faction shift, Caliburst may well be a homage to...Caliburst.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Caliburst

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:15 am

I can't wait. I hope we get ridiculous amounts of new Minicons.

by **Deathsanras** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:20 am

"Backwind"? Seriously?

Out of everybody in the Hasbro offices, nobody thought to say "do you mean, like a fart?".

Erector and Discharge, you have a new best friend. Oh, that came out wrong.

(And, yes, I know what "backwind" means, but what kid is going to think of that rather than "fart"?)

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:00 am

I look forward to seeing pix of the real toys.

by **Valandar** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:00 am

Deathsanras wrote:"Backwind"? Seriously?

Out of everybody in the Hasbro offices, nobody thought to say "do you mean, like a fart?".

Erector and Discharge, you have a new best friend. Oh, that came out wrong.

(And, yes, I know what "backwind" means, but what kid is going to think of that rather than "fart"?)

Hey, don't forget Windbreaker!

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:39 am

Im still really excited about these but i need more pics!
=P~

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:06 pm

Diem wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:Huffer = G1 Huffer homage (obviously)
Caliburst = Mini-Con Caliburn homage?
http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Caliburn/caliburn.htm

Smolder = (you got me - any guesses?)
Chopster = ?

Despite the faction shift, Caliburst may well be a homage to...Caliburst.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Caliburst

LOL, my bad. I don't remember Caliburst. I just went to TFU.com and pulled up a list of all the figures that began with C, and saw Caliburn and noticed the resemblance.

As for the name "Backwind", I was thinking "Is that what happens when you pull the ring on that new Bumblebee figure? He emits Backwind?"

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:44 pm

As long as Searchlight isn't repainted into Fleshlight i'm fine. Okay, sorry, I just had to throw that out there. XD

Liking the names, liking the mini-cons, can't wait for the Pokeformer shenanigans to begin.

by **Rated X** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:14 pm

What do they combine into ??? Back in the days the term combiner was reserverd for 5-6 units that turn into a giant robot. Now days if a plane rides piggyback on top of a bigger plane it is labeled a "combiner".

News Credits: 1 · by **Galvatron X** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:50 pm

Blurrz wrote:As long as Searchlight isn't repainted into Fleshlight i'm fine. Okay, sorry, I just had to throw that out there. XD

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:00 pm

Rated X wrote:What do they combine into ??? Back in the days the term combiner was reserverd for 5-6 units that turn into a giant robot. Now days if a plane rides piggyback on top of a bigger plane it is labeled a "combiner".

You've spent the last 15 years of the Transformers cave. Don't worry, you won't understand!

Energon Is My Drug wrote:
Blurrz wrote:As long as Searchlight isn't repainted into Fleshlight i'm fine. Okay, sorry, I just had to throw that out there. XD

Thanks I'll be here all night.

by **autobot-jolt** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:18 pm

Hmm. It's inetesting enough to pique my curiosity, but I'll have to wait for further info. Right now, Huffer is a pass. Smolder, maybe. Searchlight, I'll need pix to decide first. Also, a couple reviews by someone like Peaugh wouldn't hurt either. Does anyone else get the idea that Hasbro has taken the creativity of names a little to far? Searchlight and Backwind, seriously...

by **Rated X** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:56 am

Blurrz wrote:
Rated X wrote:What do they combine into ??? Back in the days the term combiner was reserverd for 5-6 units that turn into a giant robot. Now days if a plane rides piggyback on top of a bigger plane it is labeled a "combiner".

You've spent the last 15 years of the Transformers cave. Don't worry, you won't understand!

I dont think you answered my question....What do they combine into ???

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:49 am

Rated X wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Rated X wrote:What do they combine into ??? Back in the days the term combiner was reserverd for 5-6 units that turn into a giant robot. Now days if a plane rides piggyback on top of a bigger plane it is labeled a "combiner".

You've spent the last 15 years of the Transformers cave. Don't worry, you won't understand!

I dont think you answered my question....What do they combine into ???

Right now the relationship between the five-figure-sets and the bulk-and-Mincon sets is unknown. One thing that is known is that the minicon can seemingly form a weapon or armour for the larger figure.