Megatron Wolf wrote:Picked up Ironhide and on the back of the box theres a pic of this figure, was it ever released? I remember hearing about it a while ago but i never did see it in stores. Checked ebay and all i found was the normal Blurr so that got me wondering if it was ever put out.
The cross sells that are featured on the Animated exclusives are mostly of
canceled figures, especially on Rodimus. Hasbro has claimed to try and find them a home but nothing so far. The canceled figures include:
DeluxeToxic Oil Slick (Oil Slick repaint)
Fugitive Waspinator (Bumblebee repaint, was a candidate for new head alongside Ironhide)
Vortex Blurr (Blurr repaint)
Mercenary Swindle (Swindle repaint)
VoyagerWingblade Optimus Prime (released in Japan, Hasbro uses deluxe mold)
Hydrodrive Bumblebee (released in Japan)
Blackout (released in Japan)
Mudbuster Bulkhead (Bulkhead repaint)
Golfire Grimlock (Grimlock repaint)
Thundercracker (Starscream repaint, the best of all!)
Funnily enough, some had prototypes leaked or even were featured in fairs.