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Black Shadow

Posted:
Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:27 pm
by Phantron
So this Black Shadow figure thats coming out in the Generations line, is there any correlation to the video game character from the F-Zero racing series? They look very similar and their personalities are somewhat the same too. Also, why such an obscure character from the TF universe? I know they've done most of the major ones but still...kinda odd.
Re: Black Shadow

Posted:
Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:33 pm
by alexison
Phantron wrote:So this Black Shadow figure thats coming out in the Generations line, is there any correlation to the video game character from the F-Zero racing series? They look very similar and their personalities are somewhat the same too. Also, why such an obscure character from the TF universe? I know they've done most of the major ones but still...kinda odd.
Easy retool.
Re: Black Shadow

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Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:45 pm
by El Duque
Phantron wrote:So this Black Shadow figure thats coming out in the Generations line, is there any correlation to the video game character from the F-Zero racing series? They look very similar and their personalities are somewhat the same too. Also, why such an obscure character from the TF universe? I know they've done most of the major ones but still...kinda odd.
The G1 Mega Pretender Thunderwing was repainted/retooled and released in Japan as Black Shadow.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Black_Shadow
Re: Black Shadow

Posted:
Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:23 am
by Jelze Bunnycat
Also, "Black Shadow" is a pretty generic name, so Hasbro opted to go with "Sky Shadow" for Generations instead. Bet you guys didn't know that.

Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:57 am
by Archatron
I did, saw it last week from info on the Hasbro panel @ SDCC. lol
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:18 pm
by NTESHFT
This is supposed to be a repaint/retool of Thunderwing, right? I thought I saw it posted somewhere here on the boards......
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:39 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
headsortails wrote:This is supposed to be a repaint/retool of Thunderwing, right? I thought I saw it posted somewhere here on the boards......
Probably just the instructions. Like several others, it showed the planned retool instead of the actual figure.
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:09 pm
by Blurrz
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:headsortails wrote:This is supposed to be a repaint/retool of Thunderwing, right? I thought I saw it posted somewhere here on the boards......
Probably just the instructions. Like several others, it showed the planned retool instead of the actual figure.
Of which, Tomahawk, Scourge and Kup remain..
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:18 pm
by Archatron
Vortex was exclusive/Tomahawk, Leozack/Scourge and Gears??/Kup are probably 2012 early assortment.
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:22 pm
by Blurrz
Haha, I keep forgetting about Vortex.
Re: Black Shadow

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Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:25 pm
by craggy
some people call him the space gangster
some call him the robot of love
Re: Black Shadow

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Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:32 am
by Jelze Bunnycat
Archatron wrote:Vortex was exclusive/Tomahawk, Leozack/Scourge and Gears??/Kup are probably 2012 early assortment.
Leozack and Gears are by no means confirmed, it's all still speculation. If anything, Scourge will be retooled into Ratbat and Kup into Orion Pax

Re: Black Shadow

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Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:35 am
by RhA
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Archatron wrote:Vortex was exclusive/Tomahawk, Leozack/Scourge and Gears??/Kup are probably 2012 early assortment.
Leozack and Gears are by no means confirmed, it's all still speculation. If anything, Scourge will be retooled into Ratbat and Kup into Orion Pax

Leozack
would nicely fit Black Shadow's release. But I'm guessing we'll see soon enough.
Re: Black Shadow

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Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:47 am
by waaaaghlord
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Archatron wrote:Vortex was exclusive/Tomahawk, Leozack/Scourge and Gears??/Kup are probably 2012 early assortment.
Leozack and Gears are by no means confirmed, it's all still speculation. If anything, Scourge will be retooled into Ratbat and Kup into Orion Pax

I don't really mind which one we get from Scourge. If it's Ratbat then my smaller scale Classics cons get a Ratbat that matches up pretty nicely with the Target version (who hangs out with the War Within Titaniums), if it's Leozack then my Botcon version gets a more accurate head (though of the two Botcon Skyquake is the one most in need of a head swap).
Re: Black Shadow

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Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:58 am
by Mkall
Blurrz wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:headsortails wrote:This is supposed to be a repaint/retool of Thunderwing, right? I thought I saw it posted somewhere here on the boards......
Probably just the instructions. Like several others, it showed the planned retool instead of the actual figure.
Of which, Tomahawk, Scourge and Kup remain..
Don't forget Lugnut's new head.