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I'm not sure if this is really Striker prime, I saw it on a pre-order page. If I made it any bigger it got all blurry and you couldn't see it, but you can see he has the chrome!!! I can't wait to buy this guy.

Pic URL- http://www.fantofan.jp/earlybirdsp.htm

Looks like the arms are all they changed, but the image is small, so i'll reserve judgment. That page also has a good image of deluxe soundwave and deluxe leadfoot.

the pic is too little can you give us a larger one?

I'll be honest; I don't like the gray arms, but the stealth mode for the truck looks amazing. At least in that dark and watermarked pic.

Human Alliance Soundwave looks good,too.

DJLazer wrote:the pic is too little can you give us a larger one?

No, that was the only one like that and if I tried to make it any bigger you couldn't really see it all it was was some blocks with color so there was no point.

From the looks of it, the grey parts could just be prototypes of the remolded parts we saw on the Jetwing version.

FantoFan.jp have posted a few new, albeit small, images of several upcoming Takara Darkside Moon figures. Get out your magnifying glass and check out the images of DA34 Leadfoot, DA28 Striker Optimus Prime, DA31 Autobot Que, DD09 Soundwave & Mr.Cruel, DD13 Soundwave, and CV-26 Soundwave mirrored below.

DA34 Leadfoot

- Includes new Mechtech weapons system

- Includes 2 Mechtech cards

- More details soon

DA28 Striker Optimus Prime

- Includes new Mechtech weapons system

- Includes 2 Mechtech cards

- More details soon

DA31 Autobot Que

- Includes new Mechtech weapons system

- Includes 2 Mechtech cards

- More details soon

DD09 Soundwave & Mr.Cruel

- Transforming figure & human figure

- Includes Mechtech card

- More details soon

DD13 Soundwave

- Includes new Mechtech weapons system

- Includes 2 Mechtech cards

- More details soon

CV-26 Soundwave

- new Cyberverse line

- Includes Mechtech card

- More details soon

Leadfoot looks alot better from the early pics that had his head green.

Wasn't Que just Wheeljack? And HA Soundwave looks awesome.

Is wheeljack really gonna be released in December cuz I can't wait that long..??

Nice, looks like I'll keep my preorder for Redeco Prime.

Does anyone know if these will also be released in US or just japan?

mackaylei wrote:Does anyone know if these will also be released in US or just japan?

wait those are japaneese dates??

want that deluxe leadfoot really bad

Tiiiinyyyyy!

scypris115 wrote:

mackaylei wrote:Does anyone know if these will also be released in US or just japan?

wait those are japaneese dates??

Yeah, those are Takara release dates - BBTS have had pre-orders up for these for a while, but with no character data or pictures.

....which leads me onto this: why the hell are Hasbro (who will doubtless be ahead of Takara on release dates) keeping the release dates quiet?

I'm guessing it'll be mid-late September (in step with the retail release of the movie), but why keep us in the dark?

Most people, like myself, will probably change their BBTS preorder to Hasbro's version, depending on how the final figs look, and leave some online retailers with loads of over-ordered, late Takara stock....

mr. cruel?
lol

i can't make out the alt mode of striker prime without it blurry-ing, buut looks pretty cool.

What/who is "Mr. Cruel"?

Just what I want when going into battle, to be bright red with a bullseye on my stomach.

GuyIncognito wrote:What/who is "Mr. Cruel"?

Dylan Gould

ArmadaPrime wrote:mr. cruel?
lol

You're a cruel one, Mr. Cruel.

Blozor wrote:Just what I want when going into battle, to be bright red with a bullseye on my stomach.

That sir is a "crotch Target". "Right here, baby."

Oh, good. Looks like Leadfoot has the doors on his chest after all. I wonder if they'll keep the name "Mr. Cruel" for the final release?

Optimus1138 wrote:Oh, good. Looks like Leadfoot has the doors on his chest after all. I wonder if they'll keep the name "Mr. Cruel" for the final release?

No, It's Dylan Gould, but maybe in Japan he's named mr.cruel?

Anyway, that armored prime looks leader sized. If so, we may (Crosses fingers) Be looking at this line's leader prime. so far we have sentinel, bee, and ironhide, megatron and shockwave are on the way, so prime needs a new leader release in the us, but with that new vehicle mold, it may be easier to transform, for those who complained.
I see it happening, but with that, we might have to say tata to a US Released jetwing....
All just speculation.