The Energon Pub

[El Duque]

In a bit of an odd twist Robotkingdom gives us an in-package look at the BigBadToyStore exclusive Transformers Prime Dark Energon Deluxes Bumblebee, Starscream, Knock Out, and Wheeljack. Images mirrored from Robotkingdom's facebook page below.

[Rodimus Prime]

So Starscream is basically Skywarp, and they managed to make Bee look even fuglier.

[Sabrblade]

So Starscream is basically Skywarp, and they managed to make Bee look like Goldbug.

Fixed that for ya.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

So Starscream is basically Skywarp, and they managed to make Bee look even fuglier.

Well:

Starscream = Skywarp
Wheeljack = Slicer
Bumblebee = Goldbug

And Knockout's... somebody we don't know My guess is Hook, since he has Constructicon colors and Hook is a surgeon, like Knock Out.

And I see Wheeljack is suffering from two dislocated shoulders. Nicely done!

[Coptur]

Knock Out looks like X-Car

http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SuperX-Car/xcar.htm

[GuyIncognito]

Knock Out looks like X-Car

http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SuperX-Car/xcar.htm

That's a good guess, but what about...

High Beam: http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/HighBeam/highbeam.htm

Ox: http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearOx/ox.htm

or Spy Changer Mirage: http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Mirage/mirage.htm

[Yweggo]

Starscream's bio makes me laugh. Dangerous warrior? Is this the same Screamer who is almost consistently cowering when faced with... um... anybody?

[NovaSentinel]

So Hasbro can make the effort to change the art on Knock-outs packaging to show the weapon he actually comes with, and give wheeljack completely new art, but still can't transform their own figures correctly?!?

[STngAR]

Clear plastic and Prime toys, a perfect combo in my eyes.

[mooncake623]

Glad i canceled my preorder.. they look meh

[Breakdown 2099]

So Hasbro can make the effort to change the art on Knock-outs packaging to show the weapon he actually comes with, and give wheeljack completely new art, but still can't transform their own figures correctly?!?

It wouldn't be Hasbro otherwise

[GuyIncognito]

I cancelled my preorder for these. At the time I preordered them, there wasn't much else to buy at the time, so they were really attractive. But since then, I've added other (cooler) stuff to my POL at BBTS. It reached the point where it was too much, and these were simply less desirable than the other stuff on my list. Plus, aside from the new Voyagers I'm awaiting (UM, Thundertron and Skyquake), I'm kinda done with Prime.

[craggy]

looking good. can't wait to get my hands on them