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[LOST Cybertronian]

Here is a nice little surprise coming out of summer Wonder Festival 2013 where a gigantic Scorponok prototype is on display. These pictures come to us via the amiami facebook page. Not a whole lot is known about this figure at this time but it appears to be a non transforming licensed product made by Sentinel standing as tall as Fort Max. Check out the pictures of this behemoth below.

[Bumblevivisector]

"GIGANTIC ACTION!"...MASTER?

Those big wastes of space non-transforming Prime figures may have started a halfway decent trend, but I'd still rather own a Mega/Black-Zarak knock-off than an official mega-mega-mega-mega-mega-SCF Scorpinok, even if he is big enough to face Fort Max eye-to-eye, and does look awesome.

[Noideaforaname]

Oddly proportioned for a non-transforming figure.

[Nemesis Destron]

Aaawwwww man non-transforming...d#ck move!!!

[Megazarak]

That is... quite cool. I'd be interested in getting this guy if the price is right. He would definitely be a really nice centerpiece. I wouldn't mind if he was a model, it would probably help lower the price from what I'm assuming is going to be a lot.

[FortMacs]

I hate transformers that don't transform. so easy pass for me.

[griftimus prime]

man i hope it transforms. the botmode is sick as hell

[RhA]

The coming pricetag is guaranteed to scare me away for good.

[Deathscythetransform]

Non Transforming Transformers suck
They shouldn't be branded Transformers, but Non-Transforming Toys, if you ask me.

though it looks awesome, I think its more of a statue than a toy?

a shame we don't get mon infos on this

[alternator77]

come on Hasbro give us a titan class of this guy...you know you want to

[Sabrblade]

Is it based off the Sunbow or the Toei character model?

[Evil Eye]

Wow. That thing looks awesome. A bit of a shame it doesn't transform, but even so, if he's decently poseable he'll be great. I love those proportions- looks like Scorponok if he were done by Gainax.

In any case, G1 Scorponok had some pretty lame alt modes anyway (Scorpion mode was basically a big black with some spindly limbs attached), and if not transforming gives him decent poseability and dynamic proportions, I'm in (or would if I had the budget). Who knows, maybe he's to scale with the Revoltech Transformers?

[LOST Cybertronian]

This image of Sentinel's Gigantic Action Scorponok comes to us via the @YamadaxTakahiro twitter feed. Also, what is the first question that usually comes up when a new Scorponok hits the scene? That's right, when will we get Black Zarak? You can see the Black Zarak version standing next to Scorponok on display at Wonder Festival.

[K2vox]

Are these supposed to be like, pity-treats for the masses because they don't want to take the time to engineer ones that will actually transform? I'm so confused. On a different note: BEST ACTION MASTERS EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BERSEKAEL]

transformers with no transformation... lame... looking good, but dissapointing

[RhA]

Are these supposed to be like, pity-treats for the masses because they don't want to take the time to engineer ones that will actually transform? I'm so confused. On a different note: BEST ACTION MASTERS EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This.

[Ultra Markus]

so what are these 500 a piece?

[BERSEKAEL]

so what are these 500 a piece?

have to be cheaper than Metroplex... Metroplex has triple transformation.

[MGrotusque]

Best Scorponok EVER.........now only if it transformed. I don't understand why you wouldn't engineer that. This thing is so close to the G1 figure and it's the simplest of transformations.
They're also asking WAAAY too much money for this thing.

[-Kanrabat-]

The real question is, do they transform? If yes, my wallet gonna hurt. If not, but why?

EDIT:
Actually read the thread this time. So,

[Sabrblade]

The downside to making a BlackZarak version of this is that, though this Scorponok is big enough to fight Fort Max, this BlackZarak is now too big to fight God Ginrai.

[Poyguimogul]

Ginrai was wearing Apex Armor and riding Grand Maximus when he fought Zarak so...

[Sabrblade]

Ginrai was wearing Apex Armor

I did say God Ginrai, did I not?

and riding Grand Maximus

Not in every fight between God Ginrai and BlackZarak. Certainly not in the final episode battle, which was arguably their most famous fight.

[DMSL]

You call it a Transformer, but it doesn't transform.

That is just completely pointless.

[Blackstreak]

The first question that comes to my mind isn't about Black Zarak. But rather, does this Scorponok transform? Well...

Does it?

But I can see that question has already been answered so I won't be wasting my money on either of these statues.