The Energon Pub

[Rijie]

I wasn't going to get Mindwipe since he's not a G1 homage (that I know of), but he is just way too cool to pass up. Kind of reminds me of Cybertron Sideways/GF Noisemaze, which is one of my favorite TFs from that line.

You don't think he looks a little like a bat in his robot mode?

[Zeds]

Liked the first three only. Will pick them up.

[Agent 007]

I'll pick up HA barricade brawl for sure, not sure one the rest of them but I'm def passing on scattorshot, rachet and lockdown.

[First-Aid]

oh my god. I just peed a little.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: when preparing to look at new, potentially joygasm-inducing TF figures, you really need to invest in Depends. Snug fit, keep you dry, and absorbs a lot of moisture for those sudden burst of urination that come with viewing incredibly awesome new figures.

[Poweredglide]

Did anybody else notice the similarity between Skystalker and the Gobot Pathfinder??

[roboleadr]

Kind of small-ish details, but the weapons on most of the figures seem really awesome,
Mindwipe is an awesome figure but with the tiny blades, he and Lockdown seemed to of gotten the short end of the stick.

I STILL LOVE ALMOST ALL OF THEM!!!

[Soundwave__Superior]

Wow...I think my wallet's gonna die of starvation. Getting them ALL!

[Mkall]

My verdicts:
Barricade: Not into the HA Line, or anything involving Barricade anyways.
Mindwipe: Yas, absolutely
Skystalker: I wanna see more of this guy first, although him combining with Mindwipe is a neat idea.
Lockdown: Fugly
Scattorshot: There's potential here, but that head turns me right off. More pics are needed
Brawl: For some reason, I may get him and put him in the Shattered Glass line...
Deluxe Ratchet: I know that they put him in to reference the rivalry between him and Lockdown in TF:Animated, but I really don't see the point.

Overall, there's a couple Yeses and a couple maybes. So far I'm getting more figs from the 2nd movie than the 1st, so Hasbro's doing a better job here.

[Highbeam]

Holy freaking crap, YES PLEASE!!! Especially 'Cade and those airplanes!! Liking Brawn too.

[Mach]

People, this guy is brawn, not brawl....

[NassaDane]

Brawn is beautiful! He kinda looks like his G1 counter part...well if you squint your eyes and think of old Brawn. Brawn has my money for sure. I love that they made a good looking Barricade, it might be just me but the other barricades looked a little sloppy. Also does it not look like Barricade has a handle bar mustache(which is perfect for a Transformer) and gritting his teeth?

[Optimal_Z]

At least I won't be spendin all my money on drugs & alcohol. Ok maybe a lil bit
I'm lovin a lot of the new upcoming figs!!!!

[kirbenvost]

I wasn't going to get Mindwipe since he's not a G1 homage (that I know of), but he is just way too cool to pass up. Kind of reminds me of Cybertron Sideways/GF Noisemaze, which is one of my favorite TFs from that line.

You don't think he looks a little like a bat in his robot mode?

Now that I looked up G1 Mindwipe, yes he does, a bit. I actually didn't even know he existed as a G1 character.

[Ravage XK]

Wow, a decent group of figures. Ratchets alt mode looks a bit ropey but otherwise they look awesome. Shame the real figures wont have anywhere near that detail.

Lockdown is one of my fave Animated figures and the Moviefied version is a must for me. I see no kibble on HA Barricade which makes me suspicious.

[SKYWARPED_128]

A little disappointed by the HA Barricade, now that I see him in a clear pic. The proportions seem a little off, and his left hand seems permanently in "flail mode". Still, if his hand was transformable, I'd still be willing ot fork out the cash for him.

As for the others, Mindwipe's jet mode looks interesting; might be worth a consideration. Skystalker and Brawn, too.

[ultra_magus]

WOW. Movie-line figures Im exited about? That's like Galvatron crazy!!

[Swiftknife24]

Scorponok is the last figure Id expect in the Human Alliance toyline.. keyword Human, as there really isn't anything in the Bayverse that coincides with Scorponok. Maybe there will be a Human Alliance Blackout w/ Scorponok, or maybe Hasbro will just keep sticking to Cars. We'll see.

How about the soldiers he killed/fought against?

I think Human Alliance is the keyword for the scale, really (Barricade has no human, he has Frenzy). Scorponok could be paired with Ravage (who could have a little compartment for a little Scalpel!)

[Mykltron]

I think HA Barricade looks a bit crap. He hasn't captured the evilness and his arms look weird - here's hoping he's mistransformed like the early pics of HABB

I'll have to buy him anyway cos HABB looks so lonely on my shelf.

[Chronos_Diox]

I think Ratchet deserve a leader class figure. This deluxe figure is kind of pointless.. maybe if hasbro/takara try a litle bit, we could see a realy great figure of him. with a robot mode more accurate than the voyager class.

[Sabrblade]

D oyou think Takara will rename Scattorshot "Backpack" for their release of him? It would help keep the Cybertron Scattorshot influence on him even stronger.

[cannonfodder4000]

MY OPINION:

barricade: definetly better than the deluxe one even if he might only have one hand! and his right arm obviously transforms that way to make a seat for frenzy

mindwipe: . . .its a transformer that transforms into a jet that doesnt have robot kibble and a robot mode the doesnt have a back pack WITH stabby stabby blades?! AWESOME!

skystalker: THINK! its a little robot with neo shifter hands as feet GIANT axes of doom and his "camera" eye head stays in the cockpit in vehicle mode which makes his jet mode look like it has an eye?! ALSO AWESOME! he WILL make a good partner to mindwipe

lockdown:looks cool but i need to see more pictures of him cause he looks a little mistransformed

scattorshot:looks great! not likin that head though but i think the name "backpack" suits this little dude more!

brawn:definetly doesnt look like brawn! i mean who would give brawn horse hooves?! but i might "repurpose" him as another character

ratchet:looks pretty rad but they only made him so then people will buy it then buy lockdown to give him a gun and he might be inscale with most of the other autobots but he wont be inscale next to the more accurate human alliance figures

[Overcracker]

Everything looks very nice.

I can Probably skip Ratchet and Barricade.
But the rest look o cool to pass up. Specially liking Brawn and Mindwipe.

[Ungie]

A little disappointed by the HA Barricade, now that I see him in a clear pic. The proportions seem a little off, and his left hand seems permanently in "flail mode". Still, if his hand was transformable, I'd still be willing ot fork out the cash for him.

As for the others, Mindwipe's jet mode looks interesting; might be worth a consideration. Skystalker and Brawn, too.

His left hand is in his gimmick mode. from the other arm it looks like it can fold up into the wheel well.

[Flashwave]

I love the 2 planes...They look great !!! I dont see a point in combinding them though. Why stack up 2 planes ??? In combat what purpose would this serve ??? Brawn's head looks just plain dumb !!! And as nice as Ratchet looks, why downsize from a voyager to a deluxe ???

The same reason the US Military did it. I'm pretty sure the SR71s carried an unmanned drone once in a while. Same Principal. Mindwipe races in, and throws Skystalker the remaining distance more quietly. The reason I mention the drones, is that Skystalker has a ball optic where the ockpit should be. Kinda reminds me of the unmanned from Stealth

Okay, so the aircraft look nothing alike, but the ball optic does.

I just wish HAsbro would go back to HA being called Alternators, it's the same thing. Then we cold get more of them later...

[Blurrz]

The more I look at Brawn, the more I need it. Double Pistols......