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by **Pr1meSuspect** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:22 am

When I originally saw the G2 Prime, the first thing that popped into my mind was a repaint into RiD Scourge. But I don't think they would make another Scourge with the new Scourge coming out. But Motormaster would be awesome and fits the mold PERFECTLY.

by **Court Jester** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:44 am

Pessimist Prime

by **Prime's Trailer** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:56 am

Zeta

News Credits: 3616 · by **Seibertron** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:52 am

I'm thinking Motormaster as well, though I would be really surprised if they did a Motormaster and Nemesis Prime so closely together -- not that I'd complain.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:54 am

To the people who think Optimus Primal, you have no idea how plasuible it actually sounds, all thanks to repurposing by the Japanese. In a Japanese piece of TF fiction, Optimus Primal actually had a G2 Laser Prime body for a while.

If you want my guess, I don't really have any. But I highly doubt Hasbro would do Motormaster and a Nemesis Prime at the same time, since they share a common palette of grey and black colors. Besides, the "Motormaster" trademark has been lost for years, but given the chance we'll get a "Menasor".

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:08 am

they can call him whatever they want lol. I have the sdcc nemesis so i just want this guy in black. ill call him motormaster by myself if i have too lol

by **Nujevad** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:26 am

You know what? I'll go crazy and say...Bumblebee, just because 8-}

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News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:31 am

MEGATRON - Just as likely as anything else.

Maybe it will be something left-field, though, like - Powertrain

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:44 am

I'd be happy with a Motormaster repaint/remold as I like the mold, but I don't want a G2 Prime and I'm happy with RID Scourge as RID Scourge.

Maybe FansProject could do a trailer for him which turns into the pieces for Menasor. (Once Hasbro releases repaints of Sunstreaker and Jazz as Breakdown and Dead End of course.) :-)

by **Shadowstream** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:52 am

T-Macksimus wrote:Has anyone bothered to entertain the notion that not all of these are getting recycled and that this may, in fact, just be a really crappy drawing/rendition of a head sculpt that had too much detail to be accurately rendered?

This.

I said the exact same thing when we first saw pics of a possible alternate head for the Tomahawk mold, and have yet to see anything followed up on that.

Vicalliose wrote:*ahem* I did not expect that. I can only suspect that the designers did this just to fool around with us. Lets see what the residence of seibertron.com know about this head... No clues... What the slag?

Or this. I don't believe hasblow is above doing this kind of thing to it's fanbase just to see what we speculate.

This head reminds me of... something. I just cannot put my finger on it. It looks almost exactly like something I've seen but I just can't pull it out of my skull.

Any generic Bayformer ever? Knowing how the movie line is lingering ahead of us, perhaps this new head is linked more to the possibility of using it as a Dumb of the Moon toy release.

Primus Forbid...

by **Dai_Ceefax** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:27 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:To the people who think Optimus Primal, you have no idea how plasuible it actually sounds, all thanks to repurposing by the Japanese. In a Japanese piece of TF fiction, Optimus Primal actually had a G2 Laser Prime body for a while.

...though the regular RTS Laser Prime would be a better candidate for Primal, as the body you speak of was the Japanese Laser Prime reissue repurposed. Good point all the same though

Have we seen the instructions for Perceptor yet? I know that I''ve seen a few pics of carded figures floating around...

by **griftimus prime** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:34 am

not interested.

i just want prime thanks.

by **Vicalliose** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:39 am

I've figured it out! In the front view picture it has an uncanny resemblance to striker/saberback.

The angled view picture totally throws me off though. It looks like some generic prime head, but not enough so, and chances are that its probably just some other obscure character where only a random dude who actually likes this character will have to chime in and point it out. It simply looks nothing like what any of you guys have suggested. Not to me anyway.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:03 am

Dai_Ceefax wrote:Have we seen the instructions for Perceptor yet? I know that I''ve seen a few pics of carded figures floating around...

Perceptor will be retooled into Reflector, confirmed by Hasbro. My guess is he'll be based on the three look-a-like components/generics in the cartoon, and not on the original toys of Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder. I still can't remember which name goes to which component :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:12 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I highly doubt Hasbro would do Motormaster and a Nemesis Prime at the same time, since they share a common palette of grey and black colors. Besides, the "Motormaster" trademark has been lost for years, but given the chance we'll get a "Menasor".

Personally, if i where in Hasbro's place, I would just call him Motormeister and be done with it. >.>

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:08 am

I dunno! I'll be surprised if it's another Optimus as that'll be kind of lame. OK,so maybe I won't be suruprised, just disappointed. I am, however, surprised that Hasbro are giving this figure a new head at all. They could have kept the mold, slapped on some black and we'd all have been very happy with that. I'd love to know their thought process.

My money is on a Motormaster named Menasor (although I don't really want that).

News Credits: 2 · by **Cliffjumper Prime** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:41 am

looks very Ultra Magnus-y... but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say we might be getting our first sentinel Prime (or zeta prime) figure.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · by **Wasp-shot23** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:23 am

apelinq?
or sentinel prime.
cos i know somewhere along the road we were scheduled for these 2.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:36 am

Weird. I guess Ultra Magnus would make sense. Who knows, I guess we'll see.

News Credits: 3 · by **NatsumeRyu** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:39 am

I'll be with one of the other four or five who mentioned Zeta Prime. WfC Zeta that is.
While it's not a perfect fit, that is what first came to mind. Possibly because it's so fresh in my thoughts.

After reading all the other comments and checking out posted images of other chracters, I would agree that plenty of other characters are more feasible than Zeta though. Especially since it'd be weird to get an earth mode zeta.... o.O 8-}

News Credits: 2 · by **Cliffjumper Prime** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:46 am

upon closer inspection, I'm fairly convinced this is just a bad rendering of the actual G2 prime head. :-?

by **Dai_Ceefax** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:50 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Perceptor will be retooled into Reflector, confirmed by Hasbro. My guess is he'll be based on the three look-a-like components/generics in the cartoon, and not on the original toys of Spectro, Spyglass and Viewfinder. I still can't remember which name goes to which component

Yeah, I remember the news from Botcon (was it that long ago and still no pics?), I'd just like to see the new headsculpt TBH. I think you're right about the probable source material being the G1 character model, I was thinking the same thing - plus it's a much more practical way of homaging the three bots in one figure (I wonder how many people'll buy three?)

Oh, and Viewfinder was the central component, Spectro had the button and Spyglass held up the flashbulb!

by **OlivusPrime** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:32 pm

Nothing springs to mind looking at this, but a Motormaster would be awesome, to complete my neo-G1 Stunticon team. TBH a lot of possibilites would be cool - a RID Scourge has been highly anticipated and it would be good to finally see a cartoon-style Ultra Magnus.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus Minor** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:40 pm

I have feeling that head is for the Nemesis Prime repaint if they make it

by **Windsweeper** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:16 pm

That alternate head just screams Protoform Movie Prime to me. Maybe they just want another Movie Prime.

Motormaster would be cool though I'm disappointed Hasbro never repainted RID Ultra Magnus as him or that FP didn't do trailer armour to convert Nemesis Prime to Motormaster.

Zeta Prime would be nice as I always like new Primes. With the likes of Straxus and Mindset getting toys, how come we never got a proper G1 Sentinel Prime? A repaint of Energon Landmine would do.