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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby TF-fan kev777 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:57 am

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gothsaurus wrote:the lion mode Alpha Trion with combiner ports
Wait, what? Image

Yeah, no clue what he's talking about here either.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby gothsaurus » Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:38 am

I forget where I read it, but you can attach limbs somehow.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby TF-fan kev777 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:36 am

gothsaurus wrote:I forget where I read it, but you can attach limbs somehow.


No you can't, at least not using the combiner peg. I'm pretty sure you got some bad info somewhere.

Not sure if you read about some type of fan mode, but there is nothing on Alpha Trion's lion mode that can act as a combiner port. The only thing that is close is the joints for the lion head to split into the robot shoulders as they are square-ish and about the same size as a combiner peg, but they are far too shallow to hold a combiner peg and the halves of the lion head are in the way.

On top of that, even if the shoulder joints could be retooled into combiner ports, it would make for a terrible torso with the arms way too close together. It would be much easier to go with a new mold.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby william-james88 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:23 am

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steals_your_goats wrote:I'm glad they're doing a Q&A this time. A lot of fun speculation happens after those.

Why, when havent they done a Q&A? They always do one and their answers are always ultra lame to the point where we dont bother newsing it. Like the one about why Computron has a different head than the Takara version.

If anyone missed it and is curious as to what kind of answers to expect, here is their last Q&A from toy fair 2017 where we learnt that there are no plans for them to complete the casette bots:


• Regarding inconsistent distribution of Generations and difficulty finding some toys on store shelves, Hasbro team is not aware of any specific cases themselves, but reassure that by the time the "Reveal Your Shield" movie product launch date of April 24th comes, all brands should be seeing plenty of product reaching stores. And along the same line, neither Generations nor RID are planned to be halted in favor of the movie line.

• Asked about Perceptor's clearly intentional, but undocumented tank mode, John Warden explained that its inclusion was a co-development with TakaraTomy as an homage to the pre-Transformers toy that became the original Perceptor. It was referred to as an "Easter egg" feature, and that more such things could and should be expected. Editorializing a bit, it's my belief that the wording of the answer may imply that TakaraTomy initiated the tank mode for when they use Perceptor in the Legends series.

• Movie Masterpiece Bumblebee went through a lot of work to achieve the right end product. Including attention to apparently being the same scale in vehicle mode as regular Masterpiece Autobot cars, and then that the size and build of the robot mode matched appropriately. Elements like a realistic automotive finish for the car body parts was called out, as well as a great deal of articulation and a feeling of weight to the toy. Along a similar line with the special toys for The Last Knight, the Premier Edition Shadow Spark Optimus Prime, the evil-looking makeover of the prior movie's Leader class toy, has no plans to be released outside of Asia.

• When asked about whether Titan Master features might carry forward in to Power of The Primes, it was explained how the specific play pattern would be ending with Titans Return, but there was a good chance that by the way of more "Easter egg" type design features, there could still be ways for "those small Transformers" to interact. Relatedly, they clarified that Power of The Primes was planned to launch for Spring of 2018. In realistic practice, there's a good chance this means seeing the line start as early as late December like Combiner Wars did.

They went on to describe that, yes, the unspecified gimmick of Power of The Primes would be line-wide, shared across size classes like Combiner Wars and Titans Return. Citing the customization concept behind Combiner Wars and Titans Return as an example of executing a broader play pattern, they used slightly different language to describe Power of the Primes, saying that it would have "a similar measure of creativity and integration" without referring to "customization" as part of that.

• Characters for the Power of The Primes fan vote were selected with a desire to take from a broad spectrum, and choosing individuals through whom they could develop interesting story hooks which would give media writers a good deal of room to work and develop interesting fiction around. From a much bigger group they started with internally, they narrowed it down both with toy considerations in mind, and with character choices they believed fans would be especially interested in and care about. Surprise was expressed at Primal ultimately winning, and it was noted how that may have to some degree shifted where plans for the future were going. They said that of the 9 candidates, they thought Primal was probably the "craziest" choice. John Warden, by contrast, had been hoping for Hound to win.

They also talked about how using these polls also lets them learn about the audience a little, citing specifically as an example that Deathsaurus and Star Saber were not just known of, but known well enough to rank in the top four of the poll results, and information like that can definitely help direct development of future toys. No hint even of either of those characters being in the near future was given, though.

A followup question concerned whether Scorponok and Omega Supreme from the 2015 Titan vote would similarly end up on a shortlist for the next Titan Class toy after Trypticon. The popular response specifically towards Omega Supreme was acknowledged, but while they didn't say outright that one of the two would not be a near future Titan, they made strong indications toward a different intent. Citing that Power of The Primes was the end of their Prime Wars trilogy, and referring back to the earlier statement about developing story conceits, they said there was something they had their hearts set on that would fit within that, which they thinks fans will be very happy with.

• HasCon: "It's going to be awesome!" No particular specifics were given about HasCon. They said that product reveals would be part of it, and to expect the same kinds of things you might expect from other Transformers events. Seeming to speak towards the general concern about what kind of environment it would be, it was essentially said that as long as the fans show up, the community aspect of HasCon would feel just like the kind of experience of a Botcon or other event of that type. One thing specifically noted was that if the fans are there, they are "confident" that finding "trading floors" and doing "the things we all want out of a cool weekend" will be possible.

• Talking about surprises from fan response to the first few waves of Titans Return, John Warden mentioned specifically a favorable response to the increased level of sculpted detailing on the toys. Worry over overly difficult transformations having informed how more recent Transformers are designed was referenced, and John Warden then made specific reference to how the triplechanger toys in Titans Return are "pretty complicated". Sounding almost surprised, he noted that people seem to like that, and that these were examples of lessons they were learning and carrying forward in the development of later toys and lines.

Ben Montano spoke at some length about the surprise he experienced with how the recent Generations lines have really helped to break down global barriers, and bridging gaps that may have existed in some parts of the world where if someone might not have had access to the original cartoon or other media, it could have been harder to appreciate Generations, and now that perception was quickly falling away and the reach of the series was expanding considerably.

• Asked if Topspin and Twin Twist are marking a shift towards Deluxes being generally larger. The size remains dependent on the character. Example given is that a figure of a female character would probably tend to be a little smaller, while Topspin and twin twist were specifically called out as being Wreckers and noted how they have a big, bulky look to them, seeming to indicate that it's just what they see to be appropriate for the characters. Topspin and twin Twist are two of John Warden's favorites, which he explained with the story of finding a Jumpstarter buried in his backyard, which after cleaning it up, its auto-transformation gimmick still worked correctly even after being in the ground for years.

• Diecast from Radio Free Cybertron represented Headmaster Don in asking about the possibility of Titan Master Arcee. Leading by saying they were going to repeat their own vague, non-answer, they said that system like Combiner Wars and Titans Return are things they want to continue to use, and that over the next 24 months through the continued reveals and releases of Titans Return and Power of The Primes, they "expect [us] to continue to be satisfied at upcoming events."

• Frenzy and Eject? Not right now, but it's something they're interested in continuing to hear what people think about getting those characters out there. Off the back of that question, Wingspan and Cloudraker were asked about, to finish the Clone pairs. John Warden responded with, "you can't just put out one Clone." But because Fastlane and Pounce are not within an existing size class, falling between Deluxe and Legends, the Clone characters would end up being exclusive to these boxsets (internally referred to as Series Packs).
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby Agamemnon » Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:42 am

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gothsaurus wrote:I forget where I read it, but you can attach limbs somehow.


No you can't, at least not using the combiner peg. I'm pretty sure you got some bad info somewhere.

Not sure if you read about some type of fan mode, but there is nothing on Alpha Trion's lion mode that can act as a combiner port. The only thing that is close is the joints for the lion head to split into the robot shoulders as they are square-ish and about the same size as a combiner peg, but they are far too shallow to hold a combiner peg and the halves of the lion head are in the way.

On top of that, even if the shoulder joints could be retooled into combiner ports, it would make for a terrible torso with the arms way too close together. It would be much easier to go with a new mold.

I remember a discussion about Cybertron Leobreaker and combiner limbs. I am not remembering the specifics. But is this maybe what you are talking about, gothsaurus?
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby RAR » Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:22 pm

william-james88 wrote: here is their last Q&A from toy fair 2017


Worth a belated ramble about I guess.

• When asked about whether Titanmaster features might carry forward in to Power of The Primes, it was explained how the specific play pattern would be ending with Titans Return, but there was a good chance that by the way of more "Easter egg" type design features, there could still be ways for "those small Transformers" to interact. Relatedly, they clarified that Power of The Primes was planned to launch for Spring of 2018. In realistic practice, there's a good chance this means seeing the line start as early as late December like Combiner Wars did.


At the bare minimum I expect the 3rd part of a related line to carry over features to the 3rd part - not all features but some - so legends that can seat a Titanmaster like figure or the retention of some of the small standing pegs on some toys - such compatibility is a virtual necessity on Titan class toys (That are playsets and not sub-knock off quality miss-scaled combiners like Devastator). seriously if people want a classics scale Predaking buy the Unique toys one for or the Jin Biao OS one both are under $150.00 these days and one is the same size as CW Devastator and the other is CW size (or only a tad bigger).
Not worth wasting a slot on the predacons when Hasbro would only make them cheap and nasty anyway.



They went on to describe that, yes, the unspecified gimmick of Power of The Primes would be line-wide, shared across size classes like Combiner Wars and Titans Return. Citing the customisation concept behind Combiner Wars and Titans Return as an example of executing a broader play pattern, they used slightly different language to describe Power of the Primes, saying that it would have "a similar measure of creativity and integration" without referring to "customisation" as part of that.


Targetmaster/Headmaster/Diaclone like stuff with some Beast Sprinkles is what I hope for. - I also like a lot of other people want a couple of 2016 style combiners with animal alt modes (Terrorcons and Seacons).

• Characters for the Power of The Primes fan vote were selected with a desire to take from a broad spectrum, and choosing individuals through whom they could develop interesting story hooks which would give media writers a good deal of room to work and develop interesting fiction around. From a much bigger group they started with internally, they narrowed it down both with toy considerations in mind, and with character choices they believed fans would be especially interested in and care about. Surprise was expressed at Primal ultimately winning, and it was noted how that may have to some degree shifted where plans for the future were going. They said that of the 9 candidates, they thought Primal was probably the "craziest" choice. John Warden, by contrast, had been hoping for Hound to win.


Not a shock really if they were paying attention
i) Primal is in the comics in a minor way, he just got an MP toy and it's around the time of the Beast Wars 20th Anniversary (in Japan).
Also they have been pushing the idea of the colony planets so the idea of a Beast Planet (like in TF Cybertron) is a thing now too.

People with a Truck not Monkey mindset always missunderstand the importance of Beast Transformers to other people who don't share that mind set - heck just look at how many lines in Japan were animals VS vehicles. There is a clue.


They also talked about how using these polls also lets them learn about the audience a little, citing specifically as an example that Deathsaurus and Star Saber were not just known of, but known well enough to rank in the top four of the poll results, and information like that can definitely help direct development of future toys. No hint even of either of those characters being in the near future was given, though.


ii) Again no big surprise to those paying attention - those two are important characters as is Starsaber & Diatlus.
If they (unofficially) noticed the 3rd party releases then they'd notice the popularity of Japanese G1 related releases is increasing.
(Make Deathcobra someone)

I personally think people like them as they may be a little bored with the same old characters over and over since 2000CE

A followup question concerned whether Scorponok and Omega Supreme from the 2015 Titan vote would similarly end up on a shortlist for the next Titan Class toy after Trypticon. The popular response specifically towards Omega Supreme was acknowledged, but while they didn't say outright that one of the two would not be a near future Titan, they made strong indications toward a different intent. Citing that Power of The Primes was the end of their Prime Wars trilogy, and referring back to the earlier statement about developing story conceits, they said there was something they had their hearts set on that would fit within that, which they thinks fans will be very happy with.


I bet they mean Predaking (which I really only care about once Scorponok has been done) I don't mind an Omega Supreme - but his design holds some problem as the most playable design would be one with an ark style alt mode - but it wouldn't be at all G1 compliant.

Scorponok is an essential complement to Fort Max - Predaking is just going to be trash due to over simplification of the parts - I doubt a Dinobot combiner would work either for the same reason.

Just look at The quickchange Dragonstorm it costs £70+ and it's total garbage (suitable only for a heavy sale) . So bad that it makes AOE Chomp and stomp Grimlock look like a premium product.

I'd be happy with Prime (large) Predaking quality - but I know these days we'd not even get that as a standard at the price point they want to sell it at.

The problem is the Predacons need to be decent sizes but not huge 4 Voyagers and a leader would be nice - but we won't get that so - I consider it a waste to do him/them poorly.


• Talking about surprises from fan response to the first few waves of Titans Return, John Warden mentioned specifically a favourable response to the increased level of sculpted detailing on the toys. Worry over overly difficult transformations having informed how more recent Transformers are designed was referenced, and John Warden then made specific reference to how the triplechanger toys in Titans Return are "pretty complicated". Sounding almost surprised, he noted that people seem to like that, and that these were examples of lessons they were learning and carrying forward in the development of later toys and lines.


Yes because they went to far - something like TF Cyberton is fine something like ROTF Optimus is to far - but the sweet spot ISN'T RID warrior class - those are still to simple.

Ben Montano spoke at some length about the surprise he experienced with how the recent Generations lines have really helped to break down global barriers, and bridging gaps that may have existed in some parts of the world where if someone might not have had access to the original cartoon or other media, it could have been harder to appreciate Generations, and now that perception was quickly falling away and the reach of the series was expanding considerably.


Likely as they are based on recognisable characters backed by an existing media and not by a Comic only read by a few thousand people.
No that I minded the IDWish stuff in general - for example I really liked IDW Orion Pax (as a mould) even if he is titchy.


• Diecast from Radio Free Cybertron represented Headmaster Don in asking about the possibility of Titan Master Arcee. Leading by saying they were going to repeat their own vague, non-answer, they said that system like Combiner Wars and Titans Return are things they want to continue to use, and that over the next 24 months through the continued reveals and releases of Titans Return and Power of The Primes, they "expect [us] to continue to be satisfied at upcoming events."


I still would like a Titanmaster Optimus/Roller vehicle as a nice complement to existing toys - something with a new Optimus Face.

I won't complain to much if they do a Nitro Zeus and give somethings a removable head either.

That is a reasonably positive statement - I do remain concerned about incomplete sets...

Speaking of Sets - I don't mind if they keep making gift sets and i'd also not complain to loudly if one of them had Leader Sunstorm in the set either.

• Frenzy and Eject? Not right now, but it's something they're interested in continuing to hear what people think about getting those characters out there. Off the back of that question, Wingspan and Cloudraker were asked about, to finish the Clone pairs. John Warden responded with, "you can't just put out one Clone." But because Fastlane and Pounce are not within an existing size class, falling between Deluxe and Legends, the Clone characters would end up being exclusive to these boxsets (internally referred to as Series Packs).


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SDCC 2017: Hasbro Transformers Power of the Primes Toy Teaser Images, Featuring Jazz, Skullgrin

Postby Va'al » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:29 am

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We return to San Diego Comic Con 2017, where site owner Seibertron is providing us images of the updated display area at the Hasbro booth featuring new toyline Power of the Primes and its stars Jazz, Hot Rod with Trailer (which makes him Rodimus Prime, I suppose, and appears to be a Leader class figure), Beachcomber (with Titan Master integration), Pretender Skullgrin in some new form, Dreadwind, Darkwing, both sporting Combiner Wars parts, and a new chunky Starscream!

There will be more images throughout the weekend, so expect the full Seibertron.com treatment as the event continues, with panel coverage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and follow-ups with official images and more!

UPDATED: Better Darkwing and Dreadwind, plus Starscream images with correct transformation, plus confirmation that Hot Rod is a Deluxe that transformers into Rodimus Prime!

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Postby Microraptor » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:46 am

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby MrBlack » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:47 am

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Beachcomber and Jazz look good, Rodimus Prime looks great, but what the heck is up with Starscream's arms?!
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby DestronMirage22 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:50 am

The line's shaping up to be s good one! A nice mix of everything. Jazz looks good and I'm glad we're getting a new deluxe Starscream. But what's up with his proportions? He looks a little weird. Maybe it's because of some new gimmick?
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby MaverickPrime » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:51 am

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DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby Sabrblade » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:54 am

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MrBlack wrote:but what the heck is up with Starscream's arms?!
DestronMirage22 wrote:and I'm glad we're getting a new deluxe Starscream. But what's up with his proportions? He looks a little weird. Maybe it's because of some new gimmick?
His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby MadProject » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:56 am

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Don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but Rodimus Prime has a "power up" gimmick that allows him to change between Hot Rod and Rodimus.

In this pic I circled a detail in the torso that should be Hot Rod's hands in Rodimus torso!
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby Sigma Magnus » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:57 am

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Wasn't expecting Dreadwind and Darkwing, especially not as Aerialbot retools. Hoping they can still combine in jet mode. Jazz' car mode looks sweet, and I'm sure his robot mode would too in a less stupid pose. Starscream looks to be a voyager based on a beefier version of his IDW ongoing look from a few years back? Leader Rodimus looks absolutely awesome, Beachcomber looks nice, and Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby SureShot18 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:58 am

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These new PotP figures have some interesting proportions. And to ruin it for more people, they remind of Dreamwave art, Starscream in particular. Seriously what's up with his legs and arms?! On a fairly IDWish design no less. Rodimus Prime looks pretty nice though(if very G1), seems like he escaped Starscream and Jazz's puffy fate. The Decepticon jets look pretty awesome, I wonder if the combiner ports are for the combined jet.(that was the thing they did right?) Beachcomber looks really cool too. Ugh so they're going through with the Pretenders. At least the idea is changed to not be as dumb as it was in G1. As it stands I'm a little worried about my enjoyment of the line but there are at least a few things that tickle my fancy.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby william-james88 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:02 am

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Sigma Magnus wrote: Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.

Thats because its a power master acting as an engine of some kind. but they made it compatible for fans to do whatever they want.

MaverickPrime wrote:DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.

I dont think Jazz has a combiner port, more like he is based on previous combiner wars designs like Chromedome was.

Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.

The shoulders yes. He also takes design 9or vice versa) from the new Alex Milne design he just posted. I think that starscream is gimick filled because he is very simplistic. He looks like a toy from the early 90s.

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby RodimusConvoy13 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:04 am

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MadProject wrote:Don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but Rodimus Prime has a "power up" gimmick that allows him to change between Hot Rod and Rodimus.

In this pic I circled a detail in the torso that should be Hot Rod's hands in Rodimus torso!
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby DestronMirage22 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:04 am

Waitaminute.
I just realized something.
If that Starscream is indeed a Voyager, and his arms kinda look like they'd house combining ports, does this mean we could get a Starscream combiner??? :shock:
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby MadProject » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:05 am

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william-james88 wrote:
Sigma Magnus wrote: Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.

Thats because its a power master acting as an engine of some kind. but they made it compatible for fans to do whatever they want.

MaverickPrime wrote:DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.

I dont think Jazz has a combiner port, more like he is based on previous combiner wars designs like Chromedome was.

Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.

The shoulders yes. He also takes design 9or vice versa) from the new Alex Milne design he just posted. I think that starscream is gimick filled because he is very simplistic. He looks like a toy from the early 90s.

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If you check the pics, I can confirm that Jazz has a combiner port!
You can see the rounded piece of the joint below the neck, hidden by the hood.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby Overcracker » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:05 am

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby SureShot18 » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:06 am

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Now that Starscream is transformed properly it appears he's voyager sized. That should make people happy. Fixes the legs but not those boxing gloves.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby mordhelm » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:08 am

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My guess is that the no-face Titan master thing is because (based on the images) it is supposed to be part of the transformed mode of the Pretender shell.

Interesting about Rodimus. Smaller bots can power up into bigger ones. So this is how they do larger scale "pretenders" as well.

Wonder how or if the Pretender class will integrate into the larger toys.
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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby MadProject » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:14 am

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can we also take a moment to discuss about the fact that you can use the Matrix as Titan Master?

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Leaks, Rumours, Reveals, and More

Postby Big Grim » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:15 am

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Man, for a second there I was sooooooo excited for Dreadwind and Darkwing. Two of my favorite toys as a kid. Hard to get now for a decent price. New ones would work! But....they're kinda crap. :(

Sorta like Beachcomber though. One of my fave minibots.
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