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News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:42 pm

An eBay auction has popped up featuring our first in-package look at the previously unknown figure from the Transformers Revenge of The Fallen toy line. On the box we can now confirm that his name is "Stratosphere". To view the auction, click here.

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:43 pm

I'd be very interested to read the back of that. Wonder if he's in the movie.

News Credits: 10 · by **HighPrime** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:51 pm

Marcdachamp wrote:I'd be very interested to read the back of that. Wonder if he's in the movie.

Same here! Looks cool... Like the name, also. ...and with that.. I'm not going to visit this thread again as I don't want to run into a spoiler... :grin:

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:04 pm

Looks pretty decent. Can't wait to see it's Robot mode.

From the looks of it, I do not believe Strato is in the movie at all

by **Novascream** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:08 pm

If you look at the picture of teh box, it looks like he has a Mini Con or a Target Master. Did anyone else notice this?

by **AutobotJetfire777** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:29 pm

thats not a mini con or a target master, its optimus prime,i watched the review for this guy

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:32 pm

Novascream wrote:If you look at the picture of teh box, it looks like he has a Mini Con or a Target Master. Did anyone else notice this?

It's a miniature version of Optimus prime...we've seen him before. Hopefully someone can link the previous pics for me cuz i can't remember where they are.

Stratosphere huh? That may be one of the cooler names we're seen for a long time...I like it.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:43 pm

Too bad they got rid of the little space shuttle that was supposed to go on top. Then again, if it wasn't going to transform or anything, but was just a lump of gray shuttle-shaped plastic, it was pointless.

I'm glad to see the mini-OP is still there, although I still doubt I'm going to buy this after seeing the awful bot mode.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:45 pm

Blurrz wrote:Looks pretty decent. Can't wait to see it's Robot mode.

You haven't seen it? Look around here or other TF sites; there are plenty of pictures out there. He has spindly bird legs with big pontoon feet.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:26 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Looks pretty decent. Can't wait to see it's Robot mode.

You haven't seen it? Look around here or other TF sites; there are plenty of pictures out there. He has spindly bird legs with big pontoon feet.

Bah, I've been behind in the times. Guess I'll try to look for it. Or maybe I mistook it as Jetfire. I'll never know >_>

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:39 pm

Behold:

I expect to see these guys warming shelves well into 2010.

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:42 pm

What has become very typical of most of the ROTF that actually look like Earth vehicles the alt mode looks great while the robot modes looks très horrible! Stratosphere case in point. The ones that do not look like Earth vehicles most look bad in both modes.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:44 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Behold:

I expect to see these guys warming shelves well into 2010.

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That makes Armada Leader Prime look poseable. I'm quite sure that's the tallest Robot mode... that looks like the height of Unicron for pete's sake. I don't even know if I will buy that cause it won't fit between my shelf.

News Credits: 1 · by **YRQRM0** » Fri May 01, 2009 7:33 pm

I'm betting this guy isn't in the movie because: his box art head looks hand-drawn, or 3d rendered but they didn't spend any time on it. All other guys' boxes we've seen whop are in the move have a screenshot of their head for box art, either that or they use the official 3d model to put on it. This guys' doesn't appear to be in the same style.

Also, we haven't seen him in trailers or during filming or anything about him in plots or designs. Stupid design anyways.

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:18 pm

that picture looks silly, it's like there is a revolving resturant on the top of his head

Nice name though.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:44 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Behold:

I expect to see these guys warming shelves well into 2010.

I forgot just how bad this guy looked. Too bad too, could have been something really cool and unique. This just underscores the fact that Hasbro need more thinkers/designers like the guys at FP.

by **Prime Riblet** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:56 pm

i bet this guy has a lot of trouble getting in and out of a car. or hitting ceiling fans.

by **Swiftpaw** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:06 pm

This guy now officially holds a spot of coolness alongside Dropkick from the first movie-line for having a 'new' name that's cool and not a homage.

Am I the only one that finds that he has long skinny legs fitting? With the type of jet he is and thus likely spending most of his time as a flying transport he likely spends little time on the ground, and seeing how the movie designs tend to prefer function over athestics at times... Strong legs aren't really a necessity.

News Credits: 12 · by **nemesis-prime** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:34 pm

Did Micheal Bays plane touch the ALL-SPARK LOL!!!

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:30 am

Did they really come up with a new name for once? Think hell just froze over. I dont remember a TF ever having this name but i could be wrong. I like the figure and the names pretty cool so ill be picking this one up.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sat May 02, 2009 3:10 am

Swiftpaw wrote:This guy now officially holds a spot of coolness alongside Dropkick from the first movie-line for having a 'new' name that's cool and not a homage.

Agreed...i liked Dropkick's name too...that may have been a more fitting name for Kickback; I always thought Kickback should've been a donkey or something...

Swiftpaw wrote:Am I the only one that finds that he has long skinny legs fitting? With the type of jet he is and thus likely spending most of his time as a flying transport he likely spends little time on the ground, and seeing how the movie designs tend to prefer function over athestics at times... Strong legs aren't really a necessity.

Very logical way of looking at it. He may simply hover around rather than walk or run ala BM Jetstorm and as a result doesn't need powerful legs all.

by **syphonn** » Sat May 02, 2009 3:09 pm

The robot mode is just awful

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:10 pm

I THOUGHT THIS WAS OMEGA SUPREME!

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:36 pm

GetterDragun wrote:I THOUGHT THIS WAS OMEGA SUPREME!

I thought this was Silver Omega Bolt Supreme!

by **Warbreaker** » Sun May 03, 2009 7:47 am

Well shucks, this picture also confirms that this awesomely-named Autobot has no space-shuttle/gun. I wait for pictures of Takara's version, I'm sure they're not as cheap as Hasbro to omit an accessory (they did include mini-allsparks for the allspark power line, after all). Functionality over appearances, I agree with Swiftpaw there, I don't really mind the pontoon-feet anyways.

On another note, Stratosphere's face looks very similar to 2 certain actors, but I can't decide whether he's a homage to badass Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane!), or dedicated to the funny guy Bernie Mac (I sincerely hope he's doing well on the other side), just look at my 1-minute put together comparison:

Or maybe it's a double homage to both (Samuel L.Jackson's face and an angular form of Bernie Mac's hairdo?)?