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News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:30 pm

Counterpunch has found two VERY interesting auctions over at Taobao.com for two new Botcon 2010 figures.

Botcon Sky-Byte is the much assumed repaint of the Energon Sharkticon figure, however what was unexpected is a second use of the mold to become a homage to Gnaw and the Sharkticons!

This does raise an interesting question as to the make-up of this years atendee figures. Since it's well known that where there's one Sharkticon, there are usually several more; could this mean that there will be another army-building set similar to Botcon 2009's Sweeps?

Rest assured that Seibertron.com will keep all of you informed as we learn more!

News Credits: 88 · by **DavidT** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:31 pm

Gnaw looks pretty sweet!

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News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:36 pm

I was told a week or so ago that the troop builder set this year would be Sharkticons repainted out of e-Sharkticon.

I really like that Sky-byte! He'll be the figure to get for sure down the road.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:38 pm

Wow, yeah I really like Gnaw/Sharkticon! Almost enough to pick him up...

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:43 pm

So... awesome...

Really wish the Predacon symbol wasn't so large, but I'll make do.

Really... awesome...

Website · by **Varia31** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:43 pm

Ah, Sky-Byte, my favorite character from TF: RID.

Very cool mold for him indeed.

News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:44 pm

those robot modes work really nicely. i like it

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:47 pm

Down_Shift wrote:I was told a week or so ago that the troop builder set this year would be Sharkticons repainted out of e-Sharkticon.

I really like that Sky-byte! He'll be the figure to get for sure down the road.

And who told you that? Hmmm? :grin:

What if they pull a Scourge/Sweeps? So Gnaw is one figure and then the Sharkticons are 3 slightly different recolorings of the same figure. I'd buy them! Heck, if they made a 3 pack of green ones and called them the Alligatorcons I'd buy them too!

This is so awesome! I'm jumping up and down! Now all they need to do is a Depth Charge repaint of the same mold and I'll be so happy! :DANCE:

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:51 pm

Not concerned with Gnaw, but wow, Sky-byte looks decent.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:00 pm

UltraPrimal wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:I was told a week or so ago that the troop builder set this year would be Sharkticons repainted out of e-Sharkticon.

I really like that Sky-byte! He'll be the figure to get for sure down the road.

And who told you that? Hmmm?

What if they pull a Scourge/Sweeps? So Gnaw is one figure and then the Sharkticons are 3 slightly different recolorings of the same figure. I'd buy them! Heck, if they made a 3 pack of green ones and called them the Alligatorcons I'd buy them too!

This is so awesome! I'm jumping up and down! Now all they need to do is a Depth Charge repaint of the same mold and I'll be so happy!

You know who and you know the reason I wasn't allowed to say anything :BANG_HEAD:

Ontario WHAT! ha ha ha.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:01 pm

UltraPrimal wrote:What if they pull a Scourge/Sweeps? So Gnaw is one figure and then the Sharkticons are 3 slightly different recolorings of the same figure. I'd buy them! Heck, if they made a 3 pack of green ones and called them the Alligatorcons I'd buy them too!

Actually I suspect that Sky-Byte is the single figure and Gnaw will be the troop builder.

Now the question remains... should I try for 6 of them again this year like I did with the Sweeps?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:02 pm

Sky-Byte looks nice, not that interested in the Gnaw version. If I want to build a Sharkticon army I would just assume get those three-packs from I-gears if they ever get around to making them that is.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:07 pm

Love them both, and I'm sure they'll make Prime Evil very happy.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:12 pm

Mkall wrote:
UltraPrimal wrote:What if they pull a Scourge/Sweeps? So Gnaw is one figure and then the Sharkticons are 3 slightly different recolorings of the same figure. I'd buy them! Heck, if they made a 3 pack of green ones and called them the Alligatorcons I'd buy them too!

Actually I suspect that Sky-Byte is the single figure and Gnaw will be the troop builder.

Now the question remains... should I try for 6 of them again this year like I did with the Sweeps?

Yeah, that's probably what they'll do. Sky-Byte is the Scourge and Gnaw/Sharkicon is the Sweeps of this years set.

I know I regret not buying more than 3. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:18 pm

From the moment it was known that Sky-Byte was in the convention set, I had a sneaking suspicion he was gonna be the Energon Sharkticon mold. Glad to see both A, that I was right, and B, the he's sporting a new Sky-Bytey head. Three cheers for that one!
(insert three cheers)

Now onto Gnaw/Sharkticon/Seaking... I am impressed how well that colour works for the figure. Great to see such fantastic uses of a severely underused and totally awesome mold (that I must look into getting one day... oh how I regret not buying the only Energon Sharkticon that ever graced store shelves in my backwater little town)

by **Pyrostrata** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:22 pm

Wow! VERY nice!

I am not a fan of that Sharkticon mold, but they both look nice....Color me impressed!

Sky-Byte is okay, but I really am sort-of digging those gaudy colors on Gnaw!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:27 pm

I WANT THAT SKY-BYTE!!!

Though, why are they both mistransformed in altmode? They look less "sharky" like that.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:47 pm

Bright beautiful sharks,
exclusives are expensive,
Why do I bother?

by **Skullcrunchberries** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:52 pm

Blurrz wrote:Bright beautiful sharks,
exclusives are expensive,
Why do I bother?

Beautiful XD

I doubt Sharkticon'll be an army builder, though. It'll probably be packaged with one of other exclusives we've seen/heard about as an add-on set, maybe Rapido from Uni2.0 Prowl or Double Punch from Energon Scorponok?

Nice to see they're including beast-esque molds nowadays, too.

News Credits: 2 · by **goshjosh95** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:55 pm

Awesome-sauce. I wonder why they have alt-modes mistransformed like that in the pics? I definitely want to pick up a Gnaw/Sharkticon... Anyone going to Botcon wanna help a fella out? :PEACE:

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:03 pm

A great Skybite, what with that mold being less bogged down in kibble, but am I the only one who saw that color scheme and thought it was supposed to be Thunderwing before doing a double-take?

Also, I wonder if one of the Sharkticons will be all purple to make it look like the Nemesis, which the "shark-spaceship" alt mode was loosely based on?

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:16 pm

The Sharkticons (if they are in fact an army builder set) are the only BUY I've seen come out of this Botcon thus far.

Still holding out hope for a Metalhawk!

by **ang3l3s** » Tue May 04, 2010 11:48 pm

robot forms are cool, not to crazy but the alt mode though.

by **Rated X** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:03 am

I like the Sharkticon but Sky-Byte really sucks....

I saw the Sweeps pictures from last year. "Troop Builder" sounds like such a cheap way to make money out of the weak. Nothing wrong with buyting 2 or 3 clones but do they have to insult you by making 5 or six clones that look the same except for minor details ???