The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

Still no traces of Blaster and Soundwave in Canada.

[william-james88]

Still no traces of Blaster and Soundwave in Canada.

Might be online only, Canadians have ordered blaster and have been getting him in.

[william-james88]

While we know all the Legacy and Studio Series coming out this year, we still didn't know all exclusives. JTPrime17 is sharing some listings with us regarding non general release items:

TRA GEN SELECTS DLX 3 PACK TREDS, PATHFINDER, & SMALLFOOT
Product Number: F9650

This is not an exclusive but it won't be found in stores either, so preorder it from whichever online retailer you feel most comfortable with when it is made available. These are redecos of recent figures to represent Go Bot characters. Pathfinder, for instance, will be a redeco of Cosmos. It might be grey to match the original Go Bots toy or blue to match the Transformers homage figure.


TRA BB GEN SS 2 PACK VOY 86 RATCHET, & DLX 86 BRAWN (battle damaged)
Product Number: F9878

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.


TRA GEN RETRO OPTIMUS PRIME
Product Number: G0153

TRA GEN RETRO BOMBSHELL & RAMHORN
Product Number: G0237

TRA GEN LEGACY STARSEEKERS DLX ROADPIG
Product Number: G0232

Those three are all Walmart exclusives. The retros are G1 toys in cartoon deco, and Optimus will come with a trailer. We knew of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Starseeker line. Roadpig is a retool of Crashbar, letting us finally complete the Junkasaurus combiner.


TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

[Quantum Surge]

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

[william-james88]

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

I'm thinking somewhere near the $75 mark

[-Kanrabat-]

Let's see how that Optimus will look and if it will be available at all in stores.

BTW, Soundblaster and Soundwave may have been just a blip on the Walmart.ca site before being instantly sold out.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

So, Hasbro finally admits that the stupid SIEGE Ravage mold looks more like a dog than it does like Ravage.

[Emerje]

While we know all the Legacy and Studio Series coming out this year, we still didn't know all exclusives. JTPrime17 is sharing some listings with us regarding non general release items:

TRA GEN SELECTS DLX 3 PACK TREDS, PATHFINDER, & SMALLFOOT
Product Number: F9650

This is not an exclusive but it won't be found in stores either, so preorder it from whichever online retailer you feel most comfortable with when it is made available. These are redecos of recent figures to represent Go Bot characters. Pathfinder, for instance, will be a redeco of Cosmos. It might be grey to match the original Go Bots toy or blue to match the Transformers homage figure.

I imagine they'll continue what they started with Bug Bite and Roadranger and do eHobby colors, especially in a set of these specific three figures. Personally I'm excited to see Kingdom Warpath finally getting a second use, should look great in green!

TRA BB GEN SS 2 PACK VOY 86 RATCHET, & DLX 86 BRAWN (battle damaged)
Product Number: F9878

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

Indifferent about the battle damage set, like the previous I'll get it on clearance or a deep discount. Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

TRA GEN RETRO OPTIMUS PRIME
Product Number: G0153

TRA GEN RETRO BOMBSHELL & RAMHORN
Product Number: G0237

TRA GEN LEGACY STARSEEKERS DLX ROADPIG
Product Number: G0232

Those three are all Walmart exclusives. The retros are G1 toys in cartoon deco, and Optimus will come with a trailer. We knew of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Starseeker line. Roadpig is a retool of Crashbar, letting us finally complete the Junkasaurus combiner.

Is this Retro Optimus Prime the same as this one that showed up in Walmart computers a while ago with a new product number?

Tra Gen Fan Exclusive 2 Optimus Prime
Product Number: F7144
EAN: 5010996137968

Glad we finally have confirmation of Bombshell happening, but strange that they chose to pack him with Ramhorn. I guess they felt the need to get Ramhorn out to go with Blaster and Steeljaw.

The news of Roadpig being a Crashbar repaint is no surprise, but I wont be using him to complete Junkasaurus (or Axelgrease) because I have no interest in mixing factions, going to two wait for two more Autobots. There was a rumor that the second bike we originally saw in the first image of Junkasaurus was actually Wreck-gar. I really hope so, even if we have a better version of him in SS86.

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

[Sabrblade]

Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

Can't imagine a Target-colored figure sporting as much Walmart blue as Laser Ultra Magnus.


Transformers Generation 2 Laser Ultra Magnus Gallery

Transformers Generation 2 Laser Ultra Magnus Gallery

[TF-fan kev777]

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

My fear is that they would package Skytread with Venom and Battletrap with Chopshop (or vice versa) forcing those who only want the insecticons to get both sets.

[Razorbeast88]

I hope roadpig has some flare to him and isn't just a plain looking repaint of crashbar with a generic head. I like that mold though

I hope the new Bludgeon sucks because I already have the first one lol if they give him the jawless face I'll be tempted though. I think that was dreamwave? Probably won't happen

If sureshot isn't canceled would ruckus be a retooling of that?

I hope mayhem gets some new characters, even if just remolds. I already have Spinister needlenose and flywheels. But if they do crankcase and give him a new head with a chunk missing I'll be all over that

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Hmm. Has there still been no whisper of a G2 Motormaster?

The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

Indifferent about the battle damage set, like the previous I'll get it on clearance or a deep discount. Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

Thing is, it's only the G2 cab; the trailer is just the Earthrise box one and probably going to be Target-themed, so I don't know that it's the best place to give the cab the Laser Magnus deco. Especially since Target trailers are themselves white.

[Rodimus Prime]

If the MAS is indeed comic-based, I would hope we get all the original members, which are Bludgeon, Stranglehold and Octopunch, eventually leading to a leader (or tall voyager) Thunderwing.

As for Bludgeon's colors, I'm hoping he will have a G1 comic scheme homaging his shell, more purple on the arms and helmet, while mostly orange on the torso and legs, with a white skull face. I guess he can have sone green on his back, if the inner robot were to be taken into consideration. But I hope that will be minimal. He was barely ever out of his shell in the comics.

And it'll probably never happen, but if he were done that way, we could have a crossover with MOTU, with the figure as Skeletor.

For those looking for more insecticons, Chopshop and Venom would be great as well, but I think Battletrap was done done well last go-around, we don't really need new versions. Instead, give us Windsweeper and Ruckus to go with Spinister and Needlenose. But I'm confident those are on the way anyway.

[william-james88]

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

My fear is that they would package Skytread with Venom and Battletrap with Chopshop (or vice versa) forcing those who only want the insecticons to get both sets.

Honestly, it would be more surprising if thats not what they do

[trailbreaker]

I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

Technically, they can. Not under those names, and not by Hasbro, but there's absolutely nothing stopping Bandai doing reissues under the original Machine Robo brand.

[-Kanrabat-]

I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

Technically, they can. Not under those names, and not by Hasbro, but there's absolutely nothing stopping Bandai doing reissues under the original Machine Robo brand.

Unless the original molds are lost/destroyed.

[blackeyedprime]

Wouldn't be surprised if path finder was origins bee repaint rather than cosmos.

[-Kanrabat-]

Wouldn't be surprised if path finder was origins bee repaint rather than cosmos.

I would be surprised because the original one is the G1 minibot Cosmos mold.

[Sabrblade]

If the MAS is indeed comic-based, I would hope we get all the original members, which are Bludgeon, Stranglehold and Octopunch,

Those three were the third iteration of the team, and didn't first join until the second iteration (along with Snarler, Needlenose, and Spinister). The original members were Carnivac, Battletrap, Catilla (before he became an Autobot), Chop Shop, Flywheels, and Venom.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

I'm thinking somewhere near the $75 mark

Kinda funny that they are putting this thing out at the same time as Missing link

[Sabrblade]

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

I'm thinking somewhere near the $75 mark

Kinda funny that they are putting this thing out at the same time as Missing link

Not only that, but there's also that Commander class SS86 Optimus Prime we're getting, too. So that's FOUR expensive G1 Optimus Primes we're getting this year.

[Overcracker]

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

I'm thinking somewhere near the $75 mark

Kinda funny that they are putting this thing out at the same time as Missing link

Not only that, but there's also that Commander class SS86 Optimus Prime we're getting, too. So that's FOUR expensive G1 Optimus Primes we're getting this year.

What are the odds Takara decides to re-release MP-44 for the anniversary in addition to Missing Link?

[Crosscheck]

Wouldn't be surprised if path finder was origins bee repaint rather than cosmos.

I would be surprised because the original one is the G1 minibot Cosmos mold.

Pathfinder is 100% going to be a repaint of Legacy Cosmos. I have zero doubts about that.

[SpaceEagle]

Definitely excited for more Go-Bots. Also really glad to get some more Starseekers to join the crew, and the Mayhem Squad is gonna be very interesting. Curious to see how they'll do Ruckus. I also wonder if Bludgeon will have a more toy-accurate head and paint scheme - I wasn't a fan of the retool from Tarn as is...but alas it seems I have little choice heh!