The Energon Pub

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:04 am

Shocking, got an email from Target this morning saying they've shipped out Tracks, Scorponok, and Wingfinger. Honestly thought these would be canceled. All that's left from the order is Rodimus and Rhinox. That almost completes this wave as well.

Emerje

News Credits: 56 · Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:12 am

So...Titan Ark has been spotted in Canada apparently. Not sure about Rodimus yet. I have both on pre order.from Amazon, so I figure, they will arrive when they arrive. Still, it was a nice surprise to see CC and Titan Class in store at Target last year for ER. I just wish there was some way to know in advance if they will be available at B&M in the U.S. or online only?

All indications seem to me that Scorponok was highly successful. Even though only select Target stores got a few, they were gone almost immediately, unlike Movie MP Starscream and Ratchet last year that were well stocked during summer months had had to go on clearance.

*Edit* I've been in east Idaho ( 750 miles from home) visiting family for the last 3 days. We went to a few Walmarts on the way, though most were in remote locations, still saw a lot of Netflix Cheetor and Kingdom Arcee. Still no Netflix voyagers ( only saw primal at home). We will be driving home over the course of 4 days next week through Washington and Oregon ( which seems to be a hotbed for sightings for some reason)... I'd live to find sparkles seeker, or see any Kingdom deluxe wave 3 before I get home....we shall see.

News Credits: 23 · Sun Jul 18, 2021 9:35 am

Emerje wrote:Shocking, got an email from Target this morning saying they've shipped out Tracks, Scorponok, and Wingfinger. Honestly thought these would be canceled. All that's left from the order is Rodimus and Rhinox. That almost completes this wave as well.

Emerje

Would you mind posting your thoughts on Tracks? I had another mutual on Twitter last night disappointed by KD Tracks but thoroughly pleased with KD Scorponok. And this was a person, like me, wanting Road Rage and hoping for Loud Pedal. Tracks is cool, but his repaints are so much cooler. They also got a Lugnut that is glorious.

Frankly, I don't trust reviewers all that much as they have a goal, while people here or my Twitter mutuals with similar feelings on toys are just people expressing their opinions. And that has far more weight than a reviewer worried about Youtube monetization.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:52 pm

aronjlove wrote:
Emerje wrote:Shocking, got an email from Target this morning saying they've shipped out Tracks, Scorponok, and Wingfinger. Honestly thought these would be canceled. All that's left from the order is Rodimus and Rhinox. That almost completes this wave as well.

Emerje

Would you mind posting your thoughts on Tracks? I had another mutual on Twitter last night disappointed by KD Tracks but thoroughly pleased with KD Scorponok. And this was a person, like me, wanting Road Rage and hoping for Loud Pedal. Tracks is cool, but his repaints are so much cooler. They also got a Lugnut that is glorious.

Sure, I should have them by Wednesday.

Emerje

News Credits: 23 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:26 pm

Ravage in hand
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News Credits: 332 · Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:29 pm

A new shell doth a new toy make!

Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:51 pm

Got lucky today and found Scorponok at an otherwise barren Target. Really awesome figure, just like all these guys in this line.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:44 pm

That tail could use a gap filler upgrade kit. It's pretty unsightly in bot mode. Regardless, I'm waiting for this glorious scorpion to appear locally.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:55 am

I think the Pit of Judgement was considered Earthrise so I consider the Ravage set part of Kingdom. And here is a link for the Ravage set at $52.99 from Hasbro Pulse.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:01 am

aronjlove wrote:I think the Pit of Judgement was considered Earthrise so I consider the Ravage set part of Kingdom. And here is a link for the Ravage set at $52.99 from Hasbro Pulse.

Sounds like a real party of a set: "Covert Agent Rave".

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:03 am

Can't wait! I did a quick skim through the info but couldn't find the date that he'll be available to pre-order?

Also a bit of a bummer I thought he'd be $45 USD but he's $53
Still getting him haha

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:30 am

The price is a little much but if the backdrop is as good as the Pit of Judgement and PotP's Throne of the Primes, then that will take a little bit of the sting off, at least for myself. Plus, I don't see something like this happening again in the recent future, we have a convergence of Beast Wars-related stuff happening now with the new comic, WfC Kingdom, and the new live-action film. The chance of this specific character happening outside the confluence of BW-related material.

I wonder if Hasbro planned this or if it just happened :-?

News Credits: 388 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:28 am

After much speculation (and a few leaked pictures), we now have confirmation that two highly anticipated figures will indeed be coming in the Kingdom line. Thanks to a source who provided us with these photos, we have proof of the listings for Deluxe Class Road Rage and the yet-to-be-seen Voyager Class Tigatron.

Via a Target store listing, Road Rage is indeed set to be an exclusive. Her DPCI code (her internal Target inventory code, shown below) brings up a listing for only her figure, at the new Deluxe price point of $22.99. Normally, our source tells us, giving a DPCI code will bring up all the figures of a size class. For instance, the DPCI for Kingdom Deluxe Class figures would bring up a somewhat generic listing for "Transformers WFC Deluxe". Search for a character name instead, Arcee for example, and you'd find her listing, but she'd have the same DPCI code as the earlier "WFC Deluxe". Road Rage, however, has a code that brings up a listing for her and her only, similarly to how Earthrise Runabout (also a previous Target exclusive) was listed. This indicates that she'll be shipping in solid cases- assuming she's sold in stores, and not as an online exclusive like Leader Class T-Wrecks.

The other listing shows us that not only is Tigatron coming in a future Wave, but that he'll also be a Voyager Class figure, and not a simple retool of the other Maximal cat, Cheetor. Searching for his specific name brings up his listing, but the DPCI attached shows him to not only be sold at the Voyager price point, but to also be part of a regular Voyager Class assortment, as it shows a specific shelf location assigned to Voyager Class figures.

So what do you think, Seibertronians? Are you excited to add these two figures to your collection when they do show up? It's not known at this time when either figure will be released, only that their existence is confirmed with these listings being provided. Feel free to speculate below on any possible wavemates for Tigatron, and how you think Road Rage will be available.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:15 am

So there are four Cat Bots in this line (including Ravage). Do we know how this tallies with show representation? I assume Ravage won't be in the show. But Tigatron and Shadow Panther?

News Credits: 1350 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:25 am

Best bet is to go back and look at the other shows

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:40 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Best bet is to go back and look at the other shows

So I just rewatched the latest Kingdom trailer. Didn't notice Tigatron before. So poor Shadow Panther is still toy-only.

Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:23 am

The leak of the entire Kingdom line all the way back in December mentioned Tigatron as a Voyager Class figure in Wave 4.

News Credits: 1350 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:40 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Best bet is to go back and look at the other shows

So I just rewatched the latest Kingdom trailer. Didn't notice Tigatron before. So poor Shadow Panther is still toy-only.

Probably a better fate then just being poor cannon fodder.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:43 am

That's true. Shadow Panther remains a bit of an oddity to Beast Wars though. Given how much effort was given to his creation (separate from Ravage).

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:21 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:That's true. Shadow Panther remains a bit of an oddity to Beast Wars though. Given how much effort was given to his creation (separate from Ravage).

In all honesty, Shadow Panther was really created to just be filler. There was an uneven number of 1996 Deluxe class Maximals and Predacons (5 Maximals, 4 Predacons) and so Takara needed one more Deluxe class Pred to even things out for their VS 2-packs, as Rhinox needed a foe of his own.

Why they didn't just pull one from the 1997 Deluxe Maximals I don't know. Maybe at the time of Rhinox's Japanese release the 1997 ones weren't yet available for Takara to use, as the first one they used (Cybershark) didn't see release until four months after Rhinox and Shadow Panther were released.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:24 am

23 bucks for a deluxe figure. I can see my Transformers collecting coming to a close coming soon.Maybe a random figure here and there when thing are at clearance.