4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022

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We have been sent a list of upcoming toys for 2022 and we are breaking them down per line. Of course, since we only have listed names from ordering sheets and no actual listings, you should take these with a grain of salt.

This list below is for the Beast Wars vintage line which is remaining Walmart exclusive for the next year. What is absolutely amazing about the list of toys below is that unlike the ones form this year, some of these were never rereleased and, more importantly, they all come with accessories that have been easy to lose (like Tarantulas' leg missiles and K-9's spinal missiles). It also includes one of the greatest Transformers toys ever made, BW Cybershark. The list is below followed by gallery links for you to see the toys.

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Tra Gen BW vintage Tarantulas x6
Tra Gen BW vintage Cybershark x6
Tra Gen BW vintage K-9 x6

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Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116542)
Posted by Flashwave on September 23rd, 2021 @ 12:37am CDT

Coming to you Live from Left Field!

Cyber shark and K9? Welcome figures because unlike the others I don’t have multiple versions, but boy are those left field

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116544)
Posted by Emerje on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:14am CDT

Cool, I have K9 and would love to get the other 3 for my collection.

Emerje

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116545)
Posted by Nemesis Reformatted on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:36am CDT

Cybershark is my #1 favorite Beast Wars character but I wanted a new version with updated articulation. I obviously have the original. So I was disappointed to see it's just a reissue.

But it's totally awesome to see him on the list & mentioned again after all these years. The stupid fans would never choose a non-show character for anything. Just being honest. Most fans try to erase anything that wasn't in the toon. :roll:

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116552)
Posted by MaximalNui on September 23rd, 2021 @ 5:27am CDT

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:Cybershark is my #1 favorite Beast Wars character but I wanted a new version with updated articulation. I obviously have the original. So I was disappointed to see it's just a reissue.

But it's totally awesome to see him on the list & mentioned again after all these years. The stupid fans would never choose a non-show character for anything. Just being honest. Most fans try to erase anything that wasn't in the toon.

Can't say for everyone, but for me it's mostly a cost-saving measure: since I can't spend all my money on collections, I just buy the ones that more accurately represent the characters I watched and loved.

Though if I remember correctly, Cybershark and the other toyline-exclusive characters were the stars of the original IDW Beast Wars comics, and they all apeared as background cameos at the end of the original IDW continuity, so that might be a good enough loophole...if they ever get here, that is; it's already hard to find contemporary Transformers in my town, let alone reissues.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116559)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 23rd, 2021 @ 7:38am CDT

Cybershark and Wolfang (which K-9 is a redeco of) were always my favourite non-show Beast Wars toys, so this is pretty rad. I have both figures already, but I’ll probably pick the reissues up anyway to keep in box.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116562)
Posted by Whifflefire on September 23rd, 2021 @ 8:10am CDT

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:Cybershark is my #1 favorite Beast Wars character but I wanted a new version with updated articulation. I obviously have the original. So I was disappointed to see it's just a reissue.

But it's totally awesome to see him on the list & mentioned again after all these years. The stupid fans would never choose a non-show character for anything. Just being honest. Most fans try to erase anything that wasn't in the toon.

Well I, for one, have been pining for a Generations Razorbeast for Years, and was really hoping that Polar Claw was going to happen. I would certainly be interested in updated or rereleased toy-only characters.
( :PRAY:

Magmatron, Magmatron, Magmatron :PRAY:

)

K-9 and Cybershark are MINE ASAP

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116563)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 23rd, 2021 @ 8:18am CDT

New molds of Razorbeast and Polar Claw would be dope. Shame we didn’t get the latter in Kingdom as was originally rumoured.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116571)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:25am CDT

Interestingly about Razorbeast, his upcoming appearance in the new Beast Wars comics is due to Hasbro vetoing the comic writer's original character choice. Erik Burnham wanted to bring in a different Beast Wars character, but Hasbro said "No, that character is off limits." So he went with Razorbeast instead. Makes you wonder who was originally and why Hasbro stepped in and forbade that character's use.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116573)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:34am CDT

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Cybershark and Wolfang (which K-9 is a redeco of)

K-9 is a redeco and retool of Wolfang. Beast Mode and detachable shield have different engineering.

MaximalNui wrote:Though if I remember correctly, Cybershark and the other toyline-exclusive characters were the stars of the original IDW Beast Wars comics

As far as The Gathering/Ascending, no. Furman stuck these characters as 'visual cameos with odd, generic lines of dialogue'. The Beast Wars 2 and Neo characters got all the attention instead.

Sabrblade wrote:Interestingly about Razorbeast, his upcoming appearance in the new Beast Wars comics is due to Hasbro vetoing the comic writer's original character choice. Erik Burnham wanted to bring in a different Beast Wars character, but Hasbro said "No, that character is off limits." So he went with Razorbeast instead. Makes you wonder who was originally and why Hasbro stepped in and forbade that character's use.

Curious. Who would be no-go, after all these years?

Polar Claw? Transquito?? The Mutants???

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116575)
Posted by Sculyblast on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:42am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Interestingly about Razorbeast, his upcoming appearance in the new Beast Wars comics is due to Hasbro vetoing the comic writer's original character choice. Erik Burnham wanted to bring in a different Beast Wars character, but Hasbro said "No, that character is off limits." So he went with Razorbeast instead. Makes you wonder who was originally and why Hasbro stepped in and forbade that character's use.

of the Non-transmetal, non-fusor toys we get the following options:

Armordillo, Clawjaw, Snarl, Wolffang, K9, Grimlock, Cybershark, Bonecrusher, Polarclaw and B'boom.

of these, Armordillo, Clawjaw and Snarl are just too bland.

B'boom is always hard to make work in a story. it is a primate that transforms into a primate. So I don't think the writer would pick him as character

I cannot think of any reason why Wolffang, K9, Cybershark and Bonecrusher would be too controversial.

Polarclaw is interesting, perhaps the same logic that brough on this veto, brought on the cancelation of a polarclaw kingdom toy.

I can see them veto-ing grimlock, because they don't want the character to be overused.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116576)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:43am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Interestingly about Razorbeast, his upcoming appearance in the new Beast Wars comics is due to Hasbro vetoing the comic writer's original character choice. Erik Burnham wanted to bring in a different Beast Wars character, but Hasbro said "No, that character is off limits." So he went with Razorbeast instead. Makes you wonder who was originally and why Hasbro stepped in and forbade that character's use.

Curious. Who would be no-go, after all these years?

Polar Claw? Transquito?? The Mutants???

All I know is that Burnham said he wasn't allowed to say, not even what its beast mode was since that would have given away its identity.

The only BW character that comes to mind that I could see Hasbro putting their foot down on is BW Grimlock, but it's fun to wonder if it could have been someone without any ties to G1 like those you mentioned.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116577)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:48am CDT

BW Grimlock would make sense as a veto. Yet he does have a new toy in Kingdom... Unlike cancelled Polar Claw. That's definitely piqued my curiosity.

The Mutants came to my mind. Since they are a bit of a grey area of the toyline. I doubt they will ever be reissued or rolled into another series.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116579)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 23rd, 2021 @ 9:58am CDT

I guess we'll have to see what kind of role Razorbeast plays. If he emerges from his pod a newly born Maximal, that'll make it harder to figure out who he replaced. But if he emerges as a preexisting person from Cybertron who was put into stasis, that might make it easier.

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 23rd, 2021 @ 10:06am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:I guess we'll have to see what kind of role Razorbeast plays. If he emerges from his pod a newly born Maximal, that'll make it harder to figure out who he replaced. But if he emerges as a preexisting person from Cybertron who was put into stasis, that might make it easier.

Indeed. Back on topic, it would be nice for more of the old basics to be reissued. Like Razorbeast, Insecticon and Armordillo...

I have all the Wolfang and Cybershark mold variants. The only Terrorsaur figure I liked was the TM 1 design. As for Tarantulas. While I had and loved the figure. I also recall it's very obvious flaw in the ball jointed "hands". So I wouldn't rebuy that one.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116585)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 10:58am CDT

I have been missing one of Cybershark's pectoral fins since I had him, so this will truly be amazing to finally have a complete one.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116586)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:02am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I guess we'll have to see what kind of role Razorbeast plays. If he emerges from his pod a newly born Maximal, that'll make it harder to figure out who he replaced. But if he emerges as a preexisting person from Cybertron who was put into stasis, that might make it easier.

Indeed. Back on topic, it would be nice for more of the old basics to be reissued. Like Razorbeast, Insecticon and Armordillo...

I have all the Wolfang and Cybershark mold variants. The only Terrorsaur figure I liked was the TM 1 design. As for Tarantulas. While I had and loved the figure. I also recall it's very obvious flaw in the ball jointed "hands". So I wouldn't rebuy that one.

I would love to get all those basics again, such amazing toys. Simple but not simplified, if that makes sense. That pic is missing the snapping turtle, one of the best of the bunch.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116588)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:06am CDT

william-james88 wrote:I have been missing one of Cybershark's pectoral fins since I had him, so this will truly be amazing to finally have a complete one.

I'm missing a Frill on Reptilion (TM 2 Iguanus redeco) and pectoral fin on TM1 Sky Byte, since I bought them. Specific spare parts seem hard to come by with Beast Wars figures :-?

william-james88 wrote:I would love to get all those basics again, such amazing toys. Simple but not simplified, if that makes sense. That pic is missing the snapping turtle, one of the best of the bunch.

Indeed. Snapper is a great little figure! As is Razorclaw, the first BW crab. You'll note some of the figures I've mentioned (The Mutants, Armordillo) were plagued with GPS. Stable reissues for such notorious figures would be welcome. I wonder if they would bother?

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116598)
Posted by o.supreme on September 23rd, 2021 @ 12:45pm CDT

Did I miss something? I didn't see BW Scorponok on the list of new wave reissue leaks, yet PvP has a review of one up as of an hour ago... :???:

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116610)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:38pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Did I miss something? I didn't see BW Scorponok on the list of new wave reissue leaks, yet PvP has a review of one up as of an hour ago...

But no box, rrrrgh

Also, the list we posted was for 2022, if this scorponok is for 2021 we wouldn't have seen it.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116611)
Posted by o.supreme on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:44pm CDT

True, but I just figured, as late we are into the year, the initial 4 releases, which just came out recently, would be all there was for 2021.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116618)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:56pm CDT

A SCORPONOK REISSUE?!

HELL YEAH!!

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116626)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 23rd, 2021 @ 2:41pm CDT

A reissue for Scorponok? Good luck with the clip holding the Cyberbee...

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116627)
Posted by Sculyblast on September 23rd, 2021 @ 2:56pm CDT

Do you guys think an Inferno reissue is likely, or do most shops still have the original on their shelfs?

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116628)
Posted by blackeyedprime on September 23rd, 2021 @ 3:01pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Did I miss something? I didn't see BW Scorponok on the list of new wave reissue leaks, yet PvP has a review of one up as of an hour ago...

Must have missed it because it wasnt posted in the Ill gotten toys review thread XD

I'd be tempted to get this over Kingdoms Scorponok especially as it is a repaint and not just a reissue and it being more the size it should be to me, but I might as well wait until/IF MP

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116631)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 4:06pm CDT

This came as a surprise. Reviewer Prime vs prime has a review up of a redeco of the original Beast Wars Scorponok. It,s claimed as part of the Walmart reissue line but there is no box in the review and there is no listing on the Walmart computer for a Vintage Scorponok. Yet this is indeed a new toy and has a more scho accurate grey plastic body compared to the original black release (and differs from the Takara green sticker release too).

Maybe this is a toy that will be released soon, or maybe not, we don't know. But we wanted to give you the info.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116641)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 23rd, 2021 @ 7:17pm CDT

Hopefully this version isn't as fragile as the original Kenner and Takara versions.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116651)
Posted by william-james88 on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:22pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Hopefully this version isn't as fragile as the original Kenner and Takara versions.

I found an original at a thrift store a few years ago. While it was missing the Cyber Bee, everything else felt solid and still does. What was the issue some people had?

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 23rd, 2021 @ 11:31pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Hopefully this version isn't as fragile as the original Kenner and Takara versions.

I found an original at a thrift store a few years ago. While it was missing the Cyber Bee, everything else felt solid and still does. What was the issue some people had?

I own the Takara dark blue recolor. When I first got it MISB just a few short years ago, the joint connecting the tail to the body sheared right off and immediately disintegrated upon my first ever attempt to transform the figure right out of the box, permanently disconnecting the tail from the body.

I never owned the original Kenner version, but when I talked to BW expert Primal Sabbath (who's spent a good portion of his life researching and examining BW toy color and mold variations over the years) about it earlier this year, he said that that's a common breakage issue for the mold in general.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116658)
Posted by Emerje on September 24th, 2021 @ 3:26am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Cybershark and Wolfang (which K-9 is a redeco of)

K-9 is a redeco and retool of Wolfang. Beast Mode and detachable shield have different engineering.

You're both wrong, the two figures share no parts in common, they only share transformation.

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Hopefully this version isn't as fragile as the original Kenner and Takara versions.

I found an original at a thrift store a few years ago. While it was missing the Cyber Bee, everything else felt solid and still does. What was the issue some people had?

In my case it's the hip ball joint popping off constantly. I think everyone has issues with the bee not playing nice, either the wings pop open for no reason or it just outright launches on its own. Really hope they fixed the tolerances there.

Emerje

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116669)
Posted by Bucky on September 24th, 2021 @ 8:54am CDT

Totally over the moon about this news! I never got to own Scorponok, S1 Tarantulas or Cybershark as a kid. And while I’ve rebuilt my BW collection from the ground up, I never got around to pulling the trigger on those three, or Terrorsaur because of how much they go for (complete) on eBay. This is definitely awesome news to hear! Few steps closer to completing my BW collection.

Now I just have to make some more space…

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116673)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 24th, 2021 @ 10:01am CDT

Emerje wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Cybershark and Wolfang (which K-9 is a redeco of)

K-9 is a redeco and retool of Wolfang. Beast Mode and detachable shield have different engineering.

You're both wrong, the two figures share no parts in common, they only share transformation.

Emerje

TF Wiki wrote:Part of the fourth wave of year-two Beast Wars Deluxes, K-9 is an extensive retooling of Wolfang, transforming into a German Shepherd. Almost all of his parts have been given new molding, often becoming larger, making him somewhat more massive than his predecessor. The only part of his body not changed is his robot head sculpt.

Three of us, then?

Plus, as I have the figures in front of me, I specifically noted different engineering. I didn't mention anything else. There is a Wolfang mold (Wolfang & Red Wolfang) and a K-9 mold (K-9 & Max-B).

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116687)
Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2021 @ 1:55pm CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Emerje wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Cybershark and Wolfang (which K-9 is a redeco of)

K-9 is a redeco and retool of Wolfang. Beast Mode and detachable shield have different engineering.

You're both wrong, the two figures share no parts in common, they only share transformation.

Emerje

TF Wiki wrote:Part of the fourth wave of year-two Beast Wars Deluxes, K-9 is an extensive retooling of Wolfang, transforming into a German Shepherd. Almost all of his parts have been given new molding, often becoming larger, making him somewhat more massive than his predecessor. The only part of his body not changed is his robot head sculpt.

Three of us, then?

Plus, as I have the figures in front of me, I specifically noted different engineering. I didn't mention anything else. There is a Wolfang mold (Wolfang & Red Wolfang) and a K-9 mold (K-9 & Max-B).

The definition of a retool is to literally take existing tooling and changing it so by definition it does not need to share parts, it just needs some parts to be based on others, which is the case here. Hence TF Wiki's accurate use of an extensive retooling since almost all the pieces of one mold were retooled into different ones.

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 24th, 2021 @ 2:05pm CDT

I bought K-9 back in the day. Originally I never found Wolfang for sale anywhere. In the last few years I decided to collect and complete the mold. It was the first time I had him in hand. I was surprised by the size difference between them. Considering neither ever got into the show, they really put a lot of work into the figures.

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Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2021 @ 4:26pm CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I bought K-9 back in the day. Originally I never found Wolfang for sale anywhere. In the last few years I decided to collect and complete the mold. It was the first time I had him in hand. I was surprised by the size difference between them. Considering neither ever got into the show, they really put a lot of work into the figures.

That's because Wolfang was supposed to be a show character instead of Tigatron.

Nut then again, they put a ton of work into a bunch of these toys.

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Posted by o.supreme on September 24th, 2021 @ 4:39pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:That's because Wolfang was supposed to be a show character instead of Tigatron.

But then again, they put a ton of work into a bunch of these toys.

I always thought it was supposed to be Polar Claw that appeared in the show, then they made a late decision to switch to Tigatron ? (easier to adapt Cheetor CG Model to another, slightly larger Cat, with just a few changes, as opposed to a whole new model), but they BOTH had the whole snow environment going etc. Also why they changed Tigatron's toy from Orange (production photos) to white (final product).

(*Yes I know IRL it is a misnomer that ALL White Tigers live in Siberia, or snowy environments. It is a recessive gene that can appear in any of the different Tiger Breeds)

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Posted by primalxconvoy on September 24th, 2021 @ 10:15pm CDT

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Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2021 @ 11:56pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:That's because Wolfang was supposed to be a show character instead of Tigatron.

But then again, they put a ton of work into a bunch of these toys.

I always thought it was supposed to be Polar Claw that appeared in the show, then they made a late decision to switch to Tigatron ? (easier to adapt Cheetor CG Model to another, slightly larger Cat, with just a few changes, as opposed to a whole new model), but they BOTH had the whole snow environment going etc. Also why they changed Tigatron's toy from Orange (production photos) to white (final product).

(*Yes I know IRL it is a misnomer that ALL White Tigers live in Siberia, or snowy environments. It is a recessive gene that can appear in any of the different Tiger Breeds)

TFwiki says it was supposed to be wolfang

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Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 25th, 2021 @ 6:38am CDT

I bet you can't take a step forward in that factory without someone stealing the shoe off your airborne foot.

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 25th, 2021 @ 9:32am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:That's because Wolfang was supposed to be a show character instead of Tigatron.

But then again, they put a ton of work into a bunch of these toys.

I always thought it was supposed to be Polar Claw that appeared in the show, then they made a late decision to switch to Tigatron ? (easier to adapt Cheetor CG Model to another, slightly larger Cat, with just a few changes, as opposed to a whole new model), but they BOTH had the whole snow environment going etc. Also why they changed Tigatron's toy from Orange (production photos) to white (final product).

(*Yes I know IRL it is a misnomer that ALL White Tigers live in Siberia, or snowy environments. It is a recessive gene that can appear in any of the different Tiger Breeds)

TFwiki says it was supposed to be wolfang

The show was originally leading with Wolfang. From the perspective of the toyline marketing, Polar Claw could be implied. The dialogue spoken by Tigatron in Fallen Comrades could have been applied to all three. The isolationism of Polar Bears. The pack mentality of Wolves etc etc

The budget was the deciding factor. Leading us to forever muse over how cool Polarhawk or Wolfhawk could have been.

william-james88 wrote:That's because Wolfang was supposed to be a show character instead of Tigatron.

Indeed. But at the same time. For them to make a completely separate figure to Wolfang, based on upscaled engineering, in K-9. That's a level of work for a non-show character you don't really see anymore. As you say, there are a ton of examples of figures the designers went out of their way to look fantastic (The Transmetal 2 line, in particular).

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Posted by Emerje on September 25th, 2021 @ 3:45pm CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:The budget was the deciding factor. Leading us to forever muse over how cool Polarhawk or Wolfhawk could have been.

Emerje

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 26th, 2021 @ 8:14am CDT

Ewww
I'll always consider Silverbolt a dog, not a wolf. Semantics perhaps. But as I loathe Silverbolt, meanwhile adore Wolfang. I choose to make the distinction.

That said, I think the most visually striking design would have been Polarhawk.

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Posted by primalxconvoy on September 26th, 2021 @ 8:29am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Ewww
I'll always consider Silverbolt a dog, not a wolf. Semantics perhaps. But as I loathe Silverbolt, meanwhile adore Wolfang. I choose to make the distinction.

That said, I think the most visually striking design would have been Polarhawk.

I've always misread his name as "Wolfgang"...

https://youtu.be/tgZhaFFNVc4

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 26th, 2021 @ 8:51am CDT

Indeed. It is part of the reason, when I adapted Wolfang into my own writing. A German accent seemed fitting.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116776)
Posted by blackeyedprime on September 26th, 2021 @ 9:37am CDT

Would have figured that would suit KNein more

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 26th, 2021 @ 9:41am CDT

blackeyedprime wrote:Would have figured that would suit KNein more

K-9, I envisioned more with a really positive and friendly softly spoken voice. An unassuming badass.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 26th, 2021 @ 9:59am CDT

The K9 and Cybershark reissues are pleasant surprises that I would pick up, would be neat to have them. and Cybershark is now the only version of that mold I don't have I believe, and with regards to the doggie bot skeleton, only the Predacon Wolfang would be missing to complete that set.

Also really surprised by scorponok, will wait to see what becomes of that

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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 26th, 2021 @ 10:01am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote: only the Predacon Wolfang would be missing to complete that set.

Be aware, he ain't cheap. The only one I found for my set, was in Australia. Postage alone was eyewatering...

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116796)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 26th, 2021 @ 10:09am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote: only the Predacon Wolfang would be missing to complete that set.

Be aware, he ain't cheap. The only one I found for my set, was in Australia. Postage alone was eyewatering...

I'm not shooting to complete the mold, it was more just an observation. I found an incomplete Wolfang in a $0.25 bin and found all the pieces to complete him, and I bought the Max-B retool to work towards complete a BWII cast (still need Thrustor, but I think he is all I need to finish the BWII Preds along with the Autorollers). So the completionism of the mold is quite incidental.

Same thing happened with the Cybershark mold. I got Sharpedge really cheap to complete the BWN cast, and I got the Cyborg Hellscream at the same time as Max-B and Dirgegun. Just sort of happy accidents that I am as far as I am

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116800)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 26th, 2021 @ 10:18am CDT

I get that. The same incidental thing happened to me. When I ended up collecting the Car Robots Predacons, purely through picking up redecos of figures I already had.

Re: 4 More Vintage Beast Wars Figures to be Released in 2022 (2116807)
Posted by primalxconvoy on September 26th, 2021 @ 11:48am CDT

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Would have figured that would suit KNein more

K-9, I envisioned more with a really positive and friendly softly spoken voice. An unassuming badass.

For Brits, K9 would probably sound like this:

- https://youtu.be/VYphE0qkxlo

Whereas for some Americans, be might elicit Jim Bulushi's voice:

- https://youtu.be/Thxn5yIBYSI

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