AoE Evolution 2-Packs Coming, Featuring Grimlock And More
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Toys R Us will be carrying a line of exclusives called the Evolution 2-Pack, which features an AoE figure (either Deluxe Class or Voyager Class) paired with an older generation figure, redecoed to match their original G1 counterparts.
As of now, the only images available are those of the Grimlock set. This set features AoE Voyager Class Grimlock paired with Energon Grimlock, redecoed in G1 colors!
We will update with the product images as soon as they become available.
robotmel provided the names of the upcoming sets for the upcoming 2-Packs. Keep these names handy for when you go hunting on May 17th!
robotmel wrote:Whilst browsing at my local Toys R Us, I asked an assistant to check their system for an item to see if stock was available.
Browsing down their lists of Transformers figures I spotted listings for upcoming items from what I believe to be part of the immenent Age of Extinction line with a twist.
Transformers Grimlock - Then and Now
Transformers Dinobot Slug - Then and Now
Transformers Strafe - Then and Now
Transformers Bumblebee - Then and Now
The Toys R Us assistant confirmed there are prices against each one but wasn't allowed to quote the prices as they where subject to changes, but confirmed the Grimlock Then and Now was considerably more than the other three.
It should be noted that the official packaging images state Evolution 2-Pack. "Then and Now" may just be an internal TRU naming system.
Primeultimus uncovered the previously unmentioned Optimus set.
Primeultimus wrote:Future Duo Evolution sets feature
TRA BUMBLEBEE A7726
TRA GRIMLOCK A7742
TRA OPTIMUS PRIME A7745
TRA STRAFE / SWOOP A7754
TRA SLAG / SLUG A7755
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Posted by Genocide G2.0 on March 5th, 2014 @ 4:56pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:03pm CST
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:06pm CST
Hello G1 Energon Mega Dinobot
Posted by Midnight_Fox on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:08pm CST
Posted by Bouncy X on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:08pm CST
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:13pm CST
Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
Posted by Bouncy X on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:15pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
i just think it looks terrible and cheap, like it was the "kiddie" version or something.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:17pm CST
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:19pm CST
Bouncy X wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
i just think it looks terrible and cheap, like it was the "kiddie" version or something.
Oh, yeah, cuz these totally aren't for kids!
Go take refresher course. You need it.
Posted by Bouncy X on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:25pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
i just think it looks terrible and cheap, like it was the "kiddie" version or something.
Oh, yeah, cuz these totally aren't for kids!
Go take refresher course. You need it.
okay so it seems your little brain couldn't grasp what i meant by "kiddie" (even the quote marks were apparently not enough) .....it looks cheap and uncomplicated, like its made for little kids. the same way the rescue bots toys look or stuff like the bot shot toys. and sitting next to the movie toy, it makes it look even worse. and that toy doesn't look too good to begin with either.
Posted by Primeultimus on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:27pm CST
Posted by TGDweezl on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:29pm CST
Posted by Counterpunch on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:30pm CST
Posted by Genocide G2.0 on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:31pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It's legit
Thanks .
My laptop must be running slow or something i just checked the front page again and its up there now , i was unsure about it being legit as it hadn't been front paged .
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:33pm CST
Bouncy X wrote:okay so it seems your little brain couldn't grasp what i meant by "kiddie" (even the quote marks were apparently not enough) .....it looks cheap and uncomplicated, like its made for little kids. the same way the rescue bots toys look or stuff like the bot shot toys. and sitting next to the movie toy, it makes it look even worse. and that toy doesn't look too good to begin with either.
So, this toy is apparently "uncomplicated" when the G1 toy is less complicated than it, and you say the G1 toy is worlds better and I'm the one with the small brain?
Whatever you say guy. It's your dream.
Posted by Mudwire on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:37pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:40pm CST
Dino Mode
Robot Mode
And he combines with Grimlock into this beast:
Mega-Dinobot (seriously, that's his name)
Posted by Dagon on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:44pm CST
I am unbelievably happy that this set is coming out, and hope like crazy the Swoop set will have Energon Swoop.
You can all let them shelfwarm. That means I'll definately get a set.
Curious about the Slag; not too happy about the figures that come to mind like the Animated one or that Japanese Beast Wars one.
I know it's "Slug" these days, spare me the pointless correction post.
*EDIT: Yes JelZe, spread the hate. Ensure that I get these figures. Yes.
Posted by Aceoftherebellion on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:45pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:
So, this toy is apparently "uncomplicated" when the G1 toy is less complicated than it, and you say the G1 toy is worlds better and I'm the one with the small brain?
Whatever you say guy. It's your dream.
The Energon line had some excellent figures, but this was not one of them. A poorly proportioned floppy mess further hampered by a poorly executed combiner gimmick that this set will be lacking due to the non-inclusion of the original release's partner figure, rendering an already poor quality toy's main gimmick nerfed.
Bouncy X was probably just talking about the figure's questionable proportion/aesthetics, but even without that it's by all accounters one of the crappier grimlock toys that's been released, and definitely not an exciting one to see paired with movie grimlock when there are vastly superior options (See- FoC Grimlock).
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 5:51pm CST
It's a lousy figure with a poor design. It was engineered without Takara's help, just like the Star Wars and Marvel Crossovers Transformers toys. It's simply not that well made a figure, and this has nothing to do with simplicity or kid-friendliness, since the whole Energon line itself was simple and kid-friendly but still mostly good overall.Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
Posted by Blurrz on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:02pm CST
Poop in a box.
Posted by Manterax Prime on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:24pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's a lousy figure with a poor design. It was engineered without Takara's help, just like the Star Wars and Marvel Crossovers Transformers toys. It's simply not that well made a figure, and this has nothing to do with simplicity or kid-friendliness, since the whole Energon line itself was simple and kid-friendly but still mostly good overall.Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
So you would deny the fact that's it's the closest to G1 Grimlock w/o being a Masterpiece figure?
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:32pm CST
I understand that it's probably the best choice they had to work with in regards to homaging G1 Grimlock, but this is one of those cases where the G1 homage isn't the subject here. For it is the quality of the figure itself, not its G1 accuracy, that's being ridiculed.Manterax Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's a lousy figure with a poor design. It was engineered without Takara's help, just like the Star Wars and Marvel Crossovers Transformers toys. It's simply not that well made a figure, and this has nothing to do with simplicity or kid-friendliness, since the whole Energon line itself was simple and kid-friendly but still mostly good overall.Manterax Prime wrote:Bouncy X wrote:thats neat, too bad the G1 version looks like complete and utter crap. why not include the actual G1 toy or at least the Cybertron game version?
What's wrong with G1/Energon one? I'd rather have that one over the original G1 toy.
So you would deny the fact that's it's the closest to G1 Grimlock w/o being a Masterpiece figure?
Posted by durroth on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:32pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:45pm CST
Posted by Cyber Bishop on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:47pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:52pm CST
The G1 Dinobots, Shockwave, Wheeljack, and Sunstreaker molds have all been unavailable for years, having never been rereleased and believed to be either lost or destroyed.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Were the G1 molds not available?
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 5th, 2014 @ 6:57pm CST
And I think we also need a reminder that Mega Dinobot looked slightly better back in the day compared to the first official fictional stab at a Dinobot gestalt, around the same time:
And yeah, rumor has that the ol' Diaclone Dinobot molds are lost/unusable. You wanna' shiny, new, "real" evolution pack that goes back to the beginning, you'll have to ask yourself if those exact-repro knock-offs really do strike you as more hideous in principle than the actual appearance of those Energon molds and the above pic, nice and official though they are.
Posted by RAcast on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:01pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:04pm CST
No doubt in my mind what they're going to use for the Swoop/Strafe set. Same goes for Bumblebee.
If the Optimus set uses the Classics Voyager, I'm going to build a time machine, go back in time to about eight months ago, and stop myself from buying the same figure for fifty bucks. I could hit two birds with one stone with this set, if each set costs as much as the Classics Optimus I got.
I'm curious as to what they plan to use for the Slag/Slug set. Surely not Animated?
But in general, this "Evolution" mini-line... Starscream (and maybe Megatron) or bust.
Swear to God, Sabrblade, if you or anyone else says what I know you're about to say, I'mma hunt you down and hit you upside the head.
Posted by Grimlock64 on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:10pm CST
Posted by SG Roadbuster on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:15pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:15pm CST
Frankly, I can't tell what you know I'm going to say.Mindmaster wrote:Swear to God, Sabrblade, if you or anyone else says what I know you're about to say, I'mma hunt you down and hit you upside the head.
Though, "I'mma" ain't in the dictionary.
Posted by Mindmaster on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:21pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Though, "I'mma" ain't in the dictionary.[/size]
Dammit, I've been had. I really need to fool-proof my disclaimers before posting.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:24pm CST
I guess they wanted one that homaged G1 Grimlock better since Classics Grimlock deviates quite a bit from the iconic Grimlock transformation and look.SG Roadbuster wrote:I own Energon Grimlock. he's kinda terrible. why not use the Classics deluxe?
The options to from were probably Energon, Classics, Animated, Masterpiece (but I doubt it), and Generations Fall of Cybertron. and of those options, they probably wanted a Deluxe, reducing them to just Energon and Classics. And between those two, Energon Grimlock is closer to G1 Grimlock than the Classics toy is, which is a shame since, despite the stronger homage, Energon Grimlock isn't that good a figure.
Posted by ausbot on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:25pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:26pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Though, "I'mma" ain't in the dictionary.[/size]
Dammit, I've been had. I really need to fool-proof my disclaimers before posting.
Posted by TK415 on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:31pm CST
Bumblevivisector wrote:Back in early 2005, I hesitated and missed my only chance to buy this at retail, then kicked myself over it for years because I couldn't justify paying secondary market prices for it. So assuming Energon Swoop gets Evolutioned (-ified?) as well, I'm actually very happy to finally get to own the first stab at a combining Dinobot toy in better colors.
And I think we also need a reminder that Mega Dinobot looked slightly better back in the day compared to the first official fictional stab at a Dinobot gestalt:
And yeah, rumor has that the ol' Diaclone Dinobot molds are lost/unusable. You wanna' shiny, new, "real" evolution pack that goes back to the beginning, you'll have to ask yourself if those exact-repro knock-offs really do strike you as more hideous in principle than the actual appearance of those Energon molds and the above pic, nice and official though they are.
What comic was this in?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2014 @ 7:33pm CST
"The Beast Within" and "The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences"TK415 wrote:What comic was this in?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 5th, 2014 @ 8:11pm CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on March 5th, 2014 @ 8:34pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:20pm CST
So, speculation time;
Bumblebee will be Classics and AoE
Optimus will be the deluxe classics
I'm willing to bet Swoop will be the other Energon Dinobot
As for Slag, I've got nothing.
Posted by Mindmaster on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:35pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Bumblebee will be Classics and AoE
Either this or Generations.
Optimus will be the deluxe classics
I'd be surprised if it was the Deluxe.
I'm willing to bet Swoop will be the other Energon Dinobot
Agreed.
As for Slag, I've got nothing.
Yeah, Slag seems to be the one that's got everyone baffled.
Posted by #Sideways# on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:37pm CST
I mean... I love the idea, but it's just really... Well, it's not really well pulled off with this figure in particular.
Posted by highburn on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:43pm CST
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:48pm CST
For Slug's sordid past, I'll guess they dust off the Guiledart mold yet again. None of its past uses ever had "Slag" on the package, but his deco got more G1-ish each time he was rereleased as Triceradon, so they can pretend it's been Slagged before.Nemesis Maximo wrote:So, speculation time;
Bumblebee will be Classics and AoE
Optimus will be the deluxe classics
I'm willing to bet Swoop will be the other Energon Dinobot
As for Slag, I've got nothing.
Features Corpsemaster dino mode, and Puppetmaster robot mode!
Now that I think about it, they'll never have a better excuse to repaint as many Beast Wars Neo molds as are still usable than this upcomimg movie. I wants me a stateside Killer Punch, and an Archeopteryx with some dramatically different plumage, dangit!
Posted by highburn on March 5th, 2014 @ 9:51pm CST
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Posted by Autobot032 on March 5th, 2014 @ 10:12pm CST