BotCon 2015 Exclusive 'Cybertron's Most Wanted' Transformers Toy Reveal - The Boss

Total fail. Im skipping the set this year. I dont need DOTM homages when I already have the real thing. Ill pay e-bay prices for the Duocons and still save money.

I give this an eh out of 10. The color pattern is divided up strangely, and the microns are too vibrant compared to his colors. The head sculpts is okay. I'd prefer to just get Breakdown with regular paint apps instead of stickers, but I won't hold my breath.

Oh wow. How much is this set going for? I want that megatron

This years botcon set to me is really just a filler set of figures just to fill the gaps of missing figures we wanted but haven't recieved

I actually am really liking that paint job on Megs. I think the Breakdown mold works surprisingly well on him.

I also bet that cybertron Sideways will be the bounty hunter. He would fit in because he is a dimensional traveler, and I can picture him being a bounty hunter.

I think this is a great idea.

Scalpel from the mantis Micron in white won't ever stop being a great idea.

I love the face on Megatron. I'm glad that his head didn't end up too small on that body too.

Randy

Literally my only complaint with Megatron is that his face should have been scarred. That aside I'd be happy to make him my Classics Megatron (or I would if I had the budget). Not sure I'd give him all those Microns but that's OK, all the more for the rest of my 'cons.

This Megatron is cool and I wanna be like him with his rad Micron collection.

Well, if the last one is Oilmaster, what does anyone think they're going to use for the shell?

I like the Boss, and wouldn't mind having more like him, but I can't say I'm not disappointed. Didn't they say that this set would top last year's? I hope this isn't what they were referring to when they said that.

The Microns are cool though, so I'll give them that.

Mr.Man on the video says Megs takes notes from Bayverse and G1... I thought that's what this was?

Mindmaster wrote:I like the Boss, and wouldn't mind having more like him, but I can't say I'm not disappointed. Didn't they say that this set would top last year's? I hope this isn't what they were referring to when they said that.

The Microns are cool though, so I'll give them that.

Right now they'r banking most everything in the box set on oilmaster, a double pretender with two robots inside a shell. Outside of that, I suspect the pollybag sets are going to where it it's at.

This set is a snoozer besides Packrat.

My mother always told me if I don't have anything nice, don't say anything at all. So I'll just say this: I like Battletrap. That is all.

While I wasn't a fan of the movies... or their toys... I will say I do REALLY like the head sculpt. I think it nailed exactly what they were shooting for. Plus it does exactly what I want to do every time I close my eyes... whitewash the bad movie faces with slightly more G1 versions. Bravo for retconning what movie's toady megatron into something I can be proud of.

Black Bumblebee wrote:My mother always told me if I don't have anything nice, don't say anything at all. So I'll just say this: I like Battletrap. That is all.

Well, if I use that axiom, then...
... ... ... ... (sound of crickets in the distance)

this Megatron looks like a nice figure ... now if it was a stand alone figure under the CW title, then i would buy it

Megatron looks N-I-C-E! I'm not going to lie, this Megatron is pretty sweet. And using the Breakdown mold was pretty clever.

My feelings on this are complicated.

Amelie wrote:I kinda like Megatron. Its probably my favorite figure of the set as for me its what exclusives should really be about - bonkers homages that have no real place in the main line.

BattleTrap should have been a main line release, as a Voyager case-filler when the movie comes out next year so new molds aren't swamped under the inevitable movie-verse tsunami.

I can agree with you there battle trap should have been released as a main line figure but we might be lucky and get a main line release with some remolded parts later on like they did with the seekers and coneheads. But that is a big hopefully though.

Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

To me, the head screams Animated:

I wonder if it still has silas, or if they just put silas breakdown's chromed bumper on the war breakdown version of the mold. In any case, this looks awesome, but I think it would have looked better in a different colorscheme. maybe some kind of blue color with silver, white, or grey...

durroth wrote:I wonder if it still has silas, or if they just put silas breakdown's chromed bumper on the war breakdown version of the mold. In any case, this looks awesome, but I think it would have looked better in a different colorscheme. maybe some kind of blue color with silver, white, or grey...

Sooo, Breakdown?

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

If it's what the rumor says, only really a big deal if it's literally the unproduced mold brought to reality. Anything else may very well be fun and creative, but not "oh damn, that just happened" status.

ScottyP wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

If it's what the rumor says, only really a big deal if it's literally the unproduced mold brought to reality. Anything else may very well be fun and creative, but not "oh damn, that just happened" status.

Yeah, as much as they hyped up there being something "better than Scorponok" this year, I can only rationalize whatever it is that it's gonna be "better" in terms of it being something more expensive, ambitious, advanced, or complex than what was done to make Scorponok, rather than it being something that most fans would legitimately prefer over Scorponok.

ScottyP wrote:

durroth wrote:I wonder if it still has silas, or if they just put silas breakdown's chromed bumper on the war breakdown version of the mold. In any case, this looks awesome, but I think it would have looked better in a different colorscheme. maybe some kind of blue color with silver, white, or grey...

Sooo, Breakdown?

from tfw

Pete@BotCon wrote:

General Tekno wrote:Interesting idea. Kinda wish the head retained battle damage though.

For that matter, Pete, will there still be a little Silas molded inside the chest of that mold?

Fraid not. Though I have been hearing all this "Robo-Joe" talk SO that does give us some ideas for down the road...

robojoe i'm so excite i could.............. Can I just have more soundwave B.A.Ts?

I don't mind the lack of Silas inside this mold. Megatron don't need no puny fleshlings in his tummy, and that gives it one more unique aspect of the mold being the Silas version with the regular version's inner chest.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

If it's this Oil character, I will literally be put to sleep... the only way to top Scorponok is to repaint that mold into a slavish BW Scorponok with a new head.

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

If it's this Oil character, I will literally be put to sleep... the only way to top Scorponok is to repaint that mold into a slavish BW Scorponok with a new head.

It's the gorilla, not the far superior bandito spider

I'm gonna start off with saying that I am very picky about my Megatrons and will pass on this. But I love everything this figure is trying to do. The colors look good (Scalpel needs detail. Oh, and I DID IT BEFORE YOU PETE!!!) Using Heavyweight as the G1 mace is clever and unexpected. Although I woulda gone Purple not Pink. and having his fusion cannon included is good to see as well. And I like the head.

It's just not Megatron.

RiddlerJ wrote:Well, if the last one is Oilmaster, what does anyone think they're going to use for the shell?

I'm expecting Universe 2 Primal again. And you know what? I'm okay with that.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

If it's this Oil character, I will literally be put to sleep... the only way to top Scorponok is to repaint that mold into a slavish BW Scorponok with a new head.

It's the gorilla, not the far superior bandito spider

Well, it they use an old Beast Wars/Machines mold I will retract my statement G1 just does nothing for me, especially when I was hoping this set would be Beast Wars: Uprising and TransTech

Since he's mentioned in Megatron's bio, I wonder if we might get the counterpart Rodimus Prime of this Megatron as a souvenir figure to go with him.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

I dunno what they can put in that little purple egg that would top scorponok or even devcon.

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Im actually shocked people are liking this. Slap a Megatron head on any old body just for the sake of having a team leader in the set. Wss there really no past character that actually resembles the Breakdown mold that could have been homaged ? I dont see how this set is supposed to top Scorponok...

This isn't the "top Scorponok" figure. The next one is.

I dunno what they can put in that little purple egg that would top scorponok or even devcon.

Whatever it is might not be in the egg.

I would like to see deluxe Beast Machines Primal instead of the Cybertron one again, personally...

Sabrblade wrote:Since he's mentioned in Megatron's bio, I wonder if we might get the counterpart Rodimus Prime of this Megatron as a souvenir figure to go with him.

I picked up on that too. If Roddy isn't #5, I'd be very surprised if he weren't an attendee or something.

I just realized, this isn't the first Megatron toy that's both heavily DOTM-based while incorporating some G1-based aspects. We got another one first:

the secret figure is titan class grand maximus, clearly.

Sabrblade wrote:I just realized, this isn't the first Megatron toy that's both heavily DOTM-based while incorporating some G1-based aspects. We got another one first:

Oh hey that sounds familiar

SW's SilverHammer wrote:it almost looks like one of the Kreo sets' heads

Sabrblade wrote:I just realized, this isn't the first Megatron toy that's both heavily DOTM-based while incorporating some G1-based aspects. We got another one first:

While true, I would say the Kre-O set is different in that it is recognizably Megatron through the color scheme rather than the helmet cues. I would like this figure a whole lot better as Megatron if it had a more G1-esque deco... as it is, it's not quite there.

the only interesting one is battle trap

As far as I'm concerned, we're 2 and 2 on this set so far. I'm down for Packrat and Battletrap, but SG Stepper/(Ricochet?) is of no interest to me (as no Shattered Glass figures are, except for the dual purpose SG Thundercracker in his G1 Action Master deco and SG Tracks as G1 Road Rage). This Megatron is neat, but not a must have. I wouldn't know where to really put it on any of my shelves. It's just kind of a one-off curiosity. It's coming down to the last reveal to decide if I will invest in the whole set or cherry pick from eBay afterwards.

shajaki wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Since he's mentioned in Megatron's bio, I wonder if we might get the counterpart Rodimus Prime of this Megatron as a souvenir figure to go with him.

I picked up on that too. If Roddy isn't #5, I'd be very surprised if he weren't an attendee or something.

If they do Rodimus Prime, Guessing it will be a Souvenir add on botcon 2015 toy. Just don't see any bigger toys released from a few years ago. That would fit the Rodimus Prime character.

Tsutsukakushi wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Since he's mentioned in Megatron's bio, I wonder if we might get the counterpart Rodimus Prime of this Megatron as a souvenir figure to go with him.

I picked up on that too. If Roddy isn't #5, I'd be very surprised if he weren't an attendee or something.

If they do Rodimus Prime, Guessing it will be a Souvenir add on botcon 2015 toy. Just don't see any bigger toys released from a few years ago. That would fit the Rodimus Prime character.

Though they couldn't do it this year, it would be cool if they were to use the Combiner Wars Hot Spot mold to finally give us some toy version of New Rodimus:

Sabrblade wrote:

Tsutsukakushi wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Since he's mentioned in Megatron's bio, I wonder if we might get the counterpart Rodimus Prime of this Megatron as a souvenir figure to go with him.

I picked up on that too. If Roddy isn't #5, I'd be very surprised if he weren't an attendee or something.

If they do Rodimus Prime, Guessing it will be a Souvenir add on botcon 2015 toy. Just don't see any bigger toys released from a few years ago. That would fit the Rodimus Prime character.

Though they couldn't do it this year, it would be cool if they were to use the Combiner Wars Hot Spot mold to finally give us some toy version of New Rodimus:

Maybe they'll use the CHUG Voyager Inferno toy.

Other than being a toy the USA never got. Don't see anything special about that Voyager Breakdown toy. Thought it was booring and reaked Armada Redalert.

Why would anyone want to buy the botcon version. When the 2011 DOTM toy looks more like the movie character. and is probably still $25 on ebay.

am I the only one who thinks prime breakdown is a pretty decent figure to repurpose as classics crankcase? maybe a new head, but combine parts from war and silas breakdown and... http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:G1Crankcase_toy.jpg http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Primetoy-Ta ... akdown.jpg http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg