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

HAH! Called it, SO Called it!

Huh. I don't follow Botcon fiction, but how does a SG character fit in with those guys?

Meh, close enough to Ricochet.

shajaki wrote:Huh. I don't follow Botcon fiction, but how does a SG character fit in with those guys?

If you watched the whole video, you'd hear his bio and how he came in Axiom Nexus, where the story takes place.

And slight correction on my call: it's the same inspiration I was right on, but of course, FunPub had to decide to throw a curve-ball and make them separate characters.
So that would mean that the flashback from the BotCon 2012 comic was this guy, and not the other...

So by most wanted, are they actually trying to make a team with these guys, or is it simply going to be, "hey we were asked for these, so here you go."?

It's a bit of a surprise, but I have to say... any use of the Jazz mold (and any addition to the SG cast) ... I'm quite pleased with. I'm liking all three so far.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shajaki wrote:Huh. I don't follow Botcon fiction, but how does a SG character fit in with those guys?

If you watched the whole video, you'd hear his bio and how he came in Axiom Nexus, where the story takes place.

Ah! Watched it on mute so's not to disturb the wife and her stories

Who ordered the screencaps?

SG Stepper - whatever. As good as that mold is, and it is really good, it's time to calm down with the uses of it. What is this, number 9?

Just to be a total hypocrite, repaint number 10 of Nightstick is pretty cool. But again, more blue. Blue everywhere.

SG Ricochet ? How lame. This has gotta be the dud of the set. If it gets any worse im out. Ill just by the duocons on ebay and save shelf space.

And the BotCon 2012 reference is right here:



Sure it's a retcon, but eh, it works.

ScottyP wrote:SG Stepper - whatever. As good as that mold is, and it is really good, it's time to calm down with the uses of it. What is this, number 9?

1. RtS Special Ops Jazz
2. United Autobot Jazz
3. BotCon 2012 SG Treadshot (alternate head)
4. BotCon 2012 Kick-Over
5. BotCon 2012 Longarm
6. United Stepper
7. Generations Ultimate Gift Set Autobot Jazz
8. SG Stepper

Just to be a total hypocrite, repaint number 10 of Nightstick is pretty cool. But again, more blue. Blue everywhere.

Number 12

SG

ScottyP wrote:SG Stepper - whatever. As good as that mold is, and it is really good, it's time to calm down with the uses of it. What is this, number 9?

Generations G2 Jazz is the best use of the mold

Knew it would be a red Jazz, but did not see them coming with making it a different character from the already established SG Ricochet. So now the G1 guy gets two SG universe counterparts.

Upon revealing the name, at first I was like "HUH?!"

But after seeing the robot mode deco, and hearing the bio, I am interested.

Of particular note is something the bio mentioned about a run in with some GoBots that led Stepper to be sent to Axiom Nexus. This bit of info actually refers to some apocryphal Club fiction. I say "apocryphal" because the story it alluded to has yet to be released. Back at BotCon 2013, the TCC Raoundtable Panel had announced a new text story that was to be called "Spatiotemporal Challengers", written by Andrew Hall, and illustrated by Hayato Sakamoto. This story would have focused on the GoBots who had previously appeared in the TCC prose story "Withered Hope", as that story had left the GoBots plot thread dangling and unfinished. From what little has been said about this story, it was to have had the GoBots having some adventure that would have led them to the SG universe, which we see here being alluded to in this Stepper toy's bio. But as of this typing, the story has still not been released. But hopefully this bio's alluding to it could be a sign of its finally getting put online to read.

Although, I get the feeling that the "Most Wanted" double-meaning title doesn't refer to this guy being "wanted" by the fans (like Packrat and Battletrap were), but instead "wanted" to be made by the Club itself. So this one figure could be seen as the Club throwing itself a bone for a little harmless indulgence. And it really is harmless since, come on, this thing does still look really cool, so it's not like we're getting shafted here as we're still getting a cool-looking figure out of this.

Sabrblade wrote: come on, this thing does still look really cool, so it's not like we're getting shafted here since we're still getting a cool-looking figure out of this.

I disagree, it looks like a cheap redeco, even by the clubs standards. There's nothing special about him besides he's SG.

I personally love the SG concept, and I couldn't care less about this release.

Think SG Stepper is a disappointment of a toy. Think it has dull colors and nothing special about him.

Worth noting is that the pieces shown in the video are samples and thus not final. You can hear him commenting on requesting tweaks (like his orange) and how some are really close to the desired final product.

Gotta note that I love the bonus targetmaster and minicon additions... and that the blues all look really great together. I think when they're all revealed, it will help tie the set together nicely.

Ughhhhh first toy of a character that I like that has disappointed me in the history of collecting Transformers.



I wish he was gold instead of orange especially since he was retconned into a SG comic with that deco.

Looking at "Nebulan" he kind of resembles G1 Blowpipe. It would be nice if one of those eggs contained Triggerhappy from the FOC seeker mold with a new head. But this is Funpub, so I wouldn't bank on it.