BotCon 2015 Theme Revealed: Cybertron's Most Wanted
Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 11:00AM CST
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Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:02am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:03am CST
So we'll get a 5 figure boxset... What would Blue Bacchus fall under?
Posted by ScottyP on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:04am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:06am CST
Later this afternoon we will be revealing the Universe the 2015 story takes place in.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:08am CST
Ahem.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:HAH! Called it!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:12am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Ahem.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:HAH! Called it!
My inability to read and as well as how you and I think alike is disturbing...
Posted by Counterpunch on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:17am CST
A Guardians of the Galaxy boxset.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:19am CST
And you just instantly made this set all the more desirable for me.Counterpunch wrote:Cool.
A Guardians of the Galaxy boxset.
In other words, you counterpunched me into wanting more.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:27am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:58am CST
Posted by Madeus Prime on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:00pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:Cool.
A Guardians of the Galaxy boxset.
Gah! You beat me to it!
Either way, sounds awesome, I'd love to see some lesser known characters, such as:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Blue Bacchus
Posted by durroth on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:04pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:14pm CST
I'd totally recommend them if there are any left in stock.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:17pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:17pm CST
Posted by WiseMan on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:34pm CST
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters toys, based in the Beast Wars: Uprising TFCC universe.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 31st, 2014 @ 12:54pm CST
Also, I'd like to see a set consisting of a team of characters, much like the Stunticons from 2011, regardless of which molds they use. Considering the theme, this would be a great representation of the Combaticons.
Posted by CrankyOldTruck on December 31st, 2014 @ 2:51pm CST
gothsaurus wrote:I dunno... based on my enjoyment of Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, Han & Chewbacca.... some not-quite-good-guys doing good in the end might come out to be a decent story. I'm optimistic.
Between their description and you mentioning Han and Chewie, I now have the Star Wars novel "Scoundrels" stuck in my mind. That having been said, the bar is now raised pretty darn high. They are going to be hard pressed to impress me with whatever selection they have in store for us but I have to say that I'm still liking the general theme. I'm just not too keen on everyone getting all excited over using this, that & the other Prime figures for their selection. I think there are still plenty of Classics/Generations/Movie figures that could be repurposed and even some Cybertron series figures that could see another go. I'm not at all a fan of the Prime or TFA figure lines so even if I'm liking the basic idea, I'll totally pass on getting the sets if they are mostly TFA/TFP figures.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:26pm CST
This gets retweeted 250 times u get a preview of the comic! The backdrop for the story. Deal? http://BotCon.com
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:37pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:45pm CST
Aah! I didn't see that text at the bottom! That confirms it! TransTech world story! Absolutely ANYTHING GOES for this set (within the limits of what molds the Club can use, that is).JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Figures the setting would be Nexus 208.0 epsilon... Which basically means the gloves are officially off: Axiom Nexus is the New York City of the multiverse, a real melting pot.
I can see it now. A set containing a G1 crook, a Beast Era crook, a Unicron Trilogy crook, a Movieverse crook (from a mold the Club can use), and an Animated crook.
I'd say so, but probably also after the "Invasion: Epilogue" or even after "Timeless".JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Are we to assume this picks up after Invasion from 2012?
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:50pm CST
Posted by Mkall on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:55pm CST
Posted by Dr. Caelus on December 31st, 2014 @ 3:59pm CST
They cannot use Combiner Wars molds yet, right?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 31st, 2014 @ 4:02pm CST
Caelus wrote:I was thinking the thief would be Packrat, since they need to use the new Rattrap mold again.
They cannot use Combiner Wars molds yet, right?
Not yet, we'd have to wait a year. And Packrat out of Rattrap... Too obvious
Posted by durroth on December 31st, 2014 @ 4:28pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Aah! I didn't see that text at the bottom! That confirms it! TransTech world story! Absolutely ANYTHING GOES for this set (within the limits of what molds the Club can use, that is).JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Figures the setting would be Nexus 208.0 epsilon... Which basically means the gloves are officially off: Axiom Nexus is the New York City of the multiverse, a real melting pot.
I can see it now. A set containing a G1 crook, a Beast Era crook, a Unicron Trilogy crook, a Movieverse crook (from a mold the Club can use), and an Animated crook.I'd say so, but probably also after the "Invasion: Epilogue" or even after "Timeless".JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Are we to assume this picks up after Invasion from 2012?
... Damnit Sabrblade. Now you have me wanting them to do the ultimate boxset. a 5 character team all made of the same character from different universes.
Posted by durroth on December 31st, 2014 @ 4:29pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 4:36pm CST
Posted by ausbot on December 31st, 2014 @ 5:08pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 5:24pm CST
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 31st, 2014 @ 6:18pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:What a sec. Axiom Nexus is essentially a TF version of Xandar. Five wanted renegades banding together to save it from a cosmic threat? This really IS a TF version of the GotG movie.
Aaaaaaaand back to hating the story.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 6:25pm CST
I wasn't being full serious.SW's SilverHammer wrote:Sabrblade wrote:What a sec. Axiom Nexus is essentially a TF version of Xandar. Five wanted renegades banding together to save it from a cosmic threat? This really IS a TF version of the GotG movie.
Aaaaaaaand back to hating the story.
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 31st, 2014 @ 6:35pm CST
Brawl- the muscle
Swindle- the thief
Blastoff- the bounty hunter
Vortex- the loose cannon
but pretty sure they are not doing it that way
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on December 31st, 2014 @ 6:37pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:I wasn't being full serious.SW's SilverHammer wrote:Sabrblade wrote:What a sec. Axiom Nexus is essentially a TF version of Xandar. Five wanted renegades banding together to save it from a cosmic threat? This really IS a TF version of the GotG movie.
Aaaaaaaand back to hating the story.
I know you weren't, it's just really really amazingly dumb, you're probably right, the club's trying to make Guardians of the Galaxy with transformers; and that doesn't sit right. It's not like I think the movie's bad mind you, just over-saturated; and just the idea of the club doing that is almost face palm inducing in how creatively bankrupt it is. That of course provided that it is in fact what the club is doing with botcon 2015's story. Though it probably is.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 6:39pm CST
Yeah, that would just be a waste since we just got Combaticon toys not long ago, a Combaticon TCC story in 2010-2011, and with Axiom Nexus, character possibilities are near-limitless.Ultra Markus wrote:they almost sound like they could be combaticons: Onlsaught- the boss
Brawl- the muscle
Swindle- the thief
Blastoff- the bounty hunter
Vortex- the loose cannon
but pretty sure they are not doing it that way
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 31st, 2014 @ 7:04pm CST
It was just a suggestion. No need to be rude.Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, that would just be a waste since we just got Combaticon toys not long ago, a Combaticon TCC story in 2010-2011, and with Axiom Nexus, character possibilities are near-limitless.Ultra Markus wrote:they almost sound like they could be combaticons: Onlsaught- the boss
Brawl- the muscle
Swindle- the thief
Blastoff- the bounty hunter
Vortex- the loose cannon
but pretty sure they are not doing it that way
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 31st, 2014 @ 7:23pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:It was just a suggestion. No need to be rude.Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, that would just be a waste since we just got Combaticon toys not long ago, a Combaticon TCC story in 2010-2011, and with Axiom Nexus, character possibilities are near-limitless.Ultra Markus wrote:they almost sound like they could be combaticons: Onlsaught- the boss
Brawl- the muscle
Swindle- the thief
Blastoff- the bounty hunter
Vortex- the loose cannon
but pretty sure they are not doing it that way
more like a thought
anyway hes always rude i just tend to ignore it now
Posted by Railbomb on December 31st, 2014 @ 9:23pm CST
Posted by Railbomb on December 31st, 2014 @ 9:23pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 31st, 2014 @ 9:42pm CST
It doesn't necessarily have to be a character who was previously a bounty hunter.Railbomb wrote:Bounty hunter... there's only 2 I can think of off the top of my head and that's Lockdown and Death's Head. I don't think they can do Death's Head but he would definitely be interesting.
The movie lines do have some good characters (although terribly mistreated) as well as good toys that can be redecoed.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 10:59pm CST
Wasn't trying to be. Was meant to be neutral.Rodimus Prime wrote:It was just a suggestion. No need to be rude.Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, that would just be a waste since we just got Combaticon toys not long ago, a Combaticon TCC story in 2010-2011, and with Axiom Nexus, character possibilities are near-limitless.Ultra Markus wrote:they almost sound like they could be combaticons: Onlsaught- the boss
Brawl- the muscle
Swindle- the thief
Blastoff- the bounty hunter
Vortex- the loose cannon
but pretty sure they are not doing it that way
Apologies for the misunderstanding.
Posted by Emerje on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:09pm CST
I really want Gamora to be the new or animated Arcee in Paradron Medic colors as the theif. I love the ideas of Grimlock as groot for the Muscle and Packrat as Rocket for the bounty hunter. I feel like Star Lord kinda has to be Hot Rod as the boss. That leaves Drax, the loose canon, and I'm thinking Prime Bulkhead would be a nice fit.
I suppose we'll need a Ronan and Thanos, too. I'll say Straxus/Darkmount for Ronan and Thanos could be either Prime or Fall of Cybertron Megatron.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on December 31st, 2014 @ 11:19pm CST
Posted by Emerje on January 1st, 2015 @ 1:01am CST
Sabrblade wrote:I think we might be taking the GotG references/comparisons/jokes a bit too far.
Maybe, but it's really, really, hard not to make them.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on January 1st, 2015 @ 1:04am CST
True. I just know that Packrat's inclusion would only increase the GotG comparisons, since he'd be the set's Rocket.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I think we might be taking the GotG references/comparisons/jokes a bit too far.
Maybe, but it's really, really, hard not to make them.
Emerje
Posted by Windsweeper on January 1st, 2015 @ 5:59am CST
I'd love Repugnus to be the loose cannon. I loved his MTMTE profile. I'd like either the Energon Landmine mold or movie Dirt Boss.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 1st, 2015 @ 6:06am CST
When was Doubledealer a bounty hunter? Most other times he's a mercenary.Windsweeper wrote:Axer and Banzai-tron were both bounty hunters as was Doubledealer. I'd love Energon Dive bomb as Banzai-tron.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 1st, 2015 @ 6:35am CST
Posted by Va'al on January 1st, 2015 @ 8:11am CST
In the city of Axiom Nexus, in a Universe where Autobots and Decepticons from across the Multiverse co-exist peacefully, a group of renegades operate off the grid, using deception, schemingand a hint of thievery to both survive and to further their own ambitions. However after the Transtech, the guardians of Axiom Nexus, are unable to stop an extra-dimensional threat, these outlaws will soon find themselves as Cybertron's last hope of survival!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 1st, 2015 @ 8:25am CST