Box Art - Takara Transformers Unite Warriors All Sets So Far, including Grand Galvatron

Hmm...

Seems like Takara is trying to keep the numbers balanced for both sides, and we have 3 Autobot and 3 Decepticon combiners (Even though Devastator is much larger than any of the others). All of the Odd-numbered Unite Warrior Sets have been Autobots, and the Even-numbered have been Decepticons. But with Bruticus next on the horizon, is Takara going to wedge in another Autobot Combiner to be UW-07 while Bruticus is UW-08?

Maybe UW-07 will be some repaint of Victorion? Or something with the Sky Reign molds?

Gearslide wrote:Hmm...

Seems like Takara is trying to keep the numbers balanced for both sides, and we have 3 Autobot and 3 Decepticon combiners (Even though Devastator is much larger than any of the others). All of the Odd-numbered Unite Warrior Sets have been Autobots, and the Even-numbered have been Decepticons. But with Bruticus next on the horizon, is Takara going to wedge in another Autobot Combiner to be UW-07 while Bruticus is UW-08?

Maybe UW-07 will be some repaint of Victorion? Or something with the Sky Reign molds?

i'm thinking they'll do Computron to "counter" Bruticus. and then Sky Lynx'll probly get tossed into Legends or Adventure.

or.......
Takara does make Sky Reign, and his "counterpart" is Liokaiser

Randomus wrote:
On the other hand, if pre-tooled heads for the characters are floating around, the I think both TT and Hasbro will release them down the line.

Yeah, or at least they could. Man I would just LOVe ot see all the extra heads they have. We already knew they had Starscream planned and we got a hint at Demolishor (which they confirmed they will not be using) so there must be more (that was also confirmed actually). I would realy like ot see all the stuff designed already just to get a taste at the possibility.

I think, even though the artist is AMAZING at making the artwork for the UW boxes, I think Menasor in that artwork looks TOO SIMILAR to the toy, and comes across looking like a walking junk heap.
I like artwork that looks like the toy, but not when the toy looks so ugly ESPECIALLY in that pose.

o.supreme wrote:Such a thing of beauty... all those box sets . I'm guessing here:

UW07-Victorian (the larger size of this one will even out Devastator)
UW08-Bruticus
UW09-Sky Reign
UW10-(???) perhaps a new Decepticon combiner which makes use of the Grand Scourge Torso
UW11-Computron
UW12-Another new Decepticon Combiner made of various repaints?

Of course they could just release Computron and Bruticus as UW 07 & 08, and avoid the others. But the Convoy & Galvatron combiners show they are willing to use Torsos of new characters, even if they aren't original G1.

I like the thought of two new decepticon combiners and I can honestly see everything you mentioned happening, with the exception of grand scourge since he is unite warriors version of combiner wars cyclonus meaning he can use any limbs.

steals_your_goats wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Such a thing of beauty... all those box sets . I'm guessing here:

UW07-Victorian (the larger size of this one will even out Devastator)
UW08-Bruticus
UW09-Sky Reign
UW10-(???) perhaps a new Decepticon combiner which makes use of the Grand Scourge Torso
UW11-Computron
UW12-Another new Decepticon Combiner made of various repaints?

Of course they could just release Computron and Bruticus as UW 07 & 08, and avoid the others. But the Convoy & Galvatron combiners show they are willing to use Torsos of new characters, even if they aren't original G1.

I like the thought of two new decepticon combiners and I can honestly see everything you mentioned happening, with the exception of grand scourge since he is unite warriors version of combiner wars cyclonus meaning he can use any limbs.

I agreed on Grand Scourge. He's just a one off torso from eHobby. He'll get no mass retail release or team of limbs. If you want a team for him that matches his only fictional appearance (not counting the Energon/Superlink comic), then you can get an extra set of Stunticons.

william-james88 wrote:Pretty sure takara will use that skylynx torso for liokaiser

Do you think Takara will also do their own version of Sky Reign too, or do you think they'll just go "one and done" with a Liokaiser redeco/retool?

dragons wrote:Box are is ok not enough for me buy any of them except for devastator some nice looking figures but nothin I will buy they can keep repaints and new remake of original figures they have of Optimus prime and menasor

Only UW combiner I am planning to get is Devastator.

Nuff said.

SillySpringer wrote:Only UW combiner I am planning to get is Devastator.

Nuff said.

So far, I've had all of the Hasbro Combiner Wars versions of the combiners along with Unite Warriors Superion and Menasor. A lot of people seem to be swearing off the Unite Warriors versions based on a perception blandness from a lack of extra paint apps due to being more "cartoon accurate." It's simply not true. CW and UW Superion are pretty equivocal with the only distinctions being color choices for some plastics (combiner hands/feet, Silverbolt, etc.) and the layout of the decos (UW is more cartoon accurate; CW more toy accurate). UW Menasor looks fantastic. While lacking some of the toy details that Hasbro included, like Dead End's stripe or the copious extra maroon on Dragstrip, the paint jobs are far from bland. Yes, Dragstrip is mostly yellow, like in the cartoon, but he is cast and painted in two different shades of yellow. When you have him in hand, you see it. It works very well. The details in robot mode for most of the Stunticons aren't lacking either, just sort of "remixed" to match that cartoon better. I know a LOT of people are especially bummed by Defensor, especially with the painted detail on torso mode Hot Spot being left bare in United Warriors, but the shade of blue he is cast in is so much better. Hasbro's Hot Spot looks anemic by comparison. Don't be fooled by the pictures online, these toys look great in hand in normal lighting conditions and without "Photoshop touch-ups". Even if certain details aren't painted, the molding on these figures is good enough that when viewed in person with normal light and shadowing, the details still effectively "pop". Think twice before swearing off the Unite Warriors versions and ask yourself if your armchair opinions aren't at least a little bit influenced by monetary concerns and/or cognitive dissonance.

o.supreme wrote:I've been on the fence with this for the whole time, wanting to commit to one or the other. So basically there is no "win-win". With CW you get a toy that aesthetically looks better, with UW you get a toy of better quality. Would that be an accurate statement?

Unite warriors and combiner wars ( with Devy being an exception) are of the same quality, they just sport different decos.

o.supreme wrote:Such a thing of beauty... all those box sets . I'm guessing here:

UW07-Victorian (the larger size of this one will even out Devastator)
UW08-Bruticus
UW09-Sky Reign
UW10-(???) perhaps a new Decepticon combiner which makes use of the Grand Scourge Torso
UW11-Computron
UW12-Another new Decepticon Combiner made of various repaints?

Of course they could just release Computron and Bruticus as UW 07 & 08, and avoid the others. But the Convoy & Galvatron combiners show they are willing to use Torsos of new characters, even if they aren't original G1.

I doubt Victorion is #7; hasbro hasn't even released her, and there is usually a ~6 month interim between the cw release and uw release