Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup

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Thanks to multiple sources, we have several outlets where you can now buy the Platinum Edition Combiners Wars Liokaiser Boxset!

First up, for our Canadian friends up north, we bring to you news that Liokaiser is available at Walmart.ca for $149.97. The listing can be found HERE.

Up next, we have a reminder that Robot Kingdom has an order open for Liokaiser, as previously reported. Robot Kingdom lists Liokaiser for $109.90 and currently has him in-stock.

We also remind you of the Entertainment Earth catalog that shows that Liokaiser will be available from there for $129.99, which should qualify for the free shipping option Entertainment Earth offers.

Finally, Ebay has several listings up for Liokaiser, the cheapest of which have him averaging around $115 including shipping. We do ask that you be careful with these Ebay sellers though. Make sure to check their approval ratings before you commit to buy.

We will continue to keep you updated on any Liokaiser listings that make their way to us, so until then, stay tuned!

Credit(s): Walmart.ca, Robot Kingdom, Ebay, Entertainment Earth

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Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838462)
Posted by Microraptor on November 2nd, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT

I'm amused that Guyhawk is holding Deathy's blade in his hand in arm mode.

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Posted by YoungPrime on November 2nd, 2016 @ 12:09pm CDT

Tempted by the 109.90 at Robot Kingdom but I'm still hoping that Takara makes a better more accurate one next year. That and I still don't like that "Deathsaurus" substitute (no bot mode anyway). So if Takara also makes an MP version that'll really render this Skylynx remold even more useless IMO.

So yeah, I'll pass.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838504)
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2016 @ 12:11pm CDT

RK has a good purchase price, but add on shipping it gets outrageous, and will bring it closer to $150 to ship to US. The best prices for LioKaiser are still on eBay, but as others have stated, caution should be taken. I've never had a problem, but I know others have.

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Posted by Relic0037 on November 2nd, 2016 @ 12:37pm CDT

I still don't see a listing for it on Entertainment Earth's website yet. eBay is a bit sketchy, & the shipping charge at Robot Kingdom is a bit steep, so I guess I'll wait and see at this point.

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Posted by Randomhero on November 2nd, 2016 @ 3:09pm CDT

Relic0037 wrote:I still don't see a listing for it on Entertainment Earth's website yet. eBay is a bit sketchy, & the shipping charge at Robot Kingdom is a bit steep, so I guess I'll wait and see at this point.

Entertainment Earth is only for their catalogue at the moment. You have to call their 800 number and place the order.

I feel you I'm always worried about eBay sometimes but make sure to look at their past 6-12 months of history and feedback. If it's all positive or 99% positive you're fine especially if it's a store's eBay account. Online store a take their rep very serious.

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Posted by RNSrobot on November 2nd, 2016 @ 4:04pm CDT

If it goes on rollback for around 100, I might jump on it.

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Posted by Relic0037 on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:00am CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Relic0037 wrote:I still don't see a listing for it on Entertainment Earth's website yet. eBay is a bit sketchy, & the shipping charge at Robot Kingdom is a bit steep, so I guess I'll wait and see at this point.

Entertainment Earth is only for their catalogue at the moment. You have to call their 800 number and place the order.

Ordering a toy out of a catalog.....they're going all the way with the 80s nostalgia on this one! :lol:

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838833)
Posted by nycPrime on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:19pm CDT

$50 for the Insecticons Platinum set on Amazon. Good deal?

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Posted by william-james88 on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:21pm CDT

nycPrime wrote:$50 for the Insecticons Platinum set on Amazon. Good deal?

Thats what I bought it for. I think its a good deal, less than 20$ a piece for the insecticons. They go for about 20$ second hand complete on e-bay and here you are getting them minty fresh (with exclusive energon cubes made for their cockpits) so yes its a good deal. They look like little jewels.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838853)
Posted by o.supreme on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:50pm CDT

nycPrime wrote:$50 for the Insecticons Platinum set on Amazon. Good deal?

back in April when my local K-Mart was closing, they had at least a dozen of these starting at $80, then every couple weeks the toy section would go down an additional 10%. Finally just before the store closed, a close friend bought the last 6 sets they had at 60% off ($31.99 each), but at the time I was seeing them all over eBay in the 30-40 dollar range and nobody was buying them. Of course I'm not a big fan of the Insecticons, but if I were still collecting I probably would have picked up the more compact release from TRU a few years back. I had every TRU re-release starting with the first assortment in 2004 (Prime, Magnus, and Hot Rod) all the way up until I think Astrotrain somewhere around 2006. I loved those toys, but I think the realization that they would never re-relese the original Megatron (aside form the Takara re-release), plus the fact that I was selling off my collection lead me to stop collecting that series.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838857)
Posted by Emerje on November 3rd, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:back in April when my local K-Mart was closing, they had at least a dozen of these starting at $80

That's some crazy distribution. Send a dozen to a store that's going to be closing while sending not a single one to the two Kmarts near me which are still open. :roll:

Emerje

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Posted by o.supreme on November 3rd, 2016 @ 3:06pm CDT

Emerje wrote:That's some crazy distribution. Send a dozen to a store that's going to be closing while sending not a single one to the two Kmarts near me which are still open.

Emerje

I know right? at first I thought it was a mistake because in my mind "Platinum" was somehow associated with "on-line only" as I had never seen one at retail. Of course *someone* here likes to flaunt their pics of Canadian stores that sell them as if its no bid deal.

Of course the one Platinum I do want (LioKaiser) truly is an online exclusive as far as I know, thankfully it doesn't appear to be to difficult to acquire.

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Posted by RAR on November 3rd, 2016 @ 9:01pm CDT

Has anyone got any side-by-side pics of the Insecticons with the 1980's originals - as they sometimes show up cheap I wanted to see if there was a reason to buy some more or not. Or if perhaps I should buy some more older ones. I'd certainly buy some more if they had some colour differences like different colour plastic.

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I'm still a little miffed that Blaster/Perceptor were the same colour as before as I considered that a missed opportunity to make a blue accented Perceptor instead of teal. or to at least re-issue Blaster with a different leg or different shade or finish to his red parts.

Considering how cheap and easy it is to get collectors edition Blaster I would have preferred a Platinum version to show some distinction.

Heck I like that idea in general - say G1 Tracks reissued with metallic blue paint / plastic for example and a tampographed hood sticker and chromed weapons.

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Posted by william-james88 on November 3rd, 2016 @ 9:05pm CDT

RAR wrote:Has anyone got any side-by-side pics of the Insecticons with the 1980's originals - as they sometimes show up cheap I wanted to see if there was a reason to buy some more or not. Or if perhaps I should buy some more older ones. I'd certainly buy some more if they had some colour differences like different colour plastic.

There are no side by side pics, but from what I have heard in reviews, the colours are very close to the originals.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 3rd, 2016 @ 10:31pm CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Relic0037 wrote:I still don't see a listing for it on Entertainment Earth's website yet. eBay is a bit sketchy, & the shipping charge at Robot Kingdom is a bit steep, so I guess I'll wait and see at this point.

Entertainment Earth is only for their catalogue at the moment. You have to call their 800 number and place the order.

I feel you I'm always worried about eBay sometimes but make sure to look at their past 6-12 months of history and feedback. If it's all positive or 99% positive you're fine especially if it's a store's eBay account. Online store a take their rep very serious.

I found a seller that seems to be pretty legit. I ordered Liokaiser Tuesday night from a seller from Taiwan and it arrived today! I was expecting at least another week, so I did quite the happy dance when I saw the DHL truck.

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Posted by Bronzewolf on November 3rd, 2016 @ 11:08pm CDT

Seibertronians, today we have some additional images of not only one of the most anticipated Combiners of the year, but one of the most anticipated figures of the year, Liokaiser! Thanks to Seibertronian TF-fan Kev777, we have up-close-and-personal looks at all of the figures included in this set, minicons and all. Check out the photos and tell us in the comments below: do these additional pictures change your mind on this classic Combiner team, now that it's starting to become more and more available? Is the price Tag for the set too high? Are there any design changes you would have made to maybe make the set more accurate? Please let us know!

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838974)
Posted by Emerje on November 3rd, 2016 @ 11:28pm CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:Seibertronians, today we have some additional images of not only one of the most anticipated Combiners of the year, but one of the most anticipated figures of the year, Liokaiser!

Is he really that anticipated? Seems like the people who actually like him (I'm one of them) are in the minority. Or maybe it's the complainers that are in the vocal minority? Seems like more people like the idea of the set (without Dezarus) than actually like it.

Emerje

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 3rd, 2016 @ 11:35pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Seibertronians, today we have some additional images of not only one of the most anticipated Combiners of the year, but one of the most anticipated figures of the year, Liokaiser!

Is he really that anticipated? Seems like the people who actually like him (I'm one of them) are in the minority. Or maybe it's the complainers that are in the vocal minority? Seems like more people like the idea of the set (without Dezarus) than actually like it.

Emerje

1.) He's the first modern reinterpretation of the most awesome G1 Combiner ever
2.) The original Liokaiser is hard to find
3.) One if his components, Killbison, suffers from Gold Plastic Syndrome

So yes, he is anticipated.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838979)
Posted by Noideaforaname on November 4th, 2016 @ 12:23am CDT

I dunno. Victorion, Technobots, hell Scrounge, were highly anticipated (not to mention figures like MP Shockwave or Primal). With Liokaiser, everyone's just waiting for the replacement already. That's not really impressive.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838980)
Posted by Emerje on November 4th, 2016 @ 12:32am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:1.) He's the first modern reinterpretation of the most awesome G1 Combiner ever
2.) The original Liokaiser is hard to find
3.) One if his components, Killbison, suffers from Gold Plastic Syndrome

So yes, he is anticipated.

OK, but on the other hand...
1.) It's hardly an ideal interpretation lacking two key members (including the team leader!) and replaced by someone that wasn't part of the original team
2.) It's still a very obscure character for any casual fan, unlike the bulk of the CW teams making it a difficult sell.
3.) Hasbro CW figures aren't exactly substitutes for Japanese G1 figures.

Compared to the likes of the Technobots, Combaticons, and Sky Reign, to say nothing of the UW stuff coming out of Japan or the Titans Return, Legends, and Masterpiece stuff he seems a little low on the 2016 "OMG I NEED THAT!" list. Especially when so many people seem to be hoping for a sale before they buy it.

Emerje

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1838982)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 4th, 2016 @ 12:42am CDT

Who's up for another possible round of Computron vs. Computicon, titled "Liokaiser vs. Liocaesar"? :DANCE:

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1839001)
Posted by Powermaster Prime on November 4th, 2016 @ 5:25am CDT

Long awaited, yes. But also significantly lacking the grandeur of a 6 member team gestalt. Leozack without a robot mode seems disturbing at the very least.

Anyway, still a great piece to behold.

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Posted by nycPrime on November 4th, 2016 @ 5:51am CDT

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:1.) He's the first modern reinterpretation of the most awesome G1 Combiner ever
2.) The original Liokaiser is hard to find
3.) One if his components, Killbison, suffers from Gold Plastic Syndrome

So yes, he is anticipated.

OK, but on the other hand...
1.) It's hardly an ideal interpretation lacking two key members (including the team leader!) and replaced by someone that wasn't part of the original team
2.) It's still a very obscure character for any casual fan, unlike the bulk of the CW teams making it a difficult sell.
3.) Hasbro CW figures aren't exactly substitutes for Japanese G1 figures.

Compared to the likes of the Technobots, Combaticons, and Sky Reign, to say nothing of the UW stuff coming out of Japan or the Titans Return, Legends, and Masterpiece stuff he seems a little low on the 2016 "OMG I NEED THAT!" list. Especially when so many people seem to be hoping for a sale before they buy it.

Emerje

Totally agree

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1839004)
Posted by SureShot18 on November 4th, 2016 @ 6:00am CDT

I wish this could've been a wave of figures, granted that wouldn't have been very practical, because Guyhawk and Hellbat look really good and I would definitely have picked them up.

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Posted by griftimus prime on November 4th, 2016 @ 6:33am CDT

even worse than computron. no thankyou

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Posted by Randomhero on November 4th, 2016 @ 6:40am CDT

Emerje wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Seibertronians, today we have some additional images of not only one of the most anticipated Combiners of the year, but one of the most anticipated figures of the year, Liokaiser!

Is he really that anticipated? Seems like the people who actually like him (I'm one of them) are in the minority. Or maybe it's the complainers that are in the vocal minority? Seems like more people like the idea of the set (without Dezarus) than actually like it.

Emerje

I'm excited and I hate victory. I can't stand anime and I can't get passed the 3rd episode but I'm looking forward to another Decepticon Combiner because they are greatly outnumbered in the official combiner department

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1839018)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 4th, 2016 @ 7:46am CDT

Randomhero wrote:I'm excited and I hate victory. I can't stand anime and I can't get passed the 3rd episode but I'm looking forward to another Decepticon Combiner because they are greatly outnumbered in the official combiner department

I'm in a similar boat. I don't hate victory, I'm just indifferent to it, but wanted this set just for another decepticon combiner. The set is awesome though. The paint apps are excellent, the colors are really nice, and the headsculpts are amazing.

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1839019)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 4th, 2016 @ 7:52am CDT

Emerje wrote:1.) It's hardly an ideal interpretation lacking two key members (including the team leader!) and replaced by someone that wasn't part of the original team

Deszaras was a member of the Breastforce. He just didn't combine with the others. Much like how Star Saber was a Brainmaster but also didn't combine with the other Brainmasters.

Powermaster Prime wrote:Leozack without a robot mode seems disturbing at the very least.

That's Deszaras.

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Posted by nycPrime on November 4th, 2016 @ 7:52am CDT

Randomhero wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Seibertronians, today we have some additional images of not only one of the most anticipated Combiners of the year, but one of the most anticipated figures of the year, Liokaiser!

Is he really that anticipated? Seems like the people who actually like him (I'm one of them) are in the minority. Or maybe it's the complainers that are in the vocal minority? Seems like more people like the idea of the set (without Dezarus) than actually like it.

Emerje

I'm excited and I hate victory. I can't stand anime and I can't get passed the 3rd episode but I'm looking forward to another Decepticon Combiner because they are greatly outnumbered in the official combiner department

I'm not an anime fan, and hated Victory after a few episodes. But it does get better. Not great by any stretch, but it does get better.

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Posted by Randomhero on November 4th, 2016 @ 7:55am CDT

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:I'm excited and I hate victory. I can't stand anime and I can't get passed the 3rd episode but I'm looking forward to another Decepticon Combiner because they are greatly outnumbered in the official combiner department

I'm in a similar boat. I don't hate victory, I'm just indifferent to it, but wanted this set just for another decepticon combiner. The set is awesome though. The paint apps are excellent, the colors are really nice, and the headsculpts are amazing.

The colors are gorgeous and I could care less the torso isn't Leozack and other guy. I'm not even looking at Dezarus being Deathsarus, to me he's Dezarus. He's a new character that I can give him his own backstory to. It's called an imagination. Had to to use it back in the 80s when all the toys were bricks so I can use it for this guy.

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Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2016 @ 8:42am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Who's up for another possible round of Computron vs. Computicon, titled "Liokaiser vs. Liocaesar"?

Howdo you foresee that Liocaesar looking? A new revamped combier system or just silverbolt as the voyager body redeco's into Leozack?

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Posted by DeathReviews on November 4th, 2016 @ 8:58am CDT

TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

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Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:00am CDT

DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.

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Posted by Sabrblade on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:01am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.

Drillhorn's drill?

Re: Combiner Wars Liokaiser Box Set Sale Roundup (1839038)
Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:03am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

Since when does a different accessory count as a remold? Is Platinum predaking called a remold because he comes with a new sword? Come on, lets not get finicky here. Its the same mold with a new head and a different accessory.

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:05am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

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Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.

While Brawl is my least favorite mold from CW, having 2 actually works pretty well here since you can make Liokaiser a little taller by leaving the back of the tanks in their normal vehicle positions instead of folding them to the underside of the tank for leg mode like on Bruticus. And those remolded heads are fantastic.

Another thing to note, I believe this is the first Hasbro combiner with mismatched HFG's. Black for the hands and silver for the feet.

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Posted by Sabrblade on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:08am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

Since when does a different accessory count as a remold?

It's an integral aspect of the altmode's identity, not some random attachment just slapped on any which way.

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Posted by Tranzilla on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:14am CDT

I wish they would have used UW Nosecone for Drillhorn, remold a double turret for Killbison, Jaguar from Swindle/Hound, Hellbat as-is, Jetfire remolded to allow for combination as Leozack, and Guyhawk redone from one of the CW small seekers as a chestpiece. A stretch, I know. :-D

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Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2016 @ 9:15am CDT

Tranzilla wrote:I wish they would have used UW Nosecone for Drillhorn, remold a double turret for Killbison, Jaguar from Swindle/Hound, Hellbat as-is, Jetfire remolded to allow for combination as Leozack, and Guyhawk redone from one of the CW small seekers as a chestpiece. A stretch, I know.

Sounds great!

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Posted by Relic0037 on November 4th, 2016 @ 10:28am CDT

I actually really like how 4 of these guys look. The head sculpts modeled after the Victory cartoon look great. While I'm not too crazy about Dezarus in his murder chicken mode, I'm not sure how far Takara would go to improve the figure. Some slightly repainted figures to make them look more show accurate really wouldn't be worth the wait & I don't think expecting them to make brand new molds to create Leo & Jag is very realistic.

Bottom line here is that I will probably pick up Liokasier at some point & skip any Unite Warriors version, unless they do something drastically different.

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 4th, 2016 @ 10:41am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

Since when does a different accessory count as a remold?
It's an integral aspect of the altmode's identity, not some random attachment just slapped on any which way.

Actually... due to the design of the ports on the drill, you can slap it on any which way :-P

...it can attach facing backwards (a'la botcon ramhorn) or as shown in the official renders for Drillhorn.

And for anyone kidding themselves that TT will go the full extra mile for this set, remember, they've legitimized far weirder things with their pack-in comics, so Dezarus becoming a torso for a (possibly) deceased leozack isn't too far out of the realm of possibility >:oP

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Posted by Kurona on November 4th, 2016 @ 11:25am CDT

I'm sure Liokaiser'll be a six-member team when Takara does him. Just like Galvatron and Blurr weren't headmasters when Takara used their molds.

I partly jest, but while nothing's out of the realm of possibility; I really wouldn't be counting on Takara to make them a six-member team just because they're known for accuracy. It's a completely different situation - it'd require whole new engineering for two deluxes to become a Voyager-sized torso, while the changes they made to the other combiners were still standard Scramble City, just with a new Combiner component thrown in and some remolding done elsewhere. Liokaiser's a very different case to giving Bruticus a shuttle for an arm.

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Posted by Flashwave on November 4th, 2016 @ 1:21pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:1.) He's the first modern reinterpretation of the most awesome G1 Combiner ever
2.) The original Liokaiser is hard to find
3.) One if his components, Killbison, suffers from Gold Plastic Syndrome

So yes, he is anticipated.

OK, but on the other hand...
1.) It's hardly an ideal interpretation lacking two key members (including the team leader!) and replaced by someone that wasn't part of the original team
2.) It's still a very obscure character for any casual fan, unlike the bulk of the CW teams making it a difficult sell.
3.) Hasbro CW figures aren't exactly substitutes for Japanese G1 figures.

Compared to the likes of the Technobots, Combaticons, and Sky Reign, to say nothing of the UW stuff coming out of Japan or the Titans Return, Legends, and Masterpiece stuff he seems a little low on the 2016 "OMG I NEED THAT!" list. Especially when so many people seem to be hoping for a sale before they buy it.

Emerje

You know what though, I am excited for LioKaiser because he is obscure. Is this the best verion of Dezaras? Not really, but the combiner form does all the right shapes for a LioKauser, even if Hasbro didnt paint him right. Would I prefer a Jallguar and Leozack chest? Absolutely. Would I be okay with seperate limbs of them? Sure!

Do I want a Leozack Superion? NO. Got enough of those, thank you.

Despite being repaints, I am quite looking forward to these guys. They are characters I don't have and have never experienced, but are actually meant to be combiners, and not just a "Lets make Sunstreaker a combiner guy abd then write a comic to justify it!" The head sculpts and Alt Modes land very well for 4 of them. I can repaint some Arms Microns to fill the niche, and they are cons, which at the start CW was rather outnumbered on.

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Posted by YoungPrime on November 4th, 2016 @ 2:33pm CDT

Yeah, the only thing Hasbro succeeded in doing was gaining my interest in the backstory of this team. Well actually it was that new 3rd party set, so once I did a little more research that Deathsaurus torso for Hasbro's version became a turnoff for me.

I'd rather Liokaiser have the original 6 figures and Deathsaurus be a separate Leader class figure that has a robot mode. So here's to hopes that Takara's already on it and will get it right. Otherwise it's mostly another win for 3rd party companies and those who can afford the truer version.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 4th, 2016 @ 3:03pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:TWO Brawl remolds in this one??

.....

Yeah and the only remolded part is the head.
Drillhorn's drill?

Since when does a different accessory count as a remold? Is Platinum predaking called a remold because he comes with a new sword? Come on, lets not get finicky here. Its the same mold with a new head and a different accessory.

For what it's worth, I listed Hasbro's Nosecone as a Brawl redeco due to the head, just with "alternate parts" or AP noted. Ironbison and Drillhorn are separated, because they each have a new head, but still same Brawl shell with Drillhorn having the AP, making them both retools of Brawl.

I still think Hasbro did well with Liokaiser with what they had available to work with.

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Who's up for another possible round of Computron vs. Computicon, titled "Liokaiser vs. Liocaesar"?

Howdo you foresee that Liocaesar looking? A new revamped combier system or just silverbolt as the voyager body redeco's into Leozack?

I don't think TakaraTomy will go the easy route, most of the time it's all or nothing for them. The biggest problem I can think of is the size of the combiner pegs vs. the size of the figures. Leozack and Jallguar have to accommodate not just two ports each, but also separate connectors for eachother. If not done exactly right the whole will be an unstable mess.

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Posted by william-james88 on November 4th, 2016 @ 3:38pm CDT

YoungPrime wrote:I'd rather Liokaiser have the original 6 figures and Deathsaurus be a separate Leader class figure that has a robot mode.

Well, dont know if this makes it better or worse, but the rumour is 2017 will give us a Leader Deathsaurus. It makes perfect sense when you look at the theme of leaders coming out in 2017, which Hasbro confirmed was based on IDW. So thats another reason for me holding off on this toy.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I don't think TakaraTomy will go the easy route, most of the time it's all or nothing for them.

I agree with that, hence why i think if those heads are used they will just make something random. Just curious, has TT used all the heads hasbro released so far except for Strafe?

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Posted by Kurona on November 4th, 2016 @ 3:42pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Well, dont know if this makes it better or worse, but the rumour is 2017 will give us a Leader Deathsaurus. It makes perfect sense when you look at the theme of leaders coming out in 2017, which Hasbro confirmed was based on IDW.

Not necessarily - just the Phase Sixers. The versions of Soundwave and Blaster we've got so far in TR bear no relation or similarity to IDW; and Optimus certainly hasn't taken on his Powermaster form in the comics. So it's really just that they're going for a Phase Sixer theme with their cons, and Deathsaurus bears absolutely 0 relation to them other than fighting alongside Overlord briefly in DOTL. If the rumours are true - and I bet, if anything, he'd be a pretool of someone - it won't be because he appeared in IDW.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 4th, 2016 @ 3:52pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I don't think TakaraTomy will go the easy route, most of the time it's all or nothing for them.

I agree with that, hence why i think if those heads are used they will just make something random. Just curious, has TT used all the heads hasbro released so far except for Strafe?

Not counting FunPub's newly sculpted heads and uses of built-in heads (Counterpunch, Toxitron, Reflector), Air Raid Strafe is the only one unused, next to Legends Wreck-Gar. Don't know who it can be used for, if they decide to use him at all.

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Posted by Ultra Markus on November 4th, 2016 @ 8:28pm CDT

i want it because its a decepticon combiner which this would only make 4 counting devastator to the 5 autobot combiners

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Posted by nycPrime on November 4th, 2016 @ 8:33pm CDT

I received the Platinum seeker set today. Out of curiosity, did anyone have any QC issues with theirs? When I flipped the front flap open (before even opening the box), I noticed discoloring of the blue plastic on Dirge. It's very noticeable, and the discoloring looks like when plastic is warped/bent. Except that the pattern of discoloration is odd...not sure how it happened. This is in addition to one side of the box being rather dinged up, but I could live with that. The discoloration, not so much... working with Target to get a replacement sent.

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