Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 6:12PM CST

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influence82 of tfw2005.com has made an interesting discovery. He has found a darker variant of ROTF Scout Scattorshot, which he purchased at a Target in Los Angeles. This is good news for many fans were turned off by the light-grey plastic. Is this a running change, or just some darker dyes used by accident? Only time will tell. Thanks to member Giant Purple Griffin for letting us know.

As he explains:

influence82 wrote:The serial number stamp on the back of the card for the lighter one is 93341 (Purchased at a Walmart) and the darker one has a serial number 93431 (Target). That number stamp is used by Hasbro to track when and where a particular toy was made (answered by Hasbro in an earlier Q & A session). The darker one looks more like the enhanced image on the cardback, so I guess that it is more accurate, or they just ran out of the lighter plastic.

To see the original sighting, click here.

Do you have a sighting of this figure or any others? Please let us know in the appropriate thread in the Toys Sightings Forum

Credit(s): influence82 of tfw2005.com, Giant Purple Griffin

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Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048181)
Posted by Grahf on February 17th, 2010 @ 6:16pm CST

Damn, I haven't even found any of the new Scouts yet.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048190)
Posted by HighPrime on February 17th, 2010 @ 6:42pm CST

The one I purchased off HasbroToyShop.com is also the darker variant. 93431 is stamped on the back. Received about a week-and-a-half ago.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048229)
Posted by UltraPrimal on February 17th, 2010 @ 7:57pm CST

Oh God! Enough with the variants. I don't wanna have to hunt these down. :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048231)
Posted by LiKwid on February 17th, 2010 @ 8:14pm CST

This is like when the Sideways darker variants starting popping up..After awhile all of the Sideways figs were darker....

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048240)
Posted by Megazarak on February 17th, 2010 @ 8:42pm CST

Wow, that looks even better than the original. I hope it shows up in Canada. I did recently see the variant Breakaway so I'm guessing that there's a good chance this one will show up too. Quite excited, gotta love the Scout figures.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048271)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 17th, 2010 @ 10:02pm CST

Megazarak wrote:Wow, that looks even better than the original. I hope it shows up in Canada. I did recently see the variant Breakaway so I'm guessing that there's a good chance this one will show up too. Quite excited, gotta love the Scout figures.

Where abouts in Canada are you? In Quebec and Ontario we've just started seeing Scattorshot, Skystalker and Divebomb.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048331)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 18th, 2010 @ 2:19am CST

Interesting, I might just grab this guy after all. Final decision will be made in-store.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048410)
Posted by Ironhide516 on February 18th, 2010 @ 9:13am CST

I remember finding the dark variants of Sideways & Breakaway at Target first also. I was undecided about picking up Scattorshot, thinking about stopping w/ the ROTF figs. But if I see the this guy it'll be my last ROTF fig. Tryin' to save up for those Fans Project Bruticus add-ons.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048411)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 18th, 2010 @ 9:18am CST

UltraPrimal wrote:Oh God! Enough with the variants. I don't wanna have to hunt these down.

I agree, first Sideways, then Breakaway, and now Scattorshot? This can't be coincidence. What is going on? :???:

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048438)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 18th, 2010 @ 11:04am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
UltraPrimal wrote:Oh God! Enough with the variants. I don't wanna have to hunt these down.

I agree, first Sideways, then Breakaway, and now Scattorshot? This can't be coincidence. What is going on?

Hasbro listening to fan 'concerns', perhaps.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048460)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 18th, 2010 @ 11:54am CST

kirbenvost wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
UltraPrimal wrote:Oh God! Enough with the variants. I don't wanna have to hunt these down.

I agree, first Sideways, then Breakaway, and now Scattorshot? This can't be coincidence. What is going on?

Hasbro listening to fan 'concerns', perhaps.

What "concerns"? Sideways was just fine in his light silver, now I'll be forced to have both variants.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048544)
Posted by Megazarak on February 18th, 2010 @ 3:48pm CST

Down_Shift wrote:
Megazarak wrote:Wow, that looks even better than the original. I hope it shows up in Canada. I did recently see the variant Breakaway so I'm guessing that there's a good chance this one will show up too. Quite excited, gotta love the Scout figures.

Where abouts in Canada are you? In Quebec and Ontario we've just started seeing Scattorshot, Skystalker and Divebomb.

I actually live in Ontario. Sorry though, I guess I was unclear, I meant to say that I hoped that this variant shows up in stores, not the regular one because I have seen them in stores as well.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048560)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 18th, 2010 @ 4:32pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
I agree, first Sideways, then Breakaway, and now Scattorshot? This can't be coincidence. What is going on?

Hasbro listening to fan 'concerns', perhaps.

What "concerns"? Sideways was just fine in his light silver, now I'll be forced to have both variants.

No one's forcing you to buy them both.

(I'm kidding, I know, some people want them all)

Well, I know people did complain about the colors on Breakaway and Scattorshot. Seems like a lot of coincidence that Hasbro made a running change to 2 out of 3 figures people complained about.

I suppose it could just be that they weren't happy with how the first run turned out, but it shows improvement on their part that they fixed it.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048642)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 18th, 2010 @ 8:33pm CST

kirbenvost wrote:No one's forcing you to buy them both. (I'm kidding, I know, some people want them all).

Seems to me Kirbenvost, that you don't know our good friend JelZe very well. He walks around with a gun to his head all the damn time just to combat the argument that "no one is forcing him to but them both"
Someone is... someone is indeed...

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048687)
Posted by T3c4x3r0 on February 18th, 2010 @ 10:18pm CST

I'm still waiting to find any of the new scouts,....

On topic, IMHO I think he looks better in the darker tint. But would grab both for the heck of it,.... if I could find it.

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048779)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 19th, 2010 @ 8:32am CST

Down_Shift wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:No one's forcing you to buy them both. (I'm kidding, I know, some people want them all).

Seems to me Kirbenvost, that you don't know our good friend JelZe very well. He walks around with a gun to his head all the damn time just to combat the argument that "no one is forcing him to but them both"
Someone is... someone is indeed...

The problem is the Street Tuner Throwdown with Blowpipe, which has the darker variant while I want the lighter one to match his "brother" Sideswipe. And no, I wouldn't dare sell the double, he's still pegwarming in some stores I visit!

And it's a hammer I use, not a gun :HEADHURTS:

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048817)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 19th, 2010 @ 11:14am CST

lol, I see. I'd personally feel weird buying two of the exact same figure. Heck, I don't even get different versions of the same character most of the time. To each his own!

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048821)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 19th, 2010 @ 11:27am CST

kirbenvost wrote:lol, I see. I'd personally feel weird buying two of the exact same figure. Heck, I don't even get different versions of the same character most of the time. To each his own!

Trust me, it's something I'd never do unless there's a good reason. I've only done that once before with C-Undermine and GF Dino Shout to help out a friend

Re: Darker ROTF Scout Scattorshot Variant found (1048851)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 19th, 2010 @ 1:39pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:lol, I see. I'd personally feel weird buying two of the exact same figure. Heck, I don't even get different versions of the same character most of the time. To each his own!

Trust me, it's something I'd never do unless there's a good reason. I've only done that once before with C-Undermine and GF Dino Shout to help out a friend

Well I meant that I consider variants still the same figure, so I wouldn't buy both versions.