Earthspark News: Nightshade Preorders Up and Cyber-Combiner Toys Revealed
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As anyone still looking for some of 2015's RID toys on e-bay can attest, the original figure of a new Transformers character can become very expensive as the demand grows year after year. Hence why many fans have been looking forward to getting their hands on the Earthspark Nightshade figure, along with the need to simply own a toy of a character they like. Hasbro has finally officially revealed the final wave of Earthsaprk deluxes for this year, with preorders for Nightshade available on Pulse and Amazon. We have links below. You can also tempt your luck to find them at retail with them starting to appear at Walmart stores in the US.
In other Earthspark news, Hasbro revealed some new toys at the Toy Fair in New York. These are the Cyber Combiners which are similar to the crash combiners we had in previous lines. This time, it's a combination of an action figure of the human characters in an exo suit, combined with a transforming figure of Twitch or Bumblebee. You can see the photos below.
Preorders for Nightshade:
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-TRA ... 107&sr=8-1
https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... uSbGKerAbM
EARTHSPARK CYBER-COMBINER BUMBLEBEE AND MO MALTO
EARTHSPARK CYBER-COMBINER TERRAN TWITCH AND ROBBY MALTO
The pictures above were taken by the TFW2005 team who were at the event.
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Posted by Barricade.it on October 3rd, 2023 @ 1:49am CDT
Maybe "CREEPY" is appropriate.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on October 3rd, 2023 @ 2:50am CDT
The late Cyberverse Roll & Combine figures told me loud and clear that the RID Crash Combiner concept had no hidden potential waiting to be unlocked by future toylines. Even the awesome interchangeability of the Deluxe and Voyager Energon Autobots wore thin all too soon, but I attributed that to the wretched cartoon having caused the very act of combining to lose all meaning by the bitter end; maybe the Unicron Singularity affected my memory too.
But because my favorite toy of all time is Slamdance, the reveal of any sort of dual-combining TFs just fills me with hope of recapturing the joy I felt stumbling across those last 2 Autobot cassettes in Toys'R'Us!
Interesting that we've been getting so many TF toys of humans in exo-suits lately. I thought conventional wisdom was that parents outside of SE Asia couldn't be bothered to understand the difference between sentient robots, piloted mecha, and drones (boy, that term's gotten loaded with new connotations over the past decade or so, thanks to pesky reality), so toylines never got into many categories beyond 2 major factions, hence Nightbird becoming more of a sentient-Decepticon-all-along with each subsequent toy and fiction incarnation, and no toys of her rough Marvel counterpart Centurion.
So now human children have the ability to form PANTS to prop up alien robots! We'll see if this causes an even bigger slag-storm than Nightshade's clunky pronoun declaration...of course we'll have to wait a year after their debut to be sure there's any reaction at all...
Posted by Brokebot on October 3rd, 2023 @ 8:15am CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 3rd, 2023 @ 10:02am CDT
Bumblevivisector wrote:So now human children have the ability to form PANTS to prop up alien robots! We'll see if this causes an even bigger slag-storm than Nightshade's clunky pronoun declaration...of course we'll have to wait a year after their debut to be sure there's any reaction at all...
Actually these are closer to Energon figures than Crash Combiners. Not only is the combined bot articulated, but they can also trade places so the bot forms the pants. I think they're neat and actually worth getting compared to the previous attempts.
Emerje
Posted by Grahf_ on October 3rd, 2023 @ 11:18am CDT
I'll most likely be getting two of each because I'm crazy and want them to combine with themselves. I grabbed four Hishoumaru figures for this exact reason. One to combine with Gekisoumaru and Sensuimaru and the other three to combine with each other. This was back when they were on Amazon for like $17 each though.
If I only get one set each then I'll switch the Matlos. Mo with Twitch and Robby with Bumblebee.
Posted by william-james88 on October 3rd, 2023 @ 12:53pm CDT
Bumblevivisector wrote:So now human children have the ability to form PANTS to prop up alien robots! We'll see if this causes an even bigger slag-storm than Nightshade's clunky pronoun declaration...of course we'll have to wait a year after their debut to be sure there's any reaction at all...
It won't.
Posted by bluecatcinema on October 3rd, 2023 @ 2:04pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 12th, 2023 @ 3:53pm CDT
Also took some photos of Mandroid, Grimlock, and Jawbreaker.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 15th, 2023 @ 7:56pm CDT
Now we just need a proper sized Hashtag
Posted by william-james88 on October 19th, 2023 @ 9:19am CDT
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 19th, 2023 @ 12:03pm CDT
Where?william-james88 wrote:With Earthspark Shockwave being a rerelease of his mold in Cyberverse, it made sense to assume that the upcoming Prowl would be a rerelease of of that same mold as well. BUT NO. Instead, Earthspark Prowl will be a straight redeco of Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. While it makes for an original deco for a Hot Rod toy, that original mold was panned by fans for having major clearance/articulation issues. Still, odd redecos like this have their fans, so let us know what you think.
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Posted by Overcracker on October 19th, 2023 @ 3:07pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:With Earthspark Shockwave being a rerelease of his mold in Cyberverse, it made sense to assume that the upcoming Prowl would be a rerelease of of that same mold as well. BUT NO. Instead, Earthspark Prowl will be a straight redeco of Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. While it makes for an original deco for a Hot Rod toy, that original mold was panned by fans for having major clearance/articulation issues. Still, odd redecos like this have their fans, so let us know what you think.
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Why?
Posted by Sabrblade on October 19th, 2023 @ 3:27pm CDT
Kinda makes him look a little like Checkpoint, even.Overcracker wrote:william-james88 wrote:With Earthspark Shockwave being a rerelease of his mold in Cyberverse, it made sense to assume that the upcoming Prowl would be a rerelease of of that same mold as well. BUT NO. Instead, Earthspark Prowl will be a straight redeco of Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. While it makes for an original deco for a Hot Rod toy, that original mold was panned by fans for having major clearance/articulation issues. Still, odd redecos like this have their fans, so let us know what you think.
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Why?
Posted by Overcracker on October 19th, 2023 @ 3:44pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Kinda makes him look a little like Checkpoint, even.Overcracker wrote:william-james88 wrote:With Earthspark Shockwave being a rerelease of his mold in Cyberverse, it made sense to assume that the upcoming Prowl would be a rerelease of of that same mold as well. BUT NO. Instead, Earthspark Prowl will be a straight redeco of Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. While it makes for an original deco for a Hot Rod toy, that original mold was panned by fans for having major clearance/articulation issues. Still, odd redecos like this have their fans, so let us know what you think.
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Why?
Checkpoint? As in Energon Checkpoint? Redeco of race truck Rodimus Prime?
Maybe a little yes.
Checkpoint it is. Though kind of want a truck Checkpoint now in Legacy.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 19th, 2023 @ 3:58pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Kinda makes him look a little like Checkpoint, even.Overcracker wrote:william-james88 wrote:With Earthspark Shockwave being a rerelease of his mold in Cyberverse, it made sense to assume that the upcoming Prowl would be a rerelease of of that same mold as well. BUT NO. Instead, Earthspark Prowl will be a straight redeco of Cyberverse deluxe Hot Rod. While it makes for an original deco for a Hot Rod toy, that original mold was panned by fans for having major clearance/articulation issues. Still, odd redecos like this have their fans, so let us know what you think.
Also, in what might possible be even bigger news, we have our first look at deluxe Thrash.
Why?
Interesting, and I concur on the Energon Checkpoint connection. Actually, he reminds me of Prime Smokescreen too.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 19th, 2023 @ 4:30pm CDT
Thrash is a brand new mold that is based on his appearance in the show. Compared to his warrior toy, which is a good toy in and of itself, This toy is more articulated, but appears to have a less pleasing color scheme. He also comes with his shield and a small gun.
Prowl is a little weird though, as he is a repaint of the Cyberverse deluxe class Hot Rod toy. The art on his box suggests he has a very IDW look to him in the show, but the toy uses the Hot Rod mold for some odd reason. There is no retooling done, and he still comes with the flame effects. He does make for a nice little roundabout Energon Checkpoint homage though.
Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 19th, 2023 @ 4:32pm CDT
Prowl is weird, but I like it? It makes no sense, but OK. I like it.
Posted by william-james88 on October 19th, 2023 @ 4:38pm CDT
Posted by Perceptor1996 on October 19th, 2023 @ 6:48pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 20th, 2023 @ 12:48am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thrash looks like a sidestep really, I think his warrior toy looks better color wise.
That's a nice way to put it, but I don't think trading the sidecar for more articulation was the right move. The sidecar is essential I think, that shield is a poor substitute.
Prowl is so strange. Really does look more like Prime Smokescreen. Maybe I should just make him that and stick him with the Legacy guys since he really doesn't look like ES Prowl.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on October 20th, 2023 @ 12:53am CDT
To be fair, we don't really know what EarthSpark Prowl actually looks like, since he's never appeared in the show outside of a cameo appearance of his G1 counterpart's cartoon model in Alex's fantasy-sequence retelling from Episode 1 of how the Transformers' war began.Emerje wrote:Maybe I should just make him that and stick him with the Legacy guys since he really doesn't look like ES Prowl.
For all we know, he could very well look like a Hot Rod recolor.
Posted by Emerje on October 20th, 2023 @ 1:04am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, we don't really know what EarthSpark Prowl actually looks like, since he's never appeared in the show outside of a cameo appearance of his G1 counterpart's cartoon model in Alex's fantasy-sequence retelling from Episode 1 of how the Transformers' war began.Emerje wrote:Maybe I should just make him that and stick him with the Legacy guys since he really doesn't look like ES Prowl.
For all we know, he could very well look like a Hot Rod recolor.
I'm saying that based on the box art for him which I would guess is accurate and looks nothing like Hot Rod.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on October 20th, 2023 @ 4:11pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, we don't really know what EarthSpark Prowl actually looks likeEmerje wrote:Maybe I should just make him that and stick him with the Legacy guys since he really doesn't look like ES Prowl.
There's a character model of Prowl on the box. Either way, there's an error done here. Either the toy looks nothing like the show character or the artwork used on the box doesn't.
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on October 20th, 2023 @ 9:26pm CDT
Posted by noctorro on October 22nd, 2023 @ 2:42am CDT
As Hot Rod the mold looks cool, clean, simple and sleek.
Thrash looks nice/normal, nothing special.
Anybody already know what comes after Earthspark? I'm not fond of the style of the faces and the whole woke series big nope.
That new Grimlock does look amazing!
Posted by steve2275 on October 22nd, 2023 @ 6:33pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thrash looks like a sidestep really, I think his warrior toy looks better color wise.
Prowl is weird, but I like it? It makes no sense, but OK. I like it.
i do as well
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2023 @ 7:16pm CDT
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Huh. I gotta say, and agree with others, that Thrash IS a step down. At least it looks like it so far, maybe they’ll surprise us. Instead of him, how about a warrior Hashtag?
We need a proper bigger Hashtag. I hope she gets a deluxe, but she needs a full proper voyager. We almost need a legacy version of her in the voyager assortment.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 23rd, 2023 @ 7:39pm CDT
Maybe EarthSpark will eventually get an Ultra class assortment like Cyberverse had, and then Hashtag could get an Ultra figure with a decent amount of articulation.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Huh. I gotta say, and agree with others, that Thrash IS a step down. At least it looks like it so far, maybe they’ll surprise us. Instead of him, how about a warrior Hashtag?
We need a proper bigger Hashtag. I hope she gets a deluxe, but she needs a full proper voyager. We almost need a legacy version of her in the voyager assortment.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2023 @ 7:41pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Maybe EarthSpark will eventually get an Ultra class assortment like Cyberverse had, and then Hashtag could get an Ultra figure with a decent amount of articulation.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Huh. I gotta say, and agree with others, that Thrash IS a step down. At least it looks like it so far, maybe they’ll surprise us. Instead of him, how about a warrior Hashtag?
We need a proper bigger Hashtag. I hope she gets a deluxe, but she needs a full proper voyager. We almost need a legacy version of her in the voyager assortment.
Would be nice of her to get the Thunderhowl treatment if you will. Hopefully with a rotating head at least
Posted by Sabrblade on October 23rd, 2023 @ 8:35pm CDT
Then again, her getting an Ultra class toy would also make her tower over the other Autobot and Decepticon Deluxe and Warrior toys, when she's supposed to be the same height as Bumblebee, and both are supposed to be smaller than the other 'Bots and 'Cons.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Maybe EarthSpark will eventually get an Ultra class assortment like Cyberverse had, and then Hashtag could get an Ultra figure with a decent amount of articulation.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Huh. I gotta say, and agree with others, that Thrash IS a step down. At least it looks like it so far, maybe they’ll surprise us. Instead of him, how about a warrior Hashtag?
We need a proper bigger Hashtag. I hope she gets a deluxe, but she needs a full proper voyager. We almost need a legacy version of her in the voyager assortment.
Would be nice of her to get the Thunderhowl treatment if you will. Hopefully with a rotating head at least
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2023 @ 8:39pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Then again, her getting an Ultra class toy would also make her tower over the other Autobot and Decepticon Deluxe and Warrior toys, when she's supposed to be the same height as Bumblebee, and both are supposed to be smaller than the other 'Bots and 'Cons.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Maybe EarthSpark will eventually get an Ultra class assortment like Cyberverse had, and then Hashtag could get an Ultra figure with a decent amount of articulation.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stormshot_Prime wrote:Huh. I gotta say, and agree with others, that Thrash IS a step down. At least it looks like it so far, maybe they’ll surprise us. Instead of him, how about a warrior Hashtag?
We need a proper bigger Hashtag. I hope she gets a deluxe, but she needs a full proper voyager. We almost need a legacy version of her in the voyager assortment.
Would be nice of her to get the Thunderhowl treatment if you will. Hopefully with a rotating head at least
True, but I would almost rather her scale with her siblings than with the other bots. Twitch is already really big in comparison, and I would like to let Twitch sit on Hashtags shoulder
Posted by Emerje on October 24th, 2023 @ 8:43pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on October 24th, 2023 @ 11:33pm CDT
Emerje wrote:I've said this before, Hashtag should be a Spin Changer. It's the closest thing to an Ultra class that this line has and it would suit her well enough. I'm actually surprised they've only made two of those, I thought maybe we'd get a Megatron or something at some point.
Emerje
It's a higher price point, and with toylines catering only kids Hasbro tends to not do too many. We saw that with Cyberverse, the pricier classes usually only had 2 releases (and they were often just BB and Optimus).
That said, yes, a Hashtag Spin changer would work.
Posted by william-james88 on October 24th, 2023 @ 11:40pm CDT
Posted by Dino-Snarl on October 25th, 2023 @ 3:17am CDT
Posted by Richeetf on October 25th, 2023 @ 8:54pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 26th, 2023 @ 6:45am CDT
Richeetf wrote:Gee why can’t Walmart shelves at least have this stock here in the states
Because they aren't a specialized toy store. So they will liquidate or remove or simply not stock items rather than let them accumulate like Toysrus does.
Posted by Dino-Snarl on October 26th, 2023 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 27th, 2023 @ 10:01am CDT
Dino-Snarl wrote:We've actually noticed that when TRU Canada was sold to a we believe Investment Trust the prices went through the roof and nothing was moving. They have since fallen and the sales from before the sale to that Trust have returned. Thank goodness as if they didn't TRU Canada would have also gone under.
Yeah TRU has switched hands a few times, glad prices have finally come down and sales are back.
Unrelated note: just got warrior Thrash and I LOVE the transformation. Very well done figure, reminds me of Animated Prowl. Great deco too, probably the best face sculpt this year. And the sidecar has 4 modes for maximum playability
Easily my favourite Earthspark figure so far.
Posted by william-james88 on November 28th, 2023 @ 11:09pm CST
Posted by Bumblevivisector on November 28th, 2023 @ 11:46pm CST
Oh, I get it, she's one o' them predator drones. Maybe the U.N. should ban them.
I'd be more interested in the 1-step having a combining gimmick, since that drone appears to be a Titan-Master for Shockwave or Whirl.
So many Skullcrunchers since TR, and yet none of them are really the upgraded one I've wanted since my 8th birthday...
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 29th, 2023 @ 12:43am CST
Posted by Emerje on November 29th, 2023 @ 1:29am CST
BTW, these seem to use the same connectors as the upcoming Cyber Combiners we saw back in September (and also featured Twitch and Bumblebee), but don't appear to be compatible.
Might get these, and will probably get Skullcruncher simply because it's Skullcruncher.
Emerje
Posted by Dino-Snarl on November 29th, 2023 @ 5:51am CST
Posted by ScottyP on November 29th, 2023 @ 7:17am CST
Posted by First-Aid on November 29th, 2023 @ 9:12am CST
Posted by DeathReviews on November 29th, 2023 @ 11:23am CST
Posted by ScottyP on November 29th, 2023 @ 12:38pm CST
Slander. I love him.DeathReviews wrote:And that were the crappiest Skullcruncher - what I ever did see....
Posted by bluecatcinema on November 29th, 2023 @ 2:05pm CST
Posted by Brokebot on November 29th, 2023 @ 4:49pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:And that were the crappiest Skullcruncher - what I ever did see....
No lie. Looks like I'll be saving a lot of money next year. Or burning more of it on 3rd party stuff.