First Look at Upcoming Legacy Leader Skyquake Shows he is a Mix of G1 and Prime Versions
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We all know Hasbro has more than one head planned for each release, so could the alternate head be G1 Skyquake. Remember that the G1 mold has plenty of redeco potential, such as Machine Wars Starscream and King Atlas. And we know this mold will also be used for leader class Prime Universe Dreadwing coming out later in 2023. With the redeco potential for both a more faithful Prime Skyquake and a more faithful G1 Skyquake, would you have preferred two seperate molds? Or are you content with this one mold potentially servicing any of your Skyquake needs? Let us know!
Here are the image courtesy of Sonic Bomber, who presented them with the following blurb:
Leader class Skyquake is really cool. I will say, though, that I may have mistransformed or missed some things here. It is clearly pre-tooled for an eventual G1/2 Skyquake and possibly even some other figures. I ran into several odd features, like the tabs on the top-rear of the alt-mode, which seem to have no real function on this figure. The jet cockpit is also able to rotate 180°, seemingly for no purpose, as it does not appear to actually contribute to the conversion. I am very interested to see the future uses of this mold, and feel like it is a great CHUG version of the original Prime character
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Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:07am CST
Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:13am CST
Though with all these potential uses of the mold I'm wondering if I should wait before getting this one. I prefer dreadwings colors over skyquakes, and if they make a zombie version of this guy I'd prefer that more as well
Posted by Emerje on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:41am CST
Emerje
Posted by SpaceEagle on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:42am CST
Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 10th, 2022 @ 2:14am CST
Weapons look dope too
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 10th, 2022 @ 3:20am CST
I'm sure I'm going to get him, but I also really hope for a Machine Wars Starscream repaint. I'm sure it will happen but as a regular Select, or Velocitron Part II exclusive?
Posted by Flashwave on December 10th, 2022 @ 4:58am CST
Posted by Nemesis Destron on December 10th, 2022 @ 5:01am CST
But it's great to see a figure wield a blade with both hands as this is a much needed aesthetic for all figures that have a blade/sword....IMHO.
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 10th, 2022 @ 5:28am CST
Posted by Rtron on December 10th, 2022 @ 8:18am CST
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on December 10th, 2022 @ 8:55am CST
Posted by o.supreme on December 10th, 2022 @ 9:23am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 10th, 2022 @ 9:35am CST
o.supreme wrote:Wow... ya learn something new every day. I never knew that mold was Skyquake in the original Transformers. I thought it was a new mold in Machine Wars for Starscream, and then later repainted as Universe Dai Atlas.
Yup. The OG was Skyquake... complete with delicious GPS.
Posted by Overcracker on December 10th, 2022 @ 9:46am CST
Skyquake looks amazing.
Should be even better in Dredwing blue, and Starscream stealth black.
This is definitely a mold to triple dip in.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 10th, 2022 @ 10:47am CST
With mouth
Prime Universe Skyquake
Prime Universe Dreadwing
With mouth guard
Machine Wars Universe Starscream
G1 Universe Skyquake... What would they name him to avoid confusion? G1 Universe Predator Skyquake? Maybe even Scrash?
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on December 10th, 2022 @ 10:52am CST
Posted by Grahf_ on December 10th, 2022 @ 11:45am CST
Emerje wrote:I can already tell this is a figure I'm going to want all five (better be five) versions of. I hope there's some wiggle room for replaceable parts, I'd rather G1 Skyquake, Starscream and King Atlas have heads more like their original figures and different shoulder pads. Diehard Prime fans are probably going to hate this interpretation, especially the default head, but I was never a fan of the original Prime head design so I'm fine with this.
Emerje
Five? There's more than that but it's going to get a bit weird. Botcon Machine Wars Megaplex used the Skyquake/Dreadwing mold too. Then if you're making Megaplex you might as well make Megatron to go with him. Which is where the weirdness will come in as you'd have both MW Starscream and MW Megatron/Megaplex from the same base mold. Other than them there's also the further different colorations and different robot modes for Beast Hunters Dreadwing and his Adventure recolor. You want five, I want nine. Or at least seven.
Prime Skyquake.
Prime Dreadwing.
Machine Wars Megaplex. Maybe with two heads in the box so you can do Botcon or MW.
Machine Wars Megatron.
G1 Skyquake.
Machine Wars Starscream.
Universe King Atlas.
Beast Hunters Dreadwing.
Adventure Dreadwing.
Admittedly though, the Beast Hunters retool would very much be a HUGE stretch. It's just all that would really need to be done is to change the wings so that they can splay out, change the feet to the bird feet and change the weapons. And...also...change...the...head...wait a minute. The head already kind of looks like the Beast Hunters head. Or rather, it looks more like that than it does the standard head from the voyager or the Cyberverse commander molds.
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 10th, 2022 @ 12:04pm CST
Grahf_ wrote:Emerje wrote:I can already tell this is a figure I'm going to want all five (better be five) versions of. I hope there's some wiggle room for replaceable parts, I'd rather G1 Skyquake, Starscream and King Atlas have heads more like their original figures and different shoulder pads. Diehard Prime fans are probably going to hate this interpretation, especially the default head, but I was never a fan of the original Prime head design so I'm fine with this.
Emerje
Five? There's more than that but it's going to get a bit weird. Botcon Machine Wars Megaplex used the Skyquake/Dreadwing mold too. Then if you're making Megaplex you might as well make Megatron to go with him. Which is where the weirdness will come in as you'd have both MW Starscream and MW Megatron/Megaplex from the same base mold. Other than them there's also the further different colorations and different robot modes for Beast Hunters Dreadwing and his Adventure recolor. You want five, I want nine. Or at least seven.
Prime Skyquake.
Prime Dreadwing.
Machine Wars Megaplex. Maybe with two heads in the box so you can do Botcon or MW.
Machine Wars Megatron.
G1 Skyquake.
Machine Wars Starscream.
Universe King Atlas.
Beast Hunters Dreadwing.
Adventure Dreadwing.
Admittedly though, the Beast Hunters retool would very much be a HUGE stretch. It's just all that would really need to be done is to change the wings so that they can splay out, change the feet to the bird feet and change the weapons. And...also...change...the...head...wait a minute. The head already kind of looks like the Beast Hunters head. Or rather, it looks more like that than it does the standard head from the voyager or the Cyberverse commander molds.
I never realised this mold would be so flexible.
Posted by SynchroBunny on December 10th, 2022 @ 12:22pm CST
Wishful thinking I know.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 10th, 2022 @ 12:41pm CST
SynchroBunny wrote:Going out on a massive limb here, could we possibly see G1 Darkwing and Dreadwind out of this mold? given the cockpit rotates and there's superfluous tabs on the rear, could they be used for the combined jet mode?
Wishful thinking I know.
Hasbro may cut it a bit loose with some cars and jets, but for Generations I don't think they'll be that loose Making BotCon Megaplex out of him is already a bit of a stretch, no offense.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:19pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:26pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:Grahf_ wrote:Emerje wrote:I can already tell this is a figure I'm going to want all five (better be five) versions of. I hope there's some wiggle room for replaceable parts, I'd rather G1 Skyquake, Starscream and King Atlas have heads more like their original figures and different shoulder pads. Diehard Prime fans are probably going to hate this interpretation, especially the default head, but I was never a fan of the original Prime head design so I'm fine with this.
Emerje
Five? There's more than that but it's going to get a bit weird. Botcon Machine Wars Megaplex used the Skyquake/Dreadwing mold too. Then if you're making Megaplex you might as well make Megatron to go with him. Which is where the weirdness will come in as you'd have both MW Starscream and MW Megatron/Megaplex from the same base mold. Other than them there's also the further different colorations and different robot modes for Beast Hunters Dreadwing and his Adventure recolor. You want five, I want nine. Or at least seven.
Prime Skyquake.
Prime Dreadwing.
Machine Wars Megaplex. Maybe with two heads in the box so you can do Botcon or MW.
Machine Wars Megatron.
G1 Skyquake.
Machine Wars Starscream.
Universe King Atlas.
Beast Hunters Dreadwing.
Adventure Dreadwing.
Admittedly though, the Beast Hunters retool would very much be a HUGE stretch. It's just all that would really need to be done is to change the wings so that they can splay out, change the feet to the bird feet and change the weapons. And...also...change...the...head...wait a minute. The head already kind of looks like the Beast Hunters head. Or rather, it looks more like that than it does the standard head from the voyager or the Cyberverse commander molds.
I never realised this mold would be so flexible.
That's why I become a bit of a naysayer here. I didn't expect a Prime skyquake that looked exactly like in the show after seeing the other Prime universe toys, but this approch means we don't get a dedicated mold for G1 Skyquake, which already has all that potential. My opinion could change of the G1 redeco turns out to have a retooled cockpit too.
Also, just to lay out all the facts, unlike many beast hunter tiys, Beast Hunters dreadwing was a completely new mold.
Also, crazy coincidence, Kanrabat and I once traded eachother an Adventure Dreadwing for a King Atlas.
Posted by grimdragon2001 on December 10th, 2022 @ 1:51pm CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 10th, 2022 @ 2:08pm CST
Posted by Sowndwave76 on December 10th, 2022 @ 2:08pm CST
Not sure where he’ll go in my display set-up, but I’m not going to pass on him.
I’m interested in this Skyquake, but I’ll wait to see the repaints.
I really don’t like this color scheme at all.
And if I’m going to pay the leader class price, I need to borderline love the whole figure.
Posted by SynchroBunny on December 10th, 2022 @ 2:21pm CST
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Hasbro may cut it a bit loose with some cars and jets, but for Generations I don't think they'll be that loose Making BotCon Megaplex out of him is already a bit of a stretch, no offense.
None taken. I was pretty much spitballing on the idea more than anything. I do think the mould's a little bit too big to be in scale for either Darkwing and Dreadwind.
I do wonder what use they have planned for the rotating cockpit though.
Posted by Rtron on December 10th, 2022 @ 6:23pm CST
Posted by Emerje on December 10th, 2022 @ 8:09pm CST
Grahf_ wrote:Emerje wrote:I can already tell this is a figure I'm going to want all five (better be five) versions of. I hope there's some wiggle room for replaceable parts, I'd rather G1 Skyquake, Starscream and King Atlas have heads more like their original figures and different shoulder pads. Diehard Prime fans are probably going to hate this interpretation, especially the default head, but I was never a fan of the original Prime head design so I'm fine with this.
Emerje
Five? There's more than that but it's going to get a bit weird. Botcon Machine Wars Megaplex used the Skyquake/Dreadwing mold too. Then if you're making Megaplex you might as well make Megatron to go with him. Which is where the weirdness will come in as you'd have both MW Starscream and MW Megatron/Megaplex from the same base mold. Other than them there's also the further different colorations and different robot modes for Beast Hunters Dreadwing and his Adventure recolor. You want five, I want nine. Or at least seven.
Prime Skyquake.
Prime Dreadwing.
Machine Wars Megaplex. Maybe with two heads in the box so you can do Botcon or MW.
Machine Wars Megatron.
G1 Skyquake.
Machine Wars Starscream.
Universe King Atlas.
Beast Hunters Dreadwing.
Adventure Dreadwing.
Admittedly though, the Beast Hunters retool would very much be a HUGE stretch. It's just all that would really need to be done is to change the wings so that they can splay out, change the feet to the bird feet and change the weapons. And...also...change...the...head...wait a minute. The head already kind of looks like the Beast Hunters head. Or rather, it looks more like that than it does the standard head from the voyager or the Cyberverse commander molds.
Machine Wars Megaplex (and Megatron) didn't really work in the Botcon set and wouldn't make sense being the same mold as Machine Wars Starscream so I don't count them. Beast Hunters and Adventure Dreadwings would require far more retooling than I think is realistic for this mold that is already (hopefully) juggling Prime and G1 parts so I'm not counting those either.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:I suspect the alternate head is just the same only with a mouth guard, and the tabs in the back are for the scope accessory based on the G1 original.
The scope is already sculpted in as the middle thruster, it even has the clear wedge for the scope on the front.
The tabs are just for sticking it to his back.
G1 Universe Skyquake... What would they name him to avoid confusion? G1 Universe Predator Skyquake? Maybe even Scrash?
Predator Skyquake seems likely since they aren't using "G1 Universe" in Legacy.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on December 10th, 2022 @ 8:18pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 10th, 2022 @ 9:06pm CST
I really like it, I think they finally did good here on a Prime universe figure.
Oh also, new pic showing a new combination of alt modes. I guess we now know what Needlenose is gonna be retooled into and what the secret of his alternate use was
Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 10th, 2022 @ 10:01pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:OK, that Skyquake looks awesome. For one thing, it keeps a lot of the DNA of the Prime figure, it has the proper silhouette basically! The shoulder pads are there! the headsculpt is pretty great, I like the new eyebrow pieces from the G1 figure. And i like that the G1 figure influence is fairly mild, and where it is present, it still matches what Prime Skyquake general look had.
I really like it, I think they finally did good here on a Prime universe figure.
Oh also, new pic showing a new combination of alt modes. I guess we now know what Needlenose is gonna be retooled into and what the secret of his alternate use was
Sooooo what is needlenose gonna be retooled into? Haha
Posted by First-Aid on December 10th, 2022 @ 10:14pm CST
Rtron wrote:Great G1 Skyquake, but useless as a Prime version. Really makes it clear that they're going to complete mess it up with the Animated figures. Not even half-assed, they're going to non-ass it.
Agreed. This is them trying to cover two birds with one stone and leaning heavily in favor of G1 while butt humping the memory of TF Prime's aesthetic.
If it were a stand alone figure, Id be impressed. But trying tonpass this off as Prime Skyquake is flat out BS.
Posted by Grahf_ on December 10th, 2022 @ 11:52pm CST
Razorbeast88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:OK, that Skyquake looks awesome. For one thing, it keeps a lot of the DNA of the Prime figure, it has the proper silhouette basically! The shoulder pads are there! the headsculpt is pretty great, I like the new eyebrow pieces from the G1 figure. And i like that the G1 figure influence is fairly mild, and where it is present, it still matches what Prime Skyquake general look had.
I really like it, I think they finally did good here on a Prime universe figure.
Oh also, new pic showing a new combination of alt modes. I guess we now know what Needlenose is gonna be retooled into and what the secret of his alternate use was
Sooooo what is needlenose gonna be retooled into? Haha
G2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen?
Rotf Mindwipe and Skystalker?
Stratosphere and his drone/gun that was cancelled?
There's no way they'd do those. They're just what came to mind when I seen the picture.
I do like the Nitro Zeus comment though.
Posted by Emerje on December 11th, 2022 @ 1:03am CST
Grahf_ wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:OK, that Skyquake looks awesome. For one thing, it keeps a lot of the DNA of the Prime figure, it has the proper silhouette basically! The shoulder pads are there! the headsculpt is pretty great, I like the new eyebrow pieces from the G1 figure. And i like that the G1 figure influence is fairly mild, and where it is present, it still matches what Prime Skyquake general look had.
I really like it, I think they finally did good here on a Prime universe figure.
Oh also, new pic showing a new combination of alt modes. I guess we now know what Needlenose is gonna be retooled into and what the secret of his alternate use was
Sooooo what is needlenose gonna be retooled into? Haha
G2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen?
Rotf Mindwipe and Skystalker?
Stratosphere and his drone/gun that was cancelled?
There's no way they'd do those. They're just what came to mind when I seen the picture.
I do like the Nitro Zeus comment though.
None of the above, this was something the original Skyquake could do so that basically confirms at least one Predator jet.
Emerje
Posted by noctorro on December 11th, 2022 @ 1:55am CST
It seems weird as hell guys
Posted by Nemesis Primal on December 11th, 2022 @ 2:08am CST
For anyone who may care, the source of the pics realized that those forearm holes in bot mode were a mistransformation after the fact:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 11th, 2022 @ 5:25am CST
Posted by Grahf_ on December 11th, 2022 @ 12:15pm CST
Emerje wrote:None of the above, this was something the original Skyquake could do so that basically confirms at least one Predator jet.
Emerje
Yes I remember that now. Thank you. As I never lived in Europe and only had Machine Wars Starscream, I forgot that was a feature.
Stalker/Soundwave could do that too now that I think about it. I wonder if Hasbro will be doing that as there hasn't been a reuse for Doubledealer yet and those characters were always talked about as potential retools by the fans. I still don't know what they'd do with the bird mode though. I thought CD Red Alert could work and have the bird mode be a throwback to Armada Laserbeak. And/or have a two pack with Knok and Skar as Coby and Armada Laserbeak or something. They wouldn't do Stalker until the line after Legacy Evo though as all the leaders are accounted for I believe. Maybe Generations Selects but I don't think Hasbro in particular has ever done an extensive retool for that line yet. Possibly as one of the capsule figures then? Those listings are always pretty vague when they get leaked so it could be possible.
Assuming of course that they actually go ahead with the Predators and what not. Them making the feature doesn't always guarantee it will happen. But wait, isn't there a rumor for an upcoming Thunderclash...
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 11th, 2022 @ 2:57pm CST
Posted by RotorstormNZ on December 11th, 2022 @ 4:30pm CST
Bitstream (@BiscapeNet on Twitter) has done a digibash of this guy in G1 colours and I LIKE it.
Legacy Skyquake digibash by Bitstream by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Posted by Burn on December 11th, 2022 @ 5:34pm CST
Or I will be disgruntled ... more than I normally am.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2022 @ 6:06pm CST
Oh, now there's a name I'm sure Hasbro is just dying to use on a children's product in this PC day and age.Burn wrote:Predator Stalker
Posted by Burn on December 11th, 2022 @ 6:15pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, now there's a name I'm sure Hasbro is just dying to use on a children's product in this PC day and age.Burn wrote:Predator Stalker
Didn't even consider that, guess I'm just an inconsiderate bastard.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 11th, 2022 @ 7:11pm CST
Burn wrote:You give us Predator Skyquake then you'd better give us Predator Stalker.
Or I will be disgruntled ... more than I normally am.
I sense Burn's long overdue Predator squad might finally be seeing fruition...
Posted by Emerje on December 11th, 2022 @ 8:46pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:You give us Predator Skyquake then you'd better give us Predator Stalker.
Or I will be disgruntled ... more than I normally am.
I sense Burn's long overdue Predator squad might finally be seeing fruition...
If they do those then they've really got to do that rumored and then denied Stunticon retool into Thunderclash and the other Turbomasters.
Emerje
Posted by Burn on December 11th, 2022 @ 10:50pm CST
Emerje wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Burn wrote:You give us Predator Skyquake then you'd better give us Predator Stalker.
Or I will be disgruntled ... more than I normally am.
I sense Burn's long overdue Predator squad might finally be seeing fruition...
If they do those then they've really got to do that rumored and then denied Stunticon retool into Thunderclash and the other Turbomasters.
Emerje
Absolutely. Unfortunately Hasbro do have a track record of not doing complete teams or doing them in different styles so they don't match. So it wouldn't surprise me if we get G1 Skyquake, one Predator jet, Thunderclash and a Turbomaster or two and then a series or two down the track other members but they don't match the aesthetic of the other team members.
They're missing the boat though if, at the very least, we don't get a new mold for Stalker, Thunderclash and Rotorstorm (not going to count the previous release) because there's your Machine Wars leaders effectively taken care of.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on December 12th, 2022 @ 10:30am CST
I still feel cheated that we didn't get a Stalker from Earthrise Doubledealer, but maybe it's not too late.
Posted by o.supreme on December 13th, 2022 @ 12:03pm CST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-VqihqjI28&t=94s
Just wondering if this is a hot take or not... But am I the only one who thinks Lio Convoy as a character (thats what I'll always call him) is just overall way better than Optimus Primal? I mean it could be mostly because I have a preference of cats over primates but...
In 1998, I attended my first Botcon, and I was all in on BWII from the start, mostly because we were getting animated representations of many of the characters that weren't in the Mainframe BW show (back then to me, despite the different names and color schemes, they WERE the same characters, until IDW BW resource officially made characters such as B'Boom,/Apache truly different for example).
I got Lio Convoy and Galvatron right away, and always enjoyed them. I never had the OG Primal and BW Megatron (although I did get TM and TMII versions later). * After getting individual copies of Lio and Galvatron, I go the 2 pack set and kept in MIP, I did the same for Big Convoy/Magmatron. Takara did release a 2 pack of the original Primal and BW Megatron, which I intended to get at one time to compliment those other sets, but I was never able to find one at a decent price, and that collection is long gone anyway.*
The same can be said today. I never got Primal or BW Megs during Kingdom, but I'm definitely getting Lio Convoy when he comes out, and if they ever do make a BWII Galvatron, I'll definitely get him as well.
Posted by sol magnus on December 13th, 2022 @ 12:28pm CST
william-james88 wrote:So I got Point Blank recently and, YIKES! That is one rough toy. Big, sure, but that upper half is really reminding me of armada's articulation. He feels really restricted. Car mode aint looking great either.
Surprisingly, we seem to be in the minority on our agreement on that score.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 13th, 2022 @ 12:38pm CST