#HASCON Transformers Panel Coverage - TLK, Volcanicus, Orion Pax, More
Friday, September 8th, 2017 11:16AM CDT
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And we're in the panel room with Seibertron.com as the Transformers brand team runs through the various members of both Hasbro and Takara Tomy personnel present for the talk! Three Japanese designers have joined the Hasbro team for the event too: Shogo Hasui, Takashi Kunihiro, and Hall of Fame inductee Hideaki Yoke, plus interpreter Daizo Uehara.
The Last Knight
The first product presented and discussed has to do with the concept of Story, and Transformers: The Last Knight - the team shows a clip introducing the Allspark Tech line (which you can see covered here, too).
The team is particularly excited about the story-driven features of the new toy line, from the electronics to the voice clips included in each of the figures.
Next is more The Last Knight coverage, with the Knight Armour line of toys (as previously seen here, for example). Hasbro actually collaborated with Takara on the design for this line, and the helmet designs for the various figures are inspired by actual military wear from across the world.
Robots in Disguise Combiner Force
Swiftly moving on to the Robots in Disguise toy line, with discussion of the collaboration with the animation studios and the creation and design of the combiners from the show (such as Ultra Bee and Menasor). Discussing how the concept had to adhere to the idea of the multiple modes being compatible with each other, while also appealing to the multiple toys in one all in one box.
After the major combiners, the team discusses the Crash Combiners instead, showing Strongarm and Optimus Prime as examples.
Generations - Power of the Primes
Discussing the idea of reveals, and how the Prime Wars trilogy. Prime Masters being reintroduced along with the confirmation of Optimus Primal as new Prime after fan vote.
Dinobot Slash - first female Dinobot, collaborated with Takara Tomy to create the Legends scale new character.
Dinobot Slug
Dinobot Swoop
Dinobot Snarl
Dinobot Sludge
Voyager class Grimlock - poseable, interacts with Prime Masters.
Yoke-san actually talking about the Dinobots' history and how it influenced current designs
All new Dinobot combiner announced: Volcanicus!
Sludge is leg, Snarl is other leg, Swoop and Slug is arms, Grimlock is torso.
Ankle tilts!
Had to think about the joints system for the combiners, in order to hold up the whole figure. Right amount of friction was hard to get.
Leader class reveal - Optimus Prime. Evolving Deluxe Orion Pax into the Autobot Leader.
Some design topics talking about getting the right space and friction for the Deluxe to fit.
Discussing the interactive and play pattern for the Matrix and the other Prime-help crystals, blending old stories with new toyline.
Exclusives
Titans Return Arcee and Titans Return Ultra Magnus, as seen before.
Optimus Prime Power Bank also seen before.
A final teaser was the silhouette for Predaking, as per the mockup seen recently.
Q&A
A question about a new Shockwave, which 'will be taken into consideration'.
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:21am CDT
And I like the Dinobots individually, but that combined mode? Ehh.
Posted by Kyleor on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:21am CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:25am CDT
Kyleor wrote:Looks like they have the packaging at least from that Power Bank Optimus coming out.
All exclusives are available at the show.
Posted by ScottyP on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:32am CDT
Leader OP looks incredible though. Amazing to see those great triumphs at the same time as hilarious stumbles like deluxe Sludge.
Edit: Also, I guess RiD is done? Seemed that way but this maybe sealed it. If so, they should feel really bad about how they handled it for the past year after it got off to a pretty solid start.
Posted by bluecatcinema on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:33am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:40am CDT
ScottyP wrote:Reminder: "combining Dinobots" has never been a good idea. It is still not a good idea
Leader OP looks incredible though. Amazing to see those great triumphs at the same time as hilarious stumbles like deluxe Sludge.
Edit: Also, I guess RiD is done? Seemed that way but this maybe sealed it. If so, they should feel really bad about how they handled it for the past year after it got off to a pretty solid start.
Right there with you on RID, they could have at least said something about it being done or now. Instead they talked about older gimicks and toys we saw before, why I have no clue. The lack of attention given to that line is always puzzling, especially considering its one of their big sellers. We dont even know if that last wave (the one found in practically every other country) is ever coming to US stores.
Anyways, about that Leader OP, what I like best is how solid it looked in its full combined mode. The guy was handling it like any other leader figure without having to make sure anything would untab.
Posted by Va'al on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:44am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:47am CDT
william-james88 wrote:LE0KING wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You mean the one that most consider timeless and refuse to let die?LE0KING wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Hey look, it's that statue of the Optimus Prime from that one cartoon that ended 3-4 years ago.
Compared to an optimus from a cartoon that ended 30 years ago?
Point stands. Some of us love the prime show the way others love g1.
Agreed.
Now where's my statue of Primal?!
As for the statue, it's been around since SDCC 2010 (saw it in person at Botcon 2011)...at this point, I think its safe to assume that Hasbro uses it to represent Optimus Prime as a character overall, they don't see it as Prime from TF : Prime, they just see it as Optimus Prime period....and plus they probably paid a lot so you are going to see it for many years to come .
Posted by Munkky on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:48am CDT
Slash is cute, but it doesn't look like she combines with Volcanicus (unless I'm just not seeing it). It would be a shame if she was another Wreck-Gar situation, where she's initially marketed as being part of a Combiner but actually isn't.
Posted by Microraptor on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:54am CDT
Posted by Dagon on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:54am CDT
Posted by Mechastrike on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:55am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:55am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 8th, 2017 @ 11:58am CDT
Munkky wrote:Slash is cute, but it doesn't look like she combines with Volcanicus (unless I'm just not seeing it). It would be a shame if she was another Wreck-Gar situation, where she's initially marketed as being part of a Combiner but actually isn't.
then expect there to be shame
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by RustedCross on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:13pm CDT
Maybe a sword or hammer type thing.
Posted by Dagon on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:18pm CDT
And the little guys turn into heads still? I know they're probably supposed to be something else, but that's clearly a headmaster mode....
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:24pm CDT
Dagon wrote:I just noticed this from looking at the images, but the Prime masters or whatever they're being called, the Pretenders...they're basically this as the Titanmaster figures now, right? It looks like the same thing, only with a dedicated robot form, whereas some of the Titanmaster things are dinosaurs or some other type of vehicle. I don't own any of the Titanmaster ones, but I'm thinking of Apeface, whose little vehicle thing is a jet and an ape. These new things are essentially the same thing, right?
And the little guys turn into heads still? I know they're probably supposed to be something else, but that's clearly a headmaster mode....
The Prime Masters are the replacement for the Titan Master class, yeah. Functionally these Prime Masters work the exact same as Titan Masters -- same connectivity and everything. The thing replacing the head mode though is supposed to be some sort of engine or power source, so if it helps think of these like the new Powermasters.
Posted by william-james88 on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:27pm CDT
Kurona wrote:I'd find it very odd if they specifically made a new Dinobot - with a new mold no less - to go along with the Dinobot combiner... and there was no integration. Either way, I'm not complaining -- I love her and I'm getting her nonetheless!
Well, that mold could have been done for cindersaur since we know he uses the very same mold.
Posted by Dagon on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:28pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Dagon wrote:I just noticed this from looking at the images, but the Prime masters or whatever they're being called, the Pretenders...they're basically this as the Titanmaster figures now, right? It looks like the same thing, only with a dedicated robot form, whereas some of the Titanmaster things are dinosaurs or some other type of vehicle. I don't own any of the Titanmaster ones, but I'm thinking of Apeface, whose little vehicle thing is a jet and an ape. These new things are essentially the same thing, right?
And the little guys turn into heads still? I know they're probably supposed to be something else, but that's clearly a headmaster mode....
The Prime Masters are the replacement for the Titan Master class, yeah. Functionally these Prime Masters work the exact same as Titan Masters -- same connectivity and everything. The thing replacing the head mode though is supposed to be some sort of engine or power source, so if it helps think of these like the new Powermasters.
Rad. I know that this is old news, but I skipped the tiny guys in Titans Return, so I didn't pay much attention to these.
Thanks!
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:33pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:I'd find it very odd if they specifically made a new Dinobot - with a new mold no less - to go along with the Dinobot combiner... and there was no integration. Either way, I'm not complaining -- I love her and I'm getting her nonetheless!
Well, that mold could have been done for cindersaur since we know he uses the very same mold.
If it was though, it would have looked like Cindersaur. Zero details on this toy match up with the G1 Firecon - and in fact it has a lot of details characteristic of the Dinobot group, especially in the head - so this isn't a pretool situation like TR Sentinel Prime and Astrotrain, this is more like T30 Optimus to CW Huffer.
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:36pm CDT
Posted by joevill on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:36pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT
Posted by RustedCross on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:20pm CDT
Posted by Diem on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:22pm CDT
Sludge being smaller than Grimlock doesn't ring right to me but everything else here is neat.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT
Posted by RustedCross on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:30pm CDT
My only complaint is the fear of stickers. I hate stickers, and I see a few there. Hopefully Takara fixes that issue, if it actually is one when the final product hits the shelves.
Posted by Diem on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:32pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:37pm CDT
bluecatcinema wrote:"Volcanicus"? As names go, it could have been worse...
Always thought Barbaricus would be a good Dino Combiner name.
Posted by Kurona on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:40pm CDT
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on September 8th, 2017 @ 1:55pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:05pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT
Posted by Terrsolpix on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:14pm CDT
Posted by jtanimator on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:15pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:25pm CDT
jtanimator wrote:I'M PANICKING I'M SO EXCITED TO GET THE ENTIRE ACCURATE DINOBOT TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure this has been asked everywhere, but when is this line going to begin release? Do we know if all of the listed dinobots will be in the same wave?
Slash, Swoop, Slug and Grimlock are all wave 1.
Snarl, Sludge are wave 2.
Posted by Va'al on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:26pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:30pm CDT
Nope. The movie one uses male pronouns in its bios.Terrsolpix wrote:Looks like slash is a fembot, does that mean the movie one is too? I guess that makes the kibble work as a ponytail.
Posted by Diem on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:38pm CDT
Posted by Sigma Magnus on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:49pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on September 8th, 2017 @ 2:50pm CDT
Diem wrote:Given the LeMans-esque car mode on new Jazz I'd really love to see a Deluge from it.
One of the streams/clips/Periscopes I was following earlier mentioned he may have something to do with Mirage, actually!
Posted by Diem on September 8th, 2017 @ 3:03pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Diem wrote:Given the LeMans-esque car mode on new Jazz I'd really love to see a Deluge from it.
One of the streams/clips/Periscopes I was following earlier mentioned he may have something to do with Mirage, actually!
That would be a waste; I'm pretty happy with the two deluxe neo-G1 figures we already got and the chest in robot mode would be totally wrong.
Posted by ArmadaPrime on September 8th, 2017 @ 3:04pm CDT
One of the decos was presumably scrapped last minute in favour of the other, I can only hope that the blue won out!
Also that this doesn't become a repeat of the grey/tan onslaught nonsense from the other year...
Posted by PopCultureGeek2063 on September 8th, 2017 @ 3:12pm CDT
Posted by Graviton on September 8th, 2017 @ 3:19pm CDT
Posted by Kyleor on September 8th, 2017 @ 3:36pm CDT
Dagon wrote:I just noticed this from looking at the images, but the Prime masters or whatever they're being called, the Pretenders...they're basically this as the Titanmaster figures now, right? It looks like the same thing, only with a dedicated robot form, whereas some of the Titanmaster things are dinosaurs or some other type of vehicle. I don't own any of the Titanmaster ones, but I'm thinking of Apeface, whose little vehicle thing is a jet and an ape. These new things are essentially the same thing, right?
And the little guys turn into heads still? I know they're probably supposed to be something else, but that's clearly a headmaster mode....
It looks like they may be an update of Pretenders, but with an outer shell that actually does something this time.
Posted by Optimum Supreme on September 8th, 2017 @ 4:01pm CDT
And there's a 6th dinobot now? Interesting.