New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia

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Preadacons, TERRORIZE!

When the Beast Wars cartoon debuted in 1996, no one really knew what to expect. As the season went on, however, many were drawn in by the story and strong characterization, especially for the two characters in Seibertron's newest galleries: Predacon Leader Megatron, and Maximal protoform turned complex Predacon Blackarachnia.

While attempts have been made over the years to make more show-accurate models, this is probably the closest we've gotten, at this price point, to toys that look like they've stepped off the screen, some coloring issues aside. Both Megatron and Blackarachnia showed up in Wave 1 of Kingdom and have been among the most popular figures in the line, not staying on store shelves for long.

Now you can feast your optics on this incredible set of galleries, taken by the man himself, Seibertron. Each of the high quality galleries gives us a thorough look at the these figures, with plenty of comparison shots to relevant figures.

Check them out by clicking on any individual picture, and let us know what you think of these figures below!

War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron (209 images) - Leader Class

War for Cybertron: Kingdom Blackarachnia (162 images) - Deluxe Class

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Re: New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia (2112134)
Posted by Mistaken_Table on August 5th, 2021 @ 11:41am CDT

Y'know, I'm a horrifically pessimistic cynic when it comes to how Hasbro decides and executes new Transformers lines. I never thought they'd deviate from G1, let alone give Beast Wars another look in. Its a good time to be a Beast Wars fan.

Re: New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia (2112163)
Posted by Seibertron on August 5th, 2021 @ 6:29pm CDT

I find it humorous that when the Legends Blackarachnia came out, I thought it was incredible and a great representation of her. Fast forward past the Masterpiece and Kingdom version and she now looks like an easy pass. Yet I keep looking at that version of her thinking how much I used to really like that version of her.

Ah, the passage of time!

Re: New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia (2112164)
Posted by Seibertron on August 5th, 2021 @ 6:31pm CDT

Mistaken_Table wrote:Y'know, I'm a horrifically pessimistic cynic when it comes to how Hasbro decides and executes new Transformers lines. I never thought they'd deviate from G1, let alone give Beast Wars another look in. Its a good time to be a Beast Wars fan.

Agreed. Definitely a great time to be a Beast Wars fan. Here's hoping that a new Masterpiece Beast Wars toy is announced soon!

Re: New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia (2112168)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 5th, 2021 @ 6:53pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:I find it humorous that when the Legends Blackarachnia came out, I thought it was incredible and a great representation of her. Fast forward past the Masterpiece and Kingdom version and she now looks like an easy pass. Yet I keep looking at that version of her thinking how much I used to really like that version of her.

Ah, the passage of time!

I look at all four of these and find each of them charming in their own ways.

Re: New Galleries: Transformers War for Cybertron: Kingdom Megatron and Blackarachnia (2112254)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 7th, 2021 @ 7:16pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I find it humorous that when the Legends Blackarachnia came out, I thought it was incredible and a great representation of her. Fast forward past the Masterpiece and Kingdom version and she now looks like an easy pass. Yet I keep looking at that version of her thinking how much I used to really like that version of her.

Ah, the passage of time!
I look at all four of these and find each of them charming in their own ways.

That image in particular makes me think a lot. I bought a MP Blackarachnia, and really enjoyed it and thought it was worth it. I also won a free one, and sold the one I bought, essentially ending up with a free BA. Then the Kingdom one came out and honestly owns it far more than the MP, much better bang for the buck for me. So I sort of regret owning the MP despite winning it and not spending anything on it as a net result.