New Official Images of TF Animated and Universe 2.0

Vector Prime looks like he is made of either chocolate or .......

maybe vector prime is the start of the story and toyline about the first 13 we heard about along time ago.
(i mean it makes sense,the fallen in the movie,vector prime in classics,and maybe we'll see one in animated eventually)

"Universe 2.0 Voyager figures Hotshot and Vector Prime"

...I thought that was Inferno?.. wasnt Hot Shot supposed to be based on his Armada form?

otherwise... awesome stuff.. good to see some nice clear photos of these... more so for Hound, Ravage, Cheetor, and Inferno.. still wondering if i should wait for the henkei Cyclonus is thats his final production deco.. unpainted face?.. hmm... only time will tell.

Isn't that Dirge, not Thundercracker? And the fire truck is Inferno, not Hot Shot or Hot Spot.

HEY! Cheetor's Transfromed right!! He has moderately thivk arms!

Not impressed by any of them. Will save some $.

Starscream... ..... .... .

First Gen wrote:
New TF Animated Activators Cliffjumper and Thundercracker

actualy, it's Dirge. Thundercracker will have an activator, bu wrong pic or wrong name. just a head's up.

zero-kaiser wrote:"Universe 2.0 Voyager figures Hotshot and Vector Prime"

...I thought that was Inferno?.. wasnt Hot Shot supposed to be based on his Armada form?

otherwise... awesome stuff.. good to see some nice clear photos of these... more so for Hound, Ravage, Cheetor, and Inferno.. still wondering if i should wait for the henkei Cyclonus is thats his final production deco.. unpainted face?.. hmm... only time will tell.

It is Inferno, someone just made a mistake is all. The Hot Shot that you are talking about will be based on his Armada form.

Oh bugger! Cyclonus looks like he can only hold his weapon/targetmaster in his right hand. The left hand looks like it doesn't hold anything - no hole.


Shadow Megs look yummy! Too bad it is just a black repaint. I would love an episode or comic issue where he gets all dressed in black. I'll take that and a side order of lame "sleath operation required him to change his paint job" story.

Mechabreaker wrote:It is Inferno, someone just made a mistake is all. The Hot Shot that you are talking about will be based on his Armada form.

I thought as much, thanks for clearing that up Mechabreaker... anyone have any idea when we should be seeing that though?.. im quite curious about it

The biggest problem I have with Cheetor is the weapons. He should have his old Beast Wars guns, or at least one of them!

Makes me worried about the weapon for Universe Dinobot.

Speaking of Dinobot, I do see the Dinobot/Vector Prime resemblence people have talked about. Looks like Dinobot and Vector Prime share the same tailor.

Scaleface wrote:The biggest problem I have with Cheetor is the weapons. He should have his old Beast Wars guns, or at least one of them!

Makes me worried about the weapon for Universe Dinobot.

Speaking of Dinobot, I do see the Dinobot/Vector Prime resemblence people have talked about. Looks like Dinobot and Vector Prime share the same tailor.

lol... godamnit.. i hope hasbro run out of all that allspark blue paint sometime soon... im surprised we havent seen a figure coated head to toe in it yet..

...i have so just jinxed that havent i?..

I'll be getting the Starscream, Hound, Cyclonus, and Vector Prime(so that I can repaint him).

I just bought Ironhide, Sideswipe, Silverstreak, and Galvatron just now! WOOHOO!

BlackMagnus wrote:Vector Prime looks like he is made of either chocolate or .......

....... or mud.

Looks like we are looking at the bottom of Cyclonus. Vector Prime and Starscream look like they took pictures from the original and did some (REALLY BAD) Photoshopping.

I would like to see what Universe could do for Transmetal Rattrap.
Imagine...a fully show accurate figure, color wise, size wise, and transformation wise. (That's the important one.)

Now...if only we could get Hasbro to make one...

zero-kaiser wrote:

Mechabreaker wrote:It is Inferno, someone just made a mistake is all. The Hot Shot that you are talking about will be based on his Armada form.

I thought as much, thanks for clearing that up Mechabreaker... anyone have any idea when we should be seeing that though?.. im quite curious about it

Supposedly, this wave will hit the shelves around Nov./Dec. of this year, who knows how accurate that is, but so far, that's what most major retailers are saying.

Even though Hound is Transformed wrong, he still looks the best.

Mechabreaker wrote:

zero-kaiser wrote:

Mechabreaker wrote:It is Inferno, someone just made a mistake is all. The Hot Shot that you are talking about will be based on his Armada form.

I thought as much, thanks for clearing that up Mechabreaker... anyone have any idea when we should be seeing that though?.. im quite curious about it

Supposedly, this wave will hit the shelves around Nov./Dec. of this year, who knows how accurate that is, but so far, that's what most major retailers are saying.

Wait. I thought this wave was supposed to hit in January, or early Feb?

cyclonus' coloring really looks like shit in those pics.. and i was really looking forward to him. and hound.. that screw where the pee hole is is just unacceptable. i thought we were beyond that at this point

great lokoing figures im not going to go on vector prime its been said enough but i will say this vector prime will be mine not this crappy borwn version where he looks like he fell into big pile of S*%^^T but the original version cybertron version where hes white white vecotr prime will be mine someday since i will have to get from bbts, ebay or soemthing.

if soemone painted the 2 front teeth in for cyclonus he really would look like vampire ha!!!!............ok................. ill get the univeser figures execept for vector prime, & hasbro crappy looking cyclonus

The original cheetor was light-years beyond this new peice of junk. Please let Dinobot be cool.

Might get vector prime, paint his sword red, then give it to nemesis prime. unless the rumored ultra scourge is nemesis prime.

BTW I hate people start hating on toys as soon as they see pics, bu when these toys come out people eat these up like crazy.

Zeds wrote:Not impressed by any of them. Will save some $.

Good for you, but you, sir, are crazy on toast.

Cyclonus and Hound alone are enough to satisfy any G1 homage freak. They rock!

TFBuyer wrote:

Zeds wrote:Not impressed by any of them. Will save some $.

Good for you, but you, sir, are crazy on toast.

Cyclonus and Hound alone are enough to satisfy any G1 homage freak. They rock!

Double-copy that and boldface it! Not crazy about their closed fists, but man they look great.

SailorCybertron24 wrote:Might get vector prime, paint his sword red, then give it to nemesis prime. unless the rumored ultra scourge is nemesis prime.

BTW I hate people start hating on toys as soon as they see pics, bu when these toys come out people eat these up like crazy.

Not always true. I "hated" on Animated Oil Slick when I saw his pictures. I hated on him even more with each new picture. I have not and will not buy him. He doesn't interest me in the least and I feel no need to go and buy him and waste $8-10.00

So, that's not entirely fair or true that people will change their tune. For the most part they do, but not always.

Autobot032 wrote:

SailorCybertron24 wrote:Might get vector prime, paint his sword red, then give it to nemesis prime. unless the rumored ultra scourge is nemesis prime.

BTW I hate people start hating on toys as soon as they see pics, bu when these toys come out people eat these up like crazy.

Not always true. I "hated" on Animated Oil Slick when I saw his pictures. I hated on him even more with each new picture. I have not and will not buy him. He doesn't interest me in the least and I feel no need to go and buy him and waste $8-10.00

So, that's not entirely fair or true that people will change their tune. For the most part they do, but not always.

I was just saying there is a difference between seeing pics, and holding and playing witha tf. I though Animated bee and Ratchet were gonna suck and looked bad in the pics and boy was I wrong. they were quite cool.

Starscream has silver/white ears? Why is that?

I don't recall Starscream ever getting white ears.

ponycorn wrote:Oh bugger! Cyclonus looks like he can only hold his weapon/targetmaster in his right hand. The left hand looks like it doesn't hold anything - no hole.

I think Cyclonus can hold the weapon in either hand. Look at the Nightstick guy. When he's in gun mode, his "arms" slide down to "hold" Cyclonus hand.

So i predict there will be no holes in both hands. Rather, it's the gun that will "grasp" the holder's hand.


I love this new Ravage. Look at the rockets. It's no longer detachable chrome thing that you grab out of thin air. It's now built into the cassette tape itself. I like it!

I'll be getting Hound and Inferno (man Inferno's mould looks really detailed - all the panel lines etc) for sure.

Think I'll wait for Henkei Cyclonus (or hopefully US edition Cyclonus - I don't like the chrome).

BigRed wrote:I'll be getting Hound and Inferno (man Inferno's mould looks really detailed - all the panel lines etc) for sure.

Think I'll wait for Henkei Cyclonus (or hopefully US edition Cyclonus - I don't like the chrome).

The only thing that sucks about Inferno is the unpainted window details. The mirrors, the wiper blades, etc. So much detail there, just left to be ignored.

Autobot032 wrote:

BigRed wrote:I'll be getting Hound and Inferno (man Inferno's mould looks really detailed - all the panel lines etc) for sure.

Think I'll wait for Henkei Cyclonus (or hopefully US edition Cyclonus - I don't like the chrome).

The only thing that sucks about Inferno is the unpainted window details. The mirrors, the wiper blades, etc. So much detail there, just left to be ignored.

It's a bit odd that the lights on the top are clear too.. but they're no where near deal-breakers for me, he still looks pretty awesome. Cyclonus on the other hand is a total let down in terms of paint apps. Particularly after we saw how kick-ass he could look with a decent paint job.

Inferno looks awesome! A must get for sure.

I will propably reserve my purchasing dissisions on the rest untill I see them in person, altho, The whole line so far has been pretty good in my books.

I'm too lazy to wait for Henkei Cyclonus, besides, the grey/purple will make him cohesive with Universe Galvatron. At least, that's what I'm telling myself, as I really can't afford any more import items for a while. Henkei Thundercracker and City Commander have successfully raped my wallet.

EDIT: Also, Cheetor looks better and better with every picture I see.

Oh my God! It's always the same thing! I seriously hope that Takara launches at least Hound and Cyclonus because Hasbro colors are so bad, they look like they are sick, their color seems to be faiding. They look like remake transformers or maybe Transformers that are for sale in Chinise stores here in Portugal.
Save us Takara!

Cyclonus is one of the most disappointing paint jobs. Why did Hasbro tease us with pictures of a properly painted figure, and they give us this crap? Is this their strategy in order to make us purchase a G1 anime repaint of Cyclonus down the road - like they are doing with Starscream now?

Dirge looks like a G2 deco reject.

Make of that what you will.

Hard Hacker wrote:Dirge looks like a G2 deco reject.

Make of that what you will.

i second that notion... makes me think of Omega Spreem... yeah.. Spreem.. the Action Master elite.. you all know the one, you dont wanna admit it but you do

i really don't like Cyclonus's limb paint browning plastic and white just don't look good. I'll stipp buy him but I'll prolly paint the limbs everything else looks good.

Just what the hell are these?
This can;t be serious. This color scheme is just perfectly fucked up.
And cliffjumper is a mouthless fatface
srsly, what is wrong with hasbro?

Scaleface wrote:The biggest problem I have with Cheetor is the weapons. He should have his old Beast Wars guns, or at least one of them!

Makes me worried about the weapon for Universe Dinobot.

I`ve seen Universe Dinobot. His tail can split open, and looks like it might detach, so i'm fairly certain he has his Velocicopter. You should be more worried about his strange hips.
He does have the waist bones though, yaaay for that.
He also appears to have a faction symbol that flips inwards for Dino mode. Biggest gripe for me is that his color scheme is not Dinobot-based at all.
I'd post a pic but TFCC doesnt allow it,sorry.

rhinox555 wrote:

Scaleface wrote:The biggest problem I have with Cheetor is the weapons. He should have his old Beast Wars guns, or at least one of them!

Makes me worried about the weapon for Universe Dinobot.

I`ve seen Universe Dinobot. His tail can split open, and looks like it might detach, so i'm fairly certain he has his Velocicopter. You should be more worried about his strange hips.
He does have the waist bones though, yaaay for that.
He also appears to have a faction symbol that flips inwards for Dino mode. Biggest gripe for me is that his color scheme is not Dinobot-based at all.
I'd post a pic but TFCC doesnt allow it,sorry.

I never caught the faction symbol thing. I'll have to go over the pic again. I must say that I really like the Dinobot figure.

Mr.Bond007 wrote:i really don't like Cyclonus's limb paint browning plastic and white just don't look good. I'll stipp buy him but I'll prolly paint the limbs everything else looks good.

The brown and white plastics look like the soft stuff. When it's pearly like that, it's generally softer. Paint doesn't want to stick to that for squat. You might have to use a little sandpaper on it to give the paint a grip on the plastic. However, if you screw up, you end up with a nasty looking figure.

I'm like you, however, I plan on painting that sucker asap, once he arrives. He does, however, look like he'll need to be pulled apart in several different places to achieve the desired affect. Quite frankly, I'm getting tired of it, but it's still not worth it to me to wait the time difference and pay the extra for the Henkei version. For all we know, Takara could throw us for a loop and give us some odd coloring we weren't expecting.

I dunno. I'm just really disappointed in Hasbro with the pre and product pics. I see no good reason to change Cyclonus as much as they have.

Autobot032 wrote:

rhinox555 wrote:

Scaleface wrote:The biggest problem I have with Cheetor is the weapons. He should have his old Beast Wars guns, or at least one of them!

Makes me worried about the weapon for Universe Dinobot.

I`ve seen Universe Dinobot. His tail can split open, and looks like it might detach, so i'm fairly certain he has his Velocicopter. You should be more worried about his strange hips.
He does have the waist bones though, yaaay for that.
He also appears to have a faction symbol that flips inwards for Dino mode. Biggest gripe for me is that his color scheme is not Dinobot-based at all.
I'd post a pic but TFCC doesnt allow it,sorry.

I never caught the faction symbol thing. I'll have to go over the pic again. I must say that I really like the Dinobot figure.

Really not sure what they were thinking when they make that Cheetor and Dinobot. I imagine that Cheetor is supposed to be some kind of amalgam of various Cheetor incarnations, and ends up looking like massive fail because of that. Dinobot, on the other hand, just looks bad. I guess they wanted the Raptor mode to look good, so they sacrificed the robot mode.

And please, let that Armada Hot Shot be mistransformed. I hope the final figure doesn't look like that. The arms/shoulders don't look right.

1337W422102 wrote:And please, let that Armada Hot Shot be mistransformed. I hope the final figure doesn't look like that. The arms/shoulders don't look right.

I love that Hot Shot. He's perfect, really. He's poseable enough that he's not quite like his predecessors, but he still has the giant shoulders and sloping forehead feel to evoke the YuM JaAm!! look as well. It's the best of both worlds.

Autobot032 wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:And please, let that Armada Hot Shot be mistransformed. I hope the final figure doesn't look like that. The arms/shoulders don't look right.

I love that Hot Shot. He's perfect, really. He's poseable enough that he's not quite like his predecessors, but he still has the giant shoulders and sloping forehead feel to evoke the YuM JaAm!! look as well. It's the best of both worlds.

Except for the shoulder kibble. The pegs and tubes look awful and the spoiler should fold, or something. Looks like the spoiler halves are freaking billboards coming out of his shoulders.

That's not Thundercracker. That's Dirge yo!

gah... you guys with TFCC membership can see the new Hot Shot? gah... ive been very curious about this for ages... even if it is a total let down... im still very curious.. hopefully photos of this will appear online soon.. i know you cant link images from there to here.. i wouldnt ask any of you to do that, and i would hope no-one else would either!!...

but still... very frustrating.. lol.

zero-kaiser wrote:gah... you guys with TFCC membership can see the new Hot Shot? gah... ive been very curious about this for ages... even if it is a total let down... im still very curious.. hopefully photos of this will appear online soon.. i know you cant link images from there to here.. i wouldnt ask any of you to do that, and i would hope no-one else would either!!...

but still... very frustrating.. lol.

PROTIP: It's not hard to find images on the internet.

google "Para los de Beasts Wars" with quotes. Thank me latter.

Ooooh, I totally will have to get Hound, at least. Maybe Cyclonus and Inferno. But definately Hound