Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 9:22AM CDT

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Pull out your salt shaker, because you'll be needing a grain or two when you enter RUMOR Town. Seibertronian prjkt has informed us that online retailer Chimungmung Toy Shop has listed a never before seen Black version of Generations Skids! The deco is very reminiscent of one of his Pre-Transformers "Diaclone" variations, and given the company he keeps (G2 General Optimus Prime also listed this morning) it's possible that he is another Botcon 2015 Attendee Exclusive. But remember, we are still in RUMOR Town and details are minimal non-existent so keep that salt handy. Seibertron.com will keep you updated, so stay tuned!

*Picture of Black Diaclone Skids provided for comparison thanks to site sponsor TFsource*

Credit(s): Chimungmung Toy Shop

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Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684936)
Posted by Starsaber468 on May 13th, 2015 @ 9:31am CDT

Hojestly i think this suprised me as well as well as everyone

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684941)
Posted by Desslok2201 on May 13th, 2015 @ 9:54am CDT

Even if it turns out not to be true, it's pretty

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684945)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:03am CDT

Who could it be, though? :-?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684947)
Posted by Shuttershock on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:05am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Rollbar?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684948)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:06am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids ;;)

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684950)
Posted by Shuttershock on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:09am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids

SG Skids is awful at learning new things and has a completely transparent back story. And his holomatter avatar looks like Arnold Rimmer.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684958)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids

They'd have to make him veeeeeeeery interesting in his bio if he's just SG Skids.

Stepper at least had a zany deco that was all kinds of cool-looking.

And I'd have kinda preferred a SG Skids to use one of the red decos instead:

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684959)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:33am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids
They'd have to make him veeeeeeeery interesting in his bio if he's just SG Skids.

Stepper at least had a zany deco that was all kinds of cool-looking.

And I'd have kinda preferred a SG Skids to use one of the red decos instead:

Alternatively he could be called "Screech", after the RotF Mudflap-inspired redeco of the G1 toy.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684962)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:35am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alternatively he could be called "Screech", after the RotF Mudflap-inspired redeco of the G1 toy.

Screech needs the Crosscut head.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684963)
Posted by Madeus Prime on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:36am CDT

Eh, I mean, looks decent, but I really don't like the figure.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684965)
Posted by gothsaurus on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:42am CDT

This is a perfect Botcon exclusive. Great color scheme, good mold choice, new character, obscure diaclone homage. So much win. If this comes through for this year, I will gladly pick one up. This will make an excellent addition to the ole Diaclone shelf. Truly excellent.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684966)
Posted by primalxconvoy on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:42am CDT

I TOLD you more Diaclones were coming to Botcon.

Wait until you see the Waspinators! What does the FOX say?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684967)
Posted by rpetras on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:43am CDT

I like it.

THIS I would go out of my way to get.

So, this is the first botcon 2015 item I'm interested in.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684969)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Alternatively he could be called "Screech", after the RotF Mudflap-inspired redeco of the G1 toy.
Screech needs the Crosscut head.

Did Skids ever keep his correct head in the Marvel comics? Maybe Screech, who's technically an alternate universe Skids, could be suffering the same problem :lol:

gothsaurus wrote:This is a perfect Botcon exclusive. Great color scheme, good mold choice, new character, obscure diaclone homage. So much win. If this comes through for this year, I will gladly pick one up. This will make an excellent addition to the ole Diaclone shelf. Truly excellent.

Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves: everything is labeled RUMOR for a reason. All we have is a black Diaclone-inspired Gen. Skids, nothing else. Maybe it's indeed for BotCon, maybe it's an abandoned concept (like that Waspinator out of BotCon 2013 Skywarp was).

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684972)
Posted by Agamemnon on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:05am CDT

Nemesis Skids? :-s

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684974)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:10am CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:This is a perfect Botcon exclusive. Great color scheme, good mold choice, new character, obscure diaclone homage. So much win. If this comes through for this year, I will gladly pick one up. This will make an excellent addition to the ole Diaclone shelf. Truly excellent.

Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves: everything is labeled RUMOR for a reason. All we have is a black Diaclone-inspired Gen. Skids, nothing else.

Which is why he said "If this comes through..."

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684982)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:29am CDT

Some have suggested that he could be Flatline.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684986)
Posted by leokearon on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:55am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Some have suggested that he could be Flatline.

But Flatline is based on Trailcutter not Skids

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684988)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:56am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Some have suggested that he could be Flatline.

Which one? The closest match would be the IDW one, but he's based on Gen. Trailcutter. Next is the Movie one, from the IDW comics, then there's the one from the Transformers Universe game.

Thing is, all of them are

, though the IDW one turned neutral.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684989)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:59am CDT

leokearon wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Some have suggested that he could be Flatline.

But Flatline is based on Trailcutter not Skids

True, but would a black redeco of Trailcutter really be that enticing (or that different from the original)?

And given this is Axiom Nexus we're dealing with here, it wouldn't specifically have to be the IDW G1 universe version of Flatline. For all we know, it could be a Robots in Disguise 2001 universe version of Flatline, or a Unicron Trilogy universe version of Flatline. Or an Aligned universe version of Flatline.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1684998)
Posted by gothsaurus on May 13th, 2015 @ 12:32pm CDT

I definitely like the notion of it being a new character.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685001)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 12:39pm CDT

More pics - http://www.weibo.com/1999295217/ChHlgfaaB?from=page_1005051999295217_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime#_rnd1431538680186

Man, this thing looks NICE!

No visible insignia, though. :-?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685005)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 12:43pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:More pics - http://www.weibo.com/1999295217/ChHlgfaaB?from=page_1005051999295217_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime#_rnd1431538680186

Man, this thing looks NICE!

No visible insignia, though.

That does play into him being IDW Flatline, as he's currently neutral I believe.

I think a comparison is in order:

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685017)
Posted by RiddlerJ on May 13th, 2015 @ 1:35pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids
They'd have to make him veeeeeeeery interesting in his bio if he's just SG Skids.

Stepper at least had a zany deco that was all kinds of cool-looking.

And I'd have kinda preferred a SG Skids to use one of the red decos instead:

Maybe they're saving the red redeco for Hoist.

250px-DiacloneHoist.jpg

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685024)
Posted by gothsaurus on May 13th, 2015 @ 1:43pm CDT

We can only hope!! I've been wanting to do those trailbreaker and hoist repaints for a while now. They look great.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685030)
Posted by Rated X on May 13th, 2015 @ 1:48pm CDT

It's a CHUG scaled Diaclone, so I must have it. I could care less who Funpub says he is in their comic. It's a shame we cant get Diaclone Bluestreak though. Thats the one deco I want. Have no interest in MP scale though.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685058)
Posted by Ginrai Minor on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:34pm CDT

Rated X wrote:It's a CHUG scaled Diaclone, so I must have it. I could care less who Funpub says he is in their comic. It's a shame we cant get Diaclone Bluestreak though. Thats the one deco I want. Have no interest in MP scale though.

Yup, classics collections make you crazy like that. I'd pay 100 bucks or a little more for a diaclone Bluestreak if it existed....but I will grab as many obscure decos as possible...I just have missed out on some that have disgustingly inflated prices now.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685061)
Posted by Va'al on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:36pm CDT

To follow up from the previous news about an additional BotCon figure, showing the Generations Skids mold in a Trailcutter/breaker-esque / Diaclone Skids redeco, weibo user Lost-Zzl has added a small selection of higher quality photos of the figure. Check them out mirrored below, and let us know your thoughts in the Energon Pub!

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685064)
Posted by Emerje on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:40pm CDT

With the lack of faction symbols I'm going with new guy from the Diaclone universe to match the box set. I doubt they were just forgotten.

Emerje

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685066)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:42pm CDT

Emerje wrote:With the lack of faction symbols I'm going with new guy from the Diaclone universe to match the box set. I doubt they were just forgotten.

Emerje

Or the neutral-aligned Flatline

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685070)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:51pm CDT

Emerje wrote:With the lack of faction symbols I'm going with new guy from the Diaclone universe to match the box set. I doubt they were just forgotten.

Emerje

Diaclone had no sentient robots at all. Just piloted mechs.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685071)
Posted by shajaki on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:52pm CDT

I posted the first story this morning, and my opinion was kinda just an indifferent "huh... neat". But with these new images.... I'm really diggin him. Like REALLY.

Is it accurate to the original Diaclone? I mean, did the Diaclone have a mouth or faceplate?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685072)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 2:55pm CDT

shajaki wrote:I posted the first story this morning, and my opinion was kinda just an indifferent "huh... neat". But with these new images.... I'm really diggin him. Like REALLY.

Is it accurate to the original Diaclone? I mean, did the Diaclone have a mouth or faceplate?

It mainly depended on the color:

Humanoid Face (Skids)
Blue
Red
Black

Faceplate (Crosscut)
Red
Silver

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685100)
Posted by Stryfe Convoy on May 13th, 2015 @ 3:38pm CDT

I'd buy that in retail. That looks pretty nice.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685111)
Posted by Emerje on May 13th, 2015 @ 3:56pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Emerje wrote:With the lack of faction symbols I'm going with new guy from the Diaclone universe to match the box set. I doubt they were just forgotten.

Emerje

Diaclone had no sentient robots at all. Just piloted mechs.

In the IDW comics Alpha Trion mentions the "Diaclona Tribe" on Cybertron so the idea of a universe where Cybertron is populated by sentient Diaclones isn't much of a stretch.

Emerje

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685121)
Posted by MaverickPrime on May 13th, 2015 @ 4:12pm CDT

Huh, it looks nice, black redecos have a tendency to look classy, this doesn't dissapoint

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685125)
Posted by MaverickPrime on May 13th, 2015 @ 4:16pm CDT

I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685128)
Posted by Agamemnon on May 13th, 2015 @ 4:24pm CDT

MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

The Crosscut head has a vaguely Optimus feel to it...

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685131)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 4:28pm CDT

Agamemnon wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

The Crosscut head has a vaguely Optimus feel to it...

*checks the Diaclone versions of Skids again*

*noticed the one in the lower right is red with a blue head*

*Is reminded of G2 Go-Bot Optimus Prime*

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685148)
Posted by Desslok2201 on May 13th, 2015 @ 4:58pm CDT

MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

Machine Wars Optimus wasn't vaguely 'primey'
I'd love to see them do a little scooter. That's what I thought Crosscut was missing

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685153)
Posted by prjkt on May 13th, 2015 @ 5:03pm CDT

Desslok2201 wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

Machine Wars Optimus wasn't vaguely 'primey'
I'd love to see them do a little scooter. That's what I thought Crosscut was missing

The Thunderclash mould is still a lot more "primey" ( :lol:

) than Roadster... I wonder if this repaint will get the Euro G2 name for G2 Optimus, "Sureshot" is a military enough name.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685157)
Posted by Desslok2201 on May 13th, 2015 @ 5:07pm CDT

prjkt wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

Machine Wars Optimus wasn't vaguely 'primey'
I'd love to see them do a little scooter. That's what I thought Crosscut was missing

The Thunderclash mould is still a lot more "primey" ( ) than Roadster... I wonder if this repaint will get the Euro G2 name for G2 Optimus, "Sureshot" is a military enough name.

That's for sure- I was just thinking of the head

I hope it's a new character- I'm Optimus and Bumblebee'd out for the next several years

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685163)
Posted by gothsaurus on May 13th, 2015 @ 5:17pm CDT

Oooh. I like the idea of the name being Sureshot (Prime). I may call mine that regardless of what he's called on the proverbial box.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685164)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2015 @ 5:17pm CDT

prjkt wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I think he'll be another character, an Optimus makes sense given there's a Megatron on the set, but there's no way Hasbro will allow a toy to bear that name without a proper Optimus Prime head.the deco is very nice, though.

Machine Wars Optimus wasn't vaguely 'primey'
I'd love to see them do a little scooter. That's what I thought Crosscut was missing

The Thunderclash mould is still a lot more "primey" ( ) than Roadster... I wonder if this repaint will get the Euro G2 name for G2 Optimus, "Sureshot" is a military enough name.

I could see the club beeline for that name actually

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685178)
Posted by prjkt on May 13th, 2015 @ 6:10pm CDT

sure it's a different mould to the original that was named Sureshot, but the name hasn't been used since has it?

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685222)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on May 13th, 2015 @ 8:14pm CDT

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685247)
Posted by megatronus on May 13th, 2015 @ 9:33pm CDT

Would anyone else be totally down for a box set of black repaints? Make them a Black-Ops (awful pun intended!); the stealthy brains to The Wreckers muscle, and write a story around the concept.

-Black Tracks
-Black Skids
-Black Sideswipe (G2, I guess)
-Black Ironhide
-Some Black Voyager???

I would be all over that.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685261)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on May 13th, 2015 @ 9:49pm CDT

megatronus wrote:Would anyone else be totally down for a box set of black repaints? Make them a Black-Ops (awful pun intended!); the stealthy brains to The Wreckers muscle, and write a story around the concept.

-Black Tracks
-Black Skids
-Black Sideswipe (G2, I guess)
-Black Ironhide
-Some Black Voyager???

I would be all over that.

Blackarachnia, Onyx Primal, Ravage, BW Scorponok, and Bonecrusher can be their adversaries in the add-on sets.

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685316)
Posted by Stryfe Convoy on May 13th, 2015 @ 10:57pm CDT

megatronus wrote:Would anyone else be totally down for a box set of black repaints? Make them a Black-Ops (awful pun intended!); the stealthy brains to The Wreckers muscle, and write a story around the concept.

-Black Tracks
-Black Skids
-Black Sideswipe (G2, I guess)
-Black Ironhide
-Some Black Voyager???

I would be all over that.

When you say Tracks, Sideswipe, and Ironhide, I'm assuming you're talking about Classics/Universe. With that assumption made, I wouldn't even both with a black voyager. You can throw a black Reveal the Shield Jazz in there, or a black Hound, and You'd have a good 5 pc set. Hell, throw a black Wheeljack in there, see how well it sells. I'd buy it...

Re: Potential BotCon 2015 Exclusive: Generations Skids in Diaclone Deco (1685322)
Posted by megatronus on May 13th, 2015 @ 11:12pm CDT

Stryfe Convoy wrote:
megatronus wrote:Would anyone else be totally down for a box set of black repaints? Make them a Black-Ops (awful pun intended!); the stealthy brains to The Wreckers muscle, and write a story around the concept.

-Black Tracks
-Black Skids
-Black Sideswipe (G2, I guess)
-Black Ironhide
-Some Black Voyager???

I would be all over that.

When you say Tracks, Sideswipe, and Ironhide, I'm assuming you're talking about Classics/Universe. With that assumption made, I wouldn't even both with a black voyager. You can throw a black Reveal the Shield Jazz in there, or a black Hound, and You'd have a good 5 pc set. Hell, throw a black Wheeljack in there, see how well it sells. I'd buy it...

I was just trying to think of black redecos we haven't gotten out of Classics/Generations. I didn't care who the characters are too much, or what molds they come from. But black is always in.

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