SDCC 2022 Legacy Reveals Include TM2 Megatron, Pointblank, Skullgrin and More

ZeroWolf wrote:Pointblank is looking good, also is alpha trion a sweep/scourge retool?

Yes, he is. What little can be seen of Transmetal 2 Megatron looks pretty promising! Can't wait for proper pictures of him. I might have to start thinking of a 3D printable Beast Machines harness.

My thoughts on the new Legacy revals:

> Okay, it may sound weird, but I laughed for a solid minute when I saw Pointblank's name was changed to "Autobot Blanker", because I have a friend who goes by the nickname "Blanca", but because of our region's dialect everyone pronounces it as "Blanker". She knows nothing about Transformers, she's only seen the first Michael Bay movie and her favourite Transformer is Frenzy, so I feel as if I need to tell her there is now a Transformer named Blanker, knowing damn well that she won't get the joke.
> That Alpha Trion and Orion Pax set is actually really nice, I like how Alpha Trion has turned out, I don't have the Studio Series 1986 Scourge or Sweep, but it looks like he wears the mould well. I also like the Vector Sigma accessory, it's one of those things they didn't need to add but it's awesome that they did. Once this set becomes available on Hasbro Pulse UK I'll definitely buy it.
> It's good to see that Skullgrin has turned out to be a Deluxe instead of the Core mentioned in the leaks, though I do wonder what the original plan was for the "Energon Monster" from the leaks? Or if it was always supposed to be Skullgrin and "Energon Monster" was just a working name? Either way, Skullgrin being a Deluxe rather than a Core has given me renewed hope for a decent Bludgeon at some point in the future.
> Transmetal 2 Megatron isn't exactly how I pictured it in my head, but I'm still satisfied with how it looks. I never had the original Transmetal 2 Megatron when I was a kid in the 90's, and when Botcon did their own version in 2016 I wasn't able to get that either. I actually saw the Botcon Megatron for sale on one of the dealer tables at TFNation once, it was £200 and I was upset that I couldn't afford it, but now I'm glad that I didn't fork over that much cash for a Transmetal 2 Megatron, because this new version is, by my standards, absolutely fine.

Megatrons a bit disapointing after that super expensive statue shown at SDCC

megatrons a maybe, it really will depend how good it is compared to the original figure and it's size.

crankcase is a maybe, g1 skids is way better than legacy skids but I get the feeling legacy crankcase will be way better than g1 crankcase.

pointblank is a definite.

Skullgrin isnt as much fun with out having a bigger figure to pretend pretender (classics skyshadow/TR skyshadow, Baynus bludgeon tank/Baynus deluxe bludgeon) but he will go with tr metalhawk and clasics thunderwingand. Guessing the battlemaster can pretend pretender with him.

Found this pretty good picture of the back of Transmetal 2 Megatron's packaging on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ShockblastP/status/ ... 56/photo/1

If he turns out like in those renders, he's gonna be awesome. A bit surprised he's called "Transmetal 2" in the packaging itself! And VERY puzzled by the use of the Transformers: Prime Predacon insignia as his faction symbol in said packaging.

IGN has an article up with additional better-quality images of Trion and Orion, showing the alt modes and the full extent of the retooling: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transf ... c-con-2022

Current thoughts so far:
-Inferno, Crankcase, & Skullgrin are on my purchase list, as is the Trion/Orion set
-Pointblank is a maybe, leaning towards no (his lower legs look terribly thin and hollow in that shot, and I'm not even usually bothered by hollows on figures, guess that budget had to go to the 2-step Targetmaster though)
-Waiting for repaints from Armada Screamer and TM2 Megatron
-Dead End is a no since I'm not doing Menasor

Interesting to see Hasbro dust off a botcon exclusive for sdcc. Talking about that vector sigma. That version of the vector sigma ball and key looks identical to the one that was released at botcon 07 to go with the alpha trion exclusive there. The stand is different though. though I thought unicron.com made that for the show. Could be mistaken.

Immortal Starscream wrote:Interesting to see Hasbro dust off a botcon exclusive for sdcc. Talking about that vector sigma. That version of the vector sigma ball and key looks identical to the one that was released at botcon 07 to go with the alpha trion exclusive there. The stand is different though. though I thought unicron.com made that for the show. Could be mistaken.

No, you're not mistaken. Unicron.com did make the BotCon 2007 accessory. This is a new one made by Hasbro.

LinaNui wrote:Is this really all they are showing at SDCC? No Studio series at all and not even altmodes and accessories for the new ones they did show? They seem to have really dropped the ball again.

This is only Day 1! The weekend events haven't even begun yet. Sheesh.

LinaNui wrote:Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him,

Surely you jest.

Sabrblade wrote:

LinaNui wrote:Is this really all they are showing at SDCC? No Studio series at all and not even altmodes and accessories for the new ones they did show? They seem to have really dropped the ball again.

This is only Day 1! The weekend events haven't even begun yet. Sheesh.

LinaNui wrote:Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him,

Surely you jest.

Yeah, I'm not seeing it either, looks like a new mold to me.

The images we got of the Transformers SDCC Panel weren't great and that's to be expected from pictures of a slide presentation. So, it's best to wait for proper pictures to form an opinion. And we have a better picture for that. Below is a clear image of the back of the box of Legacy Transmetal 2 Megatron which shows the official renders of the robot mode and alt mode. This is our first look at the alt mode along with the extended wingspan. We can also see that he comes with an effect part for the ultimate fire breathing dragon imagery.

Let us know if this looks better for you and if this excited you more than before.

The image comes from Shockblast Prime on Twitter.