Sneak Peek - BotCon 2015 Packrat One-Shot "Collections" pt 2, featuring Thrustinator

They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Does anyone suspect a transformers combiner wars/combiner hunters repaint of Nexus prime to be done?

Starsaber468 wrote:Does anyone suspect a transformers combiner wars/combiner hunters repaint of Nexus prime to be done?

I could actually see that considering they will have the Combaticon/Aerialbot molds to work with. I hope they do, that way I can mash my 2 FP Bruticus sets together into Energon Bruticus Maximus. Right now I'm using the old one as Nexus Prime.

Rated X wrote:They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Wrong thread, X. This is the fiction thread, not the toy reveal thread.

You just posted in something you probably didn't want to.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:They might as well just show off the convention exclusives seeing how two of them have already been leaked. Did funpub even aknowledge the green roadbuster and black skids on social media or are they just staying quiet with piss in their pants ?

Wrong thread, X. This is the fiction thread, not the toy reveal thread.

You just posted in something you probably didn't want to.

And what ever happened to the infamous thread merging? I would think everything Botcon 2015 would and should be on one thread. Its not like theres that much of it. And thats the problem. Their marketing strategy is dumb. And im loving all these leaked figures from China. They should take the wake up call seriously and just show off the goods.

Rated X wrote:And what ever happened to the infamous thread merging? I would think everything Botcon 2015 would and should be on one thread.

This is in the Cartoon and Comics Forum. And this isn't strictly a BotCon 2015 thread either. I'm the one who created this thread, and did so to let it be a general nexus of discussion for all BotCon and TCC related fiction, past and present, as stated on Page 1 of this thread.

And even regardless of that, your post about toys was off topic for the news story you commented on anyway, as the news was about a comic page that had nothing to do with the toys you mentioned.

So please, if you wish to discuss those toys, take it back to the BotCon 2015 Transformers Exclusives Toy Reveals thread and leave it there.

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Wow its the racoon guy damn it the 9ne time i can't remember hsi nqme is now lol

his name is Heinrad

grimdragon2001 wrote:his name is Heinrad

It's even mentioned in the comic lol

Damn, Heinrad. Appearing in multiple Con-exclusive comics?

The bearings on you.

You know i'm surprised that the club hasn't made a Heinrad yet. I know that finding a right figure's a bit difficult, but I don't think people would be too heartbroken if it dosen't look exactly like his original toy, or fictional art.

I actually bought an original Heinrad from an anime store in the next town across the bay not too long ago.

I like that this is a sort of follow up to the previous "Timeless" story, and that Heinrad is making good on his promise to help Thrustinator once they get this business over with.

With Packrat here being an anomaly that doesn't belong in this post-Beast Wars setting, I gotta wonder if the other four crooks are likewise anomalies as well. I originally just took them to being ordinary dudes who wound up in Axiom Nexus like any ol' Offworlder, but with Packrat introducing the "anomaly" thing in this, it has me curious.

Sabrblade wrote:I actually bought an original Heinrad from an anime store in the next town across the bay not too long ago.

I like that this is a sort of follow up to the previous "Timeless" story, and that Heinrad is making good on his promise to help Thrustinator once they get this business over with.

With Packrat here being an anomaly that doesn't belong in this post-Beast Wars setting, I gotta wonder if the other four crooks are likewise anomalies as well. I originally just took them to being ordinary dudes who wound up in Axiom Nexus like any ol' Offworlder, but with Packrat introducing the "anomaly" thing in this, it has me curious.

Well if you think about it, for oilmaster it'd play off the fact he was never released, like there's only one of him or something. But for Megatron let me propose an analogy.

Spoilers for a game it's your own fault for not playing for years ago now. Okay so at the end of bioshock infinite; the protagonist Booker DeWitt learns that the antagonist, Zachary Hale, Comstock is infact himself from an alternative timeline that split into multiple after one decision. This decision was to be "born again" in baptism to wash away all the horrible things he'd done. If he went through with it, he'd become the zealous American Exceptionalist Comstock. If he backed out booker would remain the same. Long story somewhat shorter, Elizabeth, Booker's companion and daughter decide to set things right that once went wrong because despite the fact they succeeded, there are still infinite others that died or failed horrifically. To solve this Elizabeth drowns booker as he goes through the baptism to circumvent Comstock, and related timelines from being created, making Booker dying if he is baptized a constant because she's sorta god. Flash forward to the second to last DLC for the game, Burial at Sea. In B@S you learn the booker you've been playing as is infact Comstock, but how could this happen? Well sometime before and during the climax of infinite proper, this Comstock was so ract with guilt after accidentally killing Elizabeth, he flees to an alternate universe to escape his past. Meaning that he was severed from his universe, meaning when booked was drowned at the end of infinite to prevent Comstock from existing, his timeline ceased to exists but because he was completely severed from it, making him anomalous. That's why hard cor noir Elizabeth decided to kill him, because he shouldn't exists. What if the same is true with movie Megatron? Now we all now the movie operate by Saturday morning cartoon logic, the bad guy always loses. What if that was interpreted literally. Think about all the ways Megatron could've died. He could've died on impact arriving on earth. He could've never been found due to some reason and remind in ice. Sector 7 could've destroyed him trying to solve the mysterious nature of him or maybe because man is not meant to have this much power, or something. What if Frenzy died, or sam died, or starscream just gave up and he was never found in the Hoover Dam. What if there were no parts of the allspark left,, or the decipticons never bothered to resurrect him in ROTF. Or maybe he got all of his head blown off instead of most of it at the end. Maybe between movies he just keeled over from his wounds. Anyway, the club bio suggests that this Megatron is one that didn't die at the end of Bark at the Moon, killing prime instead. What then? At thst point he's living on borrowed time, he'll die or get murdered because Saturday morning cartoon logic, the bad guy never wins. So the day comes and this bad enough dude to stop, Megatron named Rodimus comes along and is pretty content on killing him. So the two fight, and at the point it can go a few ways. Rodimus straight guts Megatron and kills him, or Megatron is killed by his doomsday weapon or space bridge or whatever because hubris. What is this is the one Megatron that goes against his nature and lets go into the unknown as the clubs bio suggests, this was the one variation that wasn't killed by the space bridge or whatever and went in at the right time, landing him in the nexus. This is the one Megatron that's not meant to be, he's the only Megatron that didn't lose or get murdered because he cut himself off from his own universe making him an anomaly.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Well if you think about it, for oilmaster it'd play off the fact he was never released, like there's only one of him or something.

Hmm, I could see it working for the notion of his being unreleased, but the "only one of him" bit might be a bit of a conflict since there's an Oilmaster in both the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity and in the Wing Universe. However, as both were seen with Magnificus (in his e-HOBBY Generations body, no less), it's possible someone could retcon the two Oilmasters (and the two Magnificuses) into being the same as each other, with the JG1 version having dimension-hopped into the Wingsverse or something.

Sabrblade wrote:With Packrat here being an anomaly that doesn't belong in this post-Beast Wars setting, I gotta wonder if the other four crooks are likewise anomalies as well. I originally just took them to being ordinary dudes who wound up in Axiom Nexus like any ol' Offworlder, but with Packrat introducing the "anomaly" thing in this, it has me curious.

Megatron definitely is the product of one. Remember his bio? Based on the climatic battle of Dark of the Moon, only with Megatron winning instead of being killed by Optimus?

Heinrad is a pretty rad Transformer! He travels through time, transforms like a morphing tanuki and has bigger balls (scale wise) than Bayverse Devastator!
I grabbed mine from Amazon maybe a yearish ago for a darn good price.
I really like the BW Neo figures. Wish I had more.
The Heinrad depicted in this comic appears to have big wheels on his back.

Convoy wrote:The Heinrad depicted in this comic appears to have big wheels on his back.

Yep, he's TransTech Heinrad instead of the ordinary BWNeo Heinrad.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:With Packrat here being an anomaly that doesn't belong in this post-Beast Wars setting, I gotta wonder if the other four crooks are likewise anomalies as well. I originally just took them to being ordinary dudes who wound up in Axiom Nexus like any ol' Offworlder, but with Packrat introducing the "anomaly" thing in this, it has me curious.

Megatron definitely is the product of one. Remember his bio? Based on the climatic battle of Dark of the Moon, only with Megatron winning instead of being killed by Optimus?

Do people tune out when I start talking about bioshock? I only brought it up because it related in concept to my idea for DOTM megatron in the club fiction.

Double post.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Do people tune out when I start talking about bioshock? I only brought it up because it related in concept to my idea for DOTM megatron in the club fiction.

I know I did. Sorry.
It was an interesting take but... Transformers.. um...um.
Oh, did I trail off there..?
I guess I did.

Edit: *snip snip*

Oh hey so, the club posted a preview of the comic.Check em

Seibertron native SW's SilverHammer has informed us all of a 3 page preview of the 2015 Botcon Box Set Comic! It includes the five new characters from this set, and cameos.... almost everyone else. Plus a certain shrouded fella who has yet to be revealed. Scroll down to see the preview and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your Transformers News!

Not going to BotCon, so I won't be reading the full issue or picking up the figures, but I did like the strongarm appearance in the end, cool to see that character being integrated into other fiction.

Speaking of Funpub related stuff, did anybody mention that 3.0 subscribers are starting to receive Carzap in the mail ? Hoping mine comes tomorrow. I love me some G2.

Moosey wrote:Not going to BotCon, so I won't be reading the full issue or picking up the figures, but I did like the strongarm appearance in the end, cool to see that character being integrated into other fiction.

Grimlock's in the crowd on page 1, well, two of them, actually. RID and a made-up one?

I'm willing to bet the censored character is General Optimus Prime from Generations Roadbuster.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'm willing to bet the censored character is General Optimus Prime from Generations Roadbuster.

Eh, I dunno about that one. Remember: Axiom Nexus has no legal Primes or Megatrons, so he probs shouldn't be a police officer. I'm thinking that black redeco of Skids

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'm willing to bet the censored character is General Optimus Prime from Generations Roadbuster.

Eh, I dunno about that one. Remember: Axiom Nexus has no legal Primes or Megatrons, so he probs shouldn't be a police officer. I'm thinking that black redeco of Skids

Well my logic behind it is that a rolling thunder or General OP fits within the military police more than skids. Also it's possible it's not really an Optimus Prime, there isn't to much connection to him being a prime in character outside of name considering that it looks nothing like OP, even in the original figure, and has no known fiction behind it.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'm willing to bet the censored character is General Optimus Prime from Generations Roadbuster.

Eh, I dunno about that one. Remember: Axiom Nexus has no legal Primes or Megatrons, so he probs shouldn't be a police officer. I'm thinking that black redeco of Skids

Well my logic behind it is that a rolling thunder or General OP fits within the military police more than skids. Also it's possible it's not really an Optimus Prime, there isn't to much connection to him being a prime in character outside of name considering that it looks nothing like OP, even in the original figure, and has no known fiction behind it.

At the same time, I feel like it's possible that the Skids guy unlocked all his weapons and that's what gave Battletrap pause there, but you may very well be right

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I'm willing to bet the censored character is General Optimus Prime from Generations Roadbuster.

Eh, I dunno about that one. Remember: Axiom Nexus has no legal Primes or Megatrons, so he probs shouldn't be a police officer. I'm thinking that black redeco of Skids

Well my logic behind it is that a rolling thunder or General OP fits within the military police more than skids. Also it's possible it's not really an Optimus Prime, there isn't to much connection to him being a prime in character outside of name considering that it looks nothing like OP, even in the original figure, and has no known fiction behind it.

At the same time, I feel like it's possible that the Skids guy unlocked all his weapons and that's what gave Battletrap pause there, but you may very well be right

Both do have a metric shit ton, which is different from and imperial shit ton mind you, of weapons of their person.

That gun barrel is most definitely the M16ish gun that the Roadbuster mold has.

Is that Godzilla-esque Grimlock based on the new Cyber series Grimlock? I remember that design from somewhere, but can't quite point it.
Also, Hailstorm!

Rated X wrote:Speaking of Funpub related stuff, did anybody mention that 3.0 subscribers are starting to receive Carzap in the mail ? Hoping mine comes tomorrow. I love me some G2.

Once again, wrong thread, X. This is fiction, not toys.

Oh hey, I just noticed Henry! Heinrad is on the first page. Oh and Rhinox.

I spy with my little eye...

TransTech Andromeda
A redeco of the late-90's Godzilla-esque Grimlock KO
TransTech Heinrad
TransTech Rhinox
TransTech Silverbolt
What might be TransTech Cheetor
Little spiky purple thing
Transtech Starscream
What is presumably TransTech Rattrap (based on a news report in the Rook Facebook)
2010 Hailstorm
Alternators Decepticharge
Timelines Flamewar
2010 Lugnut
A four-legged silver animal bot of some kind
Beast Wars Ramulus
Victory Clipper
Robots in Disguise 2015 Grimlock
Beast Machines Primal Prime (as a member of The Convoy)
Expanded Universe Tap-Out
Legends Windblade
Generations Windblade
Timelines Battletrap
Animated Scalpel
A redeco of G1 Slugfest (in what kinda look like G1 Snarl colors)
Timelines SG Stepper and Nebulon
Maybe G1 Bitstream
Maybe the unreleased Generation 2 Black Death Starscream
Maybe G1 Acid Storm
Maybe G1 Red Wing
Maybe G1 Thundercracker
Maybe G1 Acid Storm
Maybe G1 Hotlink
Timelines "The Boss"/"C-81"/Megatron
Timelines Arms Micron Scalpel
Timelines Arms Micron Boombox (in cannon mode)
Unseen officer's gun barrel
Robots in Disguise 2015 Strongarm
Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Prowl
Blotted out individual(s)
Car Robots Mach Alert/Robots in Disguise 2001 Prowl
Galaxy Force Gasket Police-Type

Hmmm, as a crossover Transformers/Power Rangers fan, I can't help but see that Godzilla-esque "Grimlock" as the original Dragonzord. I mean, its changed enough to not infringe, but to me that is what it clearly looks like.

The "C-81" from the I.D. bolt is rather odd, as that's the ID number for G1 Wreck-Gar, meanwhile the regular "81" ID number has been retroactively assigned to the Gobot Road Ranger.

And can we say "General Optimus Prime" confirmed? The shape of the gun aimed at Megatron and the gang is similar to Gen. Roadbuster's.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Speaking of Funpub related stuff, did anybody mention that 3.0 subscribers are starting to receive Carzap in the mail ? Hoping mine comes tomorrow. I love me some G2.

Once again, wrong thread, X. This is fiction, not toys.

But this is the only funpub related thread on the front page. I guess the news crew is sleeping on the job so I hooked em up. Xs first news credit, lol.

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Speaking of Funpub related stuff, did anybody mention that 3.0 subscribers are starting to receive Carzap in the mail ? Hoping mine comes tomorrow. I love me some G2.

Once again, wrong thread, X. This is fiction, not toys.

But this is the only funpub related thread on the front page. I guess the news crew is sleeping on the job so I hooked em up. Xs first news credit, lol.

BotCon General Discussion Thread
BotCon Toy Thread
Club Figures Thread

And all the News Items were posted in their proper places, either in the Con Toys, Club Toys, Fiction or Miscellaneous threads (all on the first page btw).

MaverickPrime wrote:Is that Godzilla-esque Grimlock based on the new Cyber series Grimlock? I remember that design from somewhere, but can't quite point it.
Also, Hailstorm!

It's Dalung Master, a KO mix of Grimlock and Godzilla.

SOOOOOO many Seekers!



I need every single one of them and even more after that.



My hunger for Seeker repaints will never diminish and my most desired repaint at this point is Redwing.

The last few years I have really gotten into the TFCC, Timelines comics and stories. Really liked the TFSS 2.0 comic but it was way too short, even though we get a bit of Thrustinator in the new one. I appreciate what they do put out but since the TFCC magazine is only 6 times a year, it would be great if they could expand the comics parts of it. Just want more story with the TFCC figure characters whether its in the magazine or online I would be happy. Add more/finish the Chromedome and Barricade parts please.

Moonshot wrote:The last few years I have really gotten into the TFCC, Timelines comics and stories. Really liked the TFSS 2.0 comic but it was way too short, even though we get a bit of Thrustinator in the new one. I appreciate what they do put out but since the TFCC magazine is only 6 times a year, it would be great if they could expand the comics parts of it. Just want more story with the TFCC figure characters whether its in the magazine or online I would be happy. Add more/finish the Chromedome and Barricade parts please.

Have you read any of the TCC text stories? They put out two new ones back in February and March.

Sabrblade wrote:

Moonshot wrote:The last few years I have really gotten into the TFCC, Timelines comics and stories. Really liked the TFSS 2.0 comic but it was way too short, even though we get a bit of Thrustinator in the new one. I appreciate what they do put out but since the TFCC magazine is only 6 times a year, it would be great if they could expand the comics parts of it. Just want more story with the TFCC figure characters whether its in the magazine or online I would be happy. Add more/finish the Chromedome and Barricade parts please.

Have you read any of the TCC text stories? They put out two new ones back in February and March.

I've read a few of them. Since I got Lio Convoy figure in a few days ago I have his text story bookmarked but not read yet. The text stories are cool but of course comics with pictures would be preferred I am still slowly making my way thru the older Wreckers TFCC/Botcon comics. But I like comics of the SS 2.O and newer characters better.

Moonshot wrote:I've read a few of them. Since I got Lio Convoy figure in a few days ago I have his text story bookmarked but not read yet. The text stories are cool but of course comics with pictures would be preferred

Yeah, I guess that's the trade off. The comics have imagery, but are small things with little substance. While the text stories don't have much imagery, but have the substantial storytelling meat.

Moonshot wrote:I am still slowly making my way thru the older Wreckers TFCC/Botcon comics. But I like comics of the SS 2.O and newer characters better.

Have you seen the list on the first page? That could be of help to you.

Sabrblade wrote:

Moonshot wrote:I've read a few of them. Since I got Lio Convoy figure in a few days ago I have his text story bookmarked but not read yet. The text stories are cool but of course comics with pictures would be preferred

Yeah, I guess that's the trade off. The comics have imagery, but are small things with little substance. While the text stories don't have much imagery, but have the substantial storytelling meat.

Moonshot wrote:I am still slowly making my way thru the older Wreckers TFCC/Botcon comics. But I like comics of the SS 2.O and newer characters better.

Have you seen the list on the first page? That could be of help to you.

Yes and thanks for putting all that together. That list really helped in getting me caught up on anything older than a few years ago.

Fun Pub announces on their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AskVectorPrime/posts/681219535343353?__mref=message_bubble that the last 2 unnamed rainmakers (yellow and Blue ) now have their names Nova Storm and Ion Storm.

The Ask Vector Prime Facebook page, set up for the fictional paratext to BotCon 2015 is still running popular and fairly strong, and the Transformers Collectors' Club has just used it to 'reveal' - as it were - the names of the remaining two Rainmakers in the fiction.

The blue and yellow Seeker-bodied characters will now be known, to those of you following this exciting development, as Nova Storm and Ion Storm, and join their sibling Acid Storm. Read more below, and here, and check out the artwork by fellow Seibertronian bdixonarts!

Dear Vector Prime,

What are the names of the yellow and blue seekers who, along with Acid Storm, make up the trio known as the Rainmakers?
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Dear Precipitation Pal,

The Rainmakers are foes most perilous, doing Shockwave's cold bidding on Cybertron and, in some timestreams, on Earth.

The yellow Seeker is known as Nova Storm. This humorless knave nearly winged me with his Trilithium Crystal Cannons. His armor is hardened against heat and radiation, enabling him to function in the heart of a volcano or even, for a short period of time, the outer chromosphere of a star. He is one of the few bots able to withstand the presence of Sunstorm, Shockwave's prototype for Seeker body-modification, for extended periods.

The blue Seeker goes by Ion Storm. I am fortunate enough to have never encountered this cocky Decepticon, for he is an electrokinetic of the first order. This ability could, in theory, generate an electromagnetic pulse and disable all electronics in an area, though I suspect doing so would leave him nearly helpless.

I'd like to thanks Brandy Dixon for providing the artwork, and Betsy Blackie and Bill Forster (along with Brandy) for help with names and bios. Dixon is the colorist, with line art by Rui Onishi and Berious.

So are we getting toys or what?