TFSS 4.0 Mystery Figure Potentially Revealed as Blue Bluestreak

I would so love that bluestreak. It is beautiful

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I would so love that bluestreak. It is beautiful

One could even say that it's "bluetiful".

Ooh, now that IS nice. I like how the lightbar is painted like a sort of rooftop fin thing. And those tampos on the robot mode are gorgeous!

If it's the real deal, it's not just any Bluestreak, it's a BLUE Bluestreak, and not SILVER like in G1 and the cartoon:





So who would he be? The silver Bluestreak aka Silverstreak, or the newly created blue Bluestreak called... well, Bluestreak (see the MP release)? It's confusing

Even more surprising, this will actually allow Hasbro to actually release a silver redeco at some point... as Bluestreak

Huh...so, Bluestreak is...actually blue for once.

...huh.

...Huh. I just picked up Smokescreen this weekend and was wondering when they would get around to him.

Him being blue right off is pretty historical. Nice.

Deco seems nice. Good, safe figure to make. Shame about price.

yeah, with this being the first USA blue bluestreak... I almost want it to have a new name and character.

in my digging around, I couldn't find any cool blue synonyms... but I did stumble across these two names. With the head crest, I think this is a super solid character name...

Crestfall (regretting, remorseful, ashamed) - I love this name for a complex, sad character
Coldsnap - or Coldwar (might be good for another blue colored character?)

Anyone have suggestions for a good original character name for blue bluestreak?

I am sad that I didn't subscribe. Now more than ever. Dang it!!

YES!! I hoped they'd do one to complete the set. I need this! I'm not a subscription service member, how much do you think this will go for on the second hand market?

depending on demand, I'd wager $70-100 as a guess.

Bronzewolf wrote:YES!! I hoped they'd do one to complete the set. I need this! I'm not a subscription service member, how much do you think this will go for on the second hand market?

If this is in fact the "mystery figure"? Too much. Especially due to HYYYYYYYYYPE!!!

gothsaurus wrote:depending on demand, I'd wager $70-100 as a guess.

Very likely. Heck, people may try to pay for half their entire subscription with this one figure!

itscramtastic wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:depending on demand, I'd wager $70-100 as a guess.

Very likely. Heck, people may try to pay for half their entire subscription with this one figure!

I am beyond torn between selling and keeping. The money would surely help pay for the sub, but... dammmmmmn.

This is epic! The brooding leader of the Wreckers gets packed in a dark box with an Autobot who talks and talks and talks and doesn't stop talking and talks about Human Movies and Drive In Restaurants and Long Cruises along unending blacktop and tall rocky spires on either side as far as the optics can proces...

Gee I sure hope I don't get a dead Bluestreak...

Being honest, I was kinda hoping for someone Wreckeryer. But I am also more likely to utilize an Autobot Brother than a Wrecker figure.

I literally just walked in the door from running errands where I picked up a second Smokescreen to try my hand at a custom BLUE BLUESTREAK!!!!!
still going to go for it. It will be cheaper than trying to hunt this one down. But who knows Bluestreak is my favorite guy, so maybe I'll have two some day.

This one looks really good for a club job. Lots of nice detailing.

... and added to the list of CW redecos and retools: Prowl is nr. 15 for the Dead End/Streetwise mold, and the UW release of Dust Up will be nr. 16.

When will it end!

Cobotron wrote::lol:
I literally just walked in the door from running errands where I picked up a second Smokescreen to try my hand at a custom BLUE BLUESTREAK!!!!!
still going to go for it. It will be cheaper than trying to hunt this one down. But who knows Bluestreak is my favorite guy, so maybe I'll have two some day.

This one looks really good for a club job. Lots of nice detailing.

That might be what I end up doing. This is really attractive, but it's not worth that much money to me. Yeah, might just grab a Prowl or a Smokescreen and do a Silverstreak.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:... and added to the list of CW redecos and retools: Prowl is nr. 15 for the Dead End/Streetwise mold, and the UW release of Dust Up will be nr. 16.

When will it end!

Probably in 4 years, when TakTom puts the Molds away finally and forgets about them...

...until some future iteration of the TFCC comes along and says "Remember when they did Combiners in 2016? We should use those again for an anniversary."

That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Would've rather seen Guzzle from Brawl with the legs compacted for tank mode, honestly.

I'd laugh if his name was silverstreak!

Edit:
But honestly, I was hoping for a character I don't have a quality version of. This just adds to the list of pointless recolours, but he does look very fetching.

itscramtastic wrote:HYYYYYYYYYPE!!!

Was everyone thinking "Cobotron" when they read this? I sure was

shajaki wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:HYYYYYYYYYPE!!!

Was everyone thinking "Cobotron" when they read this? I sure was

I know I was !
You know me well, Brotherman!

Welp, color me disappointed. We coulda got Rotorstorm, we coulda got Quake, they could have even thrown us a curveball with a non-G1 guy, but no, we got Bluestreak. As if it wouldn't be cheaper to just get a Universe Bluestreak off eBay. Okay, the "Blue Bluestreak" deco is reasonably clever (though perhaps not particularly original, since Takara just did a Masterpiece BlueBlue last year), but there's better things they could have done with the slot.

It does admittedly look nice, I'm keeping it for my own silly reasons (a desire to be a completist about Combiner Wars and the expectation that he'll be part of Wreckage), but I was hoping for something exotic and/or exciting.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

Gunmetal wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

Im so hyped to finally complete the trio!

kurthy wrote:I'd laugh if his name was silverstreak!

It would be humorous, losing the "Bluestreak" trademark a second time after using it on the Masterpiece

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:That only leaves Jazz out of the first year cars.

Hop to it, somebody.

Hoist is needed too.

Hoist was a second year release.

Though he would be easy enough to repaint Trailbreaker into.

There is the current suspicion that Hoist is the alternate head for Trailbreaker.

Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

That's right. Why did I think there was already a Sideswipe?

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:
Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

It's probably because there are a bunch of Sideswipe toys in RiD. But yeah, I'll grant that he actually does go with Sunstreaker in terms of actual connection and does actually have a reason to get made somehow. Good luck.

RNSrobot wrote:

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

They're making Sixshot and Tidal Wave in TR? This would be the first I've heard of it.

But yeah, there's plenty of characters in need of an update, especially if you do the unthinkable and look outside G1. (I'm still waiting for a Signal Lancer, people!)

gothsaurus wrote:yeah, with this being the first USA blue bluestreak...

Barring the following, of course:

Sabrblade wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:yeah, with this being the first USA blue bluestreak...

Barring the following, of course:
(tons of pictures including)

That one actually never got released in the US.

Zeedust wrote:

Bronzewolf wrote:

Gunmetal wrote:
Also, there is a second first year release left out: Sideswipe.

This was my thought, too. We're still missing a Sideswipe. Which is funny, since it can be done cheaper than cheap.

It's probably because there are a bunch of Sideswipe toys in RiD. But yeah, I'll grant that he actually does go with Sunstreaker in terms of actual connection and does actually have a reason to get made somehow. Good luck.

RNSrobot wrote:

Zeedust wrote:
Or instead they could do something different and stop rehashing the first year cars already! It's been going on since Alternators, for crying out loud!

On a similar note, why do the "Datsun brothers" need to be a complete set? If they travel in a group like the seekers do, I must have missed it.

BEYOND in agreement with you Zee. Hey, I really like CW Trailbreaker, Prowl, Mirage, but there are so many characters that haven't been done to death in generations.

I mean, I subscribed to 4.0 because OH MY GOD MAYHEM ATTACK SQUAD WITH SPINISTER AND RUCKUS??!?! It's niche but not THAT niche. Blue Bluestreak is really pretty, and I'm going to keep him, but it's certainly not fitting the theme of Mayhem vs Wreckers.

This is exactly why I'm super excited for Titans Return. 80s Headmasters! Sixshot! Galvatron! Tidal Wave?! Characters that haven't been done ad nauseum if at ALL.

They're making Sixshot and Tidal Wave in TR? This would be the first I've heard of it.

But yeah, there's plenty of characters in need of an update, especially if you do the unthinkable and look outside G1. (I'm still waiting for a Signal Lancer, people!)

Again, Spinister and Ruckus?

Yeah box art for a leader class Sixshot was leaked. Strong rumour (aka basically confirmed as much as Getaway from Chromedome) is a voyager Tidal Wave, with a likely retool/deco into Broadside. And apparently the carrier mode is a USS Flagg homage.

But just ANYTHING OTHER THAN SEASON 1 CARS FOR NEMESIS' SAKE.

Zeedust wrote:That one actually never got released in the US.

True, but twas a figure made for the U.S. Tail-ender distribution just bit its intended U.S. release in the butt (as is common for tail-enders, unfortunately).

As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

Hellscream9999 wrote:As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

With as extensive as this deco is, and by going with the more obscure "fandom myth" blue deco, how much more creative could they get with a Bluestreak toy?

Character-wise, however, if the recent OMAM fiction is anything to go by, they very likely may be depicting him in a manner described in his original Marvel Universe profile but which has been seldom seen in any story-based fiction: His being the last survivor of his home, and this case, the sole survivor of Cybertron, living alone in isolation on a dead world. Almost sounds like an I Am Legend take on the character, which I'm hoping for.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:As gorgeous as this bluestreak is, I have to agree that a little more creativity would have gone a long way after the boring repaints of CW

With as extensive as this deco is, and by going with the more obscure "fandom myth" blue deco, how much more creative could they get with a Bluestreak toy?

I meant more creative than 'lol datsun bro #3' the niche homage is nice, but there are literally hundreds of more niche figures that could've gotten this love as an update... honestly, I would have loved to see it turned into Barricade, even if it is something we've seen before, it's far more interesting to me...

RNSrobot wrote:Again, Spinister and Ruckus?

Agreed (though Spinister gets done more than you'd think).

Still, I feel like 5.0 tops it with the Double Pretender Leaders

RNSrobot wrote:Strong rumour (aka basically confirmed as much as Getaway from Chromedome) is a voyager Tidal Wave, with a likely retool/deco into Broadside. And apparently the carrier mode is a USS Flagg homage.

Fingers crossed for tht to actually see release.

Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

I think he meant just the character rather than this specific deco.

Zeedust wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

I think he meant just the character rather than this specific deco.

But it's the deco that makes this worthwhile as a club figure (or not, depending on your opinion). The fact that it's that character really doesn't mean a thing.

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

I think he meant just the character rather than this specific deco.

But it's the deco that makes this worthwhile as a club figure (or not, depending on your opinion). The fact that it's that character really doesn't mean a thing.

Yes, it does, since that's who I'm talking about. I mean Bluestreak. That's who should have gotten retail release.

Is anyone else starting to get antsy about when we'll get the next figure, or is it just me who feels like it's taking longer to show up than Windsweeper did?

G.B. Blackrock wrote:But it's the deco that makes this worthwhile as a club figure (or not, depending on your opinion). The fact that it's that character really doesn't mean a thing.

No offense, but that doesn't really sound like a selling point.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

I think he meant just the character rather than this specific deco.

But it's the deco that makes this worthwhile as a club figure (or not, depending on your opinion). The fact that it's that character really doesn't mean a thing.

Yes, it does, since that's who I'm talking about. I mean Bluestreak. That's who should have gotten retail release.

Well, let's look at it from this way. While it would have been most preferable for the figure to have come to mass retail instead of from the Club, the alternative is for it to have never come out at all. If the Club had chosen to forgo the character choice they went with, and instead had gone with someone else entirely (perhaps another more niche character), would the complete absence of any possible chance of owning a CW Bluestreak have been more irksome or less irksome than the Club's giving current offering giving it a chance to possibly exist and be owned by some members of the fandom (even if that quantity of fans would be a smaller number than what a mass retail release would offer)?

In other words, would you rather have a chance (even if it's a more expensive chance) to own this figure at all, or have no chance of any kind granted to us?

And, yes, I ask this knowing full well that Takara could release their own version at a later point (as was the case with the BotCon 2007 Seekers getting Gentei! Gentei! counterpart releases), but at this present point in time, there's no sign or guarantee that Takara will do so (nor is there anything saying that they won't, but that also just shows that Takara doing their own is just not a relevant factor at this point).

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Hmm, more I think on it, my enthusiasm for this wanes. Yeah, would've been better for Bluestreak to be a retail release and save the free figure for someone else.

Quite bluntly, this figure would never have been released at retail. Ever. Certainly not in the US, and probably not even in Japan.

I think he meant just the character rather than this specific deco.

But it's the deco that makes this worthwhile as a club figure (or not, depending on your opinion). The fact that it's that character really doesn't mean a thing.

Yes, it does, since that's who I'm talking about. I mean Bluestreak. That's who should have gotten retail release.

The fact that the club did this deco means absolutely nothing about whether or not the character would/could have come out. It still can. This toy didn't, and won't, have any impact on that.

But the deco? No way that's ever happening at retail. If the club didn't do it, it probably would never exist at all (allowing for the slim chance than Japan might, it's still the slimmest of chances).