Titans Return Fastlane and Pounce to be Released as Two-Pack EDIT with Correction

Well ain't that a spit in the face to people who shelled out money for those boxsets.

I'll just leave this post by Allspark user Nevermore here:

The only precedent for Hasbro using the same product code number for non-blindpacked products with different content were the three RID Mini-Con 4-packs.

Using the same product code number for different exclusive products that are exclusive to different stores is outright insane.

So yeah, I vote for "error on behalf of Robot Kingdom".

Mindmaster wrote:Courtesy of TFND.net user blacklai, we can confirm that the previously leaked Clone two-pack, consisting of Cloudraker and Wingspan, is indeed a retailer exclusive; like Brainstorm before them, they will be a Walgreens exclusive! blacklai also provides us our first in-hand look at the package, with the Autobot and Decepticon packaged in robot mode and a Walgreens sticker embossed on said package. The image can be viewed below for one's convenience.

The Walgreens Deluxes are about $3 more (Brainstorm is $18 vs. Target/Walmart Deluxe at $15). Does the $23 price of their twins over at Robot Kingdom sound about the right price for these at Walgreens?

Thats cool. I wanted to make some custom pretenders from these molds.

This whole Clone situation is very frustrating to me. I had given up on the box sets, and decided to wait it out and see if Takara did two-packs. Now Hasbro is doing one. I hope this amazon rumor is true. I don't want to just have one of each Clone team. the whole gimmick is lost with out both.

As for the difference in packaging, I would bet that it was all a last minute scramble. They decided to scrap the last two box sets, but decided to go with the two-packs. I'd bet that box is the same as the TLK Deluxe box. The already had the die cut to punch those boxes, and they did a last minute scramble to get TR art to fit the box.

Terrsolpix wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Well ain't that a spit in the face to people who shelled out money for those boxsets.

Who actually bought the box sets for just for the clones?

My thoughts exactly. I thought people bought them for Nautica and Ginrai.

*Looks Sheepish* I mostly bought the first giftset for the clone. But, then I am a weird completionist with Classics/Generations lines...

Also, everything looks like the RobotKingdom order is for the set that will be released as a Wallgreens set here in the states. The pics on RK show both stock photos of the first two twins, but also a convention photo of the second two with the two pack box. I wouldn't call this "fake news" just "confusion by photo placeholders".

Rysquad wrote:

Terrsolpix wrote:So are they wave 5 or not?

Now that we see it's a Walgreens exclusive, does it still fall into a wave? When I picked up Walgreens-exclusive Brainstorm, other Wave 2 Deluxes were on the pegs at Walgreens.

Brainstorm is exceptional as he's officially part of the standard Deluxe Class assortment (Code B7762), and not a standalone item like exclusives usually are.

That said, quite a surprise to see all 4 Clones released in 2-packs, each exclusive to one store, one being Walgreens no less! What's Hasbro been taking?

With that, I think it's safe to withdraw the conclusion that the other two box sets have been canceled.

I have a feeling there're gonna be a lot of clone singles up for sale by people that have one box set but not the other. Who needs two Pounces?

Geez, Walgreen's set should've been sold as individuals.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:With that, I think it's safe to withdraw the conclusion that the other two box sets have been canceled.

That's probably the case.

What else was rumored for those sets?

Leader: Probably Godbomber for Magnus Prime?
Voyager: ? ?
Deluxe: ? ?
Legends: Cloudraker, Wingspan
Titan Master: ? ?