Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos

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Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Primeultimus and Facebook user Arielprime117, we have pics of the third wave of in-package Combiner Wars Deluxes! The wave includes the Protectobot limbs Blades, Streetwise, First Aid, and newcomer Rook. And thanks to our recently reported BigBadToyStore pre-order listings, we know that they will begin to arrive this April. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com, and let the hunt begin!

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Re: Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos (1659950)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 6th, 2015 @ 8:53pm CST

I love how the extended bios for the generations figures are read ups from Rung as like "psy ops specialist".

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Posted by CrankyOldTruck on March 6th, 2015 @ 9:36pm CST

At the very least I'm going to have to get Rook just so i can keep building my fleet of APC's/Assault vehicles. Likely though, that I'll just get them all and use Prime as the body since I'm not overly fond of HotSpot. At least, that's how it'll go until and unless I decide to pick up Ironhide, Prowl and crew.

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Posted by Cobotron on March 6th, 2015 @ 9:50pm CST

Man, I can, not, wait, to put those Combiner-hand boxing gloves on Rook.
DING! DING!

Re: Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos (1659961)
Posted by shajaki on March 6th, 2015 @ 9:52pm CST

Does anyone else think the Rook artwork makes him look BAD $%@#ING A$$?

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Posted by shajaki on March 6th, 2015 @ 9:54pm CST

Cobotron wrote:Man, I can, not, wait, to put those Combiner-hand boxing gloves on Rook.
DING! DING!

Read my mind Co-Bro :lol:

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Posted by Cobotron on March 6th, 2015 @ 9:58pm CST

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Posted by ishigoto on March 6th, 2015 @ 10:55pm CST

Tell ya what, repaint Rook into IRONFIST and you got yerself a deal Hasbro. I might actually make a combiner after all!

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Posted by Sabrblade on March 6th, 2015 @ 11:45pm CST

RiddlerJ wrote:I don't understand the white Optimus repaint. It's not meant to be Ultra Magnus, and we already have the regular Prime to go with the four Autobot limbs which will be in their usual colors. I can see reusing the mold but it seems a shame to not use it for a different character as opposed to another Prime.

Maybe it's a powered up version of Optimus, like those Powerlinx redecos from Armada.

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Posted by Zeedust on March 7th, 2015 @ 12:08am CST

Cobotron wrote:Man, I can, not, wait, to put those Combiner-hand boxing gloves on Rook.
DING! DING!

I'm just gonna give him one, Hellboy style.

Re: Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos (1659994)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on March 7th, 2015 @ 1:05am CST

Is it just me or does it look like white Prime has a new gun for combined mode? The Mirage arm is holding something that looks like an up scaled Ion Cannon, but not Ultra Prime's combined weapon.

Re: Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos (1660005)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 7th, 2015 @ 2:22am CST

I still want to give rook devys fists, he's going to be a fantastic fun one alright

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Posted by Windsweeper on March 7th, 2015 @ 5:08am CST

Is it just me or does anyone else think Rook's head is reminiscent of Snap Trap?

Re: Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 In-Package Photos (1660047)
Posted by KnightAero on March 7th, 2015 @ 7:06am CST

It appears Wave 1 has finally hit retailers here in South Carolina... Behind a whole wave, and the wave I had to go to 3 different stores to see it "complete" minus Silverbolt.

Even found Megatron and Armada Megatron but left them because the packaging was damaged badly... (Probably on purpose.. As it was slashed like someone used a knife...)

Port stuff seems to be resolved from reading online, and shelves are starting to get full again. (Just in time for all the movies coming out..)

I am wondering if this is going to hurt this line a lot because of how far retailers are behind on these waves. In the end these guys I could see on the clearance shelves because everyone couldn't wait for them to appear in stores...

Not sure if anyone else has asked Hasbro Toy Store before when they re-stock or asking for dates, but I did... I got a bit of a run around answer. (Which I find incorrect as I have gotten dates before and soon after receiving an item they restocked everything..)

We apologize but we don’t have ETA dates on our out of stock items. We also don't have a waiting list. As long as the item is listed on our website as out of stock, we still plan on getting more stock in. If you can no longer pull up the item on our site, it may be discontinued. Please check our website as often as you can to check for stock to appear.
Stock can replenish at any time of the day and sporadically throughout the month. To verify if an item is discontinued, please call Customer Care.

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Posted by peaces on March 7th, 2015 @ 7:28am CST

it's usually hard to find stuff even without the port situation. i don't think it will impact the line much. it's just the usually crappy transformers distribution we always see. generations being held back in favor of movie and kid's lines. more and more people will buy online, not just transformers, but everything. retail will eventually die out. the ports will be backed up for months so don't expect things to run smoothly for a long time.

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Posted by Va'al on March 7th, 2015 @ 8:18am CST

Primeultimus wrote:Not sure what happened to my original post

Still here: transformers-generations-combiner-wars-protectobots-carded-pictures-t103455.php

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 7th, 2015 @ 10:23am CST

YFW you just realised those minibots are hanging off the bigger bot's erect nipples.

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Posted by 1984forever on March 7th, 2015 @ 12:32pm CST

I can't wait until the scalpers and production line thieves get a hold of CW Sunstreaker and the Constructicons! I need them now!

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Posted by ZeroWolf on March 7th, 2015 @ 1:32pm CST

Only streaker? No love for mirage or ironhide?

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Posted by Va'al on March 7th, 2015 @ 2:40pm CST

(Testing these to make sure the threads are working correctly.)

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Posted by Agamemnon on March 7th, 2015 @ 5:11pm CST

Va'al wrote:(Testing these to make sure the threads are working correctly.)

Thanks Va'al. I wasn't getting updates until I unsubscribed and resubscribed.

On topic, I got Motormaster last week and I much prefer that deco to OP. With recent comments about Hasbro wanting OP on the shelves with 1986 character Classics, it makes sense to have him out first in CW.

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Posted by arnie001 on March 8th, 2015 @ 5:13am CDT

After being inspired by the fanmodes heres my take on Huffer and Blackjack

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Posted by 1984forever on March 8th, 2015 @ 6:18am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Only streaker? No love for mirage or ironhide?

I like the Henkei version of Ironhide better. I made a sweet custom shoulder launcher for classics Mirage from a RTS Tracks Missile, so I won't be getting CW Mirage either. I'm looking forward to CW Streaker because the Universe version is too big and doofy.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on March 8th, 2015 @ 7:20am CDT

1984forever@ fair enough, guess your not going for the masquerade prime combiner then?

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Posted by 1984forever on March 8th, 2015 @ 12:47pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:1984forever@ fair enough, guess your not going for the masquerade prime combiner then?

Nah. I'm too much of a purist to own that masquerading monstrosity they're calling Optimus Maximus. Sunstreaker will stand alone. The only combiner I'm getting is Devastator. Maybe Menasor if Takara puts a Wildrider in their set.

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Posted by Madeus Prime on March 8th, 2015 @ 12:51pm CDT

arnie001 wrote:After being inspired by the fanmodes heres my take on Huffer and Blackjack.[/url]

Ohhhh, me likey.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 8th, 2015 @ 1:07pm CDT

1984forever wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:1984forever@ fair enough, guess your not going for the masquerade prime combiner then?

Nah. I'm too much of a purist to own that masquerading monstrosity they're calling Optimus Maximus. Sunstreaker will stand alone. The only combiner I'm getting is Devastator. Maybe Menasor if Takara puts a Wildrider in their set.

You do realize CW Suntreaker may not look like his G1 self right? Everything points to him being a retool of CW Breakdown:

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Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on March 8th, 2015 @ 2:21pm CDT

Im glad I was able to buy the rest of the Stunticons yesterday

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Posted by Flashwave on March 8th, 2015 @ 9:31pm CDT

I think Ironhide's the only one I'm getting for sure, I just don't like the gaps in Universe Ironhide's body. my fear is Prowl will look too much like Streetwise in deco, although that would be canon for IDW for a stretch. Just prefer my twins as twins, and I finally have a good Drag Strip that's different than Mirage, I'm not taking that away from him. (The HA one is nice too though)

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Posted by Thadicon on March 8th, 2015 @ 10:18pm CDT

I am obsessed with this image at the moment. This is pretty much how I am going to set up my Menasor when I get the rest of them but maybe without Motormasters legs turned like that.

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Posted by fenrir72 on March 9th, 2015 @ 6:42am CDT

Late by almost 3 months just picked up CW Powerglide. Simply an awesome mold! To bad Hasbro /Tomy had to recycle the Optimus Prime mold for Huffer. :BANG_HEAD:

These classic G1 guys deserve better! But I digress, Powerglide is just awesome, delicious and full of bravado. Dare I wish for a Moonracer? :lol:

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Posted by robotmel on March 9th, 2015 @ 10:03am CDT

RiddlerJ wrote:I don't understand the white Optimus repaint. It's not meant to be Ultra Magnus, and we already have the regular Prime to go with the four Autobot limbs which will be in their usual colors. I can see reusing the mold but it seems a shame to not use it for a different character as opposed to another Prime.

Theres always potential for more repaints...

More than meets the eye?

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Posted by xMXUx on March 9th, 2015 @ 12:29pm CDT

That Nova Prime! =P~

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Posted by Autobot032 on March 9th, 2015 @ 1:53pm CDT

Combiner Wars wave 2 has begun shipping from various retailers all over the world, and some are even showing up at retail, but in all of the rush to find the next new figure to add to the collection, we tend to forget just who it is we're adding to the roster.

Well, Hasbro hasn't forgotten that biographies are a necessary and longstanding component of the Transformers universe and wave 2 is no exception. Hasbro's newest Combiner Wars releases have included new extended bios for the current wave of figures, such as Air Raid, Breakdown, Dead End and Offroad.

With Seibertron's assistance we now have full scans of the packaging bios for you to enjoy, below:

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

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Posted by Sabrblade on March 9th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT

Even better, the bios are done in LSOTW-style personal data logs.

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Posted by Optimizzy on March 9th, 2015 @ 2:00pm CDT

HASBRO. RUNG. FIGURE. NOW.

please?? :saint:

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 9th, 2015 @ 2:00pm CDT

LOVING Offroad's bio. Especially the last part, since it supposedly represents the fans' feelings about him

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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 9th, 2015 @ 2:03pm CDT

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I love how the extended bios for the generations figures are read ups from Rung as like "psy ops specialist".

Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:53 pm

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Posted by ZeroWolf on March 9th, 2015 @ 2:28pm CDT

Maybe one day, hasbro will give us a rung figure. Shame I think it will be very far off.

Robotmel; that nova prime...i can totally see that happening, but who would his limbs be?

Also is the second picture supposed to be?

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Posted by Cobotron on March 9th, 2015 @ 2:55pm CDT

Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X? :lol:

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

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Posted by Optimizzy on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:12pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

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Posted by Cobotron on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:18pm CDT

Optimizzy wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

I was thinking the actual blister cards, not the collector cards. I think if they come with comics, they dont come with collector cards.
Interesting though, I found Huffer and Blackjack yesterday and they DID come with cards. It's nice that since the Legends can't come with comics, they still get some art.

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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:19pm CDT

Optimizzy wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

I think they may be on the back of the comic, as the image before each bio is the cover for the pack in comics provided.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:19pm CDT

Optimizzy wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

The cardback would have to advertise the Combining gimmick, as well as display other types of information (like copyrights and addresses). This is most definitely from the comics.

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Posted by Optimizzy on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:33pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

The cardback would have to advertise the Combining gimmick, as well as display other types of information (like copyrights and addresses). This is most definitely from the comics.

Sorry, I was thinking the little collector card. If these dont come with a card then it has to be the comic.

EDIT: yeah looking at it, its definatly the comic and there are no cards. I should look more carefully.

I liked the cards though. I was hoping to still get them with the comic. :-(

oh well.

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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:37pm CDT

Optimizzy wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Optimizzy wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Those bios are great. especially Off Road's. If they do something similar for Alpha Bravo, will they mention his arch nemesis Rated X?

So do we know, are these printed on the cards, or front and back covers of the comics?

One thing that has always bummed me out over the years is that the illustrators how do all this great package art get no credit. These are really nice paintings, I'd like to know who made them. They should be at least allowed to sign the art.

I want to say they are on the cards. It would be logical but I dont know if cards come with them. could be back of the comic.

The cardback would have to advertise the Combining gimmick, as well as display other types of information (like copyrights and addresses). This is most definitely from the comics.

Sorry, I was thinking the little collector card. If these dont come with a card then it has to be the comic.

The first wave of deluxes only came with the cards because they were in fact the international release of the figure sold domestically due to time constraints. From wave two on, all deluxes will have comics, and the legends, voyagers and leader class figures will instead have the cards. Any deluxes released outside of the U.S by hasbro, including Canadian retail should have cards as well.

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Posted by Editor on March 9th, 2015 @ 3:55pm CDT

Off-Road walks in Maccadams, sits down next to AlphaBravo.

OR) Hey fellow newbie, my team still dosn't like me, they want the old guy back, they keep going on that he's been seen somewhere far away, and that there are signs he could show up here again...
AB) Could be worse, at least you aren't a helicopter.

FULL DISCLAIMER:
I love both these guys, can't wait until Offroad is available here.

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Posted by gantzrunner on March 9th, 2015 @ 4:03pm CDT

I'm seriously considering getting two Offroad figures and turning one into an alternator nemesis prime. The colors are perfect and the head swap (probably from deluxe classics prime ) won't affect transformation! Then I'll make him part of Cyclonus team

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Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 9th, 2015 @ 4:26pm CDT

gantzrunner wrote:I'm seriously considering getting two Offroad figures and turning one into an alternator nemesis prime. The colors are perfect and the head swap (probably from deluxe classics prime ) won't affect transformation! Then I'll make him part of Cyclonus team

Thisis one of the smartest things I've heard of. :APPLAUSE:

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Posted by Editor on March 9th, 2015 @ 4:29pm CDT

gantzrunner wrote:I'm seriously considering getting two Offroad figures and turning one into an alternator nemesis prime. The colors are perfect and the head swap (probably from deluxe classics prime ) won't affect transformation! Then I'll make him part of Cyclonus team

well done, awesome idea.

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 9th, 2015 @ 5:11pm CDT

I wonder if Hasbro will try to get the so far unreleased Wave 1 Deluxe comics distributed in the US. I imagine later production shipments of that wave will come in the intended "US" packaging now, but what are we to do for those who have already purchased the "international" batch? Maybe they can offer a mail away for the four first issues of "Combiner Wars"? Or, perhaps, at least offer them online?

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