Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images

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Thanks to Seibertronian Kanrabat, we have some in hand pictures of the upcoming Pulsecon exclusive Powerlinx Armada Hot Shot and Jolt. They found these in Canada at Gamestop, which is where the figures are exclusive to north of the border.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Found at GameStop Canada, the Legacy Evolution Armada Universe Hot Shot and Jolt pack! I have no idea if it's a Pulse/GameStop exclusive or not.

First thing you'll notice is how damn expensive it is. 68$CAN (50$US) for non-Edge members plus taxes is a lot of money. Way, way more than Red Cog.

WHY?

This is why:

There is lots of stuff. The minicon Jolt is basically a CORE CLASS Transformers. Plus, there's two extra guns, plus two sets of 3 blast effects for 6 total.

The little Jolt is fantastic, despite his lack of paint.
He's complex enough and he's fairly articulated.

Hot Shot himself is not bad, but he's not great. Especially on th backpack that come undone too easily, as well has his knees. But otherwise, he's fine enough.

He really shine with his extra guns and the BLOOOOOOOOOOSH effects.

Oh, and Jolt can do the hover mode.

The transformation is interesting enough. Plus the vehicle looks great. Except on my copy, the coloring on the roof panels are different and doesn't match with each others for reasons.

Fully equipped, the car is awesome.

My Armada crew is looking good! Now only Armada Wheeljack is needed. Plus if they can make the other minicons as core class figures. Maybe as a 3 pack?

Was is worth that much money? Ultimately, not really. I say the set may be 10$CAN too expensive. Regardless, I don't regret my purchase. I FOMO'd hard on this one and there's no way that I would gamble finding it on sale.

Credit(s): Kanrabat

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Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169076)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2023 @ 7:52pm CDT

Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169077)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 17th, 2023 @ 7:54pm CDT

I got my Titan Nemesis in, and she is pretty good. She has a good presence to her, and I love the shadow she casts. I do not like the bicep kibble, but that is really the only setback on her. I will say I wish she had a little more backweight, as i want to pose her in the hunchback look, but she is difficult to balance in a convincing look that way, plus she takes up more room in that way.

I also got Nova Prime and Shadowstriker. Nova Prime is very cool, I love it. Shadowstriker looks good, but still annoys me as she looks almost nothing like her Cyberverse self, and her transformation is a pain.

Bludgeon still rules. He is better than Tarn.

I also got Strongarm and Detritus in. Both are pretty neat, I will discuss them later.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169078)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 17th, 2023 @ 7:54pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

It was announced at SDCC. We have known and had official images for it since July.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169079)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2023 @ 7:58pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

It was announced at SDCC. We have known and had official images for it since July.

I meant, FULLY announced. With the price and all.
Because so far, no one know for how much the damn thing will cost in the USA.

I just want to know by how much I overpaid (given the Canadian trend for so many exclusives), or if the prices are relatively balanced between both countries.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169081)
Posted by Quantum Surge on September 17th, 2023 @ 8:00pm CDT

My Detritus came with some weird crusty look to his gold gun. It's not mold but it might be a rushed paint coat.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169084)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 17th, 2023 @ 8:02pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

It was announced at SDCC. We have known and had official images for it since July.

I meant, FULLY announced. With the price and all.
Because so far, no one know for how much the damn thing will cost in the USA.

I just want to know by how much I overpaid (given the Canadian trend for so many exclusives), or if the prices are relatively balanced between both countries.

I believe it was either $39.99 or $41.99.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169085)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2023 @ 8:29pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

It was announced at SDCC. We have known and had official images for it since July.

I meant, FULLY announced. With the price and all.
Because so far, no one know for how much the damn thing will cost in the USA.

I just want to know by how much I overpaid (given the Canadian trend for so many exclusives), or if the prices are relatively balanced between both countries.

I believe it was either $39.99 or $41.99.

So that mean with the EDGE Platinum membership, I end up paying 5 to 8$CAN extra compared to the American price.

Not too shabby considering that if I was stuck ordering from Pulse, they would have charged my the whopping 25$US in shipping fee at the bare minimum.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169088)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 17th, 2023 @ 9:03pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.

It's been available at retail in both Southeast Asia and Australia for quite a while now:

Note: Not my pic.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169089)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 17th, 2023 @ 9:05pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Thanks for the feature!

I knew having a thing before it's even officially announced was newsworthy.
It's been available at retail in both Southeast Asia and Australia for quite a while now:

Note: Not my pic.

I wonder for how much they retail for over there?

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169120)
Posted by Solrac333 on September 18th, 2023 @ 10:40am CDT

This looks better to me than the original. Except for the head. I'll swap that.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169121)
Posted by Rtron on September 18th, 2023 @ 10:43am CDT

"Animated" Bumblebee is still too G1fied for me.

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2023 @ 10:50am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And what were once the front feet on the original design are now the heels of this design, with new tinier feet replacing them.

That's just a small detail.

The big boots were a key feature of Animated Bumblebee's silhouette. They were even based on the feet of G1 Bumblebee, which were made from the front bumper area of his own original toy, a toy that also had big boots. So the original feet were already a G1 homage. Hasbro's attempt to G1-ify the feet here results in eliminating something that was already G1-based.

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Posted by Rtron on September 18th, 2023 @ 10:55am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And what were once the front feet on the original design are now the heels of this design, with new tinier feet replacing them.

That's just a small detail.
The big boots were a key feature of Animated Bumblebee's silhouette. They were even based on the feet of G1 Bumblebee, which were made from the front bumper area of his own original toy, a toy that also had big boots. So the original feet were already a G1 homage. Hasbro's attempt to G1-ify the feet here results in eliminating something that was already G1-based.

Yeah, they still refuse to let Animated be Animated. I don't really see any improvement here, it's just as heavily G1fied as Prowl and Bulkhead.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169127)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2023 @ 10:57am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And what were once the front feet on the original design are now the heels of this design, with new tinier feet replacing them.

That's just a small detail.
The big boots were a key feature of Animated Bumblebee's silhouette. They were even based on the feet of G1 Bumblebee, which were made from the front bumper area of his own original toy, a toy that also had big boots. So the original feet were already a G1 homage. Hasbro's attempt to G1-ify the feet here results in eliminating something that was already G1-based.

Thinking about it, that's an odd choice.

Also, the way the thing are built, I don't think the feet can rotate. That's unfortunate.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169130)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on September 18th, 2023 @ 11:15am CDT

I think it looks loads better than the other stylistic ports (Prime Bulkhead and Ani Prowl). Not that it would take that much ... it's a low bar at this point.

I guess it's a good catch on the feet. It's been so long that I forgot about that. In the end it's still an ascetic conversion and an entirely new toy. For me it hits the mark. I guess I don't need it to be 100% accurate. 80-90 is fine.

If I were interested in Animated BB. Which, sadly, I am not.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169132)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 18th, 2023 @ 11:24am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And what were once the front feet on the original design are now the heels of this design, with new tinier feet replacing them.

That's just a small detail.
The big boots were a key feature of Animated Bumblebee's silhouette. They were even based on the feet of G1 Bumblebee, which were made from the front bumper area of his own original toy, a toy that also had big boots. So the original feet were already a G1 homage. Hasbro's attempt to G1-ify the feet here results in eliminating something that was already G1-based.

Thinking about it, that's an odd choice.

Also, the way the thing are built, I don't think the feet can rotate. That's unfortunate.

In fact, checking the wiki real quick, a vast majority of new-mold G1 Bumblebee toys ( and all of their redecos/retools) made since the original Classics mold in 2006 have all had big boots:

Having big boots is simply G1 Bumblebee's thing (among other things), and the original Animated Bumblebee toys replicated that faithfully.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169133)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 18th, 2023 @ 11:26am CDT

That just made me sadder yet that the feet are so incorrect

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2023 @ 8:03pm CDT

Got the (Amazon exclusive?) Nova Prime!

First, that's big, sturdy box! The insides of the packaging must be quite premium.

...Or not.

I noticed that the whole thing was put face-down. Not a biggie, but what the F with those paper bundles? Sure, it's way more environmental friendly than plastics clamshells, but still. Am I moving some dishes to a new apartment or what?

Looks like Nova Prime have a bondage fetish. Kinky! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

The super bot looks awesome, except for the hollow firetruck things. I'll be looking forward an upgrade kit.

The mini Prime is nice. Like a clone of Magnus.

The transformation was full of TRAPS. The worst one being the legs-armor's "panels". Those are screwed in place and are not meant to be moved. As for the rest, it's so different than Siege/Kingdom Magnus that I had to look up the instructions to know what to do. That's rare.
The final truck is pretty damn nice.

I'll be looking forward some upgrade kit and the Reprolabels.

Re: Transformers Legacy Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot and Jolt In-Hand Images (2169155)
Posted by TulioDude on September 18th, 2023 @ 8:19pm CDT

Powerlinx hotshot is looking goood! Making me wish the previous Legacy Armada toys also had their minicons.

Day 1357 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2023 @ 8:50pm CDT

TulioDude wrote:Powerlinx hotshot is looking goood! Making me wish the previous Legacy Armada toys also had their minicons.

Day 1357 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

This apply to Armada Starscream, Megs, and Optimus.
They could make a 3 pack of these CORE CLASS figures.

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