Transformers Power of the Primes Predaking To Be Offered At Target

This is good news. In my area, Target seems to be the store that gets the newer waves quicker than Walmart or Kmart. It used to be TRU, but, well... you know. Any idea when the big guy can be expected to hit the shelf?

Definitely not worth that price. This thing is nowhere near as awesome as Metroplex or Trypticon & has no business being priced in the same category. It's big in combined mode, that's the only thing it has going for it.

I will definitely wait for Ollie's on this one. $50 - $60 is the right price for this unimpressive piece of shit.

It would be good news if my Target ever stocked anything.

Aimless Misfire wrote:Definitely not worth that price. This thing is nowhere near as awesome as Metroplex or Trypticon & has no business being priced in the same category. It's big in combined mode, that's the only thing it has going for it.

I will definitely wait for Ollie's on this one. $50 - $60 is the right price for this unimpressive piece of ****.

Yeah. We know. You can’t wait for Ollie’s. Everyone knows because you say it all the time. Good for you.

Aimless Misfire wrote:Definitely not worth that price. This thing is nowhere near as awesome as Metroplex or Trypticon & has no business being priced in the same category. It's big in combined mode, that's the only thing it has going for it.

I will definitely wait for Ollie's on this one. $50 - $60 is the right price for this unimpressive piece of ****.

If it's an unimpressive piece of shit, then shouldn't it be worth nothing to you? Do you regularly drop $50-60 on pieces of shit?

I wonder if symths will be the only UK retail to sell it, if at all. Despite misgivings about beast modes, he himself looks like a fun beast to play with.

I'll bet it'll be an online only item at target.

I do hope that Target either gets him in adds (if not preferably in stores). I feel that part of the reason the Combiner War box sets didn't do too hot, was they were rarely stocked in Brick and Mortar... the downside to that strategy is they *do* take up a lot of space. I still couldn't believe Target put the Star wars Black 6" scale tie-fighters on the shelf...

I still think Predaking will be just as good, of not better, than Devastator. Though part of me is curious what "would have been" if Takara could go ham with their preferred release (like the extra mile they did for Devastator).

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Whether Torox (ne Tantrum) is a buffalo or a bull doesn't change the fact that neither is really what you would call a predatory animal.

Ha ha, but I always thought that they were called Predacons because the characters themselves are predators as opposed to their alt modes.

Perhaps he's gone a bit *mad* (cow) sorry.... not sorry.

i'll believe it when I see it. my Target has nothing but leftover RID and TLK figures.

I wish I could be hype for this set the way I was with Trypticon last Summer, especially since the Predacon's are my favorite combiners. But cheap way that Hasbro has handled these bots individually just keeps shouting NOPE!

Like others have stated I'll just wait for them to pop up at Ollies for 49.99. So what if they don't make anymore due to poor sales. 3P companies charging almost triple this cost aren't going through this struggle.

So Hasbro should either step up on quality (It's not just the Titan class that getting cheap on plastic) or just don't make them.

SpikeyTigertron wrote:I do hope that Target either gets him in adds (if not preferably in stores). I feel that part of the reason the Combiner War box sets didn't do too hot, was they were rarely stocked in Brick and Mortar... the downside to that strategy is they *do* take up a lot of space. I still couldn't believe Target put the Star wars Black 6" scale tie-fighters on the shelf...

I still think Predaking will be just as good, of not better, than Devastator. Though part of me is curious what "would have been" if Takara could go ham with their preferred release (like the extra mile they did for Devastator).

Takara would have done the sword, and maybe spiked gauntlets somehow but I don't think they would have done as much to pred as they did to devy, as there they only really messed with the head and added elbows where needed.

ZeroWolf wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:I do hope that Target either gets him in adds (if not preferably in stores). I feel that part of the reason the Combiner War box sets didn't do too hot, was they were rarely stocked in Brick and Mortar... the downside to that strategy is they *do* take up a lot of space. I still couldn't believe Target put the Star wars Black 6" scale tie-fighters on the shelf...

I still think Predaking will be just as good, of not better, than Devastator. Though part of me is curious what "would have been" if Takara could go ham with their preferred release (like the extra mile they did for Devastator).

Takara would have done the sword, and maybe spiked gauntlets somehow but I don't think they would have done as much to pred as they did to devy, as there they only really messed with the head and added elbows where needed.

The other thing to consider is I believe Devastator started as a Takara Masterpiece design that they had to scale down to fit Hasbro's pricing and parts count rules. I suspect most of the Takara added parts and features were actually part of the original plan, scrapped for Hasbro, and added back in for Takara. In this case, both companies were starting Predaking from scratch.

I don't know about them being meant for the masterpiece line as I think they were still a bit too simple for that plus if they were, Takara would have charged a small fortune

Young Prime@ 3p only aim at collectors hence their limited print runs and costs. They don't also don't have to worry about regulations that hasbro have to adhere to. Plus hasbro want kids to want these so they have to make sure that the price they put these at isn't too big but big enough to profit off (businesses exist for profit )

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Aimless Misfire wrote:Definitely not worth that price. This thing is nowhere near as awesome as Metroplex or Trypticon & has no business being priced in the same category. It's big in combined mode, that's the only thing it has going for it.

I will definitely wait for Ollie's on this one. $50 - $60 is the right price for this unimpressive piece of ****.

If it's an unimpressive piece of ****, then shouldn't it be worth nothing to you? Do you regularly drop $50-60 on pieces of ****?

The Beast modes and Bot modes are IMO crappy. So paying 1/3 for 1/3 of what this set can do is fair.

Oh, no, Shogo Hasui confirmed that his design for Titan class Devastator was taken from a design for a MP Devastator he had cooked up, but which he had to modify to be more in line with Hasbro's budget limitations, and then was able to work back in some of his original design aspects for the Takara UW release.

ZeroWolf wrote:I don't know about them being meant for the masterpiece line as I think they were still a bit too simple for that plus if they were, Takara would have charged a small fortune

Young Prime@ 3p only aim at collectors hence their limited print runs and costs. They don't also don't have to worry about regulations that hasbro have to adhere to. Plus hasbro want kids to want these so they have to make sure that the price they put these at isn't too big but big enough to profit off (businesses exist for profit )

Don't see how that changes my complaints with the main issue here but thanks for 3P tour guide.

So, no confirmation if Target will actually have Predaking in-store, or if it will be online only? For the record, they had CW Devastator available for the longest time, long after even most online retailers had sold out. For the record, they still have Victoron, Computron, and G2 Bruticus available online.

Honestly, I'm excited for Predaking, but the advantage of having the last 2 Titans at TRU was putting them on layaway. Target doesn't have that feature online or in store, so I guess I'll have to wait to see if it goes on sale at some point around the end of the year.

o.supreme wrote:So, no confirmation if Target will actually have Predaking in-store, or if it will be online only? For the record, they had CW Devastator available for the longest time, long after even most online retailers had sold out. For the record, they still have Victoron, Computron, and G2 Bruticus available online.

To clarify, that is an in-store listing for him (and while this is all subject to change, as of right now, it's looking like something every store is gonna get in some capacity), I'd guess he'll start to show up sometime after the e-tailers get him like bbts and such, simply because it has to filter out through the warehouses to the stores.

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, no, Shogo Hasui confirmed that his design for Titan class Devastator was taken from a design for a MP Devastator he had cooked up, but which he had to modify to be more in line with Hasbro's budget limitations, and then was able to work back in some of his original design aspects for the Takara UW release.

I'd always kind of felt that way tbh.... I mean other than plastic quality and a little more polish... they're somewhat in line with say MP Sideswipe, and the scale is definitely MP. (though it's a shame what happened to Long Haul).

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, no, Shogo Hasui confirmed that his design for Titan class Devastator was taken from a design for a MP Devastator he had cooked up, but which he had to modify to be more in line with Hasbro's budget limitations, and then was able to work back in some of his original design aspects for the Takara UW release.

I'd always kind of felt that way tbh.... I mean other than plastic quality and a little more polish... they're somewhat in line with say MP Sideswipe, and the scale is definitely MP. (though it's a shame what happened to Long Haul).

I honestly don't mind what happened to Long Haul that much since A) it was necessary for feasible stability reasons, and B) because of a secret about Titan class Devastator that was revealed at RoboCon this year, but that's for a different topic. (stay tuned )

Sabrblade wrote:and B) because of a secret about Titan class Devastator that was revealed at RoboCon this year, but that's for a different topic. (stay tuned )

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, no, Shogo Hasui confirmed that his design for Titan class Devastator was taken from a design for a MP Devastator he had cooked up, but which he had to modify to be more in line with Hasbro's budget limitations, and then was able to work back in some of his original design aspects for the Takara UW release.

I'd always kind of felt that way tbh.... I mean other than plastic quality and a little more polish... they're somewhat in line with say MP Sideswipe, and the scale is definitely MP. (though it's a shame what happened to Long Haul).

I honestly don't mind what happened to Long Haul that much since A) it was necessary for feasible stability reasons, and B) because of a secret about Titan class Devastator that was revealed at RoboCon this year, but that's for a different topic. (stay tuned )

Details NAO!

Gonna try to get a full formal report with all the details (about Devastator and much more) posted by the end of this week. Keep your eyes peeled on this thread.

Anyway, about Predaking, I wonder how Razorclaw (G1 Predacon leader) in robot mode might scale in comparison to most figures of BW Megatron (Beast Era most important Predacon leader).

Wolfman Jake wrote:Details NAO!

You want'em? I got'em! Over there.

Sabrblade wrote:

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Let's just call it Tatanka and call it a day

Well, we can't call it both "Tatanka" and "a day", so which one should we choose to call it?

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With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

Could very well be. Him not being based on a Pretender, instead on the Binder of Revelation, may mean he has no Shell, thus eliminating him from regular retail altogether.

The special edition moniker may have cone from when an onyx prime was supposed to be included as a regular release but was too late to change when the regular release was scrapped.

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

I always figured that this was the only Onyx we would be getting anyways

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

I always figured that this was the only Onyx we would be getting anyways

But then why call it a special edition? It's just "the edition".

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

I always figured that this was the only Onyx we would be getting anyways

But then why call it a special edition? It's just "the edition".

Emerje

"Only way to get this" Special edition was my thought

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

I always figured that this was the only Onyx we would be getting anyways

But then why call it a special edition? It's just "the edition".

Emerje

"Only way to get this" Special edition was my thought

Wouldn't that also make every Predacon also a special edition since you can't buy them individually either?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:With the recent reveal of the "Throne of Primes," confirming that it will contain the rest of the Primes yet unaccounted for by retail release, is it safe to say now that this "Special Edition" Onyx Prime may well be the ONLY Onyx Prime we'll be getting at this point, despite the "Special Edition" call-out on Predaking's box?

I always figured that this was the only Onyx we would be getting anyways

But then why call it a special edition? It's just "the edition".

Emerje

"Only way to get this" Special edition was my thought

Wouldn't that also make every Predacon also a special edition since you can't buy them individually either?

Emerje

Eh, eh, I don't know. But I never had faith in Onyx seeing a regular release

As I said earlier, there was probably plans to have onyx out at retail but they fell through for hasbro's change of business model

Thanks to a heads up from Amazon.com, we have word that the Transformers: Power of the Primes Predaking is beginning to ship out! The shipping confirmation, sent to our very own Seibertron himself, shows that Predaking will be shipping out either Thursday or Friday, with 2-day delivery options showing him arriving on Monday! While the listing on Amazon is currently a bit high and still showing an arrival date of August 10-27, we can assure you that some figures are beginning to ship out here.

Unfortunately, we do not have news at this time if site sponsors or, as previously reported, Target, will be getting their stock soon. But with Amazon now getting their stock in, it should not be long before he is widely available from all media outlets!

Are you ready for Predaking? Are you gonna get yourself a Predaking, or is this a Titan figure you plan to pass on? Do you have a pre-order in? Let us know what you think of the figure and of the very soon to be in-hand product below!

I can confirm that they are coming, at earlies to pre-order customers, this Friday with two-day shipping. At least that's what mine says, and I ordered mine in June when the listing first went up!

Got mine from amazon yesterday, July 10th.opening tonight.

Sweet. Now, just a matter of time for the price to drop to $100. Then, I'm on it.

Interesting to see if that happens as it hasnt with every figure.

Predaking is amazing and doesnt deserve to be discounted

Got my shipping confirmation today too, and better yet the price went down and I saved about 10 bucks.

PadForce wrote:Interesting to see if that happens as it hasnt with every figure.

Hasn't it? People were picking up Metroplex at Costco for around $60 (some claimed as low as $30), Devastator I think got down to $100 (maybe lower in some places), I remember Amazon having Fort Max down to $80 at times, and we all know about Trypticon at Ollie's. Sure, these aren't easily available to everyone, but there were some deep price cuts for people that could get them. Now that Target seems to be stepping up with Predaking my fear that Hasbro is going to lower the supply and therefore keep the price up have gone away.

Emerje

Ah,was speaking from a UK perspective, devastator and 'plex never got that low here (at least not near london) from what i saw.

I personally think Predaking is the best of the lot.. to me feels like a shame if a greast figure still ends on discount.. but hasbro will take what signasls they do from that.

Presumably doesnt matter that much to them if they all ended on discount in the US and they are still producing the titans. Looking forward to Scorpinok!

Remember, everyone. Hasbro doesn't put their products on discount. That's entirely the prerogative of the stores selling their products. Hasbro sells them to the stores at wholesale and suggests an MSRP. That's it. When these titan class products go on sale, it's because whoever bought them is trying to move excess stock and minimize loss on investment.

Agreed, but presumably the stores putting stuff on discount will make them think about reducing their next order in size. Never worked in retail

The King has arrived to TRU.ca

Are there any 3rd party upgrade kits for this guy that people are aware of?

PadForce wrote:Are there any 3rd party upgrade kits for this guy that people are aware of?

Look at that timing!

Thanks

Really bummed about Predaking in-hand. Combined mode is pretty nice minus a few nitpicks like like of a sword and such, but the individual robot and animal modes for the Predacons themselves are rather abysmal and are a huge let down. I thought they'd grow on me after seeing them in person at Toy Fair, but there are just way too many problems with the individual modes. Biggest animal mode disappointment is the lack of tails on Rampage and Razorclaw. Toss in a lack of guns for most everyone, lack of swords for everyone, some poor paint jobs on at least one of their faces, and all of the animal modes looking extremely blocky because of the integrated Predaking parts, and I just have a really bummed feeling about the set as a whole. Add to the mix that I have been patiently waiting for this set as 3rd party companies whored out these characters, and I'm just bummed about the set! Sorry I don't have much positive to say other than Predaking himself is pretty awesome even if the individual Predacons are not. I hope the brand team understands that the individual characters in a Combiner are just as important as the Combiner itself. Feeling let down here!