Transformers Prime Beast Hunters "Predacons Rising" Exclusives Revealed

Robots in Diosguise had the Dark Energon series. Beast Hunters has Predacons Rising

I'm actually digging some of the new character decos. They couldn't have come at a better time

I like that blue Predaking!

Cryofire Predaking? I'll be calling him Cryotek.

I like them all but I only want the ones that represent new characters. I would love to get "Fire-cryo-bs name" Predaking and name him Cryotech.

Also, do you guys see any homages? Please let the rest know, I see Thunderclash.

Janus Prime wrote:I would love to get "Fire-cryo-bs name" Predaking and name him Cryotek.

Also, do you guys see any homages? Please let the rest know, I see Thunderclash.

Fixed that for ya. And yes, now that you mention it, I do see Thunderclash in Prime's new paint job.

I really like the color deco on Sky Lynx. My only problem with it is that it's a Predacon and not an Autobot like the true Sky Lynx is. Did Michael Bay have something to do with naming this one?

I also like the Cyberverse Legion Beast Hunters 2 packs (minus yet another BB) with a new deco of Blight (they couldn't come up with a different name?) and a new deco of Ripper-Snapper called Cindersaur. I just wish they'd make three more 2 packs that would include new decos of Windrazor, Hun-Gurr, and Twinstrike so we can make yet another whole new deco of Abominous.

The Sky Lynx repaint is beautiful, and so is Dark Steel. I like both better than their original paint jobs. I'm passing on Skystalker and Grimwing; I'll get these instead.

Sky Lynx! Too bad that mold isn't impressive. Soundwave would've been a better choice, I think. Naturally, Sky Lynx uses only the most impressive, most elegant, most well-design mold ever created. He is clearly the highlight of not only this line of exclusives, but the entire Prime universe!
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His color scheme is pretty damn bitchin'. Probably would never, uh, "transform" him, so to speak.


Wish they gave Bombshock there a totally different color scheme. He's not all that different from Hardshell.

Don't lie Cryofire Predaking! We all know you're a Cryotek homage!

New sub-line, called it.

Some of these look fantastic! Oh, and cindersaur homage, nifty.

Loving that skylynx deco! Works well with the beast mode but its a shame there isn't really a transformation into robot mode.

Is there a difference between the ordinary ultimate predaking and the predacons rising version? I was hoping for a bit more paint around the chest area or something

Surprise! Sky Lynx in this continuity is a bad guy!

Anyone else seeing a Thunder Clash inspired deco in that Cyberverse Optimus?

The Dark Steel redeco of Grimwing reminds me of Slicer. Odd.

Also odd is that now there are three different versions of Blight, and only Blight. Might consider getting Cindersaur.

Hmm does this mean they are actually including the orange paint for predakings tail but only on the predacons rising version?

thank primus its target & not TRU, there are a few there that i like but would never pay TRUs prices for them. At least with target they price them like they were just normal toys not exclusives. Now just have to hope the prices dont jump back up

Some of these are a bit off the beaten path (looking at you, Sky Lynx from Skystalker), but I like 'em. I'm glad we've got this Not-Cryotek redeco of Voyager Predaking, because I keep hearing how good the mold is, but I want Beast Fire Predaking for scale. Now I can have both without having multiple Predaking syndrome.

Since this subline is all redecoes, we should get a Ser-Ket from Ripclaw out of it. At this rate she'll be the only Predacon mold to only see one use in Beast Hunters (its use as whoever in Transformers GO! notwithstanding).

I find it a bit odd that only two of the Terrorpreds are getting complete redecoes aside from the box set, though. I think having three (or two and a half) choices for each component to mix and match would be awesome.

holy poop!

Tesco exclusives! I might be able to get these for retail price!
some great looking colour schemes as well.
lets run down the list:

Gummi Abominus - yeah, okay, if the price is decent and probably only if I can't pick up the rest of the regular coloured ones before this comes out.

Beast Fire Predaking - I don't see any difference? Probably pass.

Prime and Predaking Commander 2-pack - not really keen on Prime, but very tempted by the Giant Purple Griffon!

Shockwave and Bombsock Commander 2-pack - yeah, probably get it for the bug. Really nice colours. Casper Van Dien is scared! That Shockwave isn't bad either.

Deluxe Yellow Bee - Pass!

Deluxe Sky Lynx Beast! - Beast is right. Love those colours and had been considering the original just because it looks like an interesting toy. Now I can get a better looking version. Definitely not my Sky Lynx stand-in but I'm sure I can repurpose him or just make up a new name.

Bumblebee and Blight Legion 2-pack - Hell yeah! Bee isn't yellow, which is a start I suppose. Otherwise he's completely skippable, but dammit, Dat Blot! He looks like the Battle Beast Gorilla guy! Ave it!

Smokescreen and Cindersaur Legion 2-pack - More Hell! More Yeah! Smokey looks nice in his Retro-80s-G1-inspired ensemble, the wee fashion-plate he is, but this is all about the Cindy! I nearly went looking to see if I could get the Cindersaur Botshot because of Nostalgia(TM) so I'm very happy to get a nicely coloured homage, and one that's part of a combiner as well? EVEN BETTER!

Cryotek Predaking - looks nice. A definite maybe.

Dark Steel - very nice colours. A little off to be the Classics BW Silverbolt I might have liked, but that's a great paintjob, so I'll probably find a way to fit him into my collection somehow.


Overall, very excited by these. Colours on a lot of them that I like much more than the original releases, and will push me over the edge on buying, and some of those colours so nice that I now want toys I really didn't care for at all before. Really hope they do the rest of Abominus in wildly different colours. Now that we've got Cindersaur I'd love Air/wing/thingy (Cutthroat) to get the Flamefeather colours, which sadly does only leave Sinnertwin or Hungrr for the Sparkstalker colours, unless the red Blight is close enough?

craggy wrote:holy poop!

Did somebody say "holy poop"?!





It's bad that I didn't even see the Cryotek homage in that Predaking. Might consider getting this to add to my Classics shelf or something.

Mindmaster wrote:It's bad that I didn't even see the Cryotek homage in that Predaking. Might consider getting this to add to my Classics shelf or something.

They did it with Predaking's original inspiration, so why not?:

And this is why I've gotten into the habit of not buying figures right off the bat. It's a shame that prime mold is getting used again, it'll be ground into dust. If it came with the shield I might have gone for it.

Why does Bombshock have a Predacon symbol instead of a Decepticon one? And why do the Abominus parts all have the wrong weapons?

Eh, whatevs. Liking the looks of most of these, they seem like decent recolors. I may pick them up.

That G1 colored Smokey looks awesome! Now that's how he's supposed to look!

Slashercon wrote:An is it me, or is this new version of Shockwave more screen accurate than the previous commander release?

Nah, it's based more on Generation One Shockwave, maybe even his previous Fall of Cybertron form.

I will definitely pick up the Voyager Dark Steel and the Ice Predaking, no interest in the rest, unless thats the only version of the ultimate Predaking they will be releasing state side, at which point him too.

I'm loving that Skylinx, even my wife thinks it's pretty badass!

MenaceRX wrote:I will definitely pick up the Voyager Dark Steel and the Ice Predaking, no interest in the rest, unless thats the only version of the ultimate Predaking they will be releasing state side, at which point him too.

Nope. There's a general retail version being released in the United States, but there's virtually no visible changes between it and this Target exclusive. Which is super dumb.

I can honestly say there is not one figure I don't like. So happy we'll be getting these in the UK.

The paint jobs on Sky Lynx and Cryo-Predaking are exceptional.

When are they scheduled for release?

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I can honestly say there is not one figure I don't like. So happy we'll be getting these in the UK.

The paint jobs on Sky Lynx and Cryo-Predaking are exceptional.

When are they scheduled for release?

Later this year, around the fall.

Mindmaster wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I can honestly say there is not one figure I don't like. So happy we'll be getting these in the UK.

The paint jobs on Sky Lynx and Cryo-Predaking are exceptional.

When are they scheduled for release?

Later this year, around the fall.

Autumn.

More predacons....with awesome paint jobs...that homage obscure characters.

Funny though yesterday i was telling my dad that predaking would make a good Cryotek redeco.



That reddish blight shall be called Beastbox the moment i open it.

Did not see sky linx or cindersaurs coming.

skidflap wrote:More predacons....with awesome paint jobs...that homage obscure characters.

Funny though yesterday i was telling my dad that predaking would make a good Cryotek redeco.



That reddish blight shall be called Beastbox the moment i open it.

Did not see sky linx or cindersaurs coming.

He does look like Beastbox! (and the Battle Beasts gorilla dude...since they're both red gorillas) But now...I dunno which Terrorpred should be Sparkstalker when they finish the repaints. (not like I have any say in the matter, or even know that the other ones will get completely new colourschemes...but I can hope)

craggy wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote:I can honestly say there is not one figure I don't like. So happy we'll be getting these in the UK.

The paint jobs on Sky Lynx and Cryo-Predaking are exceptional.

When are they scheduled for release?

Later this year, around the fall.

Autumn.

Thanks, looks like I'll have plenty of time to save for them then!

Ill grab most of these guys, the more predacons the better.

these repaints are freaking beautiful. target can have all of my money im getting all the beasts. and the cyberverse guys.

Here's my take on the possible multiple Beast Fire Predaking situation. I'm thinking that the regular version and the one in this line are the same figure, and he was either lumped into this set of figures by mistake, or they're just going to release him in this exclusive line only, with no broad release in the US. I do not think it's going to be colored any differently from the one we've seen already.

All of those Predacons shall be mine! Except Abominus, he's too similar to what I already have.

The voyager Grimwing repaint and maybe the two pack with smokescreen I might pick up; if the price is right.

Oy vey, A subline of a subline. Ay yi yi.

But, WANT Sky Lynx, Cindersaur, and Dark Steel!

Also, yay! Bombshock's getting a toy.

Sabrblade wrote:Oy vey, A subline of a subline. Ay yi yi.

Obligatory "we must go deeper".

The Cyberverse Predaking repaint is really driving me crazy, it feels like an obvious homage but I just can´t figure it out. I´m resisting the idea of him being Beas Wars Neo Crazybolt.

Janus Prime wrote:The Cyberverse Predaking repaint is really driving me crazy, it feels like an obvious homage but I just can´t figure it out. I´m resisting the idea of him being Beas Wars Neo Crazybolt.

The more I look at it, the more I think it's supposed to be a Mindwipe homage...as little sense as that makes.

Sabrblade wrote:Oy vey, A subline of a subline. Ay yi yi.

I don't think Beast Hunters is a subline, but rather, the successor to the TF Prime toyline. Every iteration has had a subtitle: First Edition, Robots in Disguise, and now Beast Hunters. BH is the first one to get a sub-subtitle in "Predacons Rising", and Predacons Rising is so far nothing but redecoes of existing molds, whereas BH proper reused old molds but they were at least severely retooled. So I think this is our first true subline in the Prime meta-line.
(end of quibble)

That Bot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Oy vey, A subline of a subline. Ay yi yi.

I don't think Beast Hunters is a subline, but rather, the successor to the TF Prime toyline. Every iteration has had a subtitle: First Edition, Robots in Disguise, and now Beast Hunters. BH is the first one to get a sub-subtitle in "Predacons Rising", and Predacons Rising is so far nothing but redecoes of existing molds, whereas BH proper reused old molds but they were at least severely retooled. So I think this is our first true subline in the Prime meta-line.
(end of quibble)

Then again, it's probably more like what the Dark Energon toys were to the PRID line.

Sabrblade wrote:

That Bot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Oy vey, A subline of a subline. Ay yi yi.

I don't think Beast Hunters is a subline, but rather, the successor to the TF Prime toyline. Every iteration has had a subtitle: First Edition, Robots in Disguise, and now Beast Hunters. BH is the first one to get a sub-subtitle in "Predacons Rising", and Predacons Rising is so far nothing but redecoes of existing molds, whereas BH proper reused old molds but they were at least severely retooled. So I think this is our first true subline in the Prime meta-line.
(end of quibble)

Then again, it's probably morel like what the Dark Energon toys were to the PRID line.

...Except with cooler repaints.

Looking again, Bombshock's in Waspinator colors.

Fitting, considering how the Japanese dub handled the Insecticons.

RAcast wrote:

Janus Prime wrote:The Cyberverse Predaking repaint is really driving me crazy, it feels like an obvious homage but I just can´t figure it out. I´m resisting the idea of him being Beas Wars Neo Crazybolt.

The more I look at it, the more I think it's supposed to be a Mindwipe homage...as little sense as that makes.

That would be awesome. I guess I´m just trying to find an excuse to buy it. He´s different enough from Predaking and he looks cool, I´ll get him and call him Dave.

I like the G1 Smokescreen/Cindersaur 2 pack and good to here Tesco will be getting them over here

Janus Prime wrote:The Cyberverse Predaking repaint is really driving me crazy, it feels like an obvious homage but I just can´t figure it out. I´m resisting the idea of him being Beas Wars Neo Crazybolt.

RiD Megatron maybe?

Skylynx looks very nice even if it isnt a remold of soundwave

Evil_the_Nub wrote:

Janus Prime wrote:The Cyberverse Predaking repaint is really driving me crazy, it feels like an obvious homage but I just can´t figure it out. I´m resisting the idea of him being Beas Wars Neo Crazybolt.

RiD Megatron maybe?

I looked a lot of pictures last night trying to find out. Some guys on Facebook think he´s Universe Razorclaw.