Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed

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The Facebook page for In Demand Toys has been updated with images revealing both the Skywarp Battlepack and the Firestorm Battlepack from the Siege line. These are all exclusives, like Greenlight, which is also shown. The Firestorm pack includes a black redeco of Siege Sideswipe which sacrifices his G2 symbol for a Battle Master, along with Slamdance who is a reuse of Flywheels. Skywarp comes with his own squad of Battle Master redecos. From previous listings we know that both of these sets are priced at the leader class price point. From what we know of Greenlight, these will probably be Amazon exclusives in the US, though that is still to be confirmed.

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Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019668)
Posted by gothsaurus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 10:42am CDT

Does anyone with a good memory know off hand if these targetmasters match up with any vintage ones we are 'missing' in the current lineup?

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019672)
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on April 23rd, 2019 @ 10:48am CDT

Skywarp looks DOPE. Obviously excited to finish Oritha(sp?) combiner (insert Chromia/Lancer complaint).

I haven't and still don't really care about G2 Sideswipe. Slam Dance makes sense, but I wish they would commit to the cassettes.

I NEED to know whom the Battle Masters are.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019673)
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 23rd, 2019 @ 10:53am CDT

gothsaurus wrote:Does anyone with a good memory know off hand if these targetmasters match up with any vintage ones we are 'missing' in the current lineup?

The black and grey one with skywarp might be Kup’s targetmaster but I’m not 100% positive.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019674)
Posted by william-james88 on April 23rd, 2019 @ 10:54am CDT

Terrsolpix wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Does anyone with a good memory know off hand if these targetmasters match up with any vintage ones we are 'missing' in the current lineup?

The black and grey one with skywarp might be Kup’s targetmaster but I’m not 100% positive.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019675)
Posted by angtre on April 23rd, 2019 @ 10:59am CDT

It's nice to see Slam Dance back, even if not in cassette form.

G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

I'm curious about the Targetmasters, although Skywarp alone would justify getting them.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019676)
Posted by Terrsolpix on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:00am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Terrsolpix wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Does anyone with a good memory know off hand if these targetmasters match up with any vintage ones we are 'missing' in the current lineup?

The black and grey one with skywarp might be Kup’s targetmaster but I’m not 100% positive.

Same colors (sans arms but that’s probably due to the limbs being gang molded), double-barreled cannon mode, and a complete lack of an official name yet doesn’t completely rule him out from being recoil. I’m not sure if they’d actually use the name but he fits the bill.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019680)
Posted by MaverickPrime on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:16am CDT

william-james88 wrote:...a black redeco of Siege Sideswipe which sacrifices his G2 symbol for a Battle Master

Nice line.
these look fantastic...but ouch about the Leader pricepoint, Leaders are REALLY expensive here :/

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019681)
Posted by Autobot N on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:17am CDT

Skywarp looks amazing, and I'm totally sold on the Slamdance and Sideswipe pack now despite not caring for it before. I wonder when these will be released?

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019682)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:25am CDT

Once again a Seeker mold that looks great, but won't be getting for Starscream. Love the look of Skywarp and Thundercracker, but Starscream's colors and the battle damage looks too off putting to me. I'm probably gonna just pick TC and SW up and wait to see what the rumored Redwing will look like if it happens. But I'm loving the look of these sets though, though I'm a little disappointed with Sideswipe's lack of spiked tires :lol:

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019683)
Posted by sol magnus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:27am CDT

mentre83 wrote:It's nice to see Slam Dance back, even if not in cassette form.

G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

I'm curious about the Targetmasters, although Skywarp alone would justify getting them.

I guess in my "personal continuity" G2 Sideswipe would have to be a different character. Lambo? Spinout? Fish-Tail?

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019684)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:30am CDT

I'm loving Skywarp here, and Slamdance means more fun options for Flywheels and BattleTrap to play around with (in terms of swapping trousers)

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019685)
Posted by Grimlocktimus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:38am CDT

O get that they've already got the molds but Slamdance being upside down still bugs me... I'd love to see new cassettes of these guys as the originals were my first cassettes... the g1 cassettes in general are just perfect

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019688)
Posted by WiseMan on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:47am CDT

Why can't they make jets look like jets anymore?! Both Raindance and Skywarp have horrible blocky growths under them that make them look about as aerodynamic as a brick. How is it that the "updates" have worse jet modes than the originals?!

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019690)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on April 23rd, 2019 @ 11:55am CDT

william-james88 wrote:includes a black redeco of Siege Sideswipe which sacrifices his G2 symbol for his Battlemaster

800px-G2-toy_Sideswipe.jpg

His G2 toy had a G1 symbol on it, so I'm pretty sure he didn't sacrifice anything for it. Maybe some decals though, but yeah.

Don't worry about it though, I didn't know about it till I looked at the original toy

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019693)
Posted by Lore Keeper on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:00pm CDT

TFWiki lists Slamdance as a redeco of Skytread, but he is definitely sporting a new head. I was worried they would cheap out, but Hasbro pulled through on this one.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019694)
Posted by o.supreme on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:06pm CDT

Lore Keeper wrote:TFWiki lists Slamdance as a redeco of Skytread, but he is definitely sporting a new head. I was worried they would cheap out, but Hasbro pulled through on this one.

I think it's a repainted Battletrap Head.... :lol:

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019695)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:17pm CDT

I'm confused, even greenlight will be $50? By the way I did some quick math and the Skywarp and Sideswipe sets come out to around $45 USD, looks like the extra few bucks are for the privilege of being able to buy official Hasbro product. I'm really disappointed with Slamdance as I would've hoped we would've gotten the proper weapons.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019696)
Posted by o.supreme on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:27pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm confused, even greenlight will be $50?

I hope not. In the past 2 years when Deluxes figures came with a *little something extra* (thinking TR Arcee, Grotusque & last years Punch, Blast off, and Repugnus) they were between $25 and $30, I would expect/hope Greenlight, Lancer and the other Deluxes to be around the $30 US Price Point (20 dollar deluxe plus 6 dollar Battle Master plus a small markup for packaging and exclusivity)

Skywarp having 3 battle Masters would normally retail for 30 + 6x3(18) So $48.... Meaning $50.00 would not be a bad price at all for everything included.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019697)
Posted by Flashwave on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:46pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
mentre83 wrote:It's nice to see Slam Dance back, even if not in cassette form.

G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

I'm curious about the Targetmasters, although Skywarp alone would justify getting them.

I guess in my "personal continuity" G2 Sideswipe would have to be a different character. Lambo? Spinout? Fish-Tail?

Spinout is already taken, he's the red redeco of Sunstreaker. And a Chef... Who got promoted to a field commander... Because the Cons ripped tjrough everyone else above the chain of command.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019698)
Posted by Glarryg on April 23rd, 2019 @ 12:56pm CDT

Okay, well, not the Slamdance I've been hoping for, but it's nice to see that someone remembered him, and that he's not just a redeco. Also, is it me or does it seem like whenever one of the original three Seekers is made an exclusive of some sort it's always Skywarp?

Glarryg

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019699)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:05pm CDT

mentre83 wrote:G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

IDW's previous universe introduced a black, white, and red bot born after the war in Trypticon's hatchery, whom Arcee named Sideswipe after the original was finally taken off life support.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019700)
Posted by sol magnus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:18pm CDT

Caelus wrote:
mentre83 wrote:G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

IDW's previous universe introduced a black, white, and red bot born after the war in Trypticon's hatchery, whom Arcee named Sideswipe after the original was finally taken off life support.

That ain't happening in "my" continuity.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019703)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:46pm CDT

WiseMan wrote:Why can't they make jets look like jets anymore?! Both Raindance and Skywarp have horrible blocky growths under them that make them look about as aerodynamic as a brick. How is it that the "updates" have worse jet modes than the originals?!

To be fair they are supposed to be Cybertronian alt modes, in the seekers case, the tetra jets seen in more than meets the eye part 1. I suspect we'll be given earth mode jets again at some point

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019704)
Posted by angtre on April 23rd, 2019 @ 2:02pm CDT

Caelus wrote:
mentre83 wrote:G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

IDW's previous universe introduced a black, white, and red bot born after the war in Trypticon's hatchery, whom Arcee named Sideswipe after the original was finally taken off life support.

Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of its existence. I'm a little behind schedule with my readings (right after "Dark Cybertron", actually), since I didn't manage to get the whole IDW first run until recently, thanks to Humble Store.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019705)
Posted by Skritz on April 23rd, 2019 @ 2:07pm CDT

Aw man I hope Skywarp isn't going to be too hard to get. For one thing, his colors are crisp and a lovely shade of purple, as opposed to some Skywarp which are a bit too pink. He also come with his own little squad of Battlemasters and these little guys are always fun. And finally he complete the main seeker trio.

I hope I can get my hands on that set. :-(

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019706)
Posted by Aimless Misfire on April 23rd, 2019 @ 2:10pm CDT

Leader class price point? So I have to pay leader price for Skywarp because they packed him with a bunch of extra crap that I have no interest in? And I hope it's just these pictures but he doesn't look black, he looks dark gray.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019707)
Posted by Ultra Markus on April 23rd, 2019 @ 2:14pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:TFWiki lists Slamdance as a redeco of Skytread, but he is definitely sporting a new head. I was worried they would cheap out, but Hasbro pulled through on this one.

I think it's a repainted Battletrap Head....

Its not I compared my battletrap with the picture and it's different

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019709)
Posted by Big Grim on April 23rd, 2019 @ 2:50pm CDT

I actually really like Slamdance!

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019712)
Posted by Searchlight on April 23rd, 2019 @ 3:41pm CDT

Isn't Slamdance the wrong way round? A nice try but definitely a pass.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019713)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on April 23rd, 2019 @ 3:54pm CDT

Searchlight wrote:Isn't Slamdance the wrong way round? A nice try but definitely a pass.

Yep, tank's supposed to be the torso and jets for the legs.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019714)
Posted by Burn on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:15pm CDT

I want me a Skywarp ... so here's hoping he doesn't cost an arm and a leg to import. I'm out of soul now that Va'al no longer talks to me.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019715)
Posted by Orionpaxg1 on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:22pm CDT

I missed out on Sideswipe cause I was on the fence about him, but I will gladly take G2 Sideswipe( I am a sucker for black and red coloring done well).

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019716)
Posted by GreenGald on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:23pm CDT

Not gonna lie, the only figure here I'm excited for is the skywarp. The skytread is nice, greenlight is.....fine, but the g2 sideswipe suffers from not goin all the way, like the cw g2 bruticus set. I just hope that an armada wheeljack will come from the sideswipe sometime.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019717)
Posted by no-one on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:25pm CDT

It's been known for a while, but it's still a real pisser one of the seekers is an exclusive. At least they had the decency to finish the damn set this time. :-x

gummble...RID15...gumble

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019718)
Posted by Skritz on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:28pm CDT

carytheone wrote:It's been known for a while, but it's still a real pisser one of the seekers is an exclusive. At least they had the decency to finish the damn set this time.

gummble...RID15...gumble

Its been a (near) consistent pattern that at least one of the Seekers end up an exclusive. Pretty sure they do it on purpose knowing people want the trio. >:oP

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019720)
Posted by william-james88 on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:40pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm confused, even greenlight will be $50?

I hope not. In the past 2 years when Deluxes figures came with a *little something extra* (thinking TR Arcee, Grotusque & last years Punch, Blast off, and Repugnus) they were between $25 and $30, I would expect/hope Greenlight, Lancer and the other Deluxes to be around the $30 US Price Point (20 dollar deluxe plus 6 dollar Battle Master plus a small markup for packaging and exclusivity)

Skywarp having 3 battle Masters would normally retail for 30 + 6x3(18) So $48.... Meaning $50.00 would not be a bad price at all for everything included.

The article offers alink to all the listings and pricepoints for you guys to answer your questions.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019722)
Posted by sonnyprowl on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:53pm CDT

Who wanted to kill Prowl Siege? :-x

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019723)
Posted by o.supreme on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:53pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:The article offers alink to all the listings and pricepoints for you guys to answer your questions.

Sorry..it took a while to convert from the other currency. So while Voyager Skywarp (+3 battle masters) will be Leader Price Point, so will the others, but the catch is... Firestormer & Slamdance are packaged together, I think very few remembered that, which I can understand as it seems to be quite an odd pairing, plus the chart was kind of cut-off etc....

So for *roughly* $50, you are getting 2 deluxes, and one BM, which is about $46 retail, so not that bad actually.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019724)
Posted by sonnyprowl on April 23rd, 2019 @ 4:57pm CDT

Who wanted to kill Prowl Siege? :-x

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019728)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 23rd, 2019 @ 5:20pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:
william-james88 wrote:The article offers alink to all the listings and pricepoints for you guys to answer your questions.

Sorry..it took a while to convert from the other currency. So while Voyager Skywarp (+3 battle masters) will be Leader Price Point, so will the others, but the catch is... Firestormer & Slamdance are packaged together, I think very few remembered that, which I can understand as it seems to be quite an odd pairing, plus the chart was kind of cut-off etc....

So for *roughly* $50, you are getting 2 deluxes, and one BM, which is about $46 retail, so not that bad actually.

Skywarp ($30 Voyager) with three Battle Masters ($6 a piece) comes to about $48 USD, which is right on the money. The "Firestormer set" is a little bit of a rip-off, though. That's two Deluxes, G2 Sideswipe and Slamdance ($20 a piece), and only ONE Battle Master ($6) for a total of $46 USD. They could have given poor Slamdance his own Battle Master too, then the set would be a value at $50 when the total of each size class individually would be $52 USD. That extra $2 saved their could have offset the $2 lost with the Skywarp package.

Greenlight with Dazlestrike will probably be $25, which is a value (you can do the math). This is based on the listings that w-j88 listed earlier.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019730)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 23rd, 2019 @ 5:51pm CDT

Hmm, I am digging the sets!

I am still really lukewarm on that Seeker mold though. I am passing on Scream, but I will get TC cause he's my favorite. I like the colors on Skywarp, and I love the army of Battlemasters with him! I may get him. I'm hoping he's after TC though, so I can gauge my interest with the mold before i potentially get 3 of them (Redwing included).

G2 Sideswipe needed some green dangit! And some new dangerous guns! He needed the G2 MP treatment! I am happy for a Slamdance too, and I love all the names in that set: The Firestormers, Slamdance, Sideswipe, I love it all.

And this G2 Swiper will be my IDW young boy who was birthed post war. It's pretty much perfect for that.

Lancer reveal please, along with dates of releases for all >:oP

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019732)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 23rd, 2019 @ 6:20pm CDT

I'm really digging the repainted silver shoulder launcher and missile on G2 sideswipe. I'm going to swap them over to the regular "G1" Siege Sideswipe and give the black cannon with red missile to G2 Sideswipe. That'll sooth my "show accuracy" needs. The black and red will still match with G2 Sideswipe, and the original G2 didn't have that shoulder launcher anyway, but a different neon green gun with elongated blue missile.

I'm tempted to get a second set to do something similar for the upcoming Siege Red Alert (since he doesn't come with any shoulder launcher accessories), but I don't know what I'd do with an extra G2 Sideswipe and Slamdance. $50 is a lot of money for an just accessory for an action figure.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019733)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on April 23rd, 2019 @ 6:27pm CDT

Well I already have a Skywarp, so as cool as his small collection of minions is, I was always going to pass on that pack. The Firestormers, on the other hand, definitely have my attention. Seeing Slamdance with his color scheme flipped will kinda take some getting used to, but I really appreciate his guns being silver to reference his cassette origin, him getting his own new accurate head sculpt, and really just the fact that he exists. The G2 Swipe looks good too, that alt mode looks badass in black and red, and the red windshield is a nice touch. If they end up fixing Red Alert before they release him, I guess my two uses of this mold will be headcanoned to be twins?

Flashwave wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
mentre83 wrote:It's nice to see Slam Dance back, even if not in cassette form.

G2 Sideswipe instead is quite pointless, unless it is meant to represent a new character sharing its deco (something that I previously read referred to Soundblaster).

I'm curious about the Targetmasters, although Skywarp alone would justify getting them.

I guess in my "personal continuity" G2 Sideswipe would have to be a different character. Lambo? Spinout? Fish-Tail?

Spinout is already taken, he's the red redeco of Sunstreaker. And a Chef... Who got promoted to a field commander... Because the Cons ripped tjrough everyone else above the chain of command.

I'm intending to name mine Deadline if I get him, as that sounds too much like a generic TF name for me to actually believe it's never been used, and of course a guy with that name would be black and red.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019736)
Posted by DeathReviews on April 23rd, 2019 @ 6:50pm CDT

I want that Skywarp. But to pay Leader price just for 3 BattleMaster repaints? That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019737)
Posted by Skritz on April 23rd, 2019 @ 6:59pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:I want that Skywarp. But to pay Leader price just for 3 BattleMaster repaints? That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.

Could always sell them on the aftermarket and get some money back. Personally I'm cool with it because I like those little guys but I've long been established as a sucker for 'gimmicks' (when they work, obviously...I've long criticized the poor quality of Cyberverse toys!).

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019739)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 23rd, 2019 @ 7:08pm CDT

Skritz wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:I want that Skywarp. But to pay Leader price just for 3 BattleMaster repaints? That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.

Could always sell them on the aftermarket and get some money back. Personally I'm cool with it because I like those little guys but I've long been established as a sucker for 'gimmicks' (when they work, obviously...I've long criticized the poor quality of Cyberverse toys!).

They may make it easier to customize and "correct" certain Battle Masters whose colors are quite a bit off from their G1 selves, like Firebolt and especially the upcoming Caliburst. Even Blowpipe and Aimless aren't quite right, but you can at least switch their arms around without much fuss to get a more accurate G1 look.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019740)
Posted by no-one on April 23rd, 2019 @ 7:11pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:I want that Skywarp. But to pay Leader price just for 3 BattleMaster repaints? That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019742)
Posted by william-james88 on April 23rd, 2019 @ 7:59pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:I want that Skywarp. But to pay Leader price just for 3 BattleMaster repaints? That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow.

But you are already doing that when you buy the siege line since getting Starscream and 3 mainline battlemasters individually comes out to the leader price point (just about).
I think what sucks is that the idea of getting a package deal no longer exists. I dont know if it ever did, but since the generations boxsets you are basically paying the same as if the figures were released individually at retail and you bought them all.

o.supreme wrote:Sorry..it took a while to convert from the other currency.
So for *roughly* $50, you are getting 2 deluxes, and one BM, which is about $46 retail, so not that bad actually.

yeah, its not bad. You didnt need to do any conversion though. All I did was look at the price of a siege leader in that listing and I saw that the price for the set was about the same thing.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I am still really lukewarm on that Seeker mold though.

Same here. I do not like the approach they took with this mold. the nose is far too long in contrast to the back which doesnt rise high enough and that leaves them with very tall shoulder pylons. All that can do is recreate their length during the coronation, but that doesnt work for any othe scene or any other seeker. Also dont like how the feet are not hidden in alt mode.
I will be getting this based on availability.

Glarryg wrote: Also, is it me or does it seem like whenever one of the original three Seekers is made an exclusive of some sort it's always Skywarp?
Glarryg

I honestly cant think of another time that happened in the past 8 years where Skywarp was the only exclusive of the three. And if it did, its definitely not common.

Skritz wrote:Its been a (near) consistent pattern that at least one of the Seekers end up an exclusive. Pretty sure they do it on purpose knowing people want the trio.

It's not, thats just something fans tell themselves. But if you look at the generations line's more recent releases, the seekers were mostly mainline, ex: Generations Deluxe mold, Generations legend mold, generations leader mold. All 3 seekers for all those classes available at major retailers.

Burn wrote:I want me a Skywarp ... so here's hoping he doesn't cost an arm and a leg to import. I'm out of soul now that Va'al no longer talks to me.

Don't know how you feel about me, but I am there for you, and I understand your pain. There are a bunch of releases I will be shit out of luck for due to being based in Canada. Of course I have people that can buy them and ship them out for me, but that makes them cost an arm and a leg, money I simply can't spare for what ends up as repaints most of the time.
In any case, you got a friend in me.

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019745)
Posted by Lore Keeper on April 23rd, 2019 @ 8:09pm CDT

GreenGald wrote:Not gonna lie, the only figure here I'm excited for is the skywarp. The skytread is nice, greenlight is.....fine, but the g2 sideswipe suffers from not goin all the way, like the cw g2 bruticus set. I just hope that an armada wheeljack will come from the sideswipe sometime.

I 100% agree. If you don't already have a G2 Sideswipe, this is a passable stand in. However, the G2 Masterpiece they did really nailed it: the face, the weapons, the spiked tires. I know that Masterpiece and Generations aren't on the same level, but MP Sideswipe is an old Masterpiece and not that much more complex than a modern Deluxe. The comparison just makes this new one feel lazy (still gonna buy it for Slamdance though).

Re: Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Skywarp, Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and more Revealed (2019747)
Posted by Cobotron on April 23rd, 2019 @ 8:44pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Skritz wrote:Its been a (near) consistent pattern that at least one of the Seekers end up an exclusive. Pretty sure they do it on purpose knowing people want the trio.

It's not, thats just something fans tell themselves. But if you look at the generations line's more recent releases, the seekers were mostly mainline, ex: Generations Deluxe mold, Generations legend mold, generations leader mold. All 3 seekers for all those classes available at major retailers.

I know I'm splitting a hair here, but as far as the Deluxe Classics Seekers, Skywarp was an exclusive to Target. Yes, a major retailer, but he was in the Target 2-pack along with the Ultra Magnus repaint of the Prime mold. Now I'm not sure if he was rereleased later in Generations, because I can't remember, because I found that 2-pack at retail, and never needed to look back.

But you are correct. It is something we tell ourselves. Especially for me when 2 of my 5 most favorite TF characters are Skywarp and Bluestreak. Two characters who more often than not get relegated to "always a bridesmaid, never a bride". If they are recognized at all. :lol: