Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed

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Greetings and Salutations true believing Seibertronians! Following on from yesterday's announcement, the Official Transformers Instagram has revealed the toy, and given him the name of Ultimate X-Spanse! Not only that but preorders have gone live over at Target and will go live at the following retailers on 3/1: Your Local GameStop and Hasbro Pulse!

As confirmed by the images, the crossover is with the 1992 X Men Animated series, and the figures box uses visual vues to represent it. The figure comes with blast effects to simulate Wolverines claws and Psylocke's psyhic blade, while the head sports googles modeled after Cyclops's visor. The figure also comes with two mini figures of Wolverine, and his rival Sabertooth.

Special thanks to fellow Seibertron users, Bacem and Megatronus for sharing this news!

Have you pre-ordered this figure? What do you think? Let us kbkw what you think in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

Credit(s): Official Transformers Instagram, Target

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Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087103)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:26am CST

This thing looks amazing, but that name has got to go.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087104)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:28am CST

lol, another target pre-order, huh? can't wait to see how many of these get cancelled unfairly >:oP

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087105)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:36am CST

The X-Men cartoon was how I was introduced to that franchise, so this hits all the right buttons.

X-Pance ... yikes. They could have done better.

Psylock is a popular X-Man, but she didn't have a strong presence in the show. But I guess they can't represent Storm, Jean Grey, or Gambit very well.

The figure looks great. The one image looks terrible, lol. This looks like it'd go well with the Marvel "Transformers" from back in the day .... if I had any of those.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087106)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:40am CST

Gauntlet101010 wrote:X-Pance ... yikes. They could have done better.

No no, see, it's "Ultimate X-Spanse". The "Ultimate" part is his first name.

Stupid name. >:oP

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087107)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:40am CST

there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders. neat that he looks like a mashup of cyclops and wolverine. still would have liked to seen the one from the comics though

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087108)
Posted by Dominus Prime on November 17th, 2020 @ 10:47am CST

Definitely a step up from their first attempt at marvel crossovers. I gotta agree on the name being total crap. I get that it's the "x" het but doesn't mean they have to incorporate X into the name. That just limits their options. Just give him a cool name smh. Also like how his energy weapons scream psylocke

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087109)
Posted by megatronus on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:05am CST

I agree the name is dumb. I get they're trying to incorporate terms from the mythology into the name, as they did with Ectotron and Gigwatt, but c'mon.

Call it Blackbird or Jetwing and be done with it.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087111)
Posted by bodrock on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:12am CST

A lot more expensive than I expected, but my expectations were exceeded for the bot himself!!

Totally pre-ordered at Target. :ic$:

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087112)
Posted by aronjlove on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:15am CST

I just realized it comes with a third effect that simulates the 'butterfly' effect Psylocke would have going on when she used her powers. Man, this is a plate of steamy, delicious nostalgia ;)^

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087113)
Posted by Dominus Prime on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:16am CST

Nice! Hope someone posts a pic if that

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087115)
Posted by bodrock on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:21am CST

I was hoping to see a pic of the "butterfly" effect as well! But yeah, having Wolverine's claws, Psylocke's psi-blade and Cyclop's visor? I could NOT resist. I figured there might be little Xmen characters included -- making it Wolverine and Sabretooth? I seriously could NOT say no lol

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087116)
Posted by aronjlove on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:26am CST

It's a little hard to see but it is in one of the promo picks above. I underlined it here:

Screenshot 2020-11-17 102346.png

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087117)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:28am CST

The other name for the Blackbird is "X-Jet", that too would have been preferable.

Weird that the ...unusual jet design, isn't the same as the design on the Crossover logo though :-?

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087118)
Posted by Fennitron on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:29am CST

X-Pants

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087119)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 11:53am CST

Honestly, it's the "Ultimate" part of the name that's the most dumb. Had it been "X-Spanse" by itself that still would have been silly but we could have written it off as part of the 90's charm. Altogether, though, the full name of "Ultimate X-Spanse" is rather X-cessive.

And, really, what does the word "expanse" even have to do with the Blackbird? There are many other more fitting "ex-" words that they could have used for the "X-" pun.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087121)
Posted by Deadput on November 17th, 2020 @ 12:51pm CST

Immortal Starscream wrote:there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders.

That's because it's a remold of SS Jetfire.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087122)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 17th, 2020 @ 12:54pm CST

I'm down for this. Some of the parts look familiar though.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087123)
Posted by Hokutron on November 17th, 2020 @ 12:58pm CST

He mostly Xceeded my Xpectations, Xcept for that Xceptionally awful name. But with time, I think we all will Xcept it.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087124)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:00pm CST

Deadput wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders.

That's because it's a remold of SS Jetfire.

I see. That's why it doesn't look like a Blackbird design regularly used in X-Men.
This is a huge pass for me. An awful design all round. I've been a huge X-Men fan for decades and this is something I wouldn't waste money on.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087125)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:02pm CST

Deadput wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders.

That's because it's a remold of SS Jetfire.

I will give you the fuselage up the first "neck" section, but the rest like the nacelles are all new. Typical

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087126)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:06pm CST

Yeah, the basic skeleton of this thing (torso, arms, legs, and head) looks to be all new, with only the jet kibble recycled from Jetfire.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087127)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:09pm CST

Hasbro are lazy enough to do so though. Which is a shame, as some people can do the whole thing from scratch and it looks amazing...

And a lot more accurate depiction of the X-Men's signature jet. Not the Seeker equivalent of this...

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087131)
Posted by Brokebot on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:25pm CST

A decided improvement over Grampsfire, but the colors are off putting.

And $65? No. $45 maybe. This goes into the bin with the Top Gun one. Pretty easy pass.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087132)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:31pm CST

Maverick's the only truly new mold figure in the Collaborative line and it looks bland and boring. Ectotron, Gigawatt, and Mr. Stupid Name are all made from preexisting molds to some degree (whether as a retool or recycled parts) and they all benefit for it.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087133)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 17th, 2020 @ 1:34pm CST

Burn's idea would have been better and A LOT more interesting than another jet. >:oP

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087143)
Posted by Betenoire on November 17th, 2020 @ 3:32pm CST

I am whelmed.

The price tag is a major turn off for me.

But it seems their are a lot of people it works for, so it shouldn't wind up being Maverick which looks mostly unloved by the majority of people.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087144)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 17th, 2020 @ 3:36pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Burn's idea would have been better and A LOT more interesting than another jet.

This may be more in line to draw the casual fan whose only brush with X Men is the 1992 cartoon. While this is the first leader class collaboration, Titan Class would be seen as highly risky and not worth it. Especially if they have to pay a license fee to the mouse on top.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087146)
Posted by Betenoire on November 17th, 2020 @ 3:44pm CST

ZeroWolf wrote:Especially if they have to pay a license fee to the mouse on top.

And they would. The Mouse is all about the cash in the best of times, and right now they are most certainly not experiencing the best of times in terms of cash flow.

Hence the rather high MSRP for this leader class figure. Shudder to think what a Titan class might cost.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087147)
Posted by Emerje on November 17th, 2020 @ 3:53pm CST

aronjlove wrote:It's a little hard to see but it is in one of the promo picks above. I underlined it here:
Screenshot 2020-11-17 102346.png

That's definitely what it is, but nobody told Hasbro. They're saying to wrap it around Wolverine which doesn't make any real sense. Not sure if it can actually go on his head anyway, it looks too small. It barely fits around Wolverine let alone those big goggles. Would have rather had an optic blast or two sets of Wolverine blades than the Psylocke stuff.

I want this, but I'm not paying Target's jacked up prices (like the overpriced updated Ectotron). Guess I'm waiting for the next round of pre-orders to hit in March to see if the price is lower.

Emerje

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087148)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:01pm CST

Emerje wrote:
aronjlove wrote:It's a little hard to see but it is in one of the promo picks above. I underlined it here:
Screenshot 2020-11-17 102346.png

That's definitely what it is, but nobody told Hasbro. They're saying to wrap it around Wolverine which doesn't make any real sense. Not sure if it can actually go on his head anyway, it looks too small. It barely fits around Wolverine let alone those big goggles. Would have rather had an optic blast or two sets of Wolverine blades than the Psylocke stuff.

I want this, but I'm not paying Target's jacked up prices (like the overpriced updated Ectotron). Guess I'm waiting for the next round of pre-orders to hit in March to see if the price is lower.

Emerje

How is the price jacked up if hasbro is selling it for the exact same price >:oP

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087149)
Posted by Emerje on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:02pm CST

Betenoire wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Especially if they have to pay a license fee to the mouse on top.

And they would. The Mouse is all about the cash in the best of times, and right now they are most certainly not experiencing the best of times in terms of cash flow.

Hence the rather high MSRP for this leader class figure. Shudder to think what a Titan class might cost.

Pretty sure Hasbro pays one fee for the license to make toys, not per figure, otherwise Marvel figures would be $25 or 6" G.I. Joe or RED Transformers would be $15 since they don't have licenses attached. I wouldn't call that price set in stone, it could just be the Target price since they're charging an extra $20 for Ectotron ($10 more than Hasbro advertised Target's price at) just for an added comic and an second ghost that already comes with the regular GB figures. The first Ectotron saw a pretty crazy range of prices depending on where you got him from. I'm waiting for the March orders to see if the price changes at all.

Emerje

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087150)
Posted by Emerje on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:05pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
aronjlove wrote:It's a little hard to see but it is in one of the promo picks above. I underlined it here:
Screenshot 2020-11-17 102346.png

That's definitely what it is, but nobody told Hasbro. They're saying to wrap it around Wolverine which doesn't make any real sense. Not sure if it can actually go on his head anyway, it looks too small. It barely fits around Wolverine let alone those big goggles. Would have rather had an optic blast or two sets of Wolverine blades than the Psylocke stuff.

I want this, but I'm not paying Target's jacked up prices (like the overpriced updated Ectotron). Guess I'm waiting for the next round of pre-orders to hit in March to see if the price is lower.

Emerje

How is the price jacked up if hasbro is selling it for the exact same price

Where is Hasbro selling it? Target has a timed exclusive on this until March, that's when it goes on Pulse and Gamestop. Hasbro isn't even advertising a price that I've seen.

Emerje

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087151)
Posted by First-Aid on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:07pm CST

OK, this figure just looks FUN. Just enjoyable. Little bits and pieces from so many X-men in there between Wolverine, Cyclops, Psylocke...

Going to enjoy this figure even with the kinda dumb name...

...I suppose it's better than coming with a volleyball...

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087153)
Posted by Mindmaster on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:10pm CST

Lame name aside, looks dope as hell. Got my preorder in over at Target (surprisingly) so I’m squared away on him. Hope this opens the door for an Avengers Quinjet Transformer!

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087156)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:12pm CST

Emerje wrote:Where is Hasbro selling it? Target has a timed exclusive on this until March, that's when it goes on Pulse and Gamestop. Hasbro isn't even advertising a price that I've seen.

Emerje

Hasbro's price is listed on Pulse.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087159)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:13pm CST

Mindmaster wrote:Hope this opens the door for an Avengers Quinjet Transformer!

We got tons of them in both the Rescue Bots and Academy toylines.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087161)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:16pm CST

Would the "Ultimate" part have anything to do with "Ultimate X-Men"?

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087162)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:18pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Would the "Ultimate" part have anything to do with "Ultimate X-Men"?

One would think if not for the heavy 1992-ness of this release.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087164)
Posted by Deadput on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:22pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders.

That's because it's a remold of SS Jetfire.

I will give you the fuselage up the first "neck" section, but the rest like the nacelles are all new. Typical

I never said it didn't have a lot of new parts.

It's still a retool/remold or whatever the word is that people use.

Edit: Which reminds me here is a comparison between the two for those who want to compare side by side.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087166)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:31pm CST

*squints* I think this is just a shared skeleton, this goes beyond what the former definition of a retool would be. More like they said "keep the alt mode and transformation, ditch everything else"

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087167)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:34pm CST

Deadput wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Immortal Starscream wrote:there are parts of him that scream ss jetfire. mostly the wings and the panels over his shoulders.

That's because it's a remold of SS Jetfire.

I will give you the fuselage up the first "neck" section, but the rest like the nacelles are all new. Typical

I never said it didn't have a lot of new parts.

It's still a retool/remold or whatever the word is that people use.

"Part-sharing" :lol:

Really, it's less "let's take a figure and see what we can change" for traditional retools, and more "lets see which parts of an existing figure we can reuse for this new design". Am I weird for making that distinction? :oops:

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087168)
Posted by Burn on November 17th, 2020 @ 4:57pm CST

I mean of course they make it look like the biggest douchebag in the history of comics ...

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087169)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on November 17th, 2020 @ 5:00pm CST

Yeah, this is an easy pass. I appreciate what they tried to do, but the name is a small mistake compared to the actual figure.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087170)
Posted by alekese on November 17th, 2020 @ 5:03pm CST

For people balking at the price, the preorder is eligible for Target's current 25% off one toy or kid's book coupon, which you can access through either their app or their website. Came out to $52.40 after tax and shipping, which is cheaper than leader+tax+shipping would have been.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087171)
Posted by Betenoire on November 17th, 2020 @ 5:13pm CST

Burn wrote:I mean of course they make it look like the biggest douchebag in the history of comics ...

I don't see the resemblance to the 80's version of Green Lantern Guy Gardner. :-D

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087175)
Posted by cruizerdave on November 17th, 2020 @ 5:49pm CST

Sweet! Can't wait to not be able to buy it because it's some stupid exclusive.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087177)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 17th, 2020 @ 6:09pm CST

Betenoire wrote:
Burn wrote:I mean of course they make it look like the biggest douchebag in the history of comics ...

I don't see the resemblance to the 80's version of Green Lantern Guy Gardner.

I'd like to see Burn lead a crack paramilitary team of super-powered societal cast outs while being hunted by the same people they protect. Also, I have yet to see any of the Back to the Future films.

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087179)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 17th, 2020 @ 6:19pm CST

Emerje wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:How is the price jacked up if hasbro is selling it for the exact same price

Where is Hasbro selling it? Target has a timed exclusive on this until March, that's when it goes on Pulse and Gamestop. Hasbro isn't even advertising a price that I've seen.

Emerje

It's on pulse's listing :???:

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-generations-collaborative-marvel-comics-x-men-mash-up-ultimate-x-spanse

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087180)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on November 17th, 2020 @ 6:20pm CST

That looks...actually better than I expected? This is the only crossover figure so far I think I've really actually liked, the closest it's gotten so far was Gigawatt reminding me of Maccadam. I do like that it at least seems to still be following the route of the other recent crossovers lore-wise in that he appears to be a "new Cybertronian with themed design/gear" rather than the old "this pre-existing character from the other franchise but now they're a transforming robot of themself" from the past Marvel crossovers. I also really appreciate the Psylocke nods here, they could have easily just done only Scott's visor and Logan's claws, or had a reference to a more popular mutant character like designing the head after Magneto's helmet or something similar, but they went with a lesser-known character reference instead and I respect that. The full name isn't great, but I think just the X-Spanse part by itself is fine (although maybe just spell it like the actual word). Not a fan of the price though, but since I can't really buy TFs at this exact moment anyway I can wait and just hope the price will lower later.

There had better be a crossover comic though, if Marvel is willing to make a FORTNITE crossover canon then this should be too, and I'm curious to see through that theoretical comic if this character is just gonna be replicating X-Men powers via tech or if that's his own "mutant" ability in a similar vein to Animated Elita/Blackarachnia (or Rogue or Mimic on the Marvel/mutant side of things).

And hopefully the fact that the first modern TF/Marvel crossover is specifically X-Men themed is further proof that X-Men characters can actually be in stuff again! I might be an X-Men fan, is it obvious?

Re: Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration Figure Ultimate X- Spanse Revealed (2087183)
Posted by Burn on November 17th, 2020 @ 7:28pm CST

Betenoire wrote:
Burn wrote:I mean of course they make it look like the biggest douchebag in the history of comics ...

I don't see the resemblance to the 80's version of Green Lantern Guy Gardner.

AHA! "80's version", which to me says you believe Guy got better.

Cyclops however has, and will forever be, a giant douchebag.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'd like to see Burn lead a crack paramilitary team of super-powered societal cast outs while being hunted by the same people they protect.

I Admin a forum populated by people who hate me and would love to see me gone. Is that enough?