Wave 1 Deluxes from Transformers Power of the Primes Found at US Retail + In Hand Images of Dreadwind

THE HUNT IS ONNNNNNNNNNGH

Is he compatible with CW voyagers?

Agregor wrote:Is he compatible with CW voyagers?

He sure is, all PotP Deluxes are.

And that's early! Me thinks the stores are ignoring the street dates again.

Hmm...looks as if Dreadwind ain't packaged with his wings attached. This makes me wonder two things:

1. How many other figures are gonna be partially disassembled in package?
2. Could the wings being able to detach have something to to with his combining with Blackwing/Darkwing?

Edit: Turns out that I was incorrect about my above statement. Please disregard.

Figured this would be the case soon.

There are some listings on eBay from China on Beachcomber.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2804420525

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2975811605

Plus listings for other PotP figures from Taiwan.

Now watch those things pop up in 2-3+ months in Canada.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Why do the dinobots suck so many balls?

I laughed by myself out loud past midnight when everyone else in the house was asleep.

Good times

And to answer your question, these seem to basically be the same as Combiner Wars but more involved where they take extra effort in hiding the combiner port in bot mode. And its cool how they found a way to use the real car front as a chest for jazz rather than doing a flap to imitate the front like on CW Prowl. So yeah, I feel these are a step up from Combiner Wars. But I do miss Thrilling 30 and their complex transformations. Granted, the new Blitzwing is better than the one from that line and I do preffer how the plstic feels on the figures in the prime Wars trilogy over the thrilling 30 figures which kept a hint of that terrible cheap plastic we got in FOC.

Now onto more news shortly, stay tuned!

Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

We previously wrote that the first wave of deluxes from Power of the Primes was found in the US, and fans quickly took to the internet to give us some in hand images. We now have some in hand images of Autobot Jazz for you, which were found on 4chan, posted anonymously. The in hand images below show how you could armor up both his robot mode and car mode. They also give us a nice shot of his back and most importantly show us something we have not seen before: his arm mode. Like with the combiner wars toys, Jazz (and every other Power of the Primes deluxes) can also become an arm or a leg for a combiner. He is compatible with the combiner torsos previously released in Combiner Wars

Jazz's wavemates in the deluxe class are Dinobot Slug, Dinobot Swoop and Dreadwindand and he was found for $16.99 USD. Let us know if you find these deluxes or any other Power of the Primes toy and post it in our sightings section and sightings forum.

Skritz wrote:Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

No, sorry, but since he is a retool of the aerialbots, it will basically look the same as one of them (I forget which one).

RodimusRex wrote:

Emerje wrote:

ExciKaiser wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:If I had to nitpick I'd say that I'm not keen on the fact that Rodimus suit kibble(trailer turns into big robot body) is just only that! no sign as of yet that the trailer could ALSO do this
http://i57.tinypic.com/33cn6aa.jpg

Why should it do it ? You already have the toy which can do it.

Because the trailer just sits there doing nothing when not connected to Hot Rod. Same story with Orion Pax. Coming off a series where all of the Leaders had base modes it feels shortsighted to leave the trailers doing nothing for the smaller bot. Look at Optimus Primal, you can have the smaller version independent of the bigger gorilla. That's how I feel all of the Leaders should be.

Emerje

We have seen that the base for Rodimus (at least) converts into a Matrix stand. The big difference I'm seeing is that Hasbro is taking a break from advertising the worst modes (which the G1 trailers were as well). TR Perceptor's tank mode exists and was tooled for. They didn't push that. They didn't acknowledge all of Maximus' modes, right? They did acknowledge all of PM Prime's and they probably would have been better off burying the base mode in the instruction booklet.

That wasn't a Matrix stand it was just showing where the Matrix went. I'm sure fans can make up something, but it should be an advertised feature even if it isn't very good. I'm against paying a lot extra for add-ons that should already exist. I'm not looking for G1 accuracy, just something other than a lump of plastic on wheels.

Emerje

KVO Prime wrote:Optimus Prime - I do want that Orion Pax but the cab on Prime in vehicle mode is awful.

Same here. I wasnt fond of the Power Master Prime from TR either, when they first showed it. But then I had the opportunity to buy it for 20$. So I will tell myself the same thing with this Optimus. If I can get him for 20$, then sure, but if not, then I wont get him and I wont regret it. I really dislike that vehicle mode so much and I already have MP 10. All I need is that little Orion but he aint worth more than 20$.

Skritz wrote:My only Thrilling 30-era mold is the movie retool of Stealth Bomber Megatron and probably the only purchese I've regretted. Yes, that's right, I'd take TR Galvatron over that hollow, flimsy and tiny mess.

I got no goddamn clue why I ever thought that mold would make a good addition to my collection. Okay well, actually I do: its a neat design with a new neat color scheme and head but sadly it failed to be worth it in the long run.

Yeah that head rocks. I love how it looks like a generations style version of a movie design. Not sure if it was worth the purchase but it is cool.

Also, while anecdotal evidence has its fun merrits, I did want to say that Transformers toys sales are up according to Hasbro. Brian Goldner was very precise when he was saying that the movie toys sold well, regardless of the poor revews the film got. Now I know we see a bunch in stores. But does anyone still see wave 1 Bee? I dont. So now lets think of that, all those cases of wave 1 and every bee sold out. Cant say TFs dont sell. Plus all the RID toys were sold out for a while until we got the new batches in.

What ticks me off though is that while I say that, there is the other evidence of it being the holiday season and every store that usually only stocks toys for the holiday season (like Bookstores, home hardware stores and the like), have Barbie, Lego,, Star Wars, Marvel and Peppa Pig, but no Transformers.

So... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

william-james88 wrote:

Thank whoever for this picture. Now I know it doesn't look horrible and could make a passable Crasher with a little work.

It's almost like they knew ahead of time. I mean those fists really don't need to be separate pieces as it doesn't exactly look like they have a whole lot of clearance to turn. Just a shame that the forward leg movement looks to be about as useful as Classics Starscream when doing this. It's not ideal for Crasher but it's serviceable.

Ok waiting around for these to appear in the UK is like watching paint dry! I understand that...but...now that those are out there in the US I wonder how long til the video reviews start rollin in?

oh...and with Black Friday(UK) coming up! I wonder what transformers discounted delights will be available then

Is that Hydra or Buster?

(Suddenly, i think of Masterforce for some reason)

that Jazz is SO going on my optimus maximus.



getting closer to my "masqurade" set.

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

No, sorry, but since he is a retool of the aerialbots, it will basically look the same as one of them (I forget which one).

Arm limb.

Although the bot mode is fine all i can say is: "Sheesh"... PotP Grimlock just looks ridiculously bulky and chunky in dinosaur mode.

Well poo, PotP already. I was hoping for a little bit longer of a break. Does this mean TR is officially dead at retail? The other things I'm wondering are; did a few retailers jump the gun, are they street dated, does this mean retailers have these cases in the warehouse, is the plan to drop them around Christmas?

It seems odd that PotP are at retail and BBTS/TFS don't have Pre-orders up yet.

Jazz looks good, but I'll probably wait on a redeco. I do like how the combiner pegs are hidden more.

The dinos look great with those grey PE feet

hmm....a bit disconcerting




whoops!

Blimey, that was quick!

Aye, sorry for that, jumped the gun there a bit, mind you...whilst on the subject...it does raise a good point if there will be any stickers on any of the upcoming figures? or will they all just be tampos?

william-james88 wrote:But does anyone still see wave 1 Bee? I dont. So now lets think of that, all those cases of wave 1 and every bee sold out.

There are 3 wave 1 Bees along with about 8 each Berzerker and Slash and 2 Barricade at my walmart today.

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye, sorry for that, jumped the gun there a bit, mind you...whilst on the subject...it does raise a good point if there will be any stickers on any of the upcoming figures? or will they all just be tampos?

Pretty sure Starscream has stickers on his wings. They looked to be stickers to me, but of course I can't be certain. I don't have him.

Ironhidensh wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

No, sorry, but since he is a retool of the aerialbots, it will basically look the same as one of them (I forget which one).

Arm limb.

Would you mind sending a link to the source for that image to the news e-mail. This is very news worthy

Ironhidensh wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

No, sorry, but since he is a retool of the aerialbots, it will basically look the same as one of them (I forget which one).

Arm limb.

Aye but, what would you call that combiner

Skycanicus?

Volreign?

I do like how significantly moving the wings to the legs changes the silhouette of that mold.

Thanks to tf-factory on Weibo, we have an in-package image of Power of the Primes Leader Class Rodimus Unicronus, AKA Shattered Glass Rodimus! The figure is an redeco of the Leader Class Rodimus Prime from wave 1 of Power of the Primes, representing Rodimus after being corrupted by evil. Previously, it was unsure whether the figure would have Decepticon sigils or Shattered Glass purple Autobot badges. With this image, we seem to have confirmation that Unicronus will feature the latter, allowing you to seamlessly slip him into your Shattered Glass collection! Will you be picking this figure up, or do you prefer the standard version? Check out the image below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

Aye it looks ok, just wish we didn't have to wait so dam long since he's not out til Wave 2!

This.. I will get

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye it looks ok, just wish we didn't have to wait so dam long since he's not out til Wave 2!

Agreed!

And so, sneakily, we get what may very well be the first mass retail Shattered Glass figure. Huh.

william-james88 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:Any pic of Dreadwind's limb modes yet?

No, sorry, but since he is a retool of the aerialbots, it will basically look the same as one of them (I forget which one).

Arm limb.

Would you mind sending a link to the source for that image to the news e-mail. This is very news worthy

Eh, I follow a number of fan pages on Facebook and it came from one of them. I honestly couldn't tell you which one. Sorry.

No luck on seeing early PotP figures in OR today....but I'll definitely be on the lookout.

I know I'm in the minority, but I wanted him to be a standard Decepticon.

SG just effs up my shelves so much. He is TECHNICALLY an Autobot, so he will be displayed with the Autobots. Which means no Leader-Class Decepticons.

Effing. Awesome.

Skritz wrote:And so, sneakily, we get what may very well be the first mass retail Shattered Glass figure. Huh.

If you want to be technical Hero Mashers Heatwave is.

Emerje

DecepticonFinishline wrote:I know I'm in the minority, but I wanted him to be a standard Decepticon.

SG just effs up my shelves so much. He is TECHNICALLY an Autobot, so he will be displayed with the Autobots. Which means no Leader-Class Decepticons.

Effing. Awesome.

TECHNICALLY Rodimus Unicronus is not an Autobot, nor is he SG Rodimus. According to hasbro, the bio of this figure is Rodimus Prime becoming corrupted by Unicron using (DEAD? Evil? Something) Matrix that comes with this figure and it turns him fully fledged evil herald of unicron uber powered Decepticon Galvatron mark 2.0 type thing dealy. So.... yeah. You can put him on the Decepticon shelf. It's just his visual appearance is blatantly the SG Rodimus.

i don't understand dreadwind's wings. they do look detached in package and his alt mode is identical to skydive's. however, in previous photos, his wings are more rearward like dirge's. also, any guesses on who the remaining limbs are? my CW cylclonus wants to know. jazz would make a good crasher.

Rodimus Unicronus will be going on my Transformers 1986 movie shelf and be a stand in for Unicron!

Insurgent wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:I know I'm in the minority, but I wanted him to be a standard Decepticon.

SG just effs up my shelves so much. He is TECHNICALLY an Autobot, so he will be displayed with the Autobots. Which means no Leader-Class Decepticons.

Effing. Awesome.

TECHNICALLY Rodimus Unicronus is not an Autobot, nor is he SG Rodimus. According to hasbro, the bio of this figure is Rodimus Prime becoming corrupted by Unicron using (DEAD? Evil? Something) Matrix that comes with this figure and it turns him fully fledged evil herald of unicron uber powered Decepticon Galvatron mark 2.0 type thing dealy. So.... yeah. You can put him on the Decepticon shelf. It's just his visual appearance is blatantly the SG Rodimus.

You could always have a "Heralds of Unicron" shelf.

I'm sure TF Wiki could give you a better list but, uhm...

Sideways, Ghost Starscream, Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge, Sweeps, Cyclonus' Armada (which has named members in Combiner Force along with named Sweeps), pretty much all of the Japanese Galvatron limbs, and now Rodimus as the new general. Hook, Line, and Sinker if they ever get toys. Oh, and Nova Prime.

AlexisSkrull wrote:Rodimus Unicronus will be going on my Transformers 1986 movie shelf and be a stand in for Unicron!

Considering how:
1) The Matrix in current lore is directly connected to Primus, if not a part of him.
2) That Rodimus has some kind of 'Dark Matrix' (I mean, its jet black so it must be EEEVIILL!!)
You could very well argue that a Unicron-corrupted Prime(?) with some sort of Anti-Matrix may very well be seen as some kind of living 'Avatar of Unicron'. We don't know yet if Rodimus Unicronus will ever get used or even what his background is and it may very well be limited just to his box. That said, that face does look more Unicron's mustache than the Evil Spock-esque goatee of SG Rodimus, so you may very well be correct that 'Rodimus Unicronus' is indeed some form of stand-in for Unicron.

Perhaps poor Hot Rod has been turned into Unicron's puppet like Aligned Megatron? Who knows! For all we know his only existence may forever be relegated to the micro-continuity of his box.

thunderjacker wrote:i don't understand dreadwind's wings. they do look detached in package and his alt mode is identical to skydive's. however, in previous photos, his wings are more rearward like dirge's. also, any guesses on who the remaining limbs are? my CW cylclonus wants to know. jazz would make a good crasher.

Dreadwind's main wings are on newly-tooled hinges that allow them to swing back to the legs for Robot Mode, as well as his combined mode with BlackwingDarkwing. Quite nifty.
And as far we know there are no designated teams for each limb this time around, the packaging doesn't specifically call them out. In terms of Combiners, only the Dinobots and Terrorcons form complete teams with Volcanicus and Abominus, with the rest being stand-alone for the time being.

RodimusRex wrote: Hook, Line, and Sinker if they ever get toys

Hook, Line, and Sinker did technically get toys. They came with the TFCC Astrotrain.

I mean....Predaking isn't a titan...Scorponok is however, and they can make two out of scorponok: scorponok 1 will be traditional purple, green, orange, and the second one will be Devil Z Blackzarak, where he will be black and gold with a different red head. As for an autobot Titan, we can only hope and pray that will be Omega Supreme. I for one will be waiting for the blackzarak as I have a G1 Scorp

If Darkwing has a limb mode, he and Dreadwind may also double as limbs for Battle Core Optimus Prime with stickers and some paint Combiner War Nova Prime, a character and figure I originally did not intend to display in its combined form due to a lack of spare limbs. Still gotta figure who might be his other two limbs...

I got em all in Miami !!!

ebo716 wrote:

RodimusRex wrote: Hook, Line, and Sinker if they ever get toys

Hook, Line, and Sinker did technically get toys. They came with the TFCC Astrotrain.

hey they even knew about those toys in Die Hard

jedpak wrote:I mean....Predaking isn't a titan...Scorponok is however, and they can make two out of scorponok: scorponok 1 will be traditional purple, green, orange, and the second one will be Devil Z Blackzarak, where he will be black and gold with a different red head. As for an autobot Titan, we can only hope and pray that will be Omega Supreme. I for one will be waiting for the blackzarak as I have a G1 Scorp

I hate to tell you bud...but this new Predaking IS a Titan! who knows if he'll also get a repaint as Dark Predaking

Skritz wrote:If Darkwing has a limb mode, he and Dreadwind may also double as limbs for Battle Core Optimus Prime with stickers and some paint Combiner War Nova Prime, a character and figure I originally did not intend to display in its combined form due to a lack of spare limbs. Still gotta figure who might be his other two limbs...

I actually already employ Novacus Maximus with CW Offroad, CW Xtinguisher (Wheeljack + toyhax set), CW Smolder (CW Ironhide + toyhax set) and CW the Fallen (Trailbreaker + toyhax set). But the 2 decepticon jets will likely displace Offroad and 1 of the other 3.

Woops! I see now, but at least I can dream of supreme.