#BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge
Saturday, April 9th, 2016 10:03AM CDT
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Ben Montano - Marketing Director of Transformers Brand
John Warden - Designer
Ed - Product Design Manager
Louie D'Armos - Global Brand Team Marketing
Transformers Robots In Disguise
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Warrior Class Bisk, Scatterspike, Ratchet
Minicons Weaponizers: Windstrike, Dragonus, rest shown in dealer room
Transformers Titans Return
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Machinima series is coming, no confirmation on date yet
Titans Masters compatible with all figures in line (colour code relates to Powers)
Generations Titan Masters (robot, two vehicles, weapon mode): Skytread (Flywheels), Apeface, Clobber (Grimlock), Brawn.
Deluxes Wave 2 - Monxo with Wolfwire, Xort with Highbrow
Voyager Wave 2 - Alpha Trion (robot, beast, spaceship) with Autobot Sovereign, Astrotrain (robot, space train, spaceship) with Darkmoon.
May Mayhem 2016 - Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove, Computron as seen previously with new poseable hands and feet, Strafe has few remolds, Scrounge from Generations Cosmos!
Transformers Generations Alt-Modes
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Already seen on showroom floor: Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, Prowl, Skywarp, Nemesis Prime, Optimus Prime. Blind boxes.
Transformers Platinum Edition
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Autobot Heroes set: Ultra Magnus, Springer, Arcee, Blurr, Kup (Generations molds). Includes Target exclusive 1986 movie poster.
Transformers SDCC Exclusives
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Titan Force set: Windblade, Brainstorm, Sentinel Prime (energised resurrection deco).
Transformers Earth Wars
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Pre-reg using icon up top!
TEASED FOR 2017 is OVERLORD!!
Ben Montano - Marketing Director of Transformers Brand
John Warden - Designer
Ed - Product Design Manager
Louie D'Armos - Global Brand Team Marketing
Transformers Robots In Disguise
------------------------------------------------------------
Warrior Class Bisk, Scatterspike, Ratchet
Minicons Weaponizers: Windstrike, Dragonus, rest shown in dealer room
Transformers Titans Return
------------------------------------------------------------
Machinima series is coming, no confirmation on date yet
Titans Masters compatible with all figures in line (colour code relates to Powers)
Generations Titan Masters (robot, two vehicles, weapon mode): Skytread (Flywheels), Apeface, Clobber (Grimlock), Brawn.
Deluxes Wave 2 - Monxo with Wolfwire, Xort with Highbrow
Voyager Wave 2 - Alpha Trion (robot, beast, spaceship) with Autobot Sovereign, Astrotrain (robot, space train, spaceship) with Darkmoon.
May Mayhem 2016 - Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove, Computron as seen previously with new poseable hands and feet, Strafe has few remolds, Scrounge from Generations Cosmos!
Transformers Generations Alt-Modes
------------------------------------------------------------
Already seen on showroom floor: Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, Prowl, Skywarp, Nemesis Prime, Optimus Prime. Blind boxes.
Transformers Platinum Edition
------------------------------------------------------------
Autobot Heroes set: Ultra Magnus, Springer, Arcee, Blurr, Kup (Generations molds). Includes Target exclusive 1986 movie poster.
Transformers SDCC Exclusives
------------------------------------------------------------
Titan Force set: Windblade, Brainstorm, Sentinel Prime (energised resurrection deco).
Transformers Earth Wars
------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-reg using icon up top!
TEASED FOR 2017 is OVERLORD!!
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Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1779484)
Posted by Mindmaster on April 9th, 2016 @ 10:47am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on April 9th, 2016 @ 10:47am CDT
Over all on the Titans Return front, a little underwhelming.
Brawn as a Titan Master is unexpected. Guess there goes any hope for a redeco of Gears as Brawn. Clobber/Grimlock is a meh, too.
Kinda expected Weirdwolf and Highbrow to happen, so not exactly enthused about their reveal. Don't get me wrong, they look great! It's just I had a feeling they'd happen eventually.
If only Scrounge came by himself... *sigh*
Now for the one thing arhat legitimately got me excited:
OVERLORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brawn as a Titan Master is unexpected. Guess there goes any hope for a redeco of Gears as Brawn. Clobber/Grimlock is a meh, too.
Kinda expected Weirdwolf and Highbrow to happen, so not exactly enthused about their reveal. Don't get me wrong, they look great! It's just I had a feeling they'd happen eventually.
If only Scrounge came by himself... *sigh*
Now for the one thing arhat legitimately got me excited:
OVERLORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1779487)
Posted by Hero Alpha on April 9th, 2016 @ 10:54am CDT
Posted by Hero Alpha on April 9th, 2016 @ 10:54am CDT
Really, really disappointed in Apeface and Brawn only being titan masters 
. Two of my most wanted Generations figures. Maybe I can use the Brawn head to make a custom at least, but dont think I am good enough to make an Apeface. But very excited at the possibility of OVERLORD! Sweet looking paint work on that TF:Movie platinum set. Bring on Chromedome(what to do with me TFCC one?), Galvatron, Skullcruncher, Wheelie and Astrotrain to my house and I will be happy for a while 
. Two of my most wanted Generations figures. Maybe I can use the Brawn head to make a custom at least, but dont think I am good enough to make an Apeface. But very excited at the possibility of OVERLORD! Sweet looking paint work on that TF:Movie platinum set. Bring on Chromedome(what to do with me TFCC one?), Galvatron, Skullcruncher, Wheelie and Astrotrain to my house and I will be happy for a while
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1779549)
Posted by YoungPrime on April 9th, 2016 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by YoungPrime on April 9th, 2016 @ 1:14pm CDT
Like other's have mentioned. This year's reveals have been "MEH!" for the most part...
Pros-
Overlord was clearly the highlight of the day.
Wolfwire and Highbrow look okay.
That SDCC set looks cool.
I'll be grabbing a Deluxe Groove in May.
Astrotrain looks cool but I may try to hold out for Takara's
Cons-
Those Titan Master mini heads are a lame cop out!
Alpha Trion is a pass
Hasbro's Technobot set is a pass (Takara all the way)
Reflector should've been a retail release with better head sculpts and paint apps.
No mention of Legend class figures at all. (No Kickback, Gnaw, Brawn gears repaint)
Pros-
Overlord was clearly the highlight of the day.
Wolfwire and Highbrow look okay.
That SDCC set looks cool.
I'll be grabbing a Deluxe Groove in May.
Astrotrain looks cool but I may try to hold out for Takara's
Cons-
Those Titan Master mini heads are a lame cop out!
Alpha Trion is a pass
Hasbro's Technobot set is a pass (Takara all the way)
Reflector should've been a retail release with better head sculpts and paint apps.
No mention of Legend class figures at all. (No Kickback, Gnaw, Brawn gears repaint)
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1779575)
Posted by Hardnose Prime on April 9th, 2016 @ 2:34pm CDT
Posted by Hardnose Prime on April 9th, 2016 @ 2:34pm CDT
Man, Hasbro has knocked it out of the ballpark with a lot of the Titan Masters. Wolfwire and Highbrow look great. During May Mayhem (if he's on Amazon), I'll be getting Groove for my CW Defensor. Astrotrain looks great, and Alpha Trion looks good (though I don't like his lion mode). Hopefully those two silhouettes of the tank and jet could mean we're getting Overlord. As for Liokaiser, it's awesome that we're getting a CW figure of him. Good job so far, Hasbro. 
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1780485)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2016 @ 2:07pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2016 @ 2:07pm CDT
For the SDCC set, Brainstorm has been given a special IDW-based deco, Windblade has a Fort Max-based deco, and Sentinel Prime's translucence is meant be an "energized" resurrected deco.
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1780487)
Posted by Amelie on April 12th, 2016 @ 2:14pm CDT
A gamble for sure - Takara might pull an Encore on you and give you a black and white Astrotrain.
Posted by Amelie on April 12th, 2016 @ 2:14pm CDT
YoungPrime wrote:Astrotrain looks cool but I may try to hold out for Takara's
A gamble for sure - Takara might pull an Encore on you and give you a black and white Astrotrain.
Re: #BotCon2016 Hasbro's Transformers Brand Panel: Ratchet, Groove, Scrounge (1781278)
Posted by ScottyP on April 14th, 2016 @ 7:46pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on April 14th, 2016 @ 7:46pm CDT
Fun fact: it was a canceled retail release. Remember how the "Thrilling 30" series Legends class skipped a whole ton of numbers? Now we know one!YoungPrime wrote:Reflector should've been a retail release
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