Earthrise Deluxe Class Fasttrack's Spear Mode Revealed

Checked the Targets in El Paso, Texas. Nada, hoping not to miss out on these guys

As I assume the Part Work is drawing to a close (maybe?) they have been releasing a lot more of the GI Joe/Transformers crossovers to fill in the gaps. They all vary wildly in tone and execution. I'm surprised they haven't done more crossover figures. A few of them in Earthrise alone could have been great as knowing redecos or minor retools.

Fasttrack's spear mode is neat but I'm also curious if he has any decent Weaponizer/Modulator configurations for other figures.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So is the spear mode a good indicator that Black Zarak will be made? Scorponok didn't have a spear, so the main reason for it would be to redeco it for Black Zarak, right?

I call Black Zarak more than likely.
A Takara Tomy Mail Select Exclusive. Calling it right now.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So is the spear mode a good indicator that Black Zarak will be made? Scorponok didn't have a spear, so the main reason for it would be to redeco it for Black Zarak, right?

I call Black Zarak more than likely.
A Takara Tomy Mail Select Exclusive. Calling it right now.

Grand Maximus, take two. For the record, I consider Black Zarak a 50/50 shot, because the manga teased 5 more possible releases after God Neptune.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So is the spear mode a good indicator that Black Zarak will be made? Scorponok didn't have a spear, so the main reason for it would be to redeco it for Black Zarak, right?

It's been all but confirmed that we're getting Ririchi (Black Zarack's gold Fasttrack) in Selects which appears to be Hasbro initiated of all things. Pair that with it having a spear mode and...



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-Kanrabat- wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So is the spear mode a good indicator that Black Zarak will be made? Scorponok didn't have a spear, so the main reason for it would be to redeco it for Black Zarak, right?

I call Black Zarak more than likely.
A Takara Tomy Mail Select Exclusive. Calling it right now.

Grand Maximus, take two. For the record, I consider Black Zarak a 50/50 shot, because the manga teased 5 more possible releases after God Neptune.

At least Black Zarak is much more important for the Transformers Universe than Grand Maximus. So I don't think he'll shelf warm like his big brother.

Extra Pirate Gear or bust.

-Kanrabat- wrote:At least Black Zarak is much more important for the Transformers Universe than Grand Maximus. So I don't think he'll shelf warm like his big brother.

He didn't exactly shelf warm. It's just that TT had a pre-determined number to open up the possibility of the added Pretender, and that goal was not met. IMHO, both BZ and Grand are of equal importance in TF fiction. As to whether or not one is well liked more than the other overall, wh can say? I equally like them both.

william-james88 wrote:Can you guys help me out with something? How exactly does the map extra work? Do you have to cut out the hexagon outline to line them up? What's the use of collecting it?

For those trying to collect the whole map, yes I do believe you have to cut out the conformed shape to get them all to line up. So far it just reveals different systems and planets in TF Mythos, what the overall purpose for the map is, I'm unsure, other than it was revealed a while back that there would be 4 waves in Earthrise.

Skritz wrote:Man, I wish I hadn't skipped on Devastator, Bruticus or others because it would absolutely rock to have Black Zarak as with King Poseidon being releases the Nine Demon Generals are now almost complete.

I've been saying for quite some time, some 3rd party company needs to make capes for these guys Though Trypticon, Predaking, Dev, and in theory BZ would be far larger than the other 5.

I'd love to see a future animated series where those 9 would battle against their Autobot equivalents!

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o.supreme wrote:IMHO, both BZ and Grand are of equal importance in TF fiction. As to whether or not one is well liked more than the other overall, wh can say? I equally like them both.

The thing is, in Masterforce, Grand Ma was only ever just a second tier player who always played second fiddle to God Ginrai, while BlackZarak went on to achieve main antagonist status what with his having been both the main villain of the previous series in snazzy a new form and the host body for Devil Z.

I at least watched Masterforce and Black Zarak gave me a lasting impression. Also, the G1 toy had infamy due to it's relative rarity being a Japan exclusive. Add on top of that the GPS, making unbroken ones even more rare and desirable.

So appart that GIANT and super expensive action figure that came out years ago, it would be the first time a Black Zarak finally come out.

This make me think. I do have G1 Scorponok. So I think I'll hold on buying ER Scorponok and Fastrack for the inevitable Select Black Zarak and his partner.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Really? Compared to the Titan figure, the old G1 figure looks like a Tonka toy. Unless you have a strict rule against getting more than 1 of each mold, I'd say grab ER Scorponok.

You're the first to even made that waky comparison.

But yeah, I do have a rule is no doubles for titans. I have G1 Fortmax so I sold my underwhelming CW Fortmax. I never had and don't plan to have G1 Omega, Trippy, nor 'Plex. So by getting a Select Zarak, I'd be cheating just a bit. It's the character that I really want after all.

Still, if Zarak is not announced by the time of the last batch of Scorponoks hit stores on sale (like for my Omega Supreme), I'll just get Scorpy.