First Good Look at New Diaclone Devastator from Super 7

Emerje wrote:I wonder if metallic Grimlock is the exclusive that BBTS is revealing tomorrow.

Emerje

Almost definitely just another batch of the SDCC one that's been out for months.

I'm still gonna activate wishful thinking and hope for turquoise G2 (it won't be)

Someday I'd really wish to see the Diaclone Constructicons being officially integrated within the Transformers' franchise. I'd even stick to past incarnations of the Constructicons, back from the day when they were BFF with Omega Supreme... although that would kind of make pointless Load Hauler's color scheme. So having some "Constructibots" would definitely be better (and they could be used to introduce G1 counterparts of characters such as RiD's Wedge, Hightower and Heavy Load).

All through October Big Bad Toy Store has been celebrating their 25th anniversary with a month of weekly exclusives ending on the 25th. There have been silhouettes teasing some obvious Super7 ReAction figures for today in the even more obvious shapes of Unicron and Grimlock on the site all month. The reveal is at once disappointing and intriguing.

Grimlock is the same metallic Grimlock that was revealed this week as part of the regular retail line while Unicron is the same figure released at this past SDCC. The catch here is that both figures come in G1 style boxes that look pretty nice compared the usual card backs. Grimlock is $25 and Unicron is $30, both are available right now. It is kinda cute that they think if Unicron was released in 1986 he'd come in a window box.

Also, following up with the previous story on new ReAction figures we now have pictures to go with the listing.

• Rumble (red)
• Ghost of Starscream
• Grimlock (metallic)
• Arcee (prototype)
• Optimus Prime (Nucleon Quest Special Mission)
• Ultra Magnus

I'm sure this does seem like a slightly dickish reveal to ReAction completists, but I've only ever collected a handful or 2 that I find interesting, and missed out on a few I really wanted, so I'm cool with this.

"BBTS Exclusive" and they're the same toys in the same boxes that were sold at this year's SDCC and afterwards on Super7's own web store

Perceptor1996 wrote:




What the heck is Nucleon Quest Optimus Prime? How is that not just Nemesis?

Nucleon Quest Optimus Prime was a Japanese-exclusive black repaint of Super Ginrai. Yes, it really was named Optimus Prime 20-odd years ago. The colors aren't the same as Nemesis Prime.

I would have liked to have seen the purple as well.

Yeah needs blue chest windows since that sculpt looks like the cab bot and not the super mode. Ah well, they're clearly just milking some repaints while they can.

Agreed. I would also have liked the ROTF Devy SS69 box set in G1 Green and purple.