First Image of Transformers Earthrise Wheeljack

Cobotron wrote:Edit: Maybe all Deluxes come with an accessory to build a Space Bridge!!!

Bumping this as it was a penny short and a post late.

But a Space Bridge would play in nicely for the idea of Earthrise. To get to Earth you could fly an Ark, or take a Space Bridge. *shrug*

Live from the floors of New York Comic Con, we have new images of the newly revealed Transformers War for Cybertron Earthrise figures! Earthrise continues the War for Cybertron stories following Siege, and is the middle part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy. Earthwise features a return to more Earth based alternate modes, and drops the battle damage aesthetic that Siege utilized.

The new bots shown were Hoist, Grapple, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack, Ironworks, Soundbarrier, Starscream, Optimus Prime as well as some Micromasters.

Here is what we learnt from John Warden, concerning all these new toys.

The new gimmick is shields that can connect to base bots to make a bigger base.

While there will still be Battlemasters, there will also be armour based bots that will help build the bases with clear pieces. Soundbarrier, a new character, is who was on display to represent these new bots.

Earthrise Prime shares parts with Siege prime but has a different Transformation. The matrix is removeable and he has silver hands.

Cliffjumper comes with the giant cannon he had in the G1 show for one episode. He fits in Optimus' trailer. Cliffjumper is his own mold and not meant to be Bumblebee down the road. You can add modular elements to him (same with Hoist).

Hoist can tow characters or attach to your mini cities and his robot mode can become a bridge like he did in G1.

Astrotrain will be rereleased in Earthrise packaging since he (and Omega) work with the new base building system.

Deluxes like Ironworks are called Modular Battlestations and in earthrise we will be getting the classic bases from g1 turned into partsforming bots.

Check out our images below, and let us know what you think of these new figures in the comments section below! And stay tuned for more New York Comic Con coverage on Seibertron.com!

I'll be intrigued to see more product details. Wheeljack looks pretty nice, but I'll stick with the RTS version if the new one doesn't come with similar weapons/accessories. The shield does not do anything for me.

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:New lowest price point class replacing the Battlemasters class will help build the bases with clear pieces..

This is actually ONLY PARTIALLY CORRECT. There are still Battlemasters, but the only one they showed and talked about is Battlemaster Soundbarrier, who does what WJ said. That translucent blue shield piece comes with him, NOT Wheeljack. You can see him in the picture, he's the little white and blue guy standing in Prime's open trailer.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Cliffjumper comes with the giant cannon he had in the G1 show for one episode.

Hoist can tow characters or attach to your mini cities and his robot mode can become a bridge like he did in G1.

Speaking of those two...

Sweet fucking Jesus.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Cliffjumper comes with the giant cannon he had in the G1 show for one episode.

Hoist can tow characters or attach to your mini cities and his robot mode can become a bridge like he did in G1.

Speaking of those two...

Finally! An updated hoist and most likely trailbreaker
Like they should have been

EarthRise Cliffjumper has pipe biceps. Most likely because of Bumblebee. And the transformation seems very inspired by MP-21 Bumblebee.
Looks like Hasui is using a lot of his tricks here. Overall the designers have really stepped up the main line. Some of the figures even come with accessories that they had on the show, just like the MP line (like Prime's Matrix, Cliffumper's cannon, etc.)

william-james88 wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:And he does have wheels on his lower back like Studio OX!

You say that like its a bad thing.

I meant it as a straight up fact, really.

But I do think it's time they made at least one CHUG Prime and Starscream with the wheels and nosecone completely hidden.

Hoist looked Hoisty and great, then sees side view....Eeew. painted fake windows that are a throwback to classics Ironhide and mismatched wheels for whatever reason. Still buying him but once again another car figure that might as well not have a alt but big thumbs up for all his panels being the correct color.

Was really hoping cliffjumper came with a pretender shell. he does look like the new MP bee in some ways which must be the justification charging deluxe prices for legends sized figures (hey if they can get away with it for leaderclass why not).

Will wait for better pics of wheeljacks alt and if the whites match each other unlike redalert/artic megs. Edit* nope, looking like classics is the winner at the moment for car mode.

Primes hands will need repainting, might wait for a better paint version. Edit*the earlier photos looked better with the blue legs and no arm stripe. It's something that's going to take a bit more than just painting the hands for it to look right

Who is the white car hiding in the hangar?

Reposting some pics in case they werent seen in my updated post