In-Package Images: Generations Legends Megatron with Chop Shop and Starscream with Waspinator - Bios Revealed
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Starscream with Waspinator


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Posted by xyl360 on June 11th, 2013 @ 6:50am CDT

Posted by Down_Shift on June 11th, 2013 @ 7:10am CDT
They should be putting up in box pics of Sandstorm later today.
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 11th, 2013 @ 7:45am CDT
But I'm still getting the set. I have them preordered at BBTS.
Posted by Yweggo on June 11th, 2013 @ 8:09am CDT
Starscream and Waspinator are mine though.


Posted by Noideaforaname on June 11th, 2013 @ 8:16am CDT
Love how SS and Waspy's bio is basically "yup, Possession".
Posted by RAcast on June 11th, 2013 @ 8:50am CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:I NEED them bugs! Not so much Megs and Screamer.
Love how SS and Waspy's bio is basically "yup, Possession".
Now Screamer can torment Waspy for all eternity, since he has a body again.

Why does univerzzze hate Waszzzpinatorrzzz?
Posted by Nemesis Destron on June 11th, 2013 @ 8:55am CDT

Posted by Mindmaster on June 11th, 2013 @ 11:43am CDT

All in all, I'm kinda excited for these. After I get Bumblebee and Optimus, I'll probably skip on Megatron & Chopshop and get Starscream & Waspinator instead.
Posted by Mindmaster on June 11th, 2013 @ 11:44am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:They should be putting up in box pics of Sandstorm later today.
For real? I'm interested in how his package art and bio will be.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 11th, 2013 @ 12:23pm CDT
That Megatron/Chop Shop, bio, however, is hilarious, with Chop Shop always stealing Megs's stuff.

Posted by MagnetarPrime on June 11th, 2013 @ 1:19pm CDT
Posted by CaptainMagic on June 11th, 2013 @ 1:50pm CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:You gotta admit both SS and Megs are a much better improvement from their last Legends mold. If I decide to get SS Waspinator is getting sold.
Do you mean the RTS legends? Because I absolutely would not admit that. The RTS legends are great toys, they're still sitting on my desk, and I play with them all the time. Megatron is easily my favorite of the four that I have, and I love Starscream's transformation. Admittedly, these new versions are going to benefit quite a lot from being bigger and having better articulation. However, looking at the Primes from each line, they actually have pretty much the same transformation, and the RTS one doesn't have all of the fiddly issues, so I still like him better.
That said, I'm still gonna be extremely happy to add these to my collection, because they look fantastic.
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 11th, 2013 @ 2:08pm CDT
As for SS (AND Megs), you can't really compare these $10.50 "Legends" (which are practically Scouts) with the previous $5.99 Legends. They're not the same class.
Posted by El Duque on June 12th, 2013 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on June 12th, 2013 @ 10:18am CDT

Posted by #Sideways# on June 12th, 2013 @ 11:04am CDT

Posted by Mindmaster on June 12th, 2013 @ 11:20am CDT

As for Megatron...
Not liking the undetailed beige on the back of the tank's main gun.
Is it just me, or does that last image suggest that Chopshop can combine to form forward armor for Megatron's tank mode ala Movie Brawl?
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 12th, 2013 @ 12:24pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on June 12th, 2013 @ 12:41pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Is it just me, or does that last image suggest that Chopshop can combine to form forward armor for Megatron's tank mode ala Movie Brawl?
I think Hasbro's been listening to fan reaction to PCC Heavytread and Groundspike, including frustration at not being able to find enough of them.
The question then becomes whether Choppy counts as a quad-changer, or no because his other weapon mode is just his bug mode on Megatron's sleeve.
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 12th, 2013 @ 2:16pm CDT
Bumblevivisector wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Is it just me, or does that last image suggest that Chopshop can combine to form forward armor for Megatron's tank mode ala Movie Brawl?
I think Hasbro's been listening to fan reaction to PCC Heavytread and Groundspike, including frustration at not being able to find enough of them.
The question then becomes whether Choppy counts as a quad-changer, or no because his other weapon mode is just his bug mode on Megatron's sleeve.
First question: how is attaching Chopshop to the front of Megatron related to Movie Brawl?
Second question: what does either one have to do with the PCCs?
To answer your question: I'd still call him a triple-changer since beetle mode and gun mode are essentially the same.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 12th, 2013 @ 2:22pm CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:Second question: what does either one have to do with the PCCs?
It seems Chop Shop can attach to Megatron in the same way Groundspike can with PCC Heavytread.

Posted by Mindmaster on June 12th, 2013 @ 2:40pm CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:First question: how is attaching Chopshop to the front of Megatron related to Movie Brawl?
Movie Brawl's alternate mode is based on a heavily modified M1A1 Abrams combat tank. Here is an actual M1A1:

Compared to Brawl's tank mode:
Best image of his tank mode I could find, sorry.

See the spiky armor bits on the front? That is what I was referring to.

Posted by dragons on June 12th, 2013 @ 4:16pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Starscream & Waspinator are still looking good. But are Waspinator's eyes unpainted?![]()
As for Megatron...
Not liking the undetailed beige on the back of the tank's main gun.
Is it just me, or does that last image suggest that Chopshop can combine to form forward armor for Megatron's tank mode ala Movie Brawl?
no his eyes are painted you cant see it that well becase of the angle picture was taken his eyes are grey in bot mode
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on June 12th, 2013 @ 5:04pm CDT
That Chopshop is really nice though, might have to splurge just for him...
Posted by RAcast on June 12th, 2013 @ 6:40pm CDT

Posted by Henry921 on June 12th, 2013 @ 10:08pm CDT
Makes me wonder how tall the Thrilling 30 Deluxe Megs is in comparison, because that Starscream looks quite a bit like he did in Spotlight: Megatron. If he's slightly shorter than a Cyberverse Commander, the scale might just about work.
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 13th, 2013 @ 8:51am CDT
Henry921 wrote:Megatron is too short. He should NOT be shorter than Starscream.
There's no scale among Legends figures. This isn't Cyberverse, with Commanders and Legions. This is more like the old-school Legends lines: all the figures are the same size, scale-be-damned. OP and BB aren't to scale either.
The good news is that these guys can probably blend in with other lines, as you suggested. I'm already thinking the Legends BB, in bot mode, would look good with WFC Optimus, since he resembes WFC BB.
Posted by Sodan-1 on June 13th, 2013 @ 6:53pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Hmmmm, not feeling that Starscream/Waspinator bio. It alludes to "Possession" but that's clearly Guido Guidi's IDW Seeker design, which was not the body the Starscream from the BW's G1 was shown to ever have.
Come on Sabrblade, mellow out a bit.

I like the artwork on Megatron's card. He looks a little on the puny side, like a bot that actually used to work the mines. The colours of the figures are a little bland, so I may pick up the Takara versions instead.