New Animated Figures Coming Soon?

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Guessing Blackout will be in the Lugnut/Bulkhead theme, a huge show character who will end up being a fairly small but bulky Voyager.

Wingblade Optimus sounds simialr to the Hydrodive Bumblebee (from just the name) where it may be a deluxe figure with an add-on, but since Hydrodive seems to have been cancelled, I doubt it is the case.
If it is Prime with a trailer, it'll be another small Voyager figure...

Gee..didn't see this coming (rolling eyes)

I'm sorry, this line HAS been pretty successful...and right now, Hasbro probably doesn't want to sink the cost into developing a new line with the economy as mediocre as it is. I had a feeling when we saw who leaked the 'Animated Line Cancelled" story that it would turn out to be crap.

i was kinda glad at the news that animated was to be terminated - definitely not a fan. Their main success was how close to their screen incarnations they were esp compared to other tf lines. I think my main prob is that they're too cute looking - too fisher price. They're not menacing alien robots from a distant planet. Also - i bought a deluxe optimus prime for my nephew and it was pretty awful in QA - the legs were too difficult to pull out for me let alone a 6 year.

i did enjoy the toon but mainly due to the g1 references and there were some interesting concepts and characters.

So the line isnt canceled? Never thought id say this but..... thank god.

Somebody out there stop making all these damn rumors up! your makin me nuts! with all this it's off then it's on bullcrap-- i'm glad that this is going to stay online-- and i might goes as far to say- that this line is keeping up with the(2009) movie line- in my opinion(((from what i've seen so far)))- and if done right, may surpass- if there are toys like -wheeljack -omega supreme- and many others -done in this style of transformer. I think that many people like the fresh new look given to many of the animated figures- where as the movie line is in it's own right-new and bold- only many of the figures are of reality type - to many this may still be great- but originality seems to always win in the end!!!!!!!!-- just keep them comin k-----

That "Ratchet" could simply be a re-insertion into the line - returning major characters in their original forms to the rotation every now and then. It happened with Bumblebee recently... and Samurai Armor Prowl, minus his sidecar, is quite close to regular Prowl. This would be the third and final Autobot Deluxe to be returned to the pegs...

I wouldn't be surprised if Wingblade Optimus was only a slight modification/addition to the original Voyager mold, making him available for all the kids, a second time around.

typh0id wrote:

primeoptimus wrote:wingblade prime is hopefully the prime that hasbro told us about that would have his show accurate trailer.

What does that mean exactly? He has a different trailer in nearly every episode...

hasbro said a long time ago in a q/a that there would probably be a prime figure further down the line with a trailer that made him at least make him look like a fire truck

Halle-fricking-lujah!!

I did realise the rumour was started by a compulsive liar but I still didn't think we'd get much after Arcee.

Can't wait to see Blackout and here's hoping for a Rodimus.

This has officially made my day.

Well, I for one hope Hasbro will keep the Animated line alive in some form throughout the RotF line. I know that's a longshot, but I'd much rather spend my $$$ on some of the new Animated molds/designs we've seen than on the movie line.

Here's hoping!

Oilspill wrote:
Can't wait to see Blackout and here's hoping for a Rodimus.

Yeah I'm crossing my fingers for a Rodimus figure down the line as well