Official Images of TF Animated Samurai Prowl and Waspinator

Prowl's mouth looks funny.

Waspinator looks great, better than his Beastwars counterpart, best Waspinator ever.

First Gen wrote:... but apparently it will not come with the stop light and ninja star accessories the first release sported.

It looks like it will have the ninja stars. Take a closer look at the front wheel, you can see the blades and the hubcap is a different color.

So this makes me assume that this is the same Prowl mold but with an extra accessory for his armor, almost like Classics BumbleBee with his waverider turning into whatever it is that it turns into [jetpack?]. I didn't like that one as much but I like the idea of things transforming into robot accessories and this one seems pretty awesome.

Stormrider wrote:Please tell me the helmet gets hidden in the alt mode.

Looks to me like it goes down inside the front of the sidecar. Also, it looks as it the helmet doesn't even fit on the robot head

I realize that this Prowl has been remolded slightly, but he really is no different than the original, for the most part.

I'll bet this armor would fit on the original just fine, but seeing as they couldn't sell just the accessory kit, they had to repack him like this.

If... this armor will fit on the original, this one's getting tossed. I have no need for two of the same figure. I was expecting him to be completely different from what we're seeing here.

I thought the side car was permanently affixed and was part of the actual transformation to robot, not just snap on pieces.

I was hoping for a whole new redesign to incorporate all of this.

I'm still going to buy it because I want the armor, plus BBTS is the place I preordered with and I hate to cut them out of a dealing, but I'm none too pleased with the main robot itself.

Can't win 'em all.

Autobot032 wrote:I realize that this Prowl has been remolded slightly, but he really is no different than the original, for the most part. <snip>

Little harsh, don't you think? From past experience (Elite Guard Bumblebee?), they could have just done the repaint and stuck that out as something new. Instead, they've made some changes AND put in a decent new accessory. Isn't that that the sort of thing we're always saying repaints should be about?

I think you kinda brought that on yourself, to be honest. The idea that Hasbro were going to completely redo the figure instead of repainting was a little... optimistic?

I am glad I did not purchase Prowl when he first came out. I like the new look. You get basically the same fgure, plus the added firepower. Good work Hasbro.

Hooray for Hasbro and their 'Meh, that'll do' slapdash photography squad!
Ignoring all feedback that thier products are misrepresented this troop of miscreants, with a devil may care attitude, laugh in the face of doing a proper job when a product is 'just for kids'

They'd best start taking note or they'll be turfed out on thier arses and will have to scrabble round for work and end up doing photoshoots of kebabs and burgers for dodgy late night takeaways.

Animated Waspinator will stand infront of my
BW Waspinators box and mock him

ponycorn wrote:
Waspinator looks great, better than his Beastwars counterpart, best Waspinator ever.

I agree and I don't even like Beast Wars. He looks better this way.