Robot Kingdom Update: New Pictures of PE-01 Shadow Warrior

Like this figure. Just looks so.. cool!

MUST HAVE 3. then a red one for Rumble and a blue for Frenzy(yeah I put colors on purpose.)
Hearts Of Steel OP looks pretty good, is this the deluxe sized one or the voyageresque sized one? MAKE HOS SHOCKWAVE!!

I'll buy a red and a blue one. This connection to Shadow Commander is lame. (and I know the little dude is shown on the panel comic)

Rated X, they make black versions of toys because there is a large collector's market for black variant (Nemesis) colored toys. Sure, most of them are TakaraTOmy exclusives, but they are quite popular amongst many collectors, myself included.

It is a good question as to why they went with the black version first. My best guess... to avoid the long arm of HASBRO's law department. With the black version at least it cannot directly be related to HASBRO's intellectual properties of Frenzy/Rumble, as it would if they were colored with their colors, as everyone wants. Black is a workable background palette, customizers could probably make their G1 versions without too much effort (at least I imagine).

oh thats good hearts of steel prime isnt released yet i thought i missed him i like this guy to bad hes not differnt color though

DO WANT! and i dont even have (nore is it likely that i shall ever get) a shadow commander.

but DAMN these guys are awesome. again. too bad they dont come in red and blue but hey! take what you can get right?

You would think they would first saturate the market with red and blue versions first before trying to milk this mold with a black version.

revengeofstarscream wrote:You would think they would first saturate the market with red and blue versions first before trying to milk this mold with a black version.

It's tactics. Make you think it's not coming, then do a "Limited Edition" in the more desirable colors to jack up both the demand and the price. See also: D.I.A. Commander.

City Commander already looks like Ultra Magnus, they're releasing "Springer" soon, the Bruticus kit comes with a new appendage ... I think the warning bells have already gone off down at Hasbro.

I fully expect this to come out in blue and red. Maybe they just want to see how it sells. OIf they were so worried about color, "Springer" would be blue. That said ... not interested. In the end, they don't work with any Soundwave of any sort and so fail as Rumble / Frenzy / Black Frenzy. Rumble and frenzy were never Ultra Magnus' guys, nor Optimus Prime's guys. I suppose they could concievable be held by G1 Soundwave, but ... no. Just no.

Total pass.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:City Commander already looks like Ultra Magnus, they're releasing "Springer" soon, the Bruticus kit comes with a new appendage ... I think the warning bells have already gone off down at Hasbro.

I fully expect this to come out in blue and red. Maybe they just want to see how it sells. OIf they were so worried about color, "Springer" would be blue. That said ... not interested. In the end, they don't work with any Soundwave of any sort and so fail as Rumble / Frenzy / Black Frenzy. Rumble and frenzy were never Ultra Magnus' guys, nor Optimus Prime's guys. I suppose they could concievable be held by G1 Soundwave, but ... no. Just no.

Total pass.

Well for one thing "springer" and the "Bruticus" add-on are made by Fansproject, this is made by Perfect Effect, the maker of the TAW God sword. I preordered these, honestly, I don't care about the colors, I just want me some shoulder guns for a commander kit.