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Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends

Posted by Mindmaster Feb 14, 2015 at 2:34pm CST 56,036 views
Hyped up from the earlier Hasbro brand summary? Look no further: Seibertron.com war-time journalists Seibertron and ScottyP are on the front lines to bring you our first look at the new combatants to the Combiner Wars... the Protectobots and their combined form Defensor and Leader Ultra Magnus!

First up, give it up for the Protectobots! The ranks of the Protectobots include their leader, Hot Spot, and his subordinates Blades (retool and redeco of the existing Alpha Bravo mold), First Aid (who is rather jeep-ish), Rook (who transforms into a APC-like SWAT vehicle), Streetwise (sporty-looking police car), and Groove, who is now confirmed to be Legends-sized and also pulls double duty as forming armor to Defensor ala Generations: Combiner Wars Menasor.
































Fans of the IDW-verse rejoice as they gaze upon Ultra Magnus... who not only rocks an IDW-themed look, but also includes his actual self, Minimus Ambus, who is capable of fitting inside the big UM and transforming into a Cybertronian vehicle. Also worth noting, as demonstrated in the last image, his shoulder-mounted rockets and rifles are capable of combining into a giant hammer, made iconic by the Animated version of the character!

















Keep your optics tuned to us here at Seibertron.com: we expect to get official images of all of these figures sometime tonight!

***UPDATE***
We also have new images of Voyager Cyclonus, who forms the torso of the gestalt called "Galvatronus" whose head is based on (you guessed it) Galvatron (no images yet... stay tuned!), and Legends Warpath and Viper, the latter of which is an homage to a GI Joe vehicle, the Cobra-affiliated Rattler.












Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend
Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legend

More Bots. More News. More Awesome.

Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by megatronus Feb 14, 2015
Hot Spot looks amazing! Way better than any Generations-style incarnation to date! (I sense an RID Prime type deco in the works.)

Also, the inclusion of Minimus Ambus in Leader Magnus is a great, thoughtful touch. Can't wait to see more pics.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Moody magpie Feb 14, 2015
Oh wow my wallet has suddenly got a lot thinner!
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Feb 14, 2015
And we have another pretool pairing: Streetwise has been retooled from Dead End. Look and compare:

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EDIT: and another: First Aid with Offroad

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So stoked for the Protectobots.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Syn_13 Feb 14, 2015
Moody magpie wrote:And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!


Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles! :D
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by shajaki Feb 14, 2015
oooohhhhhhh mannn... its like joy overload here....

i NEED to see more defensor, but im stoked by what i DO see.
and ultra magnus.... oh my... wasnt expecting that amount of awesome.

:DANCE: its a great time to be a TF fan :DANCE:
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Wolfman Jake Feb 14, 2015
Syn_13 wrote:
Moody magpie wrote:And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!


Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles! :D


For Blades, this makes perfect sense. I can just imagine him shooting missiles at a burning building while the human occupants run in terror. All the while, Blades is saying to himself, "I'm helping!"
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by prjkt Feb 14, 2015
That Ultra Magnus looks better than I could have ever expected. Minimus Ambus included is amazing.

Protectobots looks great, no real surprises in the mould choices for retools, but Hotspot and Groove look great.

Better start saving...
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Mindmaster Feb 14, 2015
Post is updated, boys. Includes Cyclonus, Warpath, Viper, and Magnus Hammer! :KREMZEEK:
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Ginrai Minor Feb 14, 2015
That Magnus! I would have preferred a more rigid/boxy truck cab but oh well it looks very promising. Can't wait for more pics and size comparisons
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Syn_13 Feb 14, 2015
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Syn_13 wrote:
Moody magpie wrote:And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!


Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles! :D


For Blades, this makes perfect sense. I can just imagine him shooting missiles at a burning building while the human occupants run in terror. All the while, Blades is saying to himself, "I'm helping!"


:lol:

shajaki wrote:oooohhhhhhh mannn... its like joy overload here....

i NEED to see more defensor, but im stoked by what i DO see.
and ultra magnus.... oh my... wasnt expecting that amount of awesome.

:DANCE: its a great time to be a TF fan :DANCE:


It truly is! A great toyline so far and we're not even a year in. Long may it continue!

So far I'm in for the lot really, with a few exceptions here or there. Not sold on Cyclonus as I still find my RTS version to be spot on. The new version just seems a bit too bulky and blocky. It suits Silverbolt, but not Cyclonus. Although that alt mode looks great, however what with the body kibble underneath I'm still preferring the Classics iteration. I guess people will be happy to have a Voyager sized version of him though!
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by shajaki Feb 14, 2015
Syn_13 wrote:Not sold on Cyclonus as I still find my RTS version to be spot on. The new version just seems a bit too bulky and blocky. It suits Silverbolt, but not Cyclonus. Although that alt mode looks great, however what with the body kibble underneath I'm still preferring the Classics iteration. I guess people will be happy to have a Voyager sized version of him though!
youre right on all accounts for cyclonus. but (the topside at least) of that jet mode just has me drooooooling.. =P~
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Feb 14, 2015
And you guessed it right guys: Cyclonus is made from Silverbolt. :roll: Which brings the pairing list to this:

Silverbolt - Cyclonus
Motormaster - Optimus Prime
Hot Spot - ???

Skydive - Air Raid
Firefly - Slingshot
Alpha Bravo - Blades
Dead End - Streetwise/Streetsmart
Offroad - First Aid
Drag Strip - ???
Breakdown - ??? (Wildrider?)
Rook - ???
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by kriksix Feb 14, 2015
wow, what a surprise. lots of surprises. nice Valentine's Gift..

and Cyclonus .. and Scourge..? ..unite to become.. Galvatron..??

that's nuts. good nuts.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by griftimus prime Feb 14, 2015
getting all of these. it will hurt the wallet but its happening. all but that ugly powerglide repaint
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Syn_13 Feb 14, 2015
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So from these pics it's clear that Ambus sits inside the cab when Magnus is in bot mode. I wonder if he can fit in there whilst Magnus is in alt mode, or whether Magnus' head will take up that space.

Also, this leads me to wonder whether Magnus is going to be a bit of a partsformer. You can see from the behind shot that the truck wheels fold up onto his back and that the cab of the truck sits inside the Magnus body. I don't have the Masterpiece figure to tell how similar the figures may be in terms of transformation.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Burn Feb 14, 2015
Aside from Cyclonus, I'm finding it very hard to NOT like any of this.

While MP Ultra Magnus may be the defining G1 UM ... CW UM may just be the best UM.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Ginrai Minor Feb 14, 2015
Cyclonus.....nah I'm just gonna pretend we got a new unicron reformat type character.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Tsutsukakushi Feb 14, 2015
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HasTak is on a budgdet, They can't afford to create all new toys for the CW combiners. I'd rather take all these repurposed CW Combiners toys instead of the option of nothing.

Think this is brillant on HasTak's behalf. It's HasTak's better ideas.

Think most fans knew this was going to happen. Just by looking at those Kreon Combiners and HasTak's budget issues.

These repurposed CW Combiners use enough retooled parts and different colors to make them each unique and stand out.
Re: Toy Fair 2015 Coverage - Generations: Combiner Wars Protectobots, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and Legends (view post)
Comment by Cobotron Feb 14, 2015
I'm going to eat ALL of these toys! This is so much awesome. :BLACKEYE:
I wanna see Cyclonus's Galavatron head! :BLACKEYE:
That Magnus is... :BLACKEYE:
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