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News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Tue May 16, 2023 1:10 pm

Man

should have paid the engineers involved extra to better design the under part of Senator Shockwave's alt-mode #-o

....'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 16, 2023 1:31 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:Man should have paid the engineers involved extra to better design the under part of Senator Shockwave's alt-mode ....'nuff said!

You are aware of how the Siege Tetrajet mold's altmode looks, yes?

News Credits: 4517 · by **william-james88** » Tue May 16, 2023 1:49 pm

Hasbro revealed two 2-packs today, both IDW comic themed. They both sold out on Pulse but are available on Amazon.com. However, there is a pricing error. The product codes do not match the images, names and descriptions, they have been inverted. Which means that what you see as the Megatron/Ratbat set has the price for the Orion/Senator Shockwave set and vice versa. That means that there is potentially a great deal to be had for the Megatron set where you get 2 voyagers for $55 instead of $70. Amazon has not made the correction yet and they may cancel the orders.

Here are the links:

Transformers Toys Legacy Evolution Voyager Senator Shockwave & Deluxe Data Clerk Orion Pax Humble Origins 2-Pack https://www.amazon.com/transformers-evo ... formers-20

Transformers Toys Legacy Evolution Miner Megatron & Senator Ratbat Rise of Tyranny 2-Pack https://www.amazon.com/transformers-evo ... formers-20

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Tue May 16, 2023 1:53 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote:Man should have paid the engineers involved extra to better design the under part of Senator Shockwave's alt-mode ....'nuff said!
You are aware of how the Siege Tetrajet mold's altmode looks, yes?

Indeed I do. I just figured the work that went into this mold and the wings VS the Tetrajets it could have been done but hey what do I know. What I do know is of the 2 sets just announced I'm spending my cashOlla on the

set.

News Credits: 5 · by **Overcracker** » Tue May 16, 2023 2:07 pm

Just realized this is the second 2 pack to feature Orion Pax in Legacy albeit with a different mold,
And the Tyranny Rises pack is the second 2 pack to feature the Scourge mold albeit as a different character.

Interesting tit bit there with character and mold usage.

Place your bets for the next 2 pack featuring Orion Pax in some way or the Scourge mold. :lol:

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue May 16, 2023 3:40 pm

For now, I preordered the voyagers 2 pack at Amazon.com.

For this here Canadian, each voyagers amount to 50$CAN shipped and taxed. That's basically full Canadian voyager price, but with no taxes.
Fingers crossed that my order will not be cancelled.

I'll wait for Shocky and Orion.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Tue May 16, 2023 4:04 pm

Pass.

I like the Seeker Remold, but that Orion makes a better Crosshairs to me at least in V Mode. MYbe if they hit a sale or something.

I can do without the Senator Ratbat, it's pretty but... eh and I just don't need another Siege Megatron.

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:42 pm

Emerje wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:You are either blessed with powers of prophecy...or you've looked at TFW and/or Amazon Australia sometime within the last hour and a half, and you've seen there's a listing that exists which uses the pictures and URL for the Tyranny set but has the name and description for:

Must be the former because this is the only TF fan site I visit. Just a very lucky guess is all.

I'm sticking with my guess of either Metal Hawk or a Siege Seeker retool. For Prime probably the Siege mold since I think it gives them more freedom to mess around with the truck mode. I can't see them going Deluxe, but maybe Hound could be used for Roller if there's a bottom half of the set featuring some Dekuxe figures.

Watch them do Impactor again.

Emerje.

You should play the lottery.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:43 pm

Man, I'm conflicted on these 2 packs. And curious for what else may come of this line

Like with ratbat and Megatron, I care about one character but not the other. And don't really like the mold for the character I care about. I like that orion Pax comes with an axe, but I already have the other orion and don't need the Hound mold version. Having senator Shockwave would be so cool because his fate is tragic and interesting, but that mold is a weird choice. Granted, the only figure of that mold I have is sparkless Seeker. So it's not a tired mold for me

News Credits: 55 · by **o.supreme** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:47 pm

ok, so much like the Wreckers packs last year, we know there will be more of these coming from Amazon. So...because IDW was not my thing, I've purged most of it from my memory despite reading all of the books from 2005-2017.

On top of the Megatron/Ratbat pack we see a Golden Character's legs with the saying "Freedom is the Right of all *something* Beings (that 2nd to last word is fuzzy in all the pics I've seen and I cant make it out). I'm sure its some sort of perversion of Optimus' iconic quote.

On top of the Orion/Shockwave pack, we see a shadowy purple/black pair of legs. I'm sure those who are familiar with the story have a fairly good guess at who these may be.... So, anyone want to share?

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 16, 2023 5:57 pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/

Hi Transformer fans!

I hope you all enjoyed today's livestream where we showed off the Nitro gaming chairs, Elite Robosen Prime, some of the upcoming Studio Series figures, the next wave of Legacy Pipeline reveals and our exclusive capsule for the year.

I wanted to post a few pics from our "Rise of Tyranny" and "Humble Origins" 2 packs that you can pre order now on Amazon and Hasbro Pulse.

As I said in the stream, this capsule is focusing on a Pre-war and Pre-faction Cybertron that pulls from a lot of our different continuities from over the years.

It's something I've been wanting to do and was happy when the team got on board and let me do some weird stuff to names most would be familiar with but maybe not in this context.

The most controversial I'm sure is the Data Clerk Orion Pax since he is a mix mash of several designs. His color breaks are pulled from the Aligned continuity. Chest and head design from different IDW comics. He's sort of the embodiment of what this capsule is and how we're pulling from all over.

Also, as I said, I just like it when Orion Pax starts out smaller. Perhaps the body design most folks want will be coming in the future but we needed a stepping stone to show this stage in Orion Pax's life.

Same with Miner Megatron as he certainly has other major life events that he goes through before becoming the Tyrannical Megatron we all know.

Senator Shockwave and Ratbat were part of a theme of " Strange cybertronian shapes that fly." I figure those bots that have that sort of functionality would have considerably higher social standing than those that have to travel the ground. "Your alt mode dictates your function" is just a fantastic bit of pre war story telling that I love and hope we can dive back into again someday.

But I hope you all enjoyed the stream and please be on the look out for more reveals in the coming future!

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Tue May 16, 2023 6:14 pm

Looking at the Amazon pics of the packages, thats definitely nova Prime from the Magnus mold as others have said above. And if that's on the horizon, instant buy for me

As far as the statue goes on the other package art, idk. I'm not well versed with idw. Maybe that's Alpha Trion or sentinel Prime or something. If they do sentinel or roller or onyx prime/Shockwave that'd be cool too

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue May 16, 2023 6:14 pm

o.supreme wrote:ok, so much like the Wreckers packs last year, we know there will be more of these coming from Amazon. So...because IDW was not my thing, I've purged most of it from my memory despite reading all of the books from 2005-2017.

On top of the Megatron/Ratbat pack we see a Golden Character's legs with the saying "Freedom is the Right of all *something* Beings (that 2nd to last word is fuzzy in all the pics I've seen and I cant make it out). I'm sure its some sort of perversion of Optimus' iconic quote.

On top of the Orion/Shockwave pack, we see a shadowy purple/black pair of legs. I'm sure those who are familiar with the story have a fairly good guess at who these may be.... So, anyone want to share?

The one on the Autobot box is almost certainly Zeta Prime with those wings, probably a retooled Siege Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime? Even if it's not Zeta Prime I'm sure that's the mold they're using.

I think the gold one is a statue of Sentinel Prime.

Emerje

Edit: Oh, right, got beat to it, it's Nova Prime that had the bird wings. Still sure it's the Galaxy Upgrade mold since it already has wings built into the mold.

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Tue May 16, 2023 8:49 pm

o.supreme wrote:ok, so much like the Wreckers packs last year, we know there will be more of these coming from Amazon. So...because IDW was not my thing, I've purged most of it from my memory despite reading all of the books from 2005-2017.

On top of the Megatron/Ratbat pack we see a Golden Character's legs with the saying "Freedom is the Right of all *something* Beings (that 2nd to last word is fuzzy in all the pics I've seen and I cant make it out). I'm sure its some sort of perversion of Optimus' iconic quote.

On top of the Orion/Shockwave pack, we see a shadowy purple/black pair of legs. I'm sure those who are familiar with the story have a fairly good guess at who these may be.... So, anyone want to share?

It says "Freedom is the RIght of all Civilized Beings"

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Tue May 16, 2023 8:50 pm

After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.

News Credits: 25 · by **LinaNui** » Tue May 16, 2023 9:01 pm

Love both 2 packs and have them preordered. The thought of a Nova Prime is exciting. Can't wait to compare him to this guy!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue May 16, 2023 9:22 pm

So now that we have a new Senator Ratbat mold I wonder if we'll get a Selects Serpent O.R.

Not that I actually want one, just wonder if they'd go that far. He could come with a pair of blue Slitherfangs.

Emerje

News Credits: 5 · by **Overcracker** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:03 pm

LinaNui wrote:Love both 2 packs and have them preordered. The thought of a Nova Prime is exciting. Can't wait to compare him to this guy!

Here:

Just think of him in white with feathery wings.

As that’s clearly the mold its using.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Wed May 17, 2023 2:03 am

o.supreme wrote:ok, so much like the Wreckers packs last year, we know there will be more of these coming from Amazon. So...because IDW was not my thing, I've purged most of it from my memory despite reading all of the books from 2005-2017.

On top of the Megatron/Ratbat pack we see a Golden Character's legs with the saying "Freedom is the Right of all *something* Beings (that 2nd to last word is fuzzy in all the pics I've seen and I cant make it out). I'm sure its some sort of perversion of Optimus' iconic quote.

On top of the Orion/Shockwave pack, we see a shadowy purple/black pair of legs. I'm sure those who are familiar with the story have a fairly good guess at who these may be.... So, anyone want to share?

Pretty sure the statue isn't a clue, since that's the statute of Prima that's on the Senate floor in the comic as opposed to being something they made up for the box art, and they most likely copied that here since it's just a detail of the Senate as a location (also I highly doubt PRIMA is happening out of nowhere in this subline, especially given the slots we have left).

In terms of what we know for sure, we have:
-Voyager Nacelle
-Leader Nova Prime
-another 2-pack, contents currently unknown

There's also been a rumor that a Marvel colors Soundwave, Ravage, & Laserbeak fit into this capsule somewhere that came with the rumor of Miner Megatron's existence (and yes that isn't IDW, but Nacelle wasn't in the entirety of the IDW1 continuity once either), so either that's half of the 2-pack or that rumor was only partially right.

Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.

....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Wed May 17, 2023 8:33 am

Razorbeast88 wrote:Man, I'm conflicted on these 2 packs. And curious for what else may come of this line

Like with ratbat and Megatron, I care about one character but not the other. And don't really like the mold for the character I care about. I like that orion Pax comes with an axe, but I already have the other orion and don't need the Hound mold version. Having senator Shockwave would be so cool because his fate is tragic and interesting, but that mold is a weird choice. Granted, the only figure of that mold I have is sparkless Seeker. So it's not a tired mold for me

I hear you. I might be tempted by the Megatron/Ratbat pack. But frankly, SS Scourge is more than enough of that mold for my taste. And I'm heartily tired of the Siege Megatron mold. So as 'cool' as the Miner Megatron deco may look? It's just not worth cluttering up any more of my already-dwindling shelf space to make room for yet another Siege Megatron figure. I'm already wondering where I'm going to put Titan Nemesis....

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Wed May 17, 2023 3:09 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.
....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

Yes, and rightfully so.
I’m a G1 fan that has never demanded or wanted everything to be G1.
But when figures of G1 characters are made,
I want them to look G1, not “G1”.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:16 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.
....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

Yes, and rightfully so.
I’m a G1 fan that has never demanded or wanted everything to be G1.
But when figures of G1 characters are made,
I want them to look G1, not “G1”.

Explain the difference.

News Credits: 96 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:20 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.
....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

Yes, and rightfully so.
I’m a G1 fan that has never demanded or wanted everything to be G1.
But when figures of G1 characters are made,
I want them to look G1, not “G1”.
Explain the difference.

Looking really G1 rather than "G1-ish".

I would love to see a line of G1 Transformers that look true to their original G1 toy look, but redesigned with better articulation à la MOTU Origins. I'm pretty sure this could work.

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 17, 2023 4:24 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.
....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

Yes, and rightfully so.
I’m a G1 fan that has never demanded or wanted everything to be G1.
But when figures of G1 characters are made,
I want them to look G1, not “G1”.
Explain the difference.

I'm gonna guess "show-accurate" vs. not. Like Earthrise/Studio Series 86 vs. Classics/Universe/Thrilling 30/etc.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Thu May 18, 2023 2:20 am

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:After seeing the image of Bombshell shown during the stream, I’m hoping that was a hint they’ll be making/painting his torso gray and not purple…
But who knows, Shrapnel’s back is purple and not black.
....oh no, they did use that picture, didn't they.

Yes, and rightfully so.
I’m a G1 fan that has never demanded or wanted everything to be G1.
But when figures of G1 characters are made,
I want them to look G1, not “G1”.

Ah yes, because how could I forget that the only thing that is truly G1 is the animation error that is Bombshell's Sunbow bot mode colors, and not his G1 toy, packaging art, comic appearances, and/or his alt mode colors in the same show. That's clearly why every iteration and appearance of Bombshell that's ever come out since the Sunbow cartoon has made him that iconic grey, right?

Oh wait, not a single use of the character since Sunbow has been grey, because the Sunbow grey is incorrect and he's supposed to match the other 2 Insecticons.

Unless you have a suggestion for how he's supposed to change colors when he transforms in a way that doesn't compromise the figure, so you can have your animation error and I can just skip that step and leave him correct in both modes?