#Botcon2016 Hasbro Brand Panel Coverage - Transformers Titans Return

Wow those look great, alpha trions ship mode looks familiar but I can't place it, lion mode looks great

Gee I wonder who the plane and tank are seems the rumours are dead on point.

From the look of that silhouette, G2 Defensor (?) is getting a Deluxe Groove after all. I wonder how they'll do the sixth mem--HOLY S~~T, IS THAT OVERLORD?!

So if that Megatron Voyager rumor is true I guess we know Flywheels will be the repaint. Everything looks amazing, especially highbrow and weirdwolf. Trion's lion mode is so fat and adorable I love it and also God Damn OVERLORD!!!!!

Fellow Seibertronians, straight from Botcon 2016, we bring you coverage of the Hasbro floor display. Hasbro unveiled a bunch of new upcoming Transformers products including: Generations Titan Masters: Clobber (Grimlock), Brawn; Deluxe: Monxo with Wolfwire, Xort with Highbrow; Voyager: Alpha Trion with Autobot Sovereign, Astrotrain with Darkmoon. May Mayhem 2016 - Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove, and Computron with Scrounge. Check out the list below and check out images from the panel by clicking here. Check out the pictures we've mirrored below, and let us know what you think in the comments.










































Also: Liokaiser!

This actually has me really nervous. Since his modes are the same as a titan master that they would be as a Voyager I wonder if they'll even bother to make him big. If they do though he'll have a mini me, which would be awesome.

It's a shame, because aesthetically a lot of these are really impressive. But they're so damn hollow...

So we're not getting individual Computron releases either? Guess that's a real nice piece of news for the people who went ahead and bought Scattershot. Why would anybody even bother to buy this when the Takara version is better, then?

So I guess anyone who wanted just one individual bot is also SOL. Guess the only way I'm getting a scrounge or a nosecone is by someone splitting the contents of boxed sets up and selling them at triple the price of a deluxe. How absolutely miserable.

Liokasier!

It's a bad picture sure but he actually looks really good. Wonder if he'll get revealed later today.

steals_your_goats wrote:It's a bad picture sure but he actually looks really good. Wonder if he'll get revealed later today.

That's because its a tiny pic on the bottom of the platinum autobot box...

Why in the world would they not announce Liokaiser at the panel but have it right there on a toy box?

Looks like it'll only be a complete package release as well. Guess when they're concentrating on titan wars, they won't want to release individual combiner limb toys. Muddies the waters too much.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Liokasier!

At least there was some interesting thing revealed today. The only thing I got excited about was the Computron reveal. It made me realize I made the right decision by preordering the Takara version.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:It's a bad picture sure but he actually looks really good. Wonder if he'll get revealed later today.

That's because its a tiny pic on the bottom of the platinum autobot box...

Obviously..

I am absolutely in love with Weirdwolf's alt mode. I want him right now.

And such a good job on Scrounge's face!

Hellscream9999 wrote:Liokasier!

Alright, now I can get a little excited. Sad that I'm only excited for this and Overlord. Half of it is stuff I could care less about, and the other half had its hype nerves ruined by leaks.

Still on the fence with liokaiser, if I get him I'll have to do some head recannoning to say that an evil redeco of sky lynx reunited the five remaining members of the breastforce under orders, and reformed liokaiser.

I'm a bit disappointed that Brawn, so far, is just a Titan Master. We're so CLOSE to having all of the Minibots at the Legends scale. Just seal the deal, Hasbro! Give us Brawn and an Outback repaint along with Beachcomber and Seaspray, and we can be set!

Tsukaistarburst wrote:So we're not getting individual Computron releases either? Guess that's a real nice piece of news for the people who went ahead and bought Scattershot. Why would anybody even bother to buy this when the Takara version is better, then?

So I guess anyone who wanted just one individual bot is also SOL. Guess the only way I'm getting a scrounge or a nosecone is by someone splitting the contents of boxed sets up and selling them at triple the price of a deluxe. How absolutely miserable.

You were expecting them to be individual releases even though we knew Combiner Wars individual releases were over after wave 6 and individual deluxes, voyagers, etc were going to be Titans Return branded? We knew, explicitly or implicitly, that further Combiner Wars releases would be box sets, this should not be a surprise.


So Hasbro can't even decide what way they want Nosecone to face.


The former looks bad but it's what Ramhorn and now Nosecone have been officially solicited as, while the latter makes more sense for the mold. However, Hasbro's Strafe looks surprisingly good. Kudos for that.


Liokaiser looks strange with that extra inch of height that not folding back the treads gives him. Odd that he's featured on the back of some packaging but they didn't want to reveal him yet. But that's been the trend of this con. Most of today's reveals were on the packaging of yesterday's figures, so what can you do.

I'm surprised they didn't reveal Liokaiser on the panel. He looks decent enough, but probably not something I would get. Same goes for Computron, the Takara version looks a lot better to me.

Brawn is an odd choice for a Titan Master (and I imagine everyone who ever wanted Legends Brawn from the Swerve mould are going to be furious), but his ATV/motorcycle is cool. Voyager Alpha Trion's alt modes don't look as good as I had hoped, but I'm still going to buy him, and a Lio Convoy repaint at some point would be great. And I'm probably kidding myself here, but Wolfwire looks like he could easily be retooled into a Transmetal style Cheetor and/or Tigatron, I hope that happens one day.

Lots of interesting figures here. Computron is so underwhelming. He's not BAD looking, but I'll stick to the Takara version. Overall, it's been a great display at BotCon.

Munkky wrote:And I'm probably kidding myself here, but Wolfwire looks like he could easily be retooled into a Transmetal style Cheetor and/or Tigatron, I hope that happens one day.

I don't know about Cheetor or Tigatron remolds/repaints, but I can say that Hasbro has knocked it out of the park with Weirdwolf (aka, "Wolfwire"). It's hard to see how Takara Tomy could really improve on that for their Legends line.

So how has no-one posted Brainstorm yet?

http://static.seibertron.com/images/toy ... 115805.jpg

I mean, yeah, this is just revealed for the Platinum set and we knew he was coming because of the leak a while ago, but... still.

Kurona wrote:So how has no-one posted Brainstorm yet?

http://static.seibertron.com/images/toy ... 115805.jpg

I mean, yeah, this is just revealed for the Platinum set and we knew he was coming because of the leak a while ago, but... still.

We were leaving him with Platinum stuff because that is the only version showed off to date. We are waiting on the mainline release images to post in this thread. If you want to share images over here though of the platinum one no one will stop you

Can understand that, aye. Either way I think it's a beautiful remold that's really set apart from Blurr; remolds have really been stepping up recently with this, CW Onslaught and Takara's Nosecone imo.

Alright, now time for my feelings: Alpha Trion looks great! Well done with him! Highbrow is what I wanted and I love it and am so looking forward to him. I like Brawn and Grimlock as titan masters, but man I was wishing for full scale bodies. Also, that Apeface titanmaster is pretty sweet as well. I can appreciate that, even if it is not full sized! Also love the titan master vehicles and how they are referencing the original characters

That last pair of slides? Is that the Megatron triple or Overlord? Tank jet, looks like they might combine, could Duocons be the Pt.3 of Prime Wars?

"Monxo"? "Xort"? What's with all the X's?

Flashwave wrote:That last pair of slides? Is that the Megatron triple or Overlord? Tank jet, looks like they might combine, could Duocons be the Pt.3 of Prime Wars?

It's been implied that that is Overlord! But while we should not rule out the duocons, Overlord was rumored and so far those rumors have proven to be pretty accurate

I can't be the only one that thinks that tiny mech Apeface has is absolutely adorable.

Mudwire wrote:I can't be the only one that thinks that tiny mech Apeface has is absolutely adorable.

He is a pretty sweet looking little dude

I do like the little apeface and his ship/ape. My first thought about the tank and jet was the megs and prime set but it was the last slide with them combined that clinched it for overlord, was it rumoured to be leader class?

You know, Im glad Hasbro's releasing Computron but Takara has them beat. It's just better. I usually don't say it but using the rook mold is a +5 in my book.

Weirdwolf and Highbrow look great ,they're definitely on the TR wish list. Alpha Trion I'm not sure. His ship mode looks surprisingly good but his lion mode is a bit of a brick and his robot mode is a little too bulky for me.

On the other hand: OVERLORD!!!

bluecatcinema wrote:"Monxo"? "Xort"? What's with all the X's?

Transformers are Xtreme.

Do you want more photos of the new reveals from Botcon 2016? If so, you are in luck because Seibertron just updated all of its show galleries with new pics of these figures at various angles with some samples found below.

For new Titans Return images (they start at #169), click here.
(SDCC Titans Return set is included in this gallery)

For the brand new Computron gallery (with Liokaiser tease), click here.

For the new Platinum Edition images (they start at #38), click here.

That Wolfwire is everything I wanted...

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Btw, is anyone here planning on waiting for the Takara version of Blurr before getting this figure?

For all we know, Takara might come out before. I don need to wait, I can judge that Takara's looks amazing and will be getting that one instead.

Probably same here. Here's hoping I can preorder it in July.

Alpha Lion looks absolutely ridiculous... I'm sorry, I just can't get past it. It just does not look good. ... good thing the Robot Mode's really badass

Also, yes, Wolfwire is like the best thing ever

Hm. Need to see more of Wolfwire but that wolf form in the photo disappoints me so far (mainly the legs look a bit but may be just way it's posed). Still not bad though and I'd be open to finally getting a proper new Carnivac figure even if just repainted from that with a new head.

Highbrow looks good. About as good as Highbrow can look (he's always been a bit boring).

86 movie set looks half ok. Well, Arcee, Springer and Magnus. That Drift Blurr ain't a patch on the new figure, especially Takara's version. And we need a new Kup!

Scrounge looks decent and I love that they gave him an accurate head. I never did manage to find the Cosmos mold but as Scrounge I would like to get him. Is he to be available seperate or just part of a big Computron pack I don't really want?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Hm. Need to see more of Wolfwire but that wolf form in the photo disappoints me so far (mainly the legs look a bit but may be just way it's posed). Still not bad though and I'd be open to finally getting a proper new Carnivac figure even if just repainted from that with a new head.

Highbrow looks good. About as good as Highbrow can look (he's always been a bit boring).

86 movie set looks half ok. Well, Arcee, Springer and Magnus. That Drift Blurr ain't a patch on the new figure, especially Takara's version. And we need a new Kup!

Scrounge looks decent and I love that they gave him an accurate head. I never did manage to find the Cosmos mold but as Scrounge I would like to get him. Is he to be available seperate or just part of a big Computron pack I don't really want?

Scrounge only comes with Computron.

Kurona wrote:Scrounge only comes with Computron.

Seriously? Goddamnit. I just want Scrounge! What's he got to do with the Technobots anyways?

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Is it just me, or does Kup have a new face? Not a new head, just his face? He doesn't look as.... gummy as the last version.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
86 movie set looks half ok. Well, Arcee, Springer and Magnus. That Drift Blurr ain't a patch on the new figure, especially Takara's version. And we need a new Kup!

I agree mostly. I am super happy however that this set is coming out even though I don't really like Blurr in that set. Kup is a good placeholder until a new one comes out; that Magnus' paint scheme looks a lot better than the CW version; I am super stoked about the Arcee since I thought I would never be able to get her; and even though I already own Springer, this one can replace that one, so I can do that SillySpringer custom I have been wanting to do. All in all, this is the best Platinum set to me that we have gotten so far, besides the "Year-of-the" sets. This set is kinda an answer to prayer for me especially regarding Kup and Arcee.

Insurgent wrote:Is it just me, or does Kup have a new face? Not a new head, just his face? He doesn't look as.... gummy as the last version.

Looks the same except for the paint to me.

Just in case anyone wanted some nice comparison of the fresh Hasbro and Takara stock photos:

SillySpringer wrote:
Looks the same except for the paint to me.

Yeah your right. Just compared it to the generations one in the gallery and its the same face.

Gearslide wrote:Just in case anyone wanted some nice comparison of the fresh Hasbro and Takara stock photos:

[imges]

Please don't nuke my house for this, but I actually like the Hasbro version better. The only one I can side with the Takara one on is Nosecone.

How many times are they gonna use that mold?

First, Dead End. Now, Lightspeed.

It's like Alpha Bravo!

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:How many times are they gonna use that mold?

First, Dead End. Now, Lightspeed.

It's like Alpha Bravo!

At least it's better than the Breakdown mold like what they used in the UW version of Lightspeed.

SillySpringer wrote:

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:How many times are they gonna use that mold?

First, Dead End. Now, Lightspeed.

It's like Alpha Bravo!

At least it's better than the Breakdown mold like what they used in the UW version of Lightspeed.

Still prefer the UW version over the CW version.

(Mainly because of Strafe)

SillySpringer wrote:

Gearslide wrote:Just in case anyone wanted some nice comparison of the fresh Hasbro and Takara stock photos:

[imges]

Please don't nuke my house for this, but I actually like the Hasbro version better. The only one I can side with the Takara one on is Nosecone.

I'm exactly the same, takaras nosecone is awesome but, for me, hasbro is marvel cinematic universe to takara's dc cinematic universe, as in bright and colourful to dark and gritty (though that's where the similarities end)