"Dawn of the Predacus" BotCon 2016 Cicadacon Preview

Whats he going to be, straight up red and silver? On a straight redeco? Not as interesting

If I had to choose between this and the subscription figures, I'd pick the subscription. More varied and interesting. I hope there will be enough to get in singles. I'd want just the limbs really.

I agree with the Twincast, should have done Dawn of Futures Past 2.

I fear that this is going to look too similar to their windsweeper

I'm glad they got Skydive's head... but was really hoping it would have been attached to Air Raid's body. I guess they couldn't mix and match them like what was done for 2006 Dinobot using the Armada Hoist head on the Cybertron Longrack body.

But I see why they went with Skydive for Cicadacon. That head is a close enough match to the cartoon head.



Though, now this means that Sea Clamp is the torso. On one hand, it makes sense for him to be the biggest one since his toy was the biggest of the three. On the other hand, however, Sea Clamp's toy formed the legs and waist of the combiner rather than the torso. And with this set being so heavily based on the show, Sea Clamp was the smallest of the three in the show, with Cicadacon being the biggest. Hrmm.

Sabr, I really dont think its a perfect science. Already there is the idea that theeir red tint might be a combination of their real colour and the red light, plus there is the idea of merging the alt modes with those of the original toys and going from a 3 character to a 5 character combiner. It's not going to all work out perfectly.

william-james88 wrote:Sabr, I really dont think its a perfect science. Already there is the idea that theeir red tint might be a combination of their real colour and the red light, plus there is the idea of merging the alt modes with those of the original toys and going from a 3 character to a 5 character combiner. It's not going to all work out perfectly.

I really don't know what this is in response to.

Well, that answers that question: "5 new heads" includes the Combiner head

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Sabr, I really dont think its a perfect science. Already there is the idea that theeir red tint might be a combination of their real colour and the red light, plus there is the idea of merging the alt modes with those of the original toys and going from a 3 character to a 5 character combiner. It's not going to all work out perfectly.

I really don't know what this is in response to.

Just in response to your puzzlement over who was chosen as the bogger bot and how that makes sense looking at tit one way but not another. and I am saying there is no way this set would have made perfect sense.

Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

I don't think any of the torsos are a good enough fit for Sea Clamp, to be honest.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

I don't think any of the torsos are a good enough fit for Sea Clamp, to be honest.

Crazy idea: Hot Spot, just because he sprays water.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

I don't think any of the torsos are a good enough fit for Sea Clamp, to be honest.

And I would find it really odd if the Club would give us 2 Hotspot molds for their combiners. I mean they did give us 2 tarantulus figures back to back but that's the character. I would doubt that with 3 bombiner torsos, we would get the second twice. I really dont see him with the Superion Torso so I guess menasor would be the one. He does have big powerful arms.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

I don't think any of the torsos are a good enough fit for Sea Clamp, to be honest.

Crazy idea: Hot Spot, just because he sprays water.

You know, that was the only reasoning I too could think of for Hot Spot as Sea Clamp. Even though we're getting Onslaught for Thunder Mayhem, I feel as though Hot Spot would be the least inappropriate fit, as I really can't see Sea Clamp as being either a truck or a jet.

And with that the torso talk begins a new. I'm not really sure which way this could go, considering the jet mode doesn't really work, firetruck is already being used for thunder mayhem and the truck mold is the weakest of the 3. who knows.....

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Now the question remains, which mold is suitable for the torso? It has to be armored (to an extent) and possibly suitable to go in water... Onslaught again?

I don't think any of the torsos are a good enough fit for Sea Clamp, to be honest.

Crazy idea: Hot Spot, just because he sprays water.

You know, that was the only reasoning I too could think of for Hot Spot as Sea Clamp. Even though we're getting Onslaught for Thunder Mayhem, I feel as though Hot Spot would be the least inappropriate fit, as I really can't see Sea Clamp as being either a truck or a jet.

It is the mold I see sea clamp with most as well but not so much about the water connection but more because it is made on the long side.

Oh god...

Nice, wish the colors were based on the toys instead.

Though, all this talk of water is interesting, as I don't think cybertron has water, so seaclamp wouldn't need/have an aquatic alt mode, would he?

I could see him being a vehicle like onslaught

Mr O wrote:Oh god...

Conversely:




Just fold down the ladder to make it less scorpion-like and more lobster-like.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mr O wrote:Oh god...

Conversely:




Just fold down the latter to make it less scorpion-like and more lobster-like.

THIS.... IS.... AMAZING

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

THIS.... IS.... AMAZING

Hell yeah!

That scarily works quite well

ZeroWolf wrote:That scarily works quite well

Now paint it like bw scorponok, and give it limbs, and it could be one of his experiments - that worked out for once...

Guess I should have posted that Twitter guy's Hot Spot scorpion pics a long time ago, huh?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:That scarily works quite well

Now paint it like bw scorponok, and give it limbs, and it could be one of his experiments - that worked out for once...

Sea Clamp's toy colors are essentially Scorponok's colors, aren't they?

Sabrblade wrote:Guess I should have posted that Twitter guy's Hot Spot scorpion pics a long time ago, huh?

Yeah, maybe you shoulda

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Wouldn't it be more red though if it's using the toon colours?

ZeroWolf wrote:Wouldn't it be more red though if it's using the toon colours?

True, true.

Can someone with the Hot Spot mold attempt a better lobster mode?

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Wouldn't it be more red though if it's using the toon colours?

True, true.

Can someone with the Hot Spot mold attempt a better lobster mode?

Yeah, but I cannot post a picture though. It does seem to work out though.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:That scarily works quite well

Now paint it like bw scorponok, and give it limbs, and it could be one of his experiments - that worked out for once...

Watcha mean? I don't get that worked out once part i would understand better if you showed me a pick of what you refering to

Starsaber468 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:That scarily works quite well

Now paint it like bw scorponok, and give it limbs, and it could be one of his experiments - that worked out for once...

Watcha mean? I don't get that worked out once part i would understand better if you showed me a pick of what you refering to

In the show, he was known for being incompetent in his experiments, referenced from the episode gorilla warfare

Starsaber468 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:That scarily works quite well

Now paint it like bw scorponok, and give it limbs, and it could be one of his experiments - that worked out for once...

Watcha mean? I don't get that worked out once part i would understand better if you showed me a pick of what you refering to

He means that it would be one of Scorponok's experiments that actually worked for once instead of how like all his others tended to fail.

I forgot he even did experiments. He was by far the least memorable character of the first season cons.

william-james88 wrote:I forgot he even did experiments. He was by far the least memorable character of the first season cons.

Yeah, but that wasn't difficult, everyone else was really memorable. They all had such incredible character

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I forgot he even did experiments. He was by far the least memorable character of the first season cons.

Yeah, but that wasn't difficult, everyone else was really memorable. They all had such incredible character

Yeah, it's a shame. Everything memorable about Scorponok was outclassed by the other Preds. His undying loyalty to Megatron and second-in-command rank were taken by Inferno. His scientific experimenting was overshadowed by Tarantulas. His being a scorpion was surpassed by the scorpion-cobra Fuzor Quickstrike. Poor guy.

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I forgot he even did experiments. He was by far the least memorable character of the first season cons.

Yeah, but that wasn't difficult, everyone else was really memorable. They all had such incredible character

Yeah, it's a shame. Everything memorable about Scorponok was outclassed by the other Preds. His undying loyalty to Megatron and second-in-command rank were taken by Inferno. His scientific experimenting was overshadowed by Tarantulas. His being a scorpion was surpassed by the scorpion-cobra Fuzor Quickstrike. Poor guy.

Well trimming the fat was what helped that show out, I mean, he played an important part before the new guys showed up, he peaked with the floating island I think, then he just plays the bit role. Important, but not glamorous, I for one remembered him distinctly after the show was over before I got the rhino release on dvd.

I remembered him because he was a scorpion, quickstrike may of took over that kind of alt mode but scorpoknok was the first to rock it

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mr O wrote:Oh god...

Conversely:




Just fold down the latter to make it less scorpion-like and more lobster-like.

THIS.... IS.... AMAZING

SixSpot is taking over yet another thread, I see. Man, Hot Spot is just the greatest.

RAcast wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mr O wrote:Oh god...

Conversely:




Just fold down the latter to make it less scorpion-like and more lobster-like.

THIS.... IS.... AMAZING

SixSpot is taking over yet another thread, I see. Man, Hot Spot is just the greatest.

Well, with a flip out beast mode head, he could be the first ever, extremely satisfying quadruple changing combiner. With a great: vehicle, bot, and combiner torso, and a really cool beast mode

With Rook having his limb modes, vehicle, robot and city modes and hot spot with his 4 modes, the protectobots are set for any capacity of defense! (or offense!)

I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

At least it's a good figure.

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

Who? Skydive? I like him, wish we had gotten a second run of the fliers' molds through cw

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

Who? Skydive? I like him, wish we had gotten a second run of the fliers' molds through cw

Ha, it seems like the flyers are the most unique of the CW molds. All the cars have been done a million ways.

Sabrblade wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

At least it's a good figure.

Unlike Ravage. Yuck.

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

Who? Skydive? I like him, wish we had gotten a second run of the fliers' molds through cw

Ha, it seems like the flyers are the most unique of the CW molds. All the cars have been done a million ways.

Yeah, they were really cool, and I liked the lean limbs they made; but it looks like tripredacus is going to suffer 'stick-arm syndrome' like defensor though

megatronus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

At least it's a good figure.

Unlike Ravage. Yuck.

Well, what body you have preferred that head be attached to instead of the Lamborghini one?[/honestquestionoutofcuriosity]

dumb question but, how do we know that only 5 heads are getting redone?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

megatronus wrote:I thought ALL the figures in the box set were getting new heads?

Nope only 5 heads of the six. Otherwise, the combiner head would be the same as whomever's body it is.

Mwop mwop.

Oh well. It is a good match.

But that's 2 straight redecos of this figure we're getting from the Club. Sigh.

Who? Skydive? I like him, wish we had gotten a second run of the fliers' molds through cw

Air Raid was my favorite Aerialbot and it's a shame they only used him once. It is a dang good mold