First Look at Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Cyberverse Commander Hardshell

not to bad reminds me of energon insecticon, but commanders are overpriced so its a pass.

Shame it's not the same scale as FoC Kickback. Maybe (hopefully) there will be a Deluxe version.

The deluxe version will definitely be my classics insecticon.

He needs to be a Voyager.

DeceptiCobra wrote:He needs to be a Voyager.

Yeah the prime insecticons are kinda beefy.

In order to be in scale, Insecticons would need a toy bigger than a Voyager. The average Insecticon is much bigger than Optimus. The next best thing would be a Voyager.

The Commander Hardshell looks great, though. Now, gimmie the pics of Trailcutter.

MINDVVIPE wrote:The deluxe version will definitely be my classics insecticon.

What Deluxe? He doesn't have a Deluxe.

I meant that comment in the assumption of one being made. Sorry if I raised your hopes slightly.

huh, not bad, but his head and neck look emaciated :/

NOW GIVE ME A VOYAGER DAMN IT

Lookin' good! I dig how his fingers become leg spikes.

No tatoos = generic Insecticon, not Hardshell.

might be worth getting as a troop builder -a lot of the insecticons were smaller than the 3 named ones -i presume they were little more than drone level in the brains department -a deluxe size would be nice but these would also be useful for the smaller dumb ones -also ive been doing a lot of con troop building with vechicons so some bugs would be a nice change of pace

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Some bugs are bigger than others. Hardshell will be available as a Commander Scale figure in the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Cyberverse line, available in March!

Commander scale figure? Does that mean like Predaking big, or does it mean Cybervers Commander big?

chaosmage42 wrote:might be worth getting as a troop builder -a lot of the insecticons were smaller than the 3 named ones -i presume they were little more than drone level in the brains department -a deluxe size would be nice but these would also be useful for the smaller dumb ones -also ive been doing a lot of con troop building with vechicons so some bugs would be a nice change of pace

All of the Insecticons are equally giant sized and of the same level of sentience.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Some bugs are bigger than others. Hardshell will be available as a Commander Scale figure in the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Cyberverse line, available in March!

Commander scale figure? Does that mean like Predaking big, or does it mean Cybervers Commander big?

The only size class with the name "Commander" is the "Cyberverse Commander" class. This is obviously a Cyberverse toy seeing how simplistic it is.

Sabrblade wrote:

chaosmage42 wrote:might be worth getting as a troop builder -a lot of the insecticons were smaller than the 3 named ones -i presume they were little more than drone level in the brains department -a deluxe size would be nice but these would also be useful for the smaller dumb ones -also ive been doing a lot of con troop building with vechicons so some bugs would be a nice change of pace

All of the Insecticons are equally giant sized and of the same level of sentience.

By his comment about the THREE named ones, I think chaosmage may be referring to the G1 trio, since outside of "Hardshell" I don't believe there were any other named insecticons in the Prime series, were there?

As I recall though even in the G1 anime all of them were roughly the same size... *shrug*

Either way it's a nice little design. I like it.
Hope they do put the facial scars on a deluxe or voyager though, if one is made.

Maybe he's referring to the IDW insecticons... Those were the best insecticons, as a "plague", and seemed to come in varying sizes and forms... We need some of those insecticons, they were the most awesome imo. I take figures from all continuities and merge them into whatever suits my needs, so that might be what others are doing.

DinobotSix wrote:By his comment about the THREE named ones, I think chaosmage may be referring to the G1 trio, since outside of "Hardshell" I don't believe there were any other named insecticons in the Prime series, were there?

In the cartoon, no. but in the FOC game, Hardshell was among Sharpshot and Kickback as the only named ones, but by the time of the Prime cartoon, Hardshell looks like everyone else instead of having his own unique body and size.

DinobotSix wrote:As I recall though even in the G1 anime

The 1984-1987 G1 cartoon wasn't an anime.

I want a voyager Hardshell almost as much as I want a voyager Shockwave. It looks like we may be getting a Shockwave so maybe there's still hope for this...

Cool. Bring on a deluxe and/or voyager!

Sabrblade wrote:No tatoos = generic Insecticon, not Hardshell.

Hmm. My research shows that the last time a toy called just Insecticon got released was 2010, so maybe they lost the name? Or the tattoos were outside the paint budget. Either way, I'm buying the hell out of it to make my insecticon army.

Sabrblade wrote:

DinobotSix wrote:By his comment about the THREE named ones, I think chaosmage may be referring to the G1 trio, since outside of "Hardshell" I don't believe there were any other named insecticons in the Prime series, were there?

In the cartoon, no. but in the FOC game, Hardshell was among Sharpshot and Kickback as the only named ones, but by the time of the Prime cartoon, Hardshell looks like everyone else instead of having his own unique body and size.

DinobotSix wrote:As I recall though even in the G1 anime

The 1984-1987 G1 cartoon wasn't an anime.

In all fairness, it's more that everybody else looks like Hardshell than the other way around.

RAcast wrote:In all fairness, it's more that everybody else looks like Hardshell than the other way around.

How do you figure that?

PrymeStriker wrote:

RAcast wrote:In all fairness, it's more that everybody else looks like Hardshell than the other way around.

How do you figure that?

Logically, the minions' design would be based on the leader?

so are we getting a Voyager version ? would be nice =]

Takara will do one use that as Hardshell and domestic releases as the troop builders!

Must've gotten something mixed up somewhere. I remember seeing that Predaking's large toy was being called something other than Leader class, and for some reason thought it was Commander class. But in light of already having Cyberverse Commanders, another pricepoint with the same name could be confusing.

Thanks for reminding me!

RAcast wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

RAcast wrote:In all fairness, it's more that everybody else looks like Hardshell than the other way around.

How do you figure that?

Logically, the minions' design would be based on the leader?

Hardshell isn't the leader. Where'd you get that idea? Sharpshot is (or was) the leader.

Ah, excellent, a commander class figure. How I can buy 50 of him and it wouldn't be as bad as when I tried to buy lots of Movieverse Dreadwings.


EDIT: I meant to say NOW I can buy 50 of them. Yep

perfect enemy for the Mad Max I mean Death Race sorry Beast Hunters Autobots, I'm sold!

Wait, he'll have gigantic beetle-head back kibble, won't he Oh well, still cool. Do some "battle damage" and they'll be great troop builder in either mode

that is a really good mold cyberverse or not. would love a leader class of this.

RAcast wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

RAcast wrote:In all fairness, it's more that everybody else looks like Hardshell than the other way around.

How do you figure that?

Logically, the minions' design would be based on the leader?

Hardshell isn't the leader in Prime, he's just the roughest toughest Insecticon. They don't seem to have a hierarchy.

This looks like fun!

Reminds me of DotM Commander Hatchet, which was an excellent mold for its size, and a good stand-in for the lack of a Deluxe version.

Will definitely consider Hardshell.

Hardshell needs to be made as a leader, without stupid flyout gun gimmicks.

Of course,they're a bit late as Hardshell is dead.

Sabrblade wrote:The 1984-1987 G1 cartoon wasn't an anime.

I often use the term in it's general sense of animated entertainment, not the strict sense of Japanese-originating animated entertainment.
I could have said cartoon, if that sounds better. =)

As for the insecticons, cool! I've yet to check out FoC. Will be nice to see more than Hardshell. Do they also give them unique models? Hopefully. I find the same-look insecticons of Prime, while logically sensible, to be visually dull.

It's a nice looking cyberverse sized figure but in bug mode i can't help but see gonzo from the muppets .

Not bad, I don't mind the look of it

So awesome!!!!!!!!

DinobotSix wrote:As for the insecticons, cool! I've yet to check out FoC. Will be nice to see more than Hardshell. Do they also give them unique models? Hopefully. I find the same-look insecticons of Prime, while logically sensible, to be visually dull.

Yep. Even the swarming Insecticons look diverse (with different sized ones all having their own designs, but still duplicated en masse).

I don´t like it at all. I was hoping for a more beast, raw, organic look. I guess I had insects from the Beast Wars line in mind.
I hope we get a Voyager.

Janus Prime wrote:I was hoping for a more beast, raw, organic look.

Why would you hope for that? The Insecticons in Prime don't look like organic insects.

Why would you hope for that? The Insecticons in Prime don't look like organic insects.

Quick answer: Because I wanted to.
More elaborate answer: I´m talking about this particular toy not being as organic as I would like it to be, not about the Prime Insecticons being the most organic robots ever. I think Hasbro can do a lot better, even for a Cyberverse toy. They don´t look terribly mechanic either in the show, they´re more like monsters or creatures, that´s the kind of toy I want. I guess I should also clarify that I had the BW Robot Modes in mind, not the beast modes.

By the way, thanks for sharing those images, they´re pretty cool.

Janus Prime wrote:I´m talking about this particular toy not being as organic as I would like it to be, not about the Prime Insecticons being the most organic robots ever.

I didn't say that, but what did you honestly expect? This is a Transformers: Prime toyline; they're made to look like the show. And, some of the paint aside, this is an accurate Insecticon. Making it any more "organic" would result in an inaccurate figure.




Also note that the figure is standing upward. The head is popped up (because there's a gap) and the pelvis is out. Lining up the legs with the pelvis and pushing the head down further gets the figure the show accurate hunch.

They don´t look terribly mechanic either in the show, they´re more like monsters or creatures, that´s the kind of toy I want.

That's the kind of toy we've got.

PrymeStriker wrote: what did you honestly expect?

I just said it.

PrymeStriker wrote:That's the kind of toy we've got.

Not monster looking enough for me. It´s like the skeleton from Scary Movie 2, it´s fine if it´s disturbing or gruesome for you, but I just want to kick it and laugh.

Janus Prime wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote: what did you honestly expect?

I just said it.

It was a rhetorical question.

Not monster looking enough for me.

Because Hasbro stood him up straight like a humanoid.

it´s fine if it´s disturbing or gruesome for you, but I just want t kick it and laugh.

It doesn't have to be disturbing or gruesome. It's show accurate. I don't ask for anything more than show accuracy.

PrymeStriker wrote: what did you honestly expect?

Janus Prime wrote:I just said it.

It was a rhetorical question.

Good for you.

PrymeStriker wrote:Because Hasbro stood him up straight like a humanoid.

Maybe.

PrymeStriker wrote:It doesn't have to be disturbing or gruesome. It's show accurate. I don't ask for anything more than show accuracy.

Great, but I do.

Janus Prime wrote:Great, but I do.

Maybe in another toyline. But this is Transformers Prime, not Beast Wars.

Moving on.

They definitely did a great job with him, I can't wait to see it in a proper pose.

PrymeStriker wrote:

Janus Prime wrote:Great, but I do.

Maybe in another toyline. But this is Transformers Prime, not Beast Wars.

Moving on.

Ha ha, don´t tell me you´re one of those guys who have to say the last word. That´s all right, you can have that luxury in the Internet.

Surprised the horn isn't a gun like on the show, but don't particularly care. Figure looks badass in both modes, and seems decently articulated, plus it's an Insecticon figure, which I was worried we wouldn't get. Will definitely buy it and any recolors that come out (I can't justify to myself buying multiples of the same toy, so I don't troop-build, but I count redecoes as new toys... well, new enough.)

Nemesis Primal wrote:Surprised the horn isn't a gun like on the show

It transforms into a gun. When they're not in battle, it's a regular horn.