High Quality In Hand Images of Power of the Primes Predaking and Individual Predacons

Not looking too bad, I might end up getting these if I have the chance! Gonna need some 3P weapon upgrades, but that's fine by me.

Great! Thanks for the high quality images.... Who's more-dumb-than-sneaky idea was it to make the background black. I realize this isn't Hasbro sharing the images, but come on.

Its a little late in the game to hide the baggage so I'm not sure if they're trying to sway some undecided buyers on this or someone just didn't want to show the chunky bois trunk junk on their fackebook?

They look good here, but at this point I want just to see everything clearly.

Some great pics there.

samoa joe looks great

I hope/wish you can detach the big ole legs. That would make all of this way better. You know, like the feet and wings. Pop those dudes right off. Come on Hasbro. You know it would be the only thing to make these individual robot modes right with the world.

Combined mode looks incredible. But honestly, it's like they didn't even try with the transformations of the individual components. ESPECIALLY Divebomb, who could've been one of the best of the bunch. Those are some SERIOUSLY oversimplified transformations, even if they were deluxe classes, LET ALONE for a bunch of voyagers!

I love how posable he is and divebomb looks great stood up but the black back drop is hiding a lot like what's going on with headstrong's feet, it looks like it's barely connected to the leg.

The More I see of these guys, the more I warm up to them. They aren't perfect by any means, the Thigh Mohawks being the most screamingly obvious, and while I would like to have gotten more of a Linebacker Predaking, I can't wait to have him even as he is.

I just don’t think Predaking was going to catch a break with the fandom... the “easiest” fix would have been to make his abs/waist/hips/thighs a separate stand alone unit along with his hands/feet aka G1 Devastator. But then we would have complained he was a parts forming cheater-mccheat-face

Wow, I would have adored these figures 30 years ago.

I'll be skipping on pretty much all the PotP toys except the Pretenders. But one that I can't miss is that Predaking.

SpikeyTigertron wrote:I just don’t think Predaking was going to catch a break with the fandom... the “easiest” fix would have been to make his abs/waist/hips/thighs a separate stand alone unit along with his hands/feet aka G1 Devastator. But then we would have complained he was a parts forming cheater-mccheat-face

No offence but you seem to be taking some of the other users criticisms personally. Just because others don't like these figures shouldn't have an effect on if you like them or not.

Flashwave wrote:The More I see of these guys, the more I warm up to them.

Same. I wasn't impressed at first but they/he has definitely grown on me.

Plus it's a modern release of an old figure/set so it's kind of an automatic buy for me anyway. But I may cave to my "nah, not interested in 3P mate!" attitude depending on what weapon upgrades that come out.

ZeroWolf wrote:Well that was a read...

Fenir@ sorry mate but I can't see that decision being reversed any time soon, I know that many would love for the takara differences to return but since takara agreed to it so easily, it would take a lot (and I mean a lot, like 80%) of fan support to change. There is some good news as maybe with this joint approach, the problems that people find with the hasbro releases could be improved starting with the next couple of toy lines. A pessimistic view would be that takara no longer care about tf that much and rather spend the extra money on their fully owned brands like diabattles or the one about the transforming trains. Businesses do tend to go to where the money is after all.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!

He needs them spike knuckles badly!

Hopefully some 3rd party will rectify this ( lacking the sword isn't too big an issue but again, another symptom of the unification business model, Fortmax JP had his sword while Hbs did not (not counting on the Asian/SDCC versions of course).

But that Ironman kickbutt pose is really Awesomesauce. Accept it, you'll be buying him for the Pking mode(same as Devs). Given how the former is set up, the built in no kibble setup is sure to rear it's ugly head. At least with Devs, Longhaul (the cuddliest under appreciated psychopath engineer took most of the slack).

Should Hb/Takara still continue with the no kibble design or go back to the original part connecting combination set up? Only ones left would be KingPoseidon, Landcross,Roadcaesar, Dinoking and Leokaiser(if they try to do him and the others right)

fenrir72 wrote:But that Ironman kickbutt pose is really Awesomesauce. Accept it, you'll be buying him for the Pking mode(same as Devs). Given how the former is set up, the built in no kibble setup is sure to rear it's ugly head. At least with Devs, Longhaul (the cuddliest under appreciated psychopath engineer took most of the slack).

Should Hb/Takara still continue with the no kibble design or go back to the original part connecting combination set up? Only ones left would be KingPoseidon, Landcross,Roadcaesar, Dinoking and Leokaiser(if they try to do him and the others right)

I do think that Star Saber (riffing off of the Leader evolution) and throw in Leo Kaiser would be an interesting pull. But since the unification... idk... did Hasbro ever acknowledge God Bomber from Unite Warriors?

It's interesting you mention the kneeling/crouching pose. Maybe it's just the angle... but it actually looks *really* good. Most of the time, when I try to do that with your average CW/PotP combiner... it just doesn't *quite* work out. I think I got Victorion (with the help of her sword) into something half decent.... One thing I haven't quite figured out with Headstrong and Tantrum is.... do the legs fold up under the beast modes with the connectors *under* the heads? If they do... that's completely backwards from their orientation in combined mode. Maybe the mounting plates under the beast heads just do a good job of evoking the combiner hip?

ZeroWolf wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:I just don’t think Predaking was going to catch a break with the fandom... the “easiest” fix would have been to make his abs/waist/hips/thighs a separate stand alone unit along with his hands/feet aka G1 Devastator. But then we would have complained he was a parts forming cheater-mccheat-face

No offence but you seem to be taking some of the other users criticisms personally. Just because others don't like these figures shouldn't have an effect on if you like them or not.

I might be getting burned out with some of the negativity in some of my other fandom forums, and it might be bleeding over here. So thanks for checking me on that. I'll try to be more mindful. But you're right at the end of the day. Whether I enjoy Predaking (and I intend do) really doesn't matter at all if *anyone* else buys him.


In many ways I'm just happy to be seeing an official new version at all. I'd always wanted the original growing up (eventually got the re-release) and as much as I appreciate the G1 for what it is.... in a post Beast Wars world (ball joints) it makes it hard to enjoy the older figures from an interaction standpoint.


I suppose another reason why I'm fearful of (sometimes quite valid) critisims with Transformers... I've seen the brand die off twice in my lifetime, combined with Toys R Us folding, cost-cutting/design choices with much of the other action figure liness (dropping to *basic* articuation) I wonder if sometime toys are a bit of a dying breed.

Now see, those images finally actually made the individuals look pretty ok! Predaking is the main mode here, but at least there seems to be a bit more going on with the individuals than I initially thought.

I'm warming to them some now

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm warming to them some now

So warm it's like your hair is already on fire.

Gotta say, the original convention photos didnt do this justice (and the black background didnt hide anything in these images as far as I`m concerned), and while I was always going to get this set (combiners are the best gimmick ever as far as the toys go) these images completely sold it for me! Never had the original so while it won`t be as nostalgic for me as Devastator, it will still be amazing, and look great next to Devastator, Poseidon, and Warbotron Bruticus.

What a sexy beast!

Tantrum, Headstrong, and Rampage look like they either can't or only barely can move their legs in beast mode.

Sabrblade wrote:Tantrum, Headstrong, and Rampage look like they either can't or only barely can move their legs in beast mode.

they should have articulation at the knees? the hip/shoulders in beast mode are a bit of a wash though.... Oddly enough I think that's pretty close to the G1 articulation.... but at least the robot modes are a bit more dynamic.

yeah the front legs are the robot arms, so they should go 90-ish degrees back... but the shoulders are frozen (molding in place) I'm not sure of the back hips rotate (due to a transformation joint... more than intention).... but again should hinge at the knee/ankle (fold up voltron style)

SpikeyTigertron wrote:they should have articulation at the knees?

So, "G1 with knees".

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Oddly enough I think that's pretty close to the G1 articulation....

2018 engineering, everybody!

Sabrblade wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:they should have articulation at the knees?

So, "G1 with knees".

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Oddly enough I think that's pretty close to the G1 articulation....

2018 engineering, everybody!

"now with ANKLE TILT YO!"

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:they should have articulation at the knees?

So, "G1 with knees".

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Oddly enough I think that's pretty close to the G1 articulation....

2018 engineering, everybody!

"now with ANKLE TILT YO!"

30+ years of advancements in engineering... and they can now move slightly more of their legs. WEEEEEEE...

The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

SpikeyTigertron wrote:The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

Why isn't there a SDCC version anyway? Hb did it for Metroplex and Devastator. PK isn't worth it?

fenrir72 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

Why isn't there a SDCC version anyway? Hb did it for Metroplex and Devastator. PK isn't worth it?

Do we know there isn't an SDCC Predaking yet? I mean granted it's all speculation either way, but if my info is correct SDCC 2018 isn't for another two months or so, and we have no idea at this point what (if any) Transformers-brand exclusives we'll be getting then.

Qwan wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

Why isn't there a SDCC version anyway? Hb did it for Metroplex and Devastator. PK isn't worth it?

Do we know there isn't an SDCC Predaking yet? I mean granted it's all speculation either way, but if my info is correct SDCC 2018 isn't for another two months or so, and we have no idea at this point what (if any) Transformers-brand exclusives we'll be getting then.

Schrödinger's Predaking

Qwan wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

Why isn't there a SDCC version anyway? Hb did it for Metroplex and Devastator. PK isn't worth it?

Do we know there isn't an SDCC Predaking yet? I mean granted it's all speculation either way, but if my info is correct SDCC 2018 isn't for another two months or so, and we have no idea at this point what (if any) Transformers-brand exclusives we'll be getting then.

No leaks? Nothing. Also, could this be the result of the unification business model? No more special Titans editions? Trypticon didn't have any.

fenrir72 wrote:

Qwan wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:The master-stroke... maybe SDCC Predaking will come with a die-cast sword SO HEAVY he won't be able to hold it

Why isn't there a SDCC version anyway? Hb did it for Metroplex and Devastator. PK isn't worth it?

Do we know there isn't an SDCC Predaking yet? I mean granted it's all speculation either way, but if my info is correct SDCC 2018 isn't for another two months or so, and we have no idea at this point what (if any) Transformers-brand exclusives we'll be getting then.

No leaks? Nothing. Also, could this be the result of the unification business model? No more special Titans editions? Trypticon didn't have any.

SDCC Devastator was revealed May 21st. Primitive Optimus (not a Titan, but last year's "big" SDCC exclusive) was revealed June 3rd. I think we've still got some time to go before we can assume that a lack of word means a lack of toy.

I doubt the HasTak unification would affect SDCC exclusives, of all things, either. I mean clearly the exclusive game in general is still going strong this year, and I don't see any reason why a difference to the toys Takara puts out (which is really what the unification mostly is) would affect whether Titans get SDCC exclusives. Sure Trypticon didn't get one last year, but a single exception does not a new pattern make. Have hope!

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:I just don’t think Predaking was going to catch a break with the fandom... the “easiest” fix would have been to make his abs/waist/hips/thighs a separate stand alone unit along with his hands/feet aka G1 Devastator. But then we would have complained he was a parts forming cheater-mccheat-face

No offence but you seem to be taking some of the other users criticisms personally. Just because others don't like these figures shouldn't have an effect on if you like them or not.

I might be getting burned out with some of the negativity in some of my other fandom forums, and it might be bleeding over here. So thanks for checking me on that. I'll try to be more mindful. But you're right at the end of the day. Whether I enjoy Predaking (and I intend do) really doesn't matter at all if *anyone* else buys him.


In many ways I'm just happy to be seeing an official new version at all. I'd always wanted the original growing up (eventually got the re-release) and as much as I appreciate the G1 for what it is.... in a post Beast Wars world (ball joints) it makes it hard to enjoy the older figures from an interaction standpoint.


I suppose another reason why I'm fearful of (sometimes quite valid) critisims with Transformers... I've seen the brand die off twice in my lifetime, combined with Toys R Us folding, cost-cutting/design choices with much of the other action figure liness (dropping to *basic* articuation) I wonder if sometime toys are a bit of a dying breed.

No worries I've felt that way a few times, and I know that constant negativity can get you down but we've got to persist after all its only opinions at the end of the day I hope you have lots of fun with this guy (if I get lucky and see him in symths at some point, I may get him as well lol, if I survive being murdered by my better half, I will have fun as well )

I've always wanted a Predaking. I might have to break my rules and grab one.

Courtesy of Singaporean robot fan Daniel Oon, and toy reviewer on YouTube Kevin Liu, we have a full look in Chinese at an early acquisition of the Titan class figure from the Transformers Power of the Primes toyline for 2018: Predaking!

In the video, embedded below for your viewing convenience, we get a look at the Predacon team as their individual members - Razorclaw, Torox, Headstrong, Rampage and Divebomb - in both robot and beast mode, as the fully combined mode of the Voyager sized Predacons, Predaking himself, will be coming in part two shortly - so stay tuned to find out. Take a look for now, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion boards!

Always a good reviewer. and YES! a white background.

I'm just gonna say, this titan seriously outshines Devastator by individual bots on so many levels. yeah sure, it's one fewer bot... but that is a weak defense (looking at you Fortmax)

I'll definitely be getting this. Still, have to reserve judgement till I can check out how odd and bulky those big black backpacks are. It's quite a dew-claw for the design. Really surprised it made it to release with that in the design... instead of having them detach into big missile batteries or... well... something else.

That's going to be quite a bit of sticker work. Looks good, and Razorclaw is rather creative on how they do the feet. Also... if Divebomb is Hun-Gurr sized... Headstrong and Tantrum must be HUGE!!!

gothsaurus wrote:I'll definitely be getting this. Still, have to reserve judgement till I can check out how odd and bulky those big black backpacks are. It's quite a dew-claw for the design. Really surprised it made it to release with that in the design... instead of having them detach into big missile batteries or... well... something else.

I'm not sure how much it would've affected the stability of Predaking, but yeah, having the option to unclip the backpacks would've gone a long way, even if they didn't do anything when removed.

OOF


UGH

AAAAAARRGH

Black Hat wrote:OOF


UGH

AAAAAARRGH

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Torso i that picture, I believe I read on here afew pages back that the black parts above are aupposed to slidedown into there and give some support to the smaller waist pivot.

That Waist pivot does look somewhat flimsy though.

Thats unfortinate the right arm doesnt seem to have the ratchet. If that left hand falling ofd is a sign of a bad connection, well crap. But I have a fww CW figures with the same problem.

Aren't those black bits razorclaw's legs? I suppose we'll have to wait till more in hand pics and of reviews where it's transformed correctly.

Black Hat wrote:OOF

Back from /toy/, are you? Still, that tiny widdle joint is very worrying. I bet there's a 3P upgrade kit already in the work that is so extensive, it will cost as much as the whole Predaking set itself.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Black Hat wrote:OOF

Back from /toy/, are you? Still, that tiny widdle joint is very worrying. I bet there's a 3P upgrade kit already in the work that is so extensive, it will cost as much as the whole Predaking set itself.

How'd you guess? (Not the original posted of those images/webms though.)

And yeah, that joint alone makes me fear for Predaking buyers. After the shenanigans with Trypticon, I don't see this ending well. I'm still firmly of the opinion that these Titans should have used the same "mass" but much denser, thus being smaller but with more parts and thicker plastic. They'd still end up much bigger than a regular gestalt but...not like...that.

Well that pretty much seals it for me. I'm still getting him, but I'm definitely waiting for a Christmas sale. And TRU being out of business actually works in my favor here since I won't see him on the shelf and buy him on sight.

Thanks to a nudge from fellow Seibertronian unicron1200, we now have Part 2 of Kevin Liu's review for the Power of the Primes Predacons - this time going over the big 'bot, Predaking himself!

The video goes over the transformation process to convert each individual Predacon into their combined mode, helpfully pointing out various locking points and little details of transformation along the way. After that we get a comparison to Combiner Wars Devastator (he's almost exactly as tall as that six-bot behemoth!) and Leader Megatron, and a run-down on Predaking's articulation. For the more critical among you, the review also reveals a few of the figure's potential foibles as well.

Check out the video embedded below, and if you missed it, Part 1 of this review (going over each individual Predacon) can be found here! Share your thoughts by posting in the Energon Pub forums, and as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more exciting Transformers news!

Really looking forward to this! Usually don’t watch reviews before a toy is out but I just wanted one question answered: can rampage and divebomb be interchangeable arms? I’m not usually picky but I’m so baffled on why their positions as arms were switched.

Answer?

No. They can’t be switched. There’s pegs in the back for the wings to attach and the shoulder canons.

Oh...well alright. Not a deal breaker or worth complaining just makes me ask still “Why we’re they switched? When was divebomb ever the right arm?’

When first seeing the pictures of Predaking, I was worried about how thin he looked. However, seeing this video, he looks a lot better than I had originally thought. I am definitely going to add him to my collection!

Randomhero wrote:When was divebomb ever the right arm?

In virtually every single piece of visual fiction and non-toy artwork that Predaking has appeared in.

It's funny how much of the load Divebomb takes on in forming Predaking.