Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him?

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Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno has been out for a while now in various markets around the world to very little fanfare. That is perfectly in line with the initial reaction to this toy existing. While combiners were back for Power of the Primes, the line was filled with new molds for combiner limbs and torsos but Inferno was the only one using the same mold from Combiner Wars with the only thing different being his head (and just the robot mode head, the combiner head is the same as Defensor's). He wasn't planned to interact with the Prime armour, which is one of the play features of the line, and now this old mold was getting the POTP deco treatment of replacing tampos with stickers. So he was disregarded and seen as a cheap way to pad out a line that was already short on new toys. And, what seemed worst of all to fans, he added an unnecessary torso that had no dedicated limbs.

So he seemed an easy skip by many including me. However, I did get him eventually, and I think he's pretty great and I am quite happy to have him as part of my collection. I took images below, to share with you what I see in this toy and to give you an idea of all he has to offer.

Transformers News: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Worth Owning or Should you Skip him?

Firstly, while he is a redeco of Combiner Wars Hot Spot with a new head, I feel he owns this mold and has as much right to it as Hot Spot did. Neither of them ever had a firetruck mode in G1 resembling what they have here, which is vague enough to also be considered Cybertronian if you wanted it (it's as Cybertronian as any other alt mode in the upcoming Siege line). And with design nods to both the RID Hino firetruck and Sentinel Prime's airport firetruck, red really suits the alt mode. I much prefer the fully white ladder.

What I like best is just how different the paint scheme is. Different parts are highlighted with paint to give him a very different look. Like the little black rectangles on the shoulders with a bit of red plastic within it. Same with the alt mode where we get some nice silver on the ladder area which was unpainted on Hot Spot. Plus the combiner head has extra paint on the helmet.

As for the Power of the Primes gimmick integration, I am impressed with how creative they went to find compatibility. Instead of the the combiner legs being gauntlets, they are turned into a back pack of sorts to allow Inferno to have shoulder mounted guns. And they are stored just as well in vehicle mode as compared to any other voyager in the line (I would even say those feet look better mounted on the firetruck than on any other voyager alt mode).

Inferno fits really well with a classics G1 crew and even works in a lost light crew (that would also include Hot Spot).

The colours look great, that red is perfect. Very vibrant (better than the red used on the Classics Inferno). And it makes a cool red and white combiner torso. The plastic also feels better on Inferno than Hot Spot and I like how they painted the light bar. It just works and it makes me enjoy the hot spot mold more than when Hot Spot was wearing it. Plus they fixed that silly knee issue Pyra and G2 Onslaught had. The red and white torso works really good with lots of different limb bots.

Here are more examples of the possible combined mode from the fan community.

So there you go, a bunch of reasons why I feel Inferno is a worthy addition to my collection. In the end I feel he has as much right to this mold as Hot Spot and simply looks just as good.

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Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976152)
Posted by RotorstormNZ on August 2nd, 2018 @ 11:32pm CDT

I can't help but feel there's a word missing from the article title?

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976159)
Posted by triKlops on August 2nd, 2018 @ 11:54pm CDT

RotorstormNZ wrote:I can't help but feel there's a word missing from the article title?

lol, took me a second :lol:

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976160)
Posted by Nemesis_Apoc on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:04am CDT

Obvious Guard City homage is obvious to everyone except OP.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976162)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:07am CDT

Nice write up on Power of the Primes Inferno, BillyJim! I like him quite a bit, especially as a combiner. I really wish we would get a nice CW/PotP Deluxe Red Alert to go with him. How could they NOT be together in the same combiner team, right?

Amazon delivered (get it?) on their promise. I got Repugnus this evening! They did just drop it off in front of my apartment door, though. When they delivered Blast Off less than a week ago, they delayed delivery for a day when they couldn't get me at the door. The following day, the courier called me to confirm I was home and handed it to me personally. Weird.

I love Repugnus so far. It's nice to have another team complete now. I swapped his standard head for the Takara one that came with Brawn. I would like to actually switch the face plates so that I can have the Takara one on the new mold Hasbro Battle Beast Titan Master. While it was easy enough to remove the screw on the new Hasbro Titan Master, the Takara one is imoveable and may have stripped immediately to boot! Anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed?

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976163)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:08am CDT

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:Obvious Guard City homage is obvious to everyone except OP.

Not when the only thing the deco of Inferno's torso mode has in common with Guard City's own torso deco is the base color being red.

Guard City's torso has a very unique deco that this Inferno torso makes no real attempt to replicate.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976164)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:16am CDT

Speaking of which, it would be fun to get official Guard City and Battle Gaia repaints at some point. Takara seems to be reissuing some of the Unite Warriors sets now, so they're clearly not finished using those molds. Here's hoping they decide to do a few more "EX" releases in the not too distant future.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976167)
Posted by Cobotron on August 3rd, 2018 @ 1:10am CDT

I'm just glad I can finally do this!

Crappy old dollar store KO Defensor!
Or, DefEYESOAR as I like to call him.

I think Inferno is great, even if just for simply being more ingredients to add to the scramble.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976171)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 1:54am CDT

That's a good pictorial on Hotspot/Inferno, Willy J. Makes me want to get Inferno for sure. It reminded me of the one thing I can't stand about the mold: I wish the lower legs were reversed so that the tires were on the outside and the toes pointed the other way. :lol:

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976177)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:48am CDT

william_james88 wrote:

You know that you have to turn the combiner head a 180° for truck mode?

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976178)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:48am CDT

Cobotron wrote:I'm just glad I can finally do this!

Crappy old dollar store KO Defensor!
Or, DefEYESOAR as I like to call him.

I think Inferno is great, even if just for simply being more ingredients to add to the scramble.

Nice use of Groove's guns

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976181)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 3:30am CDT

Nice photos but the toy itself is very dull and blocky in both modes. G1 Inferno had a more distinct look to him (that Grapple shared obviously) and his fire truck mode had a nice cab to it (despite the rest of the truck looking very much like folded robot). A nice up to date realistic fire truck Inferno could be nice but this ain't it. Just lazy CW mold reuse as usual.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976182)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 3:54am CDT

Carnivius_Prime wrote:A nice up to date realistic fire truck Inferno could be nice but this ain't it. Just lazy CW mold reuse as usual.

Definitely
They could at least have remolded the combiner's chest to fit his Enigma of combination and the Prime Masters. And to include a peg for Prime Masters in the basket of the ladder would have been cool but they hold in palce without one, as well, I guess.

*Edit: And I don't know why he's coming with Starscream's combiner feet now. Hun-Gurrr's would have looked way better at him and that way they could have reused the mold.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976187)
Posted by Qwan on August 3rd, 2018 @ 4:15am CDT

Thanks to frequent reviewer and Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a video review to share of the Prime Wars Repugnus figure, which is currently shipping out from Amazon's website. We've had in-hand images already, but an in-motion review is a new occurrence for this toy.

In addition to the usual review fare of transformation, articulation and so on, Chuck also runs through the retooling done to the figure, comparisons to Repugnus' Monsterbot colleague Grotusque, further looks at the option to swap in the Titans Return Repugnus Titan Master for the head, and more. Check out the video below, and share your thoughts on the Energon Pub Forums!

Repugnus is the second Amazon exclusive figure from the Prime Wars trilogy representing Titans Return. A heavy retool of Twinferno, it's closer in appearance to the previously released exclusive Grotusque. An interesting figure in its own right with a fun transformation, Repugnus is a solid choice.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976188)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 4:21am CDT

Qwan wrote:Thanks to frequent reviewer and Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a video review to share of the Prime Wars Repugnus figure, which is currently shipping out from Amazon's website. We've had in-hand images already, but an in-motion review is a new occurrence for this toy.

In addition to the usual review fare of transformation, articulation and so on, Chuck also runs through the retooling done to the figure, comparisons to Repugnus' Monsterbot colleague Grotusque, further looks at the option to swap in the Titans Return Repugnus Titan Master for the head, and more. Check out the video below, and share your thoughts on the Energon Pub Forums!

Repugnus is the second Amazon exclusive figure from the Prime Wars trilogy representing Titans Return. A heavy retool of Twinferno, it's closer in appearance to the previously released exclusive Grotusque. An interesting figure in its own right with a fun transformation, Repugnus is a solid choice.

I already watched it and it's a good review.
And here's another good one from Long's Toys:

[youtube]h_wkT6w2i7k&t=0s[/youtube]

*I don't know why it's not working.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976189)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 4:56am CDT

i picked Inferno up with plans to get a Titanmaster adapter and use him as Cab's Transtector. may need to get 2nd one but not sure as of yet

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976202)
Posted by Autobot N on August 3rd, 2018 @ 6:12am CDT

Lunatic Prime wrote:And here's another good one from Long's Toys:

*I don't know why it's not working.

Fixed

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976203)
Posted by What's Crackin'? on August 3rd, 2018 @ 6:15am CDT

There is a lot of negativity in the comments about red Hot Spo- I mean Inferno, but I really like him. Infact, I like the look more of this guy than Hot Spot. That may have something to do with the painted hanbands, and white ladder, more silver paint, and the very unique head sculpt that doesn't look like a standard Optimus Prime head.However it would've been nice if the original mold went for a more realistic fire truck, instead of the more futuristic one. I feel like that would've fit better with the the original combiner team, and would've looked nice here. The two characters have very distinct looks, so I get the dissapointment. Maybe in the new War for Cybertron line, we'll get a more proper Inferno, if not a more Cybertronian one. Then we could get a Grapple, or is it Hoist? That G1 episode has messed me up for life.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976210)
Posted by durroth on August 3rd, 2018 @ 7:15am CDT

do either of those repugnus reviews talk about the baffling fact they painted his face yellow? I repeat, they *painted his face yellow*

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976212)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT

durroth wrote:do either of those repugnus reviews talk about the baffling fact they painted his face yellow? I repeat, they *painted his face yellow*

Maybe

noticed that yellow plastic would hide all the details. You can compare :HASBRO:

Titan Master Repugnus with :TAKARATOMY:

Headmaster Repugnus. There you can see the exact difference

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976214)
Posted by dflash on August 3rd, 2018 @ 7:36am CDT

I would have liked it if they had done him in orange and replaced the ladder with a crane to make a Grapple. It would have given collectors more of a reason to buy it instead of releasing this mold as just another fire truck. It would also have looked good with Combiner Wars Wreck-gar as the chest armor.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976215)
Posted by durroth on August 3rd, 2018 @ 7:38am CDT

I mean it's baffling for Hasbro, who don't like spending money on paint in the best of times, to put yellow paint on plastic that is almost the same color. It's not unappreciated, it's just out of character

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976218)
Posted by RiddlerJ on August 3rd, 2018 @ 8:08am CDT

I probably would be more tempted to get inferno if he had some of his own limbs bots. If they're gonna just repaint that mold, repaint a few others.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976221)
Posted by william-james88 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 8:55am CDT

Lunatic Prime wrote:
william_james88 wrote:

You know that you have to turn the combiner head a 180° for truck mode?

The instructions put it that way, yeah, but I thought it was supposed to be a bucket that you could flip the other way.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976228)
Posted by o.supreme on August 3rd, 2018 @ 9:52am CDT

I think Inferno is ok, for what it's worth. Still I'd rather not have had it, since they didn't create enough deluxes to properly finish it. I don't have extras from the previous line, so Jazz and Wreck-Gar will be keeping armless *Infernac* (points if you get the reference) standing for now.

I also got the *sorry for delay* notice on Repugnus, but I checked tracking , and he's at least in my county now

Should have it today or tomorrow.

Also I feel a bit jaded about these exclusives. I mean it's great that Hasbro is offering an all-new toy in Punch/Counterpunch, but I still maintain it's more of a sneak preview for Siege than anything else. Other than coming with a Prime Master (which the others do as well), It's not a true representation of PotP, as it's not a combiner limb. They should have made 4 exclusives, or just released Punch/CP as a regular Siege deluxe.

I mean I'm only getting Repugnus to complete the Monsterbot Trio, which my son wanted more than anything else. I'm Not getting Blastoff since I already have the UW one (a different paint scheme isn't enough to warrant me purchasing it again), and I'm not getting P/CP obviously because it isn't part of a combiner. I may even end up selling the exclusive Solus that comes with Repugnus. I'll eventually have all the regular releases of the 13 PM's, I don't need just one of three exclusive variants.

Speaking of which...Remember we originally saw 15 symbols? How awesome would it have been if the 3 Amazon deluxes came with two of those? P/CP being more of a siege preview could have just been released on his own, without a PM.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976232)
Posted by frogbat on August 3rd, 2018 @ 10:23am CDT

would still like a grapple and inferno based on their g1 appearance and toy, have the original generations releases but I reckon it's time for an update... a simplified mp would be great.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976233)
Posted by DeathReviews on August 3rd, 2018 @ 10:34am CDT

The walmart near my realm somehow got a HUGE shipment of voyager PotP figures, including nearly a dozen Inferno figures. All of them are currently warming shelf. If only they'd done it a year ago when these wave 1 voyagers were highly sought after...

I'll be waiting until they're (inevitably) on clearance, then pick up an Inferno on the cheap. It'll be fun to make a red-only combiner out of Inferno, CW Ironhide, Novastar...

And check out my review for Inferno if you haven't seen it yet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RkMdQNVaQ&t=2s

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976235)
Posted by Cobotron on August 3rd, 2018 @ 10:41am CDT

Daddy bug loves his lil larva!

Then he ate him. Because that's what weird bug monsters do.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976240)
Posted by mordhelm on August 3rd, 2018 @ 10:53am CDT

So with PotP coming to a close, it's almost a little sad that we will be imbalanced by 2 bots for CW style Autobots.

Here is the breakdown of Hasbro released Deluxe CW figures:

Aerialbots
Air Raid
Firefly
Slingshot
Sky Dive
Alpha Bravo

Protectobots
Groove
First Aid
Blades
Streetwise
Rook

Technobots
Afterburner
Lightspeed
Nosecone
Strafe

Torchbearers
Skyburst
Dustup
Jumpstream
Stormclash

Dinobots
Slug
Swoop
Slag
Sludge

Optimus bots
Prowl
Ironhide
Sunstreaker
Mirage

Lynx bots
Hound
Smokescreen
Trailbreaker
Wheeljack

PotP leftover bots
Moonracer
Novastar
Jazz
Wreck-Gar

Whereas the Decepticons are wrapped in a nice little bow:

Stunticons
Wildrider
Dead End
Breakdown
Dragstrip

Combaticons
Blast Off Shuttle
Brawl
Vortex
Swindle

Terrorcons
Cutthroat
Blot
Sinnertwin
Rippersnapper

Liokaiser
Drillhorn
Fellbat
Guyhawk
Ironbison

Left over cons
Blast Off Jet
Offroad
Dreadwind
Blackwing

All we really needed was Ratchet (sorry, I am not counting the ridiculously overpriced FunPub Ratchet) and 1 more autobot to have complete teams. Or... 2 more female autobots to round out Elita-Inf1nite.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976245)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:13am CDT

I still don't buy the idea that Counterpunch was a siege preview solely on the basis that he looks our of place with the rest of that line. If anything I would say he was supposed to have come out during thrilling 30 but didn't for whatever reason.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976247)
Posted by MECHdirge on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:16am CDT

I actually got Inferno and Repugnus on the same day, despite ordering them months apart, from different companies. I like Inferno more than I thought I would. While he isn’t perfect, I like that he’s a combiner torso. I have the earlier Classics/Generations Inferno and Grapple, along with their G1 originals. I agree that a slight alteration into Grapple might have been more interesting for collectors, but I was still happy to pick up Inferno.

Repugnus is a decent figure. I like his Hasbro Headmaster head a bit better, and swapped it out before putting him next to Doublecross (Twinferno) and Grotusque on my shelves. I’m just happy Hasbro didn’t leave us with two Deluxe scale Monsterbots and tiny Repugnus.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976251)
Posted by o.supreme on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:31am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I still don't buy the idea that Counterpunch was a siege preview solely on the basis that he looks our of place with the rest of that line. If anything I would say he was supposed to have come out during thrilling 30 but didn't for whatever reason.

T30 throwback, or Siege preview, whatever you want to call it. But the fact remains P/CP while probably a great new toy, should not have the PotP label as it isn't a representation of that line.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976254)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:49am CDT

o.supreme wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I still don't buy the idea that Counterpunch was a siege preview solely on the basis that he looks our of place with the rest of that line. If anything I would say he was supposed to have come out during thrilling 30 but didn't for whatever reason.

T30 throwback, or Siege preview, whatever you want to call it. But the fact remains P/CP while probably a great new toy, should not have the PotP label as it isn't a representation of that line.

You could just consider the Throne of the Primes to be the "Power of the Primes" exclusive representative instead. It definitely fits the PotP theme.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976255)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:49am CDT

I can agree with that not sure what would have been that wouldnt have caused a controversy. Some people would have been very unhappy at the idea of having an exclusive limb that they wanted for one of the other torsos

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976256)
Posted by o.supreme on August 3rd, 2018 @ 11:56am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:I can agree with that not sure what would have been that wouldnt have caused a controversy. Some people would have been very unhappy at the idea of having an exclusive limb that they wanted for one of the other torsos

True, but considering what I've had to go through to get past exclusive limbs (from Botcon and TFCC), the Amazon ones are comparatively much more readily available, and economical,

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976264)
Posted by Deathsanras on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:15pm CDT

POTP Inferno will always be Big Red to me...

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976266)
Posted by Agamemnon on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:23pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:
Daddy bug loves his lil larva!

I. Love. This. Pic.

So much, I'm considering changing my avatar...

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976273)
Posted by Rysquad on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:50pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:The walmart near my realm somehow got a HUGE shipment of voyager PotP figures, including nearly a dozen Inferno figures. All of them are currently warming shelf. If only they'd done it a year ago when these wave 1 voyagers were highly sought after...

I'll be waiting until they're (inevitably) on clearance, then pick up an Inferno on the cheap. It'll be fun to make a red-only combiner out of Inferno, CW Ironhide, Novastar...

And check out my review for Inferno if you haven't seen it yet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RkMdQNVaQ&t=2s

I started seriously collecting again with Battle Core Optimus Prime and even at that point, my goal was to just make an all-white Combiner (ended up being Battle Core Optimus Prime, First Aid, Prowl, Streetwise, and Rook) which I acquired very slowly so I missed Hot Spot on the shelves and never bother to get him after.

But seeing all of these pics of Inferno while not owning Hot Spot - I'd much rather have Inferno.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976275)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:57pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Then he ate him. Because that's what weird bug monsters do.

In my head, I heard a guy with a soft spoken nature show British accent saying: After mating the larger female repugnus bites off the head of the small male repugnus...

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976291)
Posted by o.supreme on August 3rd, 2018 @ 1:47pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:The walmart near my realm somehow got a HUGE shipment of voyager PotP figures, including nearly a dozen Inferno figures. All of them are currently warming shelf. If only they'd done it a year ago when these wave 1 voyagers were highly sought after...

I'll be waiting until they're (inevitably) on clearance, then pick up an Inferno on the cheap. It'll be fun to make a red-only combiner out of Inferno, CW Ironhide, Novastar...

1. -If you don't have Inferno, that means someone gave him to you to review...does that mean you take requests..?? :-?

2. I don't think I've ever seen that many Generations voyagers in one location, only SS recently. I have seen Inferno twice. The first I purchased , the second got purchased in time after his package mate Grimlock got purchased first

.

On the flipside, a walmart near me recently finally got wave 2 deluxes and they are selling like hotcakes, Imagine if they got wave 3... =P~

. Meanwhile another walmart has sealed their fate with multiple cases of wave 1 that await inevitable clearance, and another that has zero Generations deluxes in stock. hopefully they get wave 3 and see how quickly they get bought up.

In truth, I already have all of wave 3 (got Deluxes and PM's from BBTS...) I just like seeing them in the store...

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976295)
Posted by Cobotron on August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:04pm CDT

Agamemnon wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Daddy bug loves his lil larva!

I. Love. This. Pic.

So much, I'm considering changing my avatar...

Go for it. I would be honored! ;)^

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Then he ate him. Because that's what weird bug monsters do.

In my head, I heard a guy with a soft spoken nature show British accent saying: After mating the larger female repugnus bites off the head of the small male repugnus...

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976298)
Posted by william-james88 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:20pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:The walmart near my realm somehow got a HUGE shipment of voyager PotP figures, including nearly a dozen Inferno figures. All of them are currently warming shelf.

How could they be warming shelves if they just got there?

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976302)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:42pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:The walmart near my realm somehow got a HUGE shipment of voyager PotP figures, including nearly a dozen Inferno figures. All of them are currently warming shelf.

How could they be warming shelves if they just got there?

Maybe the shelves are really cold? :-D

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976329)
Posted by firefox91 on August 3rd, 2018 @ 4:07pm CDT

Yikes. His combiner form is not good. The colors just seem off, particularly the red on the top of the head. Still, if I had to go back and make a mistake on buying a recent release I didn't really want, I would have picked him over POTP Starscream. Never have I spent only $10, got like 60% off retail on a new toy and regretted it so much. Starscream is terrible. I wanted to return him but I would have spent most of the $10 I paid to get him on return shipping costs. And is isn't worth dirt on eBay. Lesson learned.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976332)
Posted by SG Roadbuster on August 3rd, 2018 @ 4:24pm CDT

I like this Inferno.
for limbs, I gave CW wave 6 (Sky Reign limbs) and CW legends Wreck Gar.
which frees up my Sky Lynx to just be Sky Lynx on my shelf.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976344)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 3rd, 2018 @ 5:11pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:How could they be warming shelves if they just got there?

It's Inferno. He heats shit up. It's what he does. Which makes his fire truck alt mode ironic. Question is, did Budiansky do it on purpose or was it a mistake?

Cobo, I like the bug family photo album as well. ;)^

mordhelm, do you count exclusives or just wide released figures? Because I think Blue Streak should count. And yes, Hasbro screwed up by not giving Ratchet or Sideswipe a figure in CW.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976345)
Posted by mordhelm on August 3rd, 2018 @ 5:11pm CDT

Am I the only one to get a repugnus with 2 right ankles?

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976384)
Posted by Qwan on August 3rd, 2018 @ 9:31pm CDT

Just got an email from Amazon that my Repugnus is delayed to an unknown date. I guess they took more pre-orders than they had Repugnii coming in on the first shipment. Not that it bothers me anyway since I won't be actually obtaining him up for a few more months, but just thought it might be useful to share.

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976438)
Posted by Rysquad on August 4th, 2018 @ 2:05am CDT

Wave 3

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976441)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on August 4th, 2018 @ 2:24am CDT

yep, found those guys at Target yesterday. surprised how the Primes seem to be pro Con with these things. 5 Decepticon Primemasters vs 3 Autobot Primemasters

Re: Is Transformers Power of the Primes Inferno Worth Owning or Should you Skip him? (1976480)
Posted by Bucky on August 4th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT

I already posted in the online sightings thread, but just in case someone doesn’t check that thread, but has been looking for PotP Hun-Gurrr he’s available from Amazon at his regular retail price of $24.99

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072QXGMJC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1

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