New Animated Target 2-packs

Wow, Target gets all of the Exclusives anymore.

I'm pretty much done collecting Animated, save for a couple of select figures, but I'll be skipping regular Shockwave for this one.

I agree, I like these colors a lot more as well. But what will I do with that Bumblebee?

well when is it going to be released? cuz i just checked target.com for sunstorm and it was not there

D: These are awesome compared to Stealth Lockdown and butt ugly Ratchet!

My one concern is that why they choose Sunstorm and not go into a classic line and put out Thundercracker, or correctly correct color Starscream.

I really don't know what to think of Sunstorm.
Shockwave is awesome, I'll be getting that one to display as shockwave and the original to display as Longarm.

OMFG!! YAY!!! Purple Shockwave! All is well with the universe once more! The sunstorm looks pretty sweet to.

I just want to know if the female clone is getting a toy? Everyone else seems to be getting one.

Dead Metal wrote:I really don't know what to think of Sunstorm.
Shockwave is awesome, I'll be getting that one to display as shockwave and the original to display as Longarm.

Exactly what I was thinking, I just picked up Shockwave last night and was thinking (well this is a nice scam, now I need two of this figure). Guess I was wrong, this is a nice suprise. I will also have to get Sunstorm in hopes of eventually balancing out the Bot/Con levels.

Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.

The Sunstorm is gorgeous, though he pales in comparison to his leader, the original Starscream. Will this be released as a single?

Shockwave . I'm a sucker, I'm buying this and the blueish one.

Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.

Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

Star_ling wrote:

Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.

Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!

Dead Metal wrote:

Star_ling wrote:

Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.

Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!

I'd buy one of those if it were to come true. It'd be far more appropriate than the colours this never version sports.

Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?

ill be picking up both sets... and since seeing activators cliffjumper ive wanted an activators bumblebee since it's more in scale with the other figures... plus im not a fan of the deluxe bumblebee mold.

Dude I want that Shockwave bad! Dunno what I'll do with the extra Bumblebee though...

I'm only gonna get Sunstorm (unless he gets released alone without the Actvator Ratchet, which I don't want). at last, the Sycophant clone has a name! But why does he have so much red in jet mode?

This Shockwave doesn't look so good in these colors. It just doesn't look right. Had his body been more G1-like (like Energon Shockblast did), then I might reconsider. But for now, I'll get regular one.

Plus, I've already got Activators Bumblebee, so this inclusion of him also turns me off this set.

I want both but i already have both activators! Whatever I'm still getting them, as long as they are around the voyager price tag. Bonus! The decepticon insignia on sunstorm and shockwave are purple!

Man, Sunstorm looks very good, than again, it is a Starscream redeco and a very good homage to that concept. That's why I love Transformers Animated, it's a great homage to G1 in more than one way.

- UltraMagnus2005

Dead Metal wrote:

Star_ling wrote:

Hard Hacker wrote:Sunstorm looks good, but Shockwave's a step backwards if you ask me. His colour seems garish compared to the more mechanically oriented colours on his original (Animated) toy.

Yeah but some of the G1 fans are pleased with this recolor. Imagine what fans would have said if he was repainted in any other color but purple?

I want him in Armada Megatron colours!

Oh right I totally forgot about that! Their molds are very alike. Maybe you should shoot that idea to Hasbro you might get your username on the toy

meh...I'd love to have a Sunstorm figure, but I'm not a big fan of the Animated Starscream mold...

Okay, Shockwave in his accurate colors and people aren't liking it? Sheesh.
I was on the fence about Animated Shockwave until I saw this. He will NEVER be displayed as Longarm in my household once I have a color-accurate version. That's for sure (may seem extreme, and I'm not a G1 fanatic, but Shockwave has been my favorite character since I was a kid).

The big question is WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE???

I thought I was done buying Animated and still might be, but these 2-packs might just drag me back in.

PURPLE AND BLACK SHOCKWAVE!!! Glad I didn't buy the boring gray one!

Kique wrote:Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?

Target sells some exclusives online, but not others. Their Universe exclusives are available online (the Legend 5-packs and the Springer/Ratbat and Roadbuster/Dirge 2-packs), but their Animated exclusives (Rescue Ratchet and Stealth Lockdown) are in-store only. So I suspect these will be in-store only. But I MUST have that purple-and-black Shockwave.

I like both, although I don't think that Shockwave color would look good on the longarm part. I might have to get the original, I don't care about that bb anyway.

We eset toys in January I wouldn't be surprised to see them then

sweet I'll be lookin for shockwave. Sunstorm is prolly a pass.

Oooh very nice. Now thse are 2 packs I can buy. If only for the Voyager figure.

The Purple looks awesome on Shockwave.

And finally a regular release, not Legends size, Sunstorm figure.

Damn I need to move closer to a Target Store.

im starting to regret getting starscream , and i think shockwave's original animated deco is far superior. ill pass.

these are awesome i will get them but i am not allowed to get any TFs untill after christmas! that sucks!

I already have Shockwave, but I'll pick this version up as well. That way I can display the original as Longarm Prime and use this guy as Shockwave. I really like this seeker mold and have Starscream and Skywarp already so I'll be picking up Sunstorm as well. Anyone know when these are scheduled for release?

Does anyone think about what longarm would look like if he was purple?

will be getting both, but now, where are the thundercracker, the jetfire colored one, and the purple femme seeker?

darth_primal wrote:Does anyone think about what longarm would look like if he was purple?

Pretty sure we'll be getting close-up pictures of this stuff in the next month or so.

Immortal Starscream wrote:will be getting both, but now, where are the thundercracker, the jetfire colored one, and the purple femme seeker?

Haha, they'll be coming. Thundercracker will take time as it's already an Activator. Seriously though, I'm expecting Botcon to supply one of, if not all of the Animated Seekers that remain to be figures.

Sunstorm = must have.

Both sets look great!!! I will be looking forward to these.

I love Shockwave's clor scheme! I thoght when I first saw Animated Shockwave, I thought, "Where's the purple?". And now, here it is!

Sunstorm looks awesome too. I will be picking them both up. You gotta have all the clones. Now all we need is Thundercracker, Dirge, and Ramjet recolors.

I love them both! Awesome repaints! I like Shockwave more but still Sunstorm is also a wow.

This is great news.

I was going to buy an extra Shockwave anyway so I could display one as Longarm. And I really like the purple Decepticon symbol on him.

Sunstorm on the other hand might be a pass for me. I will have to see it in person.

Hmm.. nice, but I think I like the original colours on Shockwave more. Will need to see some comparison pics methinks.

GuyIncognito wrote:PURPLE AND BLACK SHOCKWAVE!!! Glad I didn't buy the boring gray one!

Kique wrote:Sunstorm looks great !! I WANNA !!!! Can these 2 Packs be bought online?

Target sells some exclusives online, but not others. Their Universe exclusives are available online (the Legend 5-packs and the Springer/Ratbat and Roadbuster/Dirge 2-packs), but their Animated exclusives (Rescue Ratchet and Stealth Lockdown) are in-store only. So I suspect these will be in-store only. But I MUST have that purple-and-black Shockwave.

I think which exclusives are available online is related to the size/price, not the toy line. The Animated exclusives currently in stores are Deluxe Class, and all Deluxe figures are store only. Since they do sell Voyager Class figures through the site, I'm fairly confident I'll be able to pick these two up online and not have to haunt the local store for them.

doubledealer25 wrote:these are awesome i will get them but i am not allowed to get any TFs untill after christmas! that sucks!

I don't think these will be available until after the holidays anyway.

I'm all over both of these sets!

I'm glad I didn't waste my budget on the stealth lockdown, who was cool, but not necessary.

i love that shockwave! he should have purple in the TV show i will get this!

Shockwave looks fantastic, but Sunstorm is crud. Too much orange and no new head at all. That's the least Hasbro can do.

Hey guys, has anybody heard when these 2 packs are getting released?