New Hasbro Transformers Trademark Applications
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 12:27PM CDT
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- NIGHTBEAT (Trademark ID: 86261081)
- OVERLOAD (Trademark ID: 86261109)
- ROOK (Trademark ID: 86261119)
- STRONGARM (Trademark ID: 86261745)
- SUNSTREAKER (Trademark ID: 86261112)
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:32pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:34pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:35pm CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:45pm CDT
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:^ Yeah hell since this is generations and the regular movie line was moved into Gen heck some of them could be AOE characters.
This.
In any case, Nightbeat is obviously for the new GEN Nightbeat.
Overload could be an AOE character, or perhaps a GEN Wide Load?
Rook (After looking him up) very likely a AOE character, as we don't even know what the original turned into, thus: No toy.
Strongarm was way too minor a character during the Unicron trilogy to earn a toy. Probably an AOE.
Sunstreaker either an AOE or a re-release of Universe Suntreaker in a better paint scheme
Posted by mooncake623 on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:49pm CDT
megatronus wrote:I misread 'Overload' as 'Overlord' at first. I was ecstatic for a split second. Now, I'm sad.
HA same, didn't even realized it was Overload until I read your comment....
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 30th, 2014 @ 12:54pm CDT
Posted by mblase75 on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:10pm CDT
Yeah, I know Takara Tomy makes 'em first. A guy can dream, can't he?
Posted by GuyIncognito on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:12pm CDT
If there's a Sunstreaker figure coming, I'd bet it's going to be Generations, not MP. The MP Lambo mold doesn't work for Sunstreaker, and I doubt they're going to make another lambo mold.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:19pm CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:Is there any reason to assume they are trademarking these names for the purposes of creating a figure? Could these trademarks merely be for comic characters?
I wouldn't think so. Do you see tm or ® whenever a name is uttered in the comics? Trademarks are used for products like toys and merchandise, I don't think for every single fictional character.
And looking at them a bit closer, they're filed with this ID:
Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms
Posted by GuyIncognito on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Is there any reason to assume they are trademarking these names for the purposes of creating a figure? Could these trademarks merely be for comic characters?
I wouldn't think so. Do you see tm or ® whenever a name is uttered in the comics? Trademarks are used for products like toys and merchandise, I don't think for every single fictional character.
And looking at them a bit closer, they're filed with this ID:
Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms
Well that's good to hear! Now let's hope they're for Generations figures, not flip-n-changers or one-step-smashers or mash-em-uppers or flip-n-mashers or two-step-changers or stomp-n-chomp-construct-bot-KREON-riders.
Posted by Grahf_ on April 30th, 2014 @ 1:55pm CDT
If that's the case then he would come with a repaint of Groundbuster with the name of Strongarm or Overload.
Sunstreaker and either Strongarm or Overload can be anything. Maybe even new Legends molds.
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 30th, 2014 @ 2:02pm CDT
Posted by 1984forever on April 30th, 2014 @ 2:15pm CDT
Thanks in advance Hasbro!
Posted by kirbenvost on April 30th, 2014 @ 2:38pm CDT
The rest I don't care about aside from Sunstreaker. I know it's very unlikely but I wish it was MP Sunstreaker. I still think they could do a heavy remold of Wheeljack to get a proper Sunstreaker. But, being Hasbro, I'm sure it's just some AOE toy or (almost as unlikely) another Generations version. Which I actually don't want because the existing one is fine.
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 30th, 2014 @ 3:45pm CDT
And shouldn't Nightbeat's trademark have been gotten a while ago? I'd assume they'd need the legal right to a name before they go showing it off to customers...
Posted by K2vox on April 30th, 2014 @ 4:05pm CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on April 30th, 2014 @ 4:08pm CDT
1984forever wrote:Yes! A new deluxe, more G1 Generations Sunstreaker because the old one is too big and doofy, and now too expensive to manufacture.
Thanks in advance Hasbro!
Dude, the Universe Sunstreaker was a good figure, I thought he fitted in perfectly with Hound, Mirage, Bumblebee ect.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 30th, 2014 @ 4:41pm CDT
Posted by Optimus Eeyore on April 30th, 2014 @ 7:00pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on April 30th, 2014 @ 7:16pm CDT
Optimus Eeyore wrote:Calling it now, Sunstreaker is a re-tool/re-paint of WFC Sideswipe.
Or since Sideswipe is a retool of Jazz
they take both molds and combine them to make Sunstreaker
of course he would need a new head.
Posted by Mindmaster on April 30th, 2014 @ 8:24pm CDT
I'm surprised they hadn't done an Overlord yet (outside of BotCon) yet. He's such a fan-favorite; should he not deserve his own figure that isn't just a cheeky retool?
Posted by Madeus Prime on April 30th, 2014 @ 8:59pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Plot twist: Overload, Rook, and Strongarm are all new names for Long Haul, Hook, and Scavenger, respectively.
I'm surprised they hadn't done an Overlord yet (outside of BotCon) yet. He's such a fan-favorite; should he not deserve his own figure that isn't just a cheeky retool?
Totally agreed, even if all we get someday is a repaint, I'm hoping for Cybertron Starscream (Voy or leader, take your pick) or GEN Blitzwing (If you mod him, he's quite cool)
Posted by Emerje on April 30th, 2014 @ 9:02pm CDT
I'd like to think Overload will be a remake of the Armada character, but it probably is a blue repaint of Legends Optimus Prime as someone else mentioned.
Sunstreaker will probably be an AoE repaint of one of the cars.
For Strongarm I'm thinking AoE Hound repaint.
Emerje
Posted by Deadput on April 30th, 2014 @ 9:58pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Rook as either the G2 or Regeneration One character really does make sense. After all he was one of Jhiaxus' cronies so it's a good pairing. But more than likely he'd be a repaint of Legends Tailgate in black and gray.
I'd like to think Overload will be a remake of the Armada character, but it probably is a blue repaint of Legends Optimus Prime as someone else mentioned.
Sunstreaker will probably be an AoE repaint of one of the cars.
For Strongarm I'm thinking AoE Hound repaint.
Emerje
Did you not here?
The only movie characters in the toylines are characters that are actually in the movie
Posted by Flashwave on May 1st, 2014 @ 12:26am CDT
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Emerje wrote:Rook as either the G2 or Regeneration One character really does make sense. After all he was one of Jhiaxus' cronies so it's a good pairing. But more than likely he'd be a repaint of Legends Tailgate in black and gray.
I'd like to think Overload will be a remake of the Armada character, but it probably is a blue repaint of Legends Optimus Prime as someone else mentioned.
Sunstreaker will probably be an AoE repaint of one of the cars.
For Strongarm I'm thinking AoE Hound repaint.
Emerje
Did you not here?
The only movie characters in the toylines are characters that are actually in the movie
Where did you hear that?
I really like the idea of repainting the Generations mold into Overload... If hasbro doesn't, I will. Its a great mold I don't use as Prime.
Posted by Flashwave on May 1st, 2014 @ 12:27am CDT
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Emerje wrote:Rook as either the G2 or Regeneration One character really does make sense. After all he was one of Jhiaxus' cronies so it's a good pairing. But more than likely he'd be a repaint of Legends Tailgate in black and gray.
I'd like to think Overload will be a remake of the Armada character, but it probably is a blue repaint of Legends Optimus Prime as someone else mentioned.
Sunstreaker will probably be an AoE repaint of one of the cars.
For Strongarm I'm thinking AoE Hound repaint.
Emerje
Did you not here?
The only movie characters in the toylines are characters that are actually in the movie
Where did you hear that?
I really like the idea of repainting the Generations mold into Overload... If hasbro doesn't, I will. Its a great mold I don't use as Prime.
Posted by Deadput on May 1st, 2014 @ 12:40am CDT
Flashwave wrote:mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Emerje wrote:Rook as either the G2 or Regeneration One character really does make sense. After all he was one of Jhiaxus' cronies so it's a good pairing. But more than likely he'd be a repaint of Legends Tailgate in black and gray.
I'd like to think Overload will be a remake of the Armada character, but it probably is a blue repaint of Legends Optimus Prime as someone else mentioned.
Sunstreaker will probably be an AoE repaint of one of the cars.
For Strongarm I'm thinking AoE Hound repaint.
Emerje
Did you not here?
The only movie characters in the toylines are characters that are actually in the movie
Where did you hear that?
I really like the idea of repainting the Generations mold into Overload... If hasbro doesn't, I will. Its a great mold I don't use as Prime.
Toyfair or something
anyways this wont interfere with other Generations repaints
Posted by Bluespindash97 on May 1st, 2014 @ 2:35am CDT
Posted by robotmel on May 1st, 2014 @ 2:57am CDT
I was thinking our old friend Sunstreaker may be getting the boxset treatment in the way the Seekers, Coneheads and Autobot 'Specialists' had recently, but as mentioned earlier in this thread, this is Hasbro behind the trademarks and not Takara, but hey, you never know...!
I could see Sunstreaker, Sideswipe and Red Alert as an 'Autobot Espionage*' boxset! [citation needed]
Posted by Optimizzy on May 1st, 2014 @ 2:21pm CDT
Of course, I could be more cynical than I should be and they want to make an awesome IDW version of Overlord.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 1st, 2014 @ 2:48pm CDT
Optimizzy wrote:I bet Overload (Overlord?) will be a Voyager. Maybe a retool of Blitzwing/Doubledealer. Hopefully one that's fixed the quality problem. I'd like a new mold but I honestly cant imagine why when that one would probably do.
Of course, I could be more cynical than I should be and they want to make an awesome IDW version of Overlord.
Not Overlord, sorry. I don't think Hasbro can even claim that name if the alternate name "Gigatron" is any indication. With that, I give you G1 Overload:
Transformers G1 1989 Overload (Roadjet) Gallery
Posted by Optimizzy on May 1st, 2014 @ 8:53pm CDT
There are cons to this idea: crosscut, tankor, scoop are examples of figures that seem to have been placed in the comic to advertise the toys.
Acid storm and gears have nearly no presence.
This would lend evidence to the idea that Overload could be a Prime repaint and thus be the G1 character.
However, that is not certain. Therefore, in the future please don't reject my idea with certainty without actual evidence. It looks juvenile.
Posted by ausbot on May 2nd, 2014 @ 6:59am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 2nd, 2014 @ 10:17am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on May 2nd, 2014 @ 10:22am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:There is another, more well-known Overload than the G1 Micronmaster that they could make a toy for:
My body would be so ready if we get a Classics-styled Armada Overload.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 2nd, 2014 @ 10:27am CDT
His bio would be of greater interest to me, since Universe (2008) Overload was a new body for Armada Overload and had bio stating that he was on a mission to uncover his enigmatic past (since he literally just appeared out of nowhere without question in the Armada cartoon). His past is such an enigma that even he doesn't know it! If he got a new toy with a bio set after his Universe one, his quest to uncover his past would continue even further!Mindmaster wrote:My body would be so ready if we get a Classics-styled Armada Overload.