Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime)

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Courtesy of Takara Tomy and via site sponsor TFSource, we have the official images of the upcoming reissue in the Transformers Encore line of the Car Robots God Fire Convoy combined form of God Magnus and Fire Convoy - or Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime for Anglophone audiences. Check them out below, and compare them to the Seibertron.com galleries of the original release of the toys.

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Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915616)
Posted by Windsweeper on October 10th, 2017 @ 5:45am CDT

Two of the first non G1 Transformers I bought when I got back into collecting.

Still great toys.

I always wanted them repainted as Scourge and Motormaster with their combined form Nemesis Prime.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915619)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:01am CDT

I always felt that the only flaw in this Prime was his feet being a bit small in robot mode. I remember buying Fire Convoy years ago at a local shop that sold collectibles which is gone today.

It's a great figure IMO which I even got the Sams Club release and I removed the screw holding the ladder making it much more enjoyable in Battle mode and paired up with AM Firebolt.

So I read that the tires issue is most common with the Hasbro figures...? :-?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915620)
Posted by Big Grim on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:51am CDT

Windsweeper wrote:Two of the first non G1 Transformers I bought when I got back into collecting.

Still great toys.

Same here. I need to pull them out and have a play with them again. They're just so good!

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915626)
Posted by Emerje on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:29am CDT

I wonder if this is the final product or hand painted prototypes because it doesn't look like there's a lot of bare plastic on these. If they're giving these the masterpiece treatment and giving them a nice consistent coat of paint they're going to look amazing!

If these are indeed indicative of the final figures then the biggest change is the lack of red and blue chrome on Fire Convoy and God Magnus respectively. If that's the case then I'm definitely sold on these.

Emerje

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915627)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:33am CDT

I bought the Japanese Versions back when Hasbro wasn't saying they were bringing the toys over here, and I have never been able to figure out how to combine them with the instructions.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915629)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:44am CDT

Translucent Super God Sword!!!!! :KREMZEEK:

It doesn't look like there's as much chrome on these as before, as God Magnus's front bumper, Fire Convoy's standard robot chest and eyes, and Super Fire Convoy's eyes don't look to be that shiny in these (admittedly rather dulled) images.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915631)
Posted by Powered Convoy on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:53am CDT

It seems all the chrome short of the Autobot symbols, rims, and antenna is no longer chrome (I would say this is a good change).

Fire Convoy has C-001 on his front bumper (I'm guessing God Magnus might have his Car Robots designation too, it's just too hard to see in these photos).

The most obvious change is the coloration of the Super God Sword. It's no longer solid blue with a blue sticker but clear gray / purple with a silver sticker. This is animation accurate.

For those who were looking for it to pair with your Brave Maximus, it's not going to match as nicely.

Randy

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915632)
Posted by Kyleor on October 10th, 2017 @ 8:11am CDT

Sword included to help with combined mode stability/pose-ability?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915634)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 8:25am CDT

Kyleor wrote:Sword included to help with combined mode stability/pose-ability?

More like "sword included because it should be included".

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915652)
Posted by MECHdirge on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:48am CDT

I transformed my original just a few months ago when cleaning my Transformers, and it really was a great toy. The pair of figures were some of the very few (out of 900 or so) that I transformed, without instructions, no less. While the first Transformers in my collection were from '84, I started collecting as an adult as the RID series started. This pair/combiner was definitely a favorite, although I still like Sideburns a great deal, too... especially the blue version. I wonder what the interest in the reissue will be like? That's a pretty steep price tag. I can't imagine the orginals are anywhere near that price.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915657)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:01am CDT

Bah, I keep holding my finger over the TFsource pre-order, but I just can't bring myself to do it

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915659)
Posted by fenrir72 on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:11am CDT

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... 7&page=top

Y 22860

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915662)
Posted by kurthy on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:23am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-033857&page=top

Y 22860

That's a little more palatable, even though it will a giant box that can't go through SAL.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915668)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:43am CDT

Thus far, the main differences in this set from the originals appear to be some mild paint differences (on both the toys and the sword), less chrome, and possibly brand new voice clips recorded by Satoshi Hashimoto (Fire Convoy's original voice actor).

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915674)
Posted by shajaki on October 10th, 2017 @ 11:18am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-033857&page=top

Y 22860

Huh. They aren't usually the first ones to list. It's nice to finally see an overseas listing... I was waiting for confirmation this was actually "Encore".

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915676)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 11:22am CDT

Even better images of this set - https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0765ZPG6X?tag=seibertron00-22&

Including some new pics, as there are 14 in all.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915713)
Posted by zodconvoy on October 10th, 2017 @ 2:05pm CDT

It's a straight reissue? Preorder cancelled. >:oP

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915714)
Posted by Overcracker on October 10th, 2017 @ 2:16pm CDT

zodconvoy wrote:It's a straight reissue? Preorder cancelled.

Just curious what were you expecting it to be?

They do look off without all the Chrome, especially Prime, but for those who have not experienced these molds, its still a solid option.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915716)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 2:20pm CDT

zodconvoy wrote:It's a straight reissue? Preorder cancelled.

No no, there are changes:

Fire Convoy:
-bright red instead of metallic flake red
-flat blue instead of metallic blue (all the blue on the original is painted so I’m assuming this one is the same)
-white instead of light cream parts
-dark gray instead of metallic gunmetal
-and in addition because of that the feet and shins (and other parts like that) are now the same color
-painted eyes instead of chrome in both modes
-waist is a flat gray (interesting cuz on the original it if the same color as the ladder and small robot ears, which are still metallic silver plastic here)
-possibly brighter orange on super mode chest?
-painted red chest with clear windows with blue paint underneath instead of red chrome chest with windows painted on top
-C-001 license plate
-only small robot’s inner calf is painted silver (on original the silver extends to the rest of the leg behind the sculpted part)

God Magnus:
-dark flat blue instead of metallic medium blue
-a lighter shade of light blue for the light blue parts (they appear less turquoise and more sky blue)
-flat white instead of metallic white
-painted blue and silver front bumper instead of chrome blue and silver
-painted eyes instead of chrome
-gold detailed head crest
-dark gray parts instead of gunmetal (matches change to new Fire Convoy)

God Fire Convoy:
-all the components color changes obv carry over
-translucent sword tip instead of opaque blue
-silver detailing instead of blue (possibly tampos instead of stickers?)
-possible “off black” instead of black on sword (could just be a trick of the lighting)
-black (off black?) sword handle/staff instead of metallic gray

And brand new voice clips recorded by Satoshi Hashimoto and Takashi Matsuyama

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915723)
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2017 @ 3:16pm CDT

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, we found more stock images of Encore God Fire Convoy on Amazon Japan. These give us our first look at God Magnus' robot mode for this reissue as well as clearer images than before.

There are several changes from the original release like the addition of circles at the base of the small robot's pectorals. Powered Convoy lists more differences found when comparing to the original releases of both the robots and the sword.

Powered Convoy wrote:- It seems all the chrome short of the Autobot symbols, rims, and antenna is no longer chrome.

= Fire Convoy has C-001 on his front bumper .

- The most obvious change is the coloration of the Super God Sword. It's no longer solid blue with a blue sticker but clear gray / purple with a silver sticker. This is animation accurate.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915724)
Posted by zodconvoy on October 10th, 2017 @ 3:16pm CDT

I still have the originals and the same thing I've had on the shelf long enough to drive themselves isn't worth the money. I preordered in the hopes that it was an MP release like Star Saber and Primal had but just a rerelease isn't worth it.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915725)
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2017 @ 3:20pm CDT

kurthy wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-033857&page=top

Y 22860

That's a little more palatable, even though it will a giant box that can't go through SAL.

yeah so the final cost wont be as far off from what the US collector shops are selling em for (final cost would be around 27000 yen). The better deals are always on high priced smaller items because the fee to import them (ie shipping cost) is cheaper.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915727)
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2017 @ 3:24pm CDT

zodconvoy wrote: I preordered in the hopes that it was an MP release like Star Saber and Primal had but just a rerelease isn't worth it.

Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.

I hoped the season finale to Twin Peaks would make sense 8-}

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915728)
Posted by zodconvoy on October 10th, 2017 @ 3:32pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:I hoped the season finale to Twin Peaks would make sense

Fire Walk With Me did once you got passed the 30 year old high schoolers.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915737)
Posted by thedistinctroom on October 10th, 2017 @ 4:17pm CDT

Man, I hope they fixed the loose hips of the God Fire Convoy combined mode. The original is notorious for falling backwards. :GHOST:

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915742)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 10th, 2017 @ 4:28pm CDT

thedistinctroom wrote:Man, I hope they fixed the loose hips of the God Fire Convoy combined mode. The original is notorious for falling backwards.

It has more to do with the God Magnus chest part's size and weight (plus the batteries!) making him really top heavy, no amount of ratchet strength can fix that.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915758)
Posted by Samsonator on October 10th, 2017 @ 5:25pm CDT

Less chrome and anime accurate paintjobs are a couple solid steps in the right direction.if they've tweaked the joints for added stability and addressed the problem of splitting tires then this is a must-have for me. RiD Prime and Mags were the start of my collecting career, and while I still have my originals, and a second, boxed Magnus, if they fix the issues the original figures had, I can't say no.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915764)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 5:35pm CDT

zodconvoy wrote:I still have the originals and the same thing I've had on the shelf long enough to drive themselves isn't worth the money. I preordered in the hopes that it was an MP release like Star Saber and Primal had but just a rerelease isn't worth it.

What part of "Encore" would suggest that this was to have been a MP release?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915818)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:19pm CDT

TakaraTomy's main TF website has put up a page for God Fire Convoy - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_encore/encore_gfc

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915819)
Posted by shajaki on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:26pm CDT

Encore proper 8-)

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915824)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:43pm CDT

So I was checking out the pic of magnus' vehicle mode, and you can see a tire not all the way on the rim, looks like our hopes of plastic tires may have been dashed, not gonna lie, this might kill the deal for me

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915873)
Posted by ExciKaiser on October 11th, 2017 @ 4:31am CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:So I was checking out the pic of magnus' vehicle mode, and you can see a tire not all the way on the rim, looks like our hopes of plastic tires may have been dashed, not gonna lie, this might kill the deal for me

Why ? because of the split tires of the original version ?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915880)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 11th, 2017 @ 7:01am CDT

ExciKaiser wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:So I was checking out the pic of magnus' vehicle mode, and you can see a tire not all the way on the rim, looks like our hopes of plastic tires may have been dashed, not gonna lie, this might kill the deal for me

Why ? because of the split tires of the original version ?

Yeah, I'm not paying this much money (either for this release, or for older versions) if there's even a chance something as bad as splitting tires will happen

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915887)
Posted by shajaki on October 11th, 2017 @ 8:21am CDT

Been thinking. This IS good.

With the import preorder price, inclusion of the God Sword, and the differences (however minor) makes this worthwhile. Hell, the Sword a line is almost worth the price of admission. I could be wrong, but wasn't the only way to get it previously the TRU clear/crystal set?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915891)
Posted by Big Grim on October 11th, 2017 @ 9:04am CDT

These pics really d remind me how good a figure Fire Convoy is!

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1915907)
Posted by skywarp-2 on October 11th, 2017 @ 10:14am CDT

Wow! It seems this one has a more animation type color scheme, and those changes will undoubtedly make the bot modes look more cartoony, judging by the pics above, it certainly does look MORE cartoon then the originals with the metal flakes and gun metals and such.

Hmmm....not sure how I feel about that.

As I am coming to realize, some bots and lines deserve premium paints, metallic and so forth, while other series or bots should remain in a more anime and cartoony style color or color molding..

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916040)
Posted by william-james88 on October 11th, 2017 @ 11:08pm CDT

TFND's Facebook page as well as the Dengeki Hobby website have new info on what is new with the Encore release of God Fire Convoy.

We could tell from the images that the deco would be more show accurate but now we have info on the electronics too. There are new recordings from the original voice cast, Satoshi Hashimoto (Fire Convoy) and Takashi Matsuyama (God Magnus). There are far more sounds in this release than the previous one, with TFND stating over 40. New battle sounds will be activated as the robot is combined.

It will also come with a collector card.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916060)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 12th, 2017 @ 7:09am CDT

New sounds I expect to hear:

Fire Convoy:
Fire engine sirens
"Fire Convoy, Transform!"
"Cybertron senshi, Transform!"
"Water Storm!" (or "Water Storm, fire!")
"Fire Flash!"
"Convoy Gun!"
"Fire Knuckle!"
"Trans Mine!"
"Kyodai Gattai! Super Fire Convoy!"
"Blizzard Storm!" (or "Blizzard Storm, fire!")
"Pulsar Cannon!"
"Enjin Tobihizageri!"
"Hakai Rocket-dan!"
Maybe parts of the theme song Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~

God Magnus:
"God Magnus, Transform!"
"Magna Vulcan!"
"Magna Laser!"
"Hand Mine!"
"God Burst!"

God Fire Convoy:
"Chō Kyodai Gattai! God Fire Convoy!"
"God Laser!"
"God Vulcan!"
"God Fire!"
"Super God Sword!"

Among others.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916075)
Posted by Seibertron on October 12th, 2017 @ 9:04am CDT

Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916087)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 12th, 2017 @ 10:26am CDT

Seibertron wrote:Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!

Was wondering about that. Thanks for the clarification. ;)^

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916239)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on October 13th, 2017 @ 1:16am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!
Was wondering about that. Thanks for the clarification.

Yeah, rubber tires sound good on paper because they carry nostalgia like die-cast metal (and offered protection from Shrapnel's lightning), but collectors and manufacturers should wake up and realize they suck for longevity, like we did about the gold plastic.

Someone around here mentioned that occasionally taking the tires off and soaking them in armor-all is a good solution, but I really hope this reissue inspires someone on Shapeways to make 2-piece snap-together plastic replicas to replace the real deal when they inevitably do the splits.

Regardless, I'll probably buy this reissue, due to the condition my RID leaders are in.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916241)
Posted by Emerje on October 13th, 2017 @ 1:32am CDT

Man, I love the looks of this set so much! If they wanted to go back and redo the entire line like this I'm all for it, I'd totally buy them all over again. God Fire Convoy really held up well after all these years, better than, say, many of the Unicron Trilogy figures did.

I ended up going with AmiAmi because I feel like even with the shipping it'll still come in lower than the $280 of domestic sellers and probably show up sooner.

Emerje

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916273)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 13th, 2017 @ 9:29am CDT

Samples of three new sound clips recorded for Fire Convoy by Satoshi Hashimoto - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_encore/gfc_sound

"Fire Convoy, Transform!"

"Daijōbu. Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai!"
("It's okay. Nothing is impossible for a burning heart!")

"Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" (+ sound effects)

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916328)
Posted by william-james88 on October 13th, 2017 @ 3:41pm CDT

Takara has posted three newly recorded sound clips for their Encore release of God Fire Convoy. You can listen to them on their website. Seibertronian Sabrblade made a breakdown of what you can hear.

Sabrblade wrote:Samples of three new sound clips recorded for Fire Convoy by Satoshi Hashimoto - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_encore/gfc_sound

"Fire Convoy, Transform!"

"Daijōbu. Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai!"
("It's okay. Nothing is impossible for a burning heart!")

"Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" (+ sound effects)

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916352)
Posted by Emerje on October 13th, 2017 @ 8:04pm CDT

I didn't really know who Satoshi Hashimoto was at first, but after years of hearing Terry Bogard shout "Burn Knuckle!" in tons of fighting games and then hearing the Fire Knuckle clip I knew exactly who Hashimoto was.

Emerje

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916366)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 13th, 2017 @ 10:49pm CDT

I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916568)
Posted by william-james88 on October 14th, 2017 @ 8:44pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916579)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 14th, 2017 @ 10:30pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

How so?

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916581)
Posted by william-james88 on October 14th, 2017 @ 10:42pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.
How so?

It was only ever used in the first episode of the G1 series and yet became quite iconic and important to include as a reference.

Re: Official Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy (RID Omega Prime) (1916589)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 14th, 2017 @ 10:54pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.
How so?

It was only ever used in the first episode of the G1 series and yet became quite iconic and important to include as a reference.

Ah, you misunderstood me. Fire Convoy used "Fire Knuckle" multiple times throughout the show, but only in the first episode did he ever say the full attack command of "Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" All other times after that use in the first episode had him simply yell "Fire Knuckle!" without the first two parts.

Though, there was one time in episode 5 where he instead yelled "Honō no Punch: Fire Knuckle!" when using a different "punching" version of the attack, and another instance in episode 18 where he used the normal version but strangely called the attack "Barter Knuckle!" instead.

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