Official Images of Universe Prowl and Tankor In-Package
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 8:01AM CST
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Transformers Universe will hit stores in the fall of '08.
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Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 19th, 2008 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on February 19th, 2008 @ 8:56am CST
That's right, I said Tanktane.
Posted by ChrisR291 on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:03am CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:So let me ask, does anyone who intends on buying Classics Tankor actualy intend on calling him that?
Why didn't they just name him Octane? Isn't that who he is suppose to be.
Posted by SlashAndBurn on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:07am CST
Posted by Duke of Luns on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:14am CST
ChrisR291 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:So let me ask, does anyone who intends on buying Classics Tankor actualy intend on calling him that?
Why didn't they just name him Octane? Isn't that who he is suppose to be.
I believe it's cause they lost the rights to his name.
Octane is actually one of my more anticipated figures. The deluxe size is great, and I'm also wondering if he has any hands! Is that blade molded on like Classics tank Megs? Is that gun removable? So many questions...
Posted by First Gen on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:14am CST
ChrisR291 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:So let me ask, does anyone who intends on buying Classics Tankor actualy intend on calling him that?
Why didn't they just name him Octane? Isn't that who he is suppose to be.
HASBRO probably doesn't have the rights to the name anymore. Like Hot Rod being Rodimus Major in the classics line.
People who call Octane Tankor are the same people that call Movie Brawl Devastator.
I love how they mixed moving packaging with universe. These figures rock.
Posted by Orion_Prime48 on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:26am CST
Posted by Sid Burn on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:38am CST
First Gen wrote:People who call Octane Tankor are the same people that call Movie Brawl Devastator.
QFT, it looks like octane, it transforms like octane, so its octane.
Posted by First-Aid on February 19th, 2008 @ 10:00am CST
Oh waitaminute...yes I can. it gives me time to get some money together...
Posted by Aurax on February 19th, 2008 @ 10:08am CST
On everything that's used that G1-style type face (back to the original TV series, comics and toylines), with the notable exception of the Dreamwave G1-era comics, the two instances of the letter S had different bottoms. The one in the first syllable has the tail of the S ending in a slant like a forward slash. The one in the final syllable has the S ending in a backward slash.
The new Universe packaging takes the easy way out. It's a minor thing in the end, as long as the product is good.
Posted by Nekoman on February 19th, 2008 @ 11:41am CST
Duke of Luns wrote:Is that blade molded on like Classics tank Megs? Is that gun removable? So many questions...
The blade is removable, you can even put it on his back if you wish.
ChrisR291 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:So let me ask, does anyone who intends on buying Classics Tankor actualy intend on calling him that?
Why didn't they just name him Octane? Isn't that who he is suppose to be.
Same reason they called Hot rod Rodimus.
Posted by Cyber-Kun on February 19th, 2008 @ 11:44am CST
Aurax wrote:You know, I'm really excited for this line to resume (and continue), and I will be collecting the hell out of it. But you know what the first thing I noticed about the packaging was? The 2 letter S's. They aren't right.
On everything that's used that G1-style type face (back to the original TV series, comics and toylines), with the notable exception of the Dreamwave G1-era comics, the two instances of the letter S had different bottoms. The one in the first syllable has the tail of the S ending in a slant like a forward slash. The one in the final syllable has the S ending in a backward slash.
The new Universe packaging takes the easy way out. It's a minor thing in the end, as long as the product is good.
Hm, I've never noticed that before.
Well, this packaging sure is snazzy, really catches the eye. The giant character art on the card is a really nice touch, reminds me of the Beast War era cards.
I really, really want these. Now.
Posted by Primus C-00 on February 19th, 2008 @ 12:36pm CST
Octane just doesn't right without any mushroons in his vicinity though.
Might have to make a diorama.
Posted by Bumblethumper on February 19th, 2008 @ 1:50pm CST
- Oktan... r
which makes me think, if they don't have the rights to 'Octane', couldn't they have just pimped up the spelling, to something like "Oktayn" or "Ocktain". I dunno if that's a better idea, but it's another option.
I like the packaging better than the classics packaging. I think it's some of the best packaging Transformers've ever had.
Posted by Heavy B on February 19th, 2008 @ 2:18pm CST
Posted by Mirage22 on February 19th, 2008 @ 2:45pm CST
Posted by Nekoman on February 19th, 2008 @ 2:50pm CST
Dr. Heavy B wrote:did they say galvatron? delux class galvatron?
Yup, right in scale with good ol’ Hotrod!
Galvatron
Posted by Duke of Luns on February 19th, 2008 @ 3:41pm CST
Bumblethumper wrote:One thing about the name 'Tankor' - it's almost an anagram for Octane:
- Oktan... r
which makes me think, if they don't have the rights to 'Octane', couldn't they have just pimped up the spelling, to something like "Oktayn" or "Ocktain". I dunno if that's a better idea, but it's another option.
I like the packaging better than the classics packaging. I think it's some of the best packaging Transformers've ever had.
How about "Mega-Octane"? They at least had the rights to that during Universe.
Oh, and hearing that the blade is removable is awsome! Maybe the reason why I'm getting so pumped for Octane is because even though we knew he was coming, from a character perspective it's kinda surprising that he would get an update over say Blitzwing, but Blitz is getting an Animated version, so that's probably why.
Speaking of which, they didn't show Blitzwing off at Toyfair did they? Dang, I've been wanting to see what his figure looks like.
Posted by Wheeljack35 on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:15pm CST
Posted by 0ctane on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:18pm CST
anyway i'm calling him Trucktor!
Posted by Agent 007 on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:19pm CST
Posted by saberconvoy on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:22pm CST
Posted by Agent 007 on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:22pm CST
SlashAndBurn wrote:Any mention of how much these will cost?
Deluxes are $9.99 and the ultras are $25.99
Posted by Tekka on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:41pm CST
Mirage22 wrote:I thought Galvatron was supposed to be bad-ass. Why is he a deluxe?
The new Galvatron is going to be a badass with short man syndrome. Like one of those little yappy dogs with a massive aggression complex. I'm going to get him some tiny shades and white+black bandanna to complete the look.
It's good news that Octane will not be permanently attached to that blade, I think I'll keep it on his back. The packaging looks excellent! It's a shame I'll have to open it.
Posted by Firebird on February 19th, 2008 @ 4:52pm CST
The only thing that could make the packaging better would be cut out tech spec cards and robot points!
Posted by Overcracker on February 19th, 2008 @ 5:19pm CST
0ctane wrote:I think they didn't use Mega Octane because its the name of a completely different G1 character and so making a classic of mega octane wouldn't be right.
anyway i'm calling him Trucktor!
No G1 Character was ever named Mega Octane.
There was only the Triple Changer Octane which this is homaging.
Mega Octane came about for R.I.D. And while his mold is G1, G1 Onslaught's to be precise, the name is not.
But I guess they though it might confuse the kiddies. Or maybe they just couldn't get the rights to the name Octane in any way shape or form.
I'm calling him Octane. He'll look good next to Ani Blitzwing and Classics Astro Train.
Posted by shadowsfm on February 19th, 2008 @ 5:22pm CST
Posted by 0ctane on February 19th, 2008 @ 5:32pm CST
Overcracker wrote:No G1 Character was ever named Mega Octane.
There was only the Triple Changer Octane which this is homaging.
Mega Octane came about for R.I.D. And while his mold is G1, G1 Onslaught's to be precise, the name is not.
Oh yeah, i forgot which line he was in. the onslaught design made me think it was like a later series of G1 or something.
well i'm glad i'm not the only one thats going to call him Octane, i'm glad even more so that the designers wrote on the official website that it was supposed to be Octane. can't argue with the designers.
Posted by Bumblethumper on February 19th, 2008 @ 9:55pm CST
Mr.Bond007 wrote:Beautiful, the packageing looks so much better than animated. Btw does anyone know how many universe figures we're getting?
While the Universe packaging is impressive, I also think most of the packaging on animated looks pretty damn sharp. For example, the packaging on this Prime Vs Megatron 2 pack is a clear improvement on the previous Classics version:
I think they've upped their game... It's going to be a good year.
I hope there are more surprises and fresh molds to come with the Universe line, but between the ongoing animated series and forthcoming Movie sequels, the worry is Hasbro's focus may lie elsewhere. I think they can get several good years out of all 3 lines if they play their cards right.
Posted by Nekoman on February 19th, 2008 @ 10:23pm CST
Bumblethumper wrote:Mr.Bond007 wrote:Beautiful, the packageing looks so much better than animated. Btw does anyone know how many universe figures we're getting?
While the Universe packaging is impressive, I also think most of the packaging on animated looks pretty damn sharp. For example, the packaging on this Prime Vs Megatron 2 pack is a clear improvement on the previous Classics version:
I think they've upped their game... It's going to be a good year.
I hope there are more surprises and fresh molds to come with the Universe line, but between the ongoing animated series and forthcoming Movie sequels, the worry is Hasbro's focus may lie elsewhere. I think they can get several good years out of all 3 lines if they play their cards right.
Not necessarily, for that one two-pack, it doesn’t look that bad, but here’s the catch, the packaging on the Animated two-pack looks much harder to get into than the classics packaging. That set is one of the few animated products that appeals to me so I plan on buying it, but why should I have to work for something even after laying down the cash for it? It looks like I’ll have to work even harder to get into the Deluxes if I wanted to buy one. With classics Dulexes, you tore off the bubble untwisted some wires and done, toy in hand, but with Animated you have to unfold fifty pieces of plastic and tape before you can even remove the bubble.
Posted by Bumblethumper on February 20th, 2008 @ 12:08am CST
Ease of opening is another thing entirely. The whole lopped off corner/angled in sides thing is rampant in modern box design, and you'll see that on Universe as well. I think the whole aim is quite contrary to the idea of the box being easy to open.
Posted by toxicity on February 20th, 2008 @ 12:37am CST
Posted by Sowndwave76 on February 20th, 2008 @ 12:47am CST
toxicity wrote:while I agree that the new animated packaging is an imporvement to the previous classics line, I think that the new classis line beats animated packaging, hands down. Although to be fair, the people who designed the boxart for universe/classics 2.0 had much more room for creativity (no set logos or colors etc)
Yeah, I definitely agree, although I don't know if the animated packaging does look better than the previous Classics...
But with wanting to have cartoon graphics of the characters, I feel that really limits what other graphics can be used and still work cohesively.
Posted by Autobotic9 on February 20th, 2008 @ 7:29am CST
Posted by Nekoman on February 20th, 2008 @ 12:42pm CST
Bumblethumper wrote:naturally I was only talking in visual terms of which is the more eye catching. I think Animated is the clear winner in that respect.
Ease of opening is another thing entirely. The whole lopped off corner/angled in sides thing is rampant in modern box design, and you'll see that on Universe as well. I think the whole aim is quite contrary to the idea of the box being easy to open.
Well in terms of looks, I’d say they’re about even. The old classics packaging looks very corny and even slightly overdone, but Animated just looks cheap, something about the art of the characters doesn’t look right.
On the other hand I’ve rarely been impressed with Hasbro’s TF packaging. The only lines that had decent packaging in my opinion were Energon and the Movie (the black and red looked real nice).
Posted by No Death for Prowl on February 20th, 2008 @ 1:28pm CST
Good idea to see the type of weapon listed on the front of the package, as well.
Prowl, and I'm not saying this since I'm biased towards the character(ok, maybe a little), seems like utter perfection in a figure. Looking at the pictures, I couldn't have dreamed up a better update of the character.
Octane/Tankor is also a winner.
Posted by Silver Galvatron on February 20th, 2008 @ 2:31pm CST
Seibertron still rocks.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on February 20th, 2008 @ 4:23pm CST
For what it is, it's bold, clean, and has that graphic power.
To me, it does match the style of the animation,
which it should.
There's no need for gradiations of color, or graphics that look like lightning/waves of energy.
Posted by Sgt.Schnitzel on February 21st, 2008 @ 9:30pm CST
I've started to lose serious interest in collecting Tf's in the last few months but these new figures have reinitiated my motivation to collect Transformers.