Product Codes Found For Authentics Alpha Class Shockwave and Bravo Class Barricade

I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

ZeroWolf wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

and I certainly wouldn't mind Barricade being the bot that brings in more bots from the movie-verse into wider TF lore, like Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Blackout, etc.

I honestly thought Blackout was already heading that way when he turned up in Animated but that was it

How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

I find it hilarious that the Transformers AUTHENTIC line is made out of toys looking and feeling like bad Chinese knock-off found at the dollar store.

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

I guess I was only thinking of characters that had a speaking part, or more than a few seconds of screen time. I would include a few of your list for sure. And yeah, there are alot of bots that could use a new name. I'd love to see movie Sideswipe get some generations love.

LE0KING wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

I guess I was only thinking of characters that had a speaking part, or more than a few seconds of screen time. I would include a few of your list for sure. And yeah, there are alot of bots that could use a new name. I'd love to see movie Sideswipe get some generations love.

There’s also Shatter and Dropkick who got his name from a 2007 movie figure who wasn’t in the movie. I would probably wager there’s more original transformers than characters with legacy names in the live action movies.

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Does Barricade not count?

Also, not sure Dino would be considered an original character by all.

Anyways, you also have Scorn, the baby dinos, Daytrader, the Knights, a Submarine transformer, Cogman, Que, Dispensor, Junkheap, Berserker, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet, Hooligan, Sqweaks, Canope, Bonecrusher, Jolt, Shatter, Dropkick and I am sure more than that too.

Weird, Shockwave is a cross between Cyberverse and Cyber Battalion. I do like both Shockwaves so I'll be looking for this.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:Does Barricade not count?

Also, not sure Dino would be considered an original character by all.

Anyways, you also have Scorn, the baby dinos, Daytrader, the Knights, a Submarine transformer, Cogman, Que, Dispensor, Junkheap, Berserker, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet, Hooligan, Sqweaks, Canope, Bonecrusher, Jolt, Shatter, Dropkick and I am sure more than that too.

You would consider Dino to not be an original character but include Que who has more in common with his intended name (Wheeljack) then Dino (Mirage) does?

Considering the Mirage name was entirely abandoned beyond a few-prerelease things like some merchandise and novel/video game appearances and has gone only by Dino since DOTM I think he counts as original but that's just me.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find it hilarious that the Transformers AUTHENTIC line is made out of toys looking and feeling like bad Chinese knock-off found at the dollar store.

That's what they're for, in part. Standing in front of the three pegs of robot toys at a Dollar General or Family Dollar, or in the seasonal section at Walgreens? Here are the 'Authentic' Transformers, parent/grandparent/etc.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

and I certainly wouldn't mind Barricade being the bot that brings in more bots from the movie-verse into wider TF lore, like Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Blackout, etc.

I agree!

This alt mode looks terrible

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Tuned Agent wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Rail gun I'd bet.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Tuned Agent wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Rail gun I'd bet.

O come on, can't you recognise a submarine when you see one?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Tuned Agent wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Rail gun I'd bet.

O come on, can't you recognise a submarine when you see one?

Ok, I think I've figured it out. The wings are a dead giveaway:

It's just an even more simplified version of the already simple Cyber Battalion alt mode in Cyberverse's colors.



Emerje

At the tail end of April, several fans found the new Authentics bravo class Barricade in the US at Dollar General. That's been the main place to buy these toys. If you saw him and were wondering if he was good, well fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg made a review. This Barricade is based on the evergreen design which adapts the TLK movie design into a more "G1" style.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Authentics Barricade is probably the best Bravo Class figure I've handled. The transformation is solid, and while the joints are a little looser than I prefer, the figure isn't a floppy mess. Definitely worth the purchase.

I have this and it's not to bad

primalxconvoy wrote:

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I like it!

Windshield indents make it look like it could be a new crossover figure, this time with Disney's Cars.

Betenoire wrote:Windshield indents make it look like it could be a new crossover figure, this time with Disney's Cars.

Joke made two posts above yours.

Once again, fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg takes a bullet for us by buying the latest authentic figure, Shockwave, to let us know if he is worth looking into. Turns out he is pretty good for a cheaper figure aimed at younger fans.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Authentics Shockwave is an ok figure. Stylistically it shares a lot with the Cyber Battalion Shockwave from a few years ago, while borrowing from the Cyberverse aesthetic and adding some nice touches like knee articulation. While not the best figure from the Authentics line, it's a solid entry and worth the purchase.

Good review, interesting design, I'm positive that he mistook the underside of the alternate mode as the top side though. Still, fun looking toy!

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Good review, interesting design, I'm positive that he mistook the underside of the alternate mode as the top side though. Still, fun looking toy!

Unfortunately that's how the package shows it.



Emerje

I think it's trying to be different from the Cyber Battalion version.

Odd choice by the designers, but I mean, sure?

Still a better mode than the spider tank.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Odd choice by the designers, but I mean, sure?

Still a better mode than the spider tank.

I disagree, the spider tank can work well, if done properly. And the "voyager" sized shockwave from Cybervers was pretty good.

And I don't remember anyone hating this toy when it came out

william-james88 wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Odd choice by the designers, but I mean, sure?

Still a better mode than the spider tank.

I disagree, the spider tank can work well, if done properly. And the "voyager" sized shockwave from Cybervers was pretty good.

And I don't remember anyone hating this toy when it came out

I like these guys though!

Just not Shockwave's one.

The authentics line gets very little attention and that's kind of the point. They are meant to simply be exist and be available at stores that don't often carry Transformers. Be it Dollar General in the US or Canadian Tire in Canada or a myriad of other shops in South America and Asia. They are just affordable Transformers toys of classic characters and now we have a first look at two more, Wheeljack and Arcee. Wheeljack takes a major cue from his Earthrise toy while Arcee has a rather neat transformation giving it a lot more alt mode integration in robot mode, the most we've ever seen for a toy basing itself on the G1 character model. These images are from ACD distribution. There will be no further reveal than this from Hasbro and you will find them this year in any store that stocked the previous releases. Arcee is 4.5 inches tall while Wheeljack is 7 inches tall.

WOW, a decent-to-good Arcee that's actually affordable and plentiful enough to show up at any store from the 5-Below in every other large stripmall to the last dollar store you stumble across in the middle of nowhere. The kind of thing so many of us have dreamed about since '86.

Now I can add her to my 3rd cousins' TF box in Illinois this summer instead of the rereleased Cyberverse Arcee (starting to think it's impolite to horde that toy since the new open-window packaging has cursed her with disappearing-head-syndrome; saw it first hand in a Target last week - tragic)

First, Wheeljack has no business looking that good. Wow.

Second, an Arcee with little back kibble and integrated alt mode parts? Wow!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:First, Wheeljack has no business looking that good. Wow.

Second, an Arcee with little back kibble and integrated alt mode parts? Wow!

They are both wows from me as well.

Why does this discount arcee look better than the kingdom one?

Are 'Cee and 'Jack's handguns a sort of first for the Evergreen lines? Jetfire had his weapons, but they were sort of vestigial null-rays included as essential for Starscream's vehicle mode.

You're telling me HasTak knows how to make a decentish looking Arcee toy that DOESN'T have an alt mode growth on her spine?
Please sprinkle this magic onto other Arcees, I'm so tired of having what is basically a feminine human with metal skin and a whole sedan exploding from their back.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind it at all if they took that Arcee design and made a mainstream release of it in Generations. Just have the back kibble raise up a bit and split (and paint the interior at least), lengthen those forearms, and you have a really solid design that still looks like G1 Arcee.

I've left this little line alone for the most part because of a)- Lack of availability and b)- just bad.

But Wheeljack and Arcee are pretty cool looking. Not sure if I want them for the collection but wouldn't mind playing with them that's for sure.

Arcee is probably the closest we'll get to a Core figure and at half the price to boot and probably better than an actual one would turn out. Really looking forward to finding her!

Emerje

Wow!, Actual ankle tilts on an Authentics figure. Who would have guessed.

Arcee have the "hollow legs" syndrome, but it free her back a lot.

I'm looking forward finding her at my local Canadian Tire.

These are money, I like that they're including weapons now. Maybe we could get a Prime and Bumblebee redo with better limbs and weapons.

Aspects of Wheeljack's and Arcee's design look better than their WFC counterparts to me, but what did they do to Ratchet's arms? And the lack of paint would make a Turbo Changer blush..

primalxconvoy wrote:Aspects of Wheeljack's and Arcee's design look better than their WFC counterparts to me, but what did they do to Ratchet's arms? And the lack of paint would make a Turbo Changer blush..

The lack of paint is a shame, but unavoidable for the price point.

I do have that Ratchet and he's pretty good for what it is.