Prowl, Ratchet, Soundwave, and More from Transformers Cyberverse Toyline #NYCC

should say I checked and it was the Deluxe size SHockwave I passed on in the shop. I forgot that design came in two figure sizes. But I certainly wouldn't want the bigger more expensive one either.

What does Slipstream have a propeller on her jet mode?

RiddlerJ wrote:What does Slipstream have a propeller on her jet mode?

She does, but I don't care. I'm just happy that Slipstream finally gets her own mold rather than a repaint.

Why can't they give these guys knees?

Glad to get a Slipstream that, you know, transforms all the way. Good show there.

Patrickab7 wrote:Glad to get a Slipstream that, you know, transforms all the way. Good show there.

You know, The fact that we have now set our standards so low is kinda sad

Looks like Bee, Prime, and Megs are getting second warrior figures.

While the newly announced Leader Shockwave arguably gives even the Masterpiece a good fight, this works almost well enough for a Voyager Shocky, the only thing I'd change aside from adding an elbow, would be darker colors, G1 toy colors would do wonders for this toy, as they'd balance out the kiddy aesthetic with the edgier deco.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/cyber-batallion-shockwave-knees-shapeways.1151085/page-4#post-16190547
here for anyone interested in the knees for shockwave cyber batallion

back on this thread topic
i don't know how to feel, see prowl and i see an articulated figure, and we know shockwave warrior(deluxe) and ultra(voyager) are properly articulated, also windblade...and thats it, they managed to get gimmicks and still have proper articulation
optimus warrior i think only lacks left arm because of the gimmick but shockwave ultra has the same problem so is not that bad
oh almost forgot the big optimus that i don't remember the class name...and thats it, everything else is so compromised by the gimmicks they suffer in so many ways they are not even comparable with the 1steps or the 3(or more) step figures from age of extinction or TLK, i as a kid was able to figure out magnaboss and tripredacus and i was 8 years old, how is that now a days kids cant even properly a 3 step? and they need figures this simple? as i said there are what? 6 proper figures? and this lien has more than 30 by this point

update: just noticed soudnwave and prowl have indeed proper articulation so yeah that goes from 6 to 8 figures that are decent, but still everything else is way too limited, optimus seems to have better articulation in the arms but nothing indicates knee articulation -_-

Ultra Purple Shockwave work really well as a Generation figure.

BTW, "Deluxe" Starscream is garbage but I would have forgiven it only if the wing tip gimmick were not spring loaded. I would have like to display that Screamers with his purple deployed.

Following our coverage of the New York Comic-Con 2018 Cyberverse figures here, we now have official stock photos from Hasbro them self, as well as from their Facebook and Instagram. These photos slightly differ due to having the background.

There are many photos here, ranging from robot modes, to vehicle, to Action Attacks, to mid-transformation. This also helps us identify what toy is what from the earlier post, and gets us a better look at each one and their gimmick. We have:

Scout:
Shadow Striker
Ratchet

1-Step:
Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Megatron
Wheeljack
Hot Rod
Prowl

Warrior:
Hot Rod
Prowl
Soundwave (with Laserbeak)

Ultra:
Optimus Prime
Slipstream

Ultimate:
Bumblebee

Tell us your thoughts, well, you know where! The Pub forums down below!

That Warrior Prowl looks like it heavily borrows from the Cyber Battalion figure

Earlier, at New York Comic-Con 2018, we covered the new Cyberverse figures here, and our article on the stock photos. We now have our usual gallery on these new figures! many figures were revealed, including whole new batch of One step Changers.

There are many photos here, straight off the display, thanks to our Seibertron crew.

For those who didn't get to see the size classes, here they are!

Scout:
Shadow Striker
Ratchet

1-Step:
Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Megatron
Wheeljack
Hot Rod
Prowl

Warrior:
Hot Rod
Prowl
Soundwave (with Laserbeak)

Ultra:
Optimus Prime
Slipstream

Ultimate:
Bumblebee

Click here or one of the images below to bring yourself to the gallery!

Praise Unicron! We're getting a square headed, lipstick Slipstream!
And she's going to be Ultra (the old Mega for OG tfans), which means I'm going to have to get that missile pod Starscream to go with her and sell my Warrior class Starscream. Or keep it.

I'm liking the new designs, scout's a bit iffy but okay. Atleast the Decepticon car lady has shoulder articulation which is good.
And I really dig Hot Rod, a beefy bulky guy this time.

Prowl looks good, very what UP said Cyberbattalion like. I do hope if he's stable in the torso and has an easy transformation that they repaint him to death.
Same goes for that missile pod Starscream (eventhough he's not that great by a long shot) that they also make him an Acid Storm and Thundercracker, put Slipstream's head on it (they should have square heads) and I'm totally happy with it.

The 2 Ultimates, Optimus and Megatron are really fun. Just 3D printed a resized Armada Optimus gun for Optimus since he didn't came with a weapon.

Scout Shadow Striker look like she at least transform into something.
That Soundwave look decent too.

Because every jet needs a giant propeller for a booster.

I don’t know why but I really like Scout class Ratchet. I might pick him up.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Scout Shadow Striker look like she at least transform into something.

A girl on a rocket sled?

It's amazing how Bumblebee seems to consistently get the worst toys in every size except One-Step (and even then it's the second-worst) even though he's the main character.

Having the scout class only transform halway is still the worst idea Hasbro's had in a long time. And since it's the cheapest price point (and thus most likely to be bought as an impulse buy or by parents for their kids), I can't help but think it'll hurt sales of the toyline as a whole. Shadow Striker at least manages to look kinda like those toys they used to put in happy meals with the character's head and shoulders sticking out of a tiny car, like she's driving herself, but that may just be because we're not seeing her from the front.

Interesting how these one-steps have autotransform AND action gimmicks. And how it doesn't make them look any worse than previous one-steps (faint praise, I admit). Prowl and Wheeljack look adequate, and Megatron actually looks pretty nice. Hot Rod doesn't look quite as good but having a big buzzsaw still puts him ahead of Prime and Bee in my eyes.

The standard sizes seem to be getting their articulation back, Most of these seem to have knees, elbows, and turning heads. Nice that Slipstream's getting a new mold, gives me hope that future seekers could at least have some retooling to better reflect their individual character designs.

I might be in the minority here, but I like that they've gone back to individualized action gimmicks like they used to have before the DotM toyline, rather than building each size around a single gimmick for everyone. It offers more variety, and in theory it allows better integraion with individual figures (though in practice it seems they might be a little out of practice with doing that). Obviously, some are better than others; Prowl's shoulder guns seem fairly natural an intuitive, but Prime slapping on a giant Autobot symbol in vehicle mode looks kinda stupid, and I'm not entirely sure what Slipstream's is even supposed to be other than a big spinner thing that amuses me for no good reason. Soundwave's is probably the best, it's certainly a clever way of working Laserbeak into a toyline that doesn't have a place for accessories, and the only thing that would make it better is if he launched as he opened up like BW Scorponok's bee or Polar Claw's bat (not that those necessarily were particularly reliable or went very far, but the spirit was there), or at least could be detached, but that seems highly unlikely.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Scout Shadow Striker look like she at least transform into something.

A girl on a rocket sled?

When you put this way, it actually sound awesome.

My initial reaction to this line what the why?! Hasbro as done some amazing and incredible jobs with their gimmick lines in the past (with a couple okay wells in the past). But then I remember how much seven year old me loved my first toy. And how stupid it seems now. This line will be fine for the audience it goes for. It's perfect, in fact.

Nexus Knight wrote:My initial reaction to this line what the why?! Hasbro as done some amazing and incredible jobs with their gimmick lines in the past (with a couple okay wells in the past). But then I remember how much seven year old me loved my first toy. And how stupid it seems now. This line will be fine for the audience it goes for. It's perfect, in fact.

Thats very well said. While these dont look amazing compared to previous lines or current lines, it does have similar vibes to G1. Not only in the character choice but in the use of gimmicks and simple transformations that impact the robot mode look an proportions. Hasbro is literally bringing G1 back in almost every line in some perspective.

Wheeljack looks cool but I feel like he needs a little more detail. Same with Ratchet. Glad his arms and legs are red because that breaks up the white which the RiD Ratchets had too much of. I'd probably buy and paint 'em as I see fit.

Has anyone else mentioned the fact that Warrior class figures don't have any ties inside the packaging? No need for plastic nips!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Has anyone else mentioned the fact that Warrior class figures don't have any ties inside the packaging? No need for plastic nips!

Oh yeah, when unpacking my first one, Starscream, I was pleasantely surprized.

Part of wave 2 of the toyline associated with the new animated series Transformers: Cyberverse, one of the Seeker molds that have been released is the background character Acid Storm - which uses the same mold as the warrior class Starscream, just in bright green and yellow.

Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has shared his review of the figure, which we have embedded below for you all to take a look - find out more, and let us know your thoughts in the Energon Pub discussion boards!

Acid Storm is a repaint of Warrior Class Starscream. If you liked Starscream, you're probably me; for the rest of you, it's nice to see the more fringe members of the Seekers getting a little attention.

i gotta review for ya
ITS GARBAGE

admittedly
less garbage than Starscream
if only for its uniformity of color
in vehicle-mode

but
garbage, non the less

thank you
u give with one hand
(SIEGE, STUDIO, BUMBLEBEE)
and
crap in the other

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Has anyone else mentioned the fact that Warrior class figures don't have any ties inside the packaging? No need for plastic nips!

Oh yeah, when unpacking my first one, Starscream, I was pleasantely surprized.

maybe realizes that they are so bad
they don't care if people shoplift em.

Z3ROhour wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Has anyone else mentioned the fact that Warrior class figures don't have any ties inside the packaging? No need for plastic nips!

Oh yeah, when unpacking my first one, Starscream, I was pleasantely surprized.

maybe realizes that they are so bad
they don't care if people shoplift em.

People will shoplift ANYTHING. Serously, it's pathetic. Just look at the toy section in any Winners or Marshall. And the worst thing is those destroyed packages with missing parts still sell at full price. Be cause reasons.

It’s kind of shocking how awful this line is. RID looks like a masterpiece line by comparison. Hollow, limited-to-almost-no articulation, gimmicks that intrude on transformation and cause floppiness on various parts, goofy or just plain bad designs, all at exorbitant price points. The excuse that these are aimed at children doesn’t fly either, as it can’t be justified with these price points. I certainly wouldn’t lay that kind of money down on such poorly made toys for any child I know. Hopefully this line fades away fast. At least WfC: Siege looks like a home run in almost every respect.

adamage1 wrote:It’s kind of shocking how awful this line is. RID looks like a masterpiece line by comparison. Hollow, limited-to-almost-no articulation, gimmicks that intrude on transformation and cause floppiness on various parts, goofy or just plain bad designs, all at exorbitant price points. The excuse that these are aimed at children doesn’t fly either, as it can’t be justified with these price points. I certainly wouldn’t lay that kind of money down on such poorly made toys for any child I know. Hopefully this line fades away fast. At least WfC: Siege looks like a home run in almost every respect.

I agreevwith a few points but The price point argument is nonsense since the leaders in Cyberverse cost the same as Seige voyagers.

william-james88 wrote:I agreevwith a few points but The price point argument is nonsense since the leaders in Cyberverse cost the same as Seige voyagers.

And the same price as the latest wave of PotP voyagers... Because reasons.

william-james88 wrote:

adamage1 wrote:It’s kind of shocking how awful this line is. RID looks like a masterpiece line by comparison. Hollow, limited-to-almost-no articulation, gimmicks that intrude on transformation and cause floppiness on various parts, goofy or just plain bad designs, all at exorbitant price points. The excuse that these are aimed at children doesn’t fly either, as it can’t be justified with these price points. I certainly wouldn’t lay that kind of money down on such poorly made toys for any child I know. Hopefully this line fades away fast. At least WfC: Siege looks like a home run in almost every respect.

I agreevwith a few points but The price point argument is nonsense since the leaders in Cyberverse cost the same as Seige voyagers.

I am saying that price point is still too much. Every one of these figures is far overpriced for what you get.

adamage1 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

adamage1 wrote:It’s kind of shocking how awful this line is. RID looks like a masterpiece line by comparison. Hollow, limited-to-almost-no articulation, gimmicks that intrude on transformation and cause floppiness on various parts, goofy or just plain bad designs, all at exorbitant price points. The excuse that these are aimed at children doesn’t fly either, as it can’t be justified with these price points. I certainly wouldn’t lay that kind of money down on such poorly made toys for any child I know. Hopefully this line fades away fast. At least WfC: Siege looks like a home run in almost every respect.

I agreevwith a few points but The price point argument is nonsense since the leaders in Cyberverse cost the same as Seige voyagers.

I am saying that price point is still too much. Every one of these figures is far overpriced for what you get.

And I am saying that its not, at least for the Ultimate class. The megatron in the pic below is only $30



$50 for a voyager sized Siege Shockwave (which is what we are getting) is a much bigger rip off by comparison.

william-james88 wrote:$50 for a voyager sized Siege Shockwave (which is what we are getting) is a much bigger rip off by comparison.

Wait... WHAT?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:$50 for a voyager sized Siege Shockwave (which is what we are getting) is a much bigger rip off by comparison.

Wait... WHAT?

Yup, Seige shockwave is a voyager sized bot who will be sold at leader price due to extra accessories. That means 50$ usd fot voyager shockwave, or 70$ CAD

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ore/42207/

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:$50 for a voyager sized Siege Shockwave (which is what we are getting) is a much bigger rip off by comparison.

Wait... WHAT?

Yup, Seige shockwave is a voyager sized bot who will be sold at leader price due to extra accessories. That means 50$ usd fot voyager shockwave, or 70$ CAD

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ore/42207/

Hmmm.... To be fair, it's like having a voyager Optimus Prime with a fully transformable trailer. I'll take the wait and see approach before casting my final jujement.


But as for Cyberverse, appart the voyager priced "leaders", this line suck mighty ass.

We knew that the Cyberverse toys had code names derived from Seinfeld characters. What we did not know is that we would have to search for these toys under those names to find them once they were released. But don't worry, in case you didn't know that Acid Storm was Uncle Leo, we have the links below for you to find these toys, and purchase them if you feel so inclined. While they are on the simpler side, some of the sculpting is downright gorgeous. Check out some shots of Megatron's noggin below as an example. Each are around the $19 mark and are ship and sold through Amazon, and thus Prime eligible.

Big thanks to Scotty P for finding these for us.

Megatron - https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-E19 ... 0787G4DG2/?tag=seibertron07-20&
Windblade - https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-E19 ... 0787GT563/?tag=seibertron07-20&
Acid Storm (shortpacked and thus low stock) - https://www.amazon.com/Tra-Cyberverse-W ... 0787JNJTH/?tag=seibertron07-20&

I saw these last week; figured it was old news by then.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:I saw these last week; figured it was old news by then.

Glarryg

we knew they were found in stores before, this post was to help people fin them on amazon since the names werent obvious

Megatron HELLO!

Now I want someone to do a skit with these figures that includes the Seinfeld theme (I’m looking at Emgo)

Shame that Uncle Leo couldn't turn out to be anyone from Victory.

Or that Newman couldn't be a Dinobot.

Oh well, I just hope this amusing practice continues.

Be reminded that this is a kiddie show, and the toys match that, quality wise. I was able to pick up Acid Storm last week, and while I don't expect MP, SS or even Generations quality with a kiddie show toy line..... she's just made out of sturdy, but cheap plastic, and this line is way more gimmick focused. Because of the gimmick, her wings don't really peg into place in her jet mode, so they're kind of floppy. She is one of the very few of this line that I'll get, and only because fembots.

Bounti76 wrote:Be reminded that this is a kiddie show, and the toys match that, quality wise. I was able to pick up Acid Storm last week, and while I don't expect MP, SS or even Generations quality with a kiddie show toy line..... she's just made out of sturdy, but cheap plastic, and this line is way more gimmick focused. Because of the gimmick, her wings don't really peg into place in her jet mode, so they're kind of floppy. She is one of the very few of this line that I'll get, and only because fembots.

....wait, isn't Acid Storm a dude? I haven't watched any of Cyberverse, but the bios that came out before the show referred to Acid Storm as a he...

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:Be reminded that this is a kiddie show, and the toys match that, quality wise. I was able to pick up Acid Storm last week, and while I don't expect MP, SS or even Generations quality with a kiddie show toy line..... she's just made out of sturdy, but cheap plastic, and this line is way more gimmick focused. Because of the gimmick, her wings don't really peg into place in her jet mode, so they're kind of floppy. She is one of the very few of this line that I'll get, and only because fembots.

....wait, isn't Acid Storm a dude? I haven't watched any of Cyberverse, but the bios that came out before the show referred to Acid Storm as a he...

Yeah, some miscommunication there. The Hasbro.com bio used male pronouns while the episode that first featured Acid Storm had the character voiced by a woman using an unambiguously female voice.

'Course, none of the dialogue was anything character-specific. Just some grunting and a single line of "Yes, captain," spoken to Slipstream. If not for the end credits specifically identifying this Seeker as Acid Storm, it could have just been any generic female green Seeker, as she also didn't have Acid Storm's exact color layout seen in the Hasbro character art. Nor did her partner really resemble Thrust that much despite the end credits likewise labeling him as such.

'Fusion Mace' weapon? Bad idea! Any back swing impact would hurt Megatron seriously!

snavej wrote:'Fusion Mace' weapon? Bad idea! Any back swing impact would hurt Megatron seriously!

Keep in mind that Transformers has a history of spitting in the face of science. Remember Starscream having that massive drill in his arm in that one G1 episode? And how Galvatron can be any size he wants? (I know that part was a dream sequence, but it was still fun.)

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

snavej wrote:'Fusion Mace' weapon? Bad idea! Any back swing impact would hurt Megatron seriously!

Keep in mind that Transformers has a history of spitting in the face of science. Remember Starscream having that massive drill in his arm in that one G1 episode? And how Galvatron can be any size he wants? (I know that part was a dream sequence, but it was still fun.)

Megatron's gun mode can be any size he wants.

william-james88 wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

snavej wrote:'Fusion Mace' weapon? Bad idea! Any back swing impact would hurt Megatron seriously!

Keep in mind that Transformers has a history of spitting in the face of science. Remember Starscream having that massive drill in his arm in that one G1 episode? And how Galvatron can be any size he wants? (I know that part was a dream sequence, but it was still fun.)

Megatron's gun mode can be any size he wants.

In Carnage in C-minor, Galvatron and Ultra Magnus could apparently be any size they wanted.

Neil Degrasse Tyson has had to repeatedly disillusion Star Wars fans asking if lightsabers could actually work; is there any record of Transfans asking him if personal subspace pockets are just baseless magic or something technology could actually pull off in 3 or 4 centuries?