Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail

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Did any of you miss out on those Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes? For those that forgot (since this is from 2015), those were the shampoo bottle type Transformers that actually transformed. They were surprisingly fun and did what they were there to do, pleasing to a much younger audience. There is a review below as a refresher. These are back on the shelves now in case you missed the, packaged under the new Combiner Force subline, and they were found at a Toysrus in long Island by Scottimus Prime. They actually include the Titan change heroes and the older 3 step Sideswipe under the same wave.

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Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854311)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 24th, 2017 @ 6:44pm CST

I've just seen a press walkabout vid of the London Toyfair & there's an RID poster outside a stall at 12:04mins into the vid(it's very brief), so hopefully tomorrow(or today) when the public are allowed in....someone will be sending pics & vids of what's on display at the RID stall...my guess is....hopefully Menasor will be there(if not....then he'll be at the German one at the start of next month)

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854313)
Posted by william-james88 on January 24th, 2017 @ 6:54pm CST

But Hasbro isnt at the show, so wouldnt the RID stuff just be random merch?

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854316)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 24th, 2017 @ 7:08pm CST

william-james88 wrote:But Hasbro isnt at the show, so wouldnt the RID stuff just be random merch?

Dunno pal? but hoping when the vids & pics start rolling in that we'll get our first look at the Menasor toy.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854320)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 24th, 2017 @ 7:43pm CST

In case anyone wanted to see the new art on the Combiner Force released Warrior Grimlock:

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854321)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 24th, 2017 @ 7:47pm CST

Just remember, the Optimus Prime I reviewed was the second one I got, the first was broken in the box. The arm was snapped clean but held perfectly in place by the ties.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854323)
Posted by Emerje on January 24th, 2017 @ 7:49pm CST

william-james88 wrote:But Hasbro isnt at the show, so wouldnt the RID stuff just be random merch?

Yep, if Hasbro isn't there then the toys wont be either. The poster seems to be advertising Cartoon Network products more than anything, there's even a matching Powerpuff Girls poster opposite it, both with big CN logos on them.

Emerje

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854329)
Posted by Wayne2049 on January 24th, 2017 @ 8:08pm CST

I'm sorry to all of you RID fans, but I for one can not stand the Decepticon animal based alt-modes. I find it degrading to a (somewhat) honorable faction.

The only reason that I've been searching for these Tiny Titans guys is the fact that they brought back some G1 classics. I brushed this off the first time I saw it, but after looking closer and seeing Perceptor, I was sold. I spent... and hour at the store feeling all of the bags, but I've been successful and have gotten: Perceptor, Jazz, Prince Starscream, Windblade, Blaster, Galvatron, and Devastator. You can tell that I only got the ones that are currently known in the IDW comics, and not RID. I also was able to get a card of Inferno and Kickback because some fragging person slit the bags and left them behind.

I honestly hope that whoever did that, at least knows who they got, and not some little kid who has no respect for the meaning behind G1. If I spend hours feeling up the bags (and yes, I was feeling between their legs to try and find Prince Starscream's cape) then they should not be able to do what they did to cheat the rules of this twisted game.

I hate blind bags...

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854342)
Posted by william-james88 on January 24th, 2017 @ 9:20pm CST

Wayne2049 wrote:I'm sorry to all of you RID fans, but I for one can not stand the Decepticon animal based alt-modes. I find it degrading to a (somewhat) honorable faction.

I get that. But then I remember my favourite group of Decepticons were the Predacons, all ruthless beastial members of the faction which showed why it was so feared. And this beast theme is kept with RID. In any case, get warrior Fracture when you have a chance, he isnt beast themed and is a great Decepticon toy

I hate blind bags...

Me too. There are some new ones for the Lego Batman movie and some minifigures are awesome. But if there is no way of knowing what I am getting, then there is no way I am paying $5 everytime.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854402)
Posted by Underc3211 on January 25th, 2017 @ 4:54am CST

Looks like I'm not wrong to only want this set. Actually looks worth it.

On another note I never thought a 5min review of such a simple toy could be so drawn out. Though it could just be that the reviewers sarcasm is annoying to me.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854539)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on January 25th, 2017 @ 12:09pm CST

Ohh good, the transforming titans figured didnt sell the first time so someone decided they wanted to see if a new name would fix it, how brilliant
/s

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854575)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 25th, 2017 @ 1:53pm CST

Ok on the continuing saga to try to bring to you anything from the London toyfair....i managed to find this on TFW2005
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/t ... 914/page-3

but if you zoom in on the lefthandside of the pic.....you can just make out a shelf filled with RID merch

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now....whether like William James said that it's just random merch or already existing merch? is hard to determine from this pic.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854578)
Posted by william-james88 on January 25th, 2017 @ 1:57pm CST

Stuartmaximus wrote:now....whether like William James said that it's just random merch or already existing merch? is hard to determine from this pic.

I can tell you what it is, its die cast cars, thats what that company does. These arent from hasbro but instead from a licensed toy company that makes non transforming toys:

Those characters are non transforming figures.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854582)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 25th, 2017 @ 2:07pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:now....whether like William James said that it's just random merch or already existing merch? is hard to determine from this pic.

I can tell you what it is, its die cast cars, thats what that company does. These arent from hasbro but instead from a licensed toy company that makes non transforming toys:

Those characters are non transforming figures.

Ah, ok, thanks ;)^

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854590)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 25th, 2017 @ 2:29pm CST

RAR wrote:I wasn't on my normal computer when I was looking at it so I can't look it up in the history unfortunately - but it was a link I found off the back of some news story on UK toyfair. I've back traced the usual sites and I can't seem to find where I saw it .. sorry about that.

I glad I found some of it though and that it was of some use.

Is it this?
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/r ... 0.1097594/

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854592)
Posted by william-james88 on January 25th, 2017 @ 2:32pm CST

Stuartmaximus wrote:
RAR wrote:I wasn't on my normal computer when I was looking at it so I can't look it up in the history unfortunately - but it was a link I found off the back of some news story on UK toyfair. I've back traced the usual sites and I can't seem to find where I saw it .. sorry about that.

I glad I found some of it though and that it was of some use.

Is it this?
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/r ... 0.1097594/

Did you click the pic you linked to and check the top left corner?
You should see something familiar

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854595)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 25th, 2017 @ 2:46pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:
RAR wrote:I wasn't on my normal computer when I was looking at it so I can't look it up in the history unfortunately - but it was a link I found off the back of some news story on UK toyfair. I've back traced the usual sites and I can't seem to find where I saw it .. sorry about that.

I glad I found some of it though and that it was of some use.

Is it this?
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/r ... 0.1097594/

Did you click the pic you linked to and check the top left corner?
You should see something familiar

Ah, right, lol

well...i dunno what RAR's referring to then :-?

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854647)
Posted by RAR on January 25th, 2017 @ 4:44pm CST

Sorry I do my best but no ones perfect.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854659)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on January 25th, 2017 @ 5:04pm CST

Interesting tidbit: Amazon lists this guy as "Skyfire".

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Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854663)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 25th, 2017 @ 5:11pm CST

That's his preliminary name, but as we all know, it's been out of Hasbro's reach since 2002/2003. Ask Energon Skyblast, and blame Max Steel :lol:

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854730)
Posted by RAR on January 25th, 2017 @ 8:39pm CST

That makes me think less of both Hasbro and of the character both - as I thought for some desperate moment they'd done something "Original" and made a new Character flier Autobot. and not just looked at a Character list from the 1980's and thought "Right which box do we need to tick"

That is the same attitude that made me loose all interest in Gi Joe.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854733)
Posted by Kurona on January 25th, 2017 @ 8:44pm CST

RAR wrote:That makes me think less of both Hasbro and of the character both - as I thought for some desperate moment they'd done something "Original" and made a new Character flier Autobot. and not just looked at a Character list from the 1980's and thought "Right which box do we need to tick"

That is the same attitude that made me loose all interest in Gi Joe.

Not necessarily - Stormshot shares nothing in common with Jetfire/Skyfire other than being an Autobot that has a jet mode and has white in their colour scheme - and there's certainly no shortage of those in the G1 Autobot ranks - and this simply seems to be a case of them using the name and not making it a new version of the character. This happens a lot - RiD Strongarm not being a new version of Energon Strongarm, for instance. And Jetfire from Animated really not being a new version of G1 Jetfire (or any other Jetfire) either. And don't even try and tell me Armada Wheeljack is just Armada's version of G1 Wheeljack.
Just because they share a name with a character from G1 or another previous series doesn't mean it's meant to be a new iteration of the character. It can be a bit confusing and borderline in certain cases, but same name does not immediately equal same character. In fact in a lot of cases, it's likely just "well we have that name already, why not use that instead of applying for a trademark for a new name?"

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854750)
Posted by RAR on January 25th, 2017 @ 9:05pm CST

It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

I guess I am disappointed as for a moment I saw in that wave a glimmer of the idea that RID doesn't need to be just the toyline of infinite Bumblebees.

I guess there is something in my personality that just can't understand the mind set change that happened over that period that sometime around the later 1980's and early 1990's the established wisdom suddenly became that we have to be sold the same product over and over in different ways for ever.

Not that I dislike Starscream - but there is a part of me that has to wonder - would it really make the sun go cold if they used someone else as that template like Skyquake or Sunstorm say ?

Does Arcee "have" to be the go too token Female - (thank goodness for Strongarm - even if she is a name slapped sex swap on some level).

I just think this desire to endlessly repeat the past limits story telling and character development.

lets take Bumblebee now - lets fast forward to the 2020's and imagine another cartoon exists that Bumblebee is in but he's now an established leadership role one in no contention - like how Animated allowed Magnus to be in charge.

Also if we must revisit the past at least with the large cast in the past different ideas could be explored by that diverse and huge cast (same was true of Gi Joe to some extent) as you always had an Autobot that could be used to tell any given story.

They did that a lot in Season two of the original cartoon.

I'd like to see a show on Earth perhaps set in a time when the Autobots had been here for some time and in the open (sort of like how Energon open up) and we get a diverse cast of characters that rotate around a changing core - not a set core like in RID.

Perhaps RID's "Miniseries" idea is one that can be expanded on - and so they can hire a voice artist for 6 episodes not a whole run and tell as story that revolves around a particular set of individuals and then another story about others - and so on.

RID's never changing core cast is a bit boring to me it gets the odd addition sure like Drift or Windblade - but it's less often that the existing ones disappear for a while (though I think they do a bit).

RID did dip a toe in the water with this idea with making some of the Minicons central to the story - so that is a good positive example at least.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854751)
Posted by Emerje on January 25th, 2017 @ 9:05pm CST

Saw Stormshot at Target tonight. Would have gotten him, but his silver face paint was smeared up the side of his red visor. Shame, he's the only new RID figure I'm really interested in right now.

Emerje

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854756)
Posted by Kurona on January 25th, 2017 @ 9:17pm CST

RAR wrote:It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

No see, what I was trying to say is... Stormshot isn't a homage to Skyfire. In the same way Armada Wheeljack isn't a homage to G1 Wheeljack, and RiD (2001) Grimlock isn't a homage to G1 Grimlock. All three of these are completely original characters and not new iterations of the G1 character they share their names with.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854760)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 25th, 2017 @ 9:54pm CST

Kurona wrote:
RAR wrote:It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

No see, what I was trying to say is... Stormshot isn't a homage to Skyfire. In the same way Armada Wheeljack isn't a homage to G1 Wheeljack, and RiD (2001) Grimlock isn't a homage to G1 Grimlock. All three of these are completely original characters and not new iterations of the G1 character they share their names with.

Jetfire is in RiD? :???:

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854764)
Posted by Kurona on January 25th, 2017 @ 9:59pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Kurona wrote:
RAR wrote:It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

No see, what I was trying to say is... Stormshot isn't a homage to Skyfire. In the same way Armada Wheeljack isn't a homage to G1 Wheeljack, and RiD (2001) Grimlock isn't a homage to G1 Grimlock. All three of these are completely original characters and not new iterations of the G1 character they share their names with.

Jetfire is in RiD?

? I'm not sure where you got that from.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854771)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 25th, 2017 @ 10:55pm CST

Kurona wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Kurona wrote:
RAR wrote:It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

No see, what I was trying to say is... Stormshot isn't a homage to Skyfire. In the same way Armada Wheeljack isn't a homage to G1 Wheeljack, and RiD (2001) Grimlock isn't a homage to G1 Grimlock. All three of these are completely original characters and not new iterations of the G1 character they share their names with.

Jetfire is in RiD?

? I'm not sure where you got that from.

Ah, he was talking about Energon, nvm. Nevertheless, Hasbro reuses names all the time, especially if it's for the sake of keeping them. So expect some more Unicron Trilogy-style reuses for RiD 2015 (even if they end up not clearing legal).

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854797)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 26th, 2017 @ 3:15am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Kurona wrote:
RAR wrote:It would have hurt my head if Skyblast was called Skyfire as then there would have been Jetfire and Skyfire in the same line.

I would be less irritated by Stormshot being a Skyblast homage than a Skyfire one.

No see, what I was trying to say is... Stormshot isn't a homage to Skyfire. In the same way Armada Wheeljack isn't a homage to G1 Wheeljack, and RiD (2001) Grimlock isn't a homage to G1 Grimlock. All three of these are completely original characters and not new iterations of the G1 character they share their names with.

Jetfire is in RiD?

Well....if there ever is....then that would be some prediction right there

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854817)
Posted by RAR on January 26th, 2017 @ 7:43am CST

I'm probably hovering around thread derailment here.

I'm wandering off point a bit here though so I'll move this to minds.

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/671349243977408525

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But in short i'd really like a Legion or One-step Jazz toy for RID in 2017.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854818)
Posted by Kurona on January 26th, 2017 @ 7:57am CST

RAR wrote:I'm probably hovering around thread derailment here.

I'm wandering off point a bit here though so I'll move this to minds.

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/671349243977408525

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But in short i'd really like a Legion or One-step Jazz toy for RID in 2017.

But the name Skyfire was applied to this character in the same way Bonecrusher or Devastator was applied to the 2007 Movie characters. I'm not sure how clearer I can say that he's not meant to be a new iteration of the characters who previously held that name.

... especially when Skyfire was his pre-production name.

Not sure how you got to Jazz but yeah, I'd love a legion of him too - he's a great design honestly. Wish he'd come back

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1854894)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 26th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CST

Considering season 3 is supposed to have Cybertron in it with Prime, Cyclonus, and the such, I imagine Jazz will be making a return. He's sorta the RiD version of Wheeljack

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855121)
Posted by Va'al on January 27th, 2017 @ 10:29am CST

Loopaza Mega Store just keeps delivering, as their Facebook page has shared a batch of images for the upcoming Transformers Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Soundwave figure, in the warrior class. The redesigned Decepticon can be seen in the photos mirrored below - check them out and sound off in the Energon Pub!

Hasbro Transformers RID
Combiner Force Soundwave

Robot in Disguise is enter a new Chapter and Sonundwave is about to show up. This Soundwave design is kind of mix between series TF Prime and Video game War for Cybertron. A TFP head with a WFC body.

This warrior class Soundwave is really good, outstanding from the whole RID toy line. It just give you a feeling that TF Prime series is back!

Transformation is pretty details in his class. The way he flip up is quite new and every parts is lock up nicely and clean. Also thanks to the transformation Soundwave have a decent posing ability.

Overall, RID Soundwave shows that he properly the best figure in the whole series and highly recommend to every TF fans even you not enjoy the RID series.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855123)
Posted by william-james88 on January 27th, 2017 @ 10:35am CST

A few things I had not noticed yet is how the arms and hands are fully visible in truck mode and how they have hinged flaps which stay in robot mode. But aside fom that he looks good.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855140)
Posted by Kyleor on January 27th, 2017 @ 11:16am CST

It'll be interesting to see Steeljaw and Soundwave side by side, they seem very similar.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855178)
Posted by SureShot18 on January 27th, 2017 @ 1:42pm CST

Something's looked off about this guy in my opinion but I couldn't put my finger on it. I think I've got it now, the chest sticks out a little too far. I don't know if anybody else feels that way. I
Edit: I've just noticed that he's got some light piping. I must be starved from light piping because I actually got excited when I saw it.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855181)
Posted by RAR on January 27th, 2017 @ 2:06pm CST

Am I crazy or are the windows smaller on the Warrior Class one that they are on the Activator one ?

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Oh an mild off-topic Rant alert/

"Activator" now there is a term they've used before on multiple lines - just like they over used 'Titan' too.

I dislike that they do that it's just another layer of added confusion for new collectors who start with a current line and then work backwards to the previous ones.

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855228)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 27th, 2017 @ 3:42pm CST

Va'al wrote:Loopaza Mega Store just keeps delivering, as their Facebook page has shared a batch of images for the upcoming Transformers Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Soundwave figure, in the warrior class. The redesigned Decepticon can be seen in the photos mirrored below - check them out and sound off in the Energon Pub!

Hasbro Transformers RID
Combiner Force Soundwave

Robot in Disguise is enter a new Chapter and Sonundwave is about to show up. This Soundwave design is kind of mix between series TF Prime and Video game War for Cybertron. A TFP head with a WFC body.

This warrior class Soundwave is really good, outstanding from the whole RID toy line. It just give you a feeling that TF Prime series is back!

Transformation is pretty details in his class. The way he flip up is quite new and every parts is lock up nicely and clean. Also thanks to the transformation Soundwave have a decent posing ability.

Overall, RID Soundwave shows that he properly the best figure in the whole series and highly recommend to every TF fans even you not enjoy the RID series.

Btw i'm glad they thought to include the fanmode boombox

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855231)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 27th, 2017 @ 4:12pm CST

RAR wrote:I'm going to wait and see what happens at Toyfair before getting to worried about the lack of Ratchet and Bisk Warrior Class - fortunately it's likely (possibly even confirmed) that Legion Bisk is to be repacked in a later wave so I won't hopefully miss out on him.

It would be nice if Hasbro put in that little extra effort or made a gift set of something so they can do things like the other blue and sandy deco characters they've missed and maybe if they are really feeling generous make a new chest for Legion Bisk so he can be turned into a little Thermidor.

I'm a little concerned that the line might end before the chance of a Bisk and Ratchet Warrior Repack is even raised.
If I see no listings of future wave packing show them then I will jump on an ebay or Amazon listing or see if any of the online retailers have any left same with scatter spike - even if I would have liked her more with a new head the pair is a pair worth completing.

I really wish Hasbro would show some imagination with their flanker sub-brands though it's so tedious to get (insert sub-title here) Bumblebee or Sideswipe so much. there are some of these gimics that would be nice with a Decepticon.

I would have appreciated it if they'd done what they did with CrazyBolt (still can't find him) and Overload and put random Decepticons in their sublines. Especially that digger one. Groundpounder/Groundshaker ground-whatever he's called would benefit from a bigger toy.

Activators Springload would likely work too.
I'd like more of the RID Decepticons if for no other reason than that they are NEW CHARACTERS !!!
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Out of curiosity which Decepticon do you folks think really seem to be a noticeable lack so far ?

God i hope this doesn't set back the release of Warrior Class Thermidor

coz i prefer that mold in those colours

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855232)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 27th, 2017 @ 4:15pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Considering season 3 is supposed to have Cybertron in it with Prime, Cyclonus, and the such, I imagine Jazz will be making a return. He's sorta the RiD version of Wheeljack

Whaa

we're getting a Cyclonus?

tell me it's not gonna be a combiner like the CW one >:oP

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855236)
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 27th, 2017 @ 4:33pm CST

Stuartmaximus wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Considering season 3 is supposed to have Cybertron in it with Prime, Cyclonus, and the such, I imagine Jazz will be making a return. He's sorta the RiD version of Wheeljack

Whaa we're getting a Cyclonus?

tell me it's not gonna be a combiner like the CW one

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855245)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 27th, 2017 @ 5:11pm CST

PrymeStriker wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Considering season 3 is supposed to have Cybertron in it with Prime, Cyclonus, and the such, I imagine Jazz will be making a return. He's sorta the RiD version of Wheeljack

Whaa we're getting a Cyclonus?

tell me it's not gonna be a combiner like the CW one

Ah right, thanks ;)^

that one looks Legion Class, i hope they do a bigger scale version

Re: Robots in Disguise Titan Change Heroes Repackaged and Spotted at Retail (1855246)
Posted by Kurona on January 27th, 2017 @ 5:18pm CST

I'm not entirely sure about Soundwave, honestly. Ever since it was first revealed I've had the same feeling - it's a friggin' awesome design that pays homage to most major Soundwaves in the franchise's history... but then they plonk TFP Soundwave's head on it.
And I of course get why they did since it's the same character, and I do like the head design... but my god, it is so unfitting. TFP Soundwave's head design is made specifically for a much more slender and angular aesthetic like, well, TFP Soundwave; it doesn't work on something so blocky and bulky.
I don't mean to sound geewunner-ish but the design would have benefited so much from having a head design much more similar to G1 Soundwave's. This is just too jarring a contrast for me.

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Posted by Sabrblade on January 27th, 2017 @ 6:06pm CST

Kurona wrote:I'm not entirely sure about Soundwave, honestly. Ever since it was first revealed I've had the same feeling - it's a friggin' awesome design that pays homage to most major Soundwaves in the franchise's history... but then they plonk TFP Soundwave's head on it.
And I of course get why they did since it's the same character, and I do like the head design... but my god, it is so unfitting. TFP Soundwave's head design is made specifically for a much more slender and angular aesthetic like, well, TFP Soundwave; it doesn't work on something so blocky and bulky.
I don't mean to sound geewunner-ish but the design would have benefited so much from having a head design much more similar to G1 Soundwave's. This is just too jarring a contrast for me.

Just imagine it as Prime Soundwave wearing a big bulky exosuit over his slender body, using his cables to manipulate any parts his arms and legs can't normally reach due to the awkward proportions of the suit. 8-}

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Posted by Cobotron on January 27th, 2017 @ 7:42pm CST

So Soundwave's entire face is light piped?..... :michaelbay:

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Posted by PrymeStriker on January 28th, 2017 @ 10:14am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Kurona wrote:I'm not entirely sure about Soundwave, honestly. Ever since it was first revealed I've had the same feeling - it's a friggin' awesome design that pays homage to most major Soundwaves in the franchise's history... but then they plonk TFP Soundwave's head on it.
And I of course get why they did since it's the same character, and I do like the head design... but my god, it is so unfitting. TFP Soundwave's head design is made specifically for a much more slender and angular aesthetic like, well, TFP Soundwave; it doesn't work on something so blocky and bulky.
I don't mean to sound geewunner-ish but the design would have benefited so much from having a head design much more similar to G1 Soundwave's. This is just too jarring a contrast for me.
Just imagine it as Prime Soundwave wearing a big bulky exosuit over his slender body, using his cables to manipulate any parts his arms and legs can't normally reach due to the awkward proportions of the suit.

That's more or less what I did. Soundwave looks like he's been lifting weights to me, so I don't think the head is necessarily out of place. The chest sticks out too much on the bottom, but nothing a hunch over can't fix......I think. Prime Soundwave is hunched his damn self anyway.

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 28th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CST

I love where they were going with this new Soundwave, but that chest is looking way to out of proportion with the rest of his body to warrant getting at this juncture. He will definitely be an in-hand assessment.

Excited to maybe see pic's of thermidor next month =P~

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Posted by steals_your_goats on January 28th, 2017 @ 7:46pm CST

So I've been pretty off and on with the rid line. The stuff looks cool but I'm more of a generations and now a masterpiece collector so this line has taken a back seat. Now that being said I picked up Stormshot a few weeks ago and God damn. He is now my favorite figure. His bot mode is so sleek and kick ass and he's just solid. Like his entire torso feels like a solid chunk of plastic. He's such a satisfying figure and I love how he's an entirely new guy and he blends in pretty perfectly with a generations collection. Can not recommend enough.

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Posted by RAR on January 28th, 2017 @ 8:21pm CST

steals_your_goats wrote: I love how he's an entirely new guy.

Me too.

So rare now each is like a precious pearl (yes even Alpha Bravo)

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Posted by Kurona on January 28th, 2017 @ 8:36pm CST

RAR wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote: I love how he's an entirely new guy.

Me too.

So rare now each is like a precious pearl (yes even Alpha Bravo)

I'm surprised how much Alpha Bravo worked actually; despite being a simple redeco the application, balance and difference in colours compared to Vortex helped achieve a very different visual iconography. In my opinion he's one of the best redecoes in Transformers history. Also helps that when he got characterisation he's the best Aerialbot ever and leagues ahead of most combiner team components

All that aside... yeah, I must agree entirely. While it does make perfect sense to re-use the same characters in different iterations so as to be recognisable, it does make me sad when we get so few new characters due to that - especially when a strong point of this franchise is, in my opinion, a huge backlog of different characters that are usually different and unique in some way. It excites me when that can be added to and RiD 2015 is the first time in almost a decade it's been done on such a wide scale - I can't recall a single Decepticon in the series that wasn't a new original character until Soundwave and Starscream showed up.
Which is also why it's almost a shame for me that we seem to be looping back around into new versions of old characters again. I mean I love Soundwave and Bludgeon and Cyclonus as much as the next guy but RiD had a really cool thing going with mostly original characters for a while and it's a shame to see it go.
It's also very aggravating because it is once again a change in pace for the continuity - TFP was, in large part, going for a new take on everything that had gone before. Taking concepts from every past series and merging them into one ultimate thing a bit like DC and Marvel do with their multiple reboots. ... except good. Okay, cool. I'm on board with this. But then RiD 2015 came along and suddenly it's a completely different tone and most characters are original? I'm fine with that, but making it a continuation of a series in stark contrast to that makes me a bit hesitant to deal with the idea and feel the two universes are one and the same. And then just as I'm getting used to it, they bring in Starscream and Soundwave and apparently a bunch of other old character and I'm just... this is cool but can you just decide what you're doing already? I like both, really, but this constant back and forth is getting really annoying and I have no clue what you want to do. Pick one and roll with it for the whole continuity, then if you want to do the other one start a new continuity. It's not hard, you done it all the time before... just please have some consistency here.

... blah. Sorry I launched into that rant there, once you get me going you just can't stop me.

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Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2017 @ 9:32pm CST

Kurona wrote:I can't recall a single Decepticon in the series that wasn't a new original character until Soundwave and Starscream showed up.

Megatronus was not new, and Scorponok is not original. Neither is Kickback

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