Rumor: Upcoming Dark Of The Moon Leader Class Releases

I was unable to post my response for five minutes because I was on the floor with foam dripping out my mouth. God has heard my prayers!

Well, my DOTM purchase list has just expanded by two.

I hope Megatron gets a cloth hood and his shotgun.

I am so freaking happy finally 2 cool things actually happen.... Hasbro wants to keep their profit margins high in 2012 even after the movies cooled, very smart we all want these, Hasbro you are nice again....and I just read that more Gens in Nov. with repacked Warpaths, BS, and Junkion...I now want to dance.

Hasbro don't let me down homiez!!!!!!!!

Awesome ! If true, both are must-haves. But I personally wasn't expecting a Leader Shockwave: I thought Hasbro would just retool Leader Starscream with a MechTech weapon.

I only hope Megatron's truck mode is made in a decent scale with Ultimate Prime's truck cabin.

Glad I held out on Shockwave, a little peeved 'bout my voyager Megs. Overall; a happy dork.

Now for my victorydance.

♪V-V- Vic-a-tory♪

But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

Rycher Prime wrote:But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

It's a tough call improving on ROTF Prime. And really, you'd like another Prime?

RhA wrote:

Rycher Prime wrote:But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

It's a tough call improving on ROTF Prime. And really, you'd like another Prime?

I would like another one.Specially if it looked screen accurate to how he looked in the third movie.What can I say.I'm just a collector and a huge fan of Optimus Prime.Specially the movie one.

oh happy days, first prime ss is declared awesome by peaugh, generations make a return ( which is good since i NEED wheeljack), and now this!, but, it is probably too good to be true. these will probably suck. if they don't then this will be a turning stone for hasbro and i might start believing in them again.
and about those generations coming back does that include rumble and frenzy?

RhA wrote:

Rycher Prime wrote:But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

It's a tough call improving on ROTF Prime. And really, you'd like another Prime?

Totally agree with you on this one. ROTF prime is already awesome enough and DOTM prime barely have any changes.I think they would probably just retool the chest even if they plan on releasing one.

ZOMG !!! AWESOMEEE !!!! DOTM Megs will be a MUST-BUY !!! Let's just hope he is quite in-scale with leader prime's truck. Cause if he comes with the tanker he might have the small-long syndrome like Voyager Megs did >.<...

Shockwave...Well aslong as they dont made him the same alt mode as the Voyager I am all in. If he comes in the same weird tank mode...Total pass. Let's hope they release him in a cool alt mode . I dont really mind the Cybertronian part but atleast made him look like something at Earth.

The big question about Megatron: will his trailer transform as part of his robot mode, like the Voyager, or will it be separate, e.g. a base mode? Will he even come with a trailer? Will he scale w/ ROTF Leader Optimus?

EDIT- As for a DOTM Leader Optimus, he could come with his hand-held sword and axe, along w/ maybe a new gun or 2, in addition to the re-molded parts. *shrug*

CrimsonPrime wrote:

RhA wrote:

Rycher Prime wrote:But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

It's a tough call improving on ROTF Prime. And really, you'd like another Prime?

Totally agree with you on this one. ROTF prime is already awesome enough and DOTM prime barely have any changes.

i disagree, you can never have enough OPTIMUS PRIMES!

Make them like Leader Bumblebee, with NO electronics on the actual figure...ok maybe Shockwave can have one for his laser arm.

Just let Megatrons head be better.......oh, and how bout a shotgun?

I still wouldn't mind a repaint of Leader class Starscream, maybe as one of the other seekers.

I also hope they eventually do a toy of Shockwave's Driller.

Hmmmmmm.......... I'd have to see pics first. I'm more than happy with my Voyager Megatron and Shockwave. Don't understand why Shockwave deserves a leader anyway, he did next to nothing in the movie.

Glad I held off on buying Voyager Megatron. I had a feeling there'd be an eventual release of a Leader Class version. Shockwave surprises me though. I really like the character, but the Voyager mold is good enough for me. That Leader Class version will really have to wow me.

RhA wrote:

Rycher Prime wrote:But what about a Leader Class Optimus Prime?

It's a tough call improving on ROTF Prime. And really, you'd like another Prime?

If they go with DOTM Prime (and I'm sure they will) I just hope its nothing compared to the ROTF Buster Prime I dropped serious $$$ on. I hope its loaded with cheesy gray plastic like DOTM Deluxe Sideswipe.

Wonder what the case assortment will be like? They do come two in a case right?

I don't think the stores around here could handle MORE Bumblebee leader class. I counted 9 of Bee and none of Sentinel or Ironhide my last visit to Wal-Mart.

If true,

Awesome news. Both of these should look good with my Leader Starscream.

Still waiting on Hasbro to release that Leader Jetwing Prime over here, though.

YES !!!!

Ok Now. That I got that out of my system, If this is true, my day has been made. I have been clamoring for these 2 for the longest time. Hopefully this rumor is true. Maybe we will see them at SDCC...

Yes!!!! I'm so excited! If it is early 2012, that will give them time to do a really good job on both figures; I don't want a repeat of ROTF leader Megs.

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:The big question about Megatron: will his trailer transform as part of his robot mode, like the Voyager, or will it be separate, e.g. a base mode? Will he even come with a trailer?

One thing that gets me is how much smaller LC Sentinel Prime is compared to LC ROTF Prime. Its going to be very interesting to see how/if they will incorperate his trailer. If they do, then his vehicle mode is going to be vastly smaller than any other leader class in vehicle mode. If the do include it, then he's going to be the bigggest of them all. I really hope they don't take the route they took with KRE-O Megatron and only included his Mack truck tractor and didn't include the trailer. Thats what makes Megs so unique in this variant. Time will tell and hopefully this info is accurate!

YES!!! Now all they need to do is make a new Leader Optimus with that awesome upgraded chest!

D-340 wrote:Hmmmmmm.......... I'd have to see pics first. I'm more than happy with my Voyager Megatron and Shockwave. Don't understand why Shockwave deserves a leader anyway, he did next to nothing in the movie.

shockwave was there a decent amount. and his driller was one of the main enemies.

plus in movie 1 brawl wasn't in it very much, but his leader figure was pretty cool.

i am so happy about this. i can't wait to see them.

i really hope they look good. i hope megatron comes with a screen accurate gun. i hope his cloak looks awesome. i hope his head looks mangled. i really just hope we're happy with it, and it's as screen accurate as possible.

as for shockwave.. i hope his torso doesn't look really round like the voyagers does. but most of all.. i hope that his alt mode doesn't interferer with the accuracy of his robot mode. i wouldn't mind his alt mode looking like an after thought. i'm curious as to what color he'll be.

Can't wait to see what Shockwave looks like!

More leader classes... I don't buy them,but it'll be nicer to look at than 10 giant bumblebees

I can honestly see shockwave being what Megatron was in ROTF a BLOCK!, i'll still get him anyway.

Megatron.. high hopes for this guy but can you realy see him being the voyager mould in a Leader class size.

Hmm. I want a Megatron to happen for sure, but I'm torn on Shockwave because I have (and love) the Voyager class. Like Starscream before, I guess it'll depend on what it ends up looking like.

I really, really hope they can get Megatron right this time. Make him silver, screen accurate, and shotgun-toting, please. Well, shotgun or fusion cannon. Or both.

OHHHHHHH YEEEAHHHHH!!!! Oh man I'm just having a moment here. HA Soundwave, deluxe Wheeljack and Mirage and Soundwave. NOW Leader Megatron and Shockwave!!! Well now I can't wait till tomorrow to see if they reveal them at the Hasbro both at Comic-Con!

5150 Cruiser wrote:

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:The big question about Megatron: will his trailer transform as part of his robot mode, like the Voyager, or will it be separate, e.g. a base mode? Will he even come with a trailer?

One thing that gets me is how much smaller LC Sentinel Prime is compared to LC ROTF Prime. Its going to be very interesting to see how/if they will incorperate his trailer. If they do, then his vehicle mode is going to be vastly smaller than any other leader class in vehicle mode. If the do include it, then he's going to be the bigggest of them all. I really hope they don't take the route they took with KRE-O Megatron and only included his Mack truck tractor and didn't include the trailer. Thats what makes Megs so unique in this variant. Time will tell and hopefully this info is accurate!

I think he will come with his trailer since in the movie there was NO base mode. The trailer is actually part of his robot mode. And yeah he will be small in alt mode if they do include the trailer but I am hoping not that small like Voyager Megs did .

TimothyR wrote:

D-340 wrote:Hmmmmmm.......... I'd have to see pics first. I'm more than happy with my Voyager Megatron and Shockwave. Don't understand why Shockwave deserves a leader anyway, he did next to nothing in the movie.

shockwave was there a decent amount. and his driller was one of the main enemies.

plus in movie 1 brawl wasn't in it very much, but his leader figure was pretty cool.

What he meant to say is that he didnt do anything...Well except for helping Optimus shooting down one of the pillars.Seriously all he did is just stand there looking cool and then suddenly got owned by Optimus in a few punches. Driller? I dont know if you remember but he didnt get to kill anyone and he died easily.

kirbenvost wrote:Hmm. I want a Megatron to happen for sure, but I'm torn on Shockwave because I have (and love) the Voyager class. Like Starscream before, I guess it'll depend on what it ends up looking like.

I really, really hope they can get Megatron right this time. Make him silver, screen accurate, and shotgun-toting, please. Well, shotgun or fusion cannon. Or both.

Umm I have only one problem with your statement...You want Megatron to be "perfect" right? Then why do you want him to be "Silver"? I dont know if you notice but in the movie his colour is rusty brown just like the Voyager. Well the Voyager lacks the rust effect but meh it's a Voyager after all.

Autobot Firestorm wrote:If they go with DOTM Prime (and I'm sure they will) I just hope its nothing compared to the ROTF Buster Prime I dropped serious $$$ on. I hope its loaded with cheesy gray plastic like DOTM Deluxe Sideswipe.

This is some obvious trolling. Do you hate your fellow collectors so much as to wish this upon them just because you probably overpaid for Buster Prime?

El Duque wrote:The latest word from our anonymous inside sources indicates that two Decepticons will be joining the Leader Class ranks in early 2012.

This is the part that worries me. It's no surprise to me that they would plan on these figures, and although I bought the Voyagers just in case, I am really waiting for the Leaders. But if it's a first-quarter release, who knows if we'll see it at the big box retailers? According to Hasbro's last annual report, the whole problem with distribution has been because figures get released after the holiday season is over and the big stores don't want to order anything new until summer. So there's a chance these could end up being TJMaxx, Ross, and Marshall's "exclusives" by default.

So far I've only seen two Leader Ironhides at retail (Target), and both were in beat-up boxes. And from the looks of it, those were the only two delivered to that store as they were marked "1 of 2" and "2 of 2". I'm keeping my eye out for one with packaging in better condition but since all the stores still have 10 or 15 Bumblebees on the shelf, who knows if it will ever come.

spykewitwiky wrote:I hope Megatron gets a cloth hood and his shotgun.

My thoughts exactly.

Awesome new, now how about a new Ratchet? A small leader as long as it's in scale with the other figs. Give it a bunch of features and it won't matter that it's a couple inches shorter in botmode.

WHAT? HASBRO DID SOMETHING WE WANTED??!?!! ...

If these are true and the toys are actually good (Megatron deserves a good leader class for once >.<) then my respect for Hasbro may be restored.

.....However if they throw in another LC Bumblebee in that wave I will EXPLODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

SWEET maybe Megatron will FINALLY get a good Leader class figure.

DMSL wrote:Awesome new, now how about a new Ratchet? A small leader as long as it's in scale with the other figs. Give it a bunch of features and it won't matter that it's a couple inches shorter in botmode.

A small leader... What do you mean? There are size classes.
Legend
Scout / Basic
Deluxe
Voyager / Mega
Ultra
Leader
Supreme

I think they forgot the Ultra class in the movie/animated line. They did make Classics Ultra Silverbolt and Onslaught, I wish they were just voyager sized.

Anyway, GREAT NEWS!!!!

I wantz leader Megatron & Shockwave, but why do we have to wait so long?

Oh, kookookajew, you didn't like Generations, or generation 1 for that matter?

Megatron will not be in scale with ROTF leader Optimus. If they couldn't make Sentinel or Ironhide in scale with Optimus, I highly doubt they'll manage to get Megatron right with the same amount of plastic.

Megatron is at least a head taller than Optimus and is a lot bulkier, according to all the official scale charts used for the movies. He would have to be a good deal larger than leader class would allow to be in scale. All leader figures (aside from Bumblebee) are the same height. Unless they decide to break budget and size restrictions and make Megatron friggin' huge for a leader figure, he will not be in scale with ROTF Optimus.

He'll probably suffer the same fate as the current voyager and be in scale with almost nothing.

Hopefully the third time is the charm with this new Leader Megatron.

I would have preferred Ratchet over Shockwave, as Shockwave did not do much in the movie.

noctorro wrote:

DMSL wrote:Awesome new, now how about a new Ratchet? A small leader as long as it's in scale with the other figs. Give it a bunch of features and it won't matter that it's a couple inches shorter in botmode.

A small leader... What do you mean? There are size classes.
Legend
Scout / Basic
Deluxe
Voyager / Mega
Ultra
Leader
Supreme

I think they forgot the Ultra class in the movie/animated line. They did make Classics Ultra Silverbolt and Onslaught, I wish they were just voyager sized.

Anyway, GREAT NEWS!!!!

I wantz leader Megatron & Shockwave, but why do we have to wait so long?

Oh, kookookajew, you didn't like Generations, or generation 1 for that matter?

What he meant is bigger than a voyager but yet smaller than the current leaders.To put it simply he want a Leader class Ratchet the size of Ultimate Prime(Normal mode) so that he will be "kind of" in scale with Optimus and Ironhide. And since HA Ratchet is literally impossible that's why he said to make a leader class around HA size.

PS : Here's why HA Ratchet is impossible to those who are wondering why I said so cause I certainly dont wanna keep reply to each person the reason for it. Anyway here's why :-

1) HA is meant for 16-17 ft and below robots.Ratchet is 20 ft
2) HA's vehicle mode are in-scale. Ratchet's an ambulance vehicle. It would be hard to create a in-scale ambulance to an already huge car.He would literally be Leader sized vehicle.
3) HA's bot mode are also in-scale. Thus if they make Ratchet in HA he would also be leader sized since he is 4 ft taller than the other HAs(Except for the twins).Do you really think Hasbro gonna sell a toy as big as a leader class(43$) for only 30$(HA's price)? Think again.
4) If you realized all the HA figures didnt get any voyager figures. Ratchet? Duh he got one,a repaint and yet another repaint.And yet ANOTHER REPAINT lol xD.
5) Here's the last one. Say what does all HA have another thing in common? Oh that's right they are ALL cars. Like I said Ratchet's an ambulance vehicle. Which is two different thing.

This is great news!! I thought they were only going to make one or the other. I hope the leader Megatron is good because all of his leader toys have been poor. Shockwave better be done really well or I am going to be upset. Glad Hasbro is doing something good with the leader class instead of making more Bumblebees.

Leader Megatron was kind of expected. but Shockwave?! No offense but he doesn't really deserve another toy with his minimal role in the movie. Maybe I'll warm up to him once i see the actual toys. I did with Leader Starscream.

I may have to spring for Leader Megatron. All depends on if he has the boomstick.

What could Shockwave transform into that would possibly of interest enough to warrant buying, especially for those who have bought the Voyager? He transformed into nothing in the movie. Unless they change it into something a lot better, or maybe the bot mode is so good it looks fantastic just standing there, I'll pass on it.