SDCC 2017: Hasbro Transformers Power of the Primes Toy Teaser Images, Featuring Jazz, Skullgrin, Rodimus Prime and More #HasbroSDCC

Dreadwing and Darkwing! Rodimus Prime! Jazz! PRETENDERS!!!!!!!

Beachcomber and Jazz look good, Rodimus Prime looks great, but what the heck is up with Starscream's arms?!

The line's shaping up to be s good one! A nice mix of everything. Jazz looks good and I'm glad we're getting a new deluxe Starscream. But what's up with his proportions? He looks a little weird. Maybe it's because of some new gimmick?

DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.

MrBlack wrote:but what the heck is up with Starscream's arms?!

DestronMirage22 wrote:and I'm glad we're getting a new deluxe Starscream. But what's up with his proportions? He looks a little weird. Maybe it's because of some new gimmick?

His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.

Don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but Rodimus Prime has a "power up" gimmick that allows him to change between Hot Rod and Rodimus.

In this pic I circled a detail in the torso that should be Hot Rod's hands in Rodimus torso!

Wasn't expecting Dreadwind and Darkwing, especially not as Aerialbot retools. Hoping they can still combine in jet mode. Jazz' car mode looks sweet, and I'm sure his robot mode would too in a less stupid pose. Starscream looks to be a voyager based on a beefier version of his IDW ongoing look from a few years back? Leader Rodimus looks absolutely awesome, Beachcomber looks nice, and Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.

These new PotP figures have some interesting proportions. And to ruin it for more people, they remind of Dreamwave art, Starscream in particular. Seriously what's up with his legs and arms?! On a fairly IDWish design no less. Rodimus Prime looks pretty nice though(if very G1), seems like he escaped Starscream and Jazz's puffy fate. The Decepticon jets look pretty awesome, I wonder if the combiner ports are for the combined jet.(that was the thing they did right?) Beachcomber looks really cool too. Ugh so they're going through with the Pretenders. At least the idea is changed to not be as dumb as it was in G1. As it stands I'm a little worried about my enjoyment of the line but there are at least a few things that tickle my fancy.

Sigma Magnus wrote: Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.

Thats because its a power master acting as an engine of some kind. but they made it compatible for fans to do whatever they want.

MaverickPrime wrote:DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.

I dont think Jazz has a combiner port, more like he is based on previous combiner wars designs like Chromedome was.

Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.

The shoulders yes. He also takes design 9or vice versa) from the new Alex Milne design he just posted. I think that starscream is gimick filled because he is very simplistic. He looks like a toy from the early 90s.

MadProject wrote:Don't know if someone else already pointed this out, but Rodimus Prime has a "power up" gimmick that allows him to change between Hot Rod and Rodimus.

In this pic I circled a detail in the torso that should be Hot Rod's hands in Rodimus torso!

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You are correct on this one. And all I can say is:

Waitaminute.
I just realized something.
If that Starscream is indeed a Voyager, and his arms kinda look like they'd house combining ports, does this mean we could get a Starscream combiner???

william-james88 wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote: Skullgrin is confusing me with his no-face Titan Master.

Thats because its a power master acting as an engine of some kind. but they made it compatible for fans to do whatever they want.

MaverickPrime wrote:DREADWIND AND DARKWIIIIIIIING!!!! AND THEY CAN COMBINEEEEEEEEEE
Jazz also has a Combiner port and I'm pretty sure Starscream is combinable too.

I dont think Jazz has a combiner port, more like he is based on previous combiner wars designs like Chromedome was.

Sabrblade wrote:His robot mode (especially the shoulders) looks to be a heavily inspired by the robot mode design of his Leader class toy from 2015.

The shoulders yes. He also takes design 9or vice versa) from the new Alex Milne design he just posted. I think that starscream is gimick filled because he is very simplistic. He looks like a toy from the early 90s.

If you check the pics, I can confirm that Jazz has a combiner port!
You can see the rounded piece of the joint below the neck, hidden by the hood.

Roddy's looking pretty cool. Now you know I have to have it for the ever growing Rod display.

Now that Starscream is transformed properly it appears he's voyager sized. That should make people happy. Fixes the legs but not those boxing gloves.

My guess is that the no-face Titan master thing is because (based on the images) it is supposed to be part of the transformed mode of the Pretender shell.

Interesting about Rodimus. Smaller bots can power up into bigger ones. So this is how they do larger scale "pretenders" as well.

Wonder how or if the Pretender class will integrate into the larger toys.

can we also take a moment to discuss about the fact that you can use the Matrix as Titan Master?

Man, for a second there I was sooooooo excited for Dreadwind and Darkwing. Two of my favorite toys as a kid. Hard to get now for a decent price. New ones would work! But....they're kinda crap.

Sorta like Beachcomber though. One of my fave minibots.

DestronMirage22 wrote:Waitaminute.
I just realized something.
If that Starscream is indeed a Voyager, and his arms kinda look like they'd house combining ports, does this mean we could get a Starscream combiner???

It looks more like he's wearing detachable armor to me. What if the gimmick of the Voyagers is upgradeable armor Either way, can't wait to see more

Nice to see Darking and Dreadwind back but those toys look a bit feeble.

Jazz doesn't look anywhere near as nice as the RTS figure.

Skullgrin is odd.

Starscream doesn't interest me. Nor Beachcomber.

Rodimus Prime. Not sure about the vehicle but the robot looks VERY nice. Almost third party-like. He's going on my list. Probably skip Takara Legends Hot Rod now.

Big Grim wrote:Man, for a second there I was sooooooo excited for Dreadwind and Darkwing. Two of my favorite toys as a kid. Hard to get now for a decent price. New ones would work! But....they're kinda crap.

Its for all the people who wanted CW molds redone as every single character.

What's the beast legs and tails on the left in the pics of Skullgrin?

oh is it Dragonstorm?

Besides Starscream's slightly odd proportions (which I even kind of like), this is very very awesome!! Especially the matrix and pretenders!

Bleh, that Starscream is disgusting. He looks like a playskool toy.

Rodimus, on the other hand,

Jazz is meh, I really.like the mold, just not on that character. I just managed to pick up the RTS version, and it appears to be far superior. Interesting to see what the combiner peg is for. LOVE his vehicle mode, though, it's like an old Lemans car. Hope he gets retooled into something so I can grab some version of the mold.

Don't care about pretenders. Never have, never will.

The fact that the two jets have combiner ports as well skyrockets the validity of the beast combiner claims.

And Beachcomber is everything I could have dreamed of and more. Can't wait to get him.

Some of them especially deluxes seem to be posed on typical action figure stands? Does this mean small holes in the sole of the feet will be a new standard like flight stand ports are? Cos that's always nice for some extra stability in poses.

I sincerely hope Rodimus Prime has no titan master or combiner wars features. Hopefully it's a deluxe Rodimus that adds armour to make him Rodimus Prime. He looks perfect please no muckery hasbro!

MadProject wrote:can we also take a moment to discuss about the fact that you can use the Matrix as Titan Master?

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Did someone say Six-of-Twelve and the Functionist Council?

Prowl4 wrote:I sincerely hope Rodimus Prime has no titan master or combiner wars features.

Too bad, he has a titan master feature

People are suggesting that Starscream may be a voyager torso!

Considering the squarish holes in the forearms, it may be a possibility

I'm confused...some sites are promoting these new toys as PotP, others are promoting them as the last wave of TR...??

william-james88 wrote:

Prowl4 wrote:I sincerely hope Rodimus Prime has no titan master or combiner wars features.

Too bad, he has a titan master feature

Yup.


Can't wait to see the leader class in this series.

I'm confused...some sites are promoting these new toys as PotP, others are promoting them as the last wave of TR...??

The display has PotP figures as well as figures from the last wave of Titans Return such as Slugslinger and Overlord there at the top.

These particular figures, pictured in this thread, belong to PotP.

Hasbro and Takara really need to learn that the under/inside of the wings looks count. Figures like the Seekers, Jetfire and others show the underside of the wings prominently in robot mode. They need to be smooth, full, decal/paint and just as detailed as the other side is in alt mode.

Excited to see Dreadwind and Darkwing, then let down they are not voyager and can combine. Still looks good though. Rodimus and Jazz look great. Beachcomber is awesome, they always do the legends class Transformers justice. Skullgrin is interesting and I want to see more Pretenders before I judge.

it looks like beachcomber ate some spinach. he's got gorilla arms!
ahahahahahahahaha!

Dreadwind and Darkwing look great, and I cant wait to see the Superjet mode. But now the real question is...can they function as CW/UW limbs? If so, I feel some new combiners may be coming soon

Beachcomber looks fun. Skullgrin is adorable.

The rest ranges from "it exists, ok" to Starscream's case of looking actually bad. Oh well.

I like Rodimus Prime, thats a good looking figure and i think im going to be retiring my FP Protector soon. Starscream looks way too bulky and no, that does not look like add on armor to me. Beachcomber will be very much welcomed to round out my season 2 shelf. Dreadwind and Darkwing are interesting to say the least, surprised that im not seeing Powermaster or head master partners for them and those chest plates on top of the combiner pegs look rather suspicious. I kind of dig the Pretenders angle they are going with here and i wonder how that will play out in the long run.

o.supreme wrote:Dreadwind and Darkwing look great, and I cant wait to see the Superjet mode. But now the real question is...can they function as CW/UW limbs? If so, I feel some new combiners may be coming soon

I think they can, oherwise it wouldn't make sense to have kept the combiner joint.

Overcracker wrote:Roddy's looking pretty cool. Now you know I have to have it for the ever growing Rod display.

You and me both. Dang it

Every time I see a new Starscream, I weigh out if its a better interpretation than having a complete "set" of Seekers. This comes hella close. I can't wait to see him without the thick paint

Jazz is AWESOME. On second glance, he may not be as good as his RTS, but the 5mm ports add a play value I wish the RTS had. And, I can partner this Jazz with Armada Grindor and get a nice Actionmaster reference. The RTS guy has no place to mount Grindor.

Darkwing and Dreadwind are Bought on Site, even if I do like their older Voyager figures. I can combine them with Takara Thrust and then I need one more...

And I love that Rodimus Prime, although I am not ready to go all Movie on my Optimus Prime.

whoo! Beachcomber!

Not excited about Skullgrin, but I have passed on most of the Titan Legends anyway

o.supreme wrote:I'm confused...some sites are promoting these new toys as PotP, others are promoting them as the last wave of TR...??

Sooo... how certain are we that SDlugslinger is in fact in Titans Return, and not a Spillover? As we sure that Wave 6 isn't gonna be like Slinger and PotP Jazz, Darkwing, and Dreadwind?

I think Rodimus will replace the KO MP Hot Rod I have cos this will look much better next to 30th Gen Springer with it's more detailed and chunky parts than the slender smoother cartoon accurate MP Hot Rod. I can't stop looking at this thing though. It really doesn't seem to me like the kind of design Hasbro would even do to a G1 guy like Roddy. I need it. The rest of the figures shown there just don't do anything for me and I expect the majority of the line to be like that but I gotta have this one. No idea why the hell the Matrix has a Titans Master plug though. Bit odd.

Anyways yeah face sculpt looks great too. Just has the stern look of a Rodimus Prime who isn't gonna take any crap.




(i wish i could be more excited about darkwing and dreadwind as i loved these guys in the marvel comic but these suck)

Cute Skullgrin -- need Rodimus!!

william-james88 wrote:Its for all the people who wanted CW molds redone as every single character.

All the People? Based on all the complaining about mold reuse by the end of CW, I thought I was the only one who would be happy...

seems like rodimus' shoulders are made from hotrod's legs too. wich means rodimus' head is in his... wow my boy roddy cant catch a break


but joking aside, that is a freaking sweet rodimus! 11 years later, we finally get a new official decent rodimus! well, not counting the mp line. hopefully this guy wont have the same issues that plagues his mp counterparts

Rodimus looks pretty great. I dig him. Though why they reversed the colours on the Matrix I'm not sure.

Jazz looks decent, but ultimately I don't think it'll be better than Special Ops Jazz.

Dreadwing and Darkwind are...combiner limbs? Huh, interesting.

Beachcomber looks good, I like him.

Skullgrin is...oh. He's just a TM vehicle equivalent. Boo.

And then there's Starscream. Dear god that thing looks awful. Weird, cartoony looking jet mode, faux-kibble chest cockpit, more of those crummy stickers, and those robot mode proportions are atrocious. Plus he's a deluxe, meaning we've been robbed yet AGAIN of a decent Voyager Seeker mold! I think I'll stick with my plan of getting SteamShield's Seeker upgrade parts and making Skydive into my Starscream.

We have a gallery up with several images of all the new reveals from Hasbro's Breakfast Press Event, which featured the reveal of the Power of the Prime line. It seems to encompass several gimicks and evolving them. For instance, titan masters have now become Prime Masters which are similar to Power Masters. Here is a list of what you will find in the gallery.

Prime Master Skullgrin where a small Prime Master can be hidden in a small transforming pretender shell.

Legends Beachcomber

Deluxe Dreadwing and Darkwind which can combine the same way they did in G1 (see image below) and Jazz

Voyager Starscream whos design is a combination of his G1 pretender self and IDW

Leader Rodimus Prime with a removeable Matrix which has a Titan master port (so yes, you can now give you toys a Six of Twelve head). The trailer becomes a big suit for a deluxe hot rod to go inside and turn into Rodimus Prime.

Titans Return overlord and Slugslinger were also present




Transformers G1 1988 Dreadwing (Darkwings) Gallery

My opinion on these:

Jazz's car mode looks great, robot mode is a little beefy but I don't care.

Dreadwind/Darkwing better combine otherwise it's just a lazy retool not worth the deluxe pricepoint. (the one on the right does look to be mostly new though, but it still probably has the same conversion scheme)

Rodimus looks freaking awesome.

Skullgrin, eh. I'll have to see more first.

Starscream, what? Is? That? Please don't do the inevitable seeker repaints on something that looks like trash.

Beachcomber: HELL YES. Just last night I was thinking about how cool an update for him would be.
It seems the Transformers gods have answered my requests.

Jazz's car form reminds me a lot of those Lego race car kits from a lil while ago. Not convinced.

The Pretender thing is nice but far too small for what I was hoping the gimmick to return as... Very disappointing.

Can't stop smirking at Darkwing's head. I know it looked a bit funny before but it just looks ridiculous now. Looked better in the comics.

also, i am so going to get that jazz and repaint him into gobots crasher.

Ooh! What if the bottom of Dreadwind's feet are the Combiner Wars slot, and the combined Mode shown is by flipping Darking's socket head out? That should be really stable, if Dreasssd's legs tab together tightly enough

Ingenous!

MadProject wrote:can we also take a moment to discuss about the fact that you can use the Matrix as Titan Master?

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I love it!