Takara Transformers Unite Warriors UW 06 Grand Galvatron Revealed

william-james88 wrote:This is a Takaratomymall exclusive with no limits which means that anyone outside japan will be getting this combiner through an eventual Hasbro Asia release which your favourite online retailer will most likely be carrying. As tradition goes, that version will be slightly more expensive but also come with a coin, which this TTMall exclusive does not have. Be on the lookout on your favourite retailers for when the Hasbro Asia version will be available.

So, what do you think of this combiner. Are you excited or let down? Which figure do you like best? Is he worth the likely premium? Let us know on the boards!

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This is a Takaratomymall exclusive with no limits which means that anyone outside japan will be getting this combiner through an eventual Hasbro Asia release which your favourite online retailer will most likely be carrying. As tradition goes, that version will be slightly more expensive but also come with a coin, which this TTMall exclusive does not have.

So what does this mean? bbts and the like will get pre-orders up at a later date, or same time, but more expensive?

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

That Bot wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This is a Takaratomymall exclusive with no limits which means that anyone outside japan will be getting this combiner through an eventual Hasbro Asia release which your favourite online retailer will most likely be carrying. As tradition goes, that version will be slightly more expensive but also come with a coin, which this TTMall exclusive does not have.

So what does this mean? bbts and the like will get pre-orders up at a later date, or same time, but more expensive?

It means their preorder will go up when they can secure stock. I don't know how soon after UW Guardian's preorder went up that BBTS and co got their listings, but assume roughly the same amount of time.

Cobotron wrote:Galvatron's crown is translucent.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Wandering roller? Oh. OH. I can only guess that the reason Takara included him in the set is either:

A. Takara knows something we don't about Roller.
or
B. Takara subscribes to the Roller is tarn theory.

Also, the bio states that his grudge and hatred over being abandoned was sensed by Unicron, which brought him to Cyclonus/galvatron's ghost. It's possible that Roller consented to being part of the combiner.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:This is a case of I didn't know I wanted it, but now I really do. I am seriously considering pre-ordering this thing when it comes in stock!

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So from my terrible understanding of Japanese, here's a summary.

After Galvatron's death, Cyclonus was possessed by his spirit. Due to galvatron's rage and hatred and being an asshole, he reformated his/Cyclonis's body into a scramble combiner body. With the aid of Unicron's singularity and interdimensional powers, they are able to pluck warriors from the dark side of the force to be part of the Galvatronus combiner.

Starscream is partially physical and partially an energy being/Blue Jedi Ghost who is cooperating for unknown reasons.

Thrust was taken by Unicron postmortem, and miiiight plan to subvert Galvatron and take revenge on Unicron? My translation of this one was the worse

Breakdown was taken after Silas Breakdown's death, and his spark was returned to the carcass. His rage was so great not even death could stop him. He hopes if he continues to cooperate with Galvatron/Cyclonus Unicron will return him to his home dimension.

Roller is there due to his feelings of abadonment, causing a massive grudge against the autobots. Because of this, Roller is cooperating in order to get revenge against those who abandoned him. So it's MTMTE Roller after All Our Parlous Yesterdays.

Hellscream9999 wrote:So anyone know what the theme of this guy is? It seems very random, but I don't know of anything from the comics...

Hellscream9999 wrote:
So what does this mean? bbts and the like will get pre-orders up at a later date, or same time, but more expensive?

And yes, yes it is worth it...

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

Optimizzy wrote:that ghost starscream is an utter disappointment. Still, thrust and breakdown are cool.

Hellscream9999 wrote: I don't see a sigil, so maybe?

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So from my terrible understanding of Japanese, here's a summary.

After Galvatron's death, Cyclonus was possessed by his spirit. Due to galvatron's rage and hatred and being an asshole, he reformated his/Cyclonis's body into a scramble combiner body. With the aid of Unicron's singularity and interdimensional powers, they are able to pluck warriors from the dark side of the force to be part of the Galvatronus combiner.

Starscream is partially physical and partially an energy being/Blue Jedi Ghost who is cooperating for unknown reasons.

Thrust was taken by Unicron postmortem, and miiiight plan to subvert Galvatron and take revenge on Unicron? My translation of this one was the worse

Breakdown was taken after Silas Breakdown's death, and his spark was returned to the carcass. His rage was so great not even death could stop him. He hopes if he continues to cooperate with Galvatron/Cyclonus Unicron will return him to his home dimension.

Roller is there due to his feelings of abadonment, causing a massive grudge against the autobots. Because of this, Roller is cooperating in order to get revenge against those who abandoned him. So it's MTMTE Roller after All Our Parlous Yesterdays.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:So what does this mean? bbts and the like will get pre-orders up at a later date, or same time, but more expensive?

It will be on BBTS and other sites shortly for anywhere between 160-180$. Still cheaper than TFSS.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:So what does this mean? bbts and the like will get pre-orders up at a later date, or same time, but more expensive?

It will be on BBTS and other sites shortly for anywhere between 160-180$. Still cheaper than TFSS.

That seems fair for all the paint (and the detail apps), translucent parts, and new head molds, this is entirely reasonable, probably wouldn't pay more than $180 for it though, that's asking a little much

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Just two new heads (Starscream's and Thrust's), and given Demolishor's head in the Onslaught mold, I wouldn't put past HasTak that those heads were built in from the start, just in case.

Gearslide wrote:So it DID end up being a "Characters-related to Unicron" combiner.

You have:
-G1 Cyclonus/Galvatron (Obvious)
-G1 Ghost Starscream (Pretended to work for Unicron)
-Armada Thrust (Agreed to help Sideways work for Unicron)
-Prime Zombie Breakdown (Infused with Dark Energon, AKA Unicron's blood)
-"Wandering" Roller (This one is weird, but apparently it's G1 Roller who was lost between dimensions then rescued by Unicron and now he hates Optimus).

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Gearslide wrote:So it DID end up being a "Characters-related to Unicron" combiner.

You have:
-G1 Cyclonus/Galvatron (Obvious)
-G1 Ghost Starscream (Pretended to work for Unicron)
-Armada Thrust (Agreed to help Sideways work for Unicron)
-Prime Zombie Breakdown (Infused with Dark Energon, AKA Unicron's blood)
-"Wandering" Roller (This one is weird, but apparently it's G1 Roller who was lost between dimensions then rescued by Unicron and now he hates Optimus).

It's IDW Roller. And it's a long story.

fenrir72 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

Reminds me of FOC Seeker head. On a somewhat related topic, TT can invest in adding new heads and give Ramjet a good head while Hb Blastoff is a straight recolor with no improvements?

Gearslide wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Gearslide wrote:So it DID end up being a "Characters-related to Unicron" combiner.

You have:
-G1 Cyclonus/Galvatron (Obvious)
-G1 Ghost Starscream (Pretended to work for Unicron)
-Armada Thrust (Agreed to help Sideways work for Unicron)
-Prime Zombie Breakdown (Infused with Dark Energon, AKA Unicron's blood)
-"Wandering" Roller (This one is weird, but apparently it's G1 Roller who was lost between dimensions then rescued by Unicron and now he hates Optimus).

It's IDW Roller. And it's a long story.

Is it??

I didn't pick that up from the Bio from takaratomymall. I understand if it's similar to the whole theory of "IDW Roller is Tarn" thing, but I didn't read that.

Tactician Cyclonus:

Emperor of Destruction Galvatron's loyal Air Staff Officer. Transforms into a Sci-Fi jet. Receiving a revelation from the dead Galvatron, Cyclonus takes Galvatron's spirit into his body and reformats himself into a new combination-capable "scramble body". Using the power of the Interstellar Emperor Unicron, Cyclonus summons from other dimensions warriors bearing strong malice and evil power. Using the combined energy of their malice, they seek Galvatron's complete resurrection!

Ghost Starscream:

Former "Number 2" of the Destron Army; known by all as a traitor. Transforms into a jet fighter. Wandering space as a being of pure spirit energy, Starscream was resurrected by the power of Unicron and sealed into a half-living-half-dead, insubstantial "ghost body". Now, his insubstantial form radiates the malicious energy generated by his hatred of his murderer, Galvatron. He appears to be cooperating with Cyclonus and Galvatron, to whom he owes his resurrection, but his true nature remains unclear.

Curse Armada Thrust:

Destron warrior from another dimension, he is known as a cool-headed strategist. Transforms into a jet fighter. Once crushed to death during Unicron's transformation, Thrust harbors complicated feelings towards being summoned and resurrected by the Unicron of another dimension. It seems like he secretly plots to somehow use the revived "Grand Galvatron" formed, in part, by his new "scramble body" to get his revenge on Unicron.

Zombie War Breakdown:

Decepticon (yes, it specifically calls him a Decepticon) warrior from another dimension, he is adept at destruction. Transforms into an off-road car. Killed by his comrades and forced to suffer the use of his corpse by human, Breakdown's incredible malice would not allow him to die. Instead, he roamed the earth as a zombie until he was summoned by the Unicron of another dimension. Resurrected in a new "scramble body", Breakdown faithfully obeys the orders of his new master. However, in his deepest thoughts he dreams of reuniting with his former partner, and secretly longs to return to his original dimension.

Wandering Roller

Wanders the space between dimensions after being separated from his comrades in the heat of battle, he was originally a Cybertron warrior. Transforms into a 6-wheeled armored vehicle. Roller's spirit was destroyed by absolute solitude while awaiting rescue by his sole comrade. Believing himself abandoned by his trusted comrade, he became ruled by despair and self-condemnation to the point where he eventually carried strong malicious energy. That energy was sensed by Unicron, who brought him to this world. His memory is patchy due to his long wanderings, but he still bears an incredible hatred for the symbol of the Cybertrons: Supreme Commander Convoy.

Va'al wrote:BEHOLD!

NOT-STALGICUS HAS ARISEN


(Edit: Though, where is yet another Alpha Bravo iteration? )

RhA wrote:

Va'al wrote:BEHOLD!

NOT-STALGICUS HAS ARISEN


(Edit: Though, where is yet another Alpha Bravo iteration? )

Oh, he's going to be announced at a later stage by Hasbro in some sort of superior version, to complete the Galvatronus set. Better paintjob, accurate face, named after something Simon Furman cooked up and made out of sheer fanboy adoration, wishes and dreams. Then everybody will pester Takara for a United release to go along with Galvatronus and Takara will remain vague about it for months and eventually cancel the entire set. One year in the future, Takaratomy mall puts up a limited pre order for only the Alpha Bravo remold, sending us back to the end of 2014.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Heh. Points added for the random and imaginative character choices but points deducted for being yet more of the same boring toys most people already bought several times.

Sabrblade wrote:Translated bios:

Tactician Cyclonus:

Emperor of Destruction Galvatron's loyal Air Staff Officer. Transforms into a Sci-Fi jet. Receiving a revelation from the dead Galvatron, Cyclonus takes Galvatron's spirit into his body and reformats himself into a new combination-capable "scramble body". Using the power of the Interstellar Emperor Unicron, Cyclonus summons from other dimensions warriors bearing strong malice and evil power. Using the combined energy of their malice, they seek Galvatron's complete resurrection!

Ghost Starscream:

Former "Number 2" of the Destron Army; known by all as a traitor. Transforms into a jet fighter. Wandering space as a being of pure spirit energy, Starscream was resurrected by the power of Unicron and sealed into a half-living-half-dead, insubstantial "ghost body". Now, his insubstantial form radiates the malicious energy generated by his hatred of his murderer, Galvatron. He appears to be cooperating with Cyclonus and Galvatron, to whom he owes his resurrection, but his true nature remains unclear.

Curse Armada Thrust:

Destron warrior from another dimension, he is known as a cool-headed strategist. Transforms into a jet fighter. Once crushed to death during Unicron's transformation, Thrust harbors complicated feelings towards being summoned and resurrected by the Unicron of another dimension. It seems like he secretly plots to somehow use the revived "Grand Galvatron" formed, in part, by his new "scramble body" to get his revenge on Unicron.

Zombie War Breakdown:

Decepticon (yes, it specifically calls him a Decepticon) warrior from another dimension, he is adept at destruction. Transforms into an off-road car. Killed by his comrades and forced to suffer the use of his corpse by human, Breakdown's incredible malice would not allow him to die. Instead, he roamed the earth as a zombie until he was summoned by the Unicron of another dimension. Resurrected in a new "scramble body", Breakdown faithfully obeys the orders of his new master. However, in his deepest thoughts he dreams of reuniting with his former partner, and secretly longs to return to his original dimension.

Wandering Roller

Wanders the space between dimensions after being separated from his comrades in the heat of battle, he was originally a Cybertron warrior. Transforms into a 6-wheeled armored vehicle. Roller's spirit was destroyed by absolute solitude while awaiting rescue by his sole comrade. Believing himself abandoned by his trusted comrade, he became ruled by despair and self-condemnation to the point where he eventually carried strong malicious energy. That energy was sensed by Unicron, who brought him to this world. His memory is patchy due to his long wanderings, but he still bears an incredible hatred for the symbol of the Cybertrons: Supreme Commander Convoy.

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