Titans Return Leader Sky Shadow Found at Walmart in Canada

william-james88 wrote:What is odd about all this is that while he appears at a Canadian Walmart before the US even sees Sixshot at retail, Sixshot has yet to appear at Canadian Toysrus stores. So far, in North America, only Walmart Canada has recieved either Sixshot or Sky Shadow at brick and mortar. So, how many of you would actually buy this toy on site full price if you saw it in Walmart today?

william-james88 wrote:So, how many of you would actually buy this toy on site full price if you saw it in Walmart today?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sky Shadow is buy on sight at full price for me

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So, how many of you would actually buy this toy on site full price if you saw it in Walmart today?

Considering Walmart in the U.S. has reduced Leaders to just under $40.00 I totally would..

Black Hat wrote:Now a Leader figure I DO want at some point is Blaster. He just looks like a lot of fun, and if I'm honest the size doesn't bother me. A shame the only really good "cassette" mold at the moment is Rewind, but hey, he can only hold one at a time anyway.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sky Shadow is buy on sight at full price for me

Thanks for all the answers guys! (though Dalton, you dont feel too bummed about Sixshot to buy another leader figure full price?)

william-james88 wrote:Ha, thats not buying this toy at full price though.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Ha, thats not buying this toy at full price though.

If $40 is the new normal that Walmart charges for TR Leaders, how is that not Full Price?...you related your story specifically to on site at B&M, and even more specifically Walmart... considering there are possibly only 3 B&M places that will ever have this in the U.S. I chose the one you specified... If you ask me will I pay Full Price ($45) at Target or ($46) at TRU...I may have to think it over...

william-james88 wrote:While the US is finally able to get Sixshot (albeit online), that leader has been out in Canada for a while and with wave 4 of Titans Return creeping up everywhere it was only a matter of time before we got our first sighing of the Leader figure for that wave. Sky Shadow was found at an Ontario Walmart according to a tweet from Ryan Sheehey.

What is odd about all this is that while he appears at a Canadian Walmart before the US even sees Sixshot at retail, Sixshot has yet to appear at Canadian Toysrus stores. So far, in North America, only Walmart Canada has recieved either Sixshot or Sky Shadow at brick and mortar. So, how many of you would actually buy this toy on site full price if you saw it in Walmart today?

o.supreme wrote:Well, one cool thing is...I guess *if* as we speculate Overlord is based on Sky Shadow, and you have them both, you can mix/match torso's & legs...

o.supreme wrote:Well, one cool thing is...I guess *if* as we speculate Overlord is based on Sky Shadow, and you have them both, you can mix/match torso's & legs...

Qwan wrote:So as we head into (hopefully) our next big set of reveals in just two days, I just want to say how very impressed I am at Hasbro's ability to keep things under wraps this time around. Considering that the last big set of reveals was pretty underwhelming since we'd been spoiled on most of them by leaks, I honestly can't think of a single thing we're predicting to be shown at this one that has been leaked or otherwise revealed beforehand. (Disregarding Trypticon of course, but even he was revealed both officially and intentionally!)

SillySpringer wrote:

Qwan wrote:So as we head into (hopefully) our next big set of reveals in just two days, I just want to say how very impressed I am at Hasbro's ability to keep things under wraps this time around. Considering that the last big set of reveals was pretty underwhelming since we'd been spoiled on most of them by leaks, I honestly can't think of a single thing we're predicting to be shown at this one that has been leaked or otherwise revealed beforehand. (Disregarding Trypticon of course, but even he was revealed both officially and intentionally!)

Well there's Windblade (Out of possibly the Highbrow mold), and Misfire.

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Qwan wrote:So as we head into (hopefully) our next big set of reveals in just two days, I just want to say how very impressed I am at Hasbro's ability to keep things under wraps this time around. Considering that the last big set of reveals was pretty underwhelming since we'd been spoiled on most of them by leaks, I honestly can't think of a single thing we're predicting to be shown at this one that has been leaked or otherwise revealed beforehand. (Disregarding Trypticon of course, but even he was revealed both officially and intentionally!)

Well there's Windblade (Out of possibly the Highbrow mold), and Misfire.

I think they mean outside of rumour lists. Which we always have.

SillySpringer wrote:

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Qwan wrote:So as we head into (hopefully) our next big set of reveals in just two days, I just want to say how very impressed I am at Hasbro's ability to keep things under wraps this time around. Considering that the last big set of reveals was pretty underwhelming since we'd been spoiled on most of them by leaks, I honestly can't think of a single thing we're predicting to be shown at this one that has been leaked or otherwise revealed beforehand. (Disregarding Trypticon of course, but even he was revealed both officially and intentionally!)

Well there's Windblade (Out of possibly the Highbrow mold), and Misfire.

I think they mean outside of rumour lists. Which we always have.

Yeah, but those are apparently retools, so we at least know kinda how they'd look.

I really hope they show Slugslinger. He would be a nice surprise.

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:
Yeah, but those are apparently retools, so we at least know kinda how they'd look.

I really hope they show Slugslinger. He would be a nice surprise.

Fair, fair.

Honestly, I'm kind of expecting them to show off the rest of the line. We only have two waves left, they probably couldn't hope to top Trypticon at another TR reveal, and there's a new movie coming up so they might want to get everything else out of the way quickly to build up hype for that.
Anyone know when CW Wave 6 and CW's boxsets were revealed, for comparison?

Kurona wrote:I think they mean outside of rumour lists. Which we always have.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I think they mean outside of rumour lists. Which we always have.

There us a good question to be asked here, has there been any titans return reveal that we didn't know of in advance so far?
Overlord's silhouette might be the only one.

Kurona wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:As we wait to finally see some pics of the Blitzwing pre-tool of Titans Return Voyager Megatron, I'm hoping we get a pleasant surprise in the form of three Titan Masters for him, one for each of his Transformers Animated faces. I know a lot of people don't like the Thrilling 30 Blitzwing from a few years back, mainly because of the wonky shoulders, but I appreciated the face changing gimmick quite a bit. It would be a shame to loose that now. I know it's not really a thing for the G1 character, but it's a fun little option, nonetheless.

That would be a perfect use of the Titan Master gimmick... but unfortunately the current design team seems a bit too bogged down in Absolute-G1-accuracy-to-the-max-and-maybe-sometimes-we-throw-a-bone-to-IDW-and-Armada...

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not me. Too big and expensive for a character I care nothing about other than he's previously used retools of Thunderwing toys.

Black Hat wrote:Eh. Not for me. I don't care enough about Black Shadow to want this,

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:As we wait to finally see some pics of the Blitzwing pre-tool of Titans Return Voyager Megatron, I'm hoping we get a pleasant surprise in the form of three Titan Masters for him, one for each of his Transformers Animated faces. I know a lot of people don't like the Thrilling 30 Blitzwing from a few years back, mainly because of the wonky shoulders, but I appreciated the face changing gimmick quite a bit. It would be a shame to loose that now. I know it's not really a thing for the G1 character, but it's a fun little option, nonetheless.

That would be a perfect use of the Titan Master gimmick... but unfortunately the current design team seems a bit too bogged down in Absolute-G1-accuracy-to-the-max-and-maybe-sometimes-we-throw-a-bone-to-IDW-and-Armada...

The last time they threw a bone to Armada, IIRC, was Thrilling 30 Starscream, and even that can pass for the G1 guy (and IDW even used it as him for a while). And that was because it was an anniversary line so they had to throw in a few random non-G1 figures to pretend they cared about the non-G1 "filler" lines. Even RiD is moving towards "all G1, all the time" now. At this rate, in a few years, there's gonna be a little boy in some toy toy store somewhere holding up a Rescue Bot going "Daddy, why does Chase's box say 'Prowl' on it?"

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:As we wait to finally see some pics of the Blitzwing pre-tool of Titans Return Voyager Megatron, I'm hoping we get a pleasant surprise in the form of three Titan Masters for him, one for each of his Transformers Animated faces. I know a lot of people don't like the Thrilling 30 Blitzwing from a few years back, mainly because of the wonky shoulders, but I appreciated the face changing gimmick quite a bit. It would be a shame to loose that now. I know it's not really a thing for the G1 character, but it's a fun little option, nonetheless.

That would be a perfect use of the Titan Master gimmick... but unfortunately the current design team seems a bit too bogged down in Absolute-G1-accuracy-to-the-max-and-maybe-sometimes-we-throw-a-bone-to-IDW-and-Armada...

The last time they threw a bone to Armada, IIRC, was Thrilling 30 Starscream, and even that can pass for the G1 guy (and IDW even used it as him for a while). And that was because it was an anniversary line so they had to throw in a few random non-G1 figures to pretend they cared about the non-G1 "filler" lines. Even RiD is moving towards "all G1, all the time" now. At this rate, in a few years, there's gonna be a little boy in some toy store somewhere holding up a Rescue Bot going "Daddy, why does Chase's box say 'Prowl' on it?"

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not me. Too big and expensive for a character I care nothing about other than he's previously used retools of Thunderwing toys.

Black Hat wrote:Eh. Not for me. I don't care enough about Black Shadow to want this,

Does ANYONE have any real attachment to this character? I mean, has he ever had any significant roles in anything other than one episode of Victory?

Kurona wrote:Actually, the last time they threw a bone to Armada - and the only time this particular design team has done so - was the Armada Megatron new-head redeco in Combiner Wars.

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:Actually, the last time they threw a bone to Armada - and the only time this particular design team has done so - was the Armada Megatron new-head redeco in Combiner Wars.

Forgot about that. Still, you can't deny that most Transformers toys in recent times are retro-G1, be they clearly-recognizable reinterpretations like RiD Starscream, or near-exact rehashes like some TR deluxes (Perceptor even has his G1 toy's "tank" mode, for pete's sake).

Kurona wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:Actually, the last time they threw a bone to Armada - and the only time this particular design team has done so - was the Armada Megatron new-head redeco in Combiner Wars.

Forgot about that. Still, you can't deny that most Transformers toys in recent times are retro-G1, be they clearly-recognizable reinterpretations like RiD Starscream, or near-exact rehashes like some TR deluxes (Perceptor even has his G1 toy's "tank" mode, for pete's sake).

Most certainly, yeah - that was the point I myself was making. That the new design team is essentially remaking the G1 toys with added articulation.
Which isn't... terrible. And sometimes they add in some IDW inspiration like with Rewind's head, or add in a couple new twists like with how they made Triggerhappy a god among toys. But it can be rather frustrating to see practically nothing else get attention - at the very least they're wandering into the obscure waters of Victory and Action Masters and 1988 that the previous design team wouldn't even dare going towards unless the character was called Nightbeat or Bludgeon.

Albatross250 wrote:

Zeedust wrote:Does ANYONE have any real attachment to this character? I mean, has he ever had any significant roles in anything other than one episode of Victory?

He has a significant role in Transformers Victory Manga, he's a bounty hunter, aiming for Energon for his bounty needs.

Zeedust wrote: I somehow doubt this guy's going to sell on "Oh, I loved him in that one thing!" so much as he will on "Oh, hey, this guy looks cool."

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

Kurona wrote:Actually, the last time they threw a bone to Armada - and the only time this particular design team has done so - was the Armada Megatron new-head redeco in Combiner Wars.

Forgot about that. Still, you can't deny that most Transformers toys in recent times are retro-G1, be they clearly-recognizable reinterpretations like RiD Starscream, or near-exact rehashes like some TR deluxes (Perceptor even has his G1 toy's "tank" mode, for pete's sake).

Most certainly, yeah - that was the point I myself was making. That the new design team is essentially remaking the G1 toys with added articulation.
Which isn't... terrible. And sometimes they add in some IDW inspiration like with Rewind's head, or add in a couple new twists like with how they made Triggerhappy a god among toys. But it can be rather frustrating to see practically nothing else get attention - at the very least they're wandering into the obscure waters of Victory and Action Masters and 1988 that the previous design team wouldn't even dare going towards unless the character was called Nightbeat or Bludgeon.

Yeah. I guess what I was trying to say is I think they're further down that road than perhaps even you realize and it's a MIRACLE that whoever even first THOUGHT about Rook during Combiner Wars wasn't fired on the spot for proposing something entirely new.

Albatross250 wrote:

Zeedust wrote:Does ANYONE have any real attachment to this character? I mean, has he ever had any significant roles in anything other than one episode of Victory?

He has a significant role in Transformers Victory Manga, he's a bounty hunter, aiming for Energon for his bounty needs.

Fair enough. Still sounds obscure, though. I somehow doubt this guy's going to sell on "Oh, I loved him in that one thing!" so much as he will on "Oh, hey, this guy looks cool."

Kurona wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Kurona wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:That figure is PERFECT all over.

Well if that's not a winning endorsement...

Glad you like it! And I certainly can't wait for Overlord

So far for Titans Return, Sky Shadow is the best leader, Astrotrain the best voyager, and Triger Happy is the best deluxe. No nominee yet for Titant, Titant Masters, and Legion.

Far as I know most people agree that the Crashbash mold is one of if not the best Titan Masters - and until Trypticon comes out, doesn't Fort Max win best Titan by default?
(also: Gnaw)

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:From the toy haul thread, where Kanrabat scored a Sky Shadow and loves it:

Kurona wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Kurona wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:That figure is PERFECT all over.

Well if that's not a winning endorsement...

Glad you like it! And I certainly can't wait for Overlord

So far for Titans Return, Sky Shadow is the best leader, Astrotrain the best voyager, and Triger Happy is the best deluxe. No nominee yet for Titant, Titant Masters, and Legion.

Far as I know most people agree that the Crashbash mold is one of if not the best Titan Masters - and until Trypticon comes out, doesn't Fort Max win best Titan by default?
(also: Gnaw)

So, to cast my votes in so far with the figures I actually have:

Best Leader: Blaster
Best Voyager: Alpha Trion
Best Deluxe: Weirdwolf
Best Legends: Rewind
Best Titan Master: Toss up between Fangry and Sawback
Best Titan: already more impressed with Trypticon than Fort Max
Figure that is the most fun of the line: Gnaw in sharkticon mode

SillySpringer wrote:Wait, you have Trypticon? ALREADY??? DANG YOU!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Wait, you have Trypticon? ALREADY??? DANG YOU!

No, I am saying that I like the looks of Trypticon much more than I actually enjoyed Fort Max, even from the reveal. Cerebros is really the only reason worth owning Fort Max

fenrir72 wrote:Git HIM!

Sky/Blackshadow that is. If you're patient enough, wait for the Takara version.

Zeedust wrote:Does ANYONE have any real attachment to this character? I mean, has he ever had any significant roles in anything other than one episode of Victory?

Albatross250 wrote:

Zeedust wrote:Does ANYONE have any real attachment to this character? I mean, has he ever had any significant roles in anything other than one episode of Victory?

He has a significant role in Transformers Victory Manga, he's a bounty hunter, aiming for Energon for his bounty needs.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Git HIM!

Sky/Blackshadow that is. If you're patient enough, wait for the Takara version.

You do realize that there's a 90% TT will never use this mold right?

fenrir72 wrote:Gnaw and Kickback make for the best Legends as far as the recent releases.

Triggerhappy and Kup 1st place best in deluxe

2nd place would be Hotrod.

Skyshadow and Sixshot would be a tie imho.

Btw, the feedback on Sixshot concerning how the wings hit the tank treads in his 4WD mode is a bit harsh. When I transformed him, I didn't get any clearance issues.So it's up to you how you give him clearance.

In tank mode, the complaints I can raise is that the Tm revolver can't fully fit into the cockpit unless you compress him into head mode.

Lack of knee ratchets, that I agree with. If included and Revolver having additional paint apps , would make him a 5 out of 5 figure.

Kurona wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Git HIM!

Sky/Blackshadow that is. If you're patient enough, wait for the Takara version.

You do realize that there's a 90% TT will never use this mold right?

You mean this version of the mold, right? Because they're very much using it for Overlord.

Albatross250 wrote:Is Full tilt a Voyager or a deluxe?
his size is kinda large rather than his G1 Counterpart

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Git HIM!

Sky/Blackshadow that is. If you're patient enough, wait for the Takara version.

You do realize that there's a 90% TT will never use this mold right?

You mean this version of the mold, right? Because they're very much using it for Overlord.

Yeah, but he was referencing black shadow specifically, so I thought that was implied. And before anyone tries to counter this, don't forget how long it actually took to get the generations figure released in the tav line

At this point I would say that it's hasbro's black shadow or nothing