Transformers Cyberverse Toy News with More Deluxes Coming and Stock Images Showing Iaconus Alt Mode

william-james88 wrote:However, while Shockwave was a tank, here Iaconus is ... something else? It's not clear. You'll let us know what you think that alt mode is.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:However, while Shockwave was a tank, here Iaconus is ... something else? It's not clear. You'll let us know what you think that alt mode is.

*looks at photo*

Huh?

*enlarges photo for a closer look*

Oh. OOOH! It's a starship.

That's a very bad publicity photo. We're seeing the ship from behind with a view of the thrusters in the back.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:However, while Shockwave was a tank, here Iaconus is ... something else? It's not clear. You'll let us know what you think that alt mode is.

*looks at photo*

Huh?

*enlarges photo for a closer look*

Oh. OOOH! It's a starship.

That's a very bad publicity photo. We're seeing the ship from behind with a view of the thrusters in the back.

So the knees are a dual cockpit?

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Dear Hasbro: You do realize that publicity photos are supposed to make your products look good, yes?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Dear Hasbro: You do realize that publicity photos are supposed to make your products look good, yes?

That memo was lost in the mail since at least 35 years!

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Dear Hasbro: You do realize that publicity photos are supposed to make your products look good, yes?

That memo was lost in the mail since at least 35 years!

Nah, the catalog photos from the '80s look good and they had it at least as recently as 2009. They extra had it in 2005 - remember how dressed-up the Cybertron publicity pics were?

Emerje wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Oh, wow, that backpack. Yikes.
Hasbro. Guys. It's okay to integrate car parts into Arcee's robot mold. She can have car shins or car part arms. Even Hot Rod has car parts on his shins most of the time.

It's especially annoying when, unlike T30 Arcee, this Arcee has big square legs and big square forearms ideal for integration. Hasbro simply took the easy way out and made one of the purest shellformers we've seen since Age of Extinction.
Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:You know, with the news of another wave of Deluxes, I wonder who the next build-a-figure could be. I would imagine it would be someone in the show who doesn't have a toy yet, who couldn't be made from simply redecoing/retooling an existing mold, and who isn't too big to scale with the rest of the normal-sized bots (as in, not Croaton).

Alphastrike would be a cool option, and would give us another fembot. Though, while not gigantic, she still might be too big.

Astrotrain would probably be too big, too.

Or, hey, maybe it's the Quintesson Scientist! He'd be doable as a BAF.

Sabrblade wrote:You know, with the news of another wave of Deluxes, I wonder who the next build-a-figure could be. I would imagine it would be someone in the show who doesn't have a toy yet, who couldn't be made from simply redecoing/retooling an existing mold, and who isn't too big to scale with the rest of the normal-sized bots (as in, not Croaton).

Alphastrike would be a cool option, and would give us another fembot. Though, while not gigantic, she still might be too big.

Astrotrain would probably be too big, too.

Or, hey, maybe it's the Quintesson Scientist! He'd be doable as a BAF.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:You know, with the news of another wave of Deluxes, I wonder who the next build-a-figure could be. I would imagine it would be someone in the show who doesn't have a toy yet, who couldn't be made from simply redecoing/retooling an existing mold, and who isn't too big to scale with the rest of the normal-sized bots (as in, not Croaton).

Alphastrike would be a cool option, and would give us another fembot. Though, while not gigantic, she still might be too big.

Astrotrain would probably be too big, too.

Or, hey, maybe it's the Quintesson Scientist! He'd be doable as a BAF.

Are we certain there is a BAF component this time around?

Sabrblade wrote:less product for the same price.

lowman_x wrote:Only the toy has a reflection. The kid is a vampire.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Either you or ARCTIC_STORM is getting Wreckloose...


...mixed up with Undermine:



...Aaaand now I'm wanting an Undermine-colors redeco of TR Deluxe Repugnus. Goddamnit, brain!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Skywarp is female in Cyberverse.

After Splitstream and female Starscream in the French dub of the 1986 TF Movie, I think that the Seekers can gender-swap with absolutely no problem. And without changing body type that much if at all too!

Sabrblade wrote:First reaction: Holy snap, we're getting toys of all those Monsterbots/Energon Masters?!!!!

*rewatches episode*

Second reaction: Aw man, none of those decos in that set match with any of the Monsterbots/Energon Masters seen onscreen. Unless their names are given somewhere on the box, they're all just generics. No Repugnus, Stinkus, Coolus, Hippus, Raddus, Operatus, Affluous, Fabulous, or Teknicus.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Skywarp is female in Cyberverse.

After Splitstream and female Starscream in the French dub of the 1986 TF Movie, I think that the Seekers can gender-swap with absolutely no problem. And without changing body type that much if at all too!

Nova Storm and (most of the time) Acid Storm are female in Cyberverse too (I say "most of the time" since there were a few shots in Season 1 where Acid Storm was rendered with a male Seeker design instead of the female one that she had more often and ultimately settled on in Season 2).

And so is Cosmos.

Bounti76 wrote:
As I understood, Acid Storm was genderfluid, so that's why they switched between male and female. At least, that's what the writers said (to cover the animation inconsistencies).

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:
As I understood, Acid Storm was genderfluid, so that's why they switched between male and female. At least, that's what the writers said (to cover the animation inconsistencies).

I hope it was tongue-in-cheek sarcasm from the writers because genuinely pandering to the woke fringe never end well.

I'm still curious how Starscream (and Ratchet) would have been written if they were female since day one in G1? Would Ratchet have become a "sexy nurse"? Would Starscream still be a schemer, a coward, and Megatron's punching bag?

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Ratchet would probably have been a battleax nurse considering the character is named after Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Ratchet would probably have been a battleax nurse considering the character is named after Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

I would so love to see that. Cold, austere, dry, and mean woman who is too old to deal with this sh!t. A bit like Animated Ratchet, but meaner. Of course, she would be best doctor and always mean well in the end despite her awful attitude.

ZeroWolf wrote:So a female House then?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hard to believe but we finally have a good Warrior Class Optimus Prime. Transformation is smooth with some nice touches here and there and a gimmick that doesn't interfere with the overall robot mode. Is it simplified, yes; but the end result is a solid deluxe class Optimus Prime figure.

M. Spector wrote:The other night I picked up the Deluxe Grimlock on a whim while toy hunting, and man I gotta say pretty pleasantly surprised how nice he is! Articulation is quite solid and the transformation is involved and satisfying. The Dino mode cleans up and tabs in great, kinda wish there was more movement in the knees but yeah, if anybody has been craving a solid Grimlock and feels like he's been done dirty with the last few toys I'd highly recommend it

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Arcee is the latest addition to the Cyberverse Deluxe sub-line, Generations style articulated versions of characters from the Cyberverse cartoon. While mostly a shellformer, Arcee compacts nicely into a stylized car mode. I'm very happy with the figure as the joints are nice and tight and support the weight of the backpack well. If you want to complete Maccadam you'll need to buy Arcee anyway, but you're getting a solid figure too.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I really love Meteorfire. He have a very G1 Victory / The Braves feel to him. I don't know if I'll ever buy him, but if I see him on sale live in store, it may likely be an impulse purchase. Even at full price even. For him, I don't mind the lack of articulations because it's like a G1 toy that they forgot to release 30 years ago and only NOW it's finally out. I like it.

As for Wildwheel, I'm disappointed. The vehicle is weird for his Western theme for starter. He would be WAY better as a classic muscle car from the 1970/80's. It doesn't make much sense to have a Earth style robot mode with a Cybertronian vehicle. Then, the partsforming hat is sad. All that space under the car for naught. And finally no articulations and the hollow-dollar-store legs syndrome. Wildwheel is a huge missed opportunity.