Transformers Draculus Found in Canada for $66

That Canadian price is B U L L S H I T as expected.
Freaking LEADER price for a damn DELUXE.

Let's hope he'll be available like roaches as it was the case with Gigawatt. Sooner or later, it will be on sale/clearance at the much more normal 45$can price.

Interest's gone in this one. The only thing cool and effort put into this crossover figure is the packaging. As I'm not a box collector, easy pass just like all TF crossovers after Gigawatt.

I have a spare TFP Vechicon (the one that turns into a plane) that I can turn into my own Draculus/Batmanus just by adding bat ears and some minor paint job. Besides, mold-wise, I think that either of the 2 Vechicon molds (the normal TFP & First Edition TFP) fits into the Dracula character better. They can pull off Dracula poses much better and look more slender. But they do not turn into a bat in alt-mode, so I understand why they chose the too-obvious Mindwipe instead.

cloudballoon wrote:Interest's gone in this one. The only thing cool and effort put into this crossover figure is the packaging. As I'm not a box collector, easy pass just like all TF crossovers after Gigawatt.

I have a spare TFP Vechicon (the one that turns into a plane) that I can turn into my own Draculus/Batmanus just by adding bat ears and some minor paint job. Besides, mold-wise, I think that either of the 2 Vechicon molds (the normal TFP & First Edition TFP) fits into the Dracula character better. They can pull off Dracula poses much better and look more slender. But they do not turn into a bat in alt-mode, so I understand why they chose the too-obvious Mindwipe instead.

TF Prime Soundwave seems the more obvious choice to me. Just add a face. You can even make Laserbeak into a bat-like familiar.

Looks pretty cool, and I wouldn’t mind having one, but I think I’ll just wing it instead of preordering from Target. Them futzing with my preorder for Breaker kinda ruined preordering from them in the future for me, I hate their preorder system

Rodimus Prime wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

NOBODY LOVES WHEELIE wrote:Makes me think could Weirdwolf / Wolfman be next?

I was thinking the same thing.

What if they used Fangry instead? The wolf head at least looks better.

Agreed. Vampires turn into bats, but werewolves don't turn into wolves (usually) they turn into humans. Rework the legs so he doesn't have a tail, lose the wings and we'd have something cool. Of course with the current trend the Wolfman would be the original version which isn't as toyetic.

Emerje

More images of Draculus on blastatime's instagram account

Why are other countries getting figures that are US exclusives first? I remember a few years ago reading that Hasbro felt the Asian market was stronger and frankly bought Transformers more but is that still a thing? If Draculus is ready to go I really hope the ship date gets pushed up so some of us have it in hand by Halloween.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Why are other countries getting figures that are US exclusives first? I remember a few years ago reading that Hasbro felt the Asian market was stronger and frankly bought Transformers more but is that still a thing? If Draculus is ready to go I really hope the ship date gets pushed up so some of us have it in hand by Halloween.

Where it is stated that there's any figures made to be specifically "US" exclusive? I don't think that was ever a thing.

Having been ill for a bit, I missed out on seeing this sooner. As someone who loves the Universal Monsters, this might be the worst crossover figure for me so far. A minimal Mindwipe retool with an extremely cheap looking little bit of cloth.

The Mindwipe retool, I recall people guessed a while back. But the lack of effort is extremely disappointing. When the nicest thing most people comment on is the boxart, it speaks volumes.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Having been ill for a bit, I missed out on seeing this sooner. As someone who loves the Universal Monsters, this might be the worst crossover figure for me so far. A minimal Mindwipe retool with an extremely cheap looking little bit of cloth.

The Mindwipe retool, I recall people guessed a while back. But the lack of effort is extremely disappointing. When the nicest thing most people comment on is the boxart, it speaks volumes.

It's not really minimal. They redid the entire chest. Compared to Tyranocoon which just got a new head.

I agree on the loth cape - IMO TFs should just never have one, but it's easy to leave out. What else would you change about the figure to make it better?

They also gave the figure SS86 Scourge's hands so there's that
Both open hands

Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's not really minimal. They redid the entire chest. Compared to Tyranocoon which just got a new head.

I agree on the cloth cape - IMO TFs should just never have one, but it's easy to leave out. What else would you change about the figure to make it better?

Wings fold down into capes. It is a simple design idea that has been done with everything from Batman to Transformers EG Beast Machines Megatron

The issue is that they didn't want to give The Count an all new mold. Which would have greatly aided the figure. Dracula is supposed to look intimidating. The bat thing, is an aside to most fiction.



The hands were a nice addition. But, they should have stripped away more of Mindwipe than just his chest and head. More customisation, to make him look the part.

They make an all new mold for Maverick. A one off Top Gun character, with no extended media. Something considered hideous by many critics, I've seen and read. But a character more iconic than the Transformers themselves, they don't bother to go all out?

I hope someone makes an OSKO of this at some point. The mindwipe mold (in bot mode, at least) isn't going to be very intimidating next to, say, a Seeker.

I do wonder at what went into the decisions behind some of these figures design-wise.

I can't even begin to speculate why Maverick was an all-new mold as opposed to Draculus. Maybe it's because Dracula doesn't have a new movie coming out? Maybe they don't believe 100& in the concept, so they went for a retool than an all new mold?

A retool of SS86 Scourge turning into a coffin instead of a space-boat would have been a much better idea and design than this.

-Kanrabat- wrote:A retool of SS86 Scourge turning into a coffin instead of a space-boat would have been a much better idea and design than this.

Why would he turn into a coffin when Dracula, and many other vampires from mythology, have always turned into bats?

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:A retool of SS86 Scourge turning into a coffin instead of a space-boat would have been a much better idea and design than this.

Why would he turn into a coffin when Dracula, and many other vampires from mythology, have always turned into bats?

There's a joke involving Robot Chicken there...

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:A retool of SS86 Scourge turning into a coffin instead of a space-boat would have been a much better idea and design than this.

Why would he turn into a coffin when Dracula, and many other vampires from mythology, have always turned into bats?

Dunno about the Robo Chicken thing, but the coffin is pretty iconic and would be much easier to do as a concept. Not all vampires turn into a bat and Dracula could do much more.

To be true to the Dracula mythos, the Dracula Transformers should have been a TRIPLE-CHANGER: Drac, Bat, Wolf.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Not all vampires turn into a bat

Not all vampires sleep in coffins either.

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Not all vampires turn into a bat

Not all vampires sleep in coffins either.

NO vampires turn into coffins.
But a Dracformers could.

I think the figure is fine for what it is. If it was an all-new mold it would be better, but that's true of just about all of these guys.

Transforming into anything but a bat seems counterintuitive. Sure a coffin would also make sense, but it's kind of boring.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Not all vampires turn into a bat

Not all vampires sleep in coffins either.

NO vampires turn into coffins.
But a Dracformers could.

So you've basically just defeated your own point you were trying to make and reinforced mine.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:They make an all new mold for Maverick. A one off Top Gun character, with no extended media. Something considered hideous by many critics, I've seen and read. But a character more iconic than the Transformers themselves, they don't bother to go all out?

I think they were banking on the movie being out at the same time as the toy and helping drive interest before covid threw the whole movie release schedule into chaos. Maverick would have been much more relevant to current media if things didn't go haywire. It actually wouldn't surprise me to have a second run of Maverick show up if/when the movie ever comes out.

Weird there wasn't even a tie-in comic for Maverick, in the meantime.

RE: Dracula

The Scourge Mold might have made more sense in terms of a cape too. Also ala Bram Stoker's original novel, Dracula travels via sleeping in large caskets. Filled with his native soil. He only really transforms into wolf throughout the story. So the coffin altmode would make sense for him.

Meanwhile, Universal Dracula started the bat thing. While also turning into a wolf and sleeping in a coffin...

*sigh*

Then Weirdwolf is going to be the Wolfman
&
Skullcruncher as Creature of the Black Lagoon.

So what about Frankenstein?
Hardhead, maybe?

Or let's get really stupid!
Apeface and Snapdragon as
KING KONG & GODZILLA!

I know one of us morons would buy it.

I'd totally buy a Godzilla or, even better, MechaGodzilla. Preferably from Studio Grimlock.

King Kong is more preferably made from Optimus Primal.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Why are other countries getting figures that are US exclusives first? I remember a few years ago reading that Hasbro felt the Asian market was stronger and frankly bought Transformers more but is that still a thing? If Draculus is ready to go I really hope the ship date gets pushed up so some of us have it in hand by Halloween.

Where it is stated that there's any figures made to be specifically "US" exclusive? I don't think that was ever a thing.

I'm sorry I didn't make my post clearer. I meant figures that are exclusive to US stores and not part of mainline retail in the US. It appears that some figures, possibly Draculus are going to see a wide release and not be tied to one store internationally. I know Takara is doing that with some Kingdom figures.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Why are other countries getting figures that are US exclusives first? I remember a few years ago reading that Hasbro felt the Asian market was stronger and frankly bought Transformers more but is that still a thing? If Draculus is ready to go I really hope the ship date gets pushed up so some of us have it in hand by Halloween.

Where it is stated that there's any figures made to be specifically "US" exclusive? I don't think that was ever a thing.

I'm sorry I didn't make my post clearer. I meant figures that are exclusive to US stores and not part of mainline retail in the US. It appears that some figures, possibly Draculus are going to see a wide release and not be tied to one store internationally. I know Takara is doing that with some Kingdom figures.

Being exclusive to a particular store in the US doesn't mean it's not going to go elsewhere in the world. A lot of Selects figures are only available in Australia via EB Games/Zing (there are other online retailers who stock them but they don't get them directly from Hasbro).

Plus ... it's kinda fun to watch some Yankee Fanboys cry tears of entitlement.

Same thing in Canada. Only figures that are truly "'MERICA, FOK YEAH!" exclusives are Hasbro Pulse exclusives. Sure's there's Pulse UK, but the fact that most people in the world must import those exclusives at extremely high cost is a dealbreaker for most figures.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'd totally buy a Godzilla or, even better, MechaGodzilla. Preferably from Studio Grimlock.

King Kong is more preferably made from Optimus Primal.

Hmm, what makes you think that?



(Don't have an Empire State building, had to go with the Sears Tower.)

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Why are other countries getting figures that are US exclusives first? I remember a few years ago reading that Hasbro felt the Asian market was stronger and frankly bought Transformers more but is that still a thing? If Draculus is ready to go I really hope the ship date gets pushed up so some of us have it in hand by Halloween.

Where it is stated that there's any figures made to be specifically "US" exclusive? I don't think that was ever a thing.

I'm sorry I didn't make my post clearer. I meant figures that are exclusive to US stores and not part of mainline retail in the US. It appears that some figures, possibly Draculus are going to see a wide release and not be tied to one store internationally. I know Takara is doing that with some Kingdom figures.

Being exclusive to a particular store in the US doesn't mean it's not going to go elsewhere in the world. A lot of Selects figures are only available in Australia via EB Games/Zing (there are other online retailers who stock them but they don't get them directly from Hasbro).

Plus ... it's kinda fun to watch some Yankee Fanboys cry tears of entitlement.

No tears here, I just think if it's a store exclusive here that we have to wait months for and pre-order to get, we should be able to get the first crack before anybody else. Like I said if the figure is ready to go then I don't see why we can't have it in time for Halloween, makes more sense than November.

Distribution is a chaotic beast and it's different from countries to countries. No matter if in some country it's an exclusive or not.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Distribution is a chaotic beast and it's different from countries to countries. No matter if in some country it's an exclusive or not.

I know.

It

Just

SUCKS

Get it? See what I did there? Sigh, I'll just go and sit in my corner now.

The prices on these crossover exclusives are getting out. of. hand. I hear lots of people complaining about Hasbro’s prices, but generally I find them fair compared to other toy competitors. Whereas these are just another world. LEADER price for a mold that originally cost $17??! You freaking kidding? Even with licensing, this sucker should not be more than $30-$35. Seems they’re taking advantage of our lack of understanding for what the licensing is costing them. That way they can excuse any price on that reason. Pretty low.

jtanimator wrote:The prices on these crossover exclusives are getting out. of. hand. I hear lots of people complaining about Hasbro’s prices, but generally I find them fair compared to other toy competitors. Whereas these are just another world. LEADER price for a mold that originally cost $17??! You freaking kidding? Even with licensing, this sucker should not be more than $30-$35. Seems they’re taking advantage of our lack of understanding for what the licensing is costing them. That way they can excuse any price on that reason. Pretty low.

Um, Target has him at $31.50, right about where you indicated it should be. Did you get crossed up with the prices in Canada? Those are ooof, our friends up north get really hosed on these.

Edit: unless you are also up north, in which case, my condolences on having to experience the exchange rate game.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

jtanimator wrote:The prices on these crossover exclusives are getting out. of. hand. I hear lots of people complaining about Hasbro’s prices, but generally I find them fair compared to other toy competitors. Whereas these are just another world. LEADER price for a mold that originally cost $17??! You freaking kidding? Even with licensing, this sucker should not be more than $30-$35. Seems they’re taking advantage of our lack of understanding for what the licensing is costing them. That way they can excuse any price on that reason. Pretty low.

Um, Target has him at $31.50, right about where you indicated it should be. Did you get crossed up with the prices in Canada? Those are ooof, our friends up north get really hosed on these.

Edit: unless you are also up north, in which case, my condolences on having to experience the exchange rate game.

It's more than "exchange rate". That MSRP of Drac is 70$CAN plus taxes. Meaning 55$US. A leader is typically 52$US I think. so yeah, there's a layer of bullshiit for the X-Over figures in Canada and I don't know what it is.

At least, we Canadians get our "revenge" with the Masters of the Universe toys whose prices are the same in $CAN as in $US... or even cheaper!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

jtanimator wrote:The prices on these crossover exclusives are getting out. of. hand. I hear lots of people complaining about Hasbro’s prices, but generally I find them fair compared to other toy competitors. Whereas these are just another world. LEADER price for a mold that originally cost $17??! You freaking kidding? Even with licensing, this sucker should not be more than $30-$35. Seems they’re taking advantage of our lack of understanding for what the licensing is costing them. That way they can excuse any price on that reason. Pretty low.

Um, Target has him at $31.50, right about where you indicated it should be. Did you get crossed up with the prices in Canada? Those are ooof, our friends up north get really hosed on these.

Edit: unless you are also up north, in which case, my condolences on having to experience the exchange rate game.

It's more than "exchange rate". That MSRP of Drac is 70$CAN plus taxes. Meaning 55$US. A leader is typically 52$US I think. so yeah, there's a layer of bullshiit for the X-Over figures in Canada and I don't know what it is.

At least, we Canadians get our "revenge" with the Masters of the Universe toys whose prices are the same in $CAN as in $US... or even cheaper!

That's why I called it the exchange rate game. Hasbro is playing some type of games with those rates, and the fans in Canada are not the ones winning.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
That's why I called it the exchange rate game. Hasbro is playing some type of games with those rates, and the fans in Canada are not the ones winning.

Oddly enough, the prices of the regular figures follow the rates roughly.

Leader in USA: 53$US (67$CAN)
Canadian price of a leader: 70/72$CAN

Voyager in USA: 30/32$US (38/40$CAN)
Canadian price for a voyager: 40$/45$CAN

Deluxe in USA: 22$US (28$CAN)
Canadian price for a deluxe: 30/33$CAN.

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That in mind, the Xover figures are absurdly priced in Canada because reasons.

Voyager Ectotron 1.0: 60$CAN (47$US)
Deluxe Gigawatt: 60$CAN (47$US)
Voyager Top Gun Maverick ???$CAN
Voyager Ectotron 2.0: 95$CAN (75$US)
Leader X-Men thing: 95$CAN (75$US)
Deluxe Dracula: 70$CAN (55$US)

I don't know the original American prices of these X-Over figures, but I bet these are NOT the equivalent like the regular releases on top of my post.
So it means that these X-Over figures in particular are specifically surcharged for some reasons.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
That in mind, the Xover figures are absurdly priced in Canada because reasons.

(snip)

I don't know the original American prices of these X-Over figures, but I bet these are NOT the equivalent like the regular releases on top of my post.
So it means that these X-Over figures in particular are specifically surcharged for some reasons.

You are right, I've added what I remember the original price being.

Voyager Ectotron 1.0: 60$CAN (47$US) - US $40 (after initial Pulse mistake price of $30)
Deluxe Gigawatt: 60$CAN (47$US) - US $30
Voyager Top Gun Maverick ???$CAN - US $50
Voyager Ectotron 2.0: 95$CAN (75$US) - US $60
Leader X-Men thing: 95$CAN (75$US)- US $65
Deluxe Dracula: 70$CAN (55$US) - US $31.50

I really don't get Dracula's pricing. Gigawatt required a bunch of new mold parts while most of Mindwipe is being kept for Dracula, yet Dracula gets an even higher markup. He just gets a fancier box and the cape. That cape better be velvet.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I just think if it's a store exclusive here that we have to wait months for and pre-order to get, we should be able to get the first crack before anybody else.

Well ... no. Store exclusive =/= country exclusive.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Like I said if the figure is ready to go then I don't see why we can't have it in time for Halloween, makes more sense than November.

It does make sense. But given the state of the world it wouldn't surprise me if they couldn't pull it off in time. Who knows, there's probably a lot of factors in play that we'll never know about.

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I just think if it's a store exclusive here that we have to wait months for and pre-order to get, we should be able to get the first crack before anybody else.

Well ... no. Store exclusive =/= country exclusive.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Like I said if the figure is ready to go then I don't see why we can't have it in time for Halloween, makes more sense than November.

It does make sense. But given the state of the world it wouldn't surprise me if they couldn't pull it off in time. Who knows, there's probably a lot of factors in play that we'll never know about.

Bigger point. My Battle Across time set was due in November, then September 16th, then the 14th, then I got it on the 13th. Might ship early, who knows.

Yes I realize being a store exclusive doesn't mean country exclusive but there just has to be a better way than PO a figure one day and somebody finding it in a store in another country the next. It would be nice for Hasbro to tell us, "Hey just so you know, other countries are going to get this sooner and more widely distributed than you, just wanted to let you know." Yeah I know, pipe dream.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Yes I realize being a store exclusive doesn't mean country exclusive but there just has to be a better way than PO a figure one day and somebody finding it in a store in another country the next. It would be nice for Hasbro to tell us, "Hey just so you know, other countries are going to get this sooner and more widely distributed than you, just wanted to let you know." Yeah I know, pipe dream.

How would anyone know when something is more widely distributed when those factors are unrelated to hasbro? For instance Hasbro shipped all of Walgreen's order for Kingdom Red Alert months ago but Walgreens has chosen not to put them in stores until later.

Also, most figures should be found closer to where they are manufactured before being found in the US. By logic, the US being at the other end of the world from manufacturing and being a country with such a spaced out population, it's more logical that it would be the last place to get wide distribution for a product. it's maybe because it's this obvious that Hasbro wouldn't release a statement, you aren't getting the product first.

So, just remember that the odds are you will rarely get an item before others and if you see it before, then that's lucky.

I would also say that there might be some issues just getting product into the US right now. I read an article yesterday indicating there are a record 56 container ships stuck off the coast of California waiting their turn to unload due to worker shortages and covid shutdowns at the ports.

It very well could be that the plan was to have Draculus available for Halloween, but they are all stuck on a ship right now, and unlikely to make it on time.

If that is the case then I would never expect Hasbro or any of the retailers to announce that to the public, especially when much of the public doesn't understand the incredible pain in the ass international shipping can be.

I think they actually did a good job with this. I like the way it works, and it looks neat. the cape is a nice touch. I preordered it, and I will look forward to getting it

Toysrus stores in canada are now stocking the Transformers Dracula crossover Draculus figure. The MSRP is $72.99 CAD, which is in line with all other crossover figures being much more expensive than they are in the US after conversion. The sighting comes from Anemis who posted that on Cybertron.ca. While we are speaking of Draculus, here are some pictures from TF fan Banshee who had found the figure the day it was revealed. In the images we can see how well the cape can work in both modes.

Nice, that was fast.

That Dracula is absolutely magnificent.
But that price is absolutely bonkers.

I know they will have a ton in their inventory, like X-Panse, Ectotron, and Gigawatt. They all going to be on clearance sooner or later. That will be the only time to buy.

It looks like the face on this version of the mold is not made out of rubber, which is something I was worried about given that Titans Return Mindwipe had a rubber head. That speaks better for the potential longevity of this unique collectible.

which is in line with all other crossover figures being much more expensive than they are in the US after conversion.

which is in line with EVERYTHING being much more expensive than they are in the US after conversion.


Fixed.