Transformers Power of the Primes Throne of the Primes, Punch / Counterpunch, Nova Star and More at San Diego Comic Con #HasbroSDCC
Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 8:43PM CDT
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Continuing live from San Diego Comic Con, we have new images of the upcoming Power of the Primes figures as well as the exclusives based on those figures. On display prominently is the Throne of the Primes set which includes a Season 1 colored Optimal Optimus complete with a crown accessory, the Scepter of Sparks, and the final 4 Prime Masters, completing the 13 Primes. Also on display are the Amazon exclusives that have played host to some fun games of Pre-orders this past week, including Blastoff, Repugnus, and Punch/Counterpunch!
Also included are some shots of wave 3 and 4 Power of the Primes retail figures, including terrorcons, Nova Star, and Predaking.
Check out all the images below, and stay tuned for even more San Diego Comic Con coverage!
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Posted by Cobotron on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:22pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 19th, 2018 @ 1:02am CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on July 19th, 2018 @ 1:25am CDT
That is the funniest thing I heard all day! I feel sorry for everyone with the preorder and stock issues though.
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 9:50am CDT
SDCC 2018 started yesterday and we have loads of images of the Transformers display. We have made galleries for all the different lines on display. Below you will find links to the Generations toyline related galleries which includes Power of the Primes wave 3 and 4 (which only includes Novastar), Predaking and all the Predacons, Repugnus, Blast Off, Punch/Counterpunch and the Optimal Optimus black redeco called Throne of the Primes. You can click on the links below or any of the photos below to be taken to the gallery.
Power of the Primes wave 3 and 4
Predaking and all the Predacons
Repugnus, Blast Off, Punch/Counterpunch
Throne of the Primes
Posted by Overcracker on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT
2018: A Transformers Odyssey.
Que Music.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:44pm CDT
Long story short:
“Ha! I was right all along. It was a Gobstopper, and it is Tutti-Frutti!”
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:50pm CDT
CP: Uhhhh
RD: MEGATRON!!!!
Posted by Agamemnon on July 19th, 2018 @ 7:04pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Random decepticon: Counterpunch, why do you have an Autobot symbol on your back?
CP: Uhhhh
RD: MEGATRON!!!!
I always thought this character was the perfect one for a couple of rubsigns...
Posted by Skritz on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:01pm CDT
Agamemnon wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Random decepticon: Counterpunch, why do you have an Autobot symbol on your back?
CP: Uhhhh
RD: MEGATRON!!!!
I always thought this character was the perfect one for a couple of rubsigns...
Thanks for reminding me to buy rubsigns to put on my Punch/Counterpunch: it's going to look much better that way.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:20pm CDT
I'm not 100% sure but I think there might be some mechanism built in to let the two insignia fold away from sight in each robot mode.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Random decepticon: Counterpunch, why do you have an Autobot symbol on your back?
CP: Uhhhh
RD: MEGATRON!!!!
Posted by Emerje on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 11:41pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I'm not 100% sure but I think there might be some mechanism built in to let the two insignia fold away from sight in each robot mode.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Random decepticon: Counterpunch, why do you have an Autobot symbol on your back?
CP: Uhhhh
RD: MEGATRON!!!!
I think there is too. We'll find out soon enough
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 20th, 2018 @ 8:04am CDT
Posted by Hero Alpha on July 20th, 2018 @ 12:13pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 2:24pm CDT
This wave includes Blackwing, Snarl, Sludge, Moonracer and Rippersnapper.
Scotty P wrote:Just grabbed a Blackwing at Walmart in Cary, NC. Thought it might be good to give folks a heads up that PotP Deluxe wave 2 is finally showing back up after the earlier widespread complaints. It's not isolated to just around here from what I can tell!
Posted by Flashwave on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:01pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:15pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 20th, 2018 @ 4:30pm CDT
So now after reading this, I'm paranoid that knowing my luck, they'll get wave 2 Deluxes I don't need in instead, great.
Posted by WreckerJack on July 20th, 2018 @ 4:32pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 20th, 2018 @ 4:40pm CDT
Posted by Brokebot on July 20th, 2018 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 6:39pm CDT
Posted by Brokebot on July 20th, 2018 @ 9:34pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Brokebot wrote::-x What about Hun-Gurr and Elita 1? Those two never made it anywhere near here.
Thats because all shipments went north of your border:
I hate you.
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:47am CDT
Right now the only thing from wave 2 that I really want is the Prime Masters. At this rate I'll have all of the exclusive PMs before the retail versions.
Emerje
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:47pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:Can confirm, one case in tje Meijer in Camby, IN
But what about the W2 Prime Masters, Alchemist and Alpha Trion? Those are almost impossible to find, and still nearly triple retail price on Amazon and BBTS. No sign of them on HasbroToyShop.com, but I've given up expecting anything like normal distribution from THEM.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:29pm CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Flashwave wrote:Can confirm, one case in tje Meijer in Camby, IN
But what about the W2 Prime Masters, Alchemist and Alpha Trion? Those are almost impossible to find, and still nearly triple retail price on Amazon and BBTS. No sign of them on HasbroToyShop.com, but I've given up expecting anything like normal distribution from THEM.
I've seen Alpha Trion and Alchemist Prime exactly ONCE in the Twin Cities area, and I bought them both.
Switching gears a bit, I really have to wonder at this point if Hasbro is going to replace the "Transformers Collectors Club" with ANYTHING. That would be the perfect place for them to put out some of the last few odds and ends they've been neglecting from the Prime Wars Triology. Those products wouldn't have to compete with their new retail lines, especially with their "relaunch" of the new "War for Cybertron" Trilogy. It would let us get some things like a proper new Flywheels to go with Battletrap, the rest of the 1987 Minibots, a proper Legends sized Cliffjumper, the rest of the "Deluxe" Insecticons, some more deluxe combiner limbs to help fill out Megascream, Elita Inf1nite, and Firestormer, and even the last few Titans we need, like Omega Supreme and Scorponok (if it's true that Hasbro is going to abandon that size class due to poor sales). Hasbro just has to do a "made to order" system, charge a small premium to make up for smaller runs, and voila! Happy collectors and more money.
Posted by mordhelm on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:33pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 6:28pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 11:28pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 22nd, 2018 @ 5:32am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 22nd, 2018 @ 5:52am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Flashwave wrote:Can confirm, one case in tje Meijer in Camby, IN
But what about the W2 Prime Masters, Alchemist and Alpha Trion? Those are almost impossible to find, and still nearly triple retail price on Amazon and BBTS. No sign of them on HasbroToyShop.com, but I've given up expecting anything like normal distribution from THEM.
Landmine? He sure took his time but in my neck of the woods, like 2 months ago shelf warming.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 22nd, 2018 @ 12:00pm CDT
fenrir72 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:Flashwave wrote:Can confirm, one case in tje Meijer in Camby, IN
But what about the W2 Prime Masters, Alchemist and Alpha Trion? Those are almost impossible to find, and still nearly triple retail price on Amazon and BBTS. No sign of them on HasbroToyShop.com, but I've given up expecting anything like normal distribution from THEM.
Landmine? He sure took his time but in my neck of the woods, like 2 months ago shelf warming.
Wave 2, go to Target. Wave 3, go to Walmart. Tho, Voyagers are stuck at 1 and 2 no matter where, and my Walmarts stopped carrying Leader Class.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 22nd, 2018 @ 12:20pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:fenrir72 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:Flashwave wrote:Can confirm, one case in tje Meijer in Camby, IN
But what about the W2 Prime Masters, Alchemist and Alpha Trion? Those are almost impossible to find, and still nearly triple retail price on Amazon and BBTS. No sign of them on HasbroToyShop.com, but I've given up expecting anything like normal distribution from THEM.
Landmine? He sure took his time but in my neck of the woods, like 2 months ago shelf warming.
Wave 2, go to Target. Wave 3, go to Walmart. Tho, Voyagers are stuck at 1 and 2 no matter where, and my Walmarts stopped carrying Leader Class.
Interesting. I also have not seen any Leaders at Walmart, but the rest of that is inaccurate for me. Right now I have access to this line-up:
Walmart (in town)
Wave 3 PMs
Waves 1 & 2 Legends
Wave 3 Deluxes (sold out except Jazz)
Wave 2 Voyagers
NO Leaders
Target (15-ish mins away)
Wave 1 PMs
Wave 1 Legends
Wave 1 Deluxes
Wave 3 Voyagers(!), and 1 Starscream
Wave 1 Leaders
At this point, I'm just glad I was able to grab the Wave 2 Deluxes while I was at school. Talk about your screwed-up distribution...
Posted by shockwavimusprime on July 22nd, 2018 @ 2:58pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 22nd, 2018 @ 3:54pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 22nd, 2018 @ 4:12pm CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 23rd, 2018 @ 12:08pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Pretty sure no Walmarts are carrying Leaders, not even Studio Series.
Emerje
Very few Walmarts are. The one closest to me does, and of course had 3 cases of Wave 1 just recently restocked. The next 4 closest stores don't carry leader. Only 1 out of the 4 stores closest to my work carry leaders as well, also recently restocked with Wave 1.
Posted by o.supreme on July 23rd, 2018 @ 12:26pm CDT
One Walmart had Prime Masters wave 2, and were immediately clearance priced at $3.00. I saw them twice, the first time I got my set, the second time a couple were left, then they were gone. It's that hindsight again, Had I known they'd be so limited, I would have purchased them all.
The only wave 3 *anything* I've seen was Inferno, at both Walmart and Target. I'm getting all the rest of my wave 3 stuff from BBTS since none of it has yet to hit my area. I got my deluxes Saturday, and my Prime Masters should be coming mid-week. So the only remaining items on my list are Predaking (which I'll be playing a delicate balance of saving/waiting for a potential sale), and Novastar.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2018 @ 12:30pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2018 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2018 @ 2:01pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 23rd, 2018 @ 6:57pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:You know, all this talk about difference from region to region regarding distribution really brings home the fact that there is no pattern. Not per store, not per area. So generalising things like saying that Walmarts no longer do something doesnt make much sense to me since for every anecdotal evidence of one theory, we get anecdotal evidence of the contrary.
Even my local Walmarts had Leader PotP figs, I even saw Rodimus Unicronus there once, but that was at least four months ago. It definitely isn't a regional thing and the stores that do sell them are so rare that I have to wonder if they simply had enough stocked that they haven't sold them through yet. If these same stores get Optimus Primal then we'll know for sure.
Emerje
Posted by Cobotron on July 23rd, 2018 @ 7:14pm CDT
I think it's some kind of corporate, nationwide decision not to carry Leader class, and it is strange.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 23rd, 2018 @ 8:11pm CDT
Also, Outback is a great companion bot for the wild:
Posted by Wolfman Jake on July 23rd, 2018 @ 11:58pm CDT
Posted by bodrock on July 24th, 2018 @ 3:14am CDT
Posted by bodrock on July 24th, 2018 @ 3:16am CDT
Beautiful shots of Outback, D-Max.
My Must-Haves for PotP is coming down to Bludgeon and Novastar -- I'd like more but beggars can't be choosers on the local Hunt.
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2018 @ 9:58am CDT
The images show both the vehicle and robot mode, including the new head and reused accessory for the Junkion, and the compatibility with the Prime Masters (Onyx Prime shown in some shots here), the instructions showing how to attach the weapon, and some of the poses this reuse of Combiner Wars Groove can strike. Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub Discussion boards!
Posted by Coptur on July 24th, 2018 @ 11:00am CDT
but is there a picture from the side of the box to see which combiner they recommend he goes with??
even though Blackwing just shows a picture of his jet mode
Posted by o.supreme on July 24th, 2018 @ 11:16am CDT