Transformers: The Last Knight Skullitron Revealed

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

itscramtastic wrote:

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:No idea where all these new guys are coming from, but this is the first I'm not interested in. I have no interest in Steelbane, and no interest in this retool.

However, going off Autobot N, here is my updated list of needs and desires from the line.

Definite buy:
Deluxe: Sqweeks, Barricade, Beserker, New Bee, Megatron
Voyager: Scorn, Megatron
Leader: Megatron
Combiner: Infernocus

Maybes:
Deluxe: Nitro (depends on full reveal)
Voyager: Hound, Prime
Leader: Dragotron (depends on looks)

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

He was tweeting the hell out of a transformer named Thrash within an hour of the reveal

itscramtastic wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:No idea where all these new guys are coming from, but this is the first I'm not interested in. I have no interest in Steelbane, and no interest in this retool.

However, going off Autobot N, here is my updated list of needs and desires from the line.

Definite buy:
Deluxe: Sqweeks, Barricade, Beserker, New Bee, Megatron
Voyager: Scorn, Megatron
Leader: Megatron
Combiner: Infernocus

Maybes:
Deluxe: Nitro (depends on full reveal)
Voyager: Hound, Prime
Leader: Dragotron (depends on looks)

I see your list, and I subtract a bunch!
Deluxe: New Bee, Hot Rod
Leader: Megatron

Maybe Leader: Shadow Optimus.

itscramtastic wrote:

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

Kurona wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

Black Hat wrote:Skullitron? SKULLITRON?

I mean, I know the naming department is lazy these days but come on. If they wanted "skull" in the name somewhere why not Skullcruncher/Smasher or Skullgrin?

itscramtastic wrote:Still may have to get that Shadow Optimus..dang it Bayverse!!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Still may have to get that Shadow Optimus..dang it Bayverse!!

When you write that, are you aware that this was confirmed to be a hasbro Asia Exclusive figure? It will still be easy to get, but will have that premium import price on BBTS and other sites.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

This being another redeco with the same glyph "gimick" advertized really makes it look more like the Trans scan series or other store exclusive non mainline toys. It makes far more sense at this point that they are all exclusives. And as we know, exclusives all deal independently from the distribution of hasbro's main line and thus are more likely for leaks, like those RID toys that keep appearing without any of us knowing.

So yeah, right now, I am thinking these 3 toys are all store exclusives. That totally explains why they arent in the initial mainline listings.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Still may have to get that Shadow Optimus..dang it Bayverse!!

When you write that, are you aware that this was confirmed to be a hasbro Asia Exclusive figure? It will still be easy to get, but will have that premium import price on BBTS and other sites.

Dr Lockdown wrote:Skullitron...couldn't they pick a name that wasn't so dumb?

Well whatever.

Deadput wrote:

Dr Lockdown wrote:Skullitron...couldn't they pick a name that wasn't so dumb?

Well whatever.

Doesn't sound any dumber then most names in Transformers which are all silly one way or another.

Because a name like Starscream sounds like an intelligent name doesn't it?

Kurona wrote:I just realised - this is another line that's starting to include Combiners after CW, along with RiD's Combiner Force. They even made a new mold for it.
There has to be a pattern here. They've gotta be putting these out with the mindset of seeing how well Combiners do in a main line - or, even, maybe CW done so well they've figured it's time to bring back Combiners in full force.

Autobot N wrote:

Optimum Supreme wrote:The movie line's had combiners before. Devastator?

That...thing was an abomination, though.

Optimum Supreme wrote:

Kurona wrote:I just realised - this is another line that's starting to include Combiners after CW, along with RiD's Combiner Force. They even made a new mold for it.
There has to be a pattern here. They've gotta be putting these out with the mindset of seeing how well Combiners do in a main line - or, even, maybe CW done so well they've figured it's time to bring back Combiners in full force.

The movie line's had combiners before. Devastator?

Sigma Magnus wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Optimum Supreme wrote:The movie line's had combiners before. Devastator?

That...thing was an abomination, though.

An abomination that I own (for now), and am ashamed that my parents spent money on all those years ago...

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

Optimum Supreme wrote:The movie line's had combiners before. Devastator?

That...thing was an abomination, though.

An abomination that I own (for now), and am ashamed that my parents spent money on all those years ago...

Is the only Devastator I've ever liked (always found the G1 version boring even as a kid) but due to the nature of the gimmick I never seem to find more than random parts of it in chartiy shops and car boot sales. Though thinking about it now I could have probably almost cobbled together a whole one... never seen the middle section yet.

Deadput wrote:I think ROTF Devastator is a good concept especially the vortex grinder but I think most people's problems were that he was called Devastator and that one joke with Simmons I'm not going to talk about.

Dr Lockdown wrote:Skullitron...couldn't they pick a name that wasn't so dumb?

Well whatever.

william-james88 wrote:

Deadput wrote:I think ROTF Devastator is a good concept especially the vortex grinder but I think most people's problems were that he was called Devastator and that one joke with Simmons I'm not going to talk about.

I thought a big problem was that it wasnt made of individual robots. That is my problem with it. Its tehnically more of a Power Rangers MegaZord than a full on TF Combiner.

Dr Lockdown wrote:Skullitron...couldn't they pick a name that wasn't so dumb?

Well whatever.

Its not as dumb as Wheelie. Now that is when they really ran out of ideas.

"Damn, its friday and I want to go home, what do we name this guy"

"I dont know, he's a car right, and cars have wheels, call him wheel...y"

"Done!"

Kurona wrote:To be fair, it's quite likely he's named after the actual motorcycle trick, especially considering he's a kid-appeal character in the 80s and they'd want something TOTALLY SICK TUBULAR AWESOME for his name. But there's also a fair chance you're right too and it's just laziness.

Deadput wrote:

Kurona wrote:To be fair, it's quite likely he's named after the actual motorcycle trick, especially considering he's a kid-appeal character in the 80s and they'd want something TOTALLY SICK TUBULAR AWESOME for his name. But there's also a fair chance you're right too and it's just laziness.

Wheelie was supposed to look like Bumblebee's baseball cap wearing hillbilly cousin with the face of an old man.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I have the original Beast Hunter Abobinus set. It's nice but a bit too fruity. This Quintessa look very worth purchasing. The nice deco and especially the new torso bot is reason enough. I'm curious how much it will cost?

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I have the original Beast Hunter Abobinus set. It's nice but a bit too fruity. This Quintessa look very worth purchasing. The nice deco and especially the new torso bot is reason enough. I'm curious how much it will cost?

Expect close to $40 CDN

william-james88 wrote:

Dr Lockdown wrote:Skullitron...couldn't they pick a name that wasn't so dumb?

Well whatever.

Its not as dumb as Wheelie. Now that is when they really ran out of ideas.

"Damn, its friday and I want to go home, what do we name this guy"

"I dont know, he's a car right, and cars have wheels, call him wheel...y"

"Done!"

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

He was tweeting the hell out of a transformer named Thrash within an hour of the reveal

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Dat Megatron box art