Transformers Titans Return Grotusque Already Arriving, Two Days After Reveal and Release
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Posted by Emerje on October 8th, 2017 @ 6:45am CDT
Grotusque has consistently been at the top of my G1 remake list. I have an original that's in rough shape I've had since I was a kid and have always wanted to see a modern figure of him. My one complaint is it seems like they weren't able to incorporate his (mistransformed yet cool) four legged winged cat mode into the figure, but at least they were able to make a fantastic looking upright mode. He's one figure that I will happily pay double for on eBay if I can't get one from the retailer.
Emerje
Posted by Nightbeat339 on October 8th, 2017 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on October 8th, 2017 @ 9:55am CDT
that being said I love him! hes hideous and awesome
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 8th, 2017 @ 10:41am CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 8th, 2017 @ 10:48am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on October 8th, 2017 @ 11:44am CDT
Posted by Deadput on October 8th, 2017 @ 12:58pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on October 8th, 2017 @ 2:12pm CDT
Deadput wrote:As a Canadian will I be able to obtain Arcee and Grotesque?
Dunno; my advice would be: look everywhere in the coming months. The clone two-pack showed up at eb there with no warning or announcement, so clearly they'll make their way there just like every other exclusive.
Posted by WreckerJack on October 8th, 2017 @ 4:10pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on October 8th, 2017 @ 7:04pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 8th, 2017 @ 7:11pm CDT
Mkall wrote:So annoyed I missed out on this guy. Anyone got a second they're willing to resell?
You're better off waiting for the announcement of the partner chain. Like Arcee isn't exclusive to HasCon, Grotusque isn't exclusive to HTS or NYCC.
Posted by megatronus on October 8th, 2017 @ 11:25pm CDT
Feels like an easy retool.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on October 8th, 2017 @ 11:50pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Does anyone else thing Grotusque bears a passing resemblance to Deathsaurus?
Feels like an easy retool.
Nooooooot really. But then again I was one of the people who thought a dinobot combiner was dumb and shouldn't happen. So what do I know.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on October 9th, 2017 @ 12:52am CDT
Posted by megatronus on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:11am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Just a thought, HasCon had Arcee; NYCC had Grotusque; London comic con is coming up, Anybody thinking another exclusive?
Doubt it. Think of the Hascon exclusive as an SDCC sub, and not much has changed in the scheme of things. Would love to be proved wrong though.
Posted by Emerje on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:34am CDT
megatronus wrote:Does anyone else thing Grotusque bears a passing resemblance to Deathsaurus?
Feels like an easy retool.
I can see it, really only needs new beast and bot heads to pull it off acceptably enough. Obviously the beast arms wouldn't be right and he'd have furry ankles, but I think it'd look OK. Though I think heavily modifying PotP Grimlock would work better and his combiner feet could double as Tigerbreast and Eaglebreast. That's probably asking way too much of a Voyager, though.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Just a thought, HasCon had Arcee; NYCC had Grotusque; London comic con is coming up, Anybody thinking another exclusive?
Have they done exclusives before? Have we heard of releases of Arcee and Grotusque in England? Probably not then. Hascon is BotCon's replacement and NYCC has had exclusives in the past so it makes sense for those two to have gotten figures.
Emerje
Posted by Insurgent on October 9th, 2017 @ 4:51am CDT
Posted by zodconvoy on October 9th, 2017 @ 7:42am CDT
Insurgent wrote:Why am i wanting grotesque? It looks terrible, and i have no connection to the monsterbots.
Look, I didn't either but I ordered Grotesque then hit Target on the way home from work and picked up the other two so in 48 hours I went from 0 to finished. That has a hell of a satisfying feeling to it.
Posted by megatronus on October 9th, 2017 @ 8:53am CDT
Insurgent wrote:Why am i wanting grotesque? It looks terrible, and i have no connection to the monsterbots.
That's the point!
zodconvoy wrote:Look, I didn't either but I ordered Grotesque then hit Target on the way home from work and picked up the other two so in 48 hours I went from 0 to finished. That has a hell of a satisfying feeling to it.
Repugnus is adorable! I would still like a deluxe to round out the team... but it is nice to be able to 'complete' the set.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:26pm CDT
For the official Seibertron galleries, you can check out the reveal gallery and the display gallery. You can also view G1 Grotusque for comparisons to his original form.
We will start with the bot mode, and I apologize now for the lighting of the images.
Bot mode is gorgeous, and very well painted. The bot mode is fun to look at, with the puffed out chest area complete with the beast mode lower jaw area proudly standing front and center. The colors are really loud and great on this figure, with the shoulders getting some surprisingly good attention to detail. He even has that little triangle dead center of his chest.
The head sculpt is pretty good, though I wish it was a little closer to the G1 toy's flirty/pouting face, but it is still nice regardless. He still does look grumpy though!
Now this mold is a retool of Titans Return Twinferno, his fellow deluxe Monsterbot. The retool is very obvious in the lower part of the body, with everything from the waist down being the same as Twinferno, just in new colors. The wings are also the same, as are the guns. The arms, head, and upper chest area, however, are new, and it really helps him stand out from his Monster-mate. The Titan Master's body is also the same, though the head is new (to be seen later).
Now up first for comparisons, here we have the Monsterbot trio together at last! While it is a bummer that Repugnus is not a deluxe as well, he still looks cool enough, and you can always play musical chairs with the heads!
Transformation on the lower body is the same as Twinferno, but the upper body has some nice new tricks. The arms are pretty basic, rotating 180 degrees at the bicep and having some flip out beast claws, but the new beast head is where the transformation shines. the lower jaw folds out of the upper chest while the upper beast head flips up over from the back.
And the result is a pretty great beast mode! Now anyone who likes Monsterbots will remember: they are supposed to be ugly as sin, it's part of their thing. They are supposed to be ugly monsters that scare people, and this guy does it very well. His beast mode is great in it's ugliness, looking so good yet so bad all at the same time. A great beast mode, the mode where he really shines!
Also of note, the beast head has tabs on the side for his guns. While they can store on his back like Twinferno, you can also mount them on the beast head. This is more for robot mode storage, but it's a really funny thing you can do in beast mode!
Here we have the Monsterbots in beast mode, and all 3 shine together here. They are a perfect team, and I am really glad I got to complete the team.
Lastly, we'll take a brief look at Scorponok, who finally got his release, and Fengul! The robot mode for Scorponok is the same as Ultra Magnus and Thunderwing, and is once again diecast. It looks pretty nice, and I enjoy the colors. Fengul is based on Daburu, Twinferno's Titan Master, but with a new head based on a saber tooth tigers, which is yet another battle beast reference! The paint work on Fengul is really good too, the best of the line.
Below, you can check out Fengul, and then a comparison with the 3 Monsterbots and Scorponoks Titan Master robot modes.
And finally today, Scorponok in head mode. It's a nice head, yet feels a bit too small, like this was a head that really needed the voyager treatment with the things deploying on either side to beef it up. The Head looks really funny on Grotusque, but really works with Tidal Wave!
In conclusion, this whole set is a great pickup. Grotusque is the best of the Monsterbots here, and is really one of the best deluxes of the whole line. I really enjoy this figure, everything about him is dumb, fun, ugly, beautiful, and he should be a figure people actively hunt down.
Scorponok is pretty cool too. While he is not my favorite Titan Master, he is still really cool, and will be a great addition to his larger generations toy when we finally get one.
While this set was only available for about an hour on HasbroToyShop last Thursday, it will be available again online soon, much like Arcee, so keep your optics tuned for all the latest Grotusque and Scorponok news here!
Also, thanks to Stuartmaximus, we have word that Peaugh uploaded his video review for the Grotusque set, if you would like to check that out as well.
Posted by Flashwave on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:"...Grotusque Review..."
Firstly, thanks for a lovely picture eview that I can read and stufy at my leisure instead of videos.
Still waiting on my Grotusque, (Am I the only one who opted for he cheap shipping? ) does he have the floppy hip diaper thing going that Doublecross does? And does the tail want to peg together or is that still a problem?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:38pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:"...Grotusque Review..."
Firstly, thanks for a lovely picture eview that I can read and stufy at my leisure instead of videos.
Still waiting on my Grotusque, (Am I the only one who opted for he cheap shipping? ) does he have the floppy hip diaper thing going that Doublecross does? And does the tail want to peg together or is that still a problem?
I just went with whatever shipping was default. And I live only 2 hours from the HTS center, so I get things quickly.
the diaper and tail are zero issues. there isn't a flaw with my figure at all
Posted by blackeyedprime on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:45pm CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:does the Geotusque have a fake spark mechanism wheel like twinferno did? Not sure why they try to put faction symbols over a pin either but it's still looks a decent figure and Scorps head does look good on tidal wave.
The only thing on his clear plastic chest panel is a small hole, no sparker thingy. Probably had to sacrifice it for the chest to work transformation wise
Posted by Randomhero on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:54pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 9th, 2017 @ 1:57pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:The arms are mistransformed for beast mode. You're suppose to lift the should panels, lift the arms by the bicep like he's got both arms over his head and turn the entire arm from the shoulder 180 degrees instead of just rotating that bicep around.
I'm honestly happier with them as they are. the shoulder rotation really doesn't make much of a difference. Plus you said that, I skipped over that part in the instructions, and I have him right now with me and tried it
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 9th, 2017 @ 2:03pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:does the Geotusque have a fake spark mechanism wheel like twinferno did? Not sure why they try to put faction symbols over a pin either but it's still looks a decent figure and Scorps head does look good on tidal wave.
The only thing on his clear plastic chest panel is a small hole, no sparker thingy. Probably had to sacrifice it for the chest to work transformation wise
Worth noting is that G1 Doublecross bucks the trend by having his sparker gimmick in his chest, whereas Repugnus' and Grotusque's were inside the mouth. That said, the plunger detail is absent from the Titans Return version.
Posted by blackeyedprime on October 9th, 2017 @ 2:17pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on October 9th, 2017 @ 2:22pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Randomhero wrote:The arms are mistransformed for beast mode. You're suppose to lift the should panels, lift the arms by the bicep like he's got both arms over his head and turn the entire arm from the shoulder 180 degrees instead of just rotating that bicep around.
I'm honestly happier with them as they are. the shoulder rotation really doesn't make much of a difference. Plus you said that, I skipped over that part in the instructions, and I have him right now with me and tried it
I just figured Id mention it. I honestly I didn't do the arms. Before I said "it's a shame there's nothing to do with the arms really" then I noticed the panels and went back to stock photos and said "oh there is something!"
Yeah they don't go all the way down but I like they have some form of transformation other than ratatong the bicep
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 9th, 2017 @ 3:21pm CDT
There's much love and effort in this figure.
Posted by o.supreme on October 9th, 2017 @ 3:31pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on October 9th, 2017 @ 3:49pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 9th, 2017 @ 3:56pm CDT
While the figure doesn't have the spark button it the original design art we were shown does. Just a casualty of the design process.
Emerje
Posted by Relic0037 on October 9th, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 9th, 2017 @ 5:59pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Well the design team at NYCC stated the figure had some extra detailing, but is it all in the TM head , or does the figure itself look more detailed? Mine doesn't arrive until Friday that's why I'm asking...
I don't know what figure you are referring to but if it's Grotusque you are talking about, did you miss the news with all the pictures?
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ase/39773/
Posted by o.supreme on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:15am CDT
Posted by MECHdirge on October 10th, 2017 @ 9:58am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:00am CDT
o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.
I don't really notice too much extra paint work on the figure. The titan master is where the extra paint really shines out. But the paint work Grotusque has is really good and used in the right places, so he does look pretty good with that regard
Posted by Kurona on October 10th, 2017 @ 10:16am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:10pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.
What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?
Posted by Sabrblade on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:22pm CDT
It's just Hasbro's way of saying that the figure has more paint apps than the average amount used for a mass retail TR Deluxe figure.-Kanrabat- wrote:o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.
What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:28pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It's just Hasbro's way of saying that the figure has more paint apps than the average amount used for a mass retail TR Deluxe figure.-Kanrabat- wrote:o.supreme wrote:Yes I'm talking about Grotusque, and the news is what I was referring to. They said it has extra details, and all the photos in the world don't compare to actually having the toy in your possession and seeing it with your own eyes, thus why I was asking.
What do you mean by "extra details"? Based on what? Compared to what? TR Twinferno?
Marketing buzzword then. Okay.
At least, it's true for the Titan Master.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on October 10th, 2017 @ 6:58pm CDT
MECHdirge wrote:That's a great figure! I am really impatient for Grotesque to be sold at another retailer. I don't know if Toys 'R Us will do a better job than they did with the Chaos on Velocitron set (wasn't available online), or the quantities will be decent (BBTS's shortage of the Siege boxed set), but I'd really like to add this to figure to my collection after missing out on the Hasbro sale. I felt fortunate to get Arcee before it sold out, but no such luck with Grotesque. **Crosses his fingers**
Well, as of now, the Arcee figure set is still available for preorder on TRU and has been up for quite a wile without selling out, so I think that would bode well for Grotusque.
Posted by Relic0037 on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:29pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 10th, 2017 @ 7:31pm CDT
Relic0037 wrote:Grotusque and Scorponok just came in today. Now while I wait for Legends Doublecross to pair with him, I'm trying to decide if I should try to track down a Titans Return Repugnus or just mesh him together from the companion pieces to Legends Brawn & Broadside
If it helps, Broadside and Brawn appear to have little to no differences compared to their Titans Return counterparts; and Repugnus' Hasbro version appears to be straight up better. And, naturally, you'd save a lot when it comes to conversion rates and shipping.
Posted by william-james88 on October 11th, 2017 @ 12:24pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on October 11th, 2017 @ 3:01pm CDT
He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.
Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.
Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.
So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.
Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on October 11th, 2017 @ 3:03pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Received and opened Grotusque yesterday. Man he is GREAT!
He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.
Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.
Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.
So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.
Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?
I've opened cases before when they're on a cart but not being put out. Don't worry about it. As for the price, I'm pretty sure that they've been selling leaders for $40 lately.
Posted by mordhelm on October 11th, 2017 @ 3:06pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:Received and opened Grotusque yesterday. Man he is GREAT!
He really is a nice premium figure, and a really well done retool.
My brother had him when we are kids, and I always thought he and the other monsterbots were silly. I couldn't wrap my brain around the mechanical and biological mix. But two things have happened since then.
1. I'm older and more open and excepting of the strange, weird, and unexplainable. 2. Beast wars happened.
Surprised how much happy nostalgia this update conjures in me.
Also, a bit of good luck. Found this evil jerk today at Walmart.
So let me ask y'all this. The shelf was stacked full of Sixshots and nothing interesting on the Deluxe pegs, so my 3 year old and I moved on. As I rounded a corner I saw a cart with a ton of Leader and Voyager boxes, unopened. I spent about 15 minutes looking for an employee. No go. I decided to open a Leader box and there was Overlord. I scanned him at self check out and he came up as "unrecognized item". I scanned it again, and it came up "Movie and TV $39.70. I ran with it.
Does this make me a jerk? I mean Walmart is in the bizz of selling stuff, and I'm in the bizz of buying said stuff. It's all good and capitalistic, right?
Why would that make you a jerk? The only thing you did was open boxes. The price you paid is the normal TR Leader price at Walmart (at least that is what my regional Walmart list them for in stores), so I would say it's fine.