Video Reviews of Dracula Transformers Crossover Draculus Figure

If it doesn't use any better plastic than TR Mindwipe, then I won't be getting this one. That one always felt kind of cheap since many of the parts were made of that flimsy rubber/plastic. and the 'cape'? Well, good they added something extra, but cloth is notoriously hard to make look good, especially on a figure that small. It doesn't really look 'majestic' because a patch that small won't drape or flow the way a full sized cape should....

DeathReviews wrote:If it doesn't use any better plastic than TR Mindwipe, then I won't be getting this one. That one always felt kind of cheap since many of the parts were made of that flimsy rubber/plastic. and the 'cape'? Well, good they added something extra, but cloth is notoriously hard to make look good, especially on a figure that small. It doesn't really look 'majestic' because a patch that small won't drape or flow the way a full sized cape should....

That cape could be modded with a bendy wire inside.
One thing is sure though. The wings-legs are still rubber and it's clearly NOT worth the asking price. Especially the Canadian price.

Also, LOL scalpers asking 120$CAN for that common (or soon to be common) toy.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:If it doesn't use any better plastic than TR Mindwipe, then I won't be getting this one. That one always felt kind of cheap since many of the parts were made of that flimsy rubber/plastic. and the 'cape'? Well, good they added something extra, but cloth is notoriously hard to make look good, especially on a figure that small. It doesn't really look 'majestic' because a patch that small won't drape or flow the way a full sized cape should....

That cape could be modded with a bendy wire inside.
One thing is sure though. The wings-legs are still rubber and it's clearly NOT worth the asking price. Especially the Canadian price.

Also, LOL scalpers asking 120$CAN for that common (or soon to be common) toy.

I feel safe calling it a common toy in Canada

I have Convobat, so any other use of Mindwipe's mold isn't worth having, though I'll always pick a black robot over a purple one. Wait for Black Friday, boys/boyettes.

On a side note, after the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future crossovers, boy did Universal get scammed with this...

It's a shame to hear that draculus addresses none of the issues the former mold had, I was rather looking forward to this figure as someone who has skipped all the uses of mindmaster so far, but the fact that the head just hangs out on his rear is almost insulting, which further compounds the disappointment

Hellscream9999 wrote:It's a shame to hear that draculus addresses none of the issues the former mold had, I was rather looking forward to this figure as someone who has skipped all the uses of mindmaster so far, but the fact that the head just hangs out on his rear is almost insulting, which further compounds the disappointment

With just a bit more effort, that bat head could have folded into the chest cavity.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:It's a shame to hear that draculus addresses none of the issues the former mold had, I was rather looking forward to this figure as someone who has skipped all the uses of mindmaster so far, but the fact that the head just hangs out on his rear is almost insulting, which further compounds the disappointment

With just a bit more effort, that bat head could have folded into the chest cavity.

Or with a bit more effort than that, put the dracula head inside the chest cavity, which I think would be better.

Gotta love the scalpers.



Anyone bidding deserves to be shamed.

Oh, wow. I can't believe they just let the head hang off like that.

All those other Universal monsters? Just leave them be. We don't need more like this.

If I wasn't getting this as a birthday present from my wife (who's a big Drac fan and put in a preorder) I might have just passed. I think the bot mode is very strong, but there was no need to have the head do that. They would have been better served just leaving it as a Headmaster. It might have even made better lore!

Getting a Wolf Man figure out of Titans Return Wolfwire/Weirdwolf seems like a slam dunk, and this year is the 80th anniversary of the film, but I don't think it's gonna happen. I hope we don't have to wait another 5 years for something like that, but most of these "crossover" figures seem to be based on anniversaries, and if they let the 80th pass by, I don't see them celebrating the 81st or 82nd just for the heck of it. People like nice "round" numbers that end in 0's or 5's.

Shame about the head, but he looks good regardless. I am really excited for the cape

Hasbro posted on Instragram, reminding people that Draculus comes out November 28. He has already been found at Target, but since he is street dated for the 28th, he can't be purchased. Still, good to know stores already have stock for when it's ready to be sold.

So good, he’s making a second appearance! Now that #Halloween is behind him, Draculus is heading to shelves (as well as online) on November 28th. Parents check those at Target collector spot endcaps or check out our stories to bookmark the link for the restock coming this weekend.

This figure features details inspired by the 1931 Universal Pictures film, Dracula, including black and white deco inspired by the black and white movie release.

Here is an image of him being found at Target from @vicegripx along with a video review if you are still hesitating.

It's the only crossover I was really interested in. Hopefully I can get 1 at Target soon, I missed all the preorders before.

Is Target themselves street dating this? I thought I recalled other stores selling this already

Rodimus Prime wrote:It's the only crossover I was really interested in. Hopefully I can get 1 at Target soon, I missed all the preorders before.

As long that you guys don't have to pay MORE THAN A LEADER for it like us Canadian...

transformers_va wrote:Is Target themselves street dating this? I thought I recalled other stores selling this already

The post shows Hasbro talking about that specific date and Target.

Dont remember any other US brick and mortar store selling it, do you?

william-james88 wrote:The post shows Hasbro talking about that specific date and Target.

Dont remember any other US brick and mortar store selling it, do you?

Thanks, but I don't use Instagram, so I wasn't aware of that. Did they give a reason in that post?

I thought it had been found at GameStop(?), but can't say for certain where exactly.. I was under the impression it was in the US, but not 100% sure

transformers_va wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The post shows Hasbro talking about that specific date and Target.

Dont remember any other US brick and mortar store selling it, do you?

Thanks, but I don't use Instagram, so I wasn't aware of that. Did they give a reason in that post?

I thought it had been found at GameStop(?), but can't say for certain where exactly.. I was under the impression it was in the US, but not 100% sure

Hasbro's post is copy pasted entirely in the article so you can see what they wrote.

And it was not found in US Gamestops

william-james88 wrote:Hasbro's post is copy pasted entirely in the article so you can see what they wrote.

And it was not found in US Gamestops

Wow! Thanks for your completely useless responses then

Back to what I HAD originally asked: Is Target themselves street dating this? Meaning is the date completely up to Target, or does Hasbro (or others) dictate the date?

transformers_va wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Hasbro's post is copy pasted entirely in the article so you can see what they wrote.

And it was not found in US Gamestops

Wow! Thanks for your completely useless responses then

Back to what I HAD originally asked: Is Target themselves street dating this? Meaning is the date completely up to Target, or does Hasbro (or others) dictate the date?

If you read the article, you would have your answer.

These things have been shelfwarmers at my local GameStops for the past couple of months.

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:These things have been shelfwarmers at my local GameStops for the past couple of months.

No s#it at that price.

So anyone else get an email from Target last week that Draculus was preparing to ship with a tracking number that has been useless so far? Target's website says mine is coming UPS, but the tracking number is a USPS number. I know they sometimes hand the package off from UPS to USPS, but I've always gotten a UPS tracking number that worked in those cases. USPS says they are still waiting for the package.

I'm thinking if I find him in stores, I'd better snag him just in case. I'm just not sure about trusting shipping right now.

Most of the Target exclusive transformers are now on sale online including Draculus at 20% off.

https://goto.target.com/c/1137247/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Ftransformers-c ... nk=sametab

I snagged one today and will be returning my pre-ordered one for a full price refund.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Most of the Target exclusive transformers are now on sale online including Draculus at 20% off.

https://goto.target.com/c/1137247/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Ftransformers-c ... nk=sametab

I snagged one today and will be returning my pre-ordered one for a full price refund.

Just grabbed one.

Ordered my Dracula off Pulse (which has also started shipping) because it had originally sold out on Target. Returning it isn't worth the headache just to save $5.

Emerje

I bought Draculus on sunday when Target first had him in stock, and then I got them to price match the 30% off sale they had on him for an hour yesterday, so my Draculus ended up being $21.79 after tax. That is very good for me, he should arrive tomorrow

I got Draculus for $21.70 thanks to the 30% off at Target and my Target Red Card. And he is really nice. I think this is a really nice figure, the new tooling and paint work is exquisite. He just looks so good, especially in a neutral pose. I love him.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got Draculus for $21.70 thanks to the 30% off at Target and my Target Red Card. And he is really nice. I think this is a really nice figure, the new tooling and paint work is exquisite. He just looks so good, especially in a neutral pose. I love him.

Nice pictures. The Scourge claw hands really work well for him.

Is it me or is his box REALLY hard to open?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or is his box REALLY hard to open?

I dunno. Because for the price this damn thing go for in Canada (leader price), it's hard to BUY to begin with.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or is his box REALLY hard to open?

If you mean the pull out VHS tape portion, I don't think that was intended to pull all the way out. Instead I think you are intended to cut the tape on the other side and open it that way. There are flaps on the top and bottom of the VHS portion that catch on the outer sleeve preventing it anyone form pulling the VHS portion all the way out.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or is his box REALLY hard to open?

If you mean the pull out VHS tape portion, I don't think that was intended to pull all the way out. Instead I think you are intended to cut the tape on the other side and open it that way. There are flaps on the top and bottom of the VHS portion that catch on the outer sleeve preventing it anyone form pulling the VHS portion all the way out.

That I got, but even opening it that way is hard, and then getting the tray back in to close, my God it's a workout.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I bought Draculus on sunday when Target first had him in stock, and then I got them to price match the 30% off sale they had on him for an hour yesterday, so my Draculus ended up being $21.79 after tax. That is very good for me, he should arrive tomorrow

I did the same, and I don't normally regret Transformers purchases (or any purchases, but that's a long story), however I do sort of regret this one even at the deal I got on it. All that said, I love Transformers, and I love Dracula. So I bought him.

There's nothing wrong with the figure, I just can't work him into my 'head canon' which means I'd have to set him up in a different type of display.

sol magnus wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I bought Draculus on sunday when Target first had him in stock, and then I got them to price match the 30% off sale they had on him for an hour yesterday, so my Draculus ended up being $21.79 after tax. That is very good for me, he should arrive tomorrow

I did the same, and I don't normally regret Transformers purchases (or any purchases, but that's a long story), however I do sort of regret this one even at the deal I got on it. All that said, I love Transformers, and I love Dracula. So I bought him.

There's nothing wrong with the figure, I just can't work him into my 'head canon' which means I'd have to set him up in a different type of display.

Funny thing is, I would have been happy with him at retail price. I love this toy! They did a really nice job with the new look for the mold, and I am very happy with it. I don't know Dracula worth crap, but this has been a surprise sleeper for me

sol magnus wrote:There's nothing wrong with the figure, I just can't work him into my 'head canon' which means I'd have to set him up in a different type of display.

Shockwave created a spark programming machine that could pull figures from Earth media and create new cybertronians that took on some of the persona of the source figure. However, Shock discovered he couldn't control whether the new bot would become good or evil so he changed his selection over time. Ectotron, Gigawatt, X-Pants and JP-93 side with the Autobots while Rexy and Draculus side with the cons.

At least that's how I worked them in.

My wife got him for me for Christmas and I've been looking forward to him, even if I dislike how the head works in bat mode. I've made a small crossover shelf with most from the current line and also some other stuff that qualifies like the Death Star and Mickey.

A headcanon suited for Draculus...a quick wiki search shows me the Ancient Decepticons from Transformers Cybertron and an ask vector Prime entry says "When asked why Transformers based on Dracula and other classic monsters exist, Vector Prime replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Dracula is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Dracula. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10"

So Draculus could be an ancient Decepticon who landed on Earth and remade himself in Dracula's image in order to sow fear into humans. Maybe he even modified himself to suck Energon from living Cybertronians as a real Vampire would do.

If we're mixing our continuities we could say that a Decepticon landed on Earth and came into contact with Dark Energon, making him undead and changing the way he consumes Energon. From there he could have adopted the name Draculus for the previously stated reasons.

I got him a couple of weeks ago. And I... like him. He's got a lot of character, for lack of a better term. Doesn't hurt I really like Bela Lugosi as Dracula.

Just opened him for Christmas from my wife. She loves Drac and I love TFs, so it's sort of romantic for us.

I think he's alright. Could they have done a better job? Yes. I think they either should have kept the Headmaster gimmick or allowed his heads to store in his torso. But I knew what he was before I opened him and I appreciate what he does. He has an excellent colour scheme in both modes. And he's very much Dracula and NOT Mindwipe. So I'm glad to have him as part of my growing crossover display.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:he's very much Dracula and NOT Mindwipe.

I think the extend of the work they did on him, while not as dramatic as say Gigawatt is, was in the right spots. I don't feel Mindwipe here like you said, he truly feels different and more like his own thing, like this base mold was made for him and he only needed a few tweaks to be totally different

Has anyone noticed if he has the wing breakage issue that Mindwipe had?

RiddlerJ wrote:Has anyone noticed if he has the wing breakage issue that Mindwipe had?

I have TR Mindwipe and it's the first time I've ever heard of this.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Has anyone noticed if he has the wing breakage issue that Mindwipe had?

I have TR Mindwipe and it's the first time I've ever heard of this.

I have the Walmart reissue and this is the first I've heard of it as well.

I heard that the wings on Mindwipe were fragile.

From the wiki: A materials error on the wings of the figure has caused many copies to crack and shatter along its wing hinges after some years, possibly due to the interaction of soft and hard plastic.

RiddlerJ wrote:I heard that the wings on Mindwipe were fragile.

From the wiki: A materials error on the wings of the figure has caused many copies to crack and shatter along its wing hinges after some years, possibly due to the interaction of soft and hard plastic.

Looks like I'll have to revisit my old TR Mindwipe.

RiddlerJ wrote:I heard that the wings on Mindwipe were fragile.

From the wiki: A materials error on the wings of the figure has caused many copies to crack and shatter along its wing hinges after some years, possibly due to the interaction of soft and hard plastic.

It's only been out for a few months, how would anyone know?

Emerje

While his price have been inflated to 85$CAN at Toys R Us, Draculus is finally on clearance at Canadian GameStop at 50$CAN. Platinum members can buy him for 45$CAN.

So I finally bought mine.



I've yet to transform him.
Toyhax has just crated a set of Reprolabels for him. The set looks bad-ass so I think I'll buy it. At 10$US, the stickers seems expensive, but it's standard fare.

(Left with Repros, right is the normal one.)

Frankensteins monster is next Images out online and preorders up today, from impactor mold), just means they will get to reuse Arcee for a fifty billionth time or the legacy bike for the bride.

blackeyedprime wrote:Frankensteins monster is next Images out online and preorders up today, from impactor mold), just means they will get to reuse Arcee for a fifty billionth time or the legacy bike for the bride.

I bet that like the previous one, they will sell this at LEADER price in Canada.