So bought. Those communicators look shinier than paint but not as shinny as chrome

 

yeah wouldn't BW ravage be a Transmetals Cheetor repaint/remold?

 

Neat, thanks guys. I had no idea that original version ever made it over here. I only knew about the TM2 version and that TM1 convention exclusive X9 mould.

Edit: Whoops, Tigatron repaint was the convention exclusive.

 

That’s the name! I couldn’t for the life of me remember the site

Show ravage, kind of (he was transmetal cheetor without a backpack, a different chest and tigatrons beast head. Oh and he wasn’t a panther either, he turned into a cassette)
Toy ravage released by takara was a Transmetal cheetor remold.

Toy ravage released by hasbro was identical to shadow panther AND a transmetal 2 cheetor repaint, both released as tripredacus agent

 

I... probably would've preferred a toy-accurate Cheetor deco to go with SC Optimus Primal as a means of getting the mutant head.

 

Love the mutant head and bot mode is nice enough. Won't be getting it though. The only repaint along these lines I'd buy would be a Buzzsaw from a future MP Waspinator release. I loved his look and the regular head on him was super cool.

 

Shadow panther wasn’t the only takara figure to see release on hasbrocollector.com either, I remember lioconvoy saw release through the site as well

 

I was expecting a toy accurate Cheetor too.

 

I'd have to check but a toy accurate one wouldn't be that much different, would it? Not like Primal was, anyway. Just the eye colors are different, and maybe his gold would be darker.

I love the mutant head though. I'm tempted because of that alone.

 

I like the little touches and bonus accessories too. Dammit.  

 

Better images from Takara Tomy Twitter

 

So he's under 90 dollars at TTMall, but 100 dollars on AE?
How the fragging hell does that work?

 

Ae has to buy from ttmall so there’s a bit of an upcharge

 

So will he also be 100 at TFS and BBTS?

Loudpedal and Clampdown were TTMall, and their pricing was still inline with TTMall.

 

He might be a bit more from there. Consider this:
Ae is a Japanese retailer correct? So they merely have to purchase from ttmall and pay domestic shipping to receive the product.
Bbts is a USA retailer, so they have to buy from ttmall and then ship the product internationally. Once I order it I can pay $4 shipping, so that international shipping charge has to get added somewhere

 

I'm certainly going to buy this but Nightprowler would have been a better choice.



Shadow Panther looks so much more like a repaint of Tigatron. It would have been better to save Shadow Panther till after they make a Tigatron mold.

 

Guess I'll just get him from TFS then.
Now if AE would put up MPM06 orders.......

 

My gosh. Could they not have waited to repaint from Tigatron?

That beast mode... Oh jeeze.

 

I think *all* of BW2 at one point or another did. LC, SP, Galvatron...at least the beast molds anyway.

 

Terrorsaur also has 2-3 options (including "Lazorbeak") Depending on who has the rights to Fractyl. Maybe more.

He's the BW equivalent of the Seekers.