Robot Heros Inferno, Predaking, Ricochet, and More!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Icespark, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. Nemesis Predaking

    Nemesis Predaking Offical Enforcer WTF@TFW Veteran

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    OK, I'm finally going to have to bite on robot hero's.
    I want that Predaking !!!!
     
  2. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    Inferno is badass. Hasbro read my mind. Lazerbeak is big fuggin' lulz. Predaking, meh. Tigatron... I was really hoping he would get his own GOOD fig, and in SHOW accurate colours, not the crappy toy deco. Hasbro read my mind again, only backwards. (or opposite or whatever)
     
  3. Incepticon

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    Ditto and ditto. I guess if I can accept Sunstorm as a hindsight G1 character, I can do the same with Ricochet.

    * before someone chimes in with a history lesson, yes I realize Ricochet is not new by any stretch, but he was never apart of the core G1 cast over here, never in the show, etc. so that's why he remained off my radar.
     
  4. Lucs

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    Yeah I think it would be cool if they did it the Marvel Heroes way with things like Sentinels being more in scale and sold in multipacks with smaller guys
    I'm really starting to like Ricochet, even though I kind of like the name Stepper more, I think it makes him sound more like he's related to Jazz in a sense. I would love to start seeing Ricochet being the inevitable Jazz repaint cuz if Hasbro saw him as an easy repaint I think we'd get more new Jazz molds. A lot of people love their black repaints, myself included
     
  5. G1Wheeljack

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    I may have to pick up that Inferno & Tigatron, & I don't usually collect Robot Heros.
     
  6. Dinobot Nuva

    Dinobot Nuva Johnny 3 Tears Veteran

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    Frankly, I'm surprised its taken them this long to do an obvious repaint. The last one we got was what, Thundercracker? And all in all the only character repaints we've gotten are Cliffjumper, Movie Cliffjumper, Skywarp and Thundercracker, and now Ricochet. Hell, give me a Sunstorm/White Prime Ultra Magnus Dreamwave style 2-pack.
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  7. Kaijumaster

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    AWWWWW.....I always hoped Predaking would be one of those giant ones like the Sentinal and Galactus, and all his Animal faces would be happy. aw well, Inferno is a must buy.
     
  8. Liege Prime

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    Well, I'm happy for whoever is happy with these. I started buying some, and now have around a dozen (or, six packs plus the WalMart exclusive set). They're great, honestly, but with how much is now coming out, I pretty much had to stop collecting these guys. My problem, ultimately, is shelf space, which is making me get less and less from each line, and I like almost everything from Universe, so room is getting scarce. So, these guys are a casuality of space constraints.
     
  9. deltaprime

    deltaprime The Christian Transfan

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    I've tryed my best to say no, but I might just have to get some of these Twansfowmers. Loserbeak looks like he could advertise for a fruity breakfast cereal.
     
  10. samtastic

    samtastic Herald of Wheelie

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    A good way to display these guys are small wooden shadow boxes. You can paint them and hang them on the wall. Sorry this pic is crappy, but you get the idea.

    LONG LIVE ROBOT HEROES!!

    These are awesome. So glad they're doing Prowl and Predaking!! Does this mean we can expect all our favorite g1 combiners in RH form?? God I hope so.

    Gotta say though - Laserbeak looks like crap.

    And even though I'm not a fan of beast wars at all, I will get the tigatron repaint because it looks great.
     
  11. Bathawk

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    who is Ricochet?

    Since he's packaged with Predaking I assume he's a G1 charcter that they couldn't give the original name to? (ie hardshell/bombshell Hot Rod/Rodimus)
     
  12. TCracker

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    Must....have...Laserbeak! That is epic lulz there.
     
  13. samtastic

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    Well if you're a scale nut, what are you going to do about the existing Robot Heroes Unicron? He's the same size as Rumble and Ravage.

    While I think large scale RHs would be great, who has the room for a non-transforming toy that size?? The only way I would accept it is if they released a combiner pack including all the robot team members and a large 'Devastator' to go with. Short of that... just keep'em all small.

    But they better do Devastator, Superion, Bruticus, Menasor and Defensor or I will cry. : P
     
  14. samtastic

    samtastic Herald of Wheelie

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    Stepper, Japanese G1 repaint of Jazz, right?
     
  15. Ravenxl7

    Ravenxl7 W.A.F.F.L.E.O.

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    This guy:

    http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Ricochet_(G1_Autobot)

    Personally I think he makes for a really good black repaint. The combination of the black, white, gold, and flame paint apps looks good on the Jazz body.
     
  16. Foster

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    Ricochet was a G1 Targetmaster from Japan. He was called Stepper originally and was a Jazz repaint modded to hold a Targetmaster gun.
     
  17. Incepticon

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    This. I would give my left <insert body part here> to get sets of the Constructicons, Predacons & Aerialbots all in their individual bot modes. Hell, I'd even buy Reflector if they made him/them into RH... or buy a singular version 3 times if I had to.

    Seriously, I have a problem with these things. It's really quite sad.
     
  18. Enigma2K2

    Enigma2K2 Robot In Disguise TFW2005 Supporter

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    Ahhh, I found my "mirrored" image... because I hate these with a passion.
     
  19. dark69

    dark69 BlackArachnia Terrorize!

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    cool! i must get 2 Inferno's so i can repaint him as Antagony
     
  20. SMOG

    SMOG Vocabchampion ArgueTitan

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    Wow... they're really going to town with these Robot Heroes. At this rate, we might get just about a complete set of characters from each series! I'm impressed! :) 

    If only they were half the price. As cute as they may be, they're still way overpriced for what they are. Still a pass for me...

    zmog