TFSS 5.0 Pretender Optimus Prime and Paradron Medic Revealed

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  1. Scaleface

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    Seems it's Pretender Optimus Prime and Paradron medic.

    We actually live in a world where Optimus Prime is a Swerve repaint.

    So last year they repainted Swerve into Megatron. This year they repaint Swerve into Optimus Prime. Not long before we get Swerve repainted into Unicron!

    https://twitter.com/ThatJohnD/status/696854681188839424

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    BTW - it's a nod to the other deco of the unused gorilla pretender mold...

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  2. Novaburnhilde

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    Nice!

    Love that little Optimus, and the Paradron medic is a nice surprise as well.
     
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    I like the Mini Prime and he is a Double Pretender,too so he is homage to G2 Prime,Powermaster Prime, & Optimus Primal?
     
  4. Scaleface

    Scaleface Well-Known Member

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    I think I like the Dairycon Pretender Convoy better. It was a combination of Pretender Bumblebee and G1 Pipes.

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    Haha Prime in a Primal shell.
     
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    Shatterpoint Neato

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    Quickslinger is a homage to the named background character in Cybertron and her name's usage as a Slingshot stand-in.
     
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    Love the Paradron Medic. :) 
     
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    Bummer that this means 5.0 isn't a combiner. Was looking forward to maybe a Magnaboss or Wreckers reference.

    Also, that sound you hear is the bottom falling out of the market for Oilmaster and the 2015 set.

    Maybe I *should* hold off on Predacus. Maybe they'll do a toy accurate version later.
     
  9. Scaleface

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    We already have Combiner Wars Silverbolt, Prowl and Ironhide. They can just add 2 characters (Sunstreaker and Mirage?) and call the combiner Magnaboss Maximus, just as they added two characters and made Tripredicus into Predicus.
     
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    Two MORE? Have we seen any TFSS 5.0 already?
     
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    Wait a second - an F.S.S. without Combiners?
    What is this madness?
     
  12. Shatterpoint

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    Well it's a 7 figure set if you count the bonus figure. You only need 5 for a combiner. Regardless the last/current one is a combiner set. :p 
     
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    that pretender prime isn't that great imo. the mold doesn't work as optimus. dairycon pretender prime was great tho.
     
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    huh, Swervimus Prime looks better then he has any right too (nice job on the Laser Prime paint scheme)
    but the pretender looks super crap to me. Hi-Q looks pretty amazing as a straight repaint, that mold suits him.

    Paradron medic looks as expected (surprised she hasn't shown up sooner) but the pink/lavender biceps and hands look very clashy and weird with the green...
     
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    That's what I was thinking!

    Fixing the title for clarity.

    TFSS 5.0 is 2/2 so far. Can't wait to see the the rest!
     
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    I am so stoked for that pretender again
     
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    Well yeah, but FunPub could shoehorn an entire army of Combiner War repaint figures! Why wouldn't Pete want an Army of loyal Combiner toys? He could finally achieve his goal of World Domination in doing so!

    *Note: From now on, Green will be used for Conspiracy jokes.
     
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    I like the Paradron Medic.
     
  19. Lody666

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    Don't complain

    We haven't even seen GI Joe FSS 4.0 begin to ship, final carded samples or even a hint of what's going on.

    I would also be skeptical of getting involved with ANYTHING related to the GIJCC or TFCC since they are slated to be losing the license and they have already told everyone that all memberships expire December of this year.

    Do you really want to take a risk and give them your money?
     
  20. TerminusTypeR

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    Wow, the Fun Pub versions are a lot nicer than the Dairycon ones!

    I'm actually pretty hyped for these two! Now I just have to hope they'll do BW Uprising Botanica as one of the figures. If she's part of the sub then I'm insta in. But Botanica or not, if the other 4 are as nice as these two I think I'll give the sub a shot.