Treat this as a rumor for now, but one with a bit of a solid foundation to it. 2005 Boards member xZAOx has shared with us a rumored list of at-show toys for Botcon 2014 – a list that, if all of this plays out, will turn out to be quite an exciting celebration of 20 years of Botcons.
The rumored toys are as follows:
- Transformers Prime (mainline) Arcee as Flare-up and Flamewar (we saw Flamewar earlier today)
- Transformers Prime Thundertron as Alpha Trion (based on the 3H Wreckers Alpha Trion)
- Transformers Collectors Club Rampage / Prime First Edition Megatron as Shokaract
- Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime as Apelinq
- Transformers Prime Vehicon and Jet Vehicon as the Generation 1 Decepticon clones, Pounce and Wingspan
As stated, this group is a rumor right now – but we’ve less than two weeks to go before it can be proven, one way or another.
dominusveritas
Don't the Botcon bags have "adult collectible" written on them? I don't know why they'd have to go through the safety standards testing, but I'm not an expert either.
I'd soooo much rather have the Robot Masters mold.
BScorpinok75
so about a week left til we find out if these are true…part of me hopes its true because most don't interest…so money saved
Lumpy
Check the first post.
flatline72
yeah there are lots of folks on ebay selling the custom figure for less than $40 and they can't get rid of them.
Sportimus
This thread got a bit confusing. What are the extra attendee figures?
MelficeCyrum
So wait, what are these? Are these toys being sold at BotCon?
Primal Sabbath
They could just shoehorn him into FSS as it seems like the only fiction those things have collectively in common is Transtech Rhinox never blinking at his monitors that show all of these universes at the same time.
Although as a toy, he'd just look far too similar to the (now) other two offerings of that mold, so idk… I'm still against the concept.
Thundershot
If it's in G1 fiction, he can LOOK like Cyb Red Alert, but maybe give him a new name.. Since we already have a G1 Red..
xZAOx
Not to mention, the only good Red Alert is a car 😉
G.B. Blackrock
Me, too. I'll happily change my opinion if I see a concept for Red Alert that makes it simultaneously look like Red Alert, yet not like Prime Ratchet.
But I think that's a pretty tall order.
(Oh, and now, it also has to look not-like this upcoming First Aid figure)
Lbsammills51
The same reasons I'm not enthusiastic at the idea of a Red Alert from Ratchet/Cannonball for Botcon would be the same reason I'd not be enthusiastic over the idea of including it in TFSS 3.0.
Olymprix
Now, I'm starting to think tha I'd rather see Red Alert as part of TFSS 3.0 rather than as a BotCon figure. It would fit more with the mixed-bag approach from TFSS and would make sense because, if Shokaract pops up at BotCon, he would be a TFCC Rampage redeco…
AutobotSDG
Yes, I guess it is my friend. The thought crossed my mind to check it after I posted, then my ADD kicked in and… Oh look, a Petrorabbit! How cute…
Anyway… what?
Oh yeah, thanks for the links. It would figure they were in the text stories I never got around to reading. I'll have to check them out.
BScorpinok75
Yes, Greenlight and Lancer work for my taste from BH Arcee…They're obscure enough and they can work as motorcycles because they never had an official alt…but l wouldn't want every femmebot to be an Prime/BH Arcee redeco or retool…
Thundershot
I've never heard of them either until they were mentioned here. I just looked them up on the wiki and the answers were there.
xZAOx
The wiki is your friend.
Greenlight – Transformers Wiki
Lancer – Transformers Wiki
flatline72
earlier this year a member had posted a picture of a prototype Gears TF during Transformers prime being sold in the retail stores….maybe the custom figure will be gears??
vvvTheONEvvv
I thought greenlight was a fan made name? and wasn't lancer the gay guy in robotech?
anyways,
personally, I could go for ALL the fembots as repainted PRID arcee's… I think I said it about a year ago in another thread about how they really should look into it.
I have all 8 of the energon arcee molds (botcon, superlink, etc)… so bring it on funpub!
oh yeah, who's actually going?
all I want are the fembots and ginrai (doesn't everyone?)… PM me a bro-price (you can hike it 20% of cost) and you have your money now.
flatline72
uh, no
I think that other was just making up names or pulling them randomly out their ass.
I've never heard of those names either.
AutobotSDG
Am I the only one who has no idea who these two are that keep getting mentioned?