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Thanks to Chinese based ebay seller menasor1979 for a new clearer picture of the Toys R Us exclusive Transformers Universe Unicron figure in package. You can view the auction by clicking here. Note that the deco on this sample appears to match the Armada paint applications.
BlitzFire
i want one lol…i dont collecet armade…or energon….or even classics for that matter…but i went to a buddies place last summer and he had a unicron and i was like…hey…thats a sweet looking TF…..i want one
so….if the price is right…i might pick him up to throw on the "other tfs" shelf along with depthcharge, tarantulas and the very few animated i might buy lol
REDLINE
Or Primus.
kjeevahh
i can see the difference!
the armada one's arms are by his sides, the universe one is cupping his balls
Incepticon
Couldn't agree more. If this thing came out during the G1 era – back when we got impressed by *anything* and didn't care about scale or accuracy – it would have been a big deal. But nowadays, a quasi planet-like thing cut in half on wheels just doesn't do it for me.
It's too bad they couldn't have done Unicron the way they did the Darth Vader Death Star Transformer thingamajig.
shogun221
I suspect I'm in the minority here, but I've always felt Armada Unicron was a rather mediocre figure. Aside from the "planet kibble" he pulls off a decent robot, but his alt mode is a complete mess. He looks half-decent from the front, but at every other angle falls apart. He only got a pass when Armada came out, because the fandom had nearly two decades of pent-up desire for the G1 Unicron toy we never got as kids.
On the merits of the mold alone, he's not ghastly, but he's far from being a must-own.
General Tekno
Agreed.
I for one don't care if the package labels him a Decepticon – the bio will likely not.
Besides, it reinforces the "Decepticons = Evil" idea.
Unless the packaging IS indeed a mockup and they used the 'con logo as a placeholder. Although I kinda doubt it.
Keldroc
It's Hasbro being smart, I'd say. Why waste money to redesign the packaging and branding graphics just for one toy that most people will be perfectly happy to lump into the "bad guys" category? Only hardcore fans would even note the "he's not a Decepticon" nitpick, and we certainly don't need a box to tell us what's what.
mechabot-1
christ, i cannot believe some fool bid over $100 for that POS plus around $50 to ship it…flush that $$$ down the shit pot…..
RubySoho
Cool! I missed out so it's new to me. Wonder when it's coming out?
Ops_was_a_truck
Neat to see the big U making a return to the toyline.
Omegatron
It's like playing 'Spot the Differences' in the Sunday comics.
1. Box is different
2. Faction is assigned.
3. Feet are against shins.
4. Arms are moved.
OMEGA PRIME12
first of all i was not talking about cybertron unicron. and he did not have an insigna on the armada but the bio for takara and the english had all the insignas. even on the show (energon) on the episode called "distrubition". unicron had an insigna that showed all 3 factions of the war. side ways was never placed as a decepticon. and the bio on all the minicons had one error. they did not have the minicon insigna on the classics they only had autobot and decepticon signs on them. it never showed anything of them being on the minicon side
Deefuzz
Cool for those who missed out. Would be nice if they do something a little different to him to sweeten the pot for anyone on the fence about getting this one.
Fit For natalie
Sideways and Unicron were sold as Decepticons in Cybertron. Same for the Titanium series. As I recall, Cybertron Unicron had no faction sigil on him.
The Classics Minicons were originally made for Cybertron, and kind of shoved into Classics. They were categorised by Autobot and Decepticon-allied teams.
My comment about the faction sigil on this Unicron is if they're using the same deco plan as Armada, there wouldn't be one tamographed on him anyway. He never had any insignia in Armada.
Runamuck
If this is just a straight repaint, they should be ashamed to sell it at full price. Should be $40, imo.
T(x)
wow, it is the 5 year anniversary limited edition shelf warming reissue
OMEGA PRIME12
NOT TRUE, i recall sideways was on neither side of the armada and cybertronian series and hasbro gave him both insignas. as well as th minicons released on the classics 1.0 and cybertron were given decepticon and autobot insinas when the minicons have their own insignas. plus unicron in the armada unicron,energon unicron were given a minicon insigna with one half red and the other half purple
Trailbreaker77
Missed Primus will likely skip this one. Waits for the Henkei repaint. LOL
optimus kimchee
Ha ha ha ha ha, nice!
Megatron or Galvatron would smoke that fool for the insult (if he were real of course, lol)
kllrwlf
LOL….
It's great for those that don't have Unicron and want one…
Luckily, I already have one.