For those interested, I took some pics of the pack-in comic's back covers (the bios) for the Combiner Wars Protectobots, along with the covers and the Designer Desk segments. Lots of cool stuff, the bios flesh out the characters nicely and the designer desks are a great insight, even when they aren't hinting at new toys.

All posted up here:

Combiner Wars Deluxe Wave 3 (Protectobots) Extended Bios - Transformers News - TFW2005

 

Love these bios! Adds another layer to the figs.

 

So you can attach the missile hand to the front of Rook like some kind of weird claw thing? Neat.

 

I love seeing Rung mentioned multiple times in these bios.

I really hope we have a Rung figure on the horizon!

 

I wish they would do extended bios for the toys in other scales that don't get comics included (since those would include both bigger and smaller toys than the deluxe range). Just toss them on the official website or app, or even IDW's site. It wouldn't be the first time Hasbro's site had extended bios, I think the Cybertron line had them due to those codes on the keys.

+-MWG-+

 

Or just a giant fist, GaoGaiGar style.

EDIT: Oh I see, like his vehicle mode. That is neat.

 

Awesomeness...

 

I don't even like CW, but no thanks Rescue Bots is for Babies.

 

Huh?

 

I'm...gonna assume that was meant for another thread or something.

Anyhow, I really love how detailed these bios are. I hope it's possible to incorporate at least some of it into the current comics, at least as far as the parts that don't contradict established lore. If and when the Protectobots stick around after the Combiner Wars event, I'd like to maybe see some of these details come up.

 

*looks at Prototype Rook Alt w/ Hand*

Oh hai future Nosecone!

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He'll probably become Brawl as well.

 

Taylor Swift "what"-ing shouldn't be meant for any thread!  

 

Rook is a big give away for NoseCone

 

My thoughts exactly! Afterburner from Groove, one of the Aerialbots for Strafe and one of the Stunticons retooled for Lightspeed, possibly another Silverbolt remold for Scattershot (here's hoping for a new mold, though) and some new guy because Afterburner can't become a limb anymore.  

And if we do get a full Combaticon team, it'll be interesting to see if Swindle and Blast Off are remolded from previous CW figures or (here's hoping again) new molds.  

 

Thanks for these, Sol Fury!  

I must admit that I hope someone makes some high quality scans of the bio pages for these (and the Wave 1 re-releases) much like what was done when Wave 2 came out. As someone who isn't likely to be getting the U.S. versions of the figures, it's nice to have copies of these for my archives.

 

Looking forward to these.

 

...dude, g1 Blades is like the exact opposite of RB blades in every way.

The only similarities are:
They're both autobots
they both turn into helicopters
they both are in a team with a fire truck and a police car
they're both named blades

no real personality similarities. the only design similarity is they both turn into helicopters.

 

"Incorporate some car hood design cues" on Streetwise's chest, eh? Nice to see that confirmed as deliberate. See you soon, Prowl.