BotCon 2016 2nd exclusive revealed!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by PoweredConvoy, Oct 9, 2015.

  1. Bass X0

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    Anyone remember when Hound turned into a dog? Or Bumblebee into an insect? No?
     
  2. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    That's a little different. Toy trademark laws prevent them from naming something they literally turn into, at least directly. (Hence why BW names tend to be made-up words with part of the animal name in it, or why Tankor isn't just named "Vehicon Tank")
     
  3. T-Hybrid

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    This is why I hate "we" and "our" from BW fans. Because CW/BW figures are like a perfect storm of the two things that got me most into Transformers (beast wars and combiners).

    That they're homaging a BW combiner is icing on an already delicious plastic cake.

    I'm going to flip if the souvenir set actually does go with Magnaboss.
     
  4. Bass X0

    Bass X0 Captain Commando

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    I like to think their Cybertronian names is something that sounds similar to their Beast Wars name.

    Dynobot
    Jhi-Tor
    Rattletrap

    Optimus Primal is fine since it could refer to the Primal Program - Primal Program - Transformers Wiki
     
  5. T-Hybrid

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    Going by BW the series, didn't they name themselves after taking new forms?
     
  6. Smitty.1981

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    Who could they use to make a Magnaboss that would be different that the CW toy that we got anda good homage to the BW toy?

    Maybe...
    • Optimus as Ironhide with a new gestalt head,
    • Slingshot as Silverbolt, because of his nice round head
    • First Aid as Prowl with a new head.
    Then to fill out the team
    • Razorbeast from Offroad
    • Wolfang from Deadend.
     
  7. Bass X0

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    I'd like them to use molds that aren't Combiner Wars for the other toys. People are getting tired of seeing these molds continually used in a short time.
     
  8. Smitty.1981

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    It's 2015 every one is a combiner now.
     
  9. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    Then get ready for 2016, because every toy that's a Deluxe or larger will have a Headmaster gimmick.
     
  10. Thundershot

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    Your Rattrap must be different than mine. While his modes look good, I HATE transforming him.. I agree with the others..
     
  11. Bed Bugs

    Bed Bugs Haven't gone postal yet...

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    I started thinking. I'm starting to like this Tarantulas and the main reason is that he CAN NOT look like Beast Wars Tarantulas in order for the fiction to work.

    Tarantulas was a spy in Beast Wars, so if he did anything in a Pre-Beast Wars story that would cause a lot of attention to be directed at him, such as help the Tripredacus Council come to power by becoming a combiner, he'd need to alter his appearance.

    In steps Subscription Service Tarantulas.

    I'm calling it now, in the fiction, Tarantulas will help get the Tripredacus Council to power with his Botcon 2016 body, then he will change his paint job and alt mode into the Subscription Service Tarantulas in order to infiltrate Megatron's Crew. Megatron won't be able to recognize him as the same bot because of his altered appearance. Would also kind of explain why Transmetal Tarantulas's paint job exists. Becoming a Transmetal didn't change his color, it just revealed his true colors, if you will.

    I kind of wish Fun Pub would have put more emphasis on this plot point during the reveal. I think it would have helped a lot of people like the figure early on.
     
  12. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    I can sort of dig this actually.
     
  13. BScorpinok75

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    That works for me