So I went out today and got myself a "more metallic Hasbro" Sideways, or so I thought. After a thorough inspection, not only did I find it darker but there's a TakaraTomy manual lying in the box! I believe this is the first confirmation that these are in fact TakaraTomy versions, take note that I got this from a local importer, not a regular retail store.
Well that's good. The fewer variants the better. As far as I can tell, all the variants that have come up so far are for non-US figures. Amirite?
He's a bad ass looking car. I will get that in normal form or special Takara version. That's nice lookin'. Anybody have picks of his robot mode?