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Truthfully, I think Shockwave is less likely. We got Shockwave during TFA, and most people would say "that is enough". I would not mind a *good* Shockwave though. (That "Titaniums" figure would have been a kibbly-armed piece of junk. I do not mourn it.)

Do not give up on merge teams. With all the combining and such in the movie-line, it is not too far a stretch to think that Hasbro might use the gimmick more in future lines. Now, if Hasbro can match the old "Go-Bot" Puzzlor, I will be truly happy.

Dom
-well, "truly happy" with the toy, not in the deeper more life affirming sense.

Oh I don't ever expect Shockwave to make into the Classics/Universe line. But this is a wishlist and this is what I wish for. Now if we're going to wish for what's likely... I dunno, the other seekers maybe? US repaints of the Henkei Thrust and Dirge would be cool. Course, I already have the Henkei versions, but still.

Did I already say "More of the Dinobots?"

More of the Dinobots. Especially Sludge and Snarl. They need some love.

138 Scourge wrote: Especially Sludge and Snarl. They need some love.

Giggity.

I'd dig a new Sludge as well (my favorite Dinobot). Also, I've said it before, but I'll reiterate here that I'd really, really like to see them do the Classics Seeker mold up as Sunstorm and Action Master Thundercracker. Honestly, I can't say which of those I want more.

BWprowl wrote:I'd dig a new Sludge as well (my favorite Dinobot). Also, I've said it before, but I'll reiterate here that I'd really, really like to see them do the Classics Seeker mold up as Sunstorm and Action Master Thundercracker. Honestly, I can't say which of those I want more.

Yes to both. I'd love for Hasbro to announce a Classics Thundercracker, and have the people that were that upset about the whole Botcon thing get all excited, and then we get the first pics, and it's an AM 'Cracker homage, only done up in even brighter colors. Possibly in sparkly paint, too. I'd love the toy, and the 'true fan reaction' would be priceless.

Still chuckle every now and again over the whole Botcon Seeker thing because I'm a horrible person...

138 Scourge wrote:

BWprowl wrote:I'd dig a new Sludge as well (my favorite Dinobot). Also, I've said it before, but I'll reiterate here that I'd really, really like to see them do the Classics Seeker mold up as Sunstorm and Action Master Thundercracker. Honestly, I can't say which of those I want more.

Yes to both. I'd love for Hasbro to announce a Classics Thundercracker, and have the people that were that upset about the whole Botcon thing get all excited, and then we get the first pics, and it's an AM 'Cracker homage, only done up in even brighter colors. Possibly in sparkly paint, too. I'd love the toy, and the 'true fan reaction' would be priceless.

Still chuckle every now and again over the whole Botcon Seeker thing because I'm a horrible person...

I don't know which of those I'd want less. Acid Storm was a disaster (although I do have one, ugh). I was SO pissed over the seeker thing then the Henkei ones came out. I'd actually love to see Hasbro release any classics TC even if it is neon night attack TC in the most psychadelic day-glo colors possible. Sparkly paint and everything. And actually, I'm a horrible person the other way. I'd love Hasbro to do a straight G1/Henkei-esque version of TC and then watch everyone who got the Botcon set start bitching about how THEY got gipped. Same with Dirge and Thrust. And, now that I think about the fact that they re-released Starscream in the Henkei deco, I fully expect the other seekers to follow suit.

I'm actually pretty fond of Acid Storm, his colors look rather nice in robot mode. Plus, I have a weakness for obscure one-frame characters getting toys (hence my love for Sunstorm). I also like the idea that every new Seeker has to be named "______storm".

Universe Starscream turned out to be one of my favorite versions of the mold. Not just because the colors were uncommonly pretty, but also because the mold degretation from this being the umpteenth use of the mold led to the elbow joints (which had been detestably stiff on previous versions) being much smoother.

For me, it was the deco that killed Acid Storm. It really just looks like Starscream overenergized, hurled on Vector Sigma and it suddenly turned into a jet.

I sometimes run a TF RPG with some friends of mine and I actually came up with an entire Decepticon Aerialbot type merge group with all of their names ending in Storm. Windstorm, Skystorm, Starstorm, Airstorm, Hailstorm, and for the merge form, Firestorm.

BWprowl wrote:I'd dig a new Sludge as well (my favorite Dinobot). Also, I've said it before, but I'll reiterate here that I'd really, really like to see them do the Classics Seeker mold up as Sunstorm and Action Master Thundercracker. Honestly, I can't say which of those I want more.

I have one of those actually.


Joking aside, there is absolutely no reason Hasbro could not release a properly colored TC, (maybe using light blue and white, similar to the cartoon), and still preserve the exclusivity of the BotCon release. Everybody could win in that scenario. They could also more or less use the Henkei colors, which were different enough from the BotCon toy's colors.

Actually releasing the AM colors would be a huge waste of a spot in a case assortment.

Dom
-still has a few more Acid Storms to paint.