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Over the past couple days, TFW2005 has posted a few articles suggesting we might be getting a full version of Computron, not just Scattershot/Betatron. The other figure whose artwork was leaked is Liokaiser, using the Skylynx mold for Leozack who forms the core body.

Both are shown with a retool of Combiner Wars Brawl for a limb, with a drill instead of the tank barrel, like was previewed for Botcon's Ram Horn figure, obviously being used for Nosecone and Drillhorn.

I suspect these will be Takaratomy only, perhaps even TT Mall sets.

Maybe for the Japanese characters, but I fully expect a complete Computron and Abominus before the end of CW.

I have to doubt they'll be Takara-Tomy exclusive. One of those articles is a listing for Computron in the Toys R Us computers for a price of $99.99. So I'm thinking maybe they're planning on releasing Computron as a box set, possibly as a TRU exclusive. Not really sure since we know they will be releasing Scattorshot. Liokaiser is hard to say. It would give Hasbro another use of the Sky-Lynx mold though, and it seems like they're trying to get at least 2 uses out of every mold.

I really hope Computron isn't a box set, since they've already released Scattorshot. I'd hate to have two Scattorshots just to be gauranteed to get all of Computron.

A full color artwork image of Computron has been revealed. In addition to the Technobots , it seems a Legends version of Cosmos will be added to the team and all are reuses of previous Combiner Wars molds.

I expect a computron but I'm very skeptical about an abominus. As much as I'd like some animal combiners I have a feeling we're not suddenly going to get a combiner made of all new molds at the tail-end of the line (as awesome as a new Predaking, Piranacon and Beastmay be)

Computron seems to have articulated ankles.

Might have to chuck my Superion for this.

Over the past week, Hisashi Yuki has been posting images of prototypes for Takara version of Computron. Like Hasbro, they will be remolds, but looks like Takara decided to use some different figures, and given them some much more extensive alterations compared to Hasbro's version...

Scattorshot is still a remold of Silverbolt like the Hasbro version, but with a new chest and head among other differences.
Afterburner is a remold of Takara's Groove.
Lightspeed makes some changes to the Wheeljack mold where as Hasbro is using the Streetwise mold
Nosecone is a remold of Rook rather than Brawl, and gives him a giant drill.
Strafe is a remold of Takara's version of Blastoff rather than Air Raid.

And finally, Computron himself, showing off some more changes to the Scattorshot mold, featuring a new chest and head for the combiner as well.

Edit: Full gallery of Takara's Technobots in color.

News from Botcon about Hasbro's version of Computron...

Scattorshot was initially released by himself because Hasbro had no plans on making Computron (until later). Scattorshot will have a new deco from the original release. Computron will feature ankle tilts. And Computron will be released as a box set.

Hasbro also has plans to release Groove for Defensor, but it will be different from Takara's version.