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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 14, 2024 21:02:23 GMT
Yellow hand is attached to a red forearm so it's not Jhiaxus and it's not Xaaron.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 14, 2024 21:30:00 GMT
Is Straxus a Pulse exclusive or will he turn up at ID etc?
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Post by The Doctor on May 14, 2024 21:31:53 GMT
Pulse exclusive.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 21:32:42 GMT
We don't know the red thing is the forearm
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 21:34:12 GMT
Straxus Product number is G0237 However.... So what's going on here? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 14, 2024 21:36:20 GMT
We don't know the red thing is the forearm Based on the tight angle that's the most likely thing. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 14, 2024 21:41:05 GMT
Straxus Product number is G0237 However.... So what's going on here? The product numbers changed. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 21:42:31 GMT
I think it's more likely a wing, a tip of a bladed weapon or a projectile. The amount of stickyoutness it needs to be doing as a forearms is a bit mad! *IF* it's a body part I think the edge of a shoulder pad, ala Starscream's cape, is more likely |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 14, 2024 21:48:04 GMT
I was talking about the bit at the hand:  It's not Jhiaxus, and there's no red on Xaaron either and they've been fairly faithful so far... |
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Post by Toph on May 14, 2024 22:01:23 GMT
If the red triangle is a sword, then another dinobot is very much on the table.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 22:19:02 GMT
I was talking about the bit at the hand: It's not Jhiaxus, and there's no red on Xaaron either and they've been fairly faithful so far... Got you now. Apologies. I'm not sure that looks red... more a beigey brown |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 14, 2024 22:35:46 GMT
I was talking about the bit at the hand: It's not Jhiaxus, and there's no red on Xaaron either and they've been fairly faithful so far... Got you now. Apologies. I'm not sure that looks red... more a beigey brown It's red, open the below image in a new browser window and look at it at normal size. |
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Post by Jim on May 14, 2024 22:37:54 GMT
If his arm was bent tight at the elbow could the point be at the top of Hot Rod’s (or Rodimus’s) arms / shoulders where they taper in? It might be an awkward pose though.
So far they’ve focused on US issues, which almost rules out the character unless they want to give a nod to the UK comic.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 22:50:56 GMT
Got you now. Apologies. I'm not sure that looks red... more a beigey brown It's red, open the below image in a new browser window and look at it at normal size. Yes, I see what you mean.... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 14, 2024 23:10:48 GMT
If his arm was bent tight at the elbow could the point be at the top of Hot Rod’s (or Rodimus’s) arms / shoulders where they taper in? It might be an awkward pose though. So far they’ve focused on US issues, which almost rules out the character unless they want to give a nod to the UK comic. Hot Rod's in the US strip a lot in the last 20 or so issues. He's the one that fires the shot, waking Primus and summoning Unicron |
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Post by Jim on May 15, 2024 5:45:35 GMT
Of course!
I think I have a mental block on that due to those later issues being so much by the UK crew.
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Post by Toph on May 15, 2024 6:12:30 GMT
Rodimus is almost exclusively UK. Hotrod was introduced in The Headmasters, and remained a steady presence in the US comics through G2.
But he was also purple, while making him a prime candidate for this line, also makes him unlikely to be this particular tease.
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Post by The Huff on May 15, 2024 6:46:59 GMT
If his arm was bent tight at the elbow could the point be at the top of Hot Rod’s (or Rodimus’s) arms / shoulders where they taper in? It might be an awkward pose though. So far they’ve focused on US issues, which almost rules out the character unless they want to give a nod to the UK comic. Hot Rod's in the US strip a lot in the last 20 or so issues. He's the one that fires the shot, waking Primus and summoning Unicron Eh? Am I in the right universe? |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 15, 2024 7:10:34 GMT
We are all in Phil's universe now.
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Post by Benn on May 15, 2024 7:25:40 GMT
Been having a think and I'm settling on three options: A Predacon, Underbase Starscream, or Rodimus Prime.
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Post by Llama God on May 15, 2024 7:27:28 GMT
I'm slowly getting on board with this Straxus. Don't get me wrong - he's great, and it's great to have him, I just wanted the head to be a little bigger. And in fact it's probably fine, it's just the Galvatron shoulders that are in the way. Which is fine. It'll be fine. We're lucky to have this at all. His cannon mode is great, though.
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Post by Llama God on May 15, 2024 7:28:12 GMT
If his arm was bent tight at the elbow could the point be at the top of Hot Rod’s (or Rodimus’s) arms / shoulders where they taper in? It might be an awkward pose though. So far they’ve focused on US issues, which almost rules out the character unless they want to give a nod to the UK comic. Hot Rod's in the US strip a lot in the last 20 or so issues. He's the one that fires the shot, waking Primus and summoning Unicron I will not stand for this Octopunch erasure! |
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Post by Toph on May 15, 2024 7:30:15 GMT
Okay, so, there are several factors going on.
The only thing we know is the dude has a yellow/gold hand.
We don't know if the red thing is a body part of some kind, or if it's an accessory.
If it's a body part, then it's something that may be present on the modern mold, and not necessarily on the original comic design. So the pointy bit does not rule out Thunderwing if it's using Legacy Skyquake, just as an example.
If this toy is as accurate deco wise as the previous three, then that limits who it could be, and rules out almost every popular fan theory.
It's not Megatron, it's not Ratchet, it's not the combination Megatron/Ratchet. It's not Blaster (who makes the most sense).
While I think Phil has dove off the deep end on his immediate certainty for this, It doesn't rule out Jhiaxus though, as the tiny bit we see of the forearm appears to be grey or whitish. I see no reason to count it out.
Two other factors so far that have yet to be considered:
So far, everything chosen has been a featured and popular (if not iconic) comic cover.
This is "Comic Edition," which does not mean it has to be something from Marvel's The Transformers #1-80. There's over a decade of IDW comics, too. (Though I do think they're sticking with Marvel, for now.)
So the yellow fists plus iconic covers thing opens up two additional possibilities I have yet to see.
Man of Iron, and a Runabout/Runamuck set.
MoI had a fairly stand out cover that's an easy repaint of a megatron, while the battlechargers are highly demanded for rerelease, have fairly significantly different decoes, and the white one has yellow fists for some reason, all while being one of the more iconic marvel covers.
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Post by Llama God on May 15, 2024 7:32:38 GMT
Whatever the case, it's not Big Red. And THAT is the biggest crime that's being committed here.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 15, 2024 9:01:00 GMT
It *could* be the Man of Iron if they take the Megatron Siege model and miscolour him like on the US cover...
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Post by Jim on May 15, 2024 9:41:21 GMT
That would be amazing
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Post by Jim on May 15, 2024 9:43:42 GMT
My money is still on Rodimus Prime and UK #113. Possibly the Kingdom mould without the trailer? If the pointy bit is a sword tip this could be how we get red Swoop though the yellow hands make that seem unlikely. |
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Post by Jim on May 15, 2024 10:27:37 GMT
I'm not so sure any more - I rewatched the segment with Straxus and the way the hosts talk suggest something much more left-field and unexpected - "not something we get to do a ton of", "nice new bots", etc.
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Post by Jim on May 15, 2024 10:31:31 GMT
It *could* be the Man of Iron if they take the Megatron Siege model and miscolour him like on the US cover... It really could be... and if the "nice new bots" comment in the stream really is a plural indicating more than one, a 2-pack with Navigator? This is what I want now... |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 15, 2024 10:43:38 GMT
Navigator better come resting on a slab... unseen... unknown by Jazz...
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