7 New Construct-Bots Revealed: Shockwave, Silverbolt, Deadend, Breakdown and More

Mindmaster wrote:Did they use Wheeljack's head for Silverbolt?

Crap, Deadend is becoming more neon yellow/green with each release.

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

Mindmaster wrote:Did they use Wheeljack's head for Silverbolt?

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

When was it said Shocky can't have two hands?

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

You're telling me that this...



...looks nothing like this?



They're definitely Bionicles rip-offs. The only difference between the two is that the Constructbots are beefier and have characteristics shared by well-known Transformers characters and vehicles.

And check this out: when the Constructbots are armorless...



...boom, instant Bionicle with a Transformer head.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

You're telling me that this...



...looks nothing like this?



They're definitely Bionicles rip-offs. The only difference between the two is that the Constructbots are beefier and have characteristics shared by well-known Transformers characters and vehicles.

And check this out: when the Constructbots are armorless...



...boom, instant Bionicle with a Transformer head.

Actually they're more in line with LEGO Hero Factory. Similar system. Base skeleton and armor parts are separate.

GuyIncognito wrote:This is like when I was 12 and kids argued over whether Transformers "ripped off" Go-Bots or vice versa. Aren't we all old enough to understand that products can be similar or based on the same idea without one having to be a "ripoff" of the other?

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

There are better reasons not to get this Shockwave. Like not caring for the overall aesthetic.

But really.. Animated Shockwave had two hands too. did you skip that one because if it? (And if you did, you're missing out.)

Prime643 wrote:these are horribly misfigured, they remind me of those cheap ass kinex kits. Hasbro why do you do this!? waste time effort money on wasteless things when you could be pushing resources to making and improving your Tranasformers. (Also know as the piece of shit DOTM line you gave us)

Mindmaster wrote:

Prime643 wrote:these are horribly misfigured, they remind me of those cheap ass kinex kits. Hasbro why do you do this!? waste time effort money on wasteless things when you could be pushing resources to making and improving your Tranasformers. (Also know as the piece of shit DOTM line you gave us)

I believe there are two reasons in the development of these Constructbots:

1) Hasbro's pushing for more creativity in their brands. Ken Robinson in one of his "TED Talks" discusses and stresses the importance of creativity in children.

2) Fans have been asking for customizable Transformers for a pretty long while now. I totally support customizable Transformers... but just not with this approach.

I'll partially agree that the DOTM line was unpleasant. Some of the molds were decent or great, but most - in my opinion - just weren't worth $16.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:This is like when I was 12 and kids argued over whether Transformers "ripped off" Go-Bots or vice versa. Aren't we all old enough to understand that products can be similar or based on the same idea without one having to be a "ripoff" of the other?

Where's the fun in that?

Seriously though, Construct-Bots is to Bionicle as Kre-O is to Lego. Similar premises, but that's it. While I have to respect Hasbro's guts of such a move, I'd rather wait and see how it all works out.

Kre-O is decent enough, though not enough to knock Lego off the no. 1 spot of the building block market (they're being heavily discounted here, guys!). I'm expecting Construct-Bots to go the same way.

As a long time Bionicle collector, the major and original premise was a gear system where moving a gear moved a character's arm or weapon. If we want to get to get technical, it's not a Bionicle ripoff, seeing as Bionicle never originated with the articulated brick balljointed action figure, that could be tracked to MegaBloks or older Lego series like Knights.

Hasbro is trying to cash in on this craze and I feel like they are about a decade late. The recent Lego DC heroes tried to revive the brick balljointed action figure and they gave fans this;



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Mindmaster wrote:Both Bionicles and Hero Factory are practically the same.

Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime are practically the same.

Superwheeljack wrote:Though I absolutely dislike Legos, they kind of did rip-off Bionicle. Though I don't think there's a patent for that stuff, I can assure its going to be shit, worse than the movie franchise line, which is pure trash.

Blurrz wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:This is like when I was 12 and kids argued over whether Transformers "ripped off" Go-Bots or vice versa. Aren't we all old enough to understand that products can be similar or based on the same idea without one having to be a "ripoff" of the other?

Where's the fun in that?

Seriously though, Construct-Bots is to Bionicle as Kre-O is to Lego. Similar premises, but that's it. While I have to respect Hasbro's guts of such a move, I'd rather wait and see how it all works out.

Kre-O is decent enough, though not enough to knock Lego off the no. 1 spot of the building block market (they're being heavily discounted here, guys!). I'm expecting Construct-Bots to go the same way.

As a long time Bionicle collector, the major and original premise was a gear system where moving a gear moved a character's arm or weapon. If we want to get to get technical, it's not a Bionicle ripoff, seeing as Bionicle never originated with the articulated brick balljointed action figure, that could be tracked to MegaBloks or older Lego series like Knights.

Hasbro is trying to cash in on this craze and I feel like they are about a decade late. The recent Lego DC heroes tried to revive the brick balljointed action figure and they gave fans this;



zzzzzzzzzz

Superwheeljack wrote:It reminds me of the thanksgiving parade people with the huge heads