Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 10:48AM CST

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Seibertron.com member Razorclaw0000 has alerted us towards something very cool at DeviantArt. Artist Dan Khana has posted 3 very interesting pieces of of Energon Optimus Prime and Megatron. This artwork was meant to be the boxart for two Target exclusive repaints from the Transformers Energon line which eventually got cancelled. It was said that the Megatron was going to come with WST Soundwave while the Optimus Prime would have come with WST Optimus Prime, but we cannot confirm this.
You can see the images by clicking the names:
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime Supermode
Megatron

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Credit(s): Razorclow0000, Dan Khana

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Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020583)
Posted by Editor on November 18th, 2009 @ 11:09am CST

The Prime I don't see as a big loss, but that Megs is sweet.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020593)
Posted by Overcracker on November 18th, 2009 @ 11:30am CST

Pitty. That Black and Red Prime looked really cool.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020618)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on November 18th, 2009 @ 12:35pm CST

I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020651)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on November 18th, 2009 @ 2:19pm CST

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

I own those, keepin them mint in package of coarse, does seibertron have a gallery for elusive and cancelled figures? I could snap some action shots of them... in packaging

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020657)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on November 18th, 2009 @ 2:23pm CST

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

I own those, keepin them mint in package of coarse, does seibertron have a gallery for elusive and cancelled figures? I could snap some action shots of them... in packaging

The Wave 5 stuff you mean? Reverb, Gunbarrel, and Backtrack?

I'm pretty jealous!

I'd love to see some pics.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020684)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on November 18th, 2009 @ 3:37pm CST

Razorclaw0000 wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

I own those, keepin them mint in package of coarse, does seibertron have a gallery for elusive and cancelled figures? I could snap some action shots of them... in packaging

The Wave 5 stuff you mean? Reverb, Gunbarrel, and Backtrack?

I'm pretty jealous!

I'd love to see some pics.

I'll make it happen, the thing i found most interesting about them is that the card they are sealed to is pre-allspark power, placing them as a possible middle wave.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020686)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on November 18th, 2009 @ 3:42pm CST

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

I own those, keepin them mint in package of coarse, does seibertron have a gallery for elusive and cancelled figures? I could snap some action shots of them... in packaging

The Wave 5 stuff you mean? Reverb, Gunbarrel, and Backtrack?

I'm pretty jealous!

I'd love to see some pics.

I'll make it happen, the thing i found most interesting about them is that the card they are sealed to is pre-allspark power, placing them as a possible middle wave.

Which is funny, given all three figures are dripping AllSpark blue!

How much did they run you, if you don't mind?

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020727)
Posted by Hard Hacker on November 18th, 2009 @ 5:54pm CST

The Megatron redeco is pretty cool. Shame I could only really afford to get Scouts and Deluxes at the time... I would have really wanted that.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020748)
Posted by Blurrz on November 18th, 2009 @ 8:04pm CST

That Megatron would have been totally badass. That's a shame.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020780)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on November 18th, 2009 @ 9:47pm CST

Razorclaw0000 wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:I think out of all the cancelled figures we've seen protos for, these are the ones I wanted the most, especially Megatron. Second are the Wave 5 Target Movie Basics from '07.

I own those, keepin them mint in package of coarse, does seibertron have a gallery for elusive and cancelled figures? I could snap some action shots of them... in packaging

The Wave 5 stuff you mean? Reverb, Gunbarrel, and Backtrack?

I'm pretty jealous!

I'd love to see some pics.

I'll make it happen, the thing i found most interesting about them is that the card they are sealed to is pre-allspark power, placing them as a possible middle wave.

Which is funny, given all three figures are dripping AllSpark blue!

How much did they run you, if you don't mind?

a lot. More than I care to admit, I had just had a large some of money dropped upon me and assumed that they were just like any other unreleased-as-of-auction-date and wanted them at any cost (to be first to own) similar to bludgeon. Much to my surprise, they never made it to an actual production run, their retail value is approximately 5.99 each, their actual value is unknown to me.

Re: Boxart for Cancelled Energon Megatron and Optimus Prime Repaints (1020990)
Posted by Prime Evil on November 19th, 2009 @ 12:52pm CST

I would've LOVED that megs repaint. I'm actually hoping that Hasbro may still repaint him in that color scheme eventually and make him Thunderwing, with a new head mold of course. *crosses fingers*