Cyberverse Sale at Michael's and New Images of Ultimate Grimlock, Spark Armor Megatron and More

That spark armor Megs on one hand looks cool because it looks like a vague homage to his G2 Bomber toy, on the other hand the altmode leaves a LOT to be desired.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:My wife visits one now and again, and gets the occasional coupons. Guess it's time to see if they're in-store too.

The listing says online only. Also, nowhere in the listing does it say Ultimate Class Grimlock, it just says ultimate class figures and shows three different options. There's no doubt in my mind that you don't get to choose and you'll probably get Megs, Prime, or maybe Bumblebee.

So Cyberverse Spark Armor lets them enter a Shattered Glass dimension where Megatron and a drone combine into reverse-color-Battletrap, and Meg's crotch is super-prominent because it doesn't have strategically-placed alt-mode weapon kibble!

The more I see of this subline, the more I like it! It's like Power Core Combiners and RID Energon Armor merged to spawn a litter of the most bizarre mutations known to Cybertronian life!

Wireless_Phantom wrote:I've seen some bad tank modes, but I think that takes the cake.

Agreed his hands are obviously exposed and his crotch is left wide open.
Even movie 2009 ROTF megatron was a lot better since his limbs werent exposed despite being a cybertronian tank.

I'm wondering if Meg's arms can rotated 180° so that they cover his torso better?

ThunderThruster wrote:I'm wondering if Meg's arms can rotated 180° so that they cover his torso better?

Most likely yes. But it's a shame that such a well detailed toy has to suffer in vehicle mode just to make him easy enough for kids to use alongside with his giant gimmick helicopter.

The new Transformers Cyberverse Spark Armor Optimus Prime with Ark Armor in Australian retail!

This figure is almost Leader Class size, making him what the younglings call "an absolute unit", and includes an out-of-scale Ark that can turn into armor for this Prime. He was spotted at Big W in Morayfield. Supposedly, this figure will be a Big W exclusive in Australia. We have mirrored images for your convenience.



Are you interested in this? Or were you more interested in the MPMs above? Tell us in the discussion below.

Nathaniel Prime wrote:This figure is almost Leader Class size, making him what the younglings call "an absolute unit", and includes an out-of-scale Ark that can turn into armor for this Prime. He was spotted at Big W in Morayfield. Supposedly, this figure will be a Big W exclusive in Australia. We have mirrored images for your convenience.



Are you interested in this? Or were you more interested in the MPMs above? Tell us in the discussion below.

Those shelves look so warm and cuddly.
That’s right, I’m taking “shelf warming” back! I’m turning it around.
That’s the kind of shelf the kind of properly warmed shelf I want at my store.
That’s not a shelf, that’s a hearth.

Oh, and super cool about that Optimus

Here we go! So this is from over in the Australia sightings forum. I think we got some crossed streams somewhere along the way.
Behold! Context!


Those shelves look so warm and cuddly.
That’s right, I’m taking “shelf warming” back! I’m turning it around.
That’s the kind of shelf the kind of properly warmed shelf I want at my store.
That’s not a shelf, that’s a hearth.[/quote][/quote]

Still, that Optimus is HUGE!
I'll have to skip on it due to it's size. But the kids will love it for sure!

thread was cleaned up to keep things on track, if anyone has any questions, you can reach me by PM.

That Optimus is pretty cool but the alt mode is beyond weak. And I dont need another big optimus in my house.

william-james88 wrote: I dont need another big optimus in my house.

That's my main issue. Also why I'm still hesitant for Siege Omega Supreme.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote: I dont need another big optimus in my house.

That's my main issue. Also why I'm still hesitant for Siege Omega Supreme.

I saw him today at Walmart, held him in my hands and said... No

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote: I dont need another big optimus in my house.

That's my main issue. Also why I'm still hesitant for Siege Omega Supreme.

I saw him today at Walmart, held him in my hands and said... No

Wait whoa you mean Optimus you held Optimus not Omega right? Heart fluttered a little there.

00Stargrave00 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote: I dont need another big optimus in my house.

That's my main issue. Also why I'm still hesitant for Siege Omega Supreme.

I saw him today at Walmart, held him in my hands and said... No

Wait whoa you mean Optimus you held Optimus not Omega right? Heart fluttered a little there.

Yes, i tead wrong, I read siege Optimus (the leader one). Sorry about that. I will be getting omega for sure!

william-james88 wrote:thread was cleaned up to keep things on track, if anyone has any questions, you can reach me by PM.

That Optimus is pretty cool but the alt mode is beyond weak. And I dont need another big optimus in my house.

This line feels like a solid step backwards in age from even RID it’s just aimed at too young an audience for me to really dive into. I mean it’s for kids so young they can apparently only transform half a Transformer they don’t even bother with the other half on most of these.

I'm in the same boat as you, dude.


Personally, I don't WANT a collection that's TOO G1.


Some people do, and will dismiss the Cyberverse Shockwave as "kiddie stuff" but they're the ones missing out on a decent figure.


Cyb Shockwave has basic (and modern) articulation with a unique "vehicle" mode, never seen before in Trasformers toys.



And, Shockwave also appeared this way in the IDW comics, making the figure, technically, G1.


Again, I don't WANT a "PURE G1" collection, as I deem that quite boring.


There's nothing wrong with a "neo-G1" collection, and the Cyberverse Shockwave fits in perfectly.


Also, gotta love that extra eye on his forehead.

Vehiconus wrote:Cyb Shockwave has basic (and modern) articulation with a unique "vehicle" mode, never seen before in Trasformers toys.

Cybertron Scrapmetal was a spider tank too.

Okay, first as of this very post:





So I finally got my hands on some Cyberverse armor guys. Got the two I wanted the most, Starscream and Jetfire. Price was 20$CAN plus taxes each.




So, how do they hold up?
Right of the bat, the posability is pretty damn fantastic!. That is, for Cyberverse standards. Paint aps are minimal, but suficient.



The armor gimmick is more than basic, but it add play value aplenty. However, I predict a TON of incomplete bots flooding the secondary market in a decade or two. All those detachable parts are meant to be lost.



Transformation is simple for both. Unfortunately, Starscream just do the "Superman" with his legs completely exposed. Lazy. Jetfire, however, have a more complete transformation by collapsing his legs and hiding his head. The armor gimmick don't work at all in vehicle mode unfortunately.





Starscream is nice enough and WAY superior than the "deluxe" version. However, Jetfire is the clear winner here.



All that Jetfire love since a few years!

Where did you find these?

william-james88 wrote:Where did you find these?

Toys R Us Laval.

I was in a hurry so I should have taken a picture. Found yesterday.

Fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat spotted the new Cyberverse Spark Armor figures at Toysrus in Laval, Canada. Both Jetfire and Starscream were found for $20 CAD (on sale) and he gave us a review. We can finally see the articulation these figures have. Of note, these are smaller than deluxe class, similar in size to the smaller RID Activators from a few years ago.

-Kanrabat- wrote:So I finally got my hands on some Cyberverse armor guys. Got the two I wanted the most, Starscream and Jetfire. Price was 20$CAN plus taxes each.



So, how do they hold up?
Right of the bat, the posability is pretty damn fantastic!. That is, for Cyberverse standards. Paint aps are minimal, but sufficient.



The armor gimmick is more than basic, but it add play value aplenty. However, I predict a TON of incomplete bots flooding the secondary market in a decade or two. All those detachable parts are meant to be lost.



Transformation is simple for both. Unfortunately, Starscream just do the "Superman" with his legs completely exposed. Lazy. Jetfire, however, have a more complete transformation by collapsing his legs and hiding his head. The armor gimmick don't work at all in vehicle mode unfortunately.





Starscream is nice enough and WAY superior than the warrior class. However, Jetfire is the clear winner here.



All that Jetfire love since a few years!

some of these guys look like they're a lot of fun, jetfire will likely be one of the few that I pick up

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat spotted the new Cyberverse Spark Armor figures at Toysrus in Laval, Canada. Both Jetfire and Starscream were found for $20 CAD (on sale)

Correction. At 20$CAN, that is the FULL PRICE. No sale.
So it's definitely the better deal compared to the "deluxe" fast-action-battlers that are priced the same. The Armor guys feel like genuine transformers and I'd buy more at full price without any hesitation. Hell, I may get them all! (Except that giant Optimus)

Forgot to mention that the had of those bots don't turn and only Starscream have a waist joint due to transformation. No wrists swivel too, but that was expected.

EDIT:
Heeeeeeyyyy……………. I can legit be that ass that claim "FIRST"!

Eh, I'll just pick up "Skybyte" and Shockwave.

Cool and jetfires tank looks to be a diff colour to the initial images.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat spotted the new Cyberverse Spark Armor figures at Toysrus in Laval, Canada. Both Jetfire and Starscream were found for $20 CAD (on sale)

Correction. At 20$CAN, that is the FULL PRICE. No sale.
So it's definitely the better deal compared to the "deluxe" fast-action-battlers that are priced the same. The Armor guys feel like genuine transformers and I'd buy more at full price without any hesitation. Hell, I may get them all! (Except that giant Optimus)

Forgot to mention that the had of those bots don't turn and only Starscream have a waist joint due to transformation. No wrists swivel too, but that was expected.

EDIT:
Heeeeeeyyyy……………. I can legit be that ass that claim "FIRST"!

But yesterday, all tfs at toysrus were on sale, these were exceptions?
And, can you mix and match the armor between bots?

william-james88 wrote:But yesterday, all tfs at toysrus were on sale, these were exceptions?
And, can you mix and match the armor between bots?

The price was marked 19.99$ in bold black on the shelf without any sales labels.

As for the armors...



Well, I say they are 75% compatible. The threads of the vehicles are clearly meant to fit the legs of their specific bots that have different leg wings. So the thread can only rest in front of the wing rather than the wing going inside the thread. The shoulder/mask/chest part is 100% compatible.

As for looks, Starscream look way better with Jetfire's armor.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:But yesterday, all tfs at toysrus were on sale, these were exceptions?
And, can you mix and match the armor between bots?

The price was marked 19.99$ in bold black on the shelf without any sales labels.

As for the armors...



Well, I say they are 75% compatible. The threads of the vehicles are clearly meant to fit the legs of their specific bots that have different leg wings. So the thread can only rest in front of the wing rather than the wing going inside the thread. The shoulder/mask/chest part is 100% compatible.

As for looks, Starscream look way better with Jetfire's armor.

I'm hoping to use this jetfire instead of iron factory's super expensive legends scale one. Any chance of a comparison with a legends scale figure?

LE0KING wrote:I'm hoping to use this jetfire instead of iron factory's super expensive legends scale one. Any chance of a comparison with a legends scale figure?

Here you go my friend.




Jetfire is a pretty solid toy on it's own, but if you have a fancy 3P scout display/collection, he will be out of place with his limited paint aps, limited articulation points, and especially his hollow back.

But in a normal legion legend collection/display? That Jetfire will ROCK.

That is perfect. Thank you very much.
This is definitely on my buy list now.

LE0KING wrote:That is perfect. Thank you very much.
This is definitely on my buy list now.

You won't regret it.

Thanks to Ham-Man Review, we have our very first in-hand impressions of the new upcoming Transformers Cyberverse Ark Power Optimus Prime!

This Optimus got a lot of people excited with his reveal, seeing as how he is a very big and seemingly very posable (for Cyberverse) figure that comes with a miniature Ark figure that forms some pretty wicked armor for him. Well in Ham-Man's review, we get some interesting insights into this figure. While the arms are carrying a standard articulation package that we are used to, with full posability minus a wrist joint, the legs are very basic. The only bit of articulation in the legs at all is a small amount of front to back and some sideways movement at the thigh. There are no knee joints on this figure, and the legs don't compress for truck mode either, leaving us with some very lame and basic legs.

The Ark armor does make for a very nice figure though, but the front of the Ark that forms the head and chest armor can be a bit fragile and difficult, so be careful with those bits.

Check out the review below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

What is it with Cyberverse allergy to articulation?

Skritz wrote:What is it with Cyberverse allergy to articulation?

I don't know, but that is so dumb to not have knees or collapsing legs on a guy that big

Skritz wrote:What is it with Cyberverse allergy to articulation?

To increase sturdiness of the figures, like back in G1 post 1986

Anyway, now TakaraTomy has finally decided to release Cyberverse according to scans in Figure King #257. And needless to say, having every character in every size class makes the lineup a tad messy, especially with the One-Steps:

TCV-01 Turbo Change Bumblebee: new-mold One-Step Bumblebee
TCV-02 Turbo Change Optimus Prime: new-mold One-Step Optimus Prime
TCV-03 Wing Slicer Windblade: Warrior Class Windblade
TCV-04 Launcher Strike Starscream: Ultra Class Starscream
TCV-05 Stinger Sword Bumblebee: Ultimate Class Bumblebee (What? Why not the Warrior one? )
TCV-06 Matrix Attack Optimus Prime: Ultimate Class Optimus Prime
TCV-07 Fusion Cannon Megatron: Ultimate Class Megatron
TCV-08 Turbo Change Megatron: second One-Step Changer Megatron
TCV-09 Turbo Change Wheeljack: One-Step Changer Wheeljack
TCV-10 Burning Flame Grimlock: Ultra Class Grimlock

Skritz wrote:What is it with Cyberverse allergy to articulation?

Here is Cyberverse once you give it some Claritin:

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:What is it with Cyberverse allergy to articulation?

Here is Cyberverse once you give it some Claritin:

That looks like it could easily pass for a smaller Jungle Planet Cybertron figure dang

The Cyberverse line has been rather underwhelming for collectors by not providing any class that is not gimmick ridden or simplified. The Bumblebee movie line at least had some character designs show up in the Studio Series line but the awesome designs from Cyberverse do not have an equivalent. However, the Spark Armor battle class toys do offer something more familiar. While there is a gimmick involved, it is armoring up the bots via 5 mm ports, same as the COMBAT gimmick in the Siege line and like Siege that means the transformations and proportions are not affected by the gimmick (unlike the rest of Cyberverse). The battle class toys are slightly taller than legends class toys, as you will see in the images below. So it offers a cheap alternative if you want bots in this scale. That still begs the question though, are these toys any good? Well let’s take a look at Transformers Cyberverse Spark Armor Battle Class Skybyte.









Skybyte is a fan favourite and it’s fun to see non G1 characters in this heavy G1 based line. His design is very much RID Skybyte, and it uses the Generations idea of having the shark head be the chest. The robot mode looks good and has a lot of the articulation you would expect from a legends class figure. I would of course prefer more hip rotation (not always present on this class) and it’s too bad the head does not move. The head sculpt is very nice though with the right paint apps on the robot and shark heads. My biggest issue though is with one of the plastics used. The light blue plastic is excellent. It’s a gorgeous and glossy blue that I don’t think we have ever seen used on a TF before. It feels very sturdy, along with the yellow. But the dark blue plastic is the kind I just hate. It’s the very cheap light KO type. The one where you see the sprue circles and that feels rough. It’s really too bad that they use this plastic on his arms.













The armor is fine but doesn’t really do anything for me. The big drill is not tightly latched onto the smaller vehicle and while the transformation into armor is neat, there isn’t really anything cool about it aside from the helmet. The drill tank threads don’t look good as armour, since there is no weapon element to them. This is a far cry from the clear armour we had with the RID battlepacks.















The armour is interchangeable with the other smaller bots since it’s just 5mm based. Here is a mash up with Prowl’s armour.











The Transformation to shark mode is great. I really like how the legs are just the right shape to become the shark body. It’s the perfect complexity for a toy this size. As for the shark mode though, it’s too bad the lower jaw doesn’t really look like a jaw and not everything tabs in properly. There are still 5 mm ports in this mode so you can plug in weapons as you wish.













In the end, while I like the look of the base figure and I am glad the gimmick is far from as obtrusive as other gimmicks in the Cyberverse line, I don’t think it adds much either. With the Siege line you can take it or leave it, but with these the armour comes with the toy so you pay extra for an aspect that you may not care for.

I kinda want him just to have an tiny Sky-Byte

He looks amazing and that in Scout class scale. He's a must to me. And the armor will end up as parts for customs
Maybe we'll get some good Cyberverse figures in the end. Only got the Battle Base Trailer so far (for my SIEGE OP). The rest of the line to this point is not my cup of tea. Warrior Soundwave and Shockwave look pretty good in their bot modes at least but I have too many way cooler Soundys and Shockys and I was thinking about getting Ultra class Bumblebee and Shadowstriker only for their alt modes but gladly I ended up realizing that they are not worth it and I'm at the point now where my collection is big enough that I only want to buy figures that I really want.
And third of this line to me will be Elite class Cheetor.

I NEED that Sky-Byte.

Lunatic Prime wrote:Maybe we'll get some good Cyberverse figures in the end. Only got the Battle Base Trailer so far (for my SIEGE OP).

How does that work??

I've seen a few people do this, don't know if the connection actually works

Dr. Caelus wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:Maybe we'll get some good Cyberverse figures in the end. Only got the Battle Base Trailer so far (for my SIEGE OP).

How does that work??

You mean the Battle Base Trailer for SIEGE OP?


But it's not as good in reality as it looks in this picture. The angle the picture was taken from is pretty charming for what's actually going on. In theory just flip up his feet and "peg" the trailer ontop of them. But then the front of the trailer sits too high so it's at an angle. What I want to do now is remove the sides of the part where the feet "peg" in.

Lunatic Prime wrote:But it's not as good in reality as it looks in this picture.

eeesh, and that pic doesnt even look good

The Cyberverse line has been rather underwhelming for collectors by not providing any class that is not gimmick ridden or simplified. The Bumblebee movie line at least had some character designs show up in the Studio Series line but the awesome designs from Cyberverse do not have an equivalent. However, the Spark Armor battle class toys do offer something more familiar. While there is a gimmick involved, it is armoring up the bots via 5 mm ports, same as the COMBAT gimmick in the Siege line and like Siege that means the transformations and proportions are not affected by the gimmick (unlike the rest of Cyberverse). The battle class toys are slightly taller than legends class toys, as you will see in the images below. So it offers a cheap alternative if you want bots in this scale. That still begs the question though, are these toys any good? Well let’s take a look at Transformers Cyberverse Spark Armor Battle Class Prowl.





I will start by saying that at least this toy looks better than the warrior class which has a very out of proportion chest. However, aside from getting a G1 styled prowl in pseudo legends class, there isn’t much to love here. The articulation is much more limited than Skybytes since the knees are more for transformation than for posing and the arms don’t have a bicep curl due to them being on a hinge rather than a ball joint. At least I have no issues with the plastic used, as I did with Skybyte.













I prefer his little drone buddy over Skybyte’s. It makes for better armour since the sleek cybertronian ship offers the armour a better look and added weaponry for the arms. The helmet you get out of it is fun for Prowl. Also, the armour has some poseable shoulder cannons, giving homage to the classic Datsun staple.









The armour is interchangeable with the other smaller bots since it’s just 5mm based. Here is a mash up with Skybyte’s armour.









The Transformation to police car is one we have seen countless times. It’s basically the same we got for the Cyberbattalion Prowl. It doesn’t feel as simple in this size class though, but it feels as unimaginative. It’s hard to get excited from another police car alt mode though I must add the sad note that there is black plastic that clashes with the white. It’s the same problem we have been seeing since the Dead End mold.









In the end, I find it too bad that the articulation is lacking here. It could have made up for the lackluster transformation. I do like the little armour partner buddy though, it works much better than Skybyte’s. Still, this is a very standard figure for Prowl that doesn’t add much to the character’s legacy apart from the armour.

william-james88 wrote:

Lunatic Prime wrote:But it's not as good in reality as it looks in this picture.

eeesh, and that pic doesnt even look good

Not by default, no. But if you want to mod him so his legs fit completely under the trailer feel free to do so. But I can tell you right now you will have to remove the gimmick of the spring-loaded cannons.