First Look at New Transformers Deluxe Slug
Monday, August 16th, 2021 11:07PM CDT
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Since there is no BAF component, this Slag comes with quite the arsenal, including a long cannon and an axe that can be mounted atop the Triceratops mode.
For those wondering, there is a Snarl that will also be coming to the deluxe line and a bigger Sludge figure released in the Ultra class.
The review is from Prime vs Prime.
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Posted by Dr. Gellar v.2 on August 16th, 2021 @ 11:45pm CDT
Posted by Nexus Knight on August 16th, 2021 @ 11:57pm CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 17th, 2021 @ 5:28am CDT
Posted by Cheetron on August 17th, 2021 @ 5:41am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 7:04am CDT
Cheetron wrote:Im kind of on the fence. I want him to be cool, to be perfect..Especially with not having seen a single new transformer in months....
He won't be perfect, he doesn't have a bicep swivel.
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 7:07am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on August 17th, 2021 @ 7:41am CDT
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 17th, 2021 @ 7:48am CDT
But I'm done collecting G1-esque Grimlocks and other dinos. The Studio series is their last hurrah for me.
Posted by Nexus Knight on August 17th, 2021 @ 12:39pm CDT
Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
Posted by Cheetron on August 17th, 2021 @ 12:54pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Cheetron wrote:Im kind of on the fence. I want him to be cool, to be perfect..Especially with not having seen a single new transformer in months....
He won't be perfect, he doesn't have a bicep swivel.
Well then, guess he would still be better than anything on these constantly empty shelves I've seen within 100 miles for months
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:13pm CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:29pm CDT
Here is a similar toy in concept from Playskool
Posted by PushYouDown on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:30pm CDT
I think he looks good in both modes...where SS86 is kind of boring to me.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:31pm CDT
Posted by Mistaken_Table on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:54pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 17th, 2021 @ 4:57pm CDT
I may not buy him at full price, but I'll keep an eye open for a sale.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on August 17th, 2021 @ 5:04pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Due to a lack of reveals, the Cyberverse line has been full of surprises lately with toys that look great and others that are really lacklustre. This news steers more towards the later than the former, sadly.
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 17th, 2021 @ 5:07pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 17th, 2021 @ 5:09pm CDT
For me, it's the "Go Go Power Rangers" bit that's bothering me. It's a Wild Force toy, so it oughta say "Guardians of the Earth, United we Roar!"ZeroWolf wrote:Well that really wasn't what I was expecting! I don't mind it though, my eyebrow twitches more looking at the box for the power rangers toy, seeing The wildforce red ranger, green Dino charge Ranger, blue and yellow dino thunder rangers fighting Rita Repulsa
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 7:45pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Well that really wasn't what I was expecting! I don't mind it though, my eyebrow twitches more looking at the box for the power rangers toy, seeing The wildforce red ranger, green Dino charge Ranger, blue and yellow dino thunder rangers fighting Rita Repulsa
I didn't know you knew your Power Ranger teams ZeroWolf, very cool.
Also, the reactions to this toy here and on facebook are far more favourable than I thought. Seems people are finally getting the idea that this is the kids line.
Posted by Triggerdick Megatron on August 17th, 2021 @ 8:04pm CDT
As for this Volcanicus.... It might be ok for kids but don't try to put it next to POTP Volcanicus lol.
Posted by william-james88 on August 17th, 2021 @ 8:39pm CDT
Still, so odd that they would design something feasible for toy form and not make it.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 17th, 2021 @ 10:18pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Wasn't that the original goal of the Classics line? Modernizing old characters and designs?
If the new trilogy stuff didn't exist I'd have happily added some Cyberverse toys into my collection.
Posted by Dr. Gellar v.2 on August 17th, 2021 @ 10:21pm CDT
I didn't expect a whole lot when it was said there would be a Volcanicus in Cyberverse. Figured this would be something along the lines of RID Galvatronus, Menasor, and Ultra Bee (or whatever it is called)...which would not have been terrible. Certainly not this.
"Loooook....me Volcanicus now have Sky Lynx-mode!!" (said in G1 Grimlock's voice)
Cyberverse....so much untapped potential. Could'a been really cool...like Transformers Animated, with interesting designs and style, and (mostly) really good toys. Instead, Cyberverse has interesting designs and style, with more or less garbage toys (there are a few exceptions I'm sure).
Now....if they did something like this for Predaking, that could be pretty neat (if done right). Gestalt-mode would be G1 Predaking, while dragon-mode could be Transformers Prime Predaking, or even a tribute to Dragon Beast (what I believe the G1 Predacons (or rather...Anibots) were originally meant to form).
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 17th, 2021 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 17th, 2021 @ 11:05pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:this looks like skylinx and grimlocks lovechild
(photos from Mr Skram in the Combiner Wars forum)
I like it, I've always thought combiners should be able to combine in any number of ways, doesn't always have to be a big bot. Sure, it'd be nice if it could actually combine, but I've already got two of *whatever the plural of Volcanicus is* I wont miss not getting a third.
Emerje
Posted by Nexus Knight on August 17th, 2021 @ 11:45pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
And thus why I love Cyberverse, tho I haven't bought any of the toys.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 18th, 2021 @ 1:15am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 18th, 2021 @ 2:29am CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Well that really wasn't what I was expecting! I don't mind it though, my eyebrow twitches more looking at the box for the power rangers toy, seeing The wildforce red ranger, green Dino charge Ranger, blue and yellow dino thunder rangers fighting Rita Repulsa
I didn't know you knew your Power Ranger teams ZeroWolf, very cool.
Also, the reactions to this toy here and on facebook are far more favourable than I thought. Seems people are finally getting the idea that this is the kids line.
Power rangers became a big part of my childhood, and I was able to revisit it when my oldest got into it.
I'm glad the reaction to this has been good, kids will love this, so would I
Posted by william-james88 on August 18th, 2021 @ 6:39am CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
And thus why I love Cyberverse, tho I haven't bought any of the toys.
That's ok, they are on the same level as Rescue bots or slightly higher, so they wouldn't really be enjoyed by us much. The deluxes are similar to deluxes in other lines though and I do wish we had an older kids toy option for many of these great looking designs, like this volcanicus.
Posted by blackeyedprime on August 18th, 2021 @ 11:32am CDT
Liking the design and the beast mode.
Posted by william-james88 on August 18th, 2021 @ 3:29pm CDT
Gauntlet101010 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Wasn't that the original goal of the Classics line? Modernizing old characters and designs?
Yup it was. Hasbro took that idea to heart with the evergreen designs and built more new designs based on that modernized G1 aesthetic for the Cyberverse show. What I find cool is they went beyond G1 with that aesthetic and brought in elements from Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Animated, Bayverse, and Neo G1 (ie Windblade) all in a new unified design that is seen in both a show and toyline.
Posted by First-Aid on August 18th, 2021 @ 4:17pm CDT
Gauntlet101010 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Wasn't that the original goal of the Classics line? Modernizing old characters and designs?
If the new trilogy stuff didn't exist I'd have happily added some Cyberverse toys into my collection.
THis.
It's redundancy. A second, all-different line would probably result in increased sales. I wonder how many Cyberverse sales were lost to WFC and vice versa for this exact reason...
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 18th, 2021 @ 4:22pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Wasn't that the original goal of the Classics line? Modernizing old characters and designs?
If the new trilogy stuff didn't exist I'd have happily added some Cyberverse toys into my collection.
THis.
It's redundancy. A second, all-different line would probably result in increased sales. I wonder how many Cyberverse sales were lost to WFC and vice versa for this exact reason...
I'm pretty sure that's completely irrelevant. Appart the deluxes (who are all the same size so screw scale) the markets are completely different.
I didn't bought much Cyberverse but if I see a bot that is cool, awesome, and fun, (and I have the spare cash) I'm not stopping myself from buying it. No matter the line.
Restrictive rules for collecting suck out all the fun.
Posted by william-james88 on August 18th, 2021 @ 4:30pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:He is G1 enough, while having a more modern design.
Honestly, if they have to keep releasing the same characters, I'd prefer this. I like the idea of modernizing existing designs, allowing the brand to grow and do new things while still banking on nostalgia.
That's what the Cyberverse designs and show are all about.
Wasn't that the original goal of the Classics line? Modernizing old characters and designs?
If the new trilogy stuff didn't exist I'd have happily added some Cyberverse toys into my collection.
THis.
It's redundancy. A second, all-different line would probably result in increased sales. I wonder how many Cyberverse sales were lost to WFC and vice versa for this exact reason...
None, because the lines are for different age groups. Some people even say the WFC lines is for teens and adults only (which is wrong, but goes to show how people view them as completely different markets).
Also, I interpreted Gauntlet's line as meaning the original classics line, which had updated designs (different alt modes, different looking bot modes). The WFC line doesn't have much in terms of updated designs. It's basically G1 plus articulation.
Posted by william-james88 on August 18th, 2021 @ 4:54pm CDT
Some interesting things to note, with this release we now have a Rodimus toy for every main class.
His weapon plugs into the front of the car and serves as his flame design in car mode, although the unpainted nature of the flames is too bad. It may not be intentional but the weapon does remind some of the weapon they gave the Rodimus toy in Combiner Wars (image below).
Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Rodimus Gallery
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 18th, 2021 @ 5:04pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 18th, 2021 @ 5:30pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on August 18th, 2021 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 19th, 2021 @ 3:19am CDT
Emerje
Posted by MaximalNui on August 19th, 2021 @ 4:35am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:For me, it's the "Go Go Power Rangers" bit that's bothering me. It's a Wild Force toy, so it oughta say "Guardians of the Earth, United we Roar!"ZeroWolf wrote:Well that really wasn't what I was expecting! I don't mind it though, my eyebrow twitches more looking at the box for the power rangers toy, seeing The wildforce red ranger, green Dino charge Ranger, blue and yellow dino thunder rangers fighting Rita Repulsa
Guys, relax, it's a toy for preschoolers; they're not gonna care about continuity like grown fans. Heck, they're far more likely to play out this exact same scenario, plus throw some LEGO and Transformers in for good measure, plus a plushie for a Kaiju.
(though I will admit, the random "Go Go Power Rangers" as if it's a franchise-wide expression and not something more recognizable from the first seasons is a bit wince-inducing)
As for the Volcanicus toy, while it is disappointing that it's not a "real" combiner, it does bring to mind two concepts which I think haven't really been fully explored in Transformers combiners yet and I'd like to see in the future: animal combiners instead of humanoid, weapon or vehicle combiners(the closest I can think from the top of my head are G1 Sky Lynx, Beast Wars Neo Magmatron and The Last Knight Dragonstorm), and combiners with their own alt-mode (which admittedly, would be a nightmare to engineer).
It also reminds me of the Anibots and their Dragon Beast combiner from the early draft of the 86 movie.
Posted by griftimus prime on August 19th, 2021 @ 6:08am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 19th, 2021 @ 10:47am CDT
Relax, we're not being that serious (hence why ZeroWolf even used a emoticon).MaximalNui wrote:Sabrblade wrote:For me, it's the "Go Go Power Rangers" bit that's bothering me. It's a Wild Force toy, so it oughta say "Guardians of the Earth, United we Roar!"ZeroWolf wrote:Well that really wasn't what I was expecting! I don't mind it though, my eyebrow twitches more looking at the box for the power rangers toy, seeing The wildforce red ranger, green Dino charge Ranger, blue and yellow dino thunder rangers fighting Rita Repulsa
Guys, relax, it's a toy for preschoolers; they're not gonna care about continuity like grown fans. Heck, they're far more likely to play out this exact same scenario, plus throw some LEGO and Transformers in for good measure, plus a plushie for a Kaiju.
(though I will admit, the random "Go Go Power Rangers" as if it's a franchise-wide expression and not something more recognizable from the first seasons is a bit wince-inducing)
Posted by MaximalNui on August 19th, 2021 @ 6:00pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Relax, we're not being that serious (hence why ZeroWolf even used a emoticon).
Sorry, I'm new to the whole forum thing; sometimes it's hard to tell what people are really saying.
Posted by NeonPrime on August 19th, 2021 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on August 20th, 2021 @ 4:28pm CDT
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Posted by BERSEKAEL on August 23rd, 2021 @ 3:21pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 24th, 2021 @ 7:00pm CDT
Volcanicus: god, that thing is so stupid and I absolutely love it. I will be getting it