New Takara Legends Comic featuring Swerve, Phaser, Rattrap, and Trypticon
Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 8:03AM CST
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This one features, as they put it, fun everyday drama with Swerve, Phaser, Rattrap, and Trypticon (?!).
The comic has been mirrored below for your enjoyment.
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Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:08am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:12am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Trypticon is an odd inclusion, given the heavy Beast Era focus of these manga stories. Gigastorm might have been more appropriate.
Maybe they are preparing us for his Encore reissue
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:14am CST
:EDIT: ... or not. The yonkoma may feature BW caricatures, but it deals with every aspect of the line's history, so Trypticon is still justified: he "contributed" to Swerve's cartoon appreance by stepping on him.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:17am CST
What Encore reissue?william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Trypticon is an odd inclusion, given the heavy Beast Era focus of these manga stories. Gigastorm might have been more appropriate.
Maybe they are preparing us for his Encore reissue
The rumored Platinum Edition one is from Hasbro (Asia).
Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:19am CST
So that's why Trypticon's in this.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote::EDIT: ... or not. The yonkoma may feature BW caricatures, but it deals with every aspect of the line's history, so Trypticon is still justified: he "contributed" to Swerve's cartoon appreance by stepping on him.
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:20am CST
Sabrblade wrote:What Encore reissue?william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Trypticon is an odd inclusion, given the heavy Beast Era focus of these manga stories. Gigastorm might have been more appropriate.
Maybe they are preparing us for his Encore reissue
The rumored Platinum Edition one is from Hasbro (Asia).
Yeah, but that was never confirmed. For all we know it couls come from Takara. I was just being a little jokey. We really know nothing at all at this point and a bunch o frumours have not panned out, so I am just having some fun with his appearance here.
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:21am CST
Sabrblade wrote:So that's why Trypticon's in this.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote::EDIT: ... or not. The yonkoma may feature BW caricatures, but it deals with every aspect of the line's history, so Trypticon is still justified: he "contributed" to Swerve's cartoon appreance by stepping on him.
I dont get it, what?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:24am CST
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:So that's why Trypticon's in this.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote::EDIT: ... or not. The yonkoma may feature BW caricatures, but it deals with every aspect of the line's history, so Trypticon is still justified: he "contributed" to Swerve's cartoon appreance by stepping on him.
I dont get it, what?
Swerve's single major appearance was in the G1 episode "Five Faces of Darkness pt. 5", with a minor appearance in "Forever is long time coming". The first is special because he took part in the Ark's defense, only to get stepped on (rather hurmorously) by Trypticon:
The joke is, in the yonkoma he seems to be a show-off.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:26am CST
Swerve was among the group of Autobots who fought Trypticon in "Five Face of Darkness" when Trypticon destroyed the Ark. Trypticon is included here to show off Phaser's My First Blaster form since Trypticon was the only Decepticon Swerve got to fight in the cartoon, as well as having stepped on Swerve in their fight.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:So that's why Trypticon's in this.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote::EDIT: ... or not. The yonkoma may feature BW caricatures, but it deals with every aspect of the line's history, so Trypticon is still justified: he "contributed" to Swerve's cartoon appreance by stepping on him.
I dont get it, what?
EDIT: Ninja'd by JelZe.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:37am CST
At any rate, anything pertaining to Transformers history, from:
- the UK comics (Roadbuster & Whirl as Englishmen)
- Beast Machines bodies (Jetstorm and Thrust, much to Silverbolt's and Waspinator's chagrin)
- G1 cartoon (Trypticon vs. Swerve)
- IDW comics (Swerve's singing My First Blaster, poor Phaser)
... to everything else is fair game to be made fun of in these yonkoma.
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:43am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Tee Hee
At any rate, anything pertaining to Transformers history, from:
- the UK comics (Roadbuster & Whirl as Englishmen)
- Beast Machines bodies (Jetstorm and Thrust, much to Silverbolt's and Waspinator's chagrin)
- G1 cartoon (Trypticon vs. Swerve)
- IDW comics (Swerve's singing My First Blaster, poor Phaser)
... to everything else is fair game to be made fun of in these yonkoma.
I wish I could read Japanese (or that these were translated)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 28th, 2015 @ 9:27am CST
Posted by shajaki on January 28th, 2015 @ 8:13pm CST
i get what takara was going for with their version, but i like hasbros light red a lot better.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on January 28th, 2015 @ 9:52pm CST
shajaki wrote:the pic most important to me....
i get what takara was going for with their version, but i like hasbros light red a lot better.
If you can swap the heads between the two, the Takara one would have an almost perfect G1 screen accurate deco. The reds still a little dark, but the brighter Hasbro one isn't a perfect match either.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 9:54pm CST
Well, Hasbro's is meant to be MTMTE-accurate rather than cartoon-accurate.Wolfman Jake wrote:shajaki wrote:the pic most important to me....
i get what takara was going for with their version, but i like hasbros light red a lot better.
If you can swap the heads between the two, the Takara one would have an almost perfect G1 screen accurate deco. The reds still a little dark, but the brighter Hasbro one isn't a perfect match either.
Takara, however, opted for toy-accuracy with theirs.
Posted by megatronus on January 28th, 2015 @ 10:31pm CST
shajaki wrote:the pic most important to me....
i get what takara was going for with their version, but i like hasbros light red a lot better.
I like it enough to get the 2-pack... For $15 on HLJ, why not?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 29th, 2015 @ 9:57am CST
Transformers Legends Swerve Gallery
Transformers Legends Tailgate Gallery
And I'm leaning more and more towards the Legends, especially with Tailgate.
Posted by megatronus on January 29th, 2015 @ 10:41am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Legends Swerve and Tailgate Galleries are up:
Transformers Legends Swerve Gallery
Transformers Legends Tailgate Gallery
And I'm leaning more and more towards the Legends, especially with Tailgate.
Yea - the silver highlights on Tailgate (especially on the face) really help the figure.
Posted by Agamemnon on January 29th, 2015 @ 1:54pm CST
megatronus wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Legends Swerve and Tailgate Galleries are up:
Transformers Legends Swerve Gallery
Transformers Legends Tailgate Gallery
And I'm leaning more and more towards the Legends, especially with Tailgate.
Yea - the silver highlights on Tailgate (especially on the face) really help the figure.
Indeed. Silver sharpie, here I come!
Posted by Cyberpath on January 31st, 2015 @ 7:13am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2015 @ 7:15am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on January 31st, 2015 @ 7:50am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Boy, chicks really do dig guys with sweet rides and tiny brains.
You nailed it SB!
Posted by Desslok2201 on January 31st, 2015 @ 8:27am CST
Add Exhaust in that pic and they'll all be mine very soon... Mwahahaha!
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2015 @ 8:03pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 31st, 2015 @ 10:36pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Takara Arcee is open-fisted.
I noticed that too. I guess that version is the permanent one. I wonder why they felt that design was better.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on January 31st, 2015 @ 10:57pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Takara Arcee is open-fisted.
I noticed that too. I guess that version is the permanent one. I wonder why they felt that design was better.
They went with aesthetics over functionality, I assume.
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2015 @ 4:40am CST
Posted by RhA on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:40am CST
And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:02am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
RhA wrote:Windblade looks like a mess, not matter what coat of paint they slap on it.
And to you, Star Saber, I say:' Let's say go!'.
Let's not be to harsh on our Kabuki fembot. Sure the base mold is kind of iffy but once you get a hold of the real thing, you might change you mind. Same thing happened when it came to MP-BB. In pics, he kinda sucked but in real time.....amazing.
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:12am CST
Mindmaster wrote:Ugh, is it March, yet? I need that Star Saber in my life!
More or less April unless BBTS and the gang get theirs early delivered.
Posted by DMSL on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:57am CST
Arcee looks like she comes with the crappy open hands that can barely grip her blasters....that's a bummer. I hope they ship her with the closed hands or that might be a deal breaker for me.
Posted by Rated X on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:07am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:09am CST
Arcee's hands aren't compatible with 5mm pegs. They're slot-shaped.Rated X wrote:Maybe some company can come up with a better gun that slides right into the arcee open fist. Something with an uzi clip aesthetic that pegs into the 5mm hole and slides into the smaller hole underneath. It shouldnt take a rocket scientist to design something like that.
Posted by guarayakha on February 1st, 2015 @ 12:18pm CST
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons- ... int-5.html
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:05pm CST
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 6:55pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 7:34pm CST
megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 8:09pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 9:25pm CST
megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality
Posted by megatronus on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:19pm CST
Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:megatronus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I hope the girls sell well enough to get us Elita-1, Firestar and Moonracer. At least Elita-1.
Either way, well probably get Nautica down the line as a Windblade redeco. I'm relying on MMC for Elita-1 (and solis Prime, for that matter).
I have to agree, their Elita looks very nice, but I've seen too many quality issues on 3p products.
Mmm. Blanket generalizations really don't make sense in this context.
You're right. Mania king is fantastic, but there are others that I'm squeamish about spending the cash on, and I know nothing of MMC's quality
This is very OT for this thread, but MMC is considered one of the top, if not the top, 3rd Party company right now in terms of ingenuity and quality. I would recommend checking out the 3rd Party threads to learn more.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 10:32pm CST
Posted by fenrir72 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:01pm CST
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 1st, 2015 @ 11:04pm CST
fenrir72 wrote:Though having a transforming official fembot like Elita and the other gals would be nice, might as well accept the official non transforming Artstorm fig of her in the meantime......and it's anime accurate too.
I waited 29 yrs for Arcee.. I'll wait some more
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 7:44am CST
Posted by Autobot032 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:13am CST
TakaraTomy's Arcee is colored a slight bit differently from the US version, as you can see in the image below, and you can compare the differences by checking out our gallery of the US version of the figure by clicking here.
You can visit Yuki's Twitter by clicking the image below:
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:33am CST
Oh well, here are some extra stuff we learn about the tweet and figure:
Arcee features all new character art for her packaging. Hisashi Yuki reffers to the release date in his tweet by saying that the "three daughters will be released Valentine's Day".
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:45am CST
william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.
Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2015 @ 8:53am CST
megatronus wrote:william-james88 wrote:I bet Springer would have preffered Takara's Arcee to have closed hands.
Wait... Are you saying what I think you're saying??