Takara Releases New Images of Earthrise Figures Showing Interactivity with Bases
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We have Takara's stock images for the first batch of Earthrise figures. These are not renders and thus give us a good idea of what these toys will look like in hand, or on the shelves. We have images of voyager Grapple, leader Optimus Prime, deluxe Hoist and Soundbarrier (who turns into a shield or a ramp). We also have images of how they interact together with Optimus wearing Sound Barrier as a shield, Grapple picking up Soundbarrier and Hoist attaching to the bases. In Japan, it seems Grapple and Soundbarrier will be exclusives since they are designated by and EX instead of an ER in their name. The release date for these in Japan is the last day of April 2020. These images come from Dengeki Hobby.
The identical Hasbro releases should be out soon within the new year. There is of course the final wave of Siege to see on shelves first. All of these Earthrise figures have been available on preorder at a myriad of places online like BBTS, TFSource, Entertainment Earth and Amazon, just to name a few. And the prices are the same per size class as they were in Siege.
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Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 7th, 2019 @ 10:47am CST
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on November 7th, 2019 @ 10:53am CST
Posted by -Crossfire- on November 7th, 2019 @ 11:55am CST
Still gonna get it, but geez Hastak, get your act together.
Posted by Brass Drag0n on November 7th, 2019 @ 11:58am CST
Posted by Dannshinigami on November 7th, 2019 @ 12:14pm CST
Soundbarrier looks awesome, pending the inevitable con repaint with purple clear plastic which will be a must buy.
Cant wait to see some con baseformers. The lack of weaponizers needs to be addressed on the con side.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 7th, 2019 @ 12:15pm CST
-Crossfire- wrote:I think Soundbarrier (and the inevitable retools of him) is so lazy. Like, he doesn't even transform INTO the shield, he just... wears it on his back. It's like a shellformer, only there's nothing to actually hide the fact that there's a robot underneath.
Still gonna get it, but geez Hastak, get your act together.
I'm right there with you. It isn't like the other weapon battlemasters had amazing transformations or anything, but at least there is a little more than "fold the ramp in 1/2".
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2019 @ 1:19pm CST
Dannshinigami wrote:The random pic of Hoist with a silver faceplate is odd.
I dont think its a silver faceplate but rather the light being reflected from both angled surfaces that make up his faceplate. I am selling a few of my TFs and when I post the pics I take, I realize that this effect happens sometimes.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:-Crossfire- wrote:I think Soundbarrier (and the inevitable retools of him) is so lazy. Like, he doesn't even transform INTO the shield, he just... wears it on his back. It's like a shellformer, only there's nothing to actually hide the fact that there's a robot underneath.
I'm right there with you. It isn't like the other weapon battlemasters had amazing transformations or anything, but at least there is a little more than "fold the ramp in 1/2".
I agree as well. I noticed it when newsing, there is really not much to the transformation. And it's not a great looking shield.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on November 7th, 2019 @ 1:33pm CST
Posted by -Crossfire- on November 7th, 2019 @ 2:09pm CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:-Crossfire- wrote:I think Soundbarrier (and the inevitable retools of him) is so lazy. Like, he doesn't even transform INTO the shield, he just... wears it on his back. It's like a shellformer, only there's nothing to actually hide the fact that there's a robot underneath.
Still gonna get it, but geez Hastak, get your act together.
I'm right there with you. It isn't like the other weapon battlemasters had amazing transformations or anything, but at least there is a little more than "fold the ramp in 1/2".
That's the thing though, they don't need to have a great transformation, they just need to have A transformation. This is basically just Nap-Mode.
(Alright, I'll stop. :p)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 7th, 2019 @ 2:13pm CST
Sentinel_Primal wrote:I still find it so weird that Hoist stills has battle damage paint apps, but no one else in the line does.
It looks like it is only around what ends up as the front of the truck hood, and a little on the top of the front fenders. That's not battle damage, its bug guts.
Posted by Whirlkick on November 7th, 2019 @ 2:16pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 7th, 2019 @ 2:39pm CST
A few things to note from these pics. First off, Grapple now seems to have yellow eyes (or perhaps they're just painted over in the same white as the rest of the face? It's hard to tell, honestly).
More importantly, this Optimus Prime is a complete mess. We're back to the look with the gray hands, yellow eyes, and unpainted cod piece. That means we should be seeing the version of the trailer with no blue plastic, because the hands are allegedly gang molded to the trailer parts. However, the trailer has the blue plastic parts like it did in the initial Hasbro renders, meaning the hands on Prime should be blue, but they're not! Furthermore, it looks like the bicep pieces are gang molded to the trailer too. They're ALSO blue on the robot mode! They've shown up as gray in all other stock photography and renders before. Did Takara mix and match different test shots of the figure for their stock photos? That still wouldn't explain the blue biceps and gray hands, though. Both should be one color plastic or the other.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on November 7th, 2019 @ 2:46pm CST
The alternate mode of Battle Masters is ramps.
There's ... not a whole lot they could do. If you split the ramp parts up into smaller panels, you're certainly going to weaken the connection points that allow you to combine different ramps together, or even affect the tolerances within a single ramp when weight is applied.
I mean, yeah, it's lazy, but it's effective. Most Battle Masters are just parts packs, and I want functioning parts. If Soundbarrier worked better as a robot toy but didn't work well as a ramp, that would be a net failure.
Posted by Goombatron on November 7th, 2019 @ 3:04pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2019 @ 3:08pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:More importantly, this Optimus Prime is a complete mess. We're back to the look with the gray hands, yellow eyes, and unpainted cod piece. That means we should be seeing the version of the trailer with no blue plastic, because the hands are allegedly gang molded to the trailer parts. However, the trailer has the blue plastic parts like it did in the initial Hasbro renders, meaning the hands on Prime should be blue, but they're not! Furthermore, it looks like the bicep pieces are gang molded to the trailer too. They're ALSO blue on the robot mode! They've shown up as gray in all other stock photography and renders before. Did Takara mix and match different test shots of the figure for their stock photos? That still wouldn't explain the blue biceps and gray hands, though. Both should be one color plastic or the other.
When I read that first line I was sure you would also bring up the fact that he has a 5 mm trailer port that doesnt hide away in robot mode.
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on November 7th, 2019 @ 3:20pm CST
Posted by Skritz on November 7th, 2019 @ 3:32pm CST
Posted by joevill on November 7th, 2019 @ 4:04pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 7th, 2019 @ 5:56pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:More importantly, this Optimus Prime is a complete mess. We're back to the look with the gray hands, yellow eyes, and unpainted cod piece. That means we should be seeing the version of the trailer with no blue plastic, because the hands are allegedly gang molded to the trailer parts. However, the trailer has the blue plastic parts like it did in the initial Hasbro renders, meaning the hands on Prime should be blue, but they're not! Furthermore, it looks like the bicep pieces are gang molded to the trailer too. They're ALSO blue on the robot mode! They've shown up as gray in all other stock photography and renders before. Did Takara mix and match different test shots of the figure for their stock photos? That still wouldn't explain the blue biceps and gray hands, though. Both should be one color plastic or the other.
When I read that first line I was sure you would also bring up the fact that he has a 5 mm trailer port that doesnt hide away in robot mode.
Holy crap! How did THAT happen? All of the other pics we've seen show a much different assembly, with 2/3 of the hexagonal 5mm hole on the right leg and 1/3 on the left, creating a bit more symmetry and not making it look like some weird growth is sticking out of the right leg. That's the Hasbro renders, the NYCC at show pics, and the recently leaked pics with the new paint apps all follow this "split" design. Where did this Takara stock photo come from!? Nothing about it makes sense!
Also if they had kept the trailer parts blue and preserved the correct color of the inner calves of the robot mode, that split hexagonal port would be even less obvious. They could have avoided so many issues with this mold (gray hands, gray back of head, etc.) if they had just realized no one would be upset about blue parts on the trailer, since it's supposed to have some blue parts anyway, and they didn't interfere with the look of the alternate mode at all. Or, some smarter parts distribution among the molds might have helped too. Yeah, I know, "budgets and sizes and logistic and blah blah blah," but it's Optimus Prime, for goodness sake! Bend a few rules to get him right! It's not like he won't sell out!
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 7th, 2019 @ 6:22pm CST
The weird torso proportions in that photo look like when girls try to photoshop themselves a thigh gap.
Also, the wheels and small hexagonal flight stand port give Prime a very surprised looking "butt-face". I can't unsee it now.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 7th, 2019 @ 6:25pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2019 @ 6:49pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I agree on the Soundbarrier front. That is a lazy figure. If you want to see a good shield figure, look at TR Lione. that figure pulled off a lion and a fantastic shield mode, he is the definition of a good shield-former
He's as much a shield as Soundwave's cassettes are, and simply repurposed from a different, primary function: a ramp. In that aspect, I don't really see how else it could be done other than making him a flat, and above all fragile mess.
As for Prime's 5mm trailer hitch, that may be a last-minute design change. Non-solid or split peg holes usually have problems holding things in, just ask anyone with a PotP Sludge, Slug or Rippersnapper.
Posted by toycave_studios on November 7th, 2019 @ 7:55pm CST
Posted by Microbot on November 7th, 2019 @ 9:58pm CST
Posted by Rainmaker on November 7th, 2019 @ 10:48pm CST
Also Soundbarrier is just fine as he is to me.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2019 @ 11:09pm CST
Microbot wrote:Now I'm confused...Optimus how will look like at the end??? I assume was with blue hands and eyes...but now.....oh boy....
There seems to be some sort of hiccup between the color charts and assigning parts to plastic colors/molds, that may be related to the change in design of the hitch. The hands seem to be gang-molded with the hitch and/or the elbows, they've all changed between blue and grey in different types of stock images and the sample at NYCC.
Posted by Ultra Markus on November 7th, 2019 @ 11:33pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 7th, 2019 @ 11:34pm CST
Never a part of this Optimus toy to begin with.Ultra Markus wrote:where the hell is roller
Posted by Emerje on November 8th, 2019 @ 12:52am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Never a part of this Optimus toy to begin with.Ultra Markus wrote:where the hell is roller
Here's to hoping for a Micromaster sometime down the road. The size should work fine with the trailer's more compact size.
Emerje
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 8th, 2019 @ 2:39am CST
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Never a part of this Optimus toy to begin with.Ultra Markus wrote:where the hell is roller
Here's to hoping for a Micromaster sometime down the road. The size should work fine with the trailer's more compact size.
Emerje
Only problem would be who he came with given that Micromasters are packed in twos, unless they make a hot rod to go with Selects Star Convoy.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on November 8th, 2019 @ 5:25am CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 8th, 2019 @ 5:45am CST
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:In light of Sixgun, Brunt and Ironworks, they might even make Roller into a bot this time?
It's possible, would be fun if they tailored him specifically to Optimus Prime, making him a mini godbomber of sorts (Godbomber, the original Weaponizer!)
Posted by Skritz on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:19am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:32am CST
Still hoping for a Slammer, Roller, Fasttrack... and heck, whatever the repaint partners for Grand Max and Black Zarak were. Wasn't the little gold partner guy's name Gipi Essu? (It's hard to translate the katakana.)
Also have to say, I'm also holding out for a whole metric buttload of little bases. They better at LEAST put out four so you can connect them in a square, or I'll start flipping tables.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:45am CST
Grand Max had Cog (a different one from Fort Max's Cog formed by Koka and Onomisu instead of Gasket and Grommet), BlackZarak had Black Roritchi.gothsaurus wrote:Still hoping for a Slammer, Roller, Fasttrack... and heck, whatever the repaint partners for Grand Max and Black Zarak were. Wasn't the little gold partner guy's name Gipi Essu? (It's hard to translate the katakana.)
Posted by gothsaurus on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:49am CST
Posted by no-one on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:50am CST
I'm hoping for a Roller Micromaster as well, but I have some alternative options in mind.Emerje wrote:Here's to hoping for a Micromaster sometime down the road. The size should work fine with the trailer's more compact size.Sabrblade wrote:Never a part of this Optimus toy to begin with.Ultra Markus wrote:where the hell is roller
Emerje
or
That second option could be pretty handy if a WFC Blaster ever becomes a thing.
Posted by gothsaurus on November 8th, 2019 @ 9:53am CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 8th, 2019 @ 11:45am CST
gothsaurus wrote:Thinking about Roller. All things considered, a six wheel vehicle is ALSO ... Fasttrack. They could shoot for those two sharing transformation and giving each a little bit of retooling.
When you put it that way, rolled could easily be a generations selects release of fast track.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 8th, 2019 @ 11:52am CST
I've been using this as my Roller for a few years now, though I swapped it out for the Takara Tomy "Movie Advanced" version with the translucent silver plastic (for cartoon accuracy). I wouldn't at all be opposed to a new roller, though, I'd prefer it be Battle Master sized instead of Micromaster sized to scale better with Earthrise Optimus Prime.
Posted by gothsaurus on November 8th, 2019 @ 12:07pm CST
Posted by no-one on November 8th, 2019 @ 12:11pm CST
That Roller is a microbattlemaster or would it be a battlemicromasterWolfman Jake wrote:I've been using this as my Roller for a few years now, though I swapped it out for the Takara Tomy "Movie Advanced" version with the translucent silver plastic (for cartoon accuracy). I wouldn't at all be opposed to a new roller, though, I'd prefer it be Battle Master sized instead of Micromaster sized to scale better with Earthrise Optimus Prime.carytheone wrote:I'm hoping for a Roller Micromaster as well, but I have some alternative options in mind.
[img]theyseemerollering.jpg[/img]
You're right, BM sized would be better and more likely to see a release. It'd also be cool if it only has two modes, drone and shield/ramp.
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 8th, 2019 @ 12:21pm CST
carytheone wrote:That Roller is a microbattlemaster or would it be a battlemicromasterWolfman Jake wrote:I've been using this as my Roller for a few years now, though I swapped it out for the Takara Tomy "Movie Advanced" version with the translucent silver plastic (for cartoon accuracy). I wouldn't at all be opposed to a new roller, though, I'd prefer it be Battle Master sized instead of Micromaster sized to scale better with Earthrise Optimus Prime.carytheone wrote:I'm hoping for a Roller Micromaster as well, but I have some alternative options in mind.
[img]theyseemerollering.jpg[/img]
You're right, BM sized would be better and more likely to see a release. It'd also be cool if it only has two modes, drone and shield/ramp.
I misread your post at first, I thought you said shield/amp and thought to myself, what they're making another Knights of unicron set
Posted by no-one on November 8th, 2019 @ 12:32pm CST
Did you mean shield/"axe"?ZeroWolf wrote:I misread your post at first, I thought you said shield/amp and thought to myself, what they're making another Knights of unicron setcarytheone wrote:That Roller is a microbattlemaster or would it be a battlemicromasterWolfman Jake wrote:I've been using this as my Roller for a few years now, though I swapped it out for the Takara Tomy "Movie Advanced" version with the translucent silver plastic (for cartoon accuracy). I wouldn't at all be opposed to a new roller, though, I'd prefer it be Battle Master sized instead of Micromaster sized to scale better with Earthrise Optimus Prime.carytheone wrote:I'm hoping for a Roller Micromaster as well, but I have some alternative options in mind.
[img]theyseemerollering.jpg[/img]
You're right, BM sized would be better and more likely to see a release. It'd also be cool if it only has two modes, drone and shield/ramp.
Posted by gothsaurus on November 8th, 2019 @ 1:29pm CST
Now, to clear off an Ikea shelf for the Knights box set. "Outta the way. Make room for others. I say it is survival of the fittest."
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 8th, 2019 @ 1:29pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 8th, 2019 @ 2:20pm CST
carytheone wrote:
Cary, you sir have won the internet today! This is EPIC! Optimus Prime is going to shred some Decepticreeps and then shred some power chords! Rock on!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 10th, 2019 @ 8:32pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on November 11th, 2019 @ 9:13am CST
According to JakeToys and MEGA-Decepticon's weibo, Hasbro China's official Taobao store have put up listings below for pre-order (and since had them taken down). But they have managed to save screen grabs as proof.
All listings slated for 2020 release:
- MPM Mv1 Starscream
- MPM Mv1 Ratchet
-Earthrise Titan Scorponok
-Earthrise Commander class Skylynx
- Earthrise Voyager Quintesson
- Earthrise Deluxe "Quintessa" (used the G1 planet as placeholder pic but may be a re-imagining of the TLK version??)
- Earthrise Deluxe Runamuck
We already knew about Titan class Scorponok from NYCC and Deluxe class "Runamok" from his winning the fan poll.
Commander class Sky Lynx was previously speculated from an earlier rumor about the next Commander class being one that was said to "complement" Titan class Omega Supreme.
Voyager class Quintesson and Deluxe class "Quintessa", however, are both very new rumors.