Combiner Wars Optimus Maximus Official Images
/The Optimus Maximus combiner consist of 65 new figures.
Battle Core Optimus Prime
Ironhide
Mirage
Prowl
Sunstreaker
Transformers News And Reviews
Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator Pre-Orders Available On Amazon
/You can now pre-order the mighty Combiner Wars Titan Class Devastator figure from Amazon.com.
Here are the Specs from their webpage:
This item will be released on August 1, 2015.
Pre-order now.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
- Incredible 7-in-1 Devastator set lets you build an 18-inch Devastator figure from the 6 included Voyager Class figures
- Includes Construction Scrapper, Construction Hook, Construction Bonecrusher, Construction Long Haul,
- Construction Mixmaster and Construction Scavenger figures; Figures convert from robot mode to construction vehicle mode and back
- Figures combine to form Devastator
- Comes with blaster for Devastator figure
This bad bot looks to be well worth the $149.99 price tag.
Leader Class Starscream And Skywarp Official Images
/Hasbro has released the official images for the upcoming Combiner Wars Leader Class Starscream and Skywarp figures. Look for Starscream in late 2015 with Skywarp making an early 2016 appearance.
Megatron Hosts The 2015 Transformers Hall Of Fame
/This years Transformers Hall of Fame induction ceremony is hosted by none other than the baddest bot around, Megatron.
Transformers YouTube Writes:
Who will be inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame this year? There are a lot of worthy nominees and, as long as Megatron doesn’t take all of the trophies home himself, it should be an exciting evening.
The 3 categories are:
Favorite Character (Besides Megatron)
Nominees: Optimus Primal, Prowl, Galvatron
Best Combiner Robot
Nominees: Devastator, Bruticus, Predaking
Best Musical Act Used in a Transformers Branded Production
Nominees: Anne Dryant, Vincent Dicola, Weird Al’ Yankovic
May the best Bot/Human win!
Upcoming Combiner Wars Legends Class Figures
/We get our first look at some official images for new legends class figures. First from 2015 wave 4 we get Rodimus and Skywarp. From 2016 wave 1 we get Buzz Saw, Chop Shop, Pipes, and Shockwave. We also get Wreck-Gar in 2016 wave 2. Looks like Hasbro is trying their hardest to remake every G1 character into the Combiner Wars line. Works for me.
BotCon 2015 Sky Lynx Surprise
/2016 Combiner Wars wave 2 brings us an unexpected surprise. Not only do we get a Voyager Class Sky Lynx, we also get blessed with 4 more G1 remakes including Hound, Smokescreen, Trailbraiker, and one of my favorites, Wheeljack. To top it all off they combine into the mighty Sky Reign. This is Combiner Wars after all. Behold the official product images of these awesome upcoming figures.
Marvel G1 Inspired Orion & Hegemon (Optimus & Megatron) ToyWorld BotCon Exclusive
/TFSource have anounce this years ToyWorld BotCon exclusive as Orion and Hegemon repaints heavily inspired by Marvel's G1 Transformers comics. With a price tag of only $220, this one would be hard to pass up.
Details from TFSource website:
Product Details
Limited to just 200 pieces for the North American market
This convention exclusive giftset includes both Orion & Hegemon in Comic Edition colors. Comes in collector's edition giftset packaging featuring exclusive artwork that pays homage back to the days of 80's comics.
USA Today Reveals The First Fan-Built Transformers Combiner - Victorion!
/USA Today has revealed the final look of the new fan-built combiner Victorion on their website this morning. Right from the pages of the upcoming Combiner Hunters comic from IDW Publishing this 6 Fem-Bot combiner has a unique look that I already love.
USA Today wrote:
The Transformers universe is about to get an influx of girl power and a giant new personality.
Six female robots that team up to form the massive Combiner character Victorion debut next month in IDW's Transformers: Combiner Hunters comic book, and they're a motley crew made tighter by surviving pretty much the worst environment possible.
Not that writer Mairghread Scott is breaking out the welcome mat to greet them as they're introduced into the mythology.
"I don't like to give my characters a lot of breathing room, so Victorion comes into existence about a half-second before a sword flies at her head," she says.
"Naturally, her first concern when it comes to other Transformers is not being killed by them. But IDW Transformers has always been interested in how people navigate a world of shifting alliances, imperfect heroes, and charismatic villains."
The Combiner Hunters one-shot features the aftermath of the recent Combiner Wars saga and feature the female Autobots Chromia, Windblade and Arcee meeting the new Victorion, the result of a recent Hasbro Fan Built Combiner poll designed to create a new female character for toys and comics.
The resourceful and tenacious Autobots who combine as Victorion volunteered to search for artifacts sacred to their culture and religion in the Sea of Rust, an unsettled area on the planet Cybertron that's corrupted by toxic gases. This dangerous atmosphere corrodes armor and has unknown effects on a 'bot's processors and circuits.
"They've been forced to adapt to their surroundings and have learned how to live without much. This makes them extremely resourceful," says John Warden, Hasbro's Transformers design manager.
"They work together out of need, but they may not always like it. Life in this kind of environment can force you into some difficult choices, and these 'bots aren't afraid to make them. It makes them strong and resilient, and forges a lasting bond."
Like people, each Combiner has its own personality, weaponry and speech pattern, according to Scott. And because the characters, whose names IDW is keeping secret for now, are such a tight unit, they work well in combined form. Consequently, Victorion is more coherent and intelligent than other Combiners such as Menasor and Superion.
"Each of those Transformers accepted a difficult mission from their spiritual leader," Scott says. "You see that drive and zeal multiplied in Victorion. She is a warrior dedicated to her faith, and we all know how dangerous that can be."
The team's alternate vehicular forms include two race cars, a pair of helicopters, a motorcycle and a rescue truck. And Victorion also differs from other Combiners not only because she's female but she can manipulate gravity and has the ability to combine in different configurations. If the copter twins form her legs, she can fly, and when they make up her arms, Victorion can use her gravity powers as a weapon.
The massive lady robot has a big role to play in "Conquerers," the next story line that kicks off in IDW's Transformers series written by Transformers editor John Barber and drawn by Combiner Hunters artist Sara Pitre-Durocher.
Victorion begins to forge a new life for her team, and the six robots ultimately form an interesting relationship with Autobot main man Optimus Prime.
"Optimus is dealing with finding his place in a Cybertronian society that's changing, and Victorion will have life experiences and a world view that's different from Optimus'," says Barber. It all leads into Transformers No. 50 early next year, "where Victorion will be front and center during one of the biggest things we've ever done in Transformers comics."
The new group may be considered a bunch of rogues for those who aren't in their circle of trust, but Scott figures they are way more Indiana Jones than the Punisher.
"They may not agree with our other heroes all the time and they will fight for their beliefs, but Victorion isn't digging up these relics to alleviate some past, personal tragedy," the writer says. "She's doing it to build a better future for all Transformers."
