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Ode to a Grasshopper
28th December 2012, 11:23 AM
New Beast Hunters character/toy revealed (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/packaging-error-reveals-transformers-prime-beast-hunters-deluxe-wave-2-ripclaw/26461/) by accident.
The link's to Seibertron.com, but the news is up on other fansites too.

I'll probably get one when it's out.
Bidoofdude
28th December 2012, 11:26 AM
This is... Interesting. I don't think I'll get any BH toys. Don't really appeal to me.
Paulbot
28th December 2012, 11:38 AM
This is the first Beast Hunters toy that kind of appeals to me because I like the robot mode's pose, but the beast mode looks like "generic TF animal transformation #1".
griffin
28th December 2012, 01:09 PM
Ripclaw was first revealed in the October NYCC presentation (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=14611), in the first wave of Beast Hunter Kreo... but when the packaging image showed up two weeks ago (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=15046), I actually thought it was meant to be Predaking (because it looked like the same winged beast in the small packaging image).

The bio here is interesting to see that it is a female character. Hasbro don't often release female Transformers that aren't on the cartoon (which helps sell it to the boys & their parents), but since we now have two Ripclaw toys in Beast Hunters, I think the odds of her being in the cartoon are quite high.
kaiden
28th December 2012, 01:14 PM
looks nice. i'll get her for being unique?
SuspectimusPrime
29th December 2012, 02:12 AM
Not a very feminine looking Femcon, but I dig the design. Her visor looks a little large for a Deluxe size fig, perhaps it flips up to reveal a more feminine face?
Otherwise, I'd imagine her character to be more like Animated Strika.
Mythirax
29th December 2012, 02:16 AM
This is the first Beast Hunters toy that kind of appeals to me because I like the robot mode's pose, but the beast mode looks like "generic TF animal transformation #1".

I agree, the robot modes pose does look awesome. Very displayable.
Hursticon
2nd January 2013, 11:52 PM
I'll be adding her to my future (Modern) Predacon Stable, excellent to see yet another Fembot being added to Prime & the TF Universe at large. ;):cool:
SMHFConvoy
3rd January 2013, 02:44 PM
Minor spoiler!

Ser-ket is revealed to be female too. So there maybe two female predacons released as toys
Mythirax
3rd January 2013, 03:24 PM
Minor spoiler!

Ser-ket is revealed to be female too. So there maybe two female predacons released as toys

*** Spoiler, I think? ***
Did you get that information from Rage of the Dinobots Part 2?
BigTransformerTrev
3rd January 2013, 11:21 PM
I'll be adding her to my future (Modern) Predacon Stable, excellent to see yet another Fembot being added to Prime & the TF Universe at large. ;):cool:

Always good to see new femme characters. Though at this rate and by the look of these two, I don't think we are going to be getting a 'Lara Croft' style calendar of 'The Girls of the Transformers Universe' any time soon ;)
SuspectimusPrime
4th January 2013, 01:01 AM
Hopefully these new femmecons won't be killed off just as soon as their characters get interesting. Female characters so far have a very good chance of survival (last female character that died was Airazor I believe) ;)
Hursticon
5th January 2013, 05:41 PM
Always good to see new femme characters. Though at this rate and by the look of these two, I don't think we are going to be getting a 'Lara Croft' style calendar of 'The Girls of the Transformers Universe' any time soon ;)

I think that'd spawn way too much /fic for anyone! :p
That said, I like the idea of Fembots not always having to conform to the 'ideal' feminine shape; 2 of my most favourite Fembots ever are Crasher & Strika, their voices being really the only give away to their 'Gender'. ;):cool:
Paulbot
5th January 2013, 05:56 PM
The Dinobot-esque colours in the picture (muted grey, yellow, red (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/packaging-error-reveals-transformers-prime-beast-hunters-deluxe-wave-2-ripclaw/26461/)) looked alright, but the new "official pics (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/official-images-of-beast-hunters-deluxe-ripclaw-released-176597/)" show the actual colours include bright mix of green and blue and reveal the a "battlemask" like head. I thereby withdraw my former comment.


This is the first Beast Hunters toy that kind of appeals to me
Quickstrike
5th January 2013, 07:57 PM
Nah, she's green in both pictures. The colours on the cardback photo are just waaay more desaturated.

I kind of wish her robot mode mouth moved, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't. I still think she's cool though.
kaiden
5th January 2013, 10:23 PM
Nah, she's green in both pictures. The colours on the cardback photo are just waaay more desaturated.

I kind of wish her robot mode mouth moved, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't. I still think she's cool though.

i see a pin in the photo where her jaw hinge should be so.... she should be able to?
Ode to a Grasshopper
5th January 2013, 10:31 PM
I'm sorta with Paulbot on this one - will wait and see if we get a repaint and what that's like. The colours for Ser-ket (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ser-Ket) look better IMO.
Hursticon
5th January 2013, 11:44 PM
I'm sorta with Paulbot on this one - will wait and see if we get a repaint and what that's like. The colours for Ser-ket (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ser-Ket) look better IMO.

This is Hasbro we're talking about, a Ser-ket repaint (By the way I adore that name, very Egyptian-esque) is all but certain. :D