Combiner Wars designer video from Hasbro

[Oberon Sexton]

I wish they'd have addressed why one member of the aerialbots is now a helicopter. I guess its a design choice.... but why?

IDW cleverly glossed over it too, saying that his spark was exposed.

I think it's so they can reuse the mold for a possible Blades or even Vortex (redoing Bruticus would be nice)

[CBratron]

I think the mold resembles Vortex more than Blades, but I'm not too fussed about the character substitution.

[i_amtrunks]

I wish they'd have addressed why one member of the aerialbots is now a helicopter. I guess its a design choice.... but why?

IDW cleverly glossed over it too, saying that his spark was exposed.

A retailer probably decided that all jets or all sports cars would be too boring so they needed some diversity. Being able to reuse moulds for Bruticus and maybe Computron wouldn't be a negative in Hasbro's eyes...

Sorry paulbot, I've not seen the art before, perhaps Shockwave will be returning soon? Surely he had a copy of his memory on a floppy disk somewhere in his lab.

[Bidoofdude]

Tfw2005 front page have an article on rumoured Devastator combiner. Please be reeeeeal. Apparently all six parts are sold as a boxset and all parts are Voyager class making a Titan class figure ( same class as generations metroplex). Again... pleeeeeease be reeeeeal.

It would be pretty grand. Very imposing if he's made of six voyager. He'd be pretty expensive here though, if we paid voyager RPP altogether.

[reillyd]

Tactically it doesn't make sense. Say the Aerialbots fly out of America to somewhere in Europe. 4 of the 5 make it their via jetpower, but Superion can't be formed as the helicopter won't be showing up for hours. Stooopid.

[Defcon]

Tfw2005 front page have an article on rumoured Devastator combiner. Please be reeeeeal. Apparently all six parts are sold as a boxset and all parts are Voyager class making a Titan class figure ( same class as generations metroplex). Again... pleeeeeease be reeeeeal.

Well I hope its not going to be exactly like that, titan class is way to big. I would prefer it to be a similar scale to the other combiner teams. I would assume if they sell Devastator as a boxset it's because all the figures might not be in the traditional scale classes. The four limbs could be large deluxes. Two voyagers could make up the torso and shoulders. When compared to other combiners, Devastator could be 3-4 inches taller because of longer limbs, and be bulkier due to a larger torso and shoulders.

[Sky Shadow]

I would love a Devastator combiner, but what I would also like would be a new Prowl that can become Devastator's head

Yep. No Prowl, no purchase.

[VERT]

I wish they'd have addressed why one member of the aerialbots is now a helicopter. I guess its a design choice.... but why?

IDW cleverly glossed over it too, saying that his spark was exposed.

I guess this opens the door for two new 3rd party figures and upgrade kits. See Hasbro just wants to help 3rd partys cash in Why? cause they care about the little guys LOL

[Lint]

I guess this opens the door for two new 3rd party figures and upgrade kits. See Hasbro just wants to help 3rd partys cash in Why? cause they care about the little guys LOL

I'd totally buy into such a cash-in. Nobody turns my favourite aerialbot into a chopper and expects me to be ok with it!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

There's already a teaser out, though I actually kind of like the helicopter.

If a group puts out a leader/torso-bot upgrade like the (hopefully-still) upcoming FoC Bruticus replacement Onslaught though, that I could go for. Especially for Menasor - Motormaster had a pretty cool design that the Optimus remold doesn't capture IMO.