Combiner Wars Devastator Rumour

[Holdobot]

Six G1 Constructicons in an oversized big Platinum box (like the Insecticons) could also be two per case. The Encore Constructicon boxes could fit two a case. I don't think it adds anything more than telling us retailers have to order two of them.

Has everyone forgotten how there was a glimpse of Devastator in the background of a Designer Desk video last year. And then how when we got a good view of it in this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_k_JQ5nQU ) we saw it was very clearly G1 Devastator. On the shelves of new product, including rereleases like MP Grimlock.

Just saying.

Yeah thats true, wishful thinking I guess

[Paulbot]

I agree, a Titan sized Devastator could be cool but everything's a guess at the moment - besides price.

[Zommael]

It's starting to lean more towards being something like TF2 Devastator or Metroplex - big but very simple.... and a general release, if a store wants to risk such an expensive item.

It's certainly interesting re-watching that Hasbro video in Paulbot's post, and wondering if the Gen1 Devastator and Defensor were there intentionally, as a hint of other new Combiners, or advance warning of reissues.
Because all the other toys behind them (which is an intentional display, not someone's random cubical shelving), are mid 2014 to early 2015 toys... making it an obvious question - why are those two Gen1 combiners intentionally placed there.

Metroplex was simple now?

To weigh in again: it could be a G1 reissue, but if it is, why would it be sold in the Generations line (as the most recent product listing indicates) rather than the Platinum line where literally all other G1 reissues appear to be going? The same question applies if it's a redeco of TF2 Devastator (which I still think it could be). On the other hand, the moulds may have been designed to be sold separately later: for example, they could be recoloured to match TF2 Devastator. It's not Hasbro's usual MO, but if the size is the USP, they might go for it - it's not like they haven't been experimenting with all aspects of the marketing lately.

[Bidoofdude]

I agree, a Titan sized Devastator could be cool but everything's a guess at the moment - besides price.

Plus apparent 'eyewitness reports'. Hopefully leader Ultra Magnus turns out to be true, as well as Devy.

[doublespy]

I still wish it would be a gift set of new molds. I think the new combiner wars stuff is at least to some degree a statement from the new design team, to the fans and third party companies: "hey, even we have a strict pricing structure and cost control, we can still make some cool official combiners!" And after giving us all these nice new combiners, they'd decide to entertain us with a G1 devastator, might as well drop the whole combiner wars in the first place.

As suggested above the new molds can be sold separately later, either as repaint or remold, or in a gift set again as convention exclusive, to make up for mold costs.

[Starscream77]

So according to a source on TFW it's an all new mold of voyagers and one leader and is the size of Gen Metroplex

[Zommael]

So according to a source on TFW it's an all new mold of voyagers and one leader and is the size of Gen Metroplex

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that source has proven to be good for information in the past, too - I certainly recognise the name although that could be from too much lurking on TFW. I really hope it is a huge, articulated, new figure on a par with Metroplex. Having the two battling on my shelf would be well worth the cost.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Apparently yellow redeco for SDCC??

[SuspectimusPrime]

So according to a source on TFW it's an all new mold of voyagers and one leader and is the size of Gen Metroplex

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that source has proven to be good for information in the past, too - I certainly recognise the name although that could be from too much lurking on TFW. I really hope it is a huge, articulated, new figure on a par with Metroplex. Having the two battling on my shelf would be well worth the cost.

This sounds like exactly what every adult collector would hope for - which usually turns out too good to be true. On price alone, would it be viable to produce something potentially double the cost of Gen Metroplex and risk deterring large segments of their main target market?

[Lint]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that source has proven to be good for information in the past, too - I certainly recognise the name although that could be from too much lurking on TFW. I really hope it is a huge, articulated, new figure on a par with Metroplex. Having the two battling on my shelf would be well worth the cost.

My wallet has obtained internal injuries just from me reading this, and I'm okay with this