Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
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.