Titans Return Wave 4 toys fully revealed and in-hand

[GoktimusPrime]

Ooooh, didn't know they were doing Quake - want! He was always my favourite of the 1988 Targetmasters. Clever way to reuse the Hardhead mould too (we don't need another Warpath)

[Lord_Zed]

Well like Breakways the repaints are a little forced, but they came out a lot better.

Not sure if Krok ever looked like he turned into a gator though, I know his AM partner did, but he looked more like he had jet kibble. Still not complaining, happy to have an affordable modern Krok option, and if standing in for IDW Krok, alt mode hardly matters as a monoformer.

[FatalityPitt]

I was only planning to get Broadside from this point on, but the more I see Topspin, the more I look forward to buying him. Which is weird since he's one of those characters who never caught my attention until now.

I never owned a G1 Topspin and found it unimpressive-looking the first time I saw it, but I found the Jumpstarter gimmick to be strangely fun and addictive (a friend lent me his). In the comics he was just background character who was just there (until he died).

But this new Deluxe looks great, and the alt-mode looks like Technobot Strafe, except with a cockpit. He looks like he could be a heavy retool of Triggerhappy based on this pic: http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/u.../Topspin-9.jpg

[GoktimusPrime]

Still not complaining, happy to have an affordable modern Krok option, and if standing in for IDW Krok, alt mode hardly matters as a monoformer.

Might as well just stick with my G1 Krok then.

I was only planning to get Broadside from this point on, but the more I see Topspin, the more I look forward to buying him. Which is weird since he's one of those characters who never caught my attention until now.

I never owned a G1 Topspin and found it unimpressive-looking the first time I saw it, but I found the Jumpstarter gimmick to be strangely fun and addictive (a friend lent me his).

The Jumpstarters were possibly the worst shelfwarmers in 1985 (Warpath was the worst pegwarmer ). The Jumpstarter gimmick rarely worked the way that it was supposed to, with the toys often falling flat rather than landing on their feet, or sometimes the toy wouldn't trigger properly after its roll. The Transformers Armada Happy Meal Starscream toy actually has the same gimmick and it works much better in that toy than in the Jumpstarters! And it's just a $2 Happy Meal toy! (back when Happy Meal TF toys were actually decent) ... and the Happy Meal Armada toys can Power Link with Mini-Cons and they can combine!

In the comics he was just background character who was just there (until he died).

But he'll always be a member of the original Wreckers! He also met a pretty gruesome death at Megatron's hands in the Time Wars... as many Transformers did (little wonder that the Autobots and Decepticons who managed to make it out of the Time Wars alive allied themselves as the aptly named Survivors). Wreck and Rule.

[FatalityPitt]

The Jumpstarter gimmick rarely worked the way that it was supposed to, with the toys often falling flat rather than landing on their feet, or sometimes the toy wouldn't trigger properly after its roll.

But he'll always be a member of the original Wreckers! He also met a pretty gruesome death at Megatron's hands in the Time Wars... as many Transformers did (little wonder that the Autobots and Decepticons who managed to make it out of the Time Wars alive allied themselves as the aptly named Survivors). Wreck and Rule.

My response: Link

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Krok actually looks really good. Not having any of the TR molds so far, I'm down with getting both Krok and Quake over their pre-molds, especially since there are other Skullcruncher and Hardhead options I like the look of more.

I don't say it nearly as often as I'd like, but good call @Hasbro.

[FatalityPitt]

More pics: http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...nd-more/37077/

My thoughts:
- Krok: The TFCC Krok (stealth bomber) is looking to be the more faithful representation of Krok compared to the TR one, as the original Action Master looks like it could've transformed into an aircraft vehicle like the TFCC toy. However the TR Krok still looks good and unlike Skullsmasher (first use of the mold), the crocodile's eyes looks like it's got light-piping. The colour scheme reminds me a lot of Kickback.
- Perceptor: I feel a bit bummed (more like a sigh, really) that Hasbro/Takara didn't give us this mold 6 years ago instead of that mega-complicated RTS Perceptor that turned into a Half-Track. I wasn't gonna get the Perceptor since I already have the RTS one, but the fact that it's got a simpler transformation and a faithful alt-mode makes it really tempting.
- Broadside and Topspin: Still getting these