Toyfair Australia part three - official images

[Tha_Phantom]

I think I'm the only one a bit disappointed that Barricade isn't based on G1.

*raises hand* Me too!

Plus the fact that Siege is giving us Micromasters which would've been the perfect opportunity to have a Siege G1 Barricade.

Exactly right. Personally I wouldn't care if they had brought Bayverse Barricade over to any other CHUG line, but Siege just seems super inappropriate as this should have been G1 Barry's time to shine.

"But Bayverse Barricade is more popular" Yes, I've been getting this counter-argument a lot and it's true that Bayverse Barricade is more popular than G1, but so what? There have been heaps of obscure characters/toys redone in CHUG in the last few years. Clones, Cog, Brunt, Duocons, Jumpstarters, other Micromasters, and many more we never thought would get the CHUG treatment have been given modern updates.

Bayverse Barry has had numerous toys over the last ten years. Meanwhile, G1 Barry hasn't had a toy since 1990, so can't we just let him have one teensy tiny update?

[BigTransformerTrev]

I think I'm the only one a bit disappointed that Barricade isn't based on G1 when everything else in Siege (and most of CHUG) is G1-based. Plus the fact that Siege is giving us Micromasters which would've been the perfect opportunity to have a Siege G1 Barricade.

Hasbro, can I please have a Micromaster Barricade next time???

*raises hand* Me too!

I'd love one as well but it seems unlikely. Movieverse Barricade is just too well-known now, whereas G1 Barricade is incredibly obscure except to your knowledgeable G1 fans. If they released a version of the G1 character you would get all the young'uns going 'Thats not Barricade - Barricade is a cop car!'

It's the same reason to a lesser extent that we are unlikely to ever see a new version of the G1 Micromaster Blackout released.

[FatalityPitt]

Nemesis Prowl looks dope

Yeah, it's a shame that the 'real' G1 Barricade has been shunted for a G1-adaptation of a movie character. But in his defence, Movie Barricade had become quite popular and well-known over many years. Young casual fans probably know more about Barricade than they know about Prowl. So it kind of makes sense to make the cop car as the 'definitive' Barricade.

I must admit though, I do like the look of Barricade. He looks vaguely like a Stunticon.

[tinyJazz]

I think G1 Barricade is pretty forgettable. Guido’s design is much more interesting.

Hey, maybe it’ll turn out to be a name swap grudge like Swoop/Divebomb and well get a G1 esque Barricade yet! Only with a goofy name like “Witches hat” or “Gumball”