SDCC 2022 day 1 - Thursday July 21st

[griffin]

A lot to go through, from a lot of different sources... but I felt underwhelmed by the smaller-than-usual amount of reveals this year, and a limited access by the major fansites, probably due to covid restrictions (just about everything came from just TFW and some guy on twitter which was noted on BWTF).

I was also puzzled that there were no SDCC exclusive toys this year for Transformers, when usually (pre-covid) there would be 3 or 4 exclusives that we would all have to fight over from secondary sources, or from Asia. There is one "Pulse exclusive", but it is a pre-order for release in November... so it isn't an SDCC exclusive.

A quick list of what to expect in the next few posts (as I can't post anything with more than 3 links at the moment)...

- Legacy wave 3 (only a teaser, as the full reveal will be done online on August 16th)
Deluxe
- Blanker (Targetmaster Pointblank - using the Japanese name for some reason),
- Stunticon Dead End,
- Skullgrin (odd to not be the same size class as Iguanus),
- Crankcase (said to be derived from the Skids mould)
Voyager
- Armada Starscream
- Beast Wars Inferno
Leader
- Transmetal II Megatron (dragon)

- Hasbro Pulse exclusive - A Hero is Born - Alpha Trion (redeco & new head SS VOY Scourge) & Orion Pax (redeco & new head SS DLX Kup - just like the Ehobby Orion Pax from about 15 years ago).

- Shattered Glass Flamewar & Fireglide (redeco Legacy Arcee & Siege Pteraxadon)

- GEN Selects DK-3 Breaker - blue Trailbreaker

- Licensed statues
ThreeZero
Diamond Select
Flame Toys

- SDCC exclusive Pop Vinyl Jumbo size Unicron - Already out in Australia at various online sources listed here in the OZ news section for $90-95.

- Walmart Collector Con (not sure if it is linked to SDCC, as it would be a coincidence to do the big launch on the same day if it wasn't being promoted at SDCC as well - The Hasbro Pulse site certainly thinks so, as they included them with their new SDCC pre-orders.)
Velocitron wave 1
Vintage Beast Wars - Retrax & Terrosaur
Top Gun Maverick
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