SDCC 2022 day 2 - Friday July 22nd

[Sinnertwin]

I actually forgot that this set included Holi & Fire.
Im even more excited for its release now.

[Autocon]

Brain of Courage. Turns into a head?

[KELPIE]

Brain of Courage. Turns into a head?

I'm sure others will correct me, however it's more of a face.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm sure others will correct me, however it's more of a face.

If it's going to be like G1, then yes. The G1 Brainmasters have the same gimmick as the Motorvators that we got here (although Star Sabre was the only Brainmaster that Hasbro never redecoed/released as a Motorvator during G1). "Facemasters" would be a more apt description.

[High_Q]

Hasbro Pulse's official 'first look' video shows that the Haslab Brainmaster is half the size of a Titans Return Titanmaster, and while this new Brainmaster becomes Saber's face, it requires a manual transformation of the Brainmaster, unlike the (very cool!) auto-conversion gimmick of the G1 toy.

[GoktimusPrime]

unlike the (very cool!) auto-conversion gimmick of the G1 toy.

It was a super-duper cool gimmick when I first encountered it back in the 90s... but alas, my G1 Motorvators' gimmick sometimes gets stuck, and the Energon figures do look kinda daft with a giant face sticking out of their bodies (with a tiny head on top!). Also, the auto-conversion gimmick sacrificed any neck articulation; not that this was a priority for G1 toys.

[High_Q]

Also, the auto-conversion gimmick sacrificed any neck articulation; not that this was a priority for G1 toys.

Hmm, that's interesting. I think the Haslab Saber figure's head is able to rotate, so not sure how they've implemented the Brainmaster figure to work with that. Maybe the whole Brain of Courage rotates in the Saber's chest when Saber's helmet rotates...