Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Paulbot]

Oh, those are a different sort of Legends to the current type (which is what I thought you meant). They are the robot only versions of the Pretender Classics (Jazz, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Starscream) from around 1989/1990 and weren't sold in Australia (as far as I know)

[Sam]

I have a question about the Quintessons.

What role(s) did they, and their planet play (if any) in the comics continuity?

Please enlighten me with your knowledge. Thanks!

[Paulbot]

They only appeared in the UK story, Space Pirates. Their planet was being destroyed so they were making plans to conquer another metallic world to make their homeworld. Cybertron was top of their list and they attacked Transformers there and on Earth but were eventually beaten by an Autobot-Decepticon alliance and exiled to space with their planet destroyed.

They do appear in the US comic in a straight adapation of the cartoon episode Big Broadcast of 2006.

In the Dreamwave comics it was looking like they were involved in some mysterious events in Cybertron history, and responsible for all female Autobots, but the story never got completed.

[Robzy]

I'm surprised TFC-00 Prime is still so expensive despite the recent Encore re-issue. I'd been holding out for the price to drop b/c of the Encore but that unfortunately didn't happen.

I always thought that was because the TFC Prime came with the Collector's Album (which everyone wants/needs). I may be wrong tho...

interesting because i have never seen these figures before
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...TODAY.m238.lVI

i cant seem to find these galleries from the major TF websites

Here's the "Jazz" one on Seibertron...

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/galle...size=0&start=0

Screamer, Bumblebee and Grimlock are on there too

They are the robot only versions of the Pretender Classics (Jazz, Grimlock, Bumblebee, Starscream) from around 1989/1990 and weren't sold in Australia (as far as I know)

I'm pretty sure they were sold in Australia - well, at least I definitely know Grimlock was... cos my best friend in Primary School had him...

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/galle...size=0&start=0

I remember this figure specifically cos he was really cool!

[Paulbot]

I meant the non-Pretender versions. I still have all the Classic Pretender versions.

[Robzy]

Oh... in the words of Optimus Prime... "My bad"!

[STL]

I had Classic Pretender w/out shell Jazz. I always thought I was missing parts but never realised till now it was packaged singularly as part of a "classic" line

[Paulbot]

I had Classic Pretender w/out shell Jazz. I always thought I was missing parts but never realised till now it was packaged singularly as part of a "classic" line

The only difference between the Pretender and non-Pretender Legend version of Jazz (other than lack of shell) was that Legend Jazz had Pretender Bumblebee's gun (and non-Pretender Bumblebee has Pretender Jazz's gun).

[TheDirtyDigger]

I always thought that was because the TFC Prime came with the Collector's Album (which everyone wants/needs). I may be wrong tho...

I have it (the book) but I don't really want/need it and it has a few books in there from various figures.
What would anyone be willing to pay for it?

[autobreadticon]

thanks every1 for answering my question, guess i will be just collecting the robots and not the shells