Henkei/Gentei Strafe now released.

[griffin]

The official name appears to be 'Gentei! Gentei! Transformers Basecamp Strafe', and is a recolour of Henkei Cyclonus.

Pics/review can be found here.

The bio has been translated to suggest that Strafe was damaged and was reverted back to his original form (he was constructed inside Unicron in Gen1 utilising Cyclonus-type body parts perhaps - and Goldbug was also once reverted to Bumblebee when damaged in the cartoon and comic).

The Targetmaster's name is apparently called Rocketbot.

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...-japan-168432/

"Even now, the Cybertrons' new weapon, the Techbot Corps, is throwing itself into battle with the Destron Army. Suddenly, their sniper Strafe takes the full brunt of an attack and something extraordinary occurs.

The whole corps had maintained the coloration from their original forms, but their outer appearance was completely different. Every member of the Techbot Corps had long ago been reborn from the wreckage of Transformers who had fallen prey to the destroyer of space (uchuu no hakaisha), the Space Emperor (Seikanteiou) Unicron.

Now, according to the research of the Cybertrons' base computer, Teletraan 2, it seems Strafe has somehow returned to his original form. To a worried Supreme Commander Convoy and the rest of his fellow Techbot Corps members, Strafe says merely, "I feel younger than ever, and I'm aching to fight!".

Strafe has now regained the aerial speed of youth, clocking in at almost 1.8 times as fast as his old body! Let us follow the courageous Strafe's example and sortie!"

[kup]

Here is Gentei! Gentei! Strafe's first ever appearance

[kaiden]

Here is Gentei! Gentei! Strafe's first ever appearance

At 2:08 what am I seeing?

[Sky Shadow]

At 2:08 what am I seeing?

I don't know what you're seeing, but at that time I'm seeing a Chilean advertisement for Targetmasters.

[SOUNDBLASTER]

God I remember those ads.... way back in 87 I remember saying to my mum...

Mum I must have a targetmaster.... NOW..

Dont think she ever got 1 for me though ..

[Lordy]

Dunno, the G1 Strafe isn't much of a figure in the first place (however I do own him) I just can't really warm to this one.

[kaiden]

I don't know what you're seeing, but at that time I'm seeing a Chilean advertisement for Targetmasters.

Yeah, just wanted to know what its called. Remember seeing that part on tv when I was younger never knowing what it was.

[Robzy]

Not really that excited, but it does look cool!

Hell, Universe Cyclonus is one of THE BEST new figures released in years! They could do it in any colours and it would still rock!

[heroic_decepticon]

this is one horrid figure....