Combiner Wars Toyline: Rumors, Speculation, Ideas etc

[BigTransformerTrev]

I just discovered that Unite Warriors UW-02 - Menasor is going for $100US from HLJ as opposed to $135US from BBTS so just ordered myself one I don't usually buy doubles of figures but I'm loving this series so much I'm getting the CW as well as the UW figures so I can have the gestalts and the individual bots on display


What do people think the odds are that we will get a Unite Warriors Defensor? One the one had if they've done it with the last two Combiner Wars teams it seems likely they will do it here. However part of the appeal is that UW Superion and Defensor come with Slingshot and Wildrider respectively, replacing the new characters with classics - whereas Defensor already has all 5 original Protectobots (plus the new Rook) so it might not have as much selling appeal for those that don't like the roster changes.

[Deonasis]

I just discovered that Unite Warriors UW-02 - Menasor is going for $100US from HLJ as opposed to $135US from BBTS so just ordered myself one I don't usually buy doubles of figures but I'm loving this series so much I'm getting the CW as well as the UW figures so I can have the gestalts and the individual bots on display


What do people think the odds are that we will get a Unite Warriors Defensor? One the one had if they've done it with the last two Combiner Wars teams it seems likely they will do it here. However part of the appeal is that UW Superion and Defensor come with Slingshot and Wildrider respectively, replacing the new characters with classics - whereas Defensor already has all 5 original Protectobots (plus the new Rook) so it might not have as much selling appeal for those that don't like the roster changes.

100% for a UNite warriors Defensor IMO

[Lord_Zed]

Yeah 100% I don't think they will make a new Groove though unless there is an Afterburner mold we have not seen yet.

Regardless given the cost of the Japanese one is the same as the local one now, If I get one I will be waiting for the Japanese one because the paint aps will be nicer, and I'm hopping they paint the vehicles hubcaps to make them look less cheap.

[griffin]

I think if TakaraTomy does Defensor, they will rename and recolour Rook into Groove... or hold off until there is a motorcycle Deluxe mould for them to use in place of Rook (if the Technobot rumour is true, that would be an option).
Even though we have Groove as a Legends toy from Hasbro, the TakaraTomy combiner sets don't include the Legends member of each team (Powerglide, Blackjack), so their Defensor set won't have Legends Groove to remain at the same size/price-point as Menasor and Suprion.

[prjkt]

The futuristic design of Streetwise makes me think *someone* planned to re-purpose a potential Afterburner as Groove sometime in the future. I think Takara will wait until Hasbro have announced the Technobots before announcing their version of Defensor. Remember Hasbro announced Superion/Menasor at least half a year or so before showing off the Protectobots...

Maybe at Botcon we'll see what Hasbro have planned for the next phase of the line.

[Sam]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but whatever happened to profile/bio and tech spec info?

The CW figures only seem to have a very brief one liner about the figure's "specialty" and that's it.

[Paulbot]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but whatever happened to profile/bio and tech spec info?

The CW figures only seem to have a very brief one liner about the figure's "specialty" and that's it.

There's very long bios in the comics that come with the US released CW deluxes. Wave 1 toys are 'international versions' and so have a very short bio so they can fit in the translations.

[prjkt]

second last page of the comics with the deluxes have pretty decent bios, sadly the other size classes have nothing

[morg176]

Does hasbro intend to design/release any animal combiner wars figures like abominus or the seacons? Or even figures that split into two animals or two vehicles similar to duocons but with cool transformation, nothing spring loaded and decent articulation?

What two animals would you split into?