High resolution images of upcoming 25th Anniv/Animated figures

[GoktimusPrime]

Cyclonus looks bloody brilliant!! I love how they've given him Nightstick. Inferno looks really nice too. The others look alright. Cheetor's beast mode looks interesting but that robot mode kinda looks fail. The face looks far too feline to me. Hopefully it'll look better when transformed correctly (what is it with Hasbro not knowing how to transform their own toys?!).

Interesting decision to have Ravage packed in with Hound.

(said in See-Threepio voice): Interesting is hardly the word I would use.

The likely scenario is they cannot trademark Bombshell, probably due to somebody else holding the trademark (or something very similar) in the same category. A few years ago Hasbro had a female GI Joe figure they were going to name Bombshell. But due to them not being able to secure the trademark for that, they went with Bombstrike.

If somebody has secured a trademark, you can't just stick 'Autobot' or 'Decepticon' in front of the name for your own purposes, if you're wondering.

So call it Bombstrike or Bomb-blast then. Or better yet, Bomb-Burst, then it'd be a double G1 homage. Hasbro created the name "Shockblast" I don't see why they couldn't have done something similar for Bombshell.

The Slag thing is due to sensitivities in the UK, 'slag' being a slang/swear word over there and all.

I don't buy that.

While I'm aware of what "slag" means in colloquial British English, there's this thing called context. Had they called a female Transformer "Slag" then sure, that'd be kinda weird. But considering that "Slag" is in reference to a Dinobot flamethrower, then it's understandable. Some people may giggle, but they'd get over it.

Also consider that "Slag" was never an issue for Hasbro UK and Marvel UK during G1 and G2. Slag was a very prominent character who had a greater appearance in UK G1 canon than over in the US - heck, all the Dinobots had a more prominent appearance, and arguably better written too due to Simon Furman's personal fondness for the Dinobots (especially Grimlock, whom Furman admits is his all time favourite Transformer, not that we couldn't tell! ).

Also, negative connotations in colloquial British English never stopped Hasbro from creating the names "Night Slash Cheetor" and - wait for it - SLAPPER (which has the same meaning as slag in derogatory UK English!!).

Then there was "Windbreaker" and Hasbro's repeated penchant for using "Scattor"; etc. "Scat" means sh!t (from the Greek word σκατός (Skatos)). Scatology is a branch of biomedical science dealing with the study of fecal excrement.

So...
Scattorshot = someone who shoots feces (could be appropriate for a TF with an ape/monkey alt mode )
Scattorbrain = <commence laughing now>