MP-35 Grapple

[MayzaPrime]

Also ordered...

[Antonio Handsome]

I dunno why, but something about this tickles my fancy. I really like it!

[Smint]

Not really feeling this. My only memory of him is Optimus calling him a dumbass in Smoov's video.

Alright just watched the Smoovs video again. He's G1, looks like a great mould,cool blueprint. There goes $140

[Jazzman]

So I wonder if anyone has tallied the amount of times he's appeared in the cartoon with a black helmet versus the orange??? Thoughtful that they've given us options...

[Antonio Handsome]

My only memory of him is Optimus calling him a dumbass in Smoov's video

This now reaffirms my decision to order.

[GoktimusPrime]

I had training tonight and wasn't sure if it would be sold out when I got home. Thankfully it wasn't and I was able to preorder one.

I feel like I need to dust off the season 2 DVDs and watch a few episodes with him. I'm just not feeling the connection with the character.

Not really feeling this. My only memory of him is Optimus calling him a dumbass in Smoov's video.

Alright just watched the Smoovs video again. He's G1, looks like a great mould,cool blueprint. There goes $140

Grapple was a relatively minor character in the G1 cartoon. The Solar Power Tower was his main claim to fame, otherwise he was pretty much a second fiddle.

He had a marginally more prominent role in the G1 comics though, most notably single-handedly creating Omega Supreme! Yeah that's right, G1 comic Grapple built a stupid tower whereas G1 comic Grapple built Omega freakin' Supreme! Comic Grapple was also part of a valiant (if not futile) stand again Galvatron and the future Decepticons in Target: 2006.

IMO if Hasbro were to ever release this toy then I reckon they should replace the blueprints for the tower with the blueprints for Omega Supreme, and replace the miniature tower with a memory crystal. As many of you may recall, unlike the G1 cartoon where many of these second year characters just appeared out of nowhere and pretended that they were there the whole time, the G1 comics provided explanations as to why new characters appeared! In the case of Grapple and the other 2nd year Autobot Cars, they were pre-existing Autobots on Cybertron who had their memories were uploaded into crystals and stored aboard the Ark in case Optimus Prime needed additional forces, he could construct new bodies and bring them to life with these crystals. This was possibly the first time that we saw Transformers portrayed as being able to survive as beings of consciousness outside of a physical body - a concept that would be later revisited in the G1 cartoon in "Starscream's Brigade" (the Combaticons had their minds removed and imprisoned with their original bodies destroyed), and later in the IDW comics where a Cybertronian's Spark could be imprisoned separately from the body (e.g. Arcee during her internment at Garrus-9). I'd also like to see a toy and comic (and every other G1 media other than the cartoon) accurate completely black helmet instead of the black with yellow horn helmet that TakaraTOMY has. Nothing wrong with it per se, but it'd be a neat way for Hasbro to further differentiate their version.

[UltraMarginal]

I'm impressed, I think it looks excellent, nice touch with the blueprints. I am wondering how much the crane telecopes open or closed, it appears to be the same in pretty much all those shots.

[Megatran]

I'm impressed, I think it looks excellent, nice touch with the blueprints. I am wondering how much the crane telecopes open or closed, it appears to be the same in pretty much all those shots.

With MP Inferno you can clearly see the hinges on the telescopic ladder, where it is intended to fold & collapse. Perhaps it's the angle of the crane arm in these pics but there doesn't appear to be any hinges for Grapple. Interesting.

The 3rd party MP Grapple (by MakeToys?) looks so uninspiring with the crane arm dangling at the back in bot mode.

[danny-boy]

Listing is up lads and ladies!

http://www.premiumcollectables.com.a...-mp-35-grapple

Also interesting that the limit is now two if you're using energon points, which is quite fair!

PC lost me with their waves ordering but pulled me back in when they got rid of it. They almost lost me again with the 1 per order when using a coupon but now yet again they've pulled me back in as I like to order 2 of each MP and use a coupon.

If you're listening PC, well done!

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'm a big fan of the different options for the crane, pretty sure I remember the episodes they were used in too.

Another winner in my book! I was starting to get a bit bored with the MP line with it either being the Autobot cars or Seeker repaints so a fire truck and crane have really brought me back into the fold.