 BOTCON 2012 Freebie Figure Revealed, SG Straxus |
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 Apr 25 2012, 08:06 PM
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 Group: Protoform Posts: 13 Joined: 12-September 08 From: Washington D.C. Member No.: 11,984 Faction: Autobot  |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:07 PM
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 IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,084 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:08 PM
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Group: Protoform Posts: 13 Joined: 12-September 08 From: Washington D.C. Member No.: 11,984 Faction: Autobot |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:17 PM
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 It was catastro-, catastro-feeling good  Group: Supporter Posts: 4,732 Joined: 12-February 04 From: Santa Destroy, Utah!...bawk bawk. Member No.: 4,199 Faction: Lesbian Ninja |
Before I actually saw the figure, I was wondering why come Botcon seemed to be after Cheets' bread and butter this year. Now that I've seen the figure, they just want the bread. And some margarine.
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Apr 25 2012, 08:18 PM
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 Ol' 55 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,899 Joined: 5-November 02 From: OH Member No.: 1,674 |
Blah blah blah SG Straxus that comic cover is AWESOME! UPA-tastic. I especially love the typefaces.
It's like Gerald McBot-Bot. |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:21 PM
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 Space T. rex Group: Retired Staff Posts: 29,924 Joined: 20-December 01 Member No.: 34 Faction: Maximal |
I REALLY want a litho of that comic cover.
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Apr 25 2012, 08:22 PM
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IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,084 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
Yeah, that comic cover is awesome.
And I have a strange desire for Yellow Straxus. -------------------- |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:24 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,917 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
I'm still seeing Scrounge colors. I kinda like it. It's just weird enough to be interesting. And I love Scrounge. -ZacWilliam, I may not like it enough to pay Botcon Exclusive prices, but if I were there I think I'd be happy, or at least intreagued by him. -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Apr 25 2012, 08:25 PM
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 Autobot Ally Group: Supporter Posts: 8,163 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,013 Faction: RIRFIB |
Data sheet... er... pages! updated!
(FYI, I will update the rest of the figures as they are officially revealed.) This post has been edited by G.B.Blackrock: Apr 25 2012, 08:25 PM --------------------  |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:27 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,455 Joined: 17-February 05 From: McDonaldland Member No.: 6,033 |
I'd like to compliment Pete's package for its starring role in the beginning of the video.
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Apr 25 2012, 08:29 PM
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 Feeling like myselves again. Group: Citizen Posts: 19,712 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Ontario Canada Member No.: 1,958 Faction: Decepticon |
anyone have insight into the colour choices .. I am unfamiliar with the comics, and where if even this comes from ?
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Apr 25 2012, 08:38 PM
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Ol' 55 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,899 Joined: 5-November 02 From: OH Member No.: 1,674 |
People keep suggesting Scrouge, and I heard Xaaron, and either of those is possible, but neither of them has any green. So it's really just "what yellow guys can you plausibly connect to Straxus?".
I still think he might just be an inverted Straxus. There aren't a lot of yellow guys with green trim. Crosscut. BM Cheetor. BM Buzzsaw. Slow Poke. Maybe he's Slow Poke-colored. This post has been edited by LV!: Apr 25 2012, 08:38 PM |
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Apr 25 2012, 08:44 PM
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 Check the pecs! Group: Citizen Posts: 8,275 Joined: 17-May 06 From: Galveston, TX Member No.: 8,292 Faction: Predacon |
Was facing the sun really the best place to film this?
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Apr 25 2012, 08:44 PM
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 The light which smashes lies! Group: Citizen Posts: 5,352 Joined: 3-March 03 Member No.: 2,433 |
Is the point just that he'll look great with SG Bludgeon? Because I'm pretty sure he will.
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Apr 25 2012, 08:47 PM
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 Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,099 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
SERPENTOR!!!!!
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Apr 25 2012, 08:55 PM
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Decepticon Cheesehead Group: Citizen Posts: 429 Joined: 20-August 08 From: Spencer, WI Member No.: 11,940 Faction: Decepticon |
I do wonder. Several of the SG figures have been "suped up" compared to their classics versions. Jazz, Goldbug, and Starscream all come to mind.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility that there was a chance this figure was originally going to be SG Swindle, based upon the leaked list. It could be that they couldn't secure a remolded, Swindle-esque head, so they just kept the original head and made it SG Straxus as a "Plan B". Highly unlikely, I know, but I'm curious. --------------------  |
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Apr 25 2012, 09:33 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,917 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
His Bio card's been posted on TFW.
And damn their eyes he's Lord Byron! (Ok and Shelly) They just made me interested. Scrap. -ZacWilliam, has a Masters in the English Romantics... This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Apr 25 2012, 09:35 PM -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Apr 25 2012, 09:40 PM
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Group: MORON Posts: 0 Joined: 19-February 07 Member No.: 9,988 Faction: Maximal |
The Bard of Darkmount!?
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Apr 25 2012, 09:46 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,917 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
Honestly, the most interesting part of this for me is it gives just a little hint of characterization to the mysterious Xal. Ok, yes this is me entirely reading WAY too much into this, I will admit that upfront. But the "Xal Unbound" reference is to Shelly's Prometheus Unbound. Which I'm going to pretend at least casts him as a Prometheus figure in (SG) Cybertronian myth. Since I've been wondering about him since G2 in the 90s it's at least something.
-ZacWilliam, and if I'd happened to cast Xal in a "Prometheus" role in an old fanfic I never finished, that's just kinda a cool coincidence. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-arcee.gif) This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Apr 25 2012, 09:47 PM -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Apr 25 2012, 10:23 PM
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 Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 8,251 Joined: 14-December 08 From: The Blasty Zone Member No.: 12,164 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
QUOTE(Destron D-69 @ Apr 25 2012, 09:29 PM)  anyone have insight into the colour choices .. I am unfamiliar with the comics, and where if even this comes from ? This is my guess. Extrapolate that head onto a full body with a monochromatic look similar to his G1 self, and... you get SG Straxus. |
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