The new Game Informer has photos of FOC Swindle, Brawl and Bruticus toys in an article about the game. Am I allowed to post scans or should I just encourage people to go find issue 227?

Edit: I've never broken news before. I feel tingly.
Edit 2: Adding photos to first post.

SCAN.

WHAT

So...Combiners then?

Oh Swindle and Brawl, I'm sure they're just nice little deluxes and I could always use another Swindle and


FGJIJIHIBBAH?????!????!?

There IS a new combiner?

How big did it look?

Any details?

Its been two minutes and no scans!!! What are you doing with your life!!!

Scan the pics, not the article.
BUT DO SO QUICKLY AAAGGGHHH

At least tell us if they're combiners...

Scanning now. If the article is to be believed, all 5 Combaticons will be deluxe and will combine to form Bruticus.

And the fandom rejoiced...

AWESOME.

This is the best Toyfair ever, and it hasn't even happened yet.

IT'S SO FLUFFY I WANT TO DIE

FARGLBLARGL

OH GOD

All 5 are deluxes? That means it'll be bigger than the Maximus combiners...

wow.

It's beyoooooooooootiful.

Kinda looks like Swindle's torso isn't tabbed into his lower half, there.

Well, we have our 8 new mold Generations toys!

*faints*

Onto a couch, I hope.

I was excited until I realized this would be the most stressful case assortment to hunt down in history.

BBTS, I'm calling out to you.

Whoops! The swear filter couldn't contain my excitement. If anyone caught that before I deleted it, apologies!

But seriously, what the hug.

...Is it safe to talk about how much Hasbro loves us again?

Well this is...unexpected.

The custom possibilities are already flowing through my mind. Hundreds of dollars already spent...

Some of which is going to bottles of pink and purple paint, I hope

"Jivoin confirms that these are just the first announced figures connected to the game- more are on the way in future announcements."

"...fans can look forward to a retail release around August or September..."

Pink and purple? 'Splain, please.

Brawl appears to have fond memories of G2.

Turbo Master:
http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Turbom...turbomaster.htm

It will surprise no one that Bruticus' chest matches WFC Onslaught's.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Onslaught_%28WFC%29

And yeah Strafe, I think Swindle is messed up a little too. Still looks incredible.

Man, I don't believe this jive.

For the first time, I give a jive about combiners.

Yeah, Such as G2 Brutics, Valdigus, Ruination, Urban Camo Ruination, Desert Camo Ruination, and Battle Gaia!

The best and first customs people need to make with these are RUINATION

HOLY. Well, buying two of each mold then.

Oh yeah! The plastic dickie is clearly Onslaught's head reveal joint.

Cybertronian modes.

Ugh, only if someone comissions it. I don't believe that every ugly transformer is special. I looked at the entire fandom like you all were crazy when FP made that AC Thundercracker and you went nutty for it.

Honestly I was thinking of easy Technobots.

not to be a joystealer or anything, but you just know hasbro will release these in such a way that we will never see all five in the same store at the same time and one of them will end up coming out after the line 'ends'.

Joystealer.

I wish Swindle's head looked more Swindley. Otherwise, I am pleased.

(Frankly, it reminds me more of his Alternators head, which was Trailbreaker.)

See, see this right here Pete? Botcon '14 Boxset right there (Or Battle Gaea, or Valdigus).

I kinda do hope for a tier release, because it'll be easier to buy 5 deluxe 1 or 2 at a time, rather then plop $65+ for him all at once. Or maybe they'll eventually do a giftbox release for the holidays.

Well, someone is getting vindicated here. Be it the "Hasbro just can't do combiners anymore!" guy, or the "They can, they're just being lazy!" guy.

HOLY SCRAP!

I step away from the internet for like ten minutes and reality as we know it crumbles!

Aba Aba Aba aaaa.....


Wow.

And here's the thing. I honestly believe there's NO WAY a line based on this game doesn't have a Grimlock in it. They're making a huge deal out of him in it. I just can't see him not having a toy.... Which would suggest more than 8 figures?

That speculation aside, a small part of me wants to nitpick slightly about Swindle's head or Brawl being two barreled like Onslaught, tiny G1 fanboy things.... But, well, NO I WILL NOT DO THAT. Getting 5 G1 inspired deluxe Combaticons that form Bruticus is a HONEST TO HASBRO MIRACLE that I will do nothing but rejoice over. Holy Cow!

-ZacWilliam, wow. Can I say Wow again? Wow. Can't wait to see the others.

I imagine 3rd party guys are already working on that, Look how fast they made a Kup head.

Easy as in, how? The Technobots were two jets, a drill tank, a motorcycle, and a car.

I'm glad you said it, I thought I was being picky.
Still a beautiful toy, but yeah.