Or, Metroplex as a new mold instead of a half-assed Metroplex!
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Or, Metroplex as a new mold instead of a half-assed Metroplex!
Does anyone have a timestamp for when they talk about the next haslab. I could have sworn the "Japanese character, good guy then a bad guy" was them referring to the current Haslabs and thent hey pivoted into "Next year is the 40th anniversary" but I can't find it now.
Thinking about how specifying "not a Prime" could be taken as a very exact wording, watch it be God Ginrai.
I bet Takara & Hasbro would rather do God Grinrai/Apex Prime as a mainline figure, not a Haslab figure as Optimus prime is one of their current core characters for Transformers so the next Haslab, I expect to be outside of the core casts, but if we go by the cycle of Autobot one year, Decepticon the next year, we have a Autobot as the next Haslab and the options are kind of limited, but then, it might not actually Transform, it could be a Autobot base play set, of the Ark interior that inscale with the voyagers and deluxes, I have my doults that it will be Metroplex, as they only resently used the name for Legacy and it being based upon the Cybertron verison of the character
An interesting variation on that would be a double sided plastic backdrop/table set of 'that one room', that would have orange and purple sides. Just have it so one wall is a big computer, and have a slab of some sort to be the operating table/workbench/whatever it was per episode, and a selection of other small parts to change the scene around, and you could have a big seller, especially if more details and such were placed in with less emphasis on electronics or the like.
Star Convoy or a decent, can-stand-up-by-itself God Ginrai that is actually a Powermaster and can combine with the trailer?
"We're going to be gearing up pretty soon for another Haslab. It would be great if all of you fans commented on, I guess, what you're waiting for. What you're looking for our next HasLab to be. We can always use some good feedback there. I think we've got a good formula of doing these relatively more obscure Japanese characters, doing a hero and then doing a villain; There's plenty that we can do, but we've got a big anniversary coming up."
Okay, I guess he could be hinting at another Japanese character, though the "but" suggests to me that's not what they're doing next year. I guess we'll find out.
Okay, I guess he could be hinting at another Japanese character, though the "but" suggests to me that's not what they're doing next year. I guess we'll find out.
Right, the "...but we've got a big anniversary coming up" seems to point to G1 (and likely the well-known characters from the stateside version of G1). Not sure if that will be the case, but if so, maybe another stab at Devastator? I like UW/CW Devastator in combined mode, but some of the individual modes are too compromised, IMO. Doing him at the HasLab level would hopefully allow for a more balanced and well-rounded set.
No one thought Dai Atlas?
Is he 40th anniversary worthy, though?
The way they word it implies that we’d get the next figure’s respective bad guy. I doubt they’d do Violinjuggler. And the only other dudes in Zone are Autobots, unless they want to rerelease a bunch of toys they’ve already done with goofy armor parts.
I’d personally bet on Ginrai and God Bomber with Overlord following. I don’t think a Fortress Maximus is likely since he’s more of a titan and we already got Scorponok at retail
I’d personally bet on Ginrai and God Bomber with Overlord following. I don’t think a Fortress Maximus is likely since he’s more of a titan and we already got Scorponok at retail
I disagree. It needs electronics so that when you turn it around to the other side, it plays the scene transition jingle.
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I’d buy it. But the Big Powered Set from a few years back might not let it happen.
I think a Grandus would be amazing for the 40th.
As for the next con. I wouldn’t be upset if they gave Liokaiser a solid remake. Tier 1 is Deathcobra.
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I'm more than a little surprised to glean from this that the decision wasn't already made long ago. When Deathsaurus was funded, they were already talking about the 40th anniversary and what figures (including JG1) were thus unlikely.
Just because he fills time during the video asking for opinions doesn't mean it hasn't been decided or at least narrowed down to a very short list. I think the only thing to really take away from that is they may get some confirmation for the decision they've already made.
Bear in mind, the next Haslab (after Joe) is going to be Star Wars... and then they're due for a Marvel one I guess (though they may be a bit gun shy after the EoV), so there is still some time.
Bear in mind, the next Haslab (after Joe) is going to be Star Wars... and then they're due for a Marvel one I guess (though they may be a bit gun shy after the EoV), so there is still some time.
I doubt he was soliciting ideas for the very next Haslab; it's the ones after that where they wouldn't mind an idea of what people want next.
Given it's the 40th, I'm sure they figured out this HasLab awhile ago. Especially if they're planning on revealing it "soon."
Given it's the 40th, I'm sure they figured out this HasLab awhile ago. Especially if they're planning on revealing it "soon."
What? No. That's not possible. I refuse to believe that's a thing.
August 2024 will be here sooner than you would like.