Would be cool to get both Heatwaves, however. Just saying.
You're not wrong.
So BWTF Shard review likens the green coloration to chaos crystals from G1 episode Chaos.
That's awesome, he can cut through anything.
That's awesome, he can cut through anything.
Watch Hasbro pull a Shadow Striker and try to do both in one.
Oh, please no. Don't jinx it.
They're been doing it, like Skyquake.
Yeah, and I don't want you to jinx it for Heatwave. I'd like at least him (if not more than just him) to get by unscathed and actually look how he's supposed to look.
Like how Legacy Rescue Bots Chase mercifully didn't have anything from G1 Throttlebot Chase unnecessarily forced into his design.
TBF, They have the same transformation
And if not for Cliffjumper they probably could have made Chase/Roadburn from Chase.
It's my job to jinx it.
RB Heatwave's head and chest on Energon Barricade/Nexus Prime Heatwave's body. And the altmode has Shadow Striker's hood.
Artist Scott Johnson has posted an image of an early design of the promotional poster for the Legacy line, specifically for its first year. This is from back in 2020 before Hasbro's plans for the line changed to be what it became upon the line's release in 2022.
Notable elements shown in the poster art below that differ from the final version of the line are:
The final Legacy (Year 1) poster art for comparison:
Notable elements shown in the poster art below that differ from the final version of the line are:
- "Evolution" was originally going to be a subtitle for the first year of the line instead of the second, which is why store listings labeled all of the first-year Legacy toys as "Legacy EV".
- Straxus is pictured prominently at the bottom-center just above the logo, as he was going to be the main antagonist character of the line and would have seen release as a Leader class toy, until he was canceled and replaced with the Legacy Transmetal II Megatron toy.
- HasLab Unicron's head sits ominously in the upper background, suggesting he might have played a role in whatever the original plans for the toyline's story was.
- A tagline for the line is given at the top of the poster.
The final Legacy (Year 1) poster art for comparison:
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Remember when that Straxus picture first leaked and everyone was positive it was a bad AI render? Good times.
When did Straxus start wearing skulls, chains, and a poncho?
I'd say we dodged a bullet with this one. I'd much rather have the Straxus we're getting than what they had planned at the time.
He looks more like hobotron from Transformers Monstrosity which was inspired by Dark of the Moon.
There's always the allure of the thing we lost, but in this case things worked out for the better.
Why is there talk of "Frankenstraxus"? Also, is that Devastator above Bulkhead?
