Generations 2027: No More Primes! It is the Age of Evolution!

[Haywire]

Names being associated with this new initiative include: Megatron, Lugnut, Nightbird, Barricade, Skyfire, Rook, Overload, Magnaboss, Scorponok, Viper, Scoop, Goldfire, Getaway, Drift, "Flame", Pipes, Snarl, Slash, Nightbird. Tripredacus STRONGLY discussed.

Quite a few names on this list have me pretty interested; it will be interesting to see what take they use for some of these characters. Barricade, for instance, will he be based on the movie-verse police car or the Micromaster? (Personally, I'd like to see a Barricade with an altmode based on the crooked sheriff's car in "The California Kid", or maybe Roscoe P Coletrain's ride in "The Dukes Of Hazzard". Might even fit if the rumored story beats are true.)

 

[Magnusblitz]

Plot- Interpreted from a shorthand, translated from Chinese, we have "MGR RST", speculated to mean "Megatron Rising Resistance". JtPrime's "hint":
Wait? So you’re telling me the autobots have to put together a rag tag group of bots that form an underground resistance, because Megatron is forcing his age of evolution across Cybertron and the multiverse? It’s making sense now

Honestly, if it wasn't for the Autobot mention, I'd say this sounds a lot like Beast Machines. Wonder if there's any inspiration.

 

[Stepwise]

Wouldn't shock me if someone joked about that and then someone else went "hang on, maybe..." and now here we are.

But let's see... ideas of how to fill this out with Megatrons...

Totally expected every other idea to be a Siege Megatron retool here. I guess there's still time?

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Honestly, if it wasn't for the Autobot mention, I'd say this sounds a lot like Beast Machines. Wonder if there's any inspiration.

I hope Beast Machines is a heavy inspiration. The concept was good.

 

[LordGigaIce]

Totally expected every other idea to be a Siege Megatron retool here. I guess there's still time?

I only listed seven Megatrons. Assuming it's the Megatron answer to AotP that leaves six more Megatrons. They're all Siege repaints. Each with more battle damage than the last.

 

[Exatron]

I only listed seven Megatrons. Assuming it's the Megatron answer to AotP that leaves six more Megatrons. They're all Siege repaints. Each with more battle damage than the last.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

These animation errors are getting out of hand.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Wouldn't shock me if someone joked about that and then someone else went "hang on, maybe..." and now here we are.

But let's see... ideas of how to fill this out with Megatrons...

G1 Megatron- SS '86 repaint done in a "toy accurate" detail. Silver paint, chest swirls, black helmet, yellow eyes. A new toy accurate head would be nice, but just repainting the original Sunbow design mould could work in a pinch.

BW Megatron- New mould, update of his Transmetal design.

MW Megatron- Legacy Needlenose with a new head. Would even make him compatible with that MW Starscream that's coming.

BW II Galvatron- Not a Megatron, but he's Megatron-adjacent. And with Big Convoy getting Magmatron, that leaves Lio Convoy/Leo Prime as the only BW Maximal leader without an opposite number. The original BW II Galvy also suffered from GPS, so a modern redo that won't crumble in your hands would be nice.

UT Megatron- So many options. Armada's been covered, but a package refresh isn't off the table. For original moulds... either Energon or Cybertron would be cool.

Animated Megatron- A new mould Animated Megs would be really neat, and would finally give the Animated 'Cons some love in Generations with the main Autobot cast nearing completion. He'd also pair well with Legacy's Animated Optimus.

Prime Megatron- I don't think he's ever had a toy outside of the Prime lines. Doing him before Generations gets to Prime Optimus would be wild, but if the theme is Megatrons...

You could get repaints out of most of these. BW Transmetal Megatron? Armada Predacon.
MW Megatron? MW Megaplex.
UT Megatron? Either Energon or Cybertron has a baked in Galvatron repaint.
Animated Megatron had that black repaint originally they could reference if they so desired.
Prime Megatron would need some retooling, but you could get either Sharkticon or Unicron-infused Megs out of him.

It's not thirteen Megatrons for Thirteen Primes, but you could probably make it work.

Wouldn't you need to have the crossover star, Megatronus Prime, in there as well?

 

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[TriBlurr]

Jt will be dropping listings for the first wave (2nd Figure wave of 2027) this weekend.

Some of his hints towards the Megatron in wave 1 are pointing to potentially G2 Megatron

Some of the names might be tied to the Walmart Capsule for next year.

 

[Haywire]

Some of his hints towards the Megatron in wave 1 are pointing to potentially G2 Megatron

This has my interest piqued, if it would be a proper G2 Megatron (tank or bomber version would be acceptable), not just a G1 Megatron in G2 colors.
(And if it's G2 tank Megatron, a Reverse Convoy redeco in the future...)

 

[Sciflyer]

This has my interest piqued, if it would be a proper G2 Megatron (tank or bomber version would be acceptable), not just a G1 Megatron in G2 colors.
(And if it's G2 tank Megatron, a Reverse Convoy redeco in the future...)

This. As many tanks as they've made, it boggles my mind that a "G2 Megatron first" design hasn't made it out. I would love to have a nice, modern, fully articulated G2 Megatron for my shelf. Heck, I'd even buy a "G2 Megs cosplaying as G1 Megs' " color scheme, if the mold was good enough.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Followed by Selects Reverse Convoy. And Archforce and/or Bludgeon in some Walmart capsule.

 

[Donocropolis]

So basically, Age of the Primes is being followed by Age of the Megatrons.

I would actually love to get an Age of (Insert Evil Leader Title Here) based on old Decepticon leaders shown in the Hall of Heroes or Five Faces of Darkness. I mean, Trannis could easily be a Junkion remold. Just give it to us already.

 

[Andrusi]

I hope Rook is based on the obscure comic guy but has a keychain attached and can also turn into one of Defensor's legs.

 

[Donocropolis]

I hope Rook is based on the obscure comic guy but has a keychain attached and can also turn into one of Defensor's legs.

I gotta assume that he's the G2 guy that's Jhiaxus's toadie. Pretty sure they even mentioned him in one of the streams unless I'm misremembering (which is very possible)

 

[Fullstrength Motleypuss]

Then again, we have a brand-spanking-new Windcharger mold to re-use.

 

[Dekafox]

If we get G2 Rook, we also still need a real G2 Mindset and the G2 flyer troopers. They could even remold the troopers into Jetfire/Jetstorm from Animated.

 

[Donocropolis]

If we get G2 Rook, we also still need a real G2 Mindset and the G2 flyer troopers. They could even remold the troopers into Jetfire/Jetstorm from Animated.

And don't forget Pompadour Trooper!

Was just looking at the Cybertronian Empire guys on the wiki:

And I noticed something in the back:

Zoom in a liiiiiiitttttle bit further:

Give us Pompadour Trooper, you cowards!

 

[Rhinox]

I just want a BWII Galvatron. Beast Wars combiners would also be nice