God I wish this line had more budget, because the unrestrained imagination is so refreshing. I have no idea what to expect for any of these. Shockwave Dino? Scourge Pirate Ship? Hound Yeti? Toto, I've a feeling we're not in 1986 anymore.
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Then Toto turns out to be Wolfang in disguise.
Huzzah! We're in 1996!
The way this line is going, it's probably Depth Charge.
The sheer madness of this line is fascinating. I still don't know if the toys are for me, but I'm glad it exists.
A lot of this line is too kid-focused for my collection (not a complaint at all. After all, as Randy Watson always says, "children are our future"), but there are definitely a few of these that I want. Very excited to see what some of these are. The complete inability to accurately predict what they will be based on the name is half the fun!
In Demand Toys got some stock images of Cyberworld wave 2, featuring Scorponok, Armor Up Optimus Prime and Chopshop and Cyberchangers Elita 1, Wheeljack, Starscream and Off-road Bumblebee. This is our first look at Wheeljack at all and Off road BB's robot mode
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While true, this is also the line that's making Megatron a cow, Galvatron a dragon, painting Snarl like a Junkion, and turning Scourge into a pirate
Yeah, but those are wild, outlandish decisions that lean into "rule of fun". This is just "Wheeljack, but he looks like Jazz", which isn't anywhere nearly as out there or fun.While true, this is also the line that's making Megatron a cow, Galvatron a dragon, painting Snarl like a Junkion, and turning Scourge into a pirate
He's even got Jazz's helmet instead of his own recognizably Wheeljack-eared one.
No, but this line doesn't really care about being "correct." There are tons of homages and references to the past, but they are in no way constrained by them. They will make any character only as similar to their previous counterpart as they feel like.
For instance, while Scorponok there is very reminiscent of G1 Scorpy, design-wise, the colors are just whataver the hell they wanted. It would have been just as easy to make him in roughly G1 Scorponok colors, but they just plain didn't because there was no pressure to do so.
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Reminds me of Cybertron Downshift. But in Wheeljack colors.
That Insecticon!
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Transformers Cyberworld Strike Battle Set Scorponok Found At UK Retail & In-Hand Images
Thanks to 2005 Boards members and UK residents StrawDeath and renkencen we can confirm that the new Transformers Cyberworld Strike Battle Set Scorponok has been found at UK retail. One of the biggest toy in the new Cyberworld collection for sure. Scorponok was found at Smyths stores in...
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Looks like Scorponok has some cross playability functions with Grimlock.
Transformers Cyberworld Strike Battle Set Scorponok Found At UK Retail & In-Hand Images
Thanks to 2005 Boards members and UK residents StrawDeath and renkencen we can confirm that the new Transformers Cyberworld Strike Battle Set Scorponok has been found at UK retail. One of the biggest toy in the new Cyberworld collection for sure. Scorponok was found at Smyths stores in...
Looks like Scorponok has some cross playability functions with Grimlock.
I'm glad to see he is keeping his "G2" colors there, as some pictures made his colors darker and closer to G1. Still getting this and just claiming it for my G2 shelf.
It's strangely beautiful. I love it.
Since LG was a bit lazy, here’s the link to Entertainment Earth’s Cyberworld listings, where you can see additional promo images
My brain is still in conflict over these: I LOVE the freshened look of the characters and fresh ideas, as portrayed on the art. But my “modern collector” brain is still recoiling over the simplicity (especially when we were getting damned solid stuff just a couple years ago in the Core category and the solid RotB Weaponizers). Yet, thinking back to my childhood, most of my Transformers toys were Micromasters, Pretenders, and similar small figures; most not much more complex (engineering wise) than what these are.
Anyways…
ChopShop- Wow, he’s got FOUR steps! Nifty design, and with leaks for next year, I’m eager to see how other beast characters will end up.
Armor OP- Man, the art does NOT match that face sculpt…. I’m still of the opinion that the figure will be repainted into Ultra Magnus, but like the Off Road Bumblebee, it’s quite fascinating to see multiple, divergent, takes on the character available at the same time.
Starscream- My biggest nitpick is that the wings sit low and nothing is done with the tips. But I’m a sucker for well done “core” characters, and growing up with the Pretender Classic version, this is definitely hitting some notes there.
Wheeljack- Looks fine, nice to see his details pop a bit better than the early pics suggested.
Elita-1- A boat is a nice, different, alt mode, and I’m glad to see some other engineering in play.
Off Road BB- Like the Armor Prime, VERY interesting to see a differing look for the character available at the same time in the same line at the same scale. The movie/Prime look is very prominent, which is a solid contrast to the G1-ish look the Armor BB figure sports.
My brain is still in conflict over these: I LOVE the freshened look of the characters and fresh ideas, as portrayed on the art. But my “modern collector” brain is still recoiling over the simplicity (especially when we were getting damned solid stuff just a couple years ago in the Core category and the solid RotB Weaponizers). Yet, thinking back to my childhood, most of my Transformers toys were Micromasters, Pretenders, and similar small figures; most not much more complex (engineering wise) than what these are.
Anyways…
ChopShop- Wow, he’s got FOUR steps!
Nifty design, and with leaks for next year, I’m eager to see how other beast characters will end up.Armor OP- Man, the art does NOT match that face sculpt…. I’m still of the opinion that the figure will be repainted into Ultra Magnus, but like the Off Road Bumblebee, it’s quite fascinating to see multiple, divergent, takes on the character available at the same time.
Starscream- My biggest nitpick is that the wings sit low and nothing is done with the tips. But I’m a sucker for well done “core” characters, and growing up with the Pretender Classic version, this is definitely hitting some notes there.
Wheeljack- Looks fine, nice to see his details pop a bit better than the early pics suggested.
Elita-1- A boat is a nice, different, alt mode, and I’m glad to see some other engineering in play.
Off Road BB- Like the Armor Prime, VERY interesting to see a differing look for the character available at the same time in the same line at the same scale. The movie/Prime look is very prominent, which is a solid contrast to the G1-ish look the Armor BB figure sports.