We're getting a recoloured Metalhawk, and he's as obscure as you can get.
I don't know why people think there couldn't be a mainline Straxus figure, considering that:
-this one has comic book shading, which is a deco choice they seem to use intentionally to have as "premium" separate from mainline
-they practically belaboured the fact that Straxus has alternate colour schemes, in the stream. This was definitely an intentional hint.
-The figure has extensive retooling, which isn't something that usually stays limited subline exclusive for long
-this is an online, Pulse exclusive. Not even fanstream. It's practically begging for another release down the line
-they're already moving in a direction of rereleasing some figures with slight remolds and colour tweaks, and sometimes it's even telegraphed ahead of time through deco use.
I'm betting we'll get a release with a darker, more muted blue, and possibly slightly less red, down the road somewhere. We've had equally, or even more obscure characters released in the last few years.
-this one has comic book shading, which is a deco choice they seem to use intentionally to have as "premium" separate from mainline
-they practically belaboured the fact that Straxus has alternate colour schemes, in the stream. This was definitely an intentional hint.
-The figure has extensive retooling, which isn't something that usually stays limited subline exclusive for long
-this is an online, Pulse exclusive. Not even fanstream. It's practically begging for another release down the line
-they're already moving in a direction of rereleasing some figures with slight remolds and colour tweaks, and sometimes it's even telegraphed ahead of time through deco use.
I'm betting we'll get a release with a darker, more muted blue, and possibly slightly less red, down the road somewhere. We've had equally, or even more obscure characters released in the last few years.
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It's highly likely that there will be a mainline Straxus release, the question is whether people will want to wait that long. As already mentioned, we've seen leaks for basically all of 2025 and they show neither Straxus nor a "blank Leader" slot.
The usual leakers first told us about this toy at least two years ago, Straxus was supposed to have been the main villain behind a Legacy cartoon that never went forward, and it is probably not a coincidence that Kingdom Galvatron - itself beginning the design process in early 2020 if not sooner - has those random, rather pointless blasters which just happen to reserve an extra sprue that then was used for the pickaxe.
If they're willing to wait 3-4 years for an ROI of the tooling, just buy the thing now. Who knows where you'll be in 2027.
The usual leakers first told us about this toy at least two years ago, Straxus was supposed to have been the main villain behind a Legacy cartoon that never went forward, and it is probably not a coincidence that Kingdom Galvatron - itself beginning the design process in early 2020 if not sooner - has those random, rather pointless blasters which just happen to reserve an extra sprue that then was used for the pickaxe.
If they're willing to wait 3-4 years for an ROI of the tooling, just buy the thing now. Who knows where you'll be in 2027.
Black paint’s easy to remove too
Yeah, but that canceled Straxus was also gonna have a very different design from this one.
There's been no new legacy toys in stores for so ******* long I am seriously considering starting to collect the earthspark stuff, which recently got a new wave.
For reference, here is art of what Straxus was going to show up as in Legacy, via TFwiki.net:
(on the right)
EDIT: More here: https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/11/23/unused-legacy-straxus-art-first-look-499570
After the accident, looks like a completely different character with very little to say that its Straxus!
I think it'd be hilarious if this Straxus mold did see a mainline release... but remolded with the Stupid Sexy Straxus head. 
I'm of much the same opinion. I HATE (add a few more of those for emphasis, please) the comic-style cel shading. I'm SO glad that it's not very prominent on Straxus, and (as you said) don't hold out much hope for another version, so I'm getting this one while I can.
The box, at least, is gorgeous, although I do wish they used original cover with the surprint (that is, the background with Cybertron, the space bridge, and the Earth) rather than the recreation used for IDW's TPB that lost the surprint details.
That's what would get me to buy him, honestly.I think it'd be hilarious if this Straxus mold did see a mainline release... but remolded with the Stupid Sexy Straxus head.
Those who know the character from the Marvel UK version might disagree.
Straxus turning into a bootleg Arnim Zola was my favorite UK storyline.
Headmaster Straxus, what a miss.
For me, the dots look fine (at least in the picture), but the black shading is a bit off, but seems to compliment the other colours well enough (again, in the picture).
At least it's not the infamously bad cr@pple-damage paint from Siege. I had to wait since then to finally get a (good) version of Springer without it.
At least it's not the infamously bad cr@pple-damage paint from Siege. I had to wait since then to finally get a (good) version of Springer without it.
Ugh! So much agreement re: Siege....
I would totally do that iff Flame was also based on Refraktor.
Refraktor's awesome. Great generic robot mode, ridiculous altmode, and three combine to form a recognizable thing.
(and you can keep expanding beyond all
logic and sense)
Xaaron was based on megatron so the sensible thing to do would be to reuse Studio Series 54 Megatron.
