Headrobots have released some new images of their upcoming custom kit, Butcher. Butcher is a recolored version of their Hothead kit, a black recolor matched for Universe Classics Onslaught. This release comes with an extra part – a red dagger accessory which can clip to the main guns and act as a bayonet.
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asphalt
I am happy with this, I am glad the onslaught coloation version is finally coming out.
barrelks
And preordered. Glad I found some Onslaughts on clearance back in the day. Was originally using them for Birthday gifts for friend's kids, but really happy I kept a couple for these sets. Still may need to get the Japanese version at some point to mix it up a little, just not a priority right now, though it does look really nice.
kmoua7
Up for Preorder on BBTS:
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mac&cheese
Looks really good. I like the color of this.
BigRC83
I think I'll pick it up. I am a sucker for headmasters.
slackerforhire
Awesome! Thanks for the heads up!
phoenix88
Considerign i missed out on TFcon's exclusive Stronghold set (didnt feel it was worht the non-attendee price), i'm really intrigued by this set and really diggin how it looks. I do kind of wish it came with some decals to cover up the "S.W.A.T" logos wiht somehting that made him more ferocious looking.
hardreturn
goddamn it now i can't unsee the goalie…you bastard.
also preordered. think i'll use this on a henkei onslaught.
kiyoshioni
What we need is for Hasbro to make a repaint of Onslaught in Black with red accents to go with this head. That's what we need. I like keeping one character with the original head. I'll no doubt get this, but until another version is released, this guy will have no body.
Also, I dont mind them milking a mold, but they need to spread it out a bit. release hothead, release something else, release stronghold, release whirl, release butcher, etc etc.
Dr. Grimlockisking
Awesome!
General Tekno
Did someone say "as soon as the preorder for this is up"?
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GrimlockAutobot
I second this.
Onslaught wasn't bad on his own but, this just gives the figure that much more personality. Plus, the knives are a great idea as well.
As soon as the preorder for this is up, I'm on it.
destrongerlupus
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The more I look at this new face sculpt, and the more I think about it, I'm inclined to agree. I was planning on popping this guy on an extra Onslaught and having him be special-headmaster-Edition-because-why-not-Onslaught, but more and more I think I'll just put it on regular Onslaught and call it a day.
The backback bits might even give me more/better options to load him out with my spare FP-gear that he's currently wielding.
Man I love Headrobots!!!
D/L
OptionZero
i have no previous versions of this but i have 2 classics onslaughts + 1 henkei onslaught
so i'm getting 3
General Tekno
You know, this could turn out looking VERY nice with the lightpiping being the same color as the visor.
Kuma Style
Personally, I'm just glad to have an onslaught that looks like a CLASSICS ONSLAUGHT and not a mixture of robocop and a hockey goalie.
exomega255
The weapons are the same, the bot is the same. The only thing that was retooled, is the face portion. So its a new face (same engineering and transformation) + a translucent knife.
Don't get me wrong, I think it looks nice. But I already have 3 version of this.
This is as much retooling as the BBTS Hothead with only the face as different + a knife.
They can redeco this, I don't fault the company for doing so. Milking molds are normal.
I am just not keen on this nor do I love the onslaught mold too much to have 3+ of him. Maybe I will buy it to resell, but that might be it if that.
The backpack's the same, so are the weapon load outs, so it interfaces with the same molds. If it can interface with more molds I would have brought every version that comes out. The only thing I would be getting this for, would be the weapons.
Kuma Style
It's not a redeco at all. Even the visor's a completely different shape. I thought this too, but just brushed it off as a typo bc it's fairly obvious.
Bgrngod
Er… are we sure that's a redeco of either of the Hothead molds? looks brand spankin' new to me.
EDIT: Yeah, definitely a new design..
1) Hothead A and B (zoom/cap from Optibotimus's review.)
2) Stronghold (From the Hothead A mold)
3) Butcher
Anguirus
Like…RotF Whirl, RotF Bludgeon, other RotF Bludgeon, and Tomahawk?
I'll not begrudge anyone a return on their mold investment. Hasbro rarely uses a mold just once…so, why expect the other companies to be able to afford to?
Dismissed.