Thanks to blacklai’s toy blog, the Titan news continues as we have in-hand images of Hasbro Asia Fortress Maximus, his packaging, and the Mastersword that comes with him! The small gallery shows off Fort Max’s Hasbro Asia box which borrows the line art of Max’s head from the San Diego Comic Con packaging and seems to have some line art of his mighty sword as well. The sword itself is shown able to split in two and is confirmed to be the same as the Comic Con version, remaining unchanged, while Fort Max himself is still wearing Hasbro’s retail deco.
Check out the pics we’ve mirrored after the jump and join the discussion to share your thoughts on the recently released Hasbro Asia Fortress Maximus!
RolandofGilead
So this is different from the Takara version I have on order from BBTS?
PredaConvoy
I miss the days when you could save Robot Points for this kind of thing.. Not that they ever really bothered with them, I saved them like crazy and then an offer finally came up and they wanted bar codes. BAR CODES! Heh. Them crazy 80s.
Zress Tayasu
I guess hasbro asia doesn't have "legendary" conventions to fleece people at.
hasbro does kinda have a record of being dumb with this sort of thing.
IgnikaMarcus
I don't understand it either.
If Hasbro Asia can distribute the Master Sword to those who bought the standard retail Fort Max, there should be no excuse for Hasbro HQ/US not to do the same.
LigerPrime
Hmmm, if the Hasbro version comes with a sword in my country, I'll skip the Takara version as I prefer the US version of Cerebros.
SouthtownKid
Yeah… a GUN.
If you are being bombarded, a sword is nearly useless.
PredaconElder
He didn't have a mastersword in the western version.
BB Shockwave
Not that I much care for the sword, but… why does the Asian release get this and the regular doesn't? So, any chinese or indian guy can get something the european/american fans can only get by buying the more expensive SDCC version?
Prowlus
Ever watched headmasters?
https://youtu.be/fXsaSjuvri0
nstanosheck
That's a great idea, he needs an umbrella! Shapeways, will you save Fortress Maximus?
Dachande
Or an umbrella.
nstanosheck
Think if a bunch of birds were bombarding you. Wouldn't a weapon be helpful?
Dachande
Never understood why a giant fortress-sized robot needed a sword. Wouldn't just being a titanic robot be enough of a weapon?
GGGG00
Taiwanese blogger has put up a review of the sword which he got as an early sample:
Blacklai's toybase: [Review] Titans return Fortress Maximus Asia giveaway Master Sword
The sword can be split into 3 parts with the smallest doubling up as Cerebos' sword. Wondering if this mean that Takara's version will not have a separate sword for Fortress and his sword forms part of the bigger sword held by Fortress Maximus.
Automorpher
We've had TR Fort Max on our island for 2 weeks or more.
Unfortunately, we did not have this Master Sword promo running.
Nevermore
Probably the same sword also used for a promotion in Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Exclusive Master Sword for Fortress Maximus – Transformer World 2005 – TFW2005.COM
clintfca
Not sure if this has been posted before.
I stopped by a TRU in Taichung, TW and saw TR Fortress Maximus for the first time. Interestingly enough they have a promotion for free mastersword with purchase via mail-away.