Via TF-Factory on Weibo, we have a look at the artwork for Power of the Primes Inferno. Inferno is a retooled version of Combiner Wars Hot Spot, with a new head and chest. The artwork goes with the typical Power of the Primes style of the character in an action pose, surrounded by an energy aura and the sigils of the various Primes. Check out the artwork attached to this post.
Windsweeper II
I thought something was off with this picture that I would buy compared to my memory of pictures of the toy which I wouldn't buy
NominusDP
Ah , ok
Neko-bot77
Combiner… Must buy…
Impressionsbot
It… works enough for him. Not crazy about the chest thing on the actual toy compared to this which I'd rather. But it definitely looks fine, looks like he's been hitting the treadmill recently.
TheSuperion
He's not though? Starscream and Elita one both come with guns. Of them, only Starscream has his weapons depicted in the artwork.
Lockdown91
Because not everybody has/likes that previous Inferno figure? It's not easy to get a hold of at an affordable price, unless you catch a loose one as a bargain on Ebay or something, the torso is just a massive square with a super flat back in my eyes.
The fact is, the artwork for the figure depicts a version of Inferno that looks closer to how the character usually looks (Windshield chest etc.) but the figure does not have this, the complaints are just as justifiable as any other complaints for other figures, in fact arguably more so. They would have had to do some major retooling to Dreadwind/Darkwing to get them closer to G1 that could have potentially exceeded their budgets on those figures, as where the tooling for the Inferno in this artwork already exist in the form of the Onslaught remold.
MrSoundmeister
Funny how it goes, huh?
seanlockyer
Maybe he is at a Dazzler concert ?
NominusDP
Kinda weird how in the artwork , Inferno doesn't have his weapons despite being the only POTP Voyager with any form of weaponry
Purple Heart
I laughed so hard at this.
Mizzinno
That artwork is Onslaught right down to the feet, but with Hot Spot's backpack and a new head.
DesertDog
Burn baby, burn! Disco Inferno!
Hicks_Royel
Glammed out and rocking hard with Cybertronian Lucky Charms flying overhead like he's down wind of a burning meth lab.
And people hated the neon of the nineties.
AutobotAvalanche
I get complaints about figures like Darkwing or Dreadwind when they haven't gotten a proper figure before. But what's the point wasting your time bitching about Inferno when we have a perfectly good one already?
LegoTFGuy
Yeah, looks like they intended to do the thing TFCC did where they heave parts from both versions of the mold, but last minute were told they could only use the Hot Spot parts.
DerVernichter
I kinda adore how the artist chose not to depict Inferno using his ankle pivots. It's like he's going out of his way not to commit false advertisement.
combinerlover
I don`t care for it , but being the completionest that I am , plus his release being one of the last potp releases I`m all game .
Nemesis Otaku
I was really hoping he\'d have a retool similar to the Dreadwind bros, but I guess not. When first announced, I was kinda excited, but after the pics, he\'s kinda eh. I\'m still most likely going to get him, but he\'s not my top priority.
kaotika
missed opportunity
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Smitty.1981
I want to get excited for what looks like some retooled parts, but them I remembered Blackwing's thrusters.