The new Hunt for the Decepticons game is live, and it brings with it our first new toy revelation for the fall! Found listed in Wal-Mart’s computers some time ago was the name “Axor“. Many including 2005 Boards member Gryph speculated that based on a piece of concept art in a San Diego Comic Con 2009 leaflet from Hasbro and some artwork on Lockdown’s instruction booklet that Axor would be a remolded Lockdown, with a head based on Generation 1 Axer.
Well – those of you who thought that were right! The new Hunt for the Decepticons game picks up on the “white muscle car” mentioned in the pre-release, who is revealed to be Axor. You can see his vehicle mode, a very slick white car, in the game, with a look at his head probably from the packaging itself on the mission screen.
Check out both images from the game – as well as a scan from Lockdown’s instructions and a scan of the SDCC 2009 leaflet with a concept sketch of Axor’s head – by clicking on the title of this story.
Sound Blaster
He rocks!
I picked up 2 at Aldi's for $8.99
MenasorMaster
he looks really great, but i dont like his name, Slayride would be better.
here is a better pictures of his head:
http://12thman.deviantart.com/art/Transformers-test-171280463
http://12thman.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2tz4zy
Infosaur
Ummm, I've been out of the loop a while but,,,,
Is that a Sari-bot in the upper right corner?
ectoneon
Man, I'm gonna have to buy another repaint…
DevilGalvatron
Nice! Lockdown actually always reminded me of Axer, personality-wise. I always remember his bio being better than the toy. Now I guess I can have my cake and eat it too! I hope the car has more detail than the white one pictured…he should be kinda gray anyway.
TFcollecterguy
Where i live didn't get alot of the nest sub-line including him. I hope we get this version.
NCStarscream
And Brawn! Epic pwnage from an Autobot there
Sky St0rm
I have yet to see Skytalker. Lockdown is a shelf warmer here in Atlanta. I like his mold alot. Since Axor will have a different head, I'm definitely going to grab him. I hope they remold his right hand as well.
jackets
awesome head mold
yuujin-mikeru
A nice retooled head on a repaint is a deal breaker for me. If it has one, I'll definitely buy it. Worked for on me for; Sideswipe/Swerve, Breakaway/Thrust, and Sideways/Dead End. If Evac had a different head from Blaze Master I would have gotten both of them instead of just Evac. I have Lockdown and I'll be getting this one if it does have a new head but what this guy really needs is symmetry, that's the only thing that'll really differentiate Lockdown from him. Asymmetry is kinda' Lockdown's bit.
One more thing, don’t you feel cheated that they’re doing this to avoid making real movie Runamuck and Runabout figures?
Boy Blunder
Man, I don't know where you are, but Lockdown in particular seems to be a shelfwarmer at all the Targets here. Brawn and Ratchet are rather plentiful, too.
Repugnus
The design for Axor's head (it'll take me a while to get used to the new name spelling) looks fantastic! I can't believe I didn't notice that in the SDCC sketch book. Between this and Banzai-tron, it looks Hasbro is finally giving me the Actionmaster love that I've been wanting for so long! Definitely looking forward to this figure!
Maximo Prime
Scattorshot, Landmine, ROTF Armorhide, Recon Ironhide would like a word with you
General Magnus
Neat, but I was hopping for an Autobot repaint. The Autobots lack agressive looking cars and planes like these. Yeah, I know they are the good guys, but a few agressive looking Autobots would be cool.
Jarodimus
Skystalker and Lockdown aren't part of the same wave; they're different size classes.
The Lockdown/Brawn/Ratchet wave was plentiful around here for a couple months. Now the only Deluxes I see are Tuner Mudflaps with the occasional Dirge, Gears, Alliance 'Bee, and regular Mudflap mixed in.
Dran0n
I'd hit that.
underwear-ninja
THIS. My area hasn't seen anything new in literally months. Heck we even have some of the shelfwarmers from the first movie, still. Hasbro really seemed to over-estimate the buying prowess of shoppers, what with that whole "the economy is in shambles right now" thing.
Darkspeed
I think the entire community called that one… But glad, they should pull Axor off nicely. I do hope they replace his hook with something else though.
Paxtin
That'd be nice. I really hope they do something different with the hook hand, just so to differentiate it a little more from Lockdown.
Autobot Burnout
I was wondering how they were going to get away with reusing that mold. Can't pull another "Burning Lockdown" like last time.
Still, I'm glad I didn't pick up movie Lockdown, since now I can have this guy.