More reveals from Hasbro Pulse today as ToyFair has unofficially officially started! This next one is a huge surprise that fans have been dreaming and making customs of for years, and now it’s official: the famous Ecto-1 vehicle from Ghostbusters is getting the Transformers treatment with the new figure, Ectotron! Sporting all sorts of details homaging the Ghostbusters themselves and their gear, Ectotron is no doubt going to be the figure fans of the 80s have wanted for decades. In addition to homaging the Ghostbusters and their vehicle, Ectotron also comes with a Slimer ghost accessory!
Ectotron is available for pre-order via Hasbro Pulse for $39.99 USD.
Update: Official PR after the break.
Update 2: Transformers Official Instagram shared an image confirming that Ectotron will also be available in the US as a GameStop exclusive.
HASBRO REVEALS TRANSFORMERS-GHOSTBUSTERS ECTO-1
COLLABORATIVE FIGURE AND IDW COMIC SERIES‘More than Meets the Eye’ Collides with ‘Who You Gonna Call?’
For Transformers & Ghostbusters™ 35th AnniversariesPAWTUCKET, RI – Feb. 15, 2019 – Autobots, Decepticons and ghosts?! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Sony Pictures Consumer Products today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Ghostbusters Collaborative figure, the ECTO-1 ECTOTRON, available at GameStop summer of 2019 and for pre-order starting February 15 at HasbroPulse.com, GameStop and EB Games Canada. This year marks the 35th anniversary of both the TRANSFORMERS brand & the original Ghostbusters film.
When fans of the iconic Ecto-1 from the 1984 Ghostbusters movie look a little closer at this nostalgic interpretation of the car, they will be treated with a new “robot in disguise” named ECTOTRON, a converting Paranormal Investigator. The figure is packed in a G1-inspired box featuring classic tech specs and comes with its own proton pack and Slimer accessory, and converts between two modes in 22 steps – a seven inch Ecto-1 vehicle and a TRANSFORMERS robot.
TRANSFORMERS robots have always been more than meets the eye, but now, through the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up and meet up with other characters, teams and people. It is a world of constant change where things are not what they seem. A combined world of TRANSFORMERS and Ghostbusters where heroic Autobots, evil Decepticons and now ghosts can be discovered!
The Ghostbusters have a new, out of this world teammate and fans will be able to meet the all new TRANSFORMERS character ECTOTRON in his epic origin story by IDW Publishing. A brand new 5-part series from creative team Erik Burnham & Dan Schoening begins in June 2019.
The ECTO-1 ECTOTRON figure is available at GameStop starting Summer of 2019 and for pre-order starting February 15 at HasbroPulse.com, GameStop and EB Games Canada. And be on the lookout for other possible TRANSFORMERS and Ghostbusters items. When these two iconic franchises come together – anything is possible!
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 5 on the 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past seven years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro) and Instagram (@Hasbro).About Sony Pictures Entertainment:
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Ghost Corps, Inc., a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., is focused on expanding the Ghostbusters brand with live-action feature films, animated motion pictures, television, merchandise, and other new entertainment products. Ghost Corps is headquartered on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, Calif.
NOBLExGAMER
It's why I love Rescue Bots, they were affiliated with Autobots in the show but they were for the most part their own people just living on Earth, doing the same jobs they did on Cybertron, and adjusting to their new home. I would really like a comic series dedicated to the idea, just civilian Cybertronians that don't want to fight a war but rather live their lives for themselves doing whatever brings them purpose on Earth.
Calabask
Ectotron: "Gigawatt! Go back in time and assassinate Megatron!"
Gigawatt: "Great Jahusivatts EctoTron, That could destabilize the timeline and cause untold destruction!"
Ectotron: "I'll deal with the ghosts, you deal with the time! Maverick, get out there and keep these crazy bots off of me!"
Maverick: "Pretty sure they'll leave you alone unless you shoot at them. Speaking of which, I'm going to go shoot at some of them."
Ectotron: "Wai-!" *Maverick flies off and Gigawatt goes back in time, but since Ectotron never said when, well, it could be a while before he takes out Megatron.*
Hoptimus
Never thought of it that way, I like it.
NOBLExGAMER
I kinda like these Collaborative characters to not be affiliated with Autobots or Decepticons, rather just being Cybertronian civilians trying to fit in on a new world.
OmegaTanPrime
Where are you guys putting your Autobot symbol? On the shoulder or on the right-side chest?
Paco Grande
For anyone still looking for this in Canada, EBGames stores received quite a few copies recently. My local store had a small stack of them on the front counter. They're also selling them on their website with free shipping. At first I wasn't that interested in Ectotron but now that I know the Top Gun and Back to the Future crossovers are coming I picked one up for my future 80's movie TF collection. I also bought the Takara Tie Fighter that turns into Vader a few years ago. I like that one but the new Millenium Falcon was not very good so I sold it.
Anyway I'm liking these crossover figures and Ectotron looks really nice in person. It's definitely pricey for what it is and it would be nice if the next two crossovers were cheaper but that's probably not going to happen.
Hoptimus
Just stumbled across Ectotron on Amazon (Prime) for $46.
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers…sr=1-26&swrs=835F0061B5BD53BDFDFA6948608A73E9
SeiberBirdR
I was wondering the same about Marvel blast effects. Blast effects being compatible across multiple unrelated lines would be a great cross sale.
Ultra Reverb
I hope the new Plasma Series streams will be blast effect compatible!
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OptimusTimelord
The Real Ectotron…
Farstryder
Maybe someone on Shapeways will come up for something for Sound Barrier ?
Psychoshi
It was Spudmunkey. He drew up some Botbots of the GB equipment:
2D Artwork: – Ghostbuster BotBot WIP
He also did custom transformers Gozer and Terrordogs:
Minor/Repaint: – Gozer & Terror Dogs – Ghostbusters/Transformers Comic Custom
And Stay Puft with Slimer:
Minor/Repaint: – Transformers x Ghostbusters Stay Puft & Slimer Headmaster
Diamondback
Too bad there's no way anybody could afford a fully transforming Optimus or Ectotron upscaled for 3.75" figures to ride, and Ghostscream in scale would be as big as a small R/C plane. Hmm, maybe the old "Human Alliance" fiures ould be the right scale… or down to the pilot-figures of the old '90s "Flying Fighters" toy planes on joysticks.
SeiberBirdR
Battlemaster or miromaster packs would be wonderful equipment bot ideas! I think a Ghost version of MP11 Starscream would be a good release to support. The Earthrise voyager would look nice in a ghost deco, but wouldn't scale well with OP-GB and Ecto. Beyond that I don't think there is a good chance of ghost decos.
Looking at other brands in their stable already: We know the Star Wars and Marvel Crossover figures didn't get the same love. I still think there might be something to it, but I feel even the recent Takara offerings do the same thing I'm not interested in and making the robot modes based on the other property instead of an existing or new Transformer. I wonder if a weaponizer could be made that would be useful with Marvel Legends figures?
GI Joe again makes good sense but many of the crossover figures were non-transforming. I have the Serpentor and think it is great despite what I said about robots above. The Old Snake with the B.A.T.s is great. It is too bad that GI Joe isn't currently doing well, because I would to see GI Vehicles turning into Transformers characters. Making them heavy headmaster retools and having the heads be GI Joe characters in Nebulon suits would have been fun.
Power Rangers probably has really good potential. Either the more animal/creature or the vehicle zords as Transformers that combine is obvious.
There are a few other of Hasbro's properties with really good crossover potential in terms of how good the toys would be, but would probably be a bit obscure. Then of course other properties that have wide appeal but might make for weird combinations.
Diamondback
Start with mainlining MP-10G or an Earthrise Optimus based on its deco (and if the latter, rescale Ectotron to match).
Robogeek28
Ahhhhh that's right, I forgot all about that.
SuperTitanHans
Sure, and I bet they will. But they have the Ghostbusters license now, which removes an element of friction (and it’s already proven that people will buy GB/TF stuff).
Robogeek28
With Ecto-1 being made, I'd rather see Hasbro do other famous movie/TV cars instead of focusing on one property…