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Archive for Transformers Armada news. Includes information for Micron Legend exclusive Minicons, Micron Lucky Draws, Green Unicron, Armada DVD releases, Micron Booster packs, and the Transformers Armada PS2 game!

under Armada, Generations / Classics

Hasbro designer Mark Maher continues his behind the scenes looks at new Transformers figures tonight as he’s now posted to his Instagram page one for Legacy Evolution Deluxe Hot Shot!

“Takara’s legendary Takashi Kunihiro san worked on this awesome Legacy Evolution Armada Hotshot! What a pleasure it was to work with him on this key character from the Armada universe. This toy is so much fun to play with I had to dive in this weekend!
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Let’s dive into some delicious Hotshot deets. As you can see from the photo’s featured here, the “axelzooka” (tire axle that evolves into a bazooka canon) is blast effect compatible and its his EVO-Fusion capability. The articulation and swivel on the bazooka mount gives you such versatility to display him however you want. If you get bold, you can actually poke out the tire axle out of the c-clip construction and attach it to the double barreled engine blaster to make the bazooka a handheld weapon. Achievement unlocked!!
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When you collect the Legacy Evolution Voyager Armada Starscream character you’ll be able to act out and play out some great battlescenes between the two. The more important thing is to give Hotshot his ultimate energized star saber weapon!
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This sports car is just straight mean looking, I love it. Wide bodied frame, stealthy fast, low to ground, and even a sweet gunmetal type color tone for the wheels to burn some serious rubber. I would definitely put this dude into the turbo revving young punk category! 🤣
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Also to note, the transparent tinted goggles stay clear with perfect placement for his optics to see out of when positioned down, but we were able to solid coat the rest with some sweet gunmetal paint!
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Shout out to my guy @archermonster_creative for working so hard on the Armada universe all those years ago! I hope this guy gets you amped my dood!!
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The universes are all coming together in the ultimate Legacy Evolution showdown, what characters, what universe, what weapons will you make your team accomplish victory across all the cybertronian realms!
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Till next time my bot family! 😎🤘🏻”

under Armada, Generations / Classics

Coming to us from Baidu, we now have a gallery of in-hand pics for the highly-anticipated Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream!

Screamer is looking very nice in this gallery which shows off his robot & vehicle modes, accessories, and some poses. We also have a size comparison – he looks about the same size as Earthrise Voyager Starscream.

Check it out after the break and let us know what you think!

under Armada, Generations / Classics

Hasbro Transformers designer Mark Maher has once again taken to his Instagram for another behind the scenes post. This time he’s taking a look at the highly-anticipated Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream!

“Theres alot “more then meets the eye” for this featured Legacy powerhouse, can I get a warm welcome for this Voyager class Armada Starscreeeaaamm!
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It feels good to be able to dive into the Armada series! As most of you realize, this is truly what Legacy is all about, celebrating the rich history of the almost 40 year old brand. All these different styled characters being brought in from different portals to meet in this Legacy multiverse to have updated articulation and style to fit in with your current stellar collection but also bring a little new flare to each bot! Woohoo! This guy is looking hot and spicy!
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I mean, after the last Armada SS Gen Dlx thrilling 30 toy, it seemed like it couldn’t get any better. But,Takara does it again, Ittoku Kuwazu absolutely did a fantastic job with this beauty!
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As I have stated in a past livestream, we did strip those red ops off of the wing sword and in production it will be the same molded grey tone as seen here on his wings. I figured the almighty Star Saber sword would ultimately be his energon infused weapon, considering how epic it is!
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Articulation is on point for this dude! Swipe on to see the pose out fun I had with this awesome figure. The fact that the two shoulder cannons have so much versatility and blast effect compatibility, it just provides so much playtime fun its tremendous!
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For those of you that were wondering, if you want to collect two swords you could untab the underarms in jetmode and place the swords as extensions to the wings.
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Also to note, his great facesculpt features a grey tone deco op to differentiate his look from your usual silver. I hope you dig this delicious decepticon!
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Get ready for Pulsecon, its gonna be a doozy! 😎💁🏻‍♂️”

under Armada, Beast Wars, Conventions, Generations / Classics, San Diego Comic Con

The 2022 Transformers reveal panel is in the books and it was packed with updates and reveals! Check out the pics after the jump!

Rundown:

  • Bot modes of new wave reveals (alternate modes and accessories will be shown off August 16th)
  • Skullgrin first
  • Merged pretender shell with robot mode
  • Mark worked with Yuuki-San on Skullgrin
  • Next is Blanker (Pointblank)
  • Blanker will have minicon accessory
  • Trying to create cohesiveness on dioramas since there’s no official story
  • Mark worked with Hisui-San on Blanker
  • Next is Crankcase who is a partial use of Skids
  • Last deluxe is Dead End
  • Team worked hard for cartoon look
  • First Voyager is Armada Starscream
  • Mark worked with Atoku-San (whose last generations character was Armada Starscream before moving to MP)
  • Starscreams booster flaps flip up
  • Next is BW Inferno (worked with Tomo-San)
  • Color-matched CG model
  • Leader class TM2 Megatron revealed
  • Sam worked with Hijima-San
  • Megs packaging revealed
  • Legacy reveals done, on to Q&A
  • Favorite collabs/wants for collabs
  • Ben – GI Joe
  • Evan – wants transforming Chocobo
  • Isabella – wants Pokemon collab
  • Sara – wants other Nickelodeon properties
  • Reptar from Rugrats suggested
  • More IDW and Nautica asked for
  • Minivehicles (Brawn, Gears, etc.) will make it in eventually
  • Potential for rerelease of Coneheads in Legacy
  • Maybe Armada Optimus for 20th anniversary??
  • Final reveal is Pulse exclusive Orion Pax and Alpha Trion w/ Vector Sigma set
  • Pax from Kup, Trion from Scourge
  • 2-pack box revealed
  • End of panel

under Armada, Beast Wars, Generation 1, Generations / Classics, Transformers Movie Toys & Products, Transformers Prime

Enter the dragon!

Thanks to a whole bunch of Target listings supplied by TFW’s Nova Maximus and Voltrace, it appears we have our first store listings for the next Generations line – Legacy/Evolution! There’s also some Studio Series listings as well. These include:

• Leader Dragon Megatron ($49.99)
• Armada Starscream ($29.99)
• Soundwave ($9.99)
• Energon Monster ($9.99)
• Bulkhead ($29.99)
• Tarantulas ($22.99)
• Skids ($22.99)
• Dragstrip ($22.99)
• SS86 Ratchet ($8.49)
• SS86 Rumble ($8.49)
• Kickback ($22.99)
• Studio Series TF3 Laserbeak ($8.49)
• Studio Series TF7 Wheelie ($8.49)
• Blaster ($29.99)
• Ravage ($8.49)
• Inferno ($29.99)
• Arcee ($22.99)

We have no photos right now, but hopefully we’ll be getting full official reveals soon. Check out the listings and speculate away on the boards!

under Armada, Cybertron, Energon, Other News

Aaron Archer was the lead for creative and design on Transformers during the Armada / Energon / Cybertron era – eventually working his way to Vice President of Desgin, Creative and IP Development for Boys Toys at Hasbro through the first Transformers Movies.  He has since left the company but is still working freelance and developing original projects.  Recently on his Instagram account he’s been doing and sharing original sketches of characters he’s had a hand in – and some of those pieces are Transformers related. A lot of cool artwork, with his thoughts and comments on each, are available.  He’s also been sharing his process via the stories feature.

We’ve collected some of the artwork here – we encourage everyone to go check them out along with his mini QnA on each post and of course give him a follow!

@Archermonster_Creative on Instagram
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under Armada

Aaron Archer is a name recognized and respected immensely in the Transformers and toy community. After stepping away from Hasbro in 2013, Archer has been involved with the fan community through convention appearances and social media, providing fans with the most interesting tidbits of behind the scenes Transformers information from toy design, story concepts, and more.

Archer recently took to his Instragram to share some of his favorite designs from the Transformers Armada continuity that he himself designed or assisted with. Archer’s ideas were the blueprint for the Unicron Trilogy, shaping the series design and story.

While sharing some amazing pieces of art, Archer is interacting with the community by answering questions, sharing stories, and other interesting facts. Some highlights so far:

  • Red Alert was designed with influences from both Robocob and Power Rangers.
  • Demolisher was originally thought of as a pirate.
  • Archer wishes Thrust had hands in his final toy version.
  • Smokescreen was the last figure designed in wave 1 and Archer considers him the “bottom of the barrel,” although I’m certain there is at least one fan who still loves this toy ~raises hand~.
  • Sideswipe’s color scheme is based on a Takara employee’s racing bike.
  • Cyclonus was one of the earliest concepts for how the Mini-con play feature would work.

Check out the mirrored images after the jump and be sure to follow Aaron Archer on Instragram. Leave a comment with your favorite Armada design and let Aaron Archer know you want to see more!

under Armada

Courtesy of Hobbybase on Facebook and 1999.co.jp we have our first images of the packaging of the Takara Tomy Encore Armada Unicron Micron Color Version.

This Encore edition is a green redeco of the Armada Unicron mold, based on an energy Unicron formed by the Mini-Cons who grappled with the real Unicron over Cybertron in the final episodes of Transformers Armada. We had also seen a Lucky Draw Green Unicron before but this new release sure gives us a more impressive deco.

The packaging is a very nice (and big) black box showcasing a great picture of the robot mode in the front together with the planet mode in the lower part. A very elegant presentation.

This redeco should start shipping any time soon. You still have time to pre-order it via our sponsors below. Check out the images after the jump and sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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under Armada, Japanese Transformers

Takara Tomy web site has shared some clear pictures of Encore Unicron Micron Color Version including a 360 view of the figure.

While some of the pictures were previously seen, some of them are new, including clear shots of his Micron/Minicon partner Bug. The 360 view gives us a great look at the robot and planet mode from different angles.

This re-release of the original Armada Unicron mold comes as a Green Unicron (or “Unicron of Light”) based on an energy Unicron formed by the Mini-Cons who grappled with the real Unicron over Cybertron in the final episodes of Transformers Armada. We had also seen a Lucky Draw Green Unicron before but this new release sure gives us a more impressing deco.

You can see Wheeljack’s 360 views here after you scroll down a bit. We have also mirrored all the images of the views for your convenience after the jump. Don’t forget to let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

under Armada, Japanese Transformers

Thanks to a new listing on Amazon.jp and TFND on Facebook , we have new information and stock images of the Transformers Encore Unicron Micron Combine Color Version.

This is a very nice surprise for the Encore line.  Early in July we had information on the Encore Unicron release in December, 2018. The title “Micron Combine Color” gave us  a hint of the possible deco of this release. Rather than using the original G1 colors (or the Energon black deco), fans pointed out that this title may refer to the Green Unicron (or “Unicron of Light”) based on an energy Unicron formed by the Mini-Cons who grappled with the real Unicron over Cybertron in the final episodes of Transformers Armada. A Unicron toy with a green deco was released as a rare and limited Lucky Draw in Japan back in the day, with only 10 pieces in existence.

The Takara Encore line surprises us with this release, since the deco and colors of this Unicron are fairly different from the Lucky Draw Green Unicron toy. Encore Unicron features a more cartoon-accurate shade of green. and several parts of the body, arms and legs have been replaced with clear green plastic.

Does this new Unicron please your optics? Will you be adding him into your collection? You can click on the bar to check out the mirrored images after the jump and then join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards!

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