Super7 Ultimates Wave 3 Gives us Another Non-Transforming Tarn and Alligaticon
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 8:31PM CST
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Meanwhile we never got that easy Titans Return Skullsmasher repaint into Alligaticon, the misassembled monsters made from Optimus Prime's parts from the G1 cartoon episode "City of Steel". This will be our first official Alligaticon figure, but he'll also include Prime's severed head, the tower Prime's arm was mounted to, and a Decepticon battle taxi, bet you thought we'd never get a figure of that!
The wave wraps up with less obscure G2 Megatron featuring both his G1 and G2 canons, extra hands, swappable blue and gray faces, a bunch of hands and many weapons straight out of the G2 comic. Then there's Wreck-Gar who comes with his cartoon and toy heads, cartoon and toy axes, Energon treats, a mini TV for Earth broadcasts, wax and cloth for detailing Ultra Magnus, gun wheel shields.
Ultimates wave 3 is expected to be out third quarter of 2022 and cost around $55 each. You can pick these up and just about any of our site sponsors. Big thanks to Seibertronians D-Maximal_Primal via email and AcademyofDrX on the Energon Pub Forums for letting us know.
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Posted by Bumblevivisector on December 2nd, 2021 @ 12:21am CST
I was hoping one of G2 Megs' accessories would be the protoplasm stripper with an in scale Dr. Biggles Jones. Still might get him though.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 9th, 2021 @ 7:34pm CST
The other 3 are also pretty cool. This is a nice assortment
Posted by AcademyofDrX on December 9th, 2021 @ 9:25pm CST
I'm also excited for Nickel
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 10th, 2021 @ 8:38pm CST
AcademyofDrX wrote:NICKEL
I'm also excited for Nickel
She truly makes me wonder if we will finally see a Fulcrum in some capacity somewhere, maybe like this
Posted by MaximalNui on February 11th, 2022 @ 7:16pm CST
True, that character trait didn't play that big a part after his introduction, but still.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 15th, 2022 @ 7:12pm CST
MaximalNui wrote:While I'm glad for a (relatively) more accessible Tarn - with Nickel as a bonus! -, I can't help but be amused that the character portrayed as so addicted to transformation he keeps burning through T-Cogs...has so far only non-transformable figures.
True, that character trait didn't play that big a part after his introduction, but still.
It's torturous. I keep hoping Cyberverse will give us a transforming toy of him. The iron is so strong!
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on February 16th, 2022 @ 4:28pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:MaximalNui wrote:While I'm glad for a (relatively) more accessible Tarn - with Nickel as a bonus! -, I can't help but be amused that the character portrayed as so addicted to transformation he keeps burning through T-Cogs...has so far only non-transformable figures.
True, that character trait didn't play that big a part after his introduction, but still.
It's torturous. I keep hoping Cyberverse will give us a transforming toy of him. The iron is so strong!
It's over my friend, Cyberverse is over.
Posted by william-james88 on May 17th, 2022 @ 12:40pm CDT
This first wave has Action Master Bombshell and Banzaitron as well as Optimus and Starscream.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 17th, 2022 @ 12:51pm CDT
But the line works very well for pretenders too.
I pre-ordered Bludgeon and I hope a Thunderwing is in the works.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 17th, 2022 @ 12:53pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on May 17th, 2022 @ 1:31pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 17th, 2022 @ 4:09pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Those are basically MP Action Masters.
But the line works very well for pretenders too.
I pre-ordered Bludgeon and I hope a Thunderwing is in the works.
I wouldn't call them MP with their limited articulation.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 17th, 2022 @ 4:58pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Those are basically MP Action Masters.
But the line works very well for pretenders too.
I pre-ordered Bludgeon and I hope a Thunderwing is in the works.
I wouldn't call them MP with their limited articulation.
MP-ish?
Posted by MaximalNui on May 17th, 2022 @ 5:19pm CDT
Guess I'll save it for Alligaticon and Tarn, then.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 17th, 2022 @ 8:38pm CDT
I plan to get Tarn. I'm still thinking on Banzaitron and Bludgeon, but not sure with the price tag on those ones yet
Posted by Emerje on May 18th, 2022 @ 12:50am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on May 18th, 2022 @ 3:18pm CDT
The Aligaticon is the only one of these kind of figures that's tempting. I have a 3rd party one, though, and I'm happy with that for this kind of character. They'd have to get that level of niche. Maybe I'd get more Quintessons.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on May 18th, 2022 @ 7:14pm CDT
I LOVE what Super 7 is doing for Thundercats, and the whole ReAction line, but these TFs aren't quite living up to the "Ultimate" moniker.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 23rd, 2022 @ 8:32am CDT
For those curious about scale, he's almost exactly the same height as Siege Megatron, just a smidge taller. His humanoid proportions are a little oversized--he has a bigger head, and some of his body segments are larger--so he feels scaled a little bigger even when he's not taller. He'll stand out in a Generations collection for his design much more than for his size.
Posted by ScottyP on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:01pm CDT
As with previous waves, these are "Made-to-Order" figures, but thankfully the pricing continues to hold steady at $55 per figure. Images of the three figures are below, and pre-orders are available now through Super7's website as well as via our site sponsors TFSource, BigBadToyStore, and The Chosen Prime.
Posted by TulioDude on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:11pm CDT
Posted by Immortal Starscream on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by SpaceEagle on June 9th, 2022 @ 3:02pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 9th, 2022 @ 4:23pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on June 9th, 2022 @ 10:41pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 9th, 2022 @ 11:30pm CDT
It's Optimus, he could come with his entire deathbed and still make money.
Emerje
Posted by Seibertron on June 10th, 2022 @ 12:03am CDT
Emerje wrote:Optimus is a rip off. Compare what you get from regular Prime to dead Prime for the same price all because the dead one's chest opens.
It's Optimus, he could come with his entire deathbed and still make money.
Emerje
I wouldn't say it's a ripoff. They remolded the head and the torso. Who wants a surfboard and basketball with Dead Op? Maybe a tombstone with RIP OP, but I'm good with the molded head and torso.
Posted by Emerje on June 10th, 2022 @ 12:20am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Emerje wrote:Optimus is a rip off. Compare what you get from regular Prime to dead Prime for the same price all because the dead one's chest opens.
It's Optimus, he could come with his entire deathbed and still make money.
Emerje
I wouldn't say it's a ripoff. They remolded the head and the torso. Who wants a surfboard and basketball with Dead Op? Maybe a tombstone with RIP OP, but I'm good with the molded head and torso.
It's not like he comes with two torsos, they just swapped one for another that just happens to have two extra parts on his chest. And no, obviously a surfboard would be silly, but maybe a cardboard and plastic deathbed or a crying Daniel figure, options are out there.
Emerje
Posted by ScottyP on June 14th, 2022 @ 8:00am CDT
Cutting my preorders down on these to just Grimlock, Tarn, Bludgeon and maybe Gator Prime. Neat toys, but not spectacular and the materials feel cheap as hell.
Posted by Emerje on June 14th, 2022 @ 9:27pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:I got my first few of these in a couple days ago and they stink. Literally. It's like Burn's LG Whirl from years back, they smell awful.
Cutting my preorders down on these to just Grimlock, Tarn, Bludgeon and maybe Gator Prime. Neat toys, but not spectacular and the materials feel cheap as hell.
Those are the exact ones I ordered along with Banzai-Tron, I just want Pretenders, Action Masters, and the guys that have never been officially released before (plus a cartoon accurate Grimlock). I'd buy Optimus Prime if ToyHax comes out with an Action Master sticker set with modified guns from the Titans Return set. And if they made AM sticker sets for the other figures like Megatron, Soundwave, and Tracks then maybe I could be convinced to pick up Bombshell. I like the idea of AM redos, it's the type of thing we should be seeing in RED, especially after they've given us random things like an overly copper Cheetor and battle scuffed Bumblebee.
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 15th, 2022 @ 7:00pm CDT
Hope they improve some of the materials before Tarn if scotty's review is anything to go by
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 6:50pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:28pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:BBTS sent me a delay notice for Tarn, looks like wave 3 is coming next Spring
Could have sworn they were already pushed back to Q4 2022 for wave 2 and Q1 2023 for wave 3 but I can't find any emails about it so maybe all the delays over the last couple years are running together...
Emerje
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 8th, 2022 @ 3:07pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2022 @ 3:58pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:For whatever reason, these have completely passed me by until recently. I don't understand why these and RED co-exist? Two lines of non-transforming Transformers??? To me, it's just this...
Mainly because super7 are giving hasbro money to do these and are different sizes then standard RED I believe, like IDW Tarn, the prime crocodile etc.
While RED is a walmart exclusive, so they give hasbro money. In hasbro's eyes, who cares as long as they get money.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 8th, 2022 @ 4:01pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 8th, 2022 @ 4:04pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It's weird to think the bottom of the [creative] barrel line of the original run has been revived two-fold, 30+ years later.
More weird to think that it's been lucrative enough to do several waves
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on July 8th, 2022 @ 4:08pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It's weird to think the bottom of the [creative] barrel line of the original run has been revived two-fold, 30+ years later.
More weird to think that it's been lucrative enough to do several waves
That part is mind blowing. I'm sure if they are still with us, those involved in the original Action Master line appreciate the irony.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 8th, 2022 @ 7:04pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It's weird to think the bottom of the [creative] barrel line of the original run has been revived two-fold, 30+ years later.
More weird to think that it's been lucrative enough to do several waves
That part is mind blowing. I'm sure if they are still with us, those involved in the original Action Master line appreciate the irony.
I was interested until I saw that these have LESS articulation than most of the RED figures. I was down to have something that's the same size as the Classified line.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 8th, 2022 @ 8:09pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:It's weird to think the bottom of the [creative] barrel line of the original run has been revived two-fold, 30+ years later.
More weird to think that it's been lucrative enough to do several waves
That part is mind blowing. I'm sure if they are still with us, those involved in the original Action Master line appreciate the irony.
I was interested until I saw that these have LESS articulation than most of the RED figures. I was down to have something that's the same size as the Classified line.
On the other hand, the RED are very cheap looking.
Regardless, it's like comparing apple and oranges. Sure, both are fruits, both are round, yet they are completely different. RED are action figures while S7 are more like "posable" statues.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 27th, 2022 @ 5:31am CDT
He's pretty neat. I like how he feels in hand, he has some weight to him and feels like he was well put together. Posing is decent but limited in range, but that is probably my main complaint and it isn't even that terrible, though notable in the improvement it could use.
The alternate hands are fun, and can help him be more expressive and make up some for the limited articulation range. I also like his sword and Razorsharp is pretty neat too, though I really wish he had at least had a joint to flip the gun out. Razorsharp probably only needed 3 or 5 moving parts total to be an excellent little update, but as is he is a simple accessory that is a solid piece, but is painted nice and can still combine with the gun.
So yeah, overall, Banzaitron is neat. He was one of maybe 3 revealed so far that I was interested in, and it is enough to convince me that Tarn will be worth getting, and it will make me consider Bludgeon some more too.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 27th, 2022 @ 6:43am CDT
Too bad they are so expensive for me, factoring shipping, exchange rates, taxes, and whatnot.
Posted by william-james88 on July 27th, 2022 @ 11:28am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 27th, 2022 @ 12:05pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Hey D-max, you will get Tarn evrn though ge is getting a toy in Legacy?
I plan to yes. Mainly because he comes with Nickel and I don't see her coming in her own release. But also because I think these are OK, and I would like a Tarn for the Cyberverse shelf, and the Super& one not transforming works for that as well. I think I'm going to sell my MMC one, use the Super7 for the Cyberverse, and the generations one on the main con shelf.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 31st, 2022 @ 8:18pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on November 1st, 2022 @ 8:27pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 1st, 2022 @ 8:39pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Man, they've delayed Ultimates Wave 2 and 3 AGAIN! Wave 2 was originally planned for summer '22, then fall '22 and now February '23 while Wave 2 went from fall '22 to winter '23 to July '23. These two waves were first announced in February '21! I honestly wonder if these will ever actually see release.
Emerje
This is normal for Super 7, just wait for wave 4 to ship before wave 2.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 1st, 2022 @ 8:45pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 3rd, 2022 @ 8:40pm CDT