Darkwing and his very close cohort Dreadwind were both Decepticon Powermasters introduced in G1 Season 5. Why they’re calling him Skytread in the update will be a mystery for the ages.īlackwing was called Darkwing in G1. They are proper updates to some lesser known characters that true G1-ers will appreciate.Īnd if you’re wondering where is Flywheels, he will be updated in War For Cybertron Siege in 2019. At only about $10 each, you owe it to yourself to get both of them. The figures themselves are more than playable. Combined as Battletrap, the figure can be a tad unstable, but not too bad if you’re not being overly rough. To account for the combining gimmick and individual robot and alt modes, none of the modes are all that good, but it’s not terrible either. Both are more complicated than meets the eye when it comes to transformation. Big prizes to whoever correctly identifies who this weapon belongs to.
Yes even the name is a portmanteau of the two individual components ( Battleslash + Road trap). They can still come together to form the bigger robot, Battletrap. The heli is named Battleslash, and the jeep is called Roadtrap. For this Power of the Primes upgrade, Hasbro went one step further and gave each component its own robot mode. The other is Battletrap, the figure you see updated here. It’s similar to Battle Chargers, or Automorph from the first Bay movie. I never had the G1 toys, but my understanding is that when you put one vehicle on top of the other, the spring loaded action kicks in and the figure auto transforms. Or alternatively, the robot splits into two vehicles. The gimmick here is that two vehicles come together to form the robot mode. Transformer toys in that season were full of gimmicks, and the Duocons were no exception. Robots in Disguise Bumblebee and Grimlock 2-pack,, $29.99įor the very first time since G1 (to my knowledge), Hasbro is updating the Duocons! Only the most hardcore of TransFans know of Duocons.Studio Series Optimus Prime, Target, $29.99.Power of the Primes Tailgate, Walmart, $9.84.Power of the Primes Blackwing, Target, $16.99.Power of the Primes Roadtrap, Walmart, $9.84.Power of the Primes Battleslash, Walmart, $9.84.And one unexpected purchase for an item that I considered in China, but smart to have waited to find back in the States.
April of 2018 is all Power of the Primes and Studio Series action.
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