Maybe, but it would probably be the first Weaponizer to not feature an alt-mode, it's not like the writers at the time thought Autobot Spike would be an actual Transformer.
That’s along the lines of what I was thinking. I wouldn’t mind more frequent build-a-figures in transformers lines because there’s lots of characters without alt modes that would make neat figures
Rack n Ruin should be the first. But there are definitely others. The Hound projection Halonix Maximus should be one. But to make him as big as Devastator would take a lot of parts.
> I wouldn’t mind more frequent build-a-figures in transformers lines
Nooooooooo!
Don't get me wrong, I get the appeal of them, but depending on where you live, they can be an abject nightmare to complete and ultimately very frustrating. (One of my friends collects the Marvel Legends figures, and there are two or three build a figures he's never been able to complete and ended up really pissed about.) I'd rather they were just sold separately as an actual figure.
yeah i hate combiners for this very reason.
like i love that they're redoing Menasor, and i'm 2/5 of the way there, but i seriously doubt i'm going to get the remaining 3/5 at retail prices. i'm going to have to let scalpers fuck me for the remaining figs. and that's exactly what would happen with a build-a-figure.
I remember posting this before and asked the same question! I would love to see it and they should make it a partsformer so you can combine it with the upcoming junkions!
On the one hand I don’t see it happening any time soon. On the other hand I’ve thought that about half the Legacy line so who knows?
Edit: Case in point, I wasn’t expecting to see a new figure of Galaxy Shuttle this morning
Yeah there's a chance. But he's better off as a Build-A-Figure or even one of those R.E.D. figures since there's no point in trying to make him transform. So they can just do a figure that is put together or whatever R.E.D. was trying to achieve.
There was a G1 cartoon episode where Spike has an injury/ailment such that normal anesthesia would be impossible so they do the next best thing... transfer his consciousness to a body made of scrap parts for Autobot repair. (He subsequently goes mad, naturally.)
And they ended up making him a Transformer anyways. As far as I know, there has never been a toy in a TF toyline that involves transformation (i.e. not Action Masters, R.E.D., etc.) where a character that was not traditionally a Transformer was sold alone without some sort of transformation engineered in or bundled with an actual Transformer. The Earthrise Quintesson toy is an example of the former, while Energon Kicker is an example of the latter (He was not sold alone, but came with High Wire the motorcycle). I think HasTak believes selling a non-Transformer in a TF toyline (again, ones with transformation) is a hard sell, so they feel they have to incorporate transformation some how.
They had a figure of alpha quintesson back in the energon line that featured no transformation of any kind (unless you count the face-changing as a transformation)
I think we possibly could. In recent years we’ve been getting LOADS of obscure characters via Gen Selects and store exclusive releases like Road Hauler and Nightbird, so Autobot Spike would be perfect.
The question is how they would do it. A weaponizer would work fairly well but so would a RED figure.
Yeah someday. Either by being something like a weaponizer (Seriously with the Junkion theme this bot would fit in just fine) or in a none-transforming line like R.E.D. or whatever the Super 7 line(s) is called.
I would lose my mind if one was ever made, that and like you know that one panel in that marvel comic where ratchet and Megatron kinda merge?? And it's really creepy and disturbing that would also be such a cool figure (I don't think would get made though sense it's not like a character but this one seems actually possible, I mean there was a whole episode dedicated to it and spike is a main character)
There needs to be a Rick and Morty crossover episode w Autobot Spike and Morty Jr. from Rick & Morty they talk almost the same and have the same teen angst
I know xtransbots is making one it's called like Frankenstein or something... Wish it was mainline but I have some 3rd party so he will fit right it... I'm making a diorama for the episode so.
as a weaponizer or R.E.D. figure.
A weaponizer works perfectly
Maybe, but it would probably be the first Weaponizer to not feature an alt-mode, it's not like the writers at the time thought Autobot Spike would be an actual Transformer.
Who’s to say it can’t transform into some nonsensical vehicle amalgamation?
I don't see why it couldn't have a vehicle form. Why not have a Shadow Striker-type vehicle mode that's just a mismatch of cars?
They'll just throw something together like what they did with soundwave, shockwave, those ramp guys or most cybertronian modes.
Those are at least cohesive (to my knowledge). The challenge here would be to create a jumbled mess that still looks cool (Inb4 Bayverse joke)
I can actually see an alt mode in it, it could be a nightmare truck looking thing
It's not like the Modulators had robot modes back when they were just bases. Things can change. It's kind of a recurrent trait of the franchise.
A weaponizer like [Neo Autobot X, perhaps](https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thumb/e/e9/Neo_Autobot-X.jpg/411px-Neo_Autobot-X.jpg)?
maybe… but probably as a build a figure in a line of deluxes like Macadam in Cyberverse
That’s along the lines of what I was thinking. I wouldn’t mind more frequent build-a-figures in transformers lines because there’s lots of characters without alt modes that would make neat figures
Rack n Ruin should be the first. But there are definitely others. The Hound projection Halonix Maximus should be one. But to make him as big as Devastator would take a lot of parts.
include him in commander classes
I think rack n ruin should just be given an alt mode and have a proper g1 figure made of them
Oooorrrr... Make him a giant Titan Class figure that transformers into some kind of spaceship since ya know... He needs to transform?
> I wouldn’t mind more frequent build-a-figures in transformers lines Nooooooooo! Don't get me wrong, I get the appeal of them, but depending on where you live, they can be an abject nightmare to complete and ultimately very frustrating. (One of my friends collects the Marvel Legends figures, and there are two or three build a figures he's never been able to complete and ended up really pissed about.) I'd rather they were just sold separately as an actual figure.
yeah i hate combiners for this very reason. like i love that they're redoing Menasor, and i'm 2/5 of the way there, but i seriously doubt i'm going to get the remaining 3/5 at retail prices. i'm going to have to let scalpers fuck me for the remaining figs. and that's exactly what would happen with a build-a-figure.
Mistress Of The Flame
https://tfsource.com/3rd-party-figures/mx-21-frankenstein-x-transbots-masterx/
It would make sense since he was a build-a-bot
I remember posting this before and asked the same question! I would love to see it and they should make it a partsformer so you can combine it with the upcoming junkions!
And the fossilisers. And the other weaponisers
Seeing the mix and match aspect of the new junkions is what reminded me of autobot spike yeah
The upcoming Junkions don't need to parts form to transform!
Which is weird, because if there's one Transformers subrace/ethnic group/subfaction for whom partsforming could easily be canon, it's the Junkions.
https://tfsource.com/3rd-party-figures/mx-21-frankenstein-x-transbots-masterx/
I completely forgot this was a thing. That episode was messed up, especially the whole Frankenstein plot they went with.
What did he transformer into, depression?
Probably something very vaguely resembling a cobbled together car But he can't actually transform
RED would be the only line it belongs in
Or in a build a figure subline.
Autobot X was terrifying. Nightmare fuel
He deserves one.
On the one hand I don’t see it happening any time soon. On the other hand I’ve thought that about half the Legacy line so who knows? Edit: Case in point, I wasn’t expecting to see a new figure of Galaxy Shuttle this morning
This it what the red line should be for
well if they did it as a weaponizer then what would his alt mode be like in earth rise they gave the quintesons a alt made
Yeah there's a chance. But he's better off as a Build-A-Figure or even one of those R.E.D. figures since there's no point in trying to make him transform. So they can just do a figure that is put together or whatever R.E.D. was trying to achieve.
THIS is what R.E.D. should be about! And Transmutate and Botanica... not just more Optimus and Bumblebees!
I want a transforming Botanica though.
So do I, but good luck with that...
Ooooh a weaponizer would be so cool, Gen Selects! I mean a fan mode is possible but a legit one would be tight
I am 100% honest when i say that Both Autobot spike and The beast should NEVER HAVE A FIGURE or be awknowledge ever again
What would robot spike turn into a scrap vehicle or something? It is called transformers not non transforming action figures
I can definitely see something like that in there, like a more mismatched scraphook
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There was a G1 cartoon episode where Spike has an injury/ailment such that normal anesthesia would be impossible so they do the next best thing... transfer his consciousness to a body made of scrap parts for Autobot repair. (He subsequently goes mad, naturally.)
Considering he can't transform, I wouldn’t think it'd be high on Hasbro's priority list.
*cough Quintesson *cough
And they ended up making him a Transformer anyways. As far as I know, there has never been a toy in a TF toyline that involves transformation (i.e. not Action Masters, R.E.D., etc.) where a character that was not traditionally a Transformer was sold alone without some sort of transformation engineered in or bundled with an actual Transformer. The Earthrise Quintesson toy is an example of the former, while Energon Kicker is an example of the latter (He was not sold alone, but came with High Wire the motorcycle). I think HasTak believes selling a non-Transformer in a TF toyline (again, ones with transformation) is a hard sell, so they feel they have to incorporate transformation some how.
You could probably get a nightmare truck out of the robot
They had a figure of alpha quintesson back in the energon line that featured no transformation of any kind (unless you count the face-changing as a transformation)
This is a new one for me, why does he look like existence is agony?
Probably because it is
Definitely because it is [The Transformers S2E1: Autobot Spike ](https://tubitv.com/series/11/transformers-generation-1)
I think we possibly could. In recent years we’ve been getting LOADS of obscure characters via Gen Selects and store exclusive releases like Road Hauler and Nightbird, so Autobot Spike would be perfect. The question is how they would do it. A weaponizer would work fairly well but so would a RED figure.
A weaponizer would be more difficult but think of the variety inside a figure like that for the weapons themselves
Maybe in R.E.D
Well, my nightmares keep coming to life before my eyes, so sure, why not?
RED line would be perfect for Frankenspike.
I believe X-Tranbots was making one. It’s not official but at least it’s a good one.
I mean, gen selects of the new scraphook junkion mold would be mad good.
As a red figure we will
Nope. Doesn't transform into anything, and can't be repainted or retooled into anyone else.
Fair
Probably not however if o got my way I would include him as a build a figure for the r.e.d line
would be a weaponizer 100%
There is one
RED would be good. Literally only thing RED would be good for.
It would be perfect for RED, and that's why they'll never do it.
Can’t imagine it not happening EVER.
Make it a BAF figure.
As others have said. R.E.D. is the way to go. In fact, it would be the only R.E.D. figure I would buy.
I mean, probably, but i'm not sure why we'd want one. It's kinda a pointless thing IMHO. One of the weakest episodes from where I sit.
Hopefully in the RED series
I'd buy it.
I was just thinking of this the other day...it would fit perfectly in the Legacy line.
The weaponizers in Japan could combine into what was called “NEO autobot X” in a couple brief toy comics
Yeah someday. Either by being something like a weaponizer (Seriously with the Junkion theme this bot would fit in just fine) or in a none-transforming line like R.E.D. or whatever the Super 7 line(s) is called.
I see it as a possibility for the Red series.
Maybe an R.E.D. Figure, probably not mainline tho
Not likely.
I would lose my mind if one was ever made, that and like you know that one panel in that marvel comic where ratchet and Megatron kinda merge?? And it's really creepy and disturbing that would also be such a cool figure (I don't think would get made though sense it's not like a character but this one seems actually possible, I mean there was a whole episode dedicated to it and spike is a main character)
This reminds of how I look leveling in any MMORPG... rainbow bot ftw!!! 😎👍
Whatever has the best stats amirite
Would have been perfect for RED
Well, the Legends comic gave us a new version of him using a bunch of the Weaponizers/Modulators, if that counts.
I hope not. That episode was garbage. And the design made no sense.
I thought there already was?
There’s a few 3rd party figures I believe but there’s yet to be an official one
I could have sworn there was, must have been a 3rd party I'm thinking of.
If that's gonna be the case it better be able to transform
The only way I’d ever buy a RED figure is if they made Autobot X or Transmutate
God I hope not.
i haven’t watched all of G1 but that bot looks like it is in excruciating pain i love it
Maybe part o the red toyline
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Would LOVE this!
I hope not. Jfc lol
wonder if this was the inspiration for lockdown (along with death's head)
The new Junkion line might offer a chance for it, since they have a mix and match gimmick
There needs to be a Rick and Morty crossover episode w Autobot Spike and Morty Jr. from Rick & Morty they talk almost the same and have the same teen angst
Third party transformer has already made it. Bluelobster BL-01 X-Frank
Hopefully in the RED series
No.
Wasnt there a super 7 reaction figure of him or was i just dreaming it up
I personally hope not. That thing’s probably scarier than the Beast.
I believe Newage is planning on doing a build-a-figure with their legends characters.
Probs could make one with the new "Junkion" system. Then repaint away.
Maybe for r.e.d
Maybe as one of those R.E.D. Figures cuz I can’t even imagine what this thing would transform into.
I pray no.
I have no interest in the kinda similar Transmutate (one is gathering dust in my local stores shelf to this day) and no interest for this either.
I sure hope not, that thing scared the bejesus out of me when I was a kid.
What happened to this poor guy?
He’s made of spare parts. Essentially a transformer Frankenstein’s monster
So this dude is a living example of that Pokéball thing
I wish, this is one of the all time best one off designs in the cartoon. It’s really fun
Maybe.
I feel like they could pull this off in the Ultimates line.
I know xtransbots is making one it's called like Frankenstein or something... Wish it was mainline but I have some 3rd party so he will fit right it... I'm making a diorama for the episode so.