Pitch a Transformers Generations-Style Toyline

[ZacWilliam1]

These are always fun.

I was inspired by ideas floating around in one of the other threads and decided to flesh them out for fun.


My Concept: It's time to really play up the "Robots In Disguise" concept more than it has been in a long time. Vehicles and things kids could see outside their bedroom window Transformed into a strange new world. This line is designed to create a modern City where nothing is what it seems, and secret Cybertronians are everywhere.

Transformers: Secret City


CORE CLASS
Blind Packed - Simple. Small.
Random Factioned:
Each toy can be either Scavecon, Nocturnimal, or Stray

Opossum
Racoon
Pigeon
House Cat
Dog
Skunk


DELUXE CLASS

Bot Post Office Mail Truck - Later Wave Repaint - Con Florist Van

Con Taxi - Later Wave Repaint - Bot "Mom's Car"

Con Ice Cream Van - Later Wave Repaint - Taco Truck

Mercenary Street Sweeper


-VOYAGER CLASS -
the Fossilizer/Weaponizers/Jukions of the line at Voyager Class. Partsformer Gimmick

Autobot Gas Pumps + Traffic Light minicon partner

Decepticon Memorial Fountain + Mailbox minicon partner

Autobot Playground + Hot Dog Cart minicon partner


LEADER CLASS
Can carry minicons

Autobot School Bus
Decepticon "Central Park-style" Horse and Buggy


COMMANDER CLASS
Public School/Autobot Secret Base + 2 human sidekick kid minifigures and Bicycle minicon partner


TITAN CLASS
Decepticon Haunted Amusement Park with twin Bumper Cart minicon partners.


ZacWilliam, ok, I know a ton of weird and unlikely ideas there but I really wanted to go "out of the box" with the whole concept. All new characters too of course. Cause why not as long as I'm daydreaming.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Generations Battlestars.

Starring Grandus.







I'll come up with a full response later. It's just my religion to automatically respond to threads like this with Grandus.

 

[LordGigaIce]

Generations Battlestars.

Starring Grandus.







I'll come up with a full response later. It's just my religion to automatically respond to threads like this with Grandus.

This better have a BSG Crossover figure.

 

[ssg 4 life]

Return of the Beast Wars!

Preview 2 pack: Voyager class aligator Megatron vs deluxe class bat Optimus Primal

Core class
Maximals: Lemur, Squirrel (robot mode homages Squirrel Girl), Parrot (possible robot mode homage to GI Joe Shipwreck), chameleon, peacock
Predacons: weasel, compy, hyena, chihuahua, red panda, jackalope (not a real animal, but that'd be hilarious)

Deluxe class
Maximals: Nyx (new head on deluxe bat Primal), anteater, dolphin (possibly G1 Seaspray), Dominus Ambus as an earth fox, bengal tiger
Predacons: Skold, black wolf, vulture, G1 Slugfest (matching aesthetics to Classics Overkill), lioness

Voyager class
Maximals: hippo, bull (possibly BM Longhorn), kangaroo, camel, pelican
Predacons: crocodile (slight retool of alligator Megatron with GI Joe Croc Master head), Soundwave as a golden eagle (robot mode based off Prime Soundwave instead of G1), orca, ostrich, komodo dragon

Leader class
Maximals: elephant (still Ironhide, but do the character and animal justice with the robot mode), humpback whale
Predacons: anaconda, ankylosaurus (any big dinosaur will do, honestly, just imagining a giant red and tan version based off a toy I had as a kid)

Commander class
No concrete ideas for this, but possibly use the old BW combiner idea and have 3 deluxes come together

Titan class
Megabolt Megatron from BM (no weird spider legs, really emphasize him as a ship, possibly including miniature BM Maximals like Nemesis had the Seekers)

Selects exclusives
Onyx Primal (repaint of bat Optimus)

 

[LordGigaIce]

Transformers: The Forgotten

CORE CLASS
Rumble
Greasepit
Crashtest
Nightviper
911
Soundwave

DELUXE CLASS
are all Pretenders with Core-class robots inside
Marduk
Eos
Beowulf
Herne

VOYAGER CLASS
Dropshot
Rotorbolt
Hardcase
Pulse

LEADER CLASS
Rodimus Prime
Megatron

COMMANDER CLASS
Hyperdrive

TITAN CLASS
Median
A citybot that transforms into a dragon. Heart of the Dragon transforms into a Deluxe-sized robot

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I adore all of that, and it's surprisingly plausible nowadays.

 

[LordGigaIce]

I adore all of that, and it's surprisingly plausible nowadays.

Right? Working my way through unreleased toys was a bit challenging due to how many have actually gotten homages as of late.

 

[NovaSaber]

Neo Beast Wars Neo

Core:
Stampy
Armordillo
Bump
(Maximal Axolotl)
(Maximal Sea Angel)
(Predacon Microraptor)
(Predacon Trilobite)

Deluxe:
Star Upper
(Maximal Sloth)
Scuba
Ikard
Saberback
Hardhead (NOT retooled from any version of Dinobot)
(Predacon Anomalocaris)

Voyager:
Big Convoy
Longrack
Survive
Polar Claw
Guiledart
Killer Punch

Leader:
Orcanoch (with a robot mode)
Magmatron
(Predacon Icthysaur; retool of Orcanoch)

Commander:
Magnaboss

Titan:
(Predacon Dreadnoughtus, that also has a mobile base mode)


Selects (not in main line because they break the faction theming):
Striker
Triceradon
Psycho Orb
(Predacon Vampire Squid; heavy retool of Scuba/Ikard)

 

[lastmaximal]

Transformers: The Forgotten

CORE CLASS
Rumble
Greasepit
Crashtest
Nightviper
911
Soundwave

DELUXE CLASS
are all Pretenders with Core-class robots inside
Marduk
Eos
Beowulf
Herne

VOYAGER CLASS
Dropshot
Rotorbolt
Hardcase
Pulse

LEADER CLASS
Rodimus Prime
Megatron

COMMANDER CLASS
Hyperdrive

TITAN CLASS
Median
A citybot that transforms into a dragon. Heart of the Dragon transforms into a Deluxe-sized robot

I'm sold. Unreleased/obscure stuff revisited? Gimme NOW.

 

[lastmaximal]

Transformers: Scramble City, or
Transformers: Bring Back Micro Play Already, or
Transformers: damn, lastmaximal had way too much fun with this
Featuring simple base bodies with big pretooling/reshelling potential, and taking some inspiration from TFVanguard's old "Spychanger City" concept of small bots coming with parts to build base/bots.

• Very G1-heavy, but trying to bring in G1-adjacent universes and characters. So there's some RID 2001/2015, some Movie, some UT, some Animated. Didn't go into beasts just yet, outside the Insecticons (not even Dinobots, I belatedly realize).
• As a result there's a bit of a Legacy Evolution "throw whatever will have a good G1 pretool/retool in there" vibe, but the more I wrote on this the more I felt a late-IDW "Council of Worlds" thing going on.
• Basically the old Cyberverse, with base size Legion being where most current Deluxes go, Scout (Commander) being bigger and thus the current-tall-Deluxe and some Voyager home, and Deluxes being Scouts + extra stuff (or 3-packs of Legions, or 2-packs of Scouts).
• Legion, Scout, Deluxe all a LITTLE bit pricier/roomier budget than usual, but lots of aggressive mold reuse via redecoing and retooling.
• All bases come with 3mm and 5mm pegholes and emplacements. Everyone comes with at least one such weapon.
• Voyagers are basebots split into 3 packs. Some modularity fun might enable mixing and matching across waves, maybe. Maybe these can also have Cyberjet-style pressure-activated launchers. Each pack comes with a ramp and a Legion class figure, typically a redeco or retool but sometimes debuting a new mold because even in my fantasies, toy retail is maddening.
• Leader class is a sprawling, simple playset (think the usual Turtles playsets with simple fixtures and lots of expected play value), mostly modular with pieces that can be laid out and perhaps interconnected. Some action features. Comes with a Legion or Scout class figure (or two).
• Titan class is parts count gone mad, but man imagine this just consuming your whole play area...

WAVE 1 Legion Class Sideswipe Wheeljack Bumblebee Nightbird (Arcee pretool) Scout Class Ironhide Grapple Starscream Megatron ("""submarine""")	WAVE 2 Legion Class Sunstreaker (Wheeljack retool) Kickback Shrapnel Strongarm Scout Class Trailbreaker Soundwave with Laserbeak Skywarp Bludgeon (Tarn pretool)	WAVE 3 Legion Class Arcee (Nightbird retool) Prime Knock Out Bombshell Crasher (Mirage pretool) Scout Class Demolishor Impactor Thundercracker Ratchet
Deluxe Class Optimus Prime with Combat Deck and Roller Inferno vs. Ramjet Prowl vs. Exhaust and Barricade	Deluxe Class Ultra Magnus core robot with Magnus Armor Hoist vs. Thrust Hauler vs. Sunstorm	Deluxe Class Springer Inferno vs. Dirge Moonracer/Chromia/Greenlight (Elita-1, Arcee retools)
Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Omega Supreme tracks and gantry with Legion class Cliffjumper (Bumblebee retool) Omega Supreme rocket with Legion class Cosmos (new mold) Omega Supreme train with Legion class Prowl	Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Grandus aircraft runway (R torso) with Spinner (Hot Rod pretool) Grandus helipad (L torso) with Drift (new mold) Grandus assault tank base (legs) with Clamp Down (Sideswipe redeco)	Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Tidal Wave aircraft carrier with Thunderblast (Nightbird retool) Tidal Wave battleship with Armada Wheeljack (Sideswipe retool) Tidal Wave landing craft with Sideways
Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Decepticon Spacebridge with Shockwave (Megatron retool)	Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Iacon Arklaunch with Elita-1	Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Quintesson Pit of Judgment with Quintesson Judge (figurine) and Gnaw

WAVE 4 Legion Class Hot Rod (Spinner retool) Smokescreen (Prowl retool) Rum-Maj Mirage (Crasher retool) Scout Class Prime Breakdown Armada Cyclonus Blaster with Steeljaw Jhiaxus	WAVE 5 Legion Class Gears (Strongarm retool) Bluestreak (Prowl retool) Glyph (Bumblebee retool) Jazz (Prowl retool) Scout Class Cannonball (Prime Breakdown retool) G2 Megatron (new mold) Starscream's Ghost (Starscream redeco) Galvatron (new mold)	WAVE 6 Legion Class Leadfoot (Mirage retool) Ricochet (Jazz retool) Wreck-Gar (Animated Prowl retool) Nautica (Windblade retool) Scout Class Cyclonus (new mold) RID Overload (Impactor retool) Slipstream (Starscream retool) Artfire (Inferno redeco)
Deluxe Class Blitzwing Ransack/Chop Shop/Barrage (Insecticons retools) Autobot Megatron (w1 Megatron redeco) vs. Tarn (Bludgeon retool)	Deluxe Class Jetfire Nova Prime with trailer/flight pack Spychangers Crosswise/Mirage/REV (Sideswipe, Mirage retools)	Deluxe Class Overlord Megaplex (w1 Megatron redeco) vs. Archforce (G2 Megatron redeco) Autotrooper (Jazz retool)/Autotrooper (Ratchet retool)/Autotrooper (Animated Prowl retool)
Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Lugnut Supreme bridge with Animated Lockdown Lugnut Supreme defense emplacements with Oil Slick (Rum-Maj retool) Lugnut Supreme thrusters with Wasp (Bumblebee retool)	Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Construction Station tower/cannon with Ironworks (new mold) Construction Station radar emplacement with Erector Construction Station blast furnace/bunker/ramps with Powertrain (Ironworks retool)	Voyager Class: Build-A-Basebot with Legion class pack-ins Decepticon Airbase runway with Airwave (new mold) Decepticon Airbase rocket array with Flattop Decepticon Airbase hangar/bunker with Overair (Airwave redeco, inverted colors)
Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Council of Worlds with Windblade (new mold)	Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Lost Light with Swerve (Gears retool)	Leader Class: Straight-up Playset Kaon Gladiator Pit with Miner Megatron (W1 Megatron retool)

EXCLUSIVE: Animated Omega Supreme box set Animated Omega Supreme bridge with Animated Ratchet (Trailbreaker retool) Animated Omega Supreme defense emplacements with Animated Arcee (Arcee retool) Animated Omega Supreme thrusters with Animated Prowl

EXCLUSIVE: Omega Sentinel box set Omega Sentinel tracks and gantry with Legion class Bug Bite (Bumblebee retool) Omega Sentinel rocket with Legion class Pathfinder (Cosmos redeco) Omega Sentinel train with Legion class Smallfoot (Gears redeco)

TITAN CLASS: Scramble City (Not sure whether to call this the IDW-style unaffiliated "Metrotitan", or just "Scramble City", on the packaging. Or "Metrotitan: the Scramble City" Or "The Mall From Botbots".) Essentially Metroplex made of smaller modular combiners, like if each Earthrise Modulator also formed a bigger robot's limb/part of a torso (or slotted into a skeletal frame similar to Legacy Menasor's limbs). This hearkens back to the supposed original marketing concept for Scramble City, which was that the city could split up into multiple robots, Autobots and Decepticons. (I stumbled upon this tweet recently, and I think it's been on my mind the whole time I've been jotting down these ideas for this line.) Here this will be represented by the chests of these modular combiner pieces having flip-around panels to show an Autobot or Decepticon sigil. Picture the modular bots combining into the full citybot to join the battle, and it's a race to put more of the pieces under Autobot or Decepticon control before the combining finishes... Each of these will Modulator-like form their own robot mode, and then combine to form the whole city/robot. IDK, just hope for good solid pegs and stiff ratchet joints. Upper torso: Sixgun emplacement/missile battery/Scamper garage with ramp Lower torso: hub for bridges/roadway panels coming and going to other bases R arm: towers, capture cells L arm: towers, capture cells/Slammer emplacement R leg: takeoff runway/rocket bay (also, the city's bridges/straight roadway panels stack) L leg: takeoff runway/rocket bay (also, the city's bridges/straight roadway panels stack) Includes Scamper, Delta Magnus and Galvatron II.