i remember the spring in the leg issue with the us release so i got it from takara AND hasbro did not offer a fix to the problem so that maybe one reason to why it sat on shelves
Unlike Omega Supreme and Scorponok which were up to the modern quality of the current toy lines, I don't think a mere repaint is enough for the last Trypticon, Fort Max, & FoC/G1 Metroplex toys. Even if you just wanted a screen-accurate Trypticon and didn't care about anything else... that's pink, not purple.
Totally agree that color needs correcting. As for the other titans they need some correcting and or tweeking to be honest. Like omega no battle damage and no clear plastic claw and paint that face orange.
I was about to say that very same thing....this has "wait for a discount" written all over it ..its an awesome figure, always hss been but with all these combiners/commander classes coming out i am for sure waiting on a discount for this one...love Trypticon tho so as soon as it drops in the first one in line 😁
I already got the TR version so I’m good. Total agreement on the boxes for Gen Selects, I only need the box is just a picture of the character not the elaborate one.
Having skipped out on collecting the whole Prime Wars era it’s wild to think that Titans were showing up on clearance that cheap when today all we see is gimmick toys or capsule lines.
This looks pretty cool, didn't get the TR version so I might get this one. I could still see a Titan SS WFC Trypticon happening as one of the first SS Titans.
I don't mind the hot pink but it should have been a slightly darker purple than the original. I also had no issues with the gen selects boxes. I liked the look of them.
Titans seem to be disappearing instead of going down to desirable prices these days, unlike back in old trypticon days. I haven't seen the Nemesis ship follow the old discount route.
Great video, you definitely made alot of valid points. Now I will say I actually got lucky in 2018. I got a flyer from ollies saying trypticon was in store. Unfortunately I was working long hours and 4 days after I got the flyer I walked into the store and asked a manager where the toy was and he said they sold out. He said they got 4 in and they all sold in 2 days. For the next 3 months I checked ollies and no luck. One day I walked in to buy pool chemicals and walked by the front register and I see a table with 4 boxes on it . I bought it for $30 and then I started collecting as a hobby. I haven't looked back, it's been a fun journey. 😂😅
ya i'm gonna wait for a sale especially with the cad dollar as it currently is, and hope they darken the purple too, which sucks this would be my first titan class i wanted to get for my slowly growing dino transformer collection.
kinda makes scenes that Hasbro would want to rereleases a Titans Return titan considering that we are getting a re issue of Siege Omega Supreme is also coming out next year and the outer ring of Omega's base more has contour ports for Titans Return bases
Never got the original, so I would luv to get this, but I have a feeling this is an easy $200 that they will price it at. I refuse to pay a lot of $$$ for these things, so if I miss it, I miss it.
@SQWAUKSQWAUK the upgraded form of Megastorm from Beast Wars 2nd who basically uses the trypticon body but had spikes coming out of the top of the head. Honestly they also could have added the G2 Megatron as Megastorm if this was Gigastorm
I FORGOT ABOUT OLLIE'S! I GOT A OLLIE'S AT WALKING DISTANCE! IF IT GETS ON THOSE SHELVES IT IS MINE! If its 150 I'll get it but 200 is a far stretch. I gotta spend my money wisely. The main figures from AOTP I'll definetly get is Onyx Prime and this if possible. I'm so glad there is no sticker sheet.
I never got the Titan release and, for years, was interested in getting him but just did not. However, with this reissue, I AM ALL IN AND WILL BE GETTING THE G1 ANIMATED COLOR TRYPTICON NEXT YEAR!!!!!
I would suggest Hasbro invest some story into this revival of Trypticon. Too often, Hasbro has relied on the obscure lorists and some overlooked detail 20-25 years past to do the selling. If Hasbro really wants to make a profit off this, it should make a short story focused on the figure. It will be good and needed practice. Going forward, sales will be rough trying to sell figures from obscure corners of the fandom and stuff that didn't make a strong impression the first time around. Selling an Alpha Q or a Dauntless Maximus is going to require more that nostalgia to move product. It needs an anchor that comes from a compelling story. Where does it come from? What does it want? Where is it going? Answer those questions and Trypticon might take off all those empty shells.
I'm looking for Primes in this line, not an expensive reissue. Ollie's, I garuntee you, will end up with all the retail figures like they always do, especially with economy how it is.
I've read/heard that this Trypticon will be a limited run, so it's unlikely we will see a similar situation with it's predecessor. That's just something I heard, so it could be total BS.
I'm excited about it, buuuuuut...I gotta know if they fixed the issue that actually killed it's sales. Did they fix the SELF DESTRUCTING HIPS?! They put to large of a spring in the original version that made them so hard to move them, and caused them to break really easily. I want it, but I don't want to have to go through the process of dismantling it, cut/compress the spring, and reassembling it again. And I agree the pink is a turn off. A lighter purple than the original release would be fine. But Pink? Really Hasbro?? That is certainly NOT screen accurate.
10:39 I want to mention, at least for here in the states, gamestop has a tendency to have gen select items on display, I have heard cases of gen selects being at retail shelves so maybe this is more a move to get retailers to pick up gen select items so they don’t rot in warehouses or at places like Ollies. Idk maybe it’s dumb to think like that but just food for thought. Also when gen selects are at GameStops they rarely go into clearance, and most times disappear due to an online order.
I have seen omages and metroplexes at GameStop in Canada on the shelf usually on sale and they’re on sale a lot on the website I got the black zarak for a huge deal there Kinda hope this is at or below 200 but 180 would be nice
Didn’t get the original but this reissue does look tempting the darker grey works well. The pink kinda wish it was purple or more purpleish the pink looks a little off, idk the teal looks fine and matches the show but the pink is odd. There might be an upgrade kit for the pink parts on him to swap out for purple and fulltilt might need some paint work
Price wise it would be nice to see it be at or below 200 but the fancy box is odd like with it it could see retail and if not it’s super weird to have a fancy box for a gen selects GameStop usually have titans on sale a few weeks or a couple months after release I got black zarak on a good sale there and I suspect this will happen again like it comes out early 2025 then in spring April ish it’s on clearance
god damn he looks great. ill be trying to sell my old one. I was hoping for better version later that would give us the missing accessories for his battle station mode
Nah I keep allllll my boxes, even the bubble carded ones ~ Feels like they're REreleasing every OG titan 'cept Metroplex o: they might be building up to it ~
I bought mine from Ollies.. I Love TR Trypticon.. Most of the figure is good, It does have some hip joint issues. So I can not wait to waste my money on AOTP Trypticon
Yeah, hopefully they'll change the pink to purple but then again, maybe it's too late. In that case, how could they get that wrong? 😆 And the price is easily going to be $200 or more. I got the TR version for about a $100 back when it was available but I saw two at Ross for $50 after. Regret not picking those up. If they don't change the pink to purple, this is a pass. Hasbro really needs to focus on getting their re-releases right especially if it's a niche product. No kid is going to be clamoring for this and most parents are not going to be paying the asking price.
Thanks for letting me know who to email on the qc issues. Ya they did hype him up alot but it didn't help that hasbro pulse kept him as sold out all the time. It feels more like a management failure and they had something like 9 to 12 seperate production runs on him too. I agree with the box instead I would make the artwork download able add a scan code heck sell prints of the artwork on the site made to order. Add a bonus of a few will be signed if you buy a poster of the artwork. I would make many changes at hasbro streamline things if I got in there.
i would have rather have seen the beast wars version with the horn. or another new Titan maybe of Overlord or Metrotitan oh well i get the first release and it in great shape other then full-tilt blaster a fin on the blaster broke other then that my Trypticon is awesome.
While I'd love to have a screen accurate Trypticon, this ain't it. If they keep the pink, I'm not paying all that money to just swap parts from the original....
Just to prove how little awareness toy manufacturers have , Trypticon with a clear mis colourization to the figure. Or they could have done a re release of the first Titan class and given us a proper Metroplex. Also no one is complaining about the boxes, at least not the fans and the people actually buying the product, probably just some mid management moron insisting on a change for changes sake.
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I liked the generations selects boxes. Why did they change it?
That pink needs to be decepticon purple.
That pink’s closer to Trypticon’s colors in his “The Transformers will return” bumper
I keep the cardboard gen selects boxes. They work great for storing Transformer instructions.
Yes, i use my Centurion Drone box to store accessories
Haha same
That’s a great idea! Those are some sturdy boxes they’re perfect for storage
And I keep all of them
You don't just remember how to transform by instinct?
I'm excited about it! Now, lets get a recolor Metroplex into Meteotitan!
id be onboard for that
Or a Fort Max recoloured into Brave Max
@riicky83 we need a new fort max build.
@@riicky83 that would be good to, and a re-release of grand max
I always liked how the gen selects boxes looked, clean and minimal. I like the art on the new one but I’ll miss that sturdy box
Unfortunately, I wasn’t collecting on this first drop so I’m glad they’re redoing it
BIG FACTS
Never knew about that Monster Mode. I always wondered about the face details on the tail
hell yeah looks good!! people complaining about the brown boxes is weird
i remember the spring in the leg issue with the us release so i got it from takara
AND hasbro did not offer a fix to the problem so that maybe one reason to why it sat on shelves
Legacy Tidal Wave also had the same issue on the knees.
Hopefully this is a case like the Chromia done out of the Animated Prowl mould where the prototype colors aren’t reflective of the final product.
Unlike Omega Supreme and Scorponok which were up to the modern quality of the current toy lines, I don't think a mere repaint is enough for the last Trypticon, Fort Max, & FoC/G1 Metroplex toys. Even if you just wanted a screen-accurate Trypticon and didn't care about anything else... that's pink, not purple.
Totally agree that color needs correcting. As for the other titans they need some correcting and or tweeking to be honest. Like omega no battle damage and no clear plastic claw and paint that face orange.
I was about to say that very same thing....this has "wait for a discount" written all over it ..its an awesome figure, always hss been but with all these combiners/commander classes coming out i am for sure waiting on a discount for this one...love Trypticon tho so as soon as it drops in the first one in line 😁
The pink is ridiculous. How did that make it through to production?
I hope they fix his legs and not have the issue from the first version.
Looks very pink to me as well.
I already got the TR version so I’m good. Total agreement on the boxes for Gen Selects, I only need the box is just a picture of the character not the elaborate one.
Having skipped out on collecting the whole Prime Wars era it’s wild to think that Titans were showing up on clearance that cheap when today all we see is gimmick toys or capsule lines.
How did they get the purple/pink THAT wrong lmfao?
They should've retained the purple from the TR version. Even the cartoon colors isn't as pinkish like that
This looks pretty cool, didn't get the TR version so I might get this one. I could still see a Titan SS WFC Trypticon happening as one of the first SS Titans.
I almost paid $300 for one a couple times. Something kept telling me to wait. I’m so glad I did 😅
Why add it a 4th kaiju mode if trypticon already turns into a kaiju?
Same can be said for the worker mode with the Cybertronian Metroplex. It's a second robot mode.
@@Thangarth And Sixshot's Wingwolf mode. And Victory Leo's jet mode.
@@twistedgaming9185 Those aren't Titan Class though.
@@Thangarth Doesn't matter which size class it is.
I don't mind the hot pink but it should have been a slightly darker purple than the original. I also had no issues with the gen selects boxes. I liked the look of them.
Titans seem to be disappearing instead of going down to desirable prices these days, unlike back in old trypticon days.
I haven't seen the Nemesis ship follow the old discount route.
Wonder if you can switch the purple parts of the TR one with this one
Still hoping for a WfC/ FoC Trypticon & Metroplex
Great video, you definitely made alot of valid points. Now I will say I actually got lucky in 2018. I got a flyer from ollies saying trypticon was in store. Unfortunately I was working long hours and 4 days after I got the flyer I walked into the store and asked a manager where the toy was and he said they sold out. He said they got 4 in and they all sold in 2 days. For the next 3 months I checked ollies and no luck. One day I walked in to buy pool chemicals and walked by the front register and I see a table with 4 boxes on it . I bought it for $30 and then I started collecting as a hobby. I haven't looked back, it's been a fun journey. 😂😅
Honestly, Tryipticon looks great. Yea, the pink is a little odd, but I think he’s still cool. Its not a big deal. Also, the box art looks great, tbh
The box looks a little smaller. I do like the new color, i wouldnt mind getting it.
ya i'm gonna wait for a sale especially with the cad dollar as it currently is, and hope they darken the purple too, which sucks this would be my first titan class i wanted to get for my slowly growing dino transformer collection.
Yes trypticon finally I can get a chance to get him. Titans dont ever come in stock.
The pink is kind of throwing me off too, or else I'd be interested.
what are your thoughts on the new megatronus pics
I’m good with the titans returns. If they make that pink purple I might be down
I'm going to get this trypticon for chrismas 2025
After Fort Max’s Reissue. Im good with titans for a while. Cool to see it back but im already paying a lot in 2025 in my budget soooo.
kinda makes scenes that Hasbro would want to rereleases a Titans Return titan considering that we are getting a re issue of Siege Omega Supreme is also coming out next year and the outer ring of Omega's base more has contour ports for Titans Return bases
Never got the original, so I would luv to get this, but I have a feeling this is an easy $200 that they will price it at. I refuse to pay a lot of $$$ for these things, so if I miss it, I miss it.
I got this at Ross for $40. That’s what got me back in to buying Transformers… so they made their money back
wish this was more of a gigastorm
Who even is Gigastorm is it just Trypticon?? 💀
@SQWAUKSQWAUK the upgraded form of Megastorm from Beast Wars 2nd who basically uses the trypticon body but had spikes coming out of the top of the head. Honestly they also could have added the G2 Megatron as Megastorm if this was Gigastorm
I FORGOT ABOUT OLLIE'S! I GOT A OLLIE'S AT WALKING DISTANCE! IF IT GETS ON THOSE SHELVES IT IS MINE! If its 150 I'll get it but 200 is a far stretch. I gotta spend my money wisely. The main figures from AOTP I'll definetly get is Onyx Prime and this if possible. I'm so glad there is no sticker sheet.
I never got the Titan release and, for years, was interested in getting him but just did not. However, with this reissue, I AM ALL IN AND WILL BE GETTING THE G1 ANIMATED COLOR TRYPTICON NEXT YEAR!!!!!
Hope we'll get repaints of Scorpinok, Metroplex, Grand Maximus, and Omega Supreme soon
We already got Black Zarak and Omega Sentinel.
It looks like a Tripticon 90's color edition. I dig it. Definaltey better than the original. But I'll wait.
I still have and love my Titans Return Trypticon! Would like to have a Takara version.
I would suggest Hasbro invest some story into this revival of Trypticon. Too often, Hasbro has relied on the obscure lorists and some overlooked detail 20-25 years past to do the selling. If Hasbro really wants to make a profit off this, it should make a short story focused on the figure. It will be good and needed practice. Going forward, sales will be rough trying to sell figures from obscure corners of the fandom and stuff that didn't make a strong impression the first time around. Selling an Alpha Q or a Dauntless Maximus is going to require more that nostalgia to move product. It needs an anchor that comes from a compelling story. Where does it come from? What does it want? Where is it going? Answer those questions and Trypticon might take off all those empty shells.
Generations Selects is for the select few who would want this, basically whoever grew up or has watched the G1 cartoon. It's not for normal retail.
OMG GET OUT OF MY HEAD lol i was thinking of parts swapping between the 2 to get it perfect
I'm looking for Primes in this line, not an expensive reissue. Ollie's, I garuntee you, will end up with all the retail figures like they always do, especially with economy how it is.
I got both Ft Max and Trypticon at Ollie's lol. Sold them both for over 40p each a few years later on ebay.
I got mine trypticon from Ross for $25 during this time
I am not buying a new trypticon and getting him restickered.
didn't they say he doesn't come with stickers? unless you're referring to 3rd party Toyhax stickers
I mean, if we look at the cost of the Fortmax reissue then it should probably be about 200 bucks. So though I’m definitely gonna wait for clearance.😊
Nah, that pink should've been purple.
I wish we had an Ollie's in the UK. 12/13 for a titan's class when it would normally be 150? I know I'd snap one up.
I'm excited for this redeco. It will pair well with the Shattered Glass Grimlock.
I don’t have one ,so need one but pink color should be purple and price should be at least $200
Unfortunately I was dying at the time when the original came out. So i missed it then.
Yeah, that is cool, but it's price...
I've read/heard that this Trypticon will be a limited run, so it's unlikely we will see a similar situation with it's predecessor. That's just something I heard, so it could be total BS.
Holy crap! I would have bought dozens at $30 or less
I'm excited about it, buuuuuut...I gotta know if they fixed the issue that actually killed it's sales. Did they fix the SELF DESTRUCTING HIPS?! They put to large of a spring in the original version that made them so hard to move them, and caused them to break really easily. I want it, but I don't want to have to go through the process of dismantling it, cut/compress the spring, and reassembling it again. And I agree the pink is a turn off. A lighter purple than the original release would be fine. But Pink? Really Hasbro?? That is certainly NOT screen accurate.
If DNA puts out an upgrade kit that replaces the pink with purple, then I'm more willing to buy the AotP Trypticon at MSRP.
Gosh still waiting on the predacons/predaking rerelease
I have to buy this Tripticon sincevI don't have any of the other versions man, plus the box cover looks very cool...😃💡👍🎄🎅
10:39 I want to mention, at least for here in the states, gamestop has a tendency to have gen select items on display, I have heard cases of gen selects being at retail shelves so maybe this is more a move to get retailers to pick up gen select items so they don’t rot in warehouses or at places like Ollies. Idk maybe it’s dumb to think like that but just food for thought. Also when gen selects are at GameStops they rarely go into clearance, and most times disappear due to an online order.
I think this will be $180 at most
I have seen omages and metroplexes at GameStop in Canada on the shelf usually on sale and they’re on sale a lot on the website I got the black zarak for a huge deal there
Kinda hope this is at or below 200 but 180 would be nice
This is wild for trypticon I have a feeling his price will 200 or 210 😰😨
Didn’t get the original but this reissue does look tempting the darker grey works well. The pink kinda wish it was purple or more purpleish the pink looks a little off, idk the teal looks fine and matches the show but the pink is odd.
There might be an upgrade kit for the pink parts on him to swap out for purple and fulltilt might need some paint work
Price wise it would be nice to see it be at or below 200 but the fancy box is odd like with it it could see retail and if not it’s super weird to have a fancy box for a gen selects
GameStop usually have titans on sale a few weeks or a couple months after release I got black zarak on a good sale there and I suspect this will happen again like it comes out early 2025 then in spring April ish it’s on clearance
Maybe they are doing the nice box because of transformers store
I got Trypticon for $90. With the way procing has been i think i can probably wait on him.
Awesome looking Trypticon, but wheres my Studio Series WFC Trypticon?
I have no issue with the box I dont open mine I keep them sealed
Cool, though I was hoping for a Gigastorm retool as well.
They half assed that Trypticon compared to Metroplex
god damn he looks great. ill be trying to sell my old one. I was hoping for better version later that would give us the missing accessories for his battle station mode
Nah I keep allllll my boxes, even the bubble carded ones ~
Feels like they're REreleasing every OG titan 'cept Metroplex o: they might be building up to it ~
Why aren’t they doing TF Tuesday anymore??
Where the hell can I find a Trypticon for that price
The one at my local shop is still 300 canadia
They need to resize metroplex and have better Rachets so these guys can wrestle like in the season 3 intro
I bought mine from Ollies.. I Love TR Trypticon.. Most of the figure is good, It does have some hip joint issues. So I can not wait to waste my money on AOTP Trypticon
Btw, The last 5 BB pack will be hitting Ollies soon too.. No one is buying it from Target for 80 bucks.
I also agree with you Proto.. It is Pink, Not Purple. I would love for Necros and Full Tilt to have more collar.
Neon magenta would’ve been better than pink
G2 Trypticon!!! lol. ... you know, because of the wild pink ... yeah, ok, bad joke.
Scorpanok and Omega Supreme are the only titans class i have.
Yeah, hopefully they'll change the pink to purple but then again, maybe it's too late. In that case, how could they get that wrong? 😆 And the price is easily going to be $200 or more. I got the TR version for about a $100 back when it was available but I saw two at Ross for $50 after. Regret not picking those up. If they don't change the pink to purple, this is a pass. Hasbro really needs to focus on getting their re-releases right especially if it's a niche product. No kid is going to be clamoring for this and most parents are not going to be paying the asking price.
Thanks for letting me know who to email on the qc issues. Ya they did hype him up alot but it didn't help that hasbro pulse kept him as sold out all the time. It feels more like a management failure and they had something like 9 to 12 seperate production runs on him too. I agree with the box instead I would make the artwork download able add a scan code heck sell prints of the artwork on the site made to order. Add a bonus of a few will be signed if you buy a poster of the artwork. I would make many changes at hasbro streamline things if I got in there.
I swear to god if they don’t reissue brunt…
The pink is a deal breaker. How could they get that so wrong?
Yer not wrong, it's as pink as Jem's hair.... and that ain't the right color for Trypticon.... c'mon hasbro do better!
That's trippy
I swear, Hasbro engineers are color blind 😂
I never cared about the brown box for Generations Selects
Waiting for that Metroplex re-release ❤
i would have rather have seen the beast wars version with the horn. or another new Titan maybe of Overlord or Metrotitan oh well i get the first release and it in great shape other then full-tilt blaster a fin on the blaster broke other then that my Trypticon is awesome.
When is hasbro going to learn that their target audience don’t play with the crappy gimmick toys
That pink... Why hasbro, WHY?
While I'd love to have a screen accurate Trypticon, this ain't it. If they keep the pink, I'm not paying all that money to just swap parts from the original....
Trademark up??
Just to prove how little awareness toy manufacturers have , Trypticon with a clear mis colourization to the figure. Or they could have done a re release of the first Titan class and given us a proper Metroplex. Also no one is complaining about the boxes, at least not the fans and the people actually buying the product, probably just some mid management moron insisting on a change for changes sake.
Already painted the titans return one ahow accurate, i can skip this
Claims show accurate colors and goes pink 😂 u need both and parts swap
So hasblo is going for a higher price and less stuff, hard pass.
It's the same price with the same amount of stuff as the TR one though