Spotted Online – Transformers Botcon Octopunch Photos
Another Botcon (website, Twitter) exclusive has been revealed, and this time it’s perfect for fans of the Hunt for the Decepticons Seaspray* and Reveal the Shield Deep Dive*, even if it’s not all that great for fans of the original Transformers Octopunch. More photos at Seibertron.
The images above show what we’ve seen of the toy so far, and while I do like the colors I can’t exactly say that this works as Octopunch. What does Octopunch look like? Well, the B&W illustration above — by A.J. Casperite (website, Deviant Art) — is a fantastic look at Octopunch. Yeah, the new toy looks nothing like the old character design.
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To be fair, it’s Shattered Glass Octopunch and heroic characters rarely take the form of slimy octopus-men, but it is still a poor choice.
@Black Zarak – Agreed, but I still would have liked to have seen tentacles and the huge diving helmet. How long before someone announces an upgrade kit that makes changes to the toy to add those features?
I like that the fans seem to be folded back out of the way. That helps change the look.
And I really do like the colors on this guy. I could see myself grabbing him if he’s not too expensive.
I agree. Character aside, these are some cool colors on a very cool toy. I like this better than the SG Soundwave.
Yeah, Octopunch would be a hard character to do without at the very least a new head sculpt. Really, they ought to give him the Skull Grin treatment and make a Classic version of him.