In a bit of a shocking move, the Botcon website has revealed that not only is a G1-flavored recolor of Energon Scorponok the 4th boxset toy for this year, but they've also made it a functioning Headmaster! While up to this point everyone believed that the previous reveal of Devcon would mark the main must-have figure from the set, it's probably safe to say that's been blown away by today's news. Keep reading for more information and images!
For the 30th anniversary we have pulled out all the stops and engineered from an existing mold the first Headmaster toy released in 25 years. Scorponok utilizes an original 1987 Headmaster mold, featuring an all-new cartoon accurate sculpted face, as the character Olin Zarak. To make the Headmaster function work, we also created a new rotating piece located in his chest cavity which, once Zarak is transformed, allows him to become the head of Scorponok in robot mode!
This is the centerpiece of the 2014 convention set. We have in hand samples and we are thrilled at what a remarkable toy he is. We can’t wait for everyone who wants one to get their hands on this amazing figure!
To check out Scorponok, be sure to click the “Con Exclusives” link to the left! We will have the BotCon Brochure and online registration available this month, so stay tuned for more toy reveals, guest announcements and all kinds of information regarding the biggest and best Transformers convention of the year, BotCon 2014!
Additionally, via Twitter it has been explained that Scorponok's Headmaster component is in fact Encore reissue Spike:
.@Vangelus We used the Encore Spike mold w/ a new face sculpt. This was the image we used as ref for the turnarounds pic.twitter.com/ZlwOi1X9xz
— Transformers: BotCon (@BotCon) April 3, 2014
Gotcha...good idea. :thumb
ZARAK! You know, can't remember, does that cockpit even open?
Yes actually. From robot mode, the cockpit opens outwards and downward to hide the head in his other modes, so I thought that the headmaster could sit in that place instead of the head.
ZARAK! You know, can't remember, does that cockpit even open? Anyhoo, looks like they took a page from the KO pros in expanding on this cool design!
That is quite cool. The Scorponok mold is a pretty good, but that would make the headmaster very small.
I also wonder if there will be a way to make the Headmaster ( Whose name escapes me ) would be able to sit upright inside the cockpit in both scorpion and jet mode....
Wow! Totally missed this...but, WOW! :thumb
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