Many are touting the multi-part autobot Superion toy as proof of a Devastator/Constructicon opponent in Revenge of the Fallen, solely on the toy’s package description:
The mighty union of the five AERIALBOTS, SUPERION thinks of little else besides destroying any DECEPTICONS he encounters, and protecting any innocent bystanders nearby. The robots that combine to form this powerful warrior are experienced teammates, working in tandem to see that the AUTOBOTS emerge victorious from the fire of THE ANCIENT WAR.
Silverbolt — Aerialbots leader
Airazor — Small but fierce
Fireflight — Easily distracted daydreamer
Skydive — Aerial strategy expert
Air Raid — Reckless divebomber
In actuality this toy is simply a resprayed Transformers: Energon toy. It has not been redesigned to match the ROTF robot theme, and is practically the same as its outing in 2006 — suggesting, instead of Superion appearing in the movie, that Hasbro are cashing in on the ‘transform and combine’ theme prevalent with Devastator and possibly the twins and Arcee.
Comments 2 Responses to “Superion toy shows up, don’t get too excited”
I purchased Superion at Target and was really excited about him being in the new movie. Guess what… He is NOT AT ALL in the movie (Revenge of the Fallen). This is how they cash in on a toy by putting the movie title on the box, which leads you to believe he is in the movie. What a bummer.
this toy looks like some japanese made design and is not even in the g1 series. they even changed the names
plus there’s nothing superion with that. the hands and leg planes are both identical, with different colorings.
they should have released the original aerial bots. those were really better designs and quality.