Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia

Kre-O
Kre-O Character Encyclopedia
Publisher	LB Kids
First published	May 13, 2014
Writer	Brandon T. Snider
ISBN	ISBN 031627819X ISBN 978-0316278195
Page count	144
Price	$19.00 US / $21 Can

Information on (almost) every Transformer Kreon from 2011 through 2013.

Master your Transformers KRE-O knowledge with this ultimate encyclopedia! From the legendary Optimus Prime and the brave Bumblebee to the treacherous Starscream and the evil Predaking, this complete collector's guide to all the KRE-O figures is sure to short-circuit all Transformers fans. Includes special Orion Pax figure!Publisher's ad copy

Contents

Introduction

How to read the sparse bits of information on the Kreon character pages, followed by a sample page for the bonus Kreon that came with the book, Orion Pax.

The Big Race

A two-page photo-comic made out of stills from the "The Big Race" online video.

Battle for Earth

Bios and information on the Transformer Kreons from the 2011 Kre-O Transformers retail sets.

Last Bot Standing

A two-page photo-comic made out of stills from the "Last Bot Standing" online video.

Battle for Energon

Bios and information on the Transformer Kreons from the 2012 Kre-O Transformers retail sets.

Quest for Energon, Part 1

A two-page photo-comic made out of stills from the "Quest for Energon, Part 1" online video.

Beast Hunters

Bios and information on the Transformer Kreons from the 2013 Kre-O Transformers: Beast Hunters retail sets.

Custom Kreons

Bios and information on the initial wave of Custom Kreons.

Micro-Changers

Bios and information on the first four waves of blind-bagged Micro-Changer Kreons.

Micro-Changer Combiners

Bios and information on the first two waves of Micro-Changer Combiners.

Quest for Energon, Part 2

A two-page photo-comic made out of stills from the "Quest for Energon, Part 2" online video.

Notes

• Naturally, the big draw here for Kre-O collectors is the exclusive Orion Pax Kreon that comes with the book, a common practice for books about miniature building-block figures produced by that other company.
• The character bios in this book are a bit sparser than the ones online. For example, the "Likes / Dislikes" is gone, leaving out Dirge's (justified) fear of clowns.
• While most of the Kreon images are toy photos, the Micro-Changer Combiner pages all use the on-package CG renders for the characters instead, complete with the inaccuracies to the actual toys.

Character omissions

This book has several omissions, some fairly reasonable in their omission, some not so much, but either way, kinda makes the claim of being an "ultimate" encyclopedia a bit specious.

• "Promotional" Kreons not available at normal retail, like the Matrix Optimus Prime, the Generation 2 style yellow Devastator and the like are missing.
• Only one form each of the 2012 Vehicons and Autobot Troopers are shown.
• The Toys"R"Us-exclusive Generation 2 style orange Devastator is also absent.
• The Knock Out that comes with the Autobot Command Center is missing. Granted, this is a "mystery figure" not identified on the packaging for said set, but it is a normal retail item.
• The BotCon 2013 Kreons are not listed.
• No human Kreons are listed, not even the actually-named ones from the Beast Hunters sets. Oddly though, human Kreon silhouettes are visible in the pattern on the inside-cover pages.
• Despite the appearance of large brick-built bots in the photo comics, no buildable bots are listed. No big forms of Kreon characters, no Predacon beasts. Corhada does get a brief name-drop in Windcharger's bio, but he's the only buildable bot mentioned at all. As such, he's also the only Kre-O Predacon beast we have a mass-release name confirmation for.

Errors

Oh man.

• Many of the Kreons pictured have their helmets askew, are shot in odd positions, etc. Not wrong, just... awkward.
• Pg.14 - Jazz has a white-plastic head rather than the final version's gray.
• Pg.27 - Skywarp's toe-chrome is missing.
• Pg.62 - Ripclaw's flak jacket is on upside-down. Also, she's listed as a "he".
• Pg.78 - Crankstart is missing his windshield-chest-piece.
• Pg.82 - Scorponok is listed as a Prime Predacon.
• Pg.83 - Waspinator is listed as a Prime Predacon, not a Beast Wars Predacon.
• Pg.91~95 - Airachnid, Insecticon, Inferno, Rampage, and Dirge are all listed as Prime Predacons. Seriously.
• Pg.104 - Blight is named "Bolt".
• Pg.105 - Hardshell is named "Bombshell".
• Pg.109 - Acid Wing is spelled "Acidwing" and is also listed as a Prime Predacon. Holy wow.
• Pg 111 - Cheetor's beast mode is not mis-assembled, but... all his limbs are just swept back so he's posed less like a living beast and more like a cheetah-bot-skin rug.
• Pg.112 - Seawing is listed as an Autobot.
• Pg.113 - Like Cheetor, Nosecone's vehicle mode is not technically mis-built, but his limbs and tank treads are splayed out all weird, plus his blaster isn't put in its proper place on top of the tank mode.
• Pg.115 - Long Haul's name is spelled "Longhaul", plus his vehicle mode is shot from the back.
• Pg.130 - Predaking is—you guessed it—listed as a Prime Predacon.
• Pg.136~137 - Hun-Gurrr is spelled "Hun Gur".

External links

• Publisher's product page