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:Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class figures, Dracodon is a radioactive green-and-gold redeco of [[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Toys|Vertebreak]]. He<ref>The character has no bio, though [[Mark Maher]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]] referred to the toy with masculine pronouns.</ref> transforms from a ''Dracorex'' skeleton to a 3.5-inch tall robot and back. The tail can detach in robot mode to use as a weapon or store on the robot mode's back. | :Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class figures, Dracodon is a radioactive green-and-gold redeco of [[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Toys|Vertebreak]]. He<ref>The character has no bio, though [[Mark Maher]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]] referred to the toy with masculine pronouns.</ref> transforms from a ''Dracorex'' skeleton to a 3.5-inch tall robot and back. The tail can detach in robot mode to use as a weapon or store on the robot mode's back. | ||
:Unlike Deluxe Class [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|dino-skeleton]] characters in ''Kingdom'', neither Dracodon nor Vertebreak can disassemble into weapons and armor for other figures | :Unlike Deluxe Class [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|dino-skeleton]] characters in ''Kingdom'', neither Dracodon nor Vertebreak can disassemble into weapons and armor for other figures. | ||
:Be wary with his tail; as it's a rubberized plastic similar to fire blast effects. As such, it can cause paint chipping or potentially warped plastic. | :Be wary with his tail; as it's a rubberized plastic similar to fire blast effects. As such, it can cause paint chipping or potentially warped plastic. | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 7 February 2024
- Dracodon is a Maximal Fossilizer from the Kingdom portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Dracodon is green... and radioactive!
Toys
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
- Part of the third wave of Kingdom Core Class figures, Dracodon is a radioactive green-and-gold redeco of Vertebreak. He[2] transforms from a Dracorex skeleton to a 3.5-inch tall robot and back. The tail can detach in robot mode to use as a weapon or store on the robot mode's back.
- Unlike Deluxe Class dino-skeleton characters in Kingdom, neither Dracodon nor Vertebreak can disassemble into weapons and armor for other figures.
- Be wary with his tail; as it's a rubberized plastic similar to fire blast effects. As such, it can cause paint chipping or potentially warped plastic.
- Unlike every other Transformers toy revealed at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021, Dracodon and Soundwave were not available for pre-order after the virtual panel. Dracodon ended up becoming a heavy pegwarmer, particularly at Wal-marts across North America, where the figure eventually ended up being sold on clearance in massive amounts.
Notes
- In real life, the status of Dracorex as a valid genus is controversial as the type specimen has been argued to actually just be a misclassified juvenile Pachycephalosaurus (a common issue in palaeontology due to the frequency of immature animals looking quite different from their adult forms).
- Though Dracodon doesn't completely disassemble in the same way as the Deluxe Fossilizers, designer Mark Maher—when revealing him—referred to him as a "radioactive bone Fossilizer", indicating that they are considered one and the same.[3]
References
- ↑ HasbroPulse description of Vertebreak states: "Pull off the tail in raptor mode and use in robot mode as a cool bone weapon!"
- ↑ The character has no bio, though Mark Maher at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021 referred to the toy with masculine pronouns.
- ↑ Hasbro Pulse FAN FEST 2021
