List of Precursor World toys
The Precursor World, like Shattered Glass before it, is fairly unusual in the constellation of Transformers continuities in that it is populated almost entirely by toys originally from other Transformers toylines that have been repurposed by official fiction as Precursor World characters.
A few additional fiction-only Precursor character designs are based on existing toys/characters with new color schemes, meaning they potentially could be manufactured some day, or recreated by enterprising kitbashers.
Toys
Precursor World toys
The humble handful of toys created with the explicit intent of tying into the Precursor World storyline were released through TakaraTomy's Spin Off label of exclusives under the Legends banner.
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In a fairly unprecedented moment in the history of official repurposing (prepurposing?), the Shattered Glass Collection Ultra Magnus toy was triple billed as Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus, Delta Magnus, and Precursor World native Magna Convoy with devoted tooling and deco choices for each.[1]
Shattered Glass Collection
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Repurposed toys
Toys from other lines that fiction has depicted as Precursor World characters. Where possible, new character names are in bold with the original toys in parentheses.
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Purple Order
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Others
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Accessories
The Precursor World goes one step further than repurposing action figures, frequently repurposing bits and bobs from across Transformers history as new artifacts. Figures with which the accessories are packed are listed in parentheses.
Precursor World accessories
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Repurposed accessories
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Virtual redecos
Like Shattered Glass and Beast Wars: Uprising before it, the Precursor World makes use of real world molds in fictional color schemes, commonly referred to as "virtual" redecos.
Sentinel Armada
The Sentinel Armada are a fleet of Titans Return Sentinel Prime redecoes, each in the color scheme of their respective Order.
Others
Names are makeshift descriptors unless in bold.
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Burning Red Sentinel Prime
The second body of the Red Order leader, this form of Red Sentinel Prime is made up of his core form, a repurpose of the Titan Master Titan Force Infinitus, on a new transtector: A redeco of Titans Return Hardhead in the stylings of Beast Wars Burning Convoy. -
"Dai Atlas"
Likely intended as a teaser of the then-upcoming Legends Dai Atlas, this Blue Order member is a direct redeco of Titan Returns Sky Shadow into the colors of Zone Dai Atlas without the retooling that would eventually manifest in the Legends release. -
"Beast Wars Soundwave"
This very busy Golden Age member is made up of the Titans Return Nightbeat Titan Master on the body of Titans Return Mindwipe in the livery of Beast Wars Soundwave. -
"Bludgeon"
This mysterious companion of the aforementioned Golden Age agent is quite the elaborate construction. Made up of Titans Return Titan Master Throttle in the colors of The Transformers Bludgeon's inner robot on the body of Titans Return Hardhead in the colors of his Pretender shell, with the added adornment of the white shoulder stripes of 2003 Robots in Disguise Destructicon Bludgeon. He additionally bears a redeco of the sword belonging to 2016 Robots in Disguise Warrior Class Windblade, as well as a drone partner from the Titans Return Terri-bull Titan Master vehicle mold in the colors of Pretender Bludgeon's tank mode. -
"Jhiaxus"
First appearing in Cloud, this eventual Yellow Order leader is made up of the Thrilling 30 Jhiaxus mold in the colors of Jhiaxus's original Marvel character design.
Notes
Right: Statue of The One (Giant Robo G-1)
- The Precursor World's repurposes extend beyond the very bounds of this wiki with three special cases from the pre-Transformers Microman toyline:
- Magna Convoy's first body is a Blue Micro Knight from the 1979 Police Keeper subline.
- The One's statue in the inner sanctum of the Primus Vanguard's headquarters is Giant Robo G-1, an early prototype of Diaclone mascot Great Robot Base originally slated for the 1979 Rescue Team series.[2]
- The tank preserving Chief Engineer Straxus after his dismemberment is an Escargot vehicle from the 1975 Project Victory series.
References
- ↑ April 12, 2022 Fan First Tuesday livestream on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel.
- ↑ "The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base."—Koji Igarashi in p.104 of Diaclone World Guide, translated by Necronomitron, Twitter, 2023/03/03
