Perseus (TFC Toys)
Perseus is a fictional character made by TFC Toys as a third party Transformer. He is an homage to the Shattered Glass Transformer Devastator.
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TFC Toys
Perseus is an homage to Shattered Glass Devastator. Although his mold is identical to that of Hercules, he is depicted with the limbs swapped left to right from Hercules usual configuration.
Development
In March 2012 a poll was held on behalf of TFC Toys on the TFW2005 forums asking what the recolor of Hercules should be. The winner was "Shattered Glass".[1]
In May 2012 a teaser image of a Shattered Glass Hercules recolor was posted on the Planet Iacon facebook page.[2]
In August 2012, TFC Toys displayed the first example of a Shattered Glass inspired Hercules recolor called Perses.[3]
Robot Kingdom and TFC Toys later confirmed the name of the toy was Perseus.
In the Radio Free Cybertron podcast for January 30th, 2013 Perseus in hand images was mentioned in the third party roundup.[4]
Reception
The WTF@TFW podcast for May 4th, 2012 selected the teaser for Shattered Glass Hercules as one of the New Picture Picks.[5]
The WTF@TFW podcast for August 17th, 2012 selected Perseus as one of the New Picture Picks.[6]
The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for January 30th, 2013 discussed Perseus as part of their Third Party Roundup.[7]
Toys
- TFC Toys Perseus (2013)
- A recolor of Dr. Crank, Exgraver, Heavy Labor, Madblender, Neckbreaker and Structor. Also includes a recolor of the Rage of the Hercules set. Comes with collector cards and instructions. Limited to 2000 pieces.
- A Robot Kingdom exclusive.
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References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/560000-tfc-wantsto-know-what-repaint-hercule-should-next.html
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/shattered-glass-hercules-on-the-way-174994/
- ↑ http://bbs.actoys.net/read.php?tid-1089148.html
- ↑ Brian Kilby (January 30th, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net (Podcast). TFRadio. http://www.tfradio.net/podcast/2013/2/2/radio-free-cybertron-1302013.html.
- ↑ Vangelus (May 4th, 2012). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/648790-wtf-tfw-213-august-17-2012-a.html.
- ↑ Vangelus (August 17th, 2012). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/648790-wtf-tfw-213-august-17-2012-a.html.
- ↑ Brian Kilby (January 30th, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/podcast/2013/2/2/radio-free-cybertron-1302013.html.