Rawbat
Rawbat is a fictional character and homage to the Voltron character Scorpious made by Play With This Too.
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Play With This Too
Rawbat is a character created by Play With This Too for their Lost Protectors series. He is an homage to the Voltron character Scorpious made by Play With This Too. His head design is inspired by the Pretender shell for Generation 1 Bomb-Burst.
Development
The closed hands for Rawbat were designed by Albie Lim.
Play With This Too posted art of Rawbat on their Facebook page in December 2014. They asked for feedback from the fans on the character.
In February 2015 Play With This Too announced that Rawbat would be an stretch goal in their Kickstarter campaign.
In February 2015 Play With This Too released images of the prototype for Desolataur, which included parts used on Rawbat.
Rawbat is among the stretch goals for the Lost Protectors Kickstarter campaign. He is to be unlocked if the campaign raises at least $225,000.[1]
In June 2015 Play With This Too released renders of the Strike Scepter on their Facebook page.
In August 2015 Play With This Too released images of prototype parts for Jetstrike, which included parts used on Rawbat.
Reception
The Cybercast podcast for December 13th, 2014 talked about Rawbat in the news. The hosts compared him to a Voltron villain and said they liked that figures from Play With This Too were inspired by many sources.[2]
The Retro Robot Radio show for December 13th, 2014 discussed Boneyard, Rawbat and Head Shots Vol. 4 in the news.[3]
The Cybercast podcast for February 14th, 2015 talked about Head Shots Vol. 9 and Rawbat in the news.[4]
Fictional biography
Rawbat is a villainous Vampire Cosmic. He carries a mace weapon.
Toys
- Play With This Too Rawbat (unreleased)
- A 6 inch tall articulated figure with interchangeable head and limbs. He has numerous 5mm connector ports. He comes with a mace and two sets of hands, one open, one closed with a 5mm hole.
- Rawbat shares the same basic molding as Impirator.
- Rawbat shares some parts with Barbaricles, Bitemark, Bloodbath, Bloodsoaked, Catastropheles, Cloudstrike, Coleopterous, Concept, Count Tuskula, Desolataur, Flarestrike, Jetstrike, King Adder, Lord Tangent von Tuskuleser, Muscules, Prince Carnos, Sir Fangramore LeVenomous, Sir Pythanore, Stormstrike, Terrortops and Viper Squire.
Gallery
Rawbat art
Strike Scepter render
Jetstrike boot prototype
Strike Scepter prototype
References
- ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44339820/play-with-this-too-lost-protectors
- ↑ Josh (December 13th, 2014). "Cybercast". https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch (Podcast). Cybercast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EQ5OdUqJ9k.
- ↑ Mathew Robert Ignash (December 13th, 2014). "Retro Robot Radio". http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch (Podcast). Mathew Robert Ignash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjMACZNXVPc.
- ↑ Josh (February 14th, 2015). "Cybercast". https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch (Podcast). Cybercast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVRJL4fuBDU.
