Wrecktifier (Lost Protectors)
Wrecktifier is a fictional character and third party Transformer homage to Grimlock and Trypticon made by Play With This Too.
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Play With This Too
Wrecktifier is a character created by Play With This Too for their Lost Protectors series. His body design is inspired by Generation 1 Pretender Grimlock, while his colors are inspired by 'Generation 1 Trypticon and Shattered Glass Grimlock.
Development
Boneyard, Wastelander and Wrecktifier were among the stretch goals for the unsuccessful 2015 Lost Protectors Kickstarter campaign. They were to be unlocked if the campaign raised at least $420,000.[1]
In July 2015 Play With This Too released images the prototype for Boneyard and announced the design for the Tech Drone would be more like Microns.
Play With This Too revealed a color render of Wrecktifier on their Facebook page in August 2015.
Wrecktifier is one of the ten initial figures available as a reward for the Boneyard & Jetstrike Action Figures Kickstarter campaign, which began in September 2015.[2]
Reception
The Cybercast podcast for March 7th, 2015 interviewed Rik Alvarez. He spoke about the Lost Protectors Kickstarter. They discussed the Head Shots, Head Stands, Bloodbath, Boneyard, Desolataur and Wrecktifier. They revealed the character of Wastelander on the show.[3]
Fictional biography
Wrecktifier is a broken reflection version of Boneyard. He wears a living Aegis battle suit powered by the primal forces of the universe. It grants him enhanced strength, durability and longevity as well as having numerous weapons. He has a Tech Drone companion named D-Stroy. He is possibly a warlord or a terror unknown.
Toys
- Play With This Too Wrecktifier (unreleased)
- A 6 inch tall articulated figure with interchangeable head and limbs. He has numerous 5mm connector ports. Comes with a rifle, sword, axe, shield and helmet.
- Wrecktifier shares most of the molding with Boneyard, Stonebreaker and Wastelander.
- Some parts on Wrecktifier are also used on Barbaricles, Cloudstrike, Coleopterous, Concept, Faststrike, Flarestrike, Impirator, Jetstrike, Muscules, Rawbat, Sir Fangramore LeVenomous, Sir Pythanore, Stormstrike and Viper Squire.
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References
- ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44339820/play-with-this-too-lost-protectors
- ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44339820/boneyard-and-jetstrike-action-figures-playwiththis
- ↑ Josh (7 March 2015). "Cybercast". https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch (Podcast). Cybercast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXepsQB13wc.
External links
- 1:12 scale toys
- 5mm peg compatible toys
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman longevity
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional sword fighters
- Grimlock homages
- Peer Brauner designs
- Play With This Too
- Trypticon homages
- Unreleased third party Transformers