Overslay
Overslay is a fictional character and third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Overkill made by Keith's Fantasy Club.
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Keith's Fantasy Club
Overslay is a homage to the Decepticon Overkill. He is a violent and evil RoCon who turns from microcassette to robotic dinosaur.
Development
The design for Overslay was done by Eagle's TF for Keith's Fantasy Club.
Concept art of Overslay and Haymaker was previewed at TFcon 2013's Third Party Panel.[1]
In December 2013 Keith's Fantasy Club released box images of Overslay and Haymaker on their Facebook page and said they expected them to ship in January 2014.
Release of Overslay and Haymaker was delayed while quality issues with Overslay were fixed.
Reception
The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for July 29th, 2013 discussed the Keith's Fantasy Club Airdancer, Haiku, Evil Ironpaw, Justice Ironpaw, King Rex and Bladeback, Night Stalker, Overslay and Haymaker and Sencho Barbossa in the news.[2]
Fictional biography
Killing is his business... and business is good. One of the deadliest of all the cassettes, this RoCon definitely has earned his name. Capable of taking down a small squadron all on his own... than is when his size modulator works. In a recent bid to fix his chip, Overslay gained the ability to transform into a tiny T-rex and an oversized cassette mode as well as his other modes. He has yet to find a for his giant cassette mode or his tiny dinosaur hands.
Comics
Overslay appears in the Citizen Stack pack-in comic story I Can Deal With This Now!. Citizen Stack and Krank free Overslay and others from the Sky Pirates prison.[3]
Toys
- Keith's Fantasy Club CST-D01 Overslay (unreleased)
- Overslay turns from robotic Ceratosaurus (called a dinosaur on the box, and T-rex in his biography) into microcassette. He comes with two guns. He was recolored into Strikethrough and remolded into King Rex.
- Overslay is usually sold with Haymaker.
Gallery
Citizen Stack and Krank free Badbat, Haymaker, Overslay, Mugan Vox and Stax from the Sky Pirates in I Can Deal With This Now!
References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tfcon-2013-3rd-party-panel-slides-178113/
- ↑ blunghole (July 29th, 2013). "Good Morning, Cybertron!". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 (Podcast). blunghole. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrgYVV0J1qw.
- ↑ CZ Hazard (w), Iohannes Vinci (p), Simone Daraghiati (col), Logan K. Anthony (let), Juan Pablo Osorio & Logan K. Anthony (ed). "I Can Deal With This Now!" Citizen Stack 1 (April 2014), Keith's Fantasy Club