Perseus (TFC Toys)
Perseus is a fictional character made by TFClub as a third party Transformer. He is an homage to the Shattered Glass Transformer Devastator.
TFClub
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 of 2012 a poll was held on behalf of TFClub on the TFW2005 forums asking what the recolor of Hercules should be. The winner was "Shattered Glass".[1]
In May of 2012 a teaser image of a Shattered Glass Hercules recolor was posted on the Planet Iacon facebook page.[2]
In August of 2012, TFClub displayed the first example of a Shattered Glass inspired Hercules recolor called Perses.[3]
Robot Kingdom and TFClub 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]
Toys
- TFClub Perseus (not released yet)
- A recolor of Dr. Crank, Exgraver, Heavy Labor, Madblender, Neckbreaker and Structor. Also includes a recolor of the Rage of the Hercules set. Limited to 2000 pieces.
- A Robot Kingdom exclusive.
Gallery
TFClub Perseus toy combined mode
TFClub Perses toy on display
Perses Heavy Labor
Perseus toys in vehicle modes
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.
