Violence (Unique Toys)
Violence is a fictional character and third party Transformer created by Unique Toys in 2013 as an homage to the 1986 Transformer Rampage.
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Unique Toys
Violence is a third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Rampage created by Unique Toys. He turns from humanoid robot to robotic panther and becomes the right arm of War Lord.
Initially teased as War Panther, his name was later changed to Violence. In the story Re-Evolution his name is spelled "War-Panther".
Development
The Beasticons are based on Takara art of Predaking that was printed in Comic Bon Bon magazine and a custom created by TFW2005 member rosedjs.[1]
Unique Toys teased War Panther in an image with a motto on their Facebook page in December 2012.[2]
Reception
The moonbase2 podcast for May 14th, 2013 covered prototype images War Panther in the news. The hosts thought that War Panthers' design was superior to the Mastermind Creations Rampage homage.[3]
Comics
War Panther appeared in the 2013 story Re-Evolution by David Harland. In the story War Bison, War Panther and War Rhino discovered they were being spied on by Ironpaw.
Toys
- Unique Toys UT-W04 Violence (unreleased)
- An original mold by Unique Toys. Turns from humanoid robot to robotic panther or becomes the right arm of War Lord. Comes with a sword, collector card and instructions/comic.
Gallery
Predaking art that inspired Unique Toys War Lord
Violence teaser image
Violence prototype in beast mode
Violence prototype in arm mode
Unique Toys War Lord toy
References
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/632409-predaking-2-0-revised-edition.html
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/unique-toys-war-lord-beasticons-war-hawk-prototype-and-teaser-images-176503/
- ↑ Andy (May 14th, 2013). "moonbase2". http://moonbase2.libsyn.com (Podcast). moonbase2. http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/episode-242.
