Malleus Minotaurus’s symbol is the symbol of Solus Prime.

I think the "tentacle face" is octopunch, since he's a member of mayhem attack squad

The symbol on top of malice is the symbol of Solus prime if you're wandering. Think that is suppose to be a hint at next years theme as it was leaked to be centered around the 13 primes.

I need someone to 3D print the original Deluxes in black and purple. Great review!

Chop Shop, Barrage and Ransack declaring the Insecticon battle call: "Insecticons Infesterize"!!!!!

The logo on Chopshop and Barrage is the Mayhem Attack Squad's form the Wreckers Tread and Circuits from the 2019 continuity. been looking forward to this set for a while for my collection of characters with Bandai origins.

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info.

@Big_Em

9 күн бұрын

​@@PatriotPrimeReviews the tentacles are because Octopunch is their leader in that comic if I remember correctly. Hopefully he gets made.

Got mine yesterday as well, the Deluxe Insection Duo is awesome! This is how you do homage redeco/remolds right, making new and distinct looking versions compared to the original molds. I prefer to give Chop Shop the two bug-leg blasters as pistols because they look closer to his original gun and so he's different from Shrapnel. Barrage's chest being flipped from Bombshell shows more of the shoulder joints from transformation but it at least looks like mechanical details and you only really see it looking up close. Mallus is not painted to make him more like the hammer being the iconic Wrecker symbol. It was an easy way to make that connection to the Wreckers without including a third larger figure. The skull and tentacles logo is Mayhem's (essentially the new Mayhem Attack Squad) from Treads And Circuits, which was the most recent Wrecker/Mayhem comic story. Mayhem are essentially terrorists in this version so I think Mallus is suppose to be the DXInsecticons' hostage.

That's a really good set for insecticons fans, they look great. Except hammerbot. Great review as only you can do.

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

Thanks brother. 😁

All three figures are awesome. They just look so beautiful like their counterpart G1. Thanks for a great review.

Can't wait to see what Toyhax does with this set. BTW Barrage's arms peg into his legs in insect mode. Just got to work it in a little bit to get it lined up with the leg slot.

the tentacle symbols are for Octopunch from what i am told, the founder of Mayhem. =)i got mine Thursday and love them. great review!!

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much.

I was surprised as Amazon said mine would arrive Monday but to my surprise it arrived today and I love these 2 Deluxe Insecticons!!!!! With 3 down, I cannot wait until they release Venom to complete this set!!!!!!

@GladDestronger

7 күн бұрын

I'll have to scrounge up the funds for them. Not sure if I can.

My set is arriving on Monday. And it is rumored through a leak that Venom is coming next year but not until like the 4th Wave of that new line.

Awesome review! Mine arrive Tuesday. I am so excited. I think chop shop is the best of the bunch too. He looks great in both modes. I obtained Chop Shop, Venom, and Ransack secondhand as a kid. I still have them!

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

I wish they came with their Melee Weapons instead of Hammerbull.

Great review man! I couldnt figure out the symbol on Malleus Minotaurus. Admittedly its just to small for my eyes, even zoomed in on my camera. :D These are great repaints, really done well. But I would still love to see these guys get some love in a fully new sculpt one day.

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

Thanks brother. Hopefully, we'll get at least a new mold of Venom.

I cant wait to get this set myself

Octopunch, the pretender, from the Mayhem Attack Squad in the 2019 IDW continuity.

Been undecided about this set since I saw it. Haven't been able to find Sharpnel and Bombshell here although I did find Kickback my old favourite. Incidentally they are still on pre-order on Amazon here in the UK until the beginning of July still available last I checked anyway. I agree though and if they were available as singles I'd certainly like to get Chop Shop but I doubt I'll get this whole set after all. Cheers for the review.

That head with the tentacles looks like the Vok from Beast Wars.

Great review as always, Patriot. I got mine through Hasbro so they'll probably take about another week to get here but they were instant orders for me too. I'm really looking forward to them.

I looked through the TFWiki insignia gallery and saw nothing that matches that weird skull face and tentacles marking. Might be something we'll learn more about when the line refreshes next year, as it usually does.

My most desired figures ( mainly barrage )

was the Malleus Minotaur inclusion a play at "smashing bugs'?

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

😆 Could be.

Have this set coming this week. After all we need is Venom to complete the deluxe quartet. Just will they have to rename him due to marvel or just add Insecticon Venom.

So stoked I'm getting these guys next week instead of August. Now for Hasbro to give us a Venom fig....

@lyokomajor

9 күн бұрын

Guess who's lined up for next year?

Chop Shop is my fav too. Just needs his axe

@PatriotPrimeReviews

8 күн бұрын

Spear, and I agree. I would've rather had the Insecticon's Melee Weapons oppose to Hammerbot.

I had a Barrage when I was a kid. Chop Shop is a huge improvement over G1, but I think the new Barrage is _worse_ than its original. That one had a pretty sophisticated transformation for its time, completely hid the insect legs and had a _far_ superior bug mode to this guy. Just my opinion!

@PatriotPrimeReviews

8 күн бұрын

I agree.

Annoyingly I had that first version of the hammer repainted in similar colors. What a waste 😂

Wished they weren't so blocky. The originals were much more rounded and closer to an insect in form. Just not enough of a difference for me. I'm skipping.

Awesome review, brother! I've been anxiously awaiting these guys for awhile now, and they do NOT disappoint! Thankfully, I did manage to get the Ransack figure, and with Venom being announced as a release for 2025, we'll finally have the full team of Deluxe Insecticons in modern format! About damn time too!!! I'm still trying to track down G1 Venom, Chopshop, and Ransack for my collection, but thus far, I've only managed to get Barrage at a really good deal... Personally, I like to place Chopshop's twin blasters into the foot pegs in insect mode, facing behind him, like twin stingers or something... gives him a more streamlined looking bug mode and less blocky and tank-like in his bug mode... not that I don't like a nice insect looking tank, lol, but I prefer a bigger looking, less blocky bug for my Insecticon... 😅 Also, if you combine the weird yellow armblade weapons for Ransack, you can plug them in his insect mode and give him a more abdominal look for his grasshopper mode... works with Kickback too, but looks dumber somehow, with Kickback, lol 😅😅😅 (although, thinking about it now, maybe if I gave that translucent purple plastic a black wash, it might actually look decent 🤔... might have to try it and see...) Looking forward to getting Venom now! Can't wait... As for the hammer... I'm basically just going to give him to the Breakdown figure coming in the next 2pk set, and take the handle extension from Siege Soundwave/Soundblaster's gun to extend the handle and make a more proportionate looking warhammer instead of a really LONG hammer with a REALLY SHORT handle, which is just bizarre to me... 🙄

Hasbo is getting lazy. As much as they love a recolor why haven’t they recolor Waspinator as Venom yet.

@PatriotPrimeReviews

9 күн бұрын

Waspinator wouldn't work as Venom

@thecodfather6280

9 күн бұрын

They’re giving him an entirely new mold, I would hardly call that lazy.

@jasonwadecox

9 күн бұрын

@@thecodfather6280 why is he the only one getting a new mold? The others were retools.

@thecodfather6280

9 күн бұрын

@@jasonwadecox I couldn’t tell you that. The designers just confirmed that venom would be a new mold if he was made and he’s in the Mainline next year according to leaks. That’s all I know.

@lyokomajor

9 күн бұрын

​@@jasonwadecoxBecause the others had similar alt modes to Kickback & co. Venom doesn't.