Title:
Star Saber
Description:
Victory Saber (2022)
Series: Victory / Legacy
Accessories: "Brain of Courage” Brainmaster figure, "V-Star” ship/body, helmet, nosecone/sword hilt, "Saber Blade”, "Saber Laser”, 6 Fire Blast effects, two-piece flight/figure stand, "V-Shield"
Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), more»
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Introducing Victory Saber to this page for the first time!
The second HasLab crowdfunded figure for Transformers, "Autobot Star Saber"[4] is an incredibly cartoon-accurate representation of the character. The Deluxe Class-sized "Autobot Saber"[4] houses the diminutive "Brain of Courage” Brainmaster (even smaller than a Titan Master!) in his chest, though they interact differently than in previous toys: now the Brainmaster’s backpack folds up to form Saber’s face. When inserting the face into Saber’s helmet, the turret bucket integrated into the Brainmaster’s back allows for head rotation. Despite its diminutive size, the Brainmaster features just enough articulation to allow it to sit in Saber’s cockpit and pilot the jet mode.
Saber can man.
Star Saber can combine with the included, smaller Victory Leo figure to form Victory Saber in both modes.
At $179.99 USD, Victory Saber cost less than a third of the previous HasLab Transformers product, but required 37% more orders, for a total of 11,000 "backers” before it could go into production. It reached that goal on September 29, 2021—11 days before the project deadline. Upon reaching the 14,000 backer mark on October 6, the first tier of "extras” were also included—these being the gigantic V-Lock Cannon and 6 aquamarine Fire Blast effects redecoed from those of Siege Jetfire. It reached the 17,000 backer mark on October 8, unlocking the second tier of bonuses—a translucent blue two-piece flight stand bearing the Victory logo and the Autobot insignia that can support Victory Saber in either vehicle or robot mode. The 20,000 backer mark, which was reached around 10 hours before the project deadline, unlocked Victory Saber’s V-Shield (which was inadvertently revealed in Hasbro renders several days before its official announcement) as well as pack-in Victory Micromaster costars Holi and Fire. The final deadline was October 10, coinciding with New York Comic Con. After all was said and done, the project had over 27,000 backers— way more than double the initial goal.
Unlike previous toys, the V-Lock Cannon must be asymmetrically plugged into one side in vehicle mode, though this allows space for the shield to store. The shield can also form the front of the V-Star’s Fire Base mode, making it look a little more convincing as a defensive emplacement.
Victory Saber was marketed as "introducing Japanese canon to the Transformers line for the first time in 30 years”, but this requires a little squinting and ignoring prior Hasbro toys of other Japanese-original characters that were made under different contexts.
Victory Saber was marketed as "introducing Japanese canon to the Transformers line for the first time in 30 years”, but this requires a little squinting and ignoring prior Hasbro toys of other Japanese-original characters that were made under different contexts.
Victory Saber was designed by Hasbro’s Evan Brooks[5] and TakaraTomy’s Hisashi Yuki[6], returning from the Masterpiece toy above. Victory Saber’s August 27, 2021 Fan First Friday reveal[5] and subsequent Hasbro Pulse page only depicted only gray prototype stock renders. Colored renders were revealed by voice actor Christopher Sabat during a live stream with Hasbro’s Amanda Granato and Evan Brooks on September 22, 2021.[7] Painted prototype images were revealed alongside Tier 3 on October 1.[8]
Victory Saber, as a HasLab item, was exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, TakaraTomy Mall in Japan, and various retailers for other countries. Unfortunately for Taiwanese fans who backed this project, their toy shipments were heavily water damaged during transit and could not be delivered; those buyers instead received a full refund and a Legacy "A Hero Is Born” Alpha Trion and Orion Pax 2-pack. No, that set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?
Series: Victory / Legacy
Accessories: "Brain of Courage” Brainmaster figure, "V-Star” ship/body, helmet, nosecone/sword hilt, "Saber Blade”, "Saber Laser”, 6 Fire Blast effects, two-piece flight/figure stand, "V-Shield"
Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), more»
(thumbnail)
Introducing Victory Saber to this page for the first time!
The second HasLab crowdfunded figure for Transformers, "Autobot Star Saber"[4] is an incredibly cartoon-accurate representation of the character. The Deluxe Class-sized "Autobot Saber"[4] houses the diminutive "Brain of Courage” Brainmaster (even smaller than a Titan Master!) in his chest, though they interact differently than in previous toys: now the Brainmaster’s backpack folds up to form Saber’s face. When inserting the face into Saber’s helmet, the turret bucket integrated into the Brainmaster’s back allows for head rotation. Despite its diminutive size, the Brainmaster features just enough articulation to allow it to sit in Saber’s cockpit and pilot the jet mode.
Saber can man.
Star Saber can combine with the included, smaller Victory Leo figure to form Victory Saber in both modes.
At $179.99 USD, Victory Saber cost less than a third of the previous HasLab Transformers product, but required 37% more orders, for a total of 11,000 "backers” before it could go into production. It reached that goal on September 29, 2021—11 days before the project deadline. Upon reaching the 14,000 backer mark on October 6, the first tier of "extras” were also included—these being the gigantic V-Lock Cannon and 6 aquamarine Fire Blast effects redecoed from those of Siege Jetfire. It reached the 17,000 backer mark on October 8, unlocking the second tier of bonuses—a translucent blue two-piece flight stand bearing the Victory logo and the Autobot insignia that can support Victory Saber in either vehicle or robot mode. The 20,000 backer mark, which was reached around 10 hours before the project deadline, unlocked Victory Saber’s V-Shield (which was inadvertently revealed in Hasbro renders several days before its official announcement) as well as pack-in Victory Micromaster costars Holi and Fire. The final deadline was October 10, coinciding with New York Comic Con. After all was said and done, the project had over 27,000 backers— way more than double the initial goal.
Unlike previous toys, the V-Lock Cannon must be asymmetrically plugged into one side in vehicle mode, though this allows space for the shield to store. The shield can also form the front of the V-Star’s Fire Base mode, making it look a little more convincing as a defensive emplacement.
Victory Saber was marketed as "introducing Japanese canon to the Transformers line for the first time in 30 years”, but this requires a little squinting and ignoring prior Hasbro toys of other Japanese-original characters that were made under different contexts.
Victory Saber was marketed as "introducing Japanese canon to the Transformers line for the first time in 30 years”, but this requires a little squinting and ignoring prior Hasbro toys of other Japanese-original characters that were made under different contexts.
Victory Saber was designed by Hasbro’s Evan Brooks[5] and TakaraTomy’s Hisashi Yuki[6], returning from the Masterpiece toy above. Victory Saber’s August 27, 2021 Fan First Friday reveal[5] and subsequent Hasbro Pulse page only depicted only gray prototype stock renders. Colored renders were revealed by voice actor Christopher Sabat during a live stream with Hasbro’s Amanda Granato and Evan Brooks on September 22, 2021.[7] Painted prototype images were revealed alongside Tier 3 on October 1.[8]
Victory Saber, as a HasLab item, was exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, TakaraTomy Mall in Japan, and various retailers for other countries. Unfortunately for Taiwanese fans who backed this project, their toy shipments were heavily water damaged during transit and could not be delivered; those buyers instead received a full refund and a Legacy "A Hero Is Born” Alpha Trion and Orion Pax 2-pack. No, that set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?
Theme:
Legacy
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2022
Date Added:
2022-10-14 07:41:48
Date Added:
2022-10-14 07:41:48
