BT-16 (Wildrider/"Black Widow") postponed?

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:20 am

First we hear that BT-16, the Binaltech counterpart of Decepticharge, will be named "Wildrider" in Japan.

Next HLJ reveals a new color scheme.

Then HLJ list him for "December 2005" instead of "September 2005".

Then online stores start listing him as "Black Widow" instead, which fits the new color scheme.

Then Fan to Fan report from a Japanese toy show that Skids will be BT-16, not BT-17.

And now HLJ report that Wildrider got indefinitely postponed.

Hmmm.

http://s10.invisionfree.com/allspark/in ... wtopic=753

Knightdramon · Post by **Knightdramon** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:21 am

Got the same mail, was going to post it....

Hlj informed me that the december release date was an error they kept making.

Let's see what we're eventually going to get...

Post by **Clay** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 10:50 pm

I'm not sure if I'm sad because it's getting postponed/cancelled, or if I'm happy because that's one less $50 figure I have to squeeze into the budget.

Ah, well. Bring on the Scion in triplicate, then!

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 10:55 pm

I like how the conspiracy freaks are now attributing this to the Takara/Tomy merger.

Riiiight, because the merger had not implications on any other upcoming Takara releases so far. :rolleyes:

Post by **Clay** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:06 pm

Maybe it's Honda letting their presence be known! There are reprocussions for using that gun barrel!

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:00 pm

could the Alternator Decepticharge be the cause of delaying Wild Lazer's release?
(Decepticharge was to be given away via the BT book)

Knightdramon · Post by **Knightdramon** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:09 pm

Originally posted by Cyclone_X
could the Alternator Decepticharge be the cause of delaying Wild Lazer's release?
(Decepticharge was to be given away via the BT book)

Nah, he was given away months ago.

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:25 pm

Originally posted by Cyclone_X
could the Alternator Decepticharge be the cause of delaying Wild Lazer's release?

I seriously have no idea where that "Wild Lazer" nonsense is coming from. All the Japanese online stores I've been checking called him ワイルドライダー (Wildrider). For it to be interpreted as "Wild Laser", it'd at least require someone mistaking the ダ (da) for a サ (sa) or a ザ (za), and even then, it'd be "riser", not "laser".