Optimus Prime and MOBAT with General Hawk GI Joe Transformers Crossover Teased
There might a huge Optimus Prime MOBAT GI Joe Transformers tease thanks to Entertainment Earth! Only time will tell!
Looks like Entertainment Earth dropped a bombshell hint that there could be a new Transformers GI Joe Crossover dropping on March 14, 2024! Coincidentally, this is the same day as the Walmart (Cancel) Collector Con March 2024 edition but these Transformers x GI Joe Crossovers are typically seen on Hasbro Pulse and Fan Channel exclusives like EE and BBTS! There have been a confirmed crossover and tales from the rumor mill for others but, according to Entertainment Earth’s hint, “Another new thing! It could be really big or 3 3/4-inches! This would be amazing and apropos to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Transformers but there are also other contenders we should mention. On the rumor mill list is also Triple T and Kup so keep that in mind! Special thanks to Toy Habits Crew Member Rob2023 for the heads up!
General Hawk Mobat and Optimus Prime GI Joe Transformers Crossover Confirmed
Special thanks to Rod from Toyhuntershollow on Instagram for the heads up that JTrpime17 has revealed a new listing found for a Transformers/GI Joe crossover, Optimus Prime M.O.B.A.T with General Hawk! This is now the fourth GI Joe Transformer Crossover to be confirmed to be coming out. We also previously reported that SGT. Slaughter , Leatherneck and the Triple T GI Joe Transformers Crossover had originally been rumored way back in January 2023 so it is great to see that crossover coming to fruition! Product number for the Optimus Prime Mobat is said to be Product Number: F8364, but is subject to change. This new Hawk Mobat Optimus Prime GI Joe Transformers Crossover set is said to come with a General Hawk O-ring figure, which is one of the coolest Joes from 1986, joining the O-Ring line! The Mobat, originally released in 1982 was a motorized vehicle, will they work that action feature into the new crossover version? Only time will tell, but it is super exciting news! So let’s take a look what could possibly make up this General Hawk Mobat and Optimus Prime GI Joe Transformers Crossover!
GI Joe Crossover
This new GI Joe Crossover is made up of the GI Joe MOBAT Motorized Battle Tank, and Optimus Prime Transformer! And is said to come with General Hawk, although we have not confirmed which version of Hawk it will be, but we personally prefer the V2 version! Let’s take a look at each of these original releases to see what we might have in store.
Mobat
The Gi Joe MOBAT or Motorized Battle Tank was released for the A Real American Hero line in 1982. This was the original quintessential tank for the 3 3/4″ GI Joe Action figure line! It’s so exciting to know that we will be getting on as an Optimus Prime Transformer Crossover!
Several questions arise with the naming of this vehicle. First will it be motorized as the original 1982 release? Second, what version of General Hawk will come this tank? Will it be the 1982 V1 version of the 1986 more popular V2 version? I’m hoping it’s the V2 version as you can tell from me Graphic thumbnail for this article!
Given that the Mobat is a bright green tank, how will they work this with the use of Optimus Prime and his Red and Blue color scheme? Will they hide the green color as they did with Bumble Bee’s signature yellow color and the A.W.E Striker Crossover? I can’t wait to see the official release for this one!
General Hawk
Hawk was released for the A Real American Hero Action figure line in 1986. He came with a green combat helmet, backpack, and pistol. He was outfitted in a brown bomber jacket and green camo pants. I absolutely love this vintage version of Hawk and I can’t wait to get a minty fresh O-Ring figure of him! Let’s hope it’s this 1986 version of Hawk, but there is a possibility because it is the 1982 Mobat, that it might be the 1982 V1 version of General Hawk.
Optimus Prime Transformer
It’s about time that we get Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots coming to the GI Joe Transformer Crossover line. But how will they work the red and blue colors of the Robot Mode into the transformation of the green MOBAT? It will be very interesting to see, as they have been extremely successful thus far with all their previous releases.
How will they work out the Semi Trailer shape of his legs and wheels into a Tank formation? That is yet to be seen, but will be very cool when executed!
Originally released in 1984, Optimus Prime was a Semi Truck with a grey trailer. This was the Christmas gift every kid wanted in 1984, and it’s so cool to see him coming back into the GI Joe Crossover line!
Other Contenders and Rumors
The GI Joe news and rumor mill has been a buzz this past week! First, there was a gaggle of rumored figures, which included an Iron Grenadiers B.A.T. as well as Road Pig, Nemesis Enforcer, Starduster and Heart Wrencher. Special thanks to It’s Chad on YouTube for spilling a ton of GI Joe news and he’s been spot on thus far! If you recall, Chad was the person who said that a GI Joe x Transformers crossover figure was in the works and he was dead on! The vehicles are reported to be in the $150 to $200 price range. We are so happy that he has taken to his YouTube channel to dish on the all of the breaking news he knows and, if you have not tuned into his channel to see this particular episode, we’ve embedded the video below.
Thanks to chaztheguru on Instragram, he cut a segment of Chad’s video where he explains that a GI Joe Classified Series scale Thunder Machine and a GI Joe Snow Cat are confirmed! We typically break Masters of the Universe news and we know where Chad is coming from and, when you have reliable sources, rumors quickly turn into confirmations and we can’t be more excited about the news!
Also, if you want to dive into all of the details of the leaks that Chad is dropping on his YouTube channel, you can check it out below! Also, if you want to brush up on the Snow Cat and Thunder Machine vehicles from the vintage GI Joe line, we have included that in this article so you can get excited about the news! We also found some amazing customs to use as “stand ins” for the real thing!
Sgt. Slaughter and Triple-T GI Joe Transformers Crossover Rumor
The personal vehicle of Sgt. Slaughter, the Triple T or Tag Team Terminator as it was also known, is a tankette with white armor, and black tracks, armed with two guns on the section behind the driver’s seat. It was seen in several episodes of the Sunbow cartoon with the Sarge piloting his Triple T and charging into battle againist Cobra!
Triple T Variation: The Night Raider
The Triple T was also released and redone as part of the Night Force line! This could open the door to a possible repaint and more Night Force figures and vehicles coming down the line! That would be really cool to get this subline in O-Ring form!
Sgt. Slaughter
The Triple T came packed with Sgt. Slaughter v2, where he had green military hat, brown hair and mustache, silver sunglasses, a whistle around his neck, a black tank top, black wristbands, with light and dark green camouflage pants with dark green belt and green and black boots! The USA logo, from the version of the figure is not present. Getting this version of the Sarge on a new single release cardback with the Transformer Triple T vehcile would be a dream for collectors, as this version of the Sarge has never been released on a single cardback!
