He'll always be Octane to me too! Decent mold, but very weak truck mode IMO.

I really dislike his lame kibble "big thing-with-teeth" weapon. I understand it's necessary to remove the piece from his vehicle mode, but I'd have much rather had a rifle/blaster for him than some sort of super weed trimmer attachment.

Is he still a triple changer?

Carl: Yes. He's now a C-130 looking cargo plane, some sort of high-tech looking fuel truck. Check it:

http://transformers17.multiply.com/photos/album/136/Tankor_a.k.a._Octane

This is kinda random but I wanted to share this. I was looking at the next wave and there is an unfortunate Transformer with the name Heavy Load...

It has been a name that has been used for many lines now. It isn't new.

I saw the repainted cement truck from Cybertron. I think they used the name Heavy Load for that.