Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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From the front page, new Target Exclusive Multipacks are revealed. Looks like this is where some of those "not movie accurate" figures are going to be released. I stopped buying most movie-related stuff a while back with the exception of the occasional figure that I think works as a "Generations" G1-adjacent style figure, but I might get the Cheetor/Nightbird/Wheeljack set as I really like that Nightbird and I think that Wheeljack could be amazing with a modified face.
The Scorponok set looks fun, too. Loving the little robo-animal battlemasters.
I actually quite like that Airrazor despite not really collecting either movieverse toys OR Beast Wars, but I don't like it enough to buy it in that multipack.
The Scorponok set looks fun, too. Loving the little robo-animal battlemasters.
I actually quite like that Airrazor despite not really collecting either movieverse toys OR Beast Wars, but I don't like it enough to buy it in that multipack.
I'm still on the "wait and see" position. We know there's a Core deluxe assortment, so these might well be "mainline stuff in a special box", akin to the Heroes of Cybertron set from last year.
The only possible exception is Scorponok. I get the feeling that he might be a Cyberverse Spark Armor Cheetor situation- Cheetor was Target exclusive in the US but mass release elsewhere.
In terms of the toys...they look nice. We've seen most, and I think, in general, these Core figures are definitely being better received. Not sure I need to say much on anyone besides Bumblebee and Mirage since we've seen extensive images of these other figures months ago. Depending on per figure price point and distribution, this might be the easiest way to get all these figures.
Sad thing is...both Bumblebee and Mirage are pretty "lateral moves" compared to the Studio Series versions. Aside from some deco, Core Bumblebee looks pretty on point (even getting the wheels on his back!). Mirage's two figures are a strange set of comparisons and contrasts. The Core figure gets the robot mode's "slimness" at the expense of more significant chunks, yet the Studio Series has more compact robot mode and the deco budget to make the alt mode really pop.
Both Mirage figures are inaccurate to the film's design, just in different ways. It will be interesting to see what the Beast Alliance iterations will bring to the table.
I dig Scorponok. The "neo-Transmetal" thing the film beast designs have really speak to me, and I'm glad to see a Predacon in the mix. I'm just a bit dissatisfied that they didn't have an alt mode pic ready. But you can never have enough beast Targetmasters.
The only possible exception is Scorponok. I get the feeling that he might be a Cyberverse Spark Armor Cheetor situation- Cheetor was Target exclusive in the US but mass release elsewhere.
In terms of the toys...they look nice. We've seen most, and I think, in general, these Core figures are definitely being better received. Not sure I need to say much on anyone besides Bumblebee and Mirage since we've seen extensive images of these other figures months ago. Depending on per figure price point and distribution, this might be the easiest way to get all these figures.
Sad thing is...both Bumblebee and Mirage are pretty "lateral moves" compared to the Studio Series versions. Aside from some deco, Core Bumblebee looks pretty on point (even getting the wheels on his back!). Mirage's two figures are a strange set of comparisons and contrasts. The Core figure gets the robot mode's "slimness" at the expense of more significant chunks, yet the Studio Series has more compact robot mode and the deco budget to make the alt mode really pop.
Both Mirage figures are inaccurate to the film's design, just in different ways. It will be interesting to see what the Beast Alliance iterations will bring to the table.
I dig Scorponok. The "neo-Transmetal" thing the film beast designs have really speak to me, and I'm glad to see a Predacon in the mix. I'm just a bit dissatisfied that they didn't have an alt mode pic ready. But you can never have enough beast Targetmasters.
Even more surprising, turns out they're not going to be released in the main ROTB toyline, but as Buzzworthy Bumblebee toys.
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If Sandspear is a scorpion. I need this repaint.
I like the beast figures, but I am not a fan of Movie style faces after all these years, so the car bots don't really appeal to me.
Not that one, anyway. The Studio Series Mirage actually looks pretty interesting.
Now that these are 3-packs and/or Target exclusives means that all of these figures went from "mildly interested" to "easy pass".
Unless Hasblo releases some of these figures in other colours individually, these are all DOA for me.
Unless Hasblo releases some of these figures in other colours individually, these are all DOA for me.
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The main thing holding this toyline back is the paint. The character designs are just too far beyond what the paint budget is able to achieve. This wave looks much better than the last bunch we saw, but still.
I want some quirky mission themed repaints that sidestep the movie entirely, so they can just be whatever the budget allows them to be.
I want some quirky mission themed repaints that sidestep the movie entirely, so they can just be whatever the budget allows them to be.
Possible Toys R Us (Japan?) exclusive.
Optimus and Scourge seem to share parts/engineering.
Also, in Japan, from the 15th of April (?), there seems to be a special campaign involving a special edition red "burning plasma-blaster" Targetmaster (with Optimus Prime)? I think you need to spend over ¥5,000 at certain Japanese shops (which weren't disclosed in the image below), such as "Yamada Denki", etc.
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