Transformers: EarthSpark

[Steevy Maximus]

Uh oh, Steevy’s imagination juices got flowing and now I’ll bless you with a massive splurge of ideas!

Preamble: I’ve noticed that since Kingdom, while Hasbro still makes Armorizors, the Generations figures have largely moved away from wide support of them. Siege and into Earthrise, most figures had numerous ports to support wild combinations from the modular bots being produced. But in Kingdom? None of the beast characters had any real support for that play pattern. As we’ve transitioned into Legacy, while there are still a few here and there, it seems Hasbro has largely shifted away from that play pattern. At least in terms of broad line support.
One of the slides in the presentation noted that for 2025, a theme for the year is “The Power in Your Hands”. That not only jives with some of the messaging around Earthspark, but…also customization.

Hear me out: What if Cyberworld, as I stated, is semi-customizable, “small figure line”, utilizing some of the design work we’ve seen on the Armorizer concept?
Core Changers are 4-4.5” basic figures in the vein of the RotB Weaponizers and Spark Armor Battle Class central figures. Each figure has a LOT of ports to upgrade with either the single included accessory or be built with parts from other figure sets. Retail for about $13 with one or two accessories.
Armor Core Changers would be a basic figure with an upgrade item. So Galvatron is a 4.5” figure but comes with space cruiser that breaks down into components that attach to “Armor up” Galvatron or other figures. $20-ish?
Chomp and Battle Grimlock is a basic Grimlock figure with a massive T-Rex battle mech that convert to tank-thing with copious amounts of secondary blasters, melee weapons and shield/armor pieces to attach to other figures. $35-ish
Scorponok Strike Battle sounds like a multipack, so maybe large-ish Scorponok (6” basic figure) with parts to turn him into a battle station and maybe a couple of Autobots to fight him. $50-ish?
The Swapticons even fit into this, by potentially having parts for multiple characters it allows the consumer to customize their own Transformer, to a degree. $30 offerings?

Now watch it end up being some regurgitation of Constructbots or something lol

Oh, Did I manage to stumble onto a viable theory?

Since we don't have any firm info and all the discussion has been here, a new set of leaked images have come out featuring what very much looks like Megatron which transforms into a bull. Fortunately, there are prototypes of assorted Voyager figures in the same images, allowing us to guesstimate the approximate size of the figure. My best estimation is that he appears comparable to the Weaponizer/Combiner figures featured in Rise of the Beasts, giving a modicum of credence to my above theory.

Cyberworld Megabull Possible First Look

Continuing on with our news for new Transformers series Cyberworld, it seems we may now have our first look at one of the line's toys - Megabull, in both robot and bull modes. Whether this is the same "Meg Bull" from the listings we got previously remains to be seen. Notably the figure's head...

news.tfw2005.com

I'm a big disappointed in the lack of any sort of elbow joint. If nothing else, I think it would have made the beast mode more compelling being able to AT LEAST rotate the front arms, if not add a double joint for some beast articulation. But I just dig the idea of some real creativity, and there are clear ports on the lower arms, indicating some sort of accessory or combination feature.



In digging through the TFW2005 forum thread, a number of posters have found additional products and info bits not previously revealed:
Nune found a listing for Ultimate CC Megatron with a converted price of about $26 (CC is likely short for "Cyber Changer"), while he and Chip have been digging through retail systems like Amazon and converting pricing information. Further, nune has found ASIN numbers for several figures, including Megabull, Snarl, Skybyte, and OP CLASSIC (seemingly replacing the Offroad version initially leaked).
Here's a rough overview of the info they seem to have found:
Cyber Changers (9.99)- Megabull, Snarl, Skybyte, Optimus Prime. Mirage is MIA and might be a second wave release.
Armored Cyber Changers ($14.99)- Galvatron. No other listings have shown up in this price range, but I'm guessing he'll be complimented by an Autobot figure
Ultimate Cyber Changer Megatron ($24.99?)- I expect an Optimus to compliment this release.
Chomp and Battle Grimlock ($29.99?)- Amazon Link
Scorponok Strike Battle ($99.99?)

I'm starting to lean towards Cyberworld being an "Evergreen" type kids line so Hasbro becomes less reliant on individual media initiatives. With One and Earthspark's lackluster performances, I can see Hasbro scaling the cartoon lines down and double down on Cyberworld as an ongoing concern. With links starting to go active on retailers, we should be finding out more in the next couple months. Probably a big reveal in March with Toy Fair.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Some additional character listings, including Armored Chop Shop (?!)

Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC OP Offroad- 5010996327444
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC Starscream- 5010996327567
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC BB Offroad- 5010996327574
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC ELITA1- 5010996327598
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC WHEELJACK- 5010996327581
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD Armor CHOP Shop- 5010996327451