Saw that and jumped on one. Still no confirmation from anyone she even exists.
Also, got Bomb Burst since he's in stock and a nostalgia hit.
Minerva went out of stock before the premium window even closed, good grief.
I haven't seen a Walgreens exclusive in bulk since Ratchet. I saw a, literal, COUPLE of Bluestreaks after I ordered mine. Red Alert never appeared at all.
Seems whoever the toy guy was when Walgreens snagged all those exclusives got ousted during the pandemic, and the new people don't care. Hell, going by my local Walgreens, they've largely culled back on ANYTHING pertaining to collector lines.
Except the same Jynn Erso and Qira that have been sitting there for YEARS.
Seems whoever the toy guy was when Walgreens snagged all those exclusives got ousted during the pandemic, and the new people don't care. Hell, going by my local Walgreens, they've largely culled back on ANYTHING pertaining to collector lines.
Except the same Jynn Erso and Qira that have been sitting there for YEARS.
If Walgreens puts them up on their site, they ought to have a solid seller on their hands. I couldn't bring myself to spring for the $50 Premium price tag just to buy one figure, but it seems unlikely that I will be lucky enough to catch whatever window the non-premium offering will be.
...dang it, I'm gonna have to get Minerva on eBay, aren't I? I've had good luck with the Walgreens exclusives that I wanted, but I haven't wanted one in years, and I don't have the time to check multiple locations semi-regularly.
Thought: Earthspark Elita-1 and Legacy Evolution Strongarm will share tooling.
But EarthSpark Elita is a Warrior, not a Deluxe.
Wasn't she on the back of the deluxe boxes?
Has Minerva started showing up yet?
Speaking of upgrade kits, if there was an actual Headmaster available for Minerva, I would probably have pre-ordered her. As it is, it's just a pale imitation of the original toy and not worth my time or money.
So:
Wow. I WANT this Holiday Optimus a lot.
-ZacWilliam, Presents are the right of all Jolly Beings.
Wow. I WANT this Holiday Optimus a lot.
-ZacWilliam, Presents are the right of all Jolly Beings.
I guess that's what happened to that Amazon Prime crossover tooling.
That looks different, thou its not screaming buy me, to me at least, still, its definely a new mold from what I can tell, but I could be wrong.
She was briefly on Hasbro Pulse as a premium exclusive, but already sold out. There may or may not be more available on Pulse later, but the listing does confirm its a Walgreens exclusive, so maybe keep an eye on Walgreens.com?
There was a Minerva Headmaster, available with Legends God Ginrai I think. Whether the new Minerva could be semi-easily modded to fit a Headmaster is perhaps a question for someone who has her?
That Christmas Prime is stupid in the best way and I think I have to have it. It also helps that it actually looks like a really good new Optimus mold and a licensed Volvo to boot.
Hoping it's not too expensive.
Hoping it's not too expensive.
While I don't have the Minerva mold or the Elita verison, I cannot see anyone even attempting to combine the TR Legends Titan Master to the body because the TR bodies have a connector joint and that keeps them in place upon the body and for this to happen, they would need to do a lot of work including getting the head off the actual body and pretty much cut a hole in it and create a 3D printed connection joint that can be held within the body but when things go wrong, the figure value decreases, but that's just my view.