Hasbro Pulse Video Shows Off Painted HasLab Omega Prime Figures and Highlights Features
Posted February 20th, 2024 at 11:51pm by Emerje - 63,915 views
Hasbro Pulse on YouTube has released a video showing off HasLab Omega Prime completely hand painted today. It should be mentioned that this is purely representative of the final figure which will be molded in colored plastic with painted details and not fully painted. The video also shows off some of the features that were skipped or glossed over in the initial reveal like the storage for Blue Bolts in Ultra Magnus, his compatibility with carrying Deluxe cars and Prime's extending ladder. The - Read More
2025 Studio Series Leak Features Bayverse, TF:One and SS86 Constructicons
Posted February 20th, 2024 at 9:29pm by Emerje - 75,412 views
Thanks to consistently accurate leaker Jtprime17, by way of our own Seibertronian EvasionModeBumblebee, we have a list of what may be all of the Studio Series retail releases for 2025. No, that's not a typo, it's the end of February 2024 and we already know what's coming out next year. Once the shock wears off there's some really interesting things listed here. For one we seem to be going back to the Bayverse movies in a pretty big way! Hatchet seems to have found a new home after the Target - Read More
Never-before-seen Transformers and GI Joe Concept Material
Posted January 01st, 2024 at 11:17pm by Sabrblade - 89,618 views
A few days ago, the Facebook pages for both BotCon and their soon-to-be-former merchandise partner Night Shining, Inc. posted never-before-seen concept material from years past. The first is a pitch that was made by Fun Publications back in 2010 for a sort of Rescue Bots type spinoff of G.I. Joe, called "Adventure Team", with art provided by Evan Gauntt. An internal pitch that was made to Hasbro back in the mid 2010’s. With the brand having direction issues, the current team at Night - Read More
Peter Cullen Receives Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted December 18th, 2023 at 4:13am by Emerje - 82,503 views
Peter Cullen, a man that needs no introduction to anyone here, has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2nd Annual Children's and Family Emmys this past weekend. The ceremony was originally part of the Daytime Emmys before recently spinning off into its own thing. And who better to present such an award to Optimus Prime than Megatron himself, Frank Welker? This is a great way to kick off the 40th anniversary of the Transformers franchise which Peter has been a part of the - Read More
Steal of a Deal: Round Up of Last Minute Holiday Transformers Sales
Posted December 17th, 2023 at 1:42pm by Emerje - 100,281 views
We're a week from Christmas, how about some last minute Transformers savings for gifting or as a present to yourself? This week Target is doing 30% off ALL Transformers online and in store, no codes or limits! Walmart has reduced the price of their exclusive Deluxe 2 packs to $20! You may have to get store pickup for some of these. Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Ratchet and Brawn: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... irect=true Legacy Wild Rider and Knockout: - Read More
Sam Smith Talks Tidal Wave in Massive Info Dump with Videos and Box Art
Posted December 14th, 2023 at 9:06am by Emerje - 88,261 views
Ready for another serving of Tidal Wave news? Thanks to Transformers design team member Sam Smith (by way of our own Seibertronian Sabrblade) we have a rather hefty load of info on Megatron's #1 fan! Plus we've got a video at the bottom of the turnarounds that Sam shared on Instagram (mirrored on YouTube by Cybertron 21) and our first look at the amazing box art! Sabrblade wrote:Tidal Wave designer notes from Sam Smith. Click each link to see all the pictures and - Read More
Transformers Team "Drafts" Best Figures of 2023
Posted December 13th, 2023 at 5:42am by Emerje - 105,263 views
The Transformers Team over on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel decided to have a little fun between BMac, Evan and Mark and do a sort of sports style "toy draft" picking their favorite figures of 2023 without duplicating picks for their "teams". They're picks were broken down by class as well as a wild card pick in no specific order. While mostly just something done for fun it did include quite a bit of banter between the three that has given us some insight into what we might find in the - Read More
Airazor Voice Actor Pauline Newstone has Passed Away
Posted December 13th, 2023 at 5:01am by Emerje - 60,255 views
Once again we find ourselves mourning the loss of another Canadian voice actor. Pauline Newstone, much loved voice of Airazor in the Beast Wars series, passed away on May 5 this year, though cause and age aren't known. The news comes from Garry Chalk collaborator Candice Santora who was spreading the word of her passing on Tuesday as it came with little fanfare at the time. Chalk himself apparently spotted her name during the UBCP/ACTRA Awards (British Columbia's actors union) In Memoriam - Read More
First Look and Hands On Video with Legacy Origin Wheeljack
Posted December 09th, 2023 at 12:17am by Emerje - 106,404 views
When a YouTuber also gets to help set up the displays at a toy show it also comes with the perks of being able to handle figures early. That's what happened with Ben Custom Toys was able to work the Hasbro booth at Cybertron Con 2023 in Singapore this weekend giving us early access and our first look at the newly revealed Transformers Legacy United Origin Wheeljack. Surpassing expectations, Voyager Wheeljack does not appear to share any parts with the previous Deluxe Origin Jazz and for the - Read More
Titan Class Tidal Wave Revealed at Cybertron Fest 2023 in Singapore
Posted December 08th, 2023 at 11:05pm by Emerje - 93,873 views
After years of demand and and a long wait for a reveal we finally have our first look at Transformers Legacy United Titan class Armada Tidal Wave in all his glory! Our first look comes via several sources including Toy Scope on Facebook, Ben Custom Toys on YouTube and social media platform Baidu user 爱你命三千 (I Love You 3000). Unsurprising the figure is massive and features his cartoon and original Takara toy colors and his two alt modes, Dark Fleet and the massive airship. A little - Read More
Sky-Byte Voice Actor Peter Spellos Dies at Age 69
Posted November 20th, 2023 at 5:33am by Emerje - 61,121 views
It's with a heavy heart that we report on the passing of Peter Spellos at age 69 of pancreatic cancer. Spellos is probably best known among Transformers fans as the voice of Robots in Disguise's 2023 fan nominated Hall of Fame inductee Sky-Byte. Spellos would have also been familiar to fans of late '90s and '00s TV anime in the west as Monev the Gale in Trigun, Gilliam in Outlaw Star, Hiroshi Rara in Duel! Parallel Trouble Adventure, Bartley Asprius in Code Geass, Whamon in the Digimon - Read More
New Archival Material from G1 Series: MTMTE Part 2, Unused Intros and More
Posted October 05th, 2023 at 10:22pm by william-james88 - 52,685 views
Added to the Sunbow Marvel Archive this month is a plethora of G1 cartoon material, with storyboards from the following: Unproduced pilot miniseries/Season 1 intro sequence More Than Meets The Eye, Part 2 More Than Meets The Eye, Part 3 Transport To Oblivion Roll For It The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 Countdown To Extinction Unproduced Season 2 intro sequence Unproduced commercial bumper Autobot Spike The Immobilizer Additionally, a quartet of story premises, written by storyboard - Read More
Leaked Images of G1 Decepticon Cartoon Three Pack Appear
Posted October 04th, 2023 at 7:56am by Emerje - 88,831 views
Straight off the Nemesis command bridge we've got our first look at what appears to be an upcoming reveal from Takara Tomy. Images posted to our Energon Pub forums by Seibertronian Sowndwave76 show what seems to be a three pack of War For Cybertron series Siege Shockwave (possibly without extra parts), Earthrise Megatron and the once exclusive Netflix Soundwave with Laserbeak. with such a blurry image it's hard to gleam too much else, but we can see Shockwave's "barrel" is gray now and the - Read More
Transformers: EarthSpark EPs Discuss Megatron's Turn, Terrans, and Season 2
Posted September 17th, 2023 at 6:57pm by D-Maximal_Primal - 53,261 views
Thanks to CBR.com, we have a new interview to share with you, this time from the Executive Producers of the show, Ant Ward and Dale Malinowski. In this interview, they talk about making Megatron an ally of the humans and Autobots, the heartwarming reaction to the Terrans, and teasing Season 2 as well! Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below! Transformers: EarthSpark EPs Discuss Megatron's Turn, Terrans, and Season 2 In an exclusive interview - Read More
Potential First Look at Beast Wars Again Airazor VS Inferno
Posted September 01st, 2023 at 4:07pm by Emerje - 116,984 views
Next in line for the Beast Wars Again versus line we have what appears to be our first look at Airazor VS Inferno via Champion Toys on Facebook. While much like the previous sets in the line these Kingdom and Legacy molds are getting more cartoon accurate repaints, but this one comes with an interesting bonus. In these photos not only does Inferno have his thruster in his back, but also has a second one in his hand painted up to look like his massive flamethrower from the cartoon! While a new - Read More
Ron Friedman's first Transformers The Movie script now online
Posted August 22nd, 2023 at 7:06pm by Greebtron - 78,837 views
In 2010, screenwriter Ron Friedman consigned many scripts and reference material from his days writing for Sunbow Productions in the mid-80s, to be sold by Heritage Auctions. A group effort by fans, coordinated by Jim Sorenson, saw 31 Transformers TV scripts, briefing binders and the second script for The Transformers The Movie bought up, scanned and made available online. One item that eluded this endeavour was Friedman's first script for the Movie. Completed in February 1985 and rejected - Read More
New set of Unconfirmed Leaks for Studio Series Includes Unfamiliar Titles
Posted August 19th, 2023 at 7:56am by Emerje - 168,706 views
Another set of leaks from Jtprime17 posted to the Seibertron Pub forums by Munkky seems to run the widest spectrum of figures yet for the line. Some of these we can only speculate on and others are likely errors (like MV6 Frenzy which is probably the 86 repaint). But there are a few references that we haven't previously seen like "Deluxe HM Megatron" (another High Moon Megatron?), "Next Gen Bumblebee", and two figures marked as "A Level AST" without price classes, one of which is "MV8 OP". Feel - Read More
New Round of Possible Figures for Legacy 2024 Leaked
Posted August 19th, 2023 at 7:33am by Emerje - 149,811 views
Thanks to another list from Jtprime17 brought to us by Seibertronian Munkky on our forums we have a new batch of possible leaked figures for the Legacy line in 2024. Munkky wrote:More 2024 Legacy leaks have dropped, courtesy of JtPrime17: Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Energon Galvatron Product Number: F8523 Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Rock 2 Product Number: F8522 Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe Slipstream Product Number: F8534 Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe RID Sideburn Product Number: - Read More
Potential Star Seeker Exclusives Coming to Walmart
Posted August 19th, 2023 at 7:17am by Emerje - 124,843 views
Thanks to a new round of leaks from jtprime17 (brought to us by Seibertronian Munkky) we've got our first list of figures for a potential Star Seekers capsule (exclusive line) coming to Walmart in 2024. There's been some rumblings about a few of these figures happening, but this is our first solid look at the lineup from a reliable source. For those unfamiliar with the Star Seekers they're a group of Pirates popularized by Aligned fiction and Botcon 2014 and lead by either Thundertron or - Read More
Hasbro Talks About Studios in Studio Series and Activision Game Rereleases in Q&A
Posted July 31st, 2023 at 10:25am by Emerje - 124,215 views
Often when talking about Studio Series and the progression from live action movies to animation to video games the question of what exactly is a "studio" comes up. Thanks to a Q&A held by TFW2005 with the Hasbro Transformers team (and thanks to Seibertronian Munkky for bringing this to our attention) we get some insight into just what qualifies as a studio. The short answer is, well, basically everything including comic books. Q: So we kind of hit on this with the comic talk, but just to - Read More
Robosen Grimlock is Equal Parts Mind Blowing and Wallet Draining
Posted July 19th, 2023 at 7:17pm by Emerje - 95,269 views
Hasbro and Robosen have revealed their second character to get the auto transforming and interactive treatment, none other than Grimlock! This is Robosen's first robot to take two bipedal forms meaning he's still fully functional in both bot and dino modes making him look every bit as animated as he is in the cartoon. With a kingly stature of 15" in both modes he's definitely an impressive sight! He also sounds impressive being voiced by original G1 actor Gregg Berger producing 150+ lines for - Read More
Takara Tomy Announces MP-44S Optimus Prime and MP-56+ Riggorus
Posted July 07th, 2023 at 10:17pm by Emerje - 88,495 views
Completely out of nowhere Takara Tomy has revealed two new figures for the Transformers Masterpiece line. MP-44S Optimus Prime is, in fact, being sold as Optimus Prime rather than Convoy for the first time in Japan. According to Takara Tomy the name change comes in honor of the live action movie series, basically catching up with the name changes that have taken place elsewhere in the franchise for over a decade now. The new release is based on the "Ver. 3" figure minus the electronics, trailer - Read More
First Look at Bishoujo Series Starscream Plus an Update on Nemesis Prime
Posted July 03rd, 2023 at 7:31am by Emerje - 139,237 views
Kotobukiya has revealed on Twitter the fifth figure to hit the Transformers Bishoujo line and it's none other than Starscream! And this one seems to be hitting all the right notes with fans. Her short black hair is braided around the sides to imitate the side vents, red eyes and a tan to represent the dark face of the original cartoon design, red vest and skirt with a gray shirt and yellow striped neck tie to hit all the right body colors, blue gloves and heels with white knee-highs to finish - Read More
First Look at Buzzworthy Bumblebee SS86 "Dead" Ironhide and Details
Posted June 12th, 2023 at 8:36pm by Emerje - 59,319 views
Jtprime17 has given an update on the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series 86-24 Ironhide and 86-20 Prowl. Along with our first look at Ironhide we see that these figures do indeed come with blast effect parts. The box doesn't really mention the characters' demise and shows the characters in action poses, but we all know what this represents. As we've seen with other Buzzworthy SS86 figures Ironhide will also be trading in the clear blue windows for painted ones as well as massive chest windshield - Read More
First Look at Buzzworthy Bumblebee Troop Builder Multipack
Posted June 12th, 2023 at 8:16pm by Emerje - 72,949 views
The next Buzzworthy Bumblebee box set has been leaked and it's one people will be buying in multiples. The Troop Builder Multipack includes a generic G1 Decepticon Seeker (using the Earthrise Voyager mold), a Quintesson Trooper with two heads (using the War For Cybertron Quintesson Baliff mold), G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper with two new heads (using the Legacy Skullgrin mold) and Animated Universe Autotrooper with two new heads (using the Siege Ironhide mold). Jtprime17 reports the set as - Read More
Takara Tomy Reveals BWVS Rattrap vs. Terrorsaur at Tokyo Toy Show 2023
Posted June 10th, 2023 at 6:34pm by Emerje - 47,842 views
Hot on the heels of taking pre-orders for the most recent set of Tigatron vs. Blackarachnia, the Beast Wars VS line will soon be adding Rattrap vs. Terrorsaur to its ranks. So far Takara Tomy has only teased us with one image on their official Twitter account of the pair with their new decos. This will be the first time the Terrorsaur figure is released in Japan despite having two options through Hasbro. Is this enough to get you to buy the the mold again or is this set better left in - Read More
Masterpiece Beast Wars Rhinox Teased at Tokyo Toy Show
Posted June 10th, 2023 at 6:00pm by Emerje - 50,739 views
Tokyo Toy Show is taking place this weekend and we're getting a few little tidbits in from Japanese fans. Multiple tweets from fans are saying Takara Tomy announced Masterpiece Beast Wars Rhinox at the show, teasing attendants with an image of one of his saw gatling guns. Photos weren't allowed and no more information was given, but this should be exciting news for Beast Wars fans who thought the line was no longer in production. Thanks to AllNewSuperRobot in the Energon Pub forums for letting - Read More
Legacy Evolution Dreadwing Found Listed on eBay
Posted June 08th, 2023 at 9:46pm by Emerje - 57,126 views
An auction on eBay is giving us our first look at Legacy Evolution Leader Dreadwing. The Skyquake repaint doesn't have any new parts on the figure itself, but does replace the gatling gun with a proper canon just like the original toys. The colors are not cartoon accurate and there's a lot of debate within our Energon Pub Fourms about just where Hasbro got the colors from, but that's going to take an official reveal to get the truth about. Thanks again to Sowndwave76 for letting us - Read More
First Look at Studio Series 86 "Dead" Prowl from the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Line
Posted June 08th, 2023 at 9:19pm by Emerje - 63,139 views
We've known for a little while now that a Studio Series 86 Prowl would be coming to the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line and now we're getting our first look. Thanks to an eBay auction we have what appears to be our first look at said figure. It's unknown if Hasbro is going to call it "dead", "dying" or simply battle damaged, but what we do know is that it has a new chest and head while in usual living Prowl colors. The damaged spot on his chest appears to even have a spot for an effect part to fully - Read More
Takara Tomy Mall Exclusive MPG-06S Kaen Features Additional Trainbot Accessories
Posted June 08th, 2023 at 10:37am by Emerje - 45,154 views
Thanks to Seibertronian o.supreme for making us aware of a special edition release of MPG-06 Kaen that includes additional accessories only available through Takara Tomy Mall currently. MPG-06S features bronze stands that can be attached to the train tracks, a MP stand for Raiden, and a a metallic sword for Raiden along with all of Kaen's other accessories. He comes in much larger box, but should be stressed that this isn't a multi-figure box set of any kind. The set is priced at 25,300 JPY - Read More