Transformers Robots in Disguise Tiny TItans and New Character Reveals

I just noticed, Drift is not one of the characters available.

OK, I may have missed the memo here, but is it just me or are all the Decepticons animal-based:

Underbite: dog?
Steeljaw: wolf
Bisk: Lobster
Thunderhoof: stag
Hammerstrike: hammerhead shark

And Cliffjumper? I thought he was killed off early on Prime, so it must be the G1 guy like Prowl.

By the way, is there any reason to suspect that Japan will treat RID 2015 as a sequel to Animated, given the ID numbers used (TA-# for Animated, TAV# for RID 2015)

Are these like the cancelled Robot Heroes?

As above, the Cliffjumper and Prowl look G1-y.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, I may have missed the memo here, but is it just me or are all the Decepticons animal-based:

Underbite: dog?
Steeljaw: wolf
Bisk: Lobster
Thunderhoof: stag
Hammerstrike: hammerhead shark

Yeah, they are all Animals. I dont know if they will explain it as a side effect of hiding out on earth. But it's animals in robot mode, that's what's interesting.

Uhh... We now have a lobster that's name is a misspelled soup. The train is officially off the rails.

Ah Oh.
I'm diggin' these animal based Decepticons.
I hope we get a warrior class of that stag.
I was so going to try to avoid this line.
Oh well.

...and that Prowl toy sure looks like Streak to me.

Desslok2201 wrote:Uhh... We now have a lobster that's name is a misspelled soup. The train is officially off the rails.

Good call! Bisque is indeed a type of soup, usually based on crustaceans like, here, a lobster. Gotta love Hasbro's sense of humor

And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask.

ciffjumper and prowl? and thunder hoof isnt that bad of a name for a goofy looking decepticon lol

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask.

Me too, Jelze.
Here we go!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:Uhh... We now have a lobster that's name is a misspelled soup. The train is officially off the rails.

Good call! Bisque is indeed a type of soup, usually based on crustaceans like, here, a lobster. Gotta love Hasbro's sense of humor

And crud, with the animal-cons I'm slowly being drawn into the line, despite promising myself to avoid it. Don't ask.

I feel the same way (as does Cobotron). I actually find this quite original. These decepticons are original characters with original designs that dont play much of an homage to anything previous. That is quite rare when you think of it (both Prime and Animated were all about homages and inspiration from previous lines). I might just get the decepticons (if made in warrior class) and have them battle my Prime line autobots with some Beast Hunters dragons thrown in for good measure.

And I like the Bisk name, it's very cute.

The fun thing about this line is that I wont feel rushed to get them or to get them all (as opposed to Combiner wars where one MUST get them all before one particular member gets sold out). I can just wait for a discount. For some reason, I am always more open to trying out discounted transformers and rarely regret a purchase.

Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

YRQRM0 wrote:Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

But come on, that could mean the return of Dwayne Johnson!

Cobotron wrote:I think Airazor was always intended to be female. Japanese love their super heroins.

Airazor's gender in the Hasbro line is due to Beast Wars story editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio's insistence. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female. The later Transmetal version of Airazor was the first American-released Transformer mold created to represent a female character.

In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Airazor was made male.

From TFWiki.

Siger wrote:Way too kiddish looking for my taste. Good transformations though. Why is Bumblebee holding the Starsaber?

That is not the Star Saber.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:OK, I may have missed the memo here, but is it just me or are all the Decepticons animal-based:

Underbite: dog?
Steeljaw: wolf
Bisk: Lobster
Thunderhoof: stag
Hammerstrike: hammerhead shark

You didn't know that? But we got glimpses of all those guys in the old promo vids for the series:

YRQRM0 wrote:Bleh, color me unimpressed by animal-based modes/names. And the appearance of Cliffjumper makes me worried thee continuity with Prime is gonna suck, which is one of the things that made the show really appealing to me.

Looks more like G1 Cliffjumper along with G1 Prowl included here because G1.

Did they only have 3 colors to mold these in? Steeljaw, Thunderhoof (what a bizarre name), and Hammerstrike are cast in the same shade of blue despite the art saying otherwise...
And Prowl's grey for some reason, and Underbite's colors are reversed, and, well, you get the idea.


I hope Underbite and Hammerstrike get decent toys.

managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

leokearon wrote:managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

Which class?

The cartoon actually doesn't look half bad, I have to admit. Very kiddy but that's not a bad thing.

Also, even without seeing him I want Bisk. Because he's a lobster and crustaceans are my jam. (Also he could make a sweet custom Nautilator at a stretch...)

Yeah, I've made the decision to get most of the Decepticons from this line. So far with the exception of Hammerstrike and Underbite, I just don't like their look.

Bisk because his name is Bisk.

Steeljaw looks interesting enough.

And Thunderhoof reminds me of the song Thunderhorse by Dethklok.

william-james88 wrote:

leokearon wrote:managed to get Steeljaw today. I'll have pics up tomorrow

Which class?

Warrior, the one steps and Legends/Legion will be out next week

Delta Magnus wrote:The cartoon actually doesn't look half bad, I have to admit. Very kiddy but that's not a bad thing.

Yeah, it's basically the TF: Prime art style animated in cel-shaded CGI instead of pure CGI.

Amazon has some of the new stuff. Not from a marketplace seller either.

Just bought this Grimlock: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKNOC/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Also have Legion Strongarm: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKU4U/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Edit: Legion OP in stock as well: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LXCKR20?tag=seibertron07-20&

Another Edit: Here's the rest:

Legion Steeljaw: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKTZU?tag=seibertron07-20&

Legion Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKU36?tag=seibertron07-20&

3-Step Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKO1Y/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Given this weird selection I can only assume I missed out on some of the other stuff.

Cobotron wrote:Ah Oh.
I'm diggin' these animal based Decepticons.
I hope we get a warrior class of that stag.
I was so going to try to avoid this line.
Oh well.

I'm at least going to have to get Steeljaw, for obvious reasons.

In a strange twist of irony, the only thing I'm interested in is the Bumblebee from this line.

I'll be saving a lot of cash on this one.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Ah Oh.
I'm diggin' these animal based Decepticons.
I hope we get a warrior class of that stag.
I was so going to try to avoid this line.
Oh well.

I'm at least going to have to get Steeljaw, for obvious reasons.

I thought of you the minute I saw him.
I love that wolf mobil!
HO WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Fellow Seibertron.com member ScottyP has just alerted us to some interesting listings on Amazon.com for the new Transformers: Robots in Disguise first wave of Legions and 3-Step Changers, including Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Strongarm, Steeljaw and two type of Bumblebee. These are official Amazon stock, so feel free to purchase them now, and quickly before they disappear (if they're your thing, obviously) by clicking on the images below for the corresponding listing!

ScottyP wrote:Amazon has some of the new stuff. Not from a marketplace seller either.

Just bought this Grimlock: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKNOC/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Also have Legion Strongarm: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKU4U/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Edit: Legion OP in stock as well: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LXCKR20?tag=seibertron07-20&

Another Edit: Here's the rest:

Legion Steeljaw: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKTZU?tag=seibertron07-20&

Legion Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LXCKU36?tag=seibertron07-20&

3-Step Bumblebee: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Robo ... 00LXCKO1Y/?tag=seibertron07-20&

Given this weird selection I can only assume I missed out on some of the other stuff.

I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

I don't like that Grimlock, but that 3-step changer is kinda neat for how it pulls off a decent robot mode and a dino mode that's pretty good too. It looks like it has only 3 usable points of articulation in robot mode (waist and shoulders). Maybe 4 if the head moves too. Still not something I'd ever buy, but it looks interesting.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers, kind of like how the Warriors are the Deluxe equivalent.

ScottyP wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers,

Flip & Change/Smash & Change would be a more apt comparison than Voyagers.

Sabrblade wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I ordered the legion figures. Are the 3-step changers supposed to be $22? The one-step changers are available but sold by 3rd party sellers at a mark up. Now where are the combiner wars figures?

3-step changers are priced correctly. They're this line's equivalent of Voyagers,

Flip & Change/Smash & Change would be a more apt comparison than Voyagers.

I disagree. They're the closest thing this line has to Voyagers, they're just really, really simple ones. The Smash/Flip Change figures were pure gimmick toys. These are at least attempting to have somewhat accurate robot modes, and the transformations, while simple, aren't one-step like the Smash/Flip change guys.

After typing that, I guess they're in between voyagers and flip change, aren't they? Eh, I'll leave it typed as is, more fun that way

The Warrior Class figures have in stock periodically the last day.

Keep checking back!

Crossing my fingers for an eventual Voyager Grimlock.


That Deluxe one does look pretty cool though.

Robogeek1973 wrote:Crossing my fingers for an eventual Voyager Grimlock.


That Deluxe one does look pretty cool though.

The Closest thing we are going to get is a 3 Step Grimlock for now.

Aren't the Flip'n'Change similar in size to Leader class?

My son's Flip/Smash'n'Change Grimlock & Optimus are pretty much the same height as my Masterpiece Grimlock & Optimus (MP10).

Unless you're referring to the smaller One-Step Changers, which are probably somewhere between the Deluxe and old Scout class.

The 3-Step Grimlock is in better scale with the other Warrior Class figures, but the Warrior Grimlock has better posability. And the Warrior Grimlock is slightly too big to use with Legion figures!

So is Warrior class going to be the deluxe class? I would prefer a little better scaling than this. Voyager Grimlock, and the rest in Deluxe class to compliment some of my PRID/Arms-Micron figures since this is kinda a continuation of it.

I just learned to appreciate Arms-Micron a lot after it had been out for a while.

Going to be saving alot of money in 2015 & 2016 it looks like. No animated Voyagers or Leader class since the 3 step have replaced one of the two offerings. This line is clearly meant for children, not a problem. But Hasbro certainly didnt learn anything with AOE sales of this kind of junk. Which figures were the ones that ran out of stock frequently? The generations deluxe style. And they shy away from that here. So this line is going to be a waste unfortunately. Too bad too because I have lots of prime figures.

On the plus side the Generations Combiner Wars are decent looking. Will only have to keep pace with one line this year.

LOL........$19 for a one step and $9 for a legion class figure?

No thanks. Buying a TF at retail is enough highway robbery for my taste, let alone these insulting prices.

I never understood, in all my years of collecting, why people are so impatient for a product that will be 1/2 price at regular retail in a month or so. They pay a premium, and for what?

The toys look good though. I will probably pick up a few one steps for my sons next month.

Unfortunately no signs of a proper Voyager Class in the future.

Does anybody else think that Hasbro is experimenting to see how much ugly we can take? Truely, no offense.

bvzxa wrote:So is Warrior class going to be the deluxe class? I would prefer a little better scaling than this. Voyager Grimlock, and the rest in Deluxe class to compliment some of my PRID/Arms-Micron figures since this is kinda a continuation of it.

I just learned to appreciate Arms-Micron a lot after it had been out for a while.

Warrior Class is akin to the Simplified Deluxe Class from the tail end of Beast Hunters. They should be the same rough size, but not as complex as regular Deluxes. And it seems that will be the only Class alongside Legion Class without any real gimmicks, like One-Step or Three-Step Transformations.

By the by, I noticed the Warriors are not numbered, or have a Series number at all. Very peculiar.

william-james88 wrote:I feel the same way (as does Cobotron). I actually find this quite original. These decepticons are original characters with original designs that dont play much of an homage to anything previous. That is quite rare when you think of it (both Prime and Animated were all about homages and inspiration from previous lines).

I see them as basically just transforming Battle Beasts, though. At least Thunder Hoof and Steeljaw look a lot like them.

Emerje

shockblast2 wrote:
I never understood, in all my years of collecting, why people are so impatient for a product that will be 1/2 price at regular retail in a month or so. They pay a premium, and for what?

Gotta have that plastic crack fix as soon as possible man.

I wonder if Hasbro plans to roll out a "proper" series of deluxes and voyagers for RID 2015 in the Generations line at some point. The Movie 4 figures were technically split between a subline of the Generations branding and the more kid friendly "RID" assortments. Maybe Hasbro is starting with the kid-centric product first, gauging the interest in the cartoon after it launches, and then deciding whether going forward with adult collectible versions of the RID 2015 cast makes financial sense. Maybe that means waiting until 2016, or maybe they could run such a subline concurrently with the Generations Combiner Wars line as happened this year with the movie versus regular Generations lines.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I wonder if Hasbro plans to roll out a "proper" series of deluxes and voyagers for RID 2015 in the Generations line at some point. The Movie 4 figures were technically split between a subline of the Generations branding and the more kid friendly "RID" assortments. Maybe Hasbro is starting with the kid-centric product first, gauging the interest in the cartoon after it launches, and then deciding whether going forward with adult collectible versions of the RID 2015 cast makes financial sense. Maybe that means waiting until 2016, or maybe they could run such a subline concurrently with the Generations Combiner Wars line as happened this year with the movie versus regular Generations lines.

Well, Hasbro did claim the Warrior series is for kids and collectors alike, so...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Well, Hasbro did claim the Warrior series is for kids and collectors alike, so...

They can always change their minds. If the roll out of the TF Prime toys is any indication, Hasbro is not shy about changing horses mid-stream.

Will Thunderfoot, Bisk, and Hammerstrike have Warrior figures in the upcoming event? If so, when? Since we do already know that Bisk is a muscle car, judging by the footage, what are the vehicle modes for Thunderfoot and Hammerstrike?

psj333 wrote:Will Thunderfoot, Bisk, and Hammerstrike have Warrior figures in the upcoming event? If so, when? Since we do already know that Bisk is a muscle car, judging by the footage, what are the vehicle modes for Thunderfoot and Hammerstrike?

Those are questions that can't be answered at this time. Perhaps we'll see something during Toy Fair 2015?

Mindmaster wrote:

psj333 wrote:Will Thunderfoot, Bisk, and Hammerstrike have Warrior figures in the upcoming event? If so, when? Since we do already know that Bisk is a muscle car, judging by the footage, what are the vehicle modes for Thunderfoot and Hammerstrike?

Those are questions that can't be answered at this time. Perhaps we'll see something during Toy Fair 2015?

I hope Thunderhoof is a stag, but he might be a Cadilac with antlers on the hood.

or this?