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News Credits: 217 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:24 am

Takara Tomy's official website has updated with four new movie-line figures: Battle Blade Optimus Prime, Battle Blade Bumblebee, Ironhide (Deluxe Class) and Insecticon. These figures will be released under the group name Autobot Alliance and are due to be released on the 28th of September.

The official page can be seen here.

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News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:13 am

does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

News Credits: 217 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:17 am

Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:38 am

Isn't the silver plastic on Ironhide different?

News Credits: 241 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:51 am

Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

News Credits: 217 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:02 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

At this point all the Optimi have blurred into one big blob for me.

News Credits: 241 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:06 am

Diem wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Diem wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:does it look like there is any difference in the BB? looks about the same to me as the hasbro version

I'm no Bumblebee-ologist but I'm pretty sure there's no changes. Aside from J-exclusive figures and, IIRC Breakaway, the Takara movie line has been unaltered.

There is one significant difference: BB Optimus Prime has the face-ripping hooks instead of the blades of the US version. Before anyone retorts that's the Leader Class version, look closer, it's the Voyager.

At this point all the Optimi have blurred into one big blob for me.

That's why I don't really like BB Prime, it's too similar to the Leader Class version, hooks aside.

News Credits: 609 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:14 am

Insecticon and Ironhide are remarkably different. I might pick up both.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:59 am

which one was IIRC Breakaway?

News Credits: 241 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:46 pm

Sid Burn wrote:which one was IIRC Breakaway?

The brownish Autobot jet. Had a light and a dark variant.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:01 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:which one was IIRC Breakaway?

The brownish Autobot jet. Had a light and a dark variant.

right right right, always forget about that guy. Thought there might be a homage to getaway I missed.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Insecticon's colours look pretty cool. I think I'll pick him up.

News Credits: 1452 · Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:18 am

I'm not even going to tackle these Takara versions, mainly because the differences from their Hasbro counterparts don't seem to be too vibrant, and even if they are, I'm too used to their glaring Animated metallics.