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News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:37 am

The new Transformers Rescue Bots are now available to purchase on Toys'R'Us.com.

They include:

Optimus Prime

There are also many more. You can see the rest here.

If you have a sighting in your area, make sure to let everyone know by posting it in the Seibertron Sightings forum.

by **Treetop Maximus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:59 am

These guys look like they could be a lot of fun for the kids. Too bad it doesn't look like poor Bumbleebee can even move his arms forward, though. How are you supposed to play with him? =/

by **mongrel** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:13 am

Has there been any word on "bad guy" Rescue Bot counterparts? I can't have my concurrent Optimus Prime / Starscream collection getting too heavy on one side...

Like Michael Alex Kawa on Facebook · by **Michael Alex Kawa** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:57 am

I see this series two ways . 1.They are in a way cool looking ,and FUN plus EASY for younger kids to play with there favorite heroes .At least they have known characters , unlike the Playscool Go-Bots of 2004 . 2.I hate to say this but i have always believe that TRANSFORMERS

as a series may be a bit intense for people under 8 .Note the movies are PG-13 ,all shows Y-7 ,and all the comics very mature . Back in the day it seemed that Hasbro knew its audience .But now it seems that they are selling violence to young kids in "CUTE HARMLESS PACKAGES " to GET THERE MONEY SOONER .In the same way BIG TOBACCO had candy companies make CANDY CIGARETTE . They will never make a Decepticon

in this line cause they know that parents won't buy it ,and most kids to YOUNG to understand the series think "the bad guys are yucky :SICK:

" Again though as a fan of toys i do think at least the BOTS of the series are cool .Sorry about the rant someone had to say it .I don't think Hasbro is evil or anything ,i think they are just not thinking any more ,this could very well ruin the brand .How many 12 year olds are gonna want to buy a TF ,when there "BABY BRO " have one of these ,in time they will find what they think have the "COOL EDGE " that TF use to have before the sell out to parents .

Like KenLinus on Facebook · by **KenLinus** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:11 am

To be honest, I really wish they wouldn't make stuff like this. I have been playing with transformers before I could even walk, and they didn't need to be ridiculously proportioned kiddy versions of characters. It's kind of an insult to the little ones' intelligence. I let my little nephew have a go at some of my deluxes, and he looks like he LOVES that he can't figure them out. It also sucks that literally half of the transformers section is populated by toys like these. RANT COMPLETE

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:42 am

mongrel wrote:Has there been any word on "bad guy" Rescue Bot counterparts? I can't have my concurrent Optimus Prime / Starscream collection getting too heavy on one side...

According to the back packaging, the "bad guys" that the Rescue Bots face off against are "Fires, floods, and crime, or anything in between".

So, it looks like these guys will be the Transformers equivalent to the Rescue Heroes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

by **Grimlock1979** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:49 pm

This is the kind of Transformers Toys for me Grimlock when I start thinking over to stop the collecting hobby! Kiddy TF Toys... *puke* There are no Transformers Toys. It's just ugly "scrap"! Bullshit!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:55 pm

Grimlock1979 wrote:This is the kind of Transformers Toys for me Grimlock when I start thinking over to stop the collecting hobby! Kiddy TF Toys... *puke* There are no Transformers Toys. It's just ugly "scrap"! Bullshit!

Silly Grimlock, TFs are for kids.

by **Grimlock1979** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:24 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Silly Grimlock, TFs are for kids.

Yes, me Grimlock know that too... sometimes! #-o

Ok give Grimlock a chance to say it different this time: This Rescue Bots are not for the "big" kidz (age 7 and up like me to 32). Is that better now? Grimlock hope so, cause his brain burns. Too much to think, look at my intelligence skill. :KREMZEEK:

This Rescue Bots seems to be for little Kiddies with maximum age 6. Nothing for a collector.

by **WolfDawg** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:59 pm

Grimlock1979 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Silly Grimlock, TFs are for kids.

Yes, me Grimlock know that too... sometimes! Ok give Grimlock a chance to say it different this time: This Rescue Bots are not for the "big" kidz (age 7 and up like me to 32). Is that better now? Grimlock hope so, cause his brain burns. Too much to think, look at my intelligence skill.

This Rescue Bots seems to be for little Kiddies with maximum age 6. Nothing for a collector.

While I won't go out of my way to collect this entire line, some of the figures do look pretty cool. I bought the Rescue Bots Prime and Bumblebee. No, they're not very posable, but they look good and I don't play with my figures anyway. They're cutesy, but not too different from the Mighty Muggs figures. To be honest, they actually display fairly well together (which is how I plan on displaying them). The only other figures I'm interested in with these Rescue Bots are the police car and bulldozer. Hopefully we get a few Decepticons soon.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:45 pm

WolfDawg wrote:Hopefully we get a few Decepticons soon.

I'll honestly be very surprised if we do get any Decepticons in this line, as these guys aren't a team of warriors or soldiers, but rather an emergency response team, as evidenced by this:

Sabrblade wrote:According to the back packaging, the "bad guys" that the Rescue Bots face off against are "Fires, floods, and crime, or anything in between".

So, it looks like these guys will be the Transformers equivalent to the Rescue Heroes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.