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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:36 pm

Site sponsor Kapow! Toys has listed the first wave of Weaponizer class figures from the upcoming Transformers Prime Beast Hunters line. The figures include Optimus Prime, Bumblee, and Ultra Magnus! According to Kapow! Toys Bumblebee is a retool of his existing Weaponizer mold. Ultra Magnus will obviously be a new mold. Whether or not Optimus Prime is retool or a new mold remains to be seen. Links listed below.

Weaponizers Ultra Magnus with Battle Hammer - Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Weaponizers Ultra Magnus - Kapow Toys

Weaponizers Optimus Prime - Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Weaponizers Optimus Prime - Kapow Toys

Weaponizers Bumblebee - Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Weaponizers Bumblebee - Kapow Toys

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:42 pm

Weaponizers? Really? The current ones are crap. I hope there are powerizer versions of Prime and Magnus as well to go w/ deluxe Bumblebee.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:45 pm

Manterax Prime wrote:The current ones are crap.

That's putting it mildly.

Optimus Prime was a joke, I shudder to think how they'll butcher Magnus.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:47 pm

So, now Magnus has three Prime toys.

News Credits: 1 · by **datguy86** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:10 pm

I have yet to see a Megatron figure listed for any of the Beast Hunters information, and these last two pieces of news show an Optimus toy. Possibly no Megatron in Beast Hunters?

News Credits: 5 · by **RodimalToyota** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:22 pm

I Don't understand the hate, I love weaponizer Prime, more then any other incarnation from the Prime line.

I'm thrilled to hear a Large Size Ultra Magnus.

YAY! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:24 pm

Either Ultra Magnus is going to play a major part in this series, or Hasbro's going out of their way to snub Megatron and the Cons.

datguy86 wrote:I have yet to see a Megatron figure listed for any of the Beast Hunters information, and these last two pieces of news show an Optimus toy. Possibly no Megatron in Beast Hunters?

Megatron (and Starscream) will probably get something down the road, but chances are the Predacons will all but replace the Decepticons, both in the show and in the toys.

by **Doubledealer93** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:34 pm

this makes me wonder if magnus will get a role in season 3 since he is getting 3 toys now.

by **EagleBot13** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:48 pm

I wonder if the rid figures suffered because the were designed to be retooled later on for the beast hunters line.

by **RAcast** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:08 pm

EagleBot13 wrote:I wonder if the rid figures suffered because the were designed to be retooled later on for the beast hunters line.

They did, there's no doubt of that now.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:03 pm

Regardless of how good any of these figures might be I'll continue to be a scale Nazi and buy only those that make sense next to the other figures.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:02 pm

You'd think by now Hasbro's learned that giant Bee's don't necessarily sell.

Sure the Weaponizers suck, but even if the new toys turn out to be marvels of toy technology, what's the point if OP has no Megatron to fight with, and Bee's just too large to fit in with the rest of the cast?

UM sort of makes sense, especially if he shows up in the third season.

But the only place Bumblebee belongs is in deluxe class, and in his original colors.

by **RAcast** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:07 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:You'd think by now Hasbro's learned that giant Bee's don't necessarily sell.

Sure the Weaponizers suck, but even if the new toys turn out to be marvels of toy technology, what's the point if OP has no Megatron to fight with, and Bee's just too large to fit in with the rest of the cast?

UM sort of makes sense, especially if he shows up in the third season.

But the only place Bumblebee belongs is in deluxe class, and in his original colors.

In all fairness, HA Bee was really quite good as well.

But generally, yes, stick to the deluxe size for carformers. >.>; Once again, that slot should be given to megs.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:24 am

datguy86 wrote:I have yet to see a Megatron figure listed for any of the Beast Hunters information, and these last two pieces of news show an Optimus toy. Possibly no Megatron in Beast Hunters?

Megs might just be keeping his current design and so wouldn't need a new Beast Hunters toy.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:43 am

Sabrblade wrote:
datguy86 wrote:I have yet to see a Megatron figure listed for any of the Beast Hunters information, and these last two pieces of news show an Optimus toy. Possibly no Megatron in Beast Hunters?
Megs might just be keeping his current design and so wouldn't need a new Beast Hunters toy.

Although, I would love to see a Voyager Megatron with his Prime arm.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:00 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
datguy86 wrote:I have yet to see a Megatron figure listed for any of the Beast Hunters information, and these last two pieces of news show an Optimus toy. Possibly no Megatron in Beast Hunters?
Megs might just be keeping his current design and so wouldn't need a new Beast Hunters toy.

Although, I would love to see a Voyager Megatron with his Prime arm.

That might be the Arms Micron Megatron Darkest figure.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:12 am

Meh. Weaponizers.

If it weren't for their hollowed out, doofy looks and the out of range size class, I'd be all over them.

Since that's what makes them what they are, they're a total pass.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:14 am

RAcast wrote:
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:You'd think by now Hasbro's learned that giant Bee's don't necessarily sell.

Sure the Weaponizers suck, but even if the new toys turn out to be marvels of toy technology, what's the point if OP has no Megatron to fight with, and Bee's just too large to fit in with the rest of the cast?

UM sort of makes sense, especially if he shows up in the third season.

But the only place Bumblebee belongs is in deluxe class, and in his original colors.

In all fairness, HA Bee was really quite good as well.

But generally, yes, stick to the deluxe size for carformers. >.>; Once again, that slot should be given to megs.

My only problems with Weaponizer Bee is that he's just too large to fit in with any of the other toys, and those ugly hollow front wheels on his forearms. Otherwise, he's a decent figure.

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:09 am

My daughter loves weaponizer Optimus so that means I do too lol. Though honestly even if she didnt like it I think its a cool large figure with a fun gimmick, at least for a bit.

For my display I would really like to see a weaponizer Megatron.

Ill probably grab weaponizer Bumblebee for her this holiday season too.

by **jspags15** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:39 am

I just got Dreadwing in the mail from hasbro last week and after transforming him and displaying him I think I'm done with this line. The frustration of finding figures and then if you actually do find them it is a disappointment. The FE figures were good, but what came after is very hit and miss with more misses that I count. Even the show is lacking, the stupid kids are to big a part in it. I was really hoping it would go back to Cybertron for season 3, but I called it when I said why would shockwave have to bridge to Megatron. I see this turning into the old RiD transformers show.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:18 am

jspags15 wrote:I see this turning into the old RiD transformers show.

Oh, I like the sound of that. I loved RiD.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:28 am

jspags15 wrote:Even the show is lacking, the stupid kids are to big a part in it.

How are they stupid? They're better than any of the Unicron Tirlogy's human companions.

I was really hoping it would go back to Cybertron for season 3, but I called it when I said why would shockwave have to bridge to Megatron.

I wanted a Cybertronian setting as well, but I'm not going to say the show's digging it's own grave because of it.

by **RAcast** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:50 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
jspags15 wrote:Even the show is lacking, the stupid kids are to big a part in it.

How are they stupid? They're better than any of the Unicron Tirlogy's human companions.

They're really quite competent...well most of the time. Much like Prime Starscream is the most competent Starscream ever, they've made the most useful bunch of kids thus far, and to top it off they aren't completely omnipresent; there are plenty of episodes without them, or with fairly little of them.

Sabrblade wrote:
jspags15 wrote:I see this turning into the old RiD transformers show.
Oh, I like the sound of that. I loved RiD.

My thoughts as well! Can we get another firey battle to the death in the planet's core? :grin:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:03 pm

RAcast wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
jspags15 wrote:I see this turning into the old RiD transformers show.
Oh, I like the sound of that. I loved RiD.

My thoughts as well! Can we get another firey battle to the death in the planet's core?

And a Sky-Byte. I'll take a Sky-Byte too, please?

News Credits: 1 · by **datguy86** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:48 pm

jspags15 wrote:Even the show is lacking, the stupid kids are to big a part in it. I was really hoping it would go back to Cybertron for season 3, but I called it when I said why would shockwave have to bridge to Megatron.

While the kids can be grating, their portrayal has been very good when shown in the second season. I was actually disappointed with all the hubbub surrounding Jack get deflated after Prime returned.

I will say the kids are a necessity for the show. The first season showed the viewer how well the Autobots work with both themselves and humans - and then the finale shows how well Megatron and Optimus can work together if fighting for a common goal.

The second season showed the division among the Decepticons, culminating in Starscream re-joining Megatron, and Megatron's show of force involving Dreadwing. Megatron is dead serious about working together - lessons he learned from watching the Autobots work with the kids, then MECH working with and then against Starscream, Airachnid's betrayal, and finally with Silas appropriating Breakdown's corpse rather permanently. While Megatron does not wish to work with humans, he does realize he needs to work together with his own faction. This realization can be almost directly attributed to the human intervention present in Transformers: Prime.