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[william-james88]

I dont get Hasbro, the target market for these is not 15+ teens

[SlyTF1]

Why is Optimus smiling on the box art? Man, GTFO with that.

[Peridot]

Why is Optimus smiling on the box art? Man, GTFO with that.

Yes, because a character from a children's cartoon has to be SUPER SERIOUS AND MOODY.

[Peridot]

Are the eloctronics removable so it can double as a shampoo bottle for bubble baths ?

The horse, while not fully decomposed, is very visibly dead. Any attempts at beatings or other violence are unnecessary.

[Rated X]

Are the eloctronics removable so it can double as a shampoo bottle for bubble baths ?

The horse, while not fully decomposed, is very visibly dead. Any attempts at beatings or other violence are unnecessary.

This is Z-Nation. The horse came back from the dead so we beat it so hard its blood started to bleed.

[Solrac333]

Junk.

[chuckdawg1999]

Fellow Seibertron.com user Madeus Prime has notified us of a new video review for the Transformers: Robots in Disguise line, featuring the Warrior class Optimus Prime - adding to the diatribe over whether the big bot is dead or alive in the new show. But in the meantime, check out what Shartimus Prime has to say about the toy below!

This is just a quick review to show off the weapon storage that some people might miss. It's a tight fit but so far I haven't seen any stress marks on the tabs and overall the ax stays in place well.

Figured this might help with the weapons storage question

[Primeultimus]

Transformers Robots In Disguise Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjY78lGd9zg

[Va'al]

Transformers Robots In Disguise Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjY78lGd9zg

This has already been featured, but thanks: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ial/32125/


Moving to RID thread.

[Va'al]

We've seen the galleries already, but in an amusing turn of events the Seibertron.com store sold one to fellow user chuckdawg1999 - who has shared a video review with us, coming full circle!

Hyperchange Optimus Prime is a fun figure, existing as a halfway point between One-Step Changers and Power Battlers. The figure while simple is dense and solid with plastic, giving it a heft that I've missed over the last few years. One flaw is the size doesn't make it optimal for desk toy status, but that shouldn't detract you from seeking this rolling power of awesomeness out!

[Primeultimus]

Transformers Robots In Disguise Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjY78lGd9zg

This has already been featured, but thanks: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ial/32125/


Moving to RID thread.

That was a new commercial. The previously released commercial did not have finished audio and did not mention the warrior class transformers.

[Va'al]

Yep, edited previous news post.

[william-james88]

Here is the official press release for upcoming Robots in Disguise toys in 2015. Though a few have been announced in the past, this is the first official confirmation for:

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE MINI-CON DEPLOYERS

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE SUPER BUMBLEBEE

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE MINI-CONS (SINGLE PACK) which include:

- SLIPSTREAM
- DRAGONUS
- DIVEBOMB
- SAWBACK

Pictures of some of these figures have been mirrored below the Press Release statements. These pictures include, among others, Super Bumblebee, a Minicon for Deployer Drift and Deployer Fracture.

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE – 2015 PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS



New for 2015, Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE line features fun play patterns and a fresh new style, based on the hotly anticipated new animated series TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE.

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, premiering on Cartoon Network in March 2015, features a brand new chapter in the history of the TRANSFORMERS franchise. Featuring BUMBLEBEE as the leader of a team of young AUTOBOTS, the series features the new team of TRANSFORMERS saving the Earth from the menace of STEELJAW and an all new group of
wild and dangerous DECEPTICONS!

The innovative figures put the action in your hand with 1-Step Changers and 3-Step Changers. You can also download the new TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE mobile game and scan each figure into the app. Each figure is imprinted with a scannable shield that when scanned into the app unlocks that character for battle action!

The 2015 TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE line from Hasbro features the following products:

Action Figures

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE 3-STEP CHANGERS Assortment
(Ages 5 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Spring 2015)

Each TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE THREE-STEP CHANGERS figure features a character from the all new animated series, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, coming to Cartoon Network in 2015 in a fun, larger size with an amazingly fluid conversion. Kids can convert each figure in three steps and get right into the action! Characters include:
BUMBLEBEE and GRIMLOCK. Each sold separately. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons
or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE WARRIORS CLASS Assortment
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $14.99/Available: Spring 2015)

Each TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE WARRIORS figure features a character from the all new animated series, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, coming to Cartoon Network in 2015. Warrior figures feature classic puzzle play for fans that want the traditional TRANSFORMERS experience. These detailed figures are great for collectors and kids as
they convert from robot to vehicle in 10 steps or less and come with a unique weapon accessory. High articulation means more action play, as fans can pose their figures and play out their favorite battles from the new animated series with GRIMLOCK, BUMBLEBEE, STEELJAW, and STRONGARM. Each sold separately. Take the action to your mobile device.
Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE TITAN HEROES Action Figure Assortment
(Ages 4 years & up /Approx. Retail Price: $12.99/Available: Spring 2015)

Kids and collectors alike will have big fun with these 12-inch scale action figures based on the new animated series coming to Cartoon Network in 2015. Each non-converting figure features five points of articulation and packs a lot of play at a great price! Characters include: OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, and STEELJAW. Each sold separately. Take the
action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE LEGION CLASS Assortment
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $5.99/Available: Spring 2015)
Each TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE LEGION figure features a character from the all new animated series, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, coming to Cartoon Network in 2015 in a small-scale, collectable figure that converts from robot to vehicle in 10 steps or less! Characters include: BUMBLEBEE, OPTIMUS PRIME, STEELJAW, and STRONGARM. Each sold separately. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE 1-STEP CHANGERS Assortment
Ages 5 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Spring 2015)

Each TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONE-STEP CHANGERS figure features a character from the all new animated series, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, coming to Cartoon Network in 2015, and converts from robot to vehicle and back in one awesome step! Characters include: BUMBLEBEE, UNDERBITE, SIDESWIPE, and STRONGARM. Each sold
separately. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Tiny Titans
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $2.49/Available: Spring 2015)
Get a bot that’s small but mighty in this Tiny Titans figure pack! Each Blind Bag includes 1 miniature [non-converting?]Transformers figure and a character card for your collection. Which one will you get? There’s only one way to find out! Collect all 12 to start building your Tiny Titans Transformers army today, including all your favorite characters: SIDESWIPE, STRONGARM, GRIMLOCK, OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE and more. Each sold separately. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE MINI-CON DEPLOYERS
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Fall 2015)
DEPLOYERS figures team with exclusive deployable MINI-CON figures to demolish enemies! Pick a side and choose a warrior: AUTOBOT DRIFT or DECEPTICON FRACTURE. Each DEPLOYERS figure comes with one MINI-CON figure that it can deploy into battle! DEPLOYERS figures convert from robot to vehicle in less than 10 steps. Their MINI-CON teammates convert in just one. AUTOBOT DRIFT figure works with all buzzsaw-shaped MINI-CON figures. DECEPTICON FRACTURE figure works with all torpedo-shaped MINI-CON figures. Collect and deploy! Take the action to your mobile device.
Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE MEGA OPTIMUS PRIME
(Ages 5 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2015)
The heroic AUTOBOT Commander is ready for battle in a flash! This OPTIMUS PRIME figure stands over 11 inches tall and converts from truck to powerful robot in one smooth motion! Simply pull the trailer apart to convert from vehicle to robot, then push the figure's chest and swing the cab down to convert back. The built-in connector ports let kids attach MINI-CON figures (each sold separately) and use them as weapons and armor for battle. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE SUPER BUMBLEBEE
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/Available: Fall 2015)
Heroes don't come any bigger than BUMBLEBEE, and BUMBLEBEE figures don't come any bigger than this! At over 19 inches tall, SUPER BUMBLEBEE can stand up to any DECEPTICON threat. The light-up figure recognizes whether it's in vehicle or robot mode and plays unique sounds in each. The figure changes from robot to vehicle in less than 3 steps and it plays the classic TRANSFORMERS conversion sound effect when going from one mode to another. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE MINI-CONS (SINGLE PACK)
(Ages 5 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $4.99/Available: Fall 2015)
These bots don't just go on the attack, they are the attack! Based on the MINI-CONS seen in the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE animated series, MINI-CON figures convert from robot to weapon mode in one simple step. Choose from buzzsaw-shaped AUTOBOT MINI-CONS or torpedo-shaped DECEPTICON MINI-CONS, then customize each figure with the included battle accessories. Team them with DEPLOYERS figures (each sold separately) and deploy each MINI-CON figure into battle. Collect and deploy an entire MINI-CON army! Characters include: SLIPSTREAM, DRAGONUS, DIVEBOMB, and SAWBACK. Take the action to your mobile device. Download the TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE app to your digital device, then scan the shield to unlock a character or weapons or more!

[Noideaforaname]

For a brief moment I thought this was a Cosmos repaint.

[Rated X]

Whos the purple guy ? Cyclonus ? And whats that robotic pizza looking thing ?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Whos the purple guy ? Cyclonus ? And whats that robotic pizza looking thing ?

I believe he's called Fracture and transforms into a motorbike. Instead of being an animal-con like the rest he comes with two animals Mini-Cons in the show. The disc is one of Drift's Mini-Cons I think

[william-james88]

Whos the purple guy ? Cyclonus ? And whats that robotic pizza looking thing ?

I believe he's called Fracture and transforms into a motorbike. Instead of being an animal-con like the rest he comes with two animals Mini-Cons in the show. The disc is one of Drift's Mini-Cons I think

Yup, as written above:

These pictures include, among others, a Minicon for Deployer Drift and Deployer Fracture

[OptimalOptimus2]

Whos the purple guy ? Cyclonus ? And whats that robotic pizza looking thing ?

I'm guessing Slipstrem.

[Bounti76]

And TF:RID continuity gets murkier.....Slipstream was already well established to be a female seeker in the WFC/Prime/Aligned continuity....now Slipstream is a male Autobot minicon?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

And TF:RID continuity gets murkier.....Slipstream was already well established to be a female seeker in the WFC/Prime/Aligned continuity....now Slipstream is a male Autobot minicon?

In-continuity namesakes become extremely common when Mini-Cons come into play. Look at Armada, Energon, Cybertron and especially within the Mini-Con Groups themselves.

[griftimus prime]

keep it coming

[Wolfman Jake]

And TF:RID continuity gets murkier.....Slipstream was already well established to be a female seeker in the WFC/Prime/Aligned continuity....now Slipstream is a male Autobot minicon?

In-continuity namesakes become extremely common when Mini-Cons come into play. Look at Armada, Energon, Cybertron and especially within the Mini-Con Groups themselves.

At this point, I'm going to say that the only internal consistency with TF:RID is strictly with the TF:Prime cartoon and NOTHING else. No comics, video games, packaging bios, pack-in stories, or ANYTHING ELSE ancillary to the TF:Prime cartoon, even if otherwise regarded as official or cannon stories. At best, I think the "aligned continuity" is proving just to be another continuity family with several different flavors involved (WfC/FoC games, versus novelizations, versus cartoon, versus toy fiction, versus whatever else). At worst, I think Hasbro just doesn't care, and spent a whole lot of time, energy, and money rebooting their Transformers brand continuity for the modern age to simply give up on it and not care a scant few years later. Long story short, don't try to make sense of any of it. Continuity only works for the aligned universe if you isolate the stories by media outlet (videogames, books, shows, etc.). Across media, the fiction doesn't complement itself.

[william-james88]

And TF:RID continuity gets murkier.....Slipstream was already well established to be a female seeker in the WFC/Prime/Aligned continuity....now Slipstream is a male Autobot minicon?

In-continuity namesakes become extremely common when Mini-Cons come into play. Look at Armada, Energon, Cybertron and especially within the Mini-Con Groups themselves.

At this point, I'm going to say that the only internal consistency with TF:RID is strictly with TF:Prime and NOTHING else. No comics, video games, packaging bios, pack-in stories, or ANYTHING ELSE ancillary to the TF:Prime cartoon. At best, I think the "aligned continuity" is proving just to be another continuity family with several different flavors involved (WfC/FoC games, versus novelizations, versus cartoon, versus toy fiction, versus whatever else). At worst, I think Hasbro just doesn't care, and spent a whole lot of time, energy, and money rebooting their Transformers brand continuity for the modern age to simply give up on it and not care a scant few years later. Long story short, don't try to make sense of any of it. Continuity only works for the aligned universe if you isolate the stories by media outlet (videogames, books, shows, etc.). Across media, the fiction doesn't complement itself.

To me, the WFC/FOC games are as linked to the Aligned continuity presented in Prime as the Marvel comics were linked to the G1 continuity presented in the show.

It's stories using the same characters and backstories but not necessarily linked to eachother more than that.

[leokearon]

I really hope the butt cannon on Fracture is detachable

[WiseMan]

At this point, I'm going to say that the only internal consistency with TF:RID is strictly with the TF:Prime cartoon and NOTHING else. No comics, video games, packaging bios, pack-in stories, or ANYTHING ELSE ancillary to the TF:Prime cartoon, even if otherwise regarded as official or cannon stories.

I agree, but there's one problem. In TF:Prime, Unit E was set up specifically to deal with Decepticon threats on Earth. I believe a prison ship crashing on Earth would be exactly what they're meant to deal with. But instead, the TF:RID allies are a dad and his kid who run a junkyard?

They'd better explain that awful quick when the series starts.