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The Transformers Team over on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel decided to have a little fun between BMac, Evan and Mark and do a sort of sports style "toy draft" picking their favorite figures of 2023 without duplicating picks for their "teams". They're picks were broken down by class as well as a wild card pick in no specific order. While mostly just something done for fun it did include quite a bit of banter between the three that has given us some insight into what we might find in the future as well as insight into the design process of figures they chose.
- It doesn't sound like they're working on a blue G2 Grimlock... yet.
- There was a brief, not by name mention of Dino King when talking about Core Scarr
- They actually called Nemesis "dommy mommy"... (Link is at least visually safe for work.)
- They said they have way more female characters than most people know about. Not sure if that meant to pick from or in the works.
- Apparently Takara gave the go ahead for SS86 Rumble and Frenzy to get their cartoon colors matched to their names (RiBFiR) after Siege went the other way (seemingly at Takara's request).
- Mark actually said Ultra Magnus has been under represented leading to the SS86 figure.
- Mark used some of Aaron Archer's original concept art when designing Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime.
- Mark was also the one that got Buzzworthy Tow-Line made.
- They joke about only making 4 SS86 Dinobots. They must hear that alot.
- Lots of gushing over Retro reissue pink Hot Rod and praise for that line in general.
- Mark actually went to a dump and waste management site for inspiration with Trashmaster (who was named by their copy editor).
- Tease more Insecticon repaints (but definitely no more Dinobots).
It's a little telling that while they praised the Studio Series line, most of their picks came from Legacy. Was there anything big that was missed? Let us know in the Seibertron Energon Pub forum!
Often when talking about Studio Series and the progression from live action movies to animation to video games the question of what exactly is a "studio" comes up. Thanks to a Q&A held by TFW2005 with the Hasbro Transformers team (and thanks to Seibertronian Munkky for bringing this to our attention) we get some insight into just what qualifies as a studio. The short answer is, well, basically everything including comic books.
Q: So we kind of hit on this with the comic talk, but just to elaborate – first we had 86, now we have Gamer Edition expanding Studio Series even more. What sort of other things could happen?
A: Anything that’s technically a studio could be on the table. We’re trying to look at that and make sure that it’s authentic to what Studio Series is. We don’t want to just shoehorn everything into Studio Series, but we do know that there are opportunities to grow the brand. We always say from screen to toy. And a lot of people read comic books on screens now.
Q: Hasbro turns the tables! Asks us if we’d consider comic publishers as studios, and that they could live in the Studio Series segment?
A: Led to a small back-and-forth on this subject, but in short it seems Hasbro may be interested in something like this.
On that note, they also talked about what games they're open to doing in the Gamer Edition line.
Q: For Gamer Edition, is it limited to just WFC or will FOC (Dinobots, Bruticus, etc) and all the Transformers games be included?
A: Pretty much all of it. Think the clear winner will probably be, everybody wants some Devastation stuff, we need to figure out how to do some cell shading for it. Continuing from WFC, think FOC is on the table. Team has even joked about doing Mystery of Convoy, doing some sort of dot deco or something like that. We have the Ultra Magnus now and we have the Rodimus from Kingdom, it’s like why not. Why not some N64 Transmetals too? We can get some of that in there, there’s a lot of options. If it’s been in a video game, we have the opportunity to look at it, taking a little bit of a cue from what the Star Wars team did with their gamer stuff. There’s no licensing issues, we own all of that, it’s all on the table for us. But with the live action movie stuff, there’s always that stuff going on, you still have to deal with Paramount and the licensors.
Could we really see the Studio Series line become the home of Beast Wars Transmetals figures or future and former Commander Class figures done up for Mystery of Convoy for the Nintendo Famicom? Time will tell!
Final big piece of news that's currently making its rounds on video game news channels is the current status of Activision's Transformers games. It's a mixed bag, but the team seems optimistic about these being available again. Turns out licensing was never the issue as has long been speculated.
Q: Possible to re-release the Activision TF games to coincide with Gamer Edition?
A: Sadly, apparently Activision’s not sure what hard drives they’re on in their building. When a company eats a company that eats a company things get lost, and that’s very frustrating. Hope is that now that the deal is moving forward with Microsoft and Xbox that they’ll go through all of the archives and every hard drive to find it all, because it’s an easy Game Pass add. We want those games back up for people to have a chance to play.
Q: How did that impact the process of making Gamer Edition?
A: Sam had to load up the games on older platforms because there were some deco details we couldn’t find – we have the CAD, but it’s not colored. So we had to find some of the character details within the games themselves.
Q: So you do have some of the game assets then?
A: We do, but it’s very interesting. FOC, we have everything. For WFC, we had to rip it ourselves, because they could not find it – they kept sending concept art instead, which we didn’t want, we need the CAD. So we booted up an old computer and ripped them all out from there. Which was a learning experience and a long weekend, because we just wanted to get it right, so that’s why we did it like that.
Hopefully Activision finds those hard drives, fans have been begging for new opportunities to play those games for years now.
TFW2005 also did a very lengthy solo Q&A with Evan where he talks about figures he'd like to make, what is and isn't possible, and whatever happened to that Takara Armada Optimus Prime prototype among many other things. It's a very extensive read so check it out the link at the top of the page.
It's another Transformers Tuesday, Seibertronians! Today we get two drops from Hasbro on totally opposite ends of the size spectrum. Officially revealed is the penultimate Leader Class Dinobot, Snarl! Recreated in all his ten seconds of screentime glory, Snarl comes with his sword as an accessory, the only Leader Class Dinobot to do so so far. Number 19 in the 86 movie subline of Studio Series, Snarl is due in mid-summer this year, and can be found on Hasbro Pulse, among other retailers.
Transformers Studio Series 86-19 Leader Class Dinobot Snarl
(Ages 8 and Up | Approx. Retail Price: $54.99 | Available: August 2023)
Bring the epic action of the Transformers movies from the big screen into your collection with the all-new Transformers Studio Series Leader 86-19 Dinobot Snarl action figure. Featuring movie-inspired details and accessories, the new Studio Series Dinobot Snarl action figure stands 8.5” tall and converts from robot to Stegosaurus mode in 31 steps. The figure includes a removable backdrop display from the iconic Battle of Autobot City scene and comes with a sword accessory that attaches to the Dinobot Snarl in both modes. The new Transformers Studio Series Leader 86-19 Dinobot Snarl is available for pre-order now at Hasbro Pulse and other major retailers
Also today, we got the reveal of Studio Series Core Class Ironhide! He's a slight retool of Core Class Ratchet, consisting of a new head and removal of the ambulance light bar. This latest iteration of Ironhide is due in July, also from Hasbro Pulse
Transformers Studio Series Core Class Ironhide
(Ages 8 and Up | Approx. Retail Price: $11.99 | Available: July 2023)
Bring the epic action of the Transformers movies from the big screen into your collection with the new Transformers Studio Series Core Class Ironhide action figure. Ironhide stands at 3.5” tall and is inspired by iconic movie scenes with details that reflect the Transformers movie universe. This toy features a classic conversion between robot and van modes in 15 steps and includes 2 blaster accessories that attach to Ironhide in both modes. The new Transformers Studio Series Core Class Ironhide is available for pre-order now at Hasbro Pulse and other major retailers.
So what are your thoughts? Excited to get one step closer to a full crew of Leader Class Dinobots? Glad to have an Ironhide at a smaller size? Let us know below!
Hasbro held a retailer and investor event to show what was coming up in the next 2 years and highlighted the upcoming Transformers Rise of the Beasts film. For Rise of the Beasts, they gave us a title card which features Inca styled carvings of Predacons and Maximals in their beast modes. We can see Optimus Primal, Dinobot, Scorponok, Terrorsaur, Cheetor, Airazor, one of the Spider bots, Rattrap and even Megatron in a fetal position at the very bottom of the circle where all these beasts are carved. At the far right and left we have profiles of Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal though these are of their WFC looks and not their movie look. That last part should remind everyone that this poster is not indicative of anything other than Hasbro wanting a nice backdrop to the logo which combines the themes of Cybertronians coming in contact with ancient civilizations, which has been an ongoing theme in the live action films. We still do not know if the Predacons will actually be in the film as substantial characters or merely a mention, like a wall carving. Hasbro also confirmed the release date being the June 9th 2023 and that it is a sequel to the Bumblebee movie. Here is exactly what was said by Jenny Whitlock, VP of Global Franchises at Hasbro:
“We’re partnering with eOne, Paramount, and a visionary new director to bring to life a Transformers story like you’ve never seen. The film will pick up after the events of 2018’s Bumblebee and follows Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and an unlikely team of humans who are joined by a group of powerful new allies; the Transformers Beasts. The introduction of beast characters will be a significant moment for all. From kids to core fans, and especially those who grew up with Beast Wars in the 90s. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts raises the stakes and set us up for what’s to come over the next few years in our film franchise.”
This is a really odd reveal, for many reasons. Firstly, it's a reveal for the Cyberverse line, a line which seemed done. Especially with a new kids show already revealed that will have its own toyline. Also, we don't usually get reveals for this line, since it's not made for fans (and there's no preorder for these). And lastly, the big one, this doesn't look at all like Cyberverse Optimus Prime. Optimus in Cyberverse has the evergreen design which we have seen for years now and which we will keep seeing, like in the upcoming Earthspark cartoon. This Optimus Prime, in robot mode, looks exactly like the recent live action Optimus Prime from the Bumblebee movie (and supposedly the Rise of the Beasts Movie too). Look at the arms, the chest, it's that BB Movie Prime. So, it begs the question, is this actually our first look at a toy from the Rise of the Beasts line, but in Cyberverse packaging. Is this the tactic Hasbro will use to release these already produced toys which are supposed to be out soon? Or will the ROTB toys still come out this year in ROTB packaging and this is just an extra toy for another line. No answers, only questions for now. That alt mode is also odd, since it resembles the one Optimus had in Beast Hunters, while also looking a bit like Legacy Bulkhead's, which supposedly will also be made into an Optimus Prime toy.
We do have some more details about this specific toy. It is 9-inches, so a pretty good size, and it transforms from truck to bot by smashing it on the floor, a tactic used in Age of Extinction toys as well. It will retail for $31.49 when it hits retailers in October.
Let us know what you think. You can click here to see the original article from comicbook.com.
Greetings Seibertronians! Did you catch today's livestream for the special Transformers focused Fan First Friday (if you didn't click here for the recap!)?
Hasbro has sent out all the official images (as seen on the stream) and the official product descriptions to match!
Without further ado...
HASBRO PULSE EXCLUSIVE
Transformers: Generations Shattered Glass Voyager Class Starscream
Transformers: Generations Shattered Glass Voyager Class Starscream
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $38.99 / Available: September 1, 2021)
The Shattered Glass Collection Voyager STARSCREAM figure stands at 7 inches tall, converts between robot and Cybertronian jet mode in 22 steps, and comes with 2 Energon sword accessories that combine together. This figure depicts the brilliant DECEPTICON scientist, STARSCREAM, with deco and details inspired by the Shattered Glass universe including a red DECEPTICON logo.
Discover a universe that shatters everything you know about the Transformers robots…an upside-down world where the bad guys are good, and the good guys are bad. Welcome to Shattered Glass, an alternate universe where the heroic DECEPTICONS battle the evil AUTOBOTS. Fans can explore this topsy-turvy reality with the TRANSFORMERS Shattered Glass Collection, featuring classic characters with a twist! Look for other Shattered Glass figures to build the ultimate alternate universe collection (each sold separately, subject to availability). Available exclusively on HasbroPulse.com.
INCLUDES COMIC BOOK WITH EXCLUSIVE VARIANT COVER
Each figure in the collection comes with 1 of a 5-issue IDW miniseries with a Hasbro Pulse exclusive variant cover you can only get with a Shattered Glass figure. Shattered Glass isn’t your average TRANSFORMERS tale… IDW’s Shattered Glass “Starscream”-Issue #3 spotlights the loyal DECEPTICON lieutenant, STARSCREAM, as he unburies the past in an attempt to save the future.
STUDIO SERIES WAVE 3
Transformers Studio Series 86 Leader Class Slug
Transformers: Studio Series 86-07 Leader The Transformers: The Movie Dinobot Slug and Daniel Witwicky
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $49.99 / Available: August 1, 2021)
This Studio Series 86-07 Leader Class The Transformers: The Movie DINOBOT SLUG figure stands at 8.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco, and converts from robot to triceratops mode in 32 steps. DINOBOT SLUG also comes with a non-converting DANIEL WITWICKY figure that can sit on DINOBOT SLUG in both modes and a blaster accessory.
In the “Mockery of Justice scene” from The Transformers: The Movie the DINOBOTS storm the QUINTESSON Courtroom to save HOT ROD and KUP, as SLUG stomps over a crushed QUINTESSON prosecutor. Fans can remove the backdrop and pose the figure out and imagine recreating this classic movie moment!
Studio Series has always allowed fans to reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection inspired by iconic movie scenes from the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Now, the Studio Series line is expanding to include the epic moments and characters from the classic The Transformers: The Movie, bringing fans a whole new series of screen-inspired figures to collect (each sold separately, subject to availability)! Available at most major toy retailers and for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com on Friday May 21, 2021 at 1pm ET.
Transformers Studio Series 86 Deluxe Class Gnaw
Transformers: Studio Series 86-08 Deluxe The Transformers: The Movie Gnaw
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: August 1, 2021)
This Studio Series 86-08 Deluxe Class The Transformers: The Movie GNAW figure stands at 4.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco, comes with blaster and tail mace accessories, and converts from robot to SHARKTICON mode in 17 steps. GNAW also features translucent eyes and an articulated jaw and arms.
In the “Mockery of Justice scene” from The Transformers: The Movie GNAW and the SHARKTICONS lurk beneath the QUINTESSON Courtroom, ready to carry out the sentence of any bot unlucky enough to fall victim to QUINTESSON justice. Fans can remove the backdrop and pose the figure out and imagine recreating this classic movie moment!
Studio Series has always allowed fans to reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection inspired by iconic movie scenes from the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Now, the Studio Series line is expanding to include the epic moments and characters from the classic The Transformers: The Movie, bringing fans a whole new series of screen-inspired figures to collect (each sold separately, subject to availability)! Available at most major toy retailers and for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com on Friday May 21, 2021 at 1pm ET.
Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Class Wreck-Gar
Transformers: Studio Series 86-09 Voyager The Transformers: The Movie Wreck-Gar
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: August 1, 2021)
This Studio Series 86-09 Voyager Class The Transformers: The Movie WRECK-GAR figure stands at 6.5 inches tall, features vivid, movie-inspired deco, and converts from robot to motorcycle mode in 22 steps. WRECK-GAR is highly articulated for posability and comes with an Armor Axe and 2 wheel accessories inspired by the film.
In the “Junkion Dance Party scene” from The Transformers: The Movie, WRECK-GAR and the JUNKIONS team up with the AUTOBOTS after exchanging the universal greeting: “Bah-wheep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong!” Fans can remove the backdrop and pose the figure out and imagine recreating this classic movie moment!
Studio Series has always allowed fans to reach past the big screen and build the ultimate TRANSFORMERS collection inspired by iconic movie scenes from the TRANSFORMERS movie universe. Now, the Studio Series line is expanding to include the epic moments and characters from the classic The Transformers: The Movie, bringing fans a whole new series of screen-inspired figures to collect (each sold separately, subject to availability)! Available at most major toy retailers and for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com on Friday May 21, 2021 at 1pm ET.
What do you think of these? Have you preordered them?
Shout out in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Greetings Seibertronians! Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Darth JoJo Gojira Prime 1939, we've learned that YouTuber, Kremzeek Reviews, has just unloaded a brand new video review of the forthcoming Transformers Studio Series 86 Leader Class Slag!
While this figure is yet to be officially revealed by Hasbro, we've known of its existence for some time based on leaked listings and the photos that emerged a month or so ago. The figure is highly accurate to his appearance in the movie and comes with a small Daniel minifigure. He is the second of the Dinobots to debut under this new line, following on from Grimlock and Wheelie.
Check out the review below!
What do you think of the review? Are you excited to get this dinobot?
Shout out in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
With there being buzz again for a new Transformers film, I thought of starting this ranking which will update through the years as more movies get added. This ranking consists of theatrically released Transformers films. Be sure to let us know your ranking too.
Ranking of the Transformers Films with Theatrical Releases
7. Transformers The last Knight
With the previous film steering things in the right direction by finally having the robots actually feel like characters and not just background noise, I was legitimately excited for this film. Megatron was coming back as well with the best design we had seen for him so far in the series and it looked like Optimus could finally be the prominent character in the film, especially based on the marketing. I mean, you look at this and Optimus is the last knight, right... RIGHT?!?!?!?!
Wrong!
The last knight is Mark Wahlberg. You wondering why? Well it's because he doesn't have sex a lot. They spend some minutes discussing that very thing. Oh and Optimus, the guy on the poster? Not in the film much. The last film ended with him setting off on an awesome revenge mission in space and this one opens with the film showing us that he wasn't really made for deep space flight. This film is a dud with the most uneven tone of the entire series. Like having some really raw and visceral medieval action intercut with Stanley Tucci being a clown as a drunk Merlin. Tone deaf, truly tone deaf. There's just so much wasted potential here. Evil Optimus? Lasts for just six minutes. Cool new Megatron? Not there much, plays second fiddle to Quintessa. Barricade returns? Taken out without Bee even needing to transform. Unicron is planet earth? Not gonna focus on that too much. Cog is called a headmaster? He never transforms into anything and is just a butler robot. The submarine is a Transformer? Never transforms. Bee can finally talk again? He does, after we were told that he still can't, and after his two second speech he goes back to the radio voice.
This doesn't feel like a Transformers movie in the least. It looks like one of the writers in the writer's room had an Arthurian legend descendants script in the works and the rest of the writers just added Transformers to it. This film is just a junk fest of scenes and random ideas put together, avoid it "no matter the cost".
6. Transformers Dark of the Moon
My issue with this film is that it is so damn boring. Like mind numbingly so. The Transformers hero characters are relegated to the background here, even in the fight scenes and they seem to have no agency. The Wreckers are there for 2 minutes of screen time and mostly in the background of those 2 minutes. This is not a joke. The montage scene of Sam looking for a random job lasts longer (it lasts for 4 minutes). And I absolutely hate how they have to write ridiculous reasons for Optimus not to join a battle (and thus save some money on CGI), like getting tied up with ropes. It just makes this huge blockbuster feel so cheap. Speaking of Optimus, any hint of that noble warrior is gone here and he's just a murderer. I get that he is beyond pissed off in Age of Extinction, which gives a reason for his overly rash behaviour, but we don't have that here. Just a murder machine who executes his mentor by shooting him in the head point blank. That particular scene does not make him look heroic in the least. And once again, Megatron plays second fiddle to another villain. Also, the studio insisting on Leonard Nimoy to say his famous Spock line in the context of villainy made me want to hurl. Although the "homage" to the Columbia shuttle tragedy is probably worse.
5. Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
One thing that pisses me off to no end with these films is the total disregard for the robot characters. The live action films treat the robots as just random characters we don't need to know much about and the constructicons are a great example of this. We see them in the beginning, they aren't introduced nor so they talk among themselves to establish anything. And then later in the film, we see Devastator, who you'd think would be made up of those constructicons. But he isn't. Instead, he is made up of construction vehicles lying around a pyramid which suddenly merge together into devastator. And during that time, you have the constructicons from the beginning fighting the Autobots. It's like the writers and filmmakers are going out of their way to show how little any of this means to them. The writing is beyond poor in this film with one of the key plot points being that only a Prime can defeat the Fallen, the villain of this film which Megatron plays second fiddle to. And while Optimus does beat him after getting some parts from Jetfire, I don't see why it had to be a prime and not just any other bot who was jacked up on extra parts.
And I hate how terribly cheap the film looks with its obvious cost cutting methods. There's an important scene where Optimus is resurrected and it's entirely obscured by a tarp.
All that said, there are some good things in this film. For one, Megatron's looks are a step up here in robot mode. I like how the tank treads incorporate into his feet and the asymmetry of his arms adds a real creepy factor. This look is the one that has remained the most iconic for Megatron's Bayverse tenure even though he changed look in every film. Also, that forest battle scene is pretty incredible. Not just because it is well done, but it lasts long enough for it to become this small pocket in the history of Bay films where the robots are the main characters. Sure Sam runs around, but he serves his purpose as indicating to the audience just how different Autobot and Decepticon ideologies are. In that scene, Sam is there not as a main character but just as a means to share more info about the robots to the audience, no matter how basic that info is (Auobot good, Decepticon bad). It's an awesome 3 minute scene that you can watch again and again on youtube with no need for what comes before or after and none of the films previously mentioned have something this good.
4. Transformers Age of Extinction
This film gets kudos for actually trying to fix major issues from the previous films. For one, the bots actually feel like characters with their own personality traits. Optimus is a full fledged character here, well at least as much as any of the human characters. Sure, it's the murder machine version of the character, but at least you know where he's coming from. All the Autobots get several lines of dialogue. I remember Protoman (a reviewer on youtube and a friend) reviewing the Drift figure and saying that the character probably wouldn't have more than two lines of dialogue in the film and this film proved him (and many others) wrong. Were they good lines? I'm not even going there, I am just happy these characters have lines. And speaking of the Autobots, they are colour coded this time around to make the action scenes easier to follow. And there are some pretty kick ass action scenes, be it Hound and Bumblebee's last stand, Optimus Against Galvatron, Optimus against Lockdown, the dinobot charge, flying around Chicago, Bee vs Stinger atop the robotic Pterasaur, lots of fun stuff. Plus the villains are good here. The bounty hunter Lockdown is rather threatening and I really liked Kelsey Grammer as an 80s type villain that is just obviously evil. We even get scenes of just the Transformers heroes talking and figuring things out with no human in sight. Crazy, I know!
3. Transformers (2007)
In comparison to the rest, there isn't much to say here other than I think it was a good first outing for a franchise branching out into a new era. Sure, the humans take centre stage for most of the film but it serves as an introduction to the brand and the new mythos of this interpretation. It does an ok job at what it's trying to do even though Bay's live action style was never something I was overly fond of, especially the idea that really cool stuff will be relegated to the background and that the Transformers are secondary characters with action told from a ground witness point of view. It was fine for a first film and that point of view even works well in that military desert scene vs Scorponok but I feel what worked for one film did not work for the entire franchise. And the CGI still holds up, which is quite an achievement and it shows just how cutting edge the film was when it first came out.
2. Transformers The Movie
This film is really special and I haven't cracked the code as to why it works so well for so many of us. I just know for a fact that it is extremely captivating to kids (Or those who watched it when they were kids). The drawings are gorgeous and the animation is good. It holds up very well and you can definitely tell that this is a movie rather than another episode of the show to the point where going back to the show will feel like a downgrade after seeing it. It also feels truly epic. You feel the stakes. I feel it does waver off a bit after Galvatron's initial attack with the remaining autobots, where three parties are split off into new worlds, but everything comes back together for a grand finale. The part of the writing that I find rather impressive is everything to do with Galvatron. It's not easy to bring about the idea of a different character also being a new version of an old character, and to do that without that becoming the main plot you are telling. Here, I feel they do it effortlessly. I love how Galvatron retains the memory of his previous self and is proud of his achievements, yet you see that this is a new persona at the same time. Just wonderful stuff all around.
1. Bumblebee
This may not be a revolutionary movie for most, but to me it proves that the Transformers franchise can truly inhabit the world of classic live action films without any mockery. The film itself is excellent for what it is, an Amblin film for today's generation of kids. It goes for the 80s aesthetic all the way by not only making it the setting, and giving the robots the more classic look and feel of that era, but also in giving us a film that feels a product of that era of film making and storytelling, like ET.
I love the world building etched into the dialogue. Like how Bee's sentencing by Blitzwing shows Megatron's ideals of "Peace through Tyranny". That first segment with Bee coming to Earth is just so beautifully done. That was originally how the film began in the script, when there was no Cybertron scene and while I think that Cybertron scene is all kinds of fun, I am really impressed at what Bee's arrival on Earth accomplishes in terms of storytelling and aesthetics for this new breed of live action Transformers films. They show us how Bumblebee scans and transforms and how that changes his own aesthetic through an action scene. Right after that it shows us just how bad the odds are against the autobots with the battle against Blitzwing. We see the advantage a flier has over a bot that can only transform into a car and and there are some nice shots contrasting their size, mirroring the larger war at hand. I love how Bumblebee goes to destroy his flight mechanism to ground him first. Plus how that fight finishes shows how the Autobots had to get crafty to survive and continue fighting.
We get some more awesome fight choreography at the end against Dropkick and Shatter, and the filmmaker even throws in a few moments of showing how a Transformers fight differs from other robots fighting, with using their transformation abilities as they fight. Plus you've got a great soundtrack and good human characters, and a solid performance from John Cena (who has BY FAR the best line in the film). I am just very happy this movie came out by the time I had kids (a boy and girl) since it's a great way to share this brand I love so much with them within the modern slew of entertainment. It's the Transformers film I can truly recommend to anyone and everyone.
Fellow Seibertronians, hope for finding the new Studio Series exclusive Transformers The Last Knight Drift internationally has been raised as sightings of the exclusive have found it in Canadian retail. The figure has been sighted in EB Games by Cybertron.ca members Wesperino and C-Spray in Ontario and Manitoba, where it retails for $39.99 CAD. All of you in Canada, I would recommend checking your local EB Games, as these toys usually show up at the same time all across the country.
Another sighting for this exclusive has also shown that the figure has made its way to Malaysian retail, where it was spotted by TFW2005 member fathi_haziq in a Toys R Us at Mid Valley Megamall, and retails for 139.90RM.
Do these sightings mean you will be picking up this exclusive, or would you rather skip it in favor of the upcoming Helicopter Drift? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
It has been a busy day for new images for the Studio Series line! Thanks to the TFCN Facebook page, who shared images from Lai Yanting on Facebook, we have a ton of brand new images of the upcoming SS-36 exclusive Drift with Baby Dinobots! This new Drift figure uses his TLK deluxe class toy and features massively improved paint applications, now being an almost spot on representation of the Drift from the movie. He also features a new Sword to go along with his 4 other swords, this new one done up in some paint and modeled after the sword he balances himself on in the Junkyard in The Last Knight.
Along with him are his 3 little friends: Tops, Pterry, and Sharp T, based on the Baby Dinobots designs seen fleetingly in the opening Junkyard scenes of the movies. And yes, they are as adorable as you'd think Baby Dinobots would be in toy form.
You can check out the in hand images below, and you can keep an eye on your pre-orders if you did order a Drift, as he should be coming in stock any time now!
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