Brand New Transformers War For Cybertron Bumblebee and Spike Two Pack Revealed

As much as I like that Spike in exosuit, damn that Bee alt mode is just ugly.

I think I'm good enough with WFC Netflix Bee.

I saw this pop up on my Facebook feed and I knew I had to mention it to you guys.

Seeing Spike in there makes me feel this was intended for the 86 Studio Series then it got shifted to War for Cybertron.

Kinda hope that isn't the rumoured Daniel figure with Slug in SS86. I'm not exactly rushing to get a new Bee (I've amassed a glut of them just by accident) and it looks like they started with TR Bee when engineering this one (and I hate TR Bee).

What a strange reveal though, I don't think this was even rumoured. It doesn't fall into any toyline neatly and seems a bit like a SS86 release that got shifted after they realised it's the only one of its kind.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Seeing Spike in there makes me feel this was intended for the 86 Studio Series then it got shifted to War for Cybertron.

Probably not, SS starts at the Deluxe size class. The only viable way to design something that small for SS would be to put it together with another figure. But more that that, Bee really wasn't a major player at all in TFTM, so making a SS86 figure for him doesn't make much sense and this one is horribly inaccurate to the on screen appearance which is SS whole thing.

More likely this is something they wanted to do for the new core class but didn't have a great fit for it anywhere.

Exactly, also regarding Daniel with Slag, I do find it weird that spikes face here is completely silver, but at thecsame time, ill be surprised is the Daniel figure is a re-release of this Spike. Though I suppose we will see when pictures if Slag are made available.

This does not look even remotely like the rest of the Studio Series figures. Just because they're movie characters doesn't mean they have any relationship to that line.

I think the TR Arcee Daniel headmaster is a better stand-in for the exosuit, even though it doesn't transform to a car. This appears to have even less articulation than that.

Did the SS rumors specify if that Daniel is in an exosuit or transformable? After the Wheelie reveal, I'm anticipating something with a better deco but fewer play features.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Oh, he comes with a Bumblebee accessory. It's okay, but it would have been better as a faux bug like the Classics version.

I'm sure Hasbro doesn't want to pay out a licensing fee on a small set like this one.

Why does it's packaging look like a mix of Kingdom and Bumblebee movie stuff with the Cyberverse/Evergreen head design? That's such a weird combination.

Well, people were asking and speculating about Bee's presence on the Kingdom poster, so I guess here he is. Definitely not for me though.

sol magnus wrote:"Unexpected, but quite welcome news (or something)." - Senator Palpatine

Having just watched that over the weekend, it was "A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one", but yours was funnier anyway.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Seeing Spike in there makes me feel this was intended for the 86 Studio Series then it got shifted to War for Cybertron.

Probably not, SS starts at the Deluxe size class. The only viable way to design something that small for SS would be to put it together with another figure. But more that that, Bee really wasn't a major player at all in TFTM, so making a SS86 figure for him doesn't make much sense and this one is horribly inaccurate to the on screen appearance which is SS whole thing.

More likely this is something they wanted to do for the new core class but didn't have a great fit for it anywhere.

Except your logic for why this isn't tracks perfectly for why it could be. This looks like the same size Bee as Titans Retirn, that means this is a $10 figure that includes an additional blaster and a crude but Transformable Exosuit that I am bettong is roughly the same size as a Human Alliance Figure. That puts it close enough in the budget range for a $20 pricepoint which is exactly the Deluxe class Cost Studio Series would be wanting.

Disclaimer: I don't think this is either because the Bee asthetic is all wrong and the packaging does not match. I am betting Target Exclusive. Maybe the game store guys