Image of New Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Ratchet and Heat Wave
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Dec 23, 2021 at 3:03pm CST
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Comment by -Kanrabat-
Dec 23, 2021
Everybody is chubby in the Rescue Bots universe.
I find this kinda hilarious.
That Ratchet is pretty nice. I'm tempted.
I find this kinda hilarious.
That Ratchet is pretty nice. I'm tempted.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Dec 23, 2021
Medix being retooled into Uncle Ratchet is kind of appropriate.
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Comment by Flashwave
Dec 23, 2021
You know what I love about Rescue Bots? They arent afraid to say "Let's make Heatwave a water bomber". They arent ashamed ti make a cool vehicle transformer and I wish Generations could be that unapologetic, or at least within reason
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Comment by william-james88
Jan 23, 2022
While the Rescue Bots show is over, there is still a big market for these style of toys and Hasbro wants to have a stable stream of product alongside Imaginext toys in the toddler toy aisle. So Hasbro is releasing more Rescue Bots type product under the Classic Heroes Team banner and you can see them below. The Optimus prime and Bumblebee are repacks, but the Grimlock and Optimus Primal are new. This is surprising since the previous rescue bots Optimus Primal was an Optimus Prime which turned into a T-Rex, and so we'd assumed this would be a reissue of that rather than a brand new mold. This is sure to be fun for young kids, who can play with these starting at 2 years old (despite what the recommended age states).
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Comment by -Kanrabat-
Jan 23, 2022
That Grimlock looks like a potato, but that Primal intrigue me. 
I may buy him out of curiosity.
I may buy him out of curiosity.
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Comment by Bumblevivisector
Jan 23, 2022
Gorilla eyes peeking up ominously over Primal's chest plate is a cool effect.
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Comment by william-james88
Jan 23, 2022
My 4 year old wants that Primal so bad. I think he's too old for it though.
Re: Image of New Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Ratchet and Heat Wave
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You should know, like all of us, that "too old for a toy" (any toy) is a fallacy.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Jan 23, 2022
william-james88 wrote:My 4 year old wants that Primal so bad. I think he's too old for it though.
You should know, like all of us, that "too old for a toy" (any toy) is a fallacy.
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They're rated 3+, if 4 is too old that isn't much of an age range.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
Jan 23, 2022
william-james88 wrote:My 4 year old wants that Primal so bad. I think he's too old for it though.
They're rated 3+, if 4 is too old that isn't much of an age range.
Emerje
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Jan 24, 2022
Any idea when these might drop?
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No idea. my son wants this NOW though
Comment by william-james88
Jan 24, 2022
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when these might drop?
No idea. my son wants this NOW though
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Me too.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Jan 24, 2022
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when these might drop?
No idea. my son wants this NOW though
Me too.
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Comment by william-james88
Jan 24, 2022
You know what guys? Since the listings say the next movie toys are meant to be out in April and most are for younger kids and Primal is in most classes, my first thought when I saw a pic of that Primal toy on Facebook was "HOLY SHIT, ROTB TOYS HAVE LEAKED!".
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Comment by Emerje
Jan 24, 2022
That was definitely my first thought when I saw the thumbnail here. I'm sure there's a connection to the movie just like I'm sure there is with Kingdom and Beast Wars reissues coming out ahead of the movie, I don't really buy the anniversary excuse. Remember that we got the earlier G1 reissues at Walmart because Hasbro wanted to get 80s toys into stores in time for the first 80s based Bumblebee movie. Here we are again getting a bunch of Beast Wars characters into stores in time for a Beast Wars heavy movie.
Emerje
Emerje
Re: Image of New Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Ratchet and Heat Wave
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Yeah, the rescue bots line has been promoting/linked to whatever media hasbro wants it to promote lately, with the Rescue Bots show over. So last year, there was a big emphasis on Dinobots in the Cyberverse toyline and media, so Rescue Bots offered similar characters for th younger age segment. And this would be the same with ROTB, where the only character in that set not in ROTB being Grimlock.
Comment by william-james88
Jan 24, 2022
Emerje wrote:That was definitely my first thought when I saw the thumbnail here. I'm sure there's a connection to the movie just like I'm sure there is with Kingdom and Beast Wars reissues coming out ahead of the movie, I don't really buy the anniversary excuse. Remember that we got the earlier G1 reissues at Walmart because Hasbro wanted to get 80s toys into stores in time for the first 80s based Bumblebee movie. Here we are again getting a bunch of Beast Wars characters into stores in time for a Beast Wars heavy movie.
Emerje
Yeah, the rescue bots line has been promoting/linked to whatever media hasbro wants it to promote lately, with the Rescue Bots show over. So last year, there was a big emphasis on Dinobots in the Cyberverse toyline and media, so Rescue Bots offered similar characters for th younger age segment. And this would be the same with ROTB, where the only character in that set not in ROTB being Grimlock.
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I want these now too, does that make me your son? Daddy?
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Jan 24, 2022
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when these might drop?
No idea. my son wants this NOW though
I want these now too, does that make me your son? Daddy?
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Haha, my kids are already enough of a handful
Comment by william-james88
Jan 25, 2022
chuckdawg1999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when these might drop?
No idea. my son wants this NOW though
I want these now too, does that make me your son? Daddy?
Haha, my kids are already enough of a handful
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jan 27, 2022
With a name like "Classic Heroes Team", I get the feeling that this is supposed to be something like the preschool equivalent of Classics/Universe/pre-CW Generations, or even just Legacy. That these are just the classic characters we all know and love instead of specifically the Aligned versions (plus a brand new Aligned Optimus Primal) that everything from Rescue Bots/Academy/Dinobot Adventures have been up to this point.
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Jan 27, 2022
How many times has that Optimus Prime mold been released?
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Comment by mjdvm2013
Feb 6, 2022
I know I am waaaaay late to the game to find the G1 repainted little Sludge/Snarl/Swoop/Slag, but I can't even find them on ebay or any other online store. Was it THAT limited a production?
