More Cyber Battalion Figures Appearing at More Walgreens in More States

I'm still waiting to find Cloudraker and Wingspan at Walgreens. Has anyone else had any luck?

Relic0037 wrote:I'm still waiting to find Cloudraker and Wingspan at Walgreens. Has anyone else had any luck?

Not yet. I live close to one now and have a Fastclash I need to get rid of, so I was going to ask the same thing.

I hope they're Megatron and Grimlock. Sideswipe and Shockwave can be in the next wave with Starscream since he and Jetfire share a base mold. Well, that and I already have him from Universal Studios.

I'm just glad that Hasbro finally decided to give these figures a wider release. Beast Hunters deluxe Sinnertwin and Cutthroat and voyager 2 Predaking are some of my personal favorite toys to play around with. Battalion Starscream is also really cool too.

You guys keep spelling Walgreens wrong. There's only one L.

I don't know why I care, but this is the second or third headline to have it spelled incorrectly.

whacko wrote:You guys keep spelling Walgreens wrong. There's only one L.

I don't know why I care, but this is the second or third headline to have it spelled incorrectly.

Ha, I never realized that. We dont have any walgreens in Canada so I don't deal with that place often. Thanks for letting me know, I wont make that mistake again

+ there's only one R in Appearing

with reports found in Texas

You'd think they'd have bigger things to deal with than what toys a drug store is carrying, prayers to those affected by the fkoods.

Can somebody explain to me why everybody is hyped up about the new TF line (example the new Jetfire here in the middle) Look closely at his lower arm. Its empty and open. That looks so cheap!

Hasbro lost their way... volume over quality...

Optimum Supreme wrote:

with reports found in Texas

You'd think they'd have bigger things to deal with than what toys a drug store is carrying, prayers to those affected by the fkoods.

It's a huge state, so I'm sure some areas didn't get hit as bad as others. But some areas have a long road ahead of them to recovery.

Bigbadbello13 wrote:Can somebody explain to me why everybody is hyped up about the new TF line (example the new Jetfire here in the middle) Look closely at his lower arm. Its empty and open. That looks so cheap!

Hasbro lost their way... volume over quality...

This isn't the upcoming Cyberverse line, or whatever they're gonna call it now.

These are from the "Generations Cyber Series", a budget line with upscaled versions of older designs. It consists of the Cyber Battalion and the larger Cyber Commander classes, and until now, impossible to find in the US, being limited to Asia and oddly enough, Brazil.

Jetfire and Megatron

Alpha Weltall wrote:I hope they're Megatron and Grimlock. Sideswipe and Shockwave can be in the next wave with Starscream since he and Jetfire share a base mold. Well, that and I already have him from Universal Studios.

you mean this one?

Stuartmaximus wrote:Jetfire and Megatron

That Megatron is a fan-customized version of Titans Return Megatron.

I really must remember to buy Jetfire and Prowl they go for about £20.00 on eBay at the moment.. which is a tricky price - just slightly to expensive to impulse buy - but not so expensive either.

I doubt they will show up in the UK unless somewhere like lidl gets them.
As I just know their toybuyer is gonna order the ugliest things they can find and not something someone would actually want - so likely more Titan changer PVCs.

I got Starscream and his KO already and I like those pretty much. I bet if someone had KO'd these with upper arm swivels and knees they'd have sold like gangbusters.

Just saw Jetfire, Optimus and Prowl at my Walgreens (Oregon)....almost bought Jetfire, but I already purchased deluxe Sqweeks earlier today. :p

bodrock wrote:Just saw Jetfire, Optimus and Prowl at my Walgreens (Oregon)....almost bought Jetfire, but I already purchased deluxe Sqweeks earlier today. :p

Woohoo! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts of sqweeks in your collection thread of the TLK discussion

No doubt, Will! Pics will be comin'.

One of my local Walgreen's updated their toy display. Titans Return deluxes are now off the pegs and on the shelf with these Cyber Series boxes right next to them.

Rysquad wrote:One of my local Walgreen's updated their toy display. Titans Return deluxes are now off the pegs and on the shelf with these Cyber Series boxes right next to them.

Now this is a sight to see Did you buy it?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Rysquad wrote:One of my local Walgreen's updated their toy display. Titans Return deluxes are now off the pegs and on the shelf with these Cyber Series boxes right next to them.

Now this is a sight to see Did you buy it?

Optimus Prime is now in my possession.

Rysquad wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Rysquad wrote:One of my local Walgreen's updated their toy display. Titans Return deluxes are now off the pegs and on the shelf with these Cyber Series boxes right next to them.

Now this is a sight to see Did you buy it?

Optimus Prime is now in my possession.

Sweet! How is he? I've heard generally good things

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Rysquad wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Rysquad wrote:One of my local Walgreen's updated their toy display. Titans Return deluxes are now off the pegs and on the shelf with these Cyber Series boxes right next to them.

Now this is a sight to see Did you buy it?

Optimus Prime is now in my possession.

Sweet! How is he? I've heard generally good things

The only thing I keep looking for is knee articulation. It's a great figure and it's got my son excited for more.

So, I headed into my local Walgreens looking for clones and saw the Generations Batttalion Series (based on receipt) Prowl and had no idea what these were. Then I saw OP and remembered the big bot looking like an upscale of the IDW looking Legends version. I think Prime was at one of the conventions. Anyway, I saw the price and thought there was no way I'm spending $20 for one of these.

Then I saw Jetfire.

*sigh*

Yeah, I'm a sucker for Jetfire (even having a not-great-condition G1 toy). He's neat, has a simple, yet satisfying transformation. And after getting Nitro in the mail the other day, I am enjoying this figure even more.

Now, is he worth the $20 price tag. Nope, not even close. I'd pay $7-$10 for these, tops. Still, only minor regret at getting him...

Agamemnon wrote:So, I headed into my local Walgreens looking for clones and saw the Generations Batttalion Series (based on receipt) Prowl and had no idea what these were. Then I saw OP and remembered the big bot looking like an upscale of the IDW looking Legends version. I think Prime was at one of the conventions. Anyway, I saw the price and thought there was no way I'm spending $20 for one of these.

Then I saw Jetfire.

*sigh*

Yeah, I'm a sucker for Jetfire (even having a not-great-condition G1 toy). He's neat, has a simple, yet satisfying transformation. And after getting Nitro in the mail the other day, I am enjoying this figure even more.

Now, is he worth the $20 price tag. Nope, not even close. I'd pay $7-$10 for these, tops. Still, only minor regret at getting him...

I could see these being $15 or less if they were Walmart, Target, or Toys R Us. $20? Walgreens can price these per store - I think the only one that had a set price that was the same across all Walgreen's was their exclusive Brainstorm.

I've seen these at $17 or $18.

Rysquad wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:So, I headed into my local Walgreens looking for clones and saw the Generations Batttalion Series (based on receipt) Prowl and had no idea what these were. Then I saw OP and remembered the big bot looking like an upscale of the IDW looking Legends version. I think Prime was at one of the conventions. Anyway, I saw the price and thought there was no way I'm spending $20 for one of these.

Then I saw Jetfire.

*sigh*

Yeah, I'm a sucker for Jetfire (even having a not-great-condition G1 toy). He's neat, has a simple, yet satisfying transformation. And after getting Nitro in the mail the other day, I am enjoying this figure even more.

Now, is he worth the $20 price tag. Nope, not even close. I'd pay $7-$10 for these, tops. Still, only minor regret at getting him...

I could see these being $15 or less if they were Walmart, Target, or Toys R Us. $20? Walgreens can price these per store - I think the only one that had a set price that was the same across all Walgreen's was their exclusive Brainstorm.

I've seen these at $17 or $18.

Yeah, it was $17.99, with tax, $19.27. So I was just calling it $20. Close enough... And too expensive!

I saw BB, Prowl, and Jetfire at 2 different Walgreens. I wonder if others like Grimlock will make their shelves? Unfortunately no signs of the Clones 2 pack.

Agamemnon wrote:

Rysquad wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:So, I headed into my local Walgreens looking for clones and saw the Generations Batttalion Series (based on receipt) Prowl and had no idea what these were. Then I saw OP and remembered the big bot looking like an upscale of the IDW looking Legends version. I think Prime was at one of the conventions. Anyway, I saw the price and thought there was no way I'm spending $20 for one of these.

Then I saw Jetfire.

*sigh*

Yeah, I'm a sucker for Jetfire (even having a not-great-condition G1 toy). He's neat, has a simple, yet satisfying transformation. And after getting Nitro in the mail the other day, I am enjoying this figure even more.

Now, is he worth the $20 price tag. Nope, not even close. I'd pay $7-$10 for these, tops. Still, only minor regret at getting him...

I could see these being $15 or less if they were Walmart, Target, or Toys R Us. $20? Walgreens can price these per store - I think the only one that had a set price that was the same across all Walgreen's was their exclusive Brainstorm.

I've seen these at $17 or $18.

Yeah, it was $17.99, with tax, $19.27. So I was just calling it $20. Close enough... And too expensive!

Was at Disneyland today and stopped by the Walgreen's across the street. They've got their Battalion figures priced at $19.99. :/

Bumblebee still looks off to me with a G1-style head but Movie/Prime body.

Via the Peruvian fan group on Facebook Transformers Perù, we have a new set of listings of toys bound to arrive in stores and retailers in the country in the short to mid term future for a number of Transformers toylines. The highlight of the post, in the images seen below, is twofold: alongside Generations Power of the Primes deluxes and the Authentics line (which we are already seeing across the globe), we have some more figures for Cyber Battalion - the voyager-esque sized simplified toys, including Jetfire (again), Prowl, Shockwave, and Sideswipe!

Check out the image and the wave breakdown below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

Transformers: Cyber Battalion

Cyber Battalion Prowl
Cyber Battalion Shockwave
Cyber Battalion Sideswipe
Cyber Battalion Jetfire

I wonder if Shockwave and Sideswipe will be new figures or retools of existing ones like Jetfire was? Maybe retools of Megatron and Bumblebee?

Emerje

Even if I only get a shockwave at the level of the Optimus prime out of this, I'm happy.

Kinda disappointed they aren't including Megatron with the upcoming Cyber Battalion. Never found one of those. He seems to be the short packed character, and pretty much the only one I was truly interested in.

Got a couple. They're definitely cheaper plastic and design. Much less articulation. But as a plus, they are a decent size and make for a good representation of the character on the cheap if you just stand them on the shelf in the back. For instance, Jetfire looks pretty decent in both modes and is pretty big. Jet is almost as big as the recent main line one. But, yeah, he's still pretty bad.

I own (and love) the Jetfire from this line. Yes, it's simple, but it looks good, it's sturdy, and it's not a nightmare to transform. I am allllll about Shockwave.

Product codes! Lovely lovely product codes! *swims in them, throws them in the air and has them land on his head*

Ahem, sorry. Everything has been logged, and crosschecked, and can confirm that Prowl and Jetfire are reissues, not redecos like that second Cyber Commander Optimus Prime was. I will hazard a guess that Shockwave and Sideswipe will be retools of Megatron and Prowl respectively, on the level of Starscream into Jetfire.

Fantastic news, best toys Hasbro has made in years.

Ohhhhhhh yeah I'm always up for a new Sideswipe!

gothsaurus wrote:Kinda disappointed they aren't including Megatron with the upcoming Cyber Battalion. Never found one of those. He seems to be the short packed character, and pretty much the only one I was truly interested in.

Starscream doesn't seem to be particularly common either, and I don't think Grimlock got released in the States at all. Which is a shame, since I kinda wanted that Grimlock.

Zeedust wrote:

gothsaurus wrote:Kinda disappointed they aren't including Megatron with the upcoming Cyber Battalion. Never found one of those. He seems to be the short packed character, and pretty much the only one I was truly interested in.

Starscream doesn't seem to be particularly common either, and I don't think Grimlock got released in the States at all. Which is a shame, since I kinda wanted that Grimlock.

I think online retailers like BBTS had it when they were first released. It was a kinda blink and you miss it deal.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I think online retailers like BBTS had it when they were first released. It was a kinda blink and you miss it deal.

I believe you're right. But I blinked, so that didn't do me much good.

Zeedust wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I think online retailers like BBTS had it when they were first released. It was a kinda blink and you miss it deal.

I believe you're right. But I blinked, so that didn't do me much good.

BBTS didnt have them. Robot Kingdom did, they were the only major online retailer to have the first wave of figures.

william-james88 wrote:

Zeedust wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I think online retailers like BBTS had it when they were first released. It was a kinda blink and you miss it deal.

I believe you're right. But I blinked, so that didn't do me much good.

BBTS didnt have them. Robot Kingdom did, they were the only major online retailer to have the first wave of figures.

BBTS had them, that's where I got mine. When I wrote I think I was speaking directly to the availability of Grimlock

Va'al wrote:Via the Peruvian fan group on Facebook Transformers Perù, we have a new set of listings of toys bound to arrive in stores and retailers in the country in the short to mid term future for a number of Transformers toylines. The highlight of the post, in the images seen below, is twofold: alongside Generations Power of the Primes deluxes and the Authentics line (which we are already seeing across the globe), we have some more figures for Cyber Battalion - the voyager-esque sized simplified toys, including Jetfire (again), Prowl, Shockwave, and Sideswipe!

Check out the image and the wave breakdown below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

Transformers: Cyber Battalion

Cyber Battalion Prowl
Cyber Battalion Shockwave
Cyber Battalion Sideswipe
Cyber Battalion Jetfire

I hope Shockwave and Sideswipe make it to US retail.

It's interesting that we're also getting a Shockwave in Cyberverse. This renewed interest in him makes me very hopefully that we get a new, non-Legends one in Generations soon.

Emerje

We have known for a long time now that there would be a new Shockwave and Sideswipe coming to the Cyber Battalion line, a value oriented subline of the Generations line. However, we had never seen an image of them. Until now.

The Snakas Blog has posted images coming from Taiwan of these two brand new toys found in stores. While these are made for brand recognition/growth in BRICS countries, some toys have made it to the US as well, like last year's Prowl and Jetfire which were found at Wallgreens. It is unsure if these two will as well. Speaking of Prowl, it seems Windcharger Sideswipe shares the same engineering. Shockwave however is completely new and turns into a cybertronian spaceship very similar to RID's Cyclonus.

Previous toys in the subline have also been found at Universal Studios but at "exclusive-style" prices, so these might as well. For those unaware, these are voyager sized toys which sell at the deluxe class price point when found at retail. For a review on the previous Prowl release in this line, you can click here.

That Sideswipe would make for a half decent Overdrive.

I was actually thinking "why did they give Sideswipe, Windcharger's altmode?" But Now that you mention Overdrive, it does strike that chord rather well.

Shockwave looks better than he has any right to. Sideswipe has a nice car mode but that's about it.

Can't wait to get my hands on these

That shockwave looks pretty good actually, a lot better than that sideswipe.

Hi there Sixshot, trying on a Shockwave disguise?

Pretty surprised Shockwave is all new (and that he needs a "Decepticon" prefix), Sideswipe looks ok. Shares some parts with Prowl, but the toes, lower arms, hood and top, and the head are new. I can't really determine the make of the front, could be totally made up.