Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 10:57AM CST

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You read that title right, the latest Robots in Disguise Warrior figures have been found at retail. A toysrus in Glendale, Arizona, to be precise. It was even found during their Buy One Get One 40% off sale (which is happening right now, if you were unaware). This is wave 10 in the warriors class and it is currently unavailable for preorders online. What is most interesting is that the phots provided by TFW2005 user Rabble show the rest of the wave. So along with Stormshot, Blastwave and a white redeco of Drift, this wave also includes a rerelease of Strongarm and a rerelease of the previously exclusive Starscream. It is unclear if this Starscream is different from the Clash of the Transformers Toysrus figure. There can be other rereleased figures part of this wave but that is also unconfirmed. They all sport a new Combiner Force logo on the box, highlighting the 2017 subline.

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Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845735)
Posted by WreckerJack on December 6th, 2016 @ 11:43am CST

Lol nice bra there, Blastwave.

I'm immature :DANCE:

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845738)
Posted by william-james88 on December 6th, 2016 @ 12:15pm CST

I dont know how noteworthy this is, but if you take the UPC codes and look em up on Amazon, you find that Stormshot is labelled as Skyfire :-?

So would this be the RID take on Jetfire?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ET5YZ98?tag=seibertron07-20&ta ... formers-20

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845740)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 6th, 2016 @ 12:31pm CST

william-james88 wrote:I dont know how noteworthy this is, but if you take the UPC codes and look em up on Amazon, you find that Stormshot is labelled as Skyfire
So would this be the RID take on Jetfire?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ET5YZ98?tag=seibertron07-20&ta ... formers-20

Could have been an early production name for the figure.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845741)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 6th, 2016 @ 12:31pm CST

I want Stormshot and maybe Drift. Blastwave... nah, I'll wait on Bludgeon

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845750)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 6th, 2016 @ 1:06pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:I dont know how noteworthy this is, but if you take the UPC codes and look em up on Amazon, you find that Stormshot is labelled as Skyfire
So would this be the RID take on Jetfire?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ET5YZ98?tag=seibertron07-20&ta ... formers-20
Could have been an early production name for the figure.

Of note is that "Skyfire" has been in the firm hands of Mattel since 2003's Energon line, and was meant to be used for the Omnicon Skyblast. Apparently Hasbro is still unable to obtain that trademark :-B

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845751)
Posted by william-james88 on December 6th, 2016 @ 1:14pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Of note is that "Skyfire" has been in the firm hands of Mattel since 2003's Energon line, and was meant to be used for the Omnicon Skyblast. Apparently Hasbro is still unable to obtain that trademark

What is mattel using it for?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845754)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 6th, 2016 @ 1:21pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Of note is that "Skyfire" has been in the firm hands of Mattel since 2003's Energon line, and was meant to be used for the Omnicon Skyblast. Apparently Hasbro is still unable to obtain that trademark

What is mattel using it for?

Keep a close eye on the Max Steel line, especially with the movie being released.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845766)
Posted by Counterpunch on December 6th, 2016 @ 2:36pm CST

I can't wait for the inevitable Takara redeco of the Combiner Force into the Multi-Force. :michaelbay:

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845786)
Posted by Emerje on December 6th, 2016 @ 4:36pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Blastwave has Bludgeon's head instead of the one seen in his artwork.

Blastwave has Bludgeon's EVERYTHING instead of what's seen in the artwork. They should have shared engineering rather than be a straight repaint.

Emerje

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845818)
Posted by Umbra on December 6th, 2016 @ 8:30pm CST

I'm sad that they didn't use the takara head reaculpt, but that drift could still make an okay affordable stand in for ode drift. Is the head easily replaceable by any chance?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845848)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on December 6th, 2016 @ 10:05pm CST

Is Blastwave/bludgeon mold a retool of Megatronus?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845850)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 6th, 2016 @ 10:06pm CST

GalvatronG1 wrote:Is Blastwave/bludgeon mold a retool of Megatronus?

Yes they are, very extensive too

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845861)
Posted by Kurona on December 6th, 2016 @ 10:42pm CST

People keep saying as such, but I'm not really seeing it... maybe it's a similar situation to Dead End and Chromedome or Scourge and Highbrow?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845863)
Posted by william-james88 on December 6th, 2016 @ 10:51pm CST

Kurona wrote:People keep saying as such, but I'm not really seeing it... maybe it's a similar situation to Dead End and Chromedome or Scourge and Highbrow?

Its the same base mold, they even have the same legs.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845864)
Posted by Kurona on December 6th, 2016 @ 10:52pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Kurona wrote:People keep saying as such, but I'm not really seeing it... maybe it's a similar situation to Dead End and Chromedome or Scourge and Highbrow?

Its the same base mold, they even have the same legs.

Fair, fair

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845874)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 7th, 2016 @ 12:57am CST

A comparison:

In a clever move, the turret is flipped 180.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845956)
Posted by VanOscuro on December 7th, 2016 @ 12:07pm CST

OK, why does Blastwave have a skull for a face. Are they really that lazy?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845966)
Posted by Microraptor on December 7th, 2016 @ 12:36pm CST

VanOscuro wrote:OK, why does Blastwave have a skull for a face. Are they really that lazy?

Because they just made him up. He can look however they want.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845975)
Posted by RAR on December 7th, 2016 @ 1:46pm CST

I was just playing with my RID overload and I had a brainwave I wondered if Bakugan would fit in his claw and yep they do - they are a perfect fit - I recall people accusing Hasbro of copying them - I had no idea until just now that they literally made them the exact same size too.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1845991)
Posted by Dude17943 on December 7th, 2016 @ 3:24pm CST

Does anybody else have problems with Warrior Bisk not holding together in vehicle mode? I recently got him and his right claw doesn't peg in at all.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846002)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 7th, 2016 @ 4:07pm CST

Dude17943 wrote:Does anybody else have problems with Warrior Bisk not holding together in vehicle mode? I recently got him and his right claw doesn't peg in at all.

i have that issue to. For mine, his left claw does not like staying tabbed in.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846099)
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 7th, 2016 @ 11:11pm CST

drift lookin' like his generations counterpart 8-)

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846392)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 9th, 2016 @ 11:04pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Dude17943 wrote:Does anybody else have problems with Warrior Bisk not holding together in vehicle mode? I recently got him and his right claw doesn't peg in at all.

i have that issue to. For mine, his left claw does not like staying tabbed in.

Same for me, same goes for the blue

from wave 3 of tr, I don't even know how to fix the problems either :HEADHURTS:

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846732)
Posted by william-james88 on December 12th, 2016 @ 9:49am CST

I forget which side but there is definitely one of the two pincers on Bisk that does not stay pegged in well in vehicle mode. I am prety sure this is a wide spread defect ant that's too bad.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846787)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 12th, 2016 @ 1:12pm CST

Seibertronian Scottimus Prime has sent us news that the Robots in Disguise Combiner Force legion class figures have made their way to US retail! Scottimus found the legion class figures at a Toys R Us in Long Island, New York and has sent us images of his purchase of Springload. You can check out his images below, and you can head on out and check out your local stores to find your own Combiner Force figures! And remember to report all sightings in our Sightings section!

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846797)
Posted by Primeultimus on December 12th, 2016 @ 2:08pm CST

Picked up Springload and Starscream from Target this morning.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846799)
Posted by Ironhidensh on December 12th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CST

Yet, still no sign of weaponizer mini cons....

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846800)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 12th, 2016 @ 2:35pm CST

Ironhidensh wrote:Yet, still no sign of weaponizer mini cons....

Me neither, just wave 1 and 2... still. Makes me really sad

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846807)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on December 12th, 2016 @ 3:12pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yet, still no sign of weaponizer mini cons....

Me neither, just wave 1 and 2... still. Makes me really sad

but i thought you were happy bout something today

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846811)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 12th, 2016 @ 3:32pm CST

Bumblebeevis21 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yet, still no sign of weaponizer mini cons....

Me neither, just wave 1 and 2... still. Makes me really sad

but i thought you were happy bout something today

Oh I am, just sad for the lack of weaponizer minicons

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1846927)
Posted by Va'al on December 13th, 2016 @ 4:09am CST

Along with the first US sightings of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise Combiner Force figures, two Seibertronians have sent along their reviews of two new figures from the line! First up, Scottimus Prime with frog-like Decepticon Springload.

And next, chuckdawg1999 with fellow Legion class wavemate Starscream.

Starscream is our first look at the Combiner Force sub-line of RID, a scaled down version of the previously released warrior class figure. Transformation is fun, and I'm impressed with how solid the jet mode is. Definitely worth a pick up.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847040)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 13th, 2016 @ 4:00pm CST

I really need that Springload. It is an awesome little legion

Wait... imagine: a hoard of Springloads rising against the Autobots like one of those 12 plagues of biblical proportions! Almost like Shajaki's Sweeps!

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847081)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 13th, 2016 @ 7:31pm CST

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Wait... imagine: a hoard of Springloads rising against the Autobots like one of those 12 plagues of biblical proportions! Almost like Shajaki's Sweeps!

And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!" :-P

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847083)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 13th, 2016 @ 7:34pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Wait... imagine: a hoard of Springloads rising against the Autobots like one of those 12 plagues of biblical proportions! Almost like Shajaki's Sweeps!
And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!"

...Now I really want to buy a Spring-hoard

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847126)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 14th, 2016 @ 2:05am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Blastwave has Bludgeon's head instead of the one seen in his artwork.

I can't STAND that. Takes me from zero to PO'd in less than a second.

Counterpunch wrote:I can't wait for the inevitable Takara redeco of the Combiner Force into the Multi-Force.

And here we have the first example of a pretool Counterpunch!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Yet, still no sign of weaponizer mini cons....

Me neither, just wave 1 and 2... still. Makes me really sad

Don't even get me started on that. I guess the previous minicons didn't sell well and stores aren't carrying the newer waves.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847127)
Posted by TFanPage101 on December 14th, 2016 @ 2:06am CST

Sabrblade wrote:And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!"

I'm sorry, I have to...
DORADUS, I'VE COME TO BARGAIN.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847164)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2016 @ 9:28am CST

ToxicSmoke wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!"

I'm sorry, I have to...
DORADUS, I'VE COME TO BARGAIN.

I get your joke, but I'm not certain you got mine.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847166)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on December 14th, 2016 @ 9:34am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
ToxicSmoke wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!"

I'm sorry, I have to...
DORADUS, I'VE COME TO BARGAIN.
I get your joke, but I'm not certain you got mine.

i got both of them

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847186)
Posted by Va'al on December 14th, 2016 @ 1:48pm CST

The official Transformers Facebook page has shared a new video, and we get our first full-on look at the upcoming warrior class Transformers: Robots in Disguise Soundwave figure! As the clip says, the toy takes several generations of Decepticon communications officer design tips, from Transformers: Prime to G1, via recent RID incarnations and War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron cues. Check it out below!

How to Share With Just Friends

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847187)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2016 @ 1:57pm CST

Weird how there's no sound for the video.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847189)
Posted by Kurona on December 14th, 2016 @ 2:15pm CST

I like the boxart, but the fact TFP Soundwave now has a faceplate gives an extremely different feel to his character.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847192)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on December 14th, 2016 @ 2:48pm CST

It's weird how they completely exclude Cybertron and Animated Soundwave as if they seem to have never existed. And this irritates me.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847198)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on December 14th, 2016 @ 3:16pm CST

So weird their is no SOUND for SOUNDWAVE!

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847239)
Posted by TFanPage101 on December 14th, 2016 @ 8:47pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
ToxicSmoke wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:And with every one of them screaming to the heavens "LEAD ME TO DORADUS!"

I'm sorry, I have to...
DORADUS, I'VE COME TO BARGAIN.
I get your joke, but I'm not certain you got mine.

Don't worry, I did.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847259)
Posted by PrymeStriker on December 14th, 2016 @ 11:42pm CST

Yeah...what's up with the faceplate on the artwork? It's more logical that the show model would use the Prime Soundwave head that's on the toy.

Eh, screw it, the toy looks amazing. I'm sure Takara will show it up, but I don't care. For once, Hasbro dun gud. Now let's see that Blurr.

Gallifreyan Autobot wrote:It's weird how they completely exclude Cybertron and Animated Soundwave as if they seem to have never existed. And this irritates me.

They skipped the film version too. They skipped every incarnation. It's just the oldest Soundwave vs. the newest Soundwave.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847261)
Posted by Kurona on December 15th, 2016 @ 12:04am CST

PrymeStriker wrote:Eh, screw it, the toy looks amazing. I'm sure Takara will show it up, but I don't care. For once, Hasbro dun gud. Now let's see that Blurr.

Watch them go show-accurate by painting a faceplate on which ends up looking as good as when they used paint to 'remove' CW/UW Drag Strip's slit teardrop eyes.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847267)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 15th, 2016 @ 12:53am CST

I really don't think the box art is automatically indicative of how Soundwave will look in the cartoon. Remember how wildly unlike the cartoon model Steeljaw's box art was?

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847358)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 15th, 2016 @ 5:11pm CST

Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 was lucky enough to get ahold of the latest Robots in Disguise warriors, and was nice enough to share with us his review for new Autobot Stormshot! Stormshot is an all new mold which is heavily based on a combiner wars Aerialbot mold, minus only the combiner port and featuring a tighter backpack, and features a pretty good paint job of red, white, and blue. Stormshot is schedule for release along with wavemates Drift and Blastwave at the very beginning of 2017, so stay tuned for those guys to start showing up in stores!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Stormshot is the first Warrior Class figure I was able to get from the Combiner Force sub-line of RID. Robot mode is very cool looking, with a nice red, white, and blue color scheme. Transformation is satisfying, although I'm concerned about stress marks on some ports. Overall, Stormshot just might be my favorite figure from RID thus far.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847360)
Posted by Cobotron on December 15th, 2016 @ 5:20pm CST

Boy, they sure are getting their mileage out of that leg transformation.
He looks good though. Simple and fun. Dig his robot mode.

Re: Robots in Disguise Warriors Blastwave, Stormshot and Alpine Strike Drift found in US Retail (1847365)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on December 15th, 2016 @ 6:22pm CST

Hellscream9999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Dude17943 wrote:Does anybody else have problems with Warrior Bisk not holding together in vehicle mode? I recently got him and his right claw doesn't peg in at all.

i have that issue to. For mine, his left claw does not like staying tabbed in.

Same for me, same goes for the blue from wave 3 of tr, I don't even know how to fix the problems either

So I kinda have a fix for this issue; transform the arm that's giving you trouble alone, then close the hood on that half, then combine the hood parts and then transform the arm that doesn't give you trouble, and that should work out better, although it's not perfect.

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