These Unknown Transfomers Rise of the Beasts Toys Might be on your Shelves Soon

Based on the name, I'd guess something similar to Energon Igniters, if not for the Bee Movie rereleases in the previous story.

There seems to be some major confusion whenever there is news regarding the Transformers Rise of the Beasts movie toyline. Let's make it clear then, the entire movie toyline is marketed towards kids, just like the Cyberverse line and just like the previous Bumblebee movie toyline. While some of the toys may interest fans, none of them are made with the intent to be sold to that demographic. The toys of the Rise of the Beasts movie characters with the complexity and scale you'd expect (like voyagers and the like) will be sold in the Studio Series line instead of the actual movie line, starting next year (2023). This was confirmed by Hasbro in a roundtable discussion that Seibertron attended.

Below are the toys that have been confirmed by distributors to be on US shores, awaiting distribution to stores. There is a good chance that these will not be announced formally before appearing on shelves, we'll see. All of them are of the gimmick variety and while they were all meant to be part of the movie's main toyline, some (if not all) will be rebranded with Cyberverse packaging. However, this is indeed big news as it means that the Rise of the Beasts toys will still be coming out this year, as was initially planned. That could not be postponed. Below are the new toys aimed at younger fans that will be appearing on your shelves in the coming months:

Power Alliance (Weaponizers)
Assortment Code: F38975L00
Product Code: TRA MV7 NEW TRANSFORMATION 15 AST

Power Battlers
Assortment Code: F38955L00
Product Code: TRA MV7 NEW TRANSFORMATION 6 AST

Power Step (1-Step)
Assortment Code: F38965L00
Product Code: TRA MV7 NEW TRANSFORMATION 10 AST

Spark Racers
Assortment ID: F4110
Product code: Tra Mv7 Spark Racers

Spark Changers
Assortment ID: F4113
Product code: Tra Mv7 Spark Chargers

I’m almost okay with this? As long as we get proper character rep in Studio Series, I don’t see this as detrimental to the line. There’s a lot of appeal in some of the “younger audience” toys, esp as desk toys, the likes.

The real tragedy is the toylike and movie release not coinciding. Hopefully the disjunction doesn’t affect sales for future films/projects.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:I’m almost okay with this? As long as we get proper character rep in Studio Series, I don’t see this as detrimental to the line. There’s a lot of appeal in some of the “younger audience” toys, esp as desk toys, the likes.

The real tragedy is the toylike and movie release not coinciding. Hopefully the disjunction doesn’t affect sales for future films/projects.

I think they will rerelease the kid gimmick toys in 2023. Movie films usually have continuous stocking for 2 years (well, 2 holiday seasons)

More Info on the Transformers ROTB Toys Coming Out This Year, None Meant for Older Fans

Day 842 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

I am really looking forward to these toys. From what we've seen these could be the BEST movie toys we've gotten. I just hope the movie delays don't affect distribution.

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Not to mention the lack of stickers to make fake details (aside from in Titans Return) in modern toys. And really, Bumblebee is just as complex as the majority of G1 figures.

Emerje

He's more complex. The sad truth is that if Hasbro released figures today that had the same articulation, complexity, proportions and as screen innacurate as G1 figures but for a new show, most collectors would complain, call foul, and say that these look like Happy Meal toys.

So basically Beast Machines.

Emerje

Which, ironically to this conversation, had the best Happy Meal toys of any Transformers line.

There was a reshuffling for the 2022 Transformers Rise of the Beasts toyline. As with the previous movie line for the Bumblebee movie, it was going to be a toyline just for kids, with the more collector oriented toys released a year after the movie's release in the Studio Series line (so separately from the movie line). The movie was pushed to 2023, but the toys were still being produced and shelf space was made, the toys had to be released. So Hasbro, quick on their feet, changed the packaging to release the Rise of the Beasts toys in the Cyberverse line and we now know exactly what to expect to see on shelves since we have our first look at the packaging. You can tell it was rushed as there is no new artwork, it's just using the same Dinobots Unite artwork from the "fourth season" of Cyberverse. You can see the packaging below, it was found on abgee.com. The street date for these figures is rumoured to be tomorrow but that just means they are allowed to be put on shelves IF a store has stock, it does not mean that a store has any of these in stock.

This idea of putting rise of the beasts in Cyberverse was so weird.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:This idea of putting rise of the beasts in Cyberverse was so weird.

I think it was ingenious myself, they were faced with a unique problem and came up with a cost effective solution that still allowed them to get the toys out there to market.

ZeroWolf wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:This idea of putting rise of the beasts in Cyberverse was so weird.

I think it was ingenious myself, they were faced with a unique problem and came up with a cost effective solution that still allowed them to get the toys out there to market.

Yeah and without looking like complete fools, promoting a film that doesn't exist yet.

That Optimus could easily be remolded into a garbage truck.
Why not a modern take on Animated Wreck-Gar?

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus could easily be remolded into a garbage truck.
Why not a modern take on Animated Wreck-Gar?

Might still happen.

I had no interest in the film or the toys except for maybe Scourge, but maybe we'll get some better engineered versions in Studio Series down the line? After they finally do the rest of the movie Dinobots!

So, this might be the first time that we'll be able to spot the copied KO versions of this toy, because the packaging pictures will actually match the attached figure on the copy and NOT the official version?

My theory is that this vehicle is going to be used on the final battle of the film.

Day 876 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus could easily be remolded into a garbage truck.
Why not a modern take on Animated Wreck-Gar?

Might still happen.

I had no interest in the film or the toys except for maybe Scourge, but maybe we'll get some better engineered versions in Studio Series down the line? After they finally do the rest of the movie Dinobots!

Hasbro said we'll be getting releases of the ROTB characters in studio series in 2023, so for sure it will be before the remaining Bayverse Dinos.

I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow to dozens of posts, tweets, retweets, and general mass insanity as these toys just appear.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow to dozens of posts, tweets, retweets, and general mass insanity as these toys just appear.

I'd love that.

So is it Bumblebee cyberverse or rise of the beasts or have they just used the same moulds for both as a cost saver, these toys tbh don't look the best anyways so I do hope they release a better version of them film toys.

Shame US Walmarts have drastically scaled back their Cyberverse selection. There's nowhere to put these in my local stores, may be a little too late. I'm sure they had planned to carry the ROTB line but I wonder if the plan was always to replace Cyberverse with them. I guess we'll know soon enough.

Emerje