Transformers: The Last Knight Deluxe Hot Rod Listing on Amazon

Ok, this is very weird at best. The Product Number is off. The listing has C4058, but the original releases in Asia have C2019 stamped on the toys, meaning they should be considered two different products altogether.
It could very well be a redeco, or a separate general retail release among the likes of RiD Starscream. Or just a goof.

I wonder if this was a backup plan, in case Walmart dropped the subline as an exclusive. The packaging is standard TLK packaging-Autobots Unite has its own logo and shows both 'Bee and Hot Rod on the front, with Bee actually more prominent.

So either Hasbro had him as a backup plan, or always planned to release him at retail later on.

Bounti76 wrote:I wonder if this was a backup plan, in case Walmart dropped the subline as an exclusive. The packaging is standard TLK packaging-Autobots Unite has its own logo and shows both 'Bee and Hot Rod on the front, with Bee actually more prominent.

So either Hasbro had him as a backup plan, or always planned to release him at retail later on.

Must have been decided on rather late, as the C4058 is much higher than the latest C35** of some releases like Universal Studios Snarl

Va'al wrote:According to online retailer Amazon.com, the supposedly Walmart exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight Hot Rod (from the Autobots Unite sub-line) is actually not that exclusive after all, as it was listed here (though currently unavailable, at the time of writing) for general retail release and pricing - and packaging. Check out the images below!

Holy Crap that is badass! Hot Rod is one of my new Favorite Movie Bots, and I want that one!! Badly!! It's so sweet! I'll get that and it's repaint if they do one based on his Movie style, I want Gold and Red and Black (spare the yellow)! Bring on an MPM Soon!!

Don't like the face, don't like that he's French, don't like he's annoying as hell in the movie. Don't like his Pokémon gimmick. Practically every Transformer "character" is super one dimensional, super loud and has super few lines, does one or two action attacks and then stands around for the other 5 seconds of screen time they have.

That aside, so his Pikachuuuuuuu!!!! Attack is his thing right, where the hell is his gun in toy form?
It's like not shipping Optimus with his Sword, or making a Megatron toy without his arm-cannon.
Wait, never mind, why would the toys make any sense if the movie...
Why do the only 2 cool characters in the movie have terrible toys? (Dragon Storm / Infernicus)
Thank Primus they haven't made a toy out of Daytrader.

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Where? I've never seen TLK Hound for sale in any store here. AoE Hound wasn't either but that had other problems (like most general stores not even selling the regular AoE figures). Never seen any TLK stuff beyond wave 1 sold in stores (wave 2 deluxes in Argos sure, but not the voyagers). I got Megatron and Sqweeks ages ago via other means.

Thanks to another news outlet, I was informed that TLK deluxe Hot Rod is available on Walmart.com. Did the whole order 2 and return 1 for free shipping. Kind of a pain since there isn't one near me, but I'll eventually make it to one.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff ... /915845422

It feels like ages but finally, Walmart.com is stocking their own prized exclusive, The Last Knight Deluxe Hot Rod. This has been a really odd road so far for this exclusive, with people thinking it would never come and him popping up on Amazon (not stocked). This news comes to us from fellow Seibertronian nycPrime, and you can click here to get your Hot Rod.

Drat. I should've ordered two

Ordered mine too! He'll be here by Monday!!! Too bad there wasn't a Cogman or new Bee, otherwise I would have had the free shipping