Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed
Monday, February 20th, 2017 1:39PM CST
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The new Takara website section that is promoting The Last Knight toys has updated with some new images of packaging art for Hound, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Barricade! These new images show the character's new looks, with Bee getting an updated alt mode and reverting back to a more Dark of the Moon styled body, while Barricade takes up his new look as the bad boy Decepticon cop that looks a little more human than his previous appearance. Looking close, it is also interesting to note that Barricade has replaced his "To Punish and Enslave" with "To Protect and Serve" in his robot mode as well, and we get a good close-up of his new brass knuckles.
Check out the packaging art below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
Check out the packaging art below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
Credit(s): Takara Tomy
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Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861491)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:46pm CST
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:46pm CST
I really wanna see Megatron's artwork. I can't wait! 
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861492)
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CST
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CST
Still amusing that Bumblebee turned into a stinger knock-off then changed back to his normal look.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861496)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CST
To sell toys. I liked the ninja look, but the door wings suit him so much more
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 1:51pm CST
GalvatronG1 wrote:Still amusing that Bumblebee turned into a stinger knock-off then changed back to his normal look.
To sell toys. I liked the ninja look, but the door wings suit him so much more
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861523)
Posted by Bounti76 on February 20th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CST
Posted by Bounti76 on February 20th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CST
Am I the only one who wishes that they had made Barricade as a new character? He only superficially resembles his previous robot mode. Even when Optimus changed bodies between DOTM and AOE, he was still instantly recognizable in robot mode.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861545)
Posted by Emerje on February 20th, 2017 @ 5:12pm CST
Posted by Emerje on February 20th, 2017 @ 5:12pm CST
Still feels like Barricade is switching sides. The knuckles were one thing, but now he's PLASTERED with "protect and serve". It'll be strange if he stays a Decepticon looking like that.
Emerje
Emerje
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861602)
Posted by YRQRM0 on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:08pm CST
Posted by YRQRM0 on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:08pm CST
Glad to see Bee's design getting closer to the original, I wasn't crazy about the AOE look. Too bad Optimus hasn't done the same.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861605)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:10pm CST
Based on the fact that Bee blasts him in the trailer, I think he's still bad.
But maybe he had to attempt to blend in better, and "to punish and enslave" was a bit too obvious.
Or maybe he's "protecting and serving" Megatron. remember: "keep calm and all hail Megatron"
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:10pm CST
Emerje wrote:Still feels like Barricade is switching sides. The knuckles were one thing, but now he's PLASTERED with "protect and serve". It'll be strange if he stays a Decepticon looking like that.
Emerje
Based on the fact that Bee blasts him in the trailer, I think he's still bad.
But maybe he had to attempt to blend in better, and "to punish and enslave" was a bit too obvious.
Or maybe he's "protecting and serving" Megatron. remember: "keep calm and all hail Megatron"
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861615)
Posted by WreckerJack on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:28pm CST
Posted by WreckerJack on February 20th, 2017 @ 8:28pm CST
I always wonder how Hasbro got away with those pentagrams on Bumblebee. I know they are stars but I remember people always accusing cartoons of having pentagrams or other symbols in them for no reason other than to stir the pot.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861635)
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 9:51pm CST
The fact that Barricade during filming has been chasing Bee and otherwise been seen only with Cons during non action scenes in the filming proves he is just as bad as he once was.
He still has "Punished and Enslaved" on vehicle mode although in some point during filming the motto was changed to "Keep calm and hail Megatron" which probably happens later in the film also his elbows have "Punish and Enslave" on them as well
The only reason he has Protect and Serve on his knuckles is so it can be ironic that he is beating up Autobots with the words Protect and Serve and ever since 2007 Barricade's whole Police thing is supposed to be ironic since Barricade is an evil and vile Decepticon who enjoys hurting others.
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 9:51pm CST
Emerje wrote:Still feels like Barricade is switching sides. The knuckles were one thing, but now he's PLASTERED with "protect and serve". It'll be strange if he stays a Decepticon looking like that.
Emerje
The fact that Barricade during filming has been chasing Bee and otherwise been seen only with Cons during non action scenes in the filming proves he is just as bad as he once was.
He still has "Punished and Enslaved" on vehicle mode although in some point during filming the motto was changed to "Keep calm and hail Megatron" which probably happens later in the film also his elbows have "Punish and Enslave" on them as well
The only reason he has Protect and Serve on his knuckles is so it can be ironic that he is beating up Autobots with the words Protect and Serve and ever since 2007 Barricade's whole Police thing is supposed to be ironic since Barricade is an evil and vile Decepticon who enjoys hurting others.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861637)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 9:56pm CST
we were also referring to the packaging art, which has "to protect and serve" on it several times, both in knuckles and in alt mode kibble
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 20th, 2017 @ 9:56pm CST
Deadput wrote:The only reason he has Protect and Serve on his knuckles is so it can be ironic that he is beating up Autobots with the words Protect and Serve and ever since 2007 Barricade's whole Police thing is supposed to be ironic since Barricade is an evil and vile Decepticon who enjoys hurting others.
we were also referring to the packaging art, which has "to protect and serve" on it several times, both in knuckles and in alt mode kibble
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861659)
Posted by SlyTF1 on February 20th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CST
Posted by SlyTF1 on February 20th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CST
These are the greatest things I've ever seen in my life.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861675)
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:24pm CST
Yes but I was talking about the knuckle dusters although I did not notice the protect and serve stuff being on his armor on first viewing I see it now though during the filming the only logos on him that we were able to see on him were "Punish and Enslave" and the "Keep calm and hail Megatron" motto that was spotted later in filming.
So if Barricade make a heel face turn it wont be till the end of the movie but I doubt he will since this is just package art, Cade has his con logos anyways and I can and will point out that the Optimus in the packaging art is inaccurate to how he appears in the trailers for this film and the end of AOE Optimus is missing the Knight upgrades that he gets from pulling the sword in AOE for example his knight gauntlet arms are gone in this promotional image yet he has them in the TLK trailers.
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:24pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:we were also referring to the packaging art, which has "to protect and serve" on it several times, both in knuckles and in alt mode kibble
Yes but I was talking about the knuckle dusters although I did not notice the protect and serve stuff being on his armor on first viewing I see it now though during the filming the only logos on him that we were able to see on him were "Punish and Enslave" and the "Keep calm and hail Megatron" motto that was spotted later in filming.
So if Barricade make a heel face turn it wont be till the end of the movie but I doubt he will since this is just package art, Cade has his con logos anyways and I can and will point out that the Optimus in the packaging art is inaccurate to how he appears in the trailers for this film and the end of AOE Optimus is missing the Knight upgrades that he gets from pulling the sword in AOE for example his knight gauntlet arms are gone in this promotional image yet he has them in the TLK trailers.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861676)
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:26pm CST
Isn't everything new about the movies the "greatest" thing you've ever seen Sly?
Posted by Deadput on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:26pm CST
SlyTF1 wrote:These are the greatest things I've ever seen in my life.
Isn't everything new about the movies the "greatest" thing you've ever seen Sly?
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861682)
Posted by Sigmus Prime on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:58pm CST
Posted by Sigmus Prime on February 20th, 2017 @ 11:58pm CST
So there's the new Bumblebee mold, and then there's the repaint of AoE 'Bee. What's up with that? The new mold looks great, but the repaint feels unnecessary.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861689)
Posted by SlyTF1 on February 21st, 2017 @ 1:10am CST
Always and forever. Especially when I can't stop staring at them for hours.
Posted by SlyTF1 on February 21st, 2017 @ 1:10am CST
Deadput wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:These are the greatest things I've ever seen in my life.
Isn't everything new about the movies the "greatest" thing you've ever seen Sly?
Always and forever. Especially when I can't stop staring at them for hours.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861694)
Posted by Deadput on February 21st, 2017 @ 1:59am CST
It's the classic "Sell as many Bee's as we can" marketing strategy.
Only realistic reason I can think of.
Posted by Deadput on February 21st, 2017 @ 1:59am CST
Sigmus Prime wrote:So there's the new Bumblebee mold, and then there's the repaint of AoE 'Bee. What's up with that? The new mold looks great, but the repaint feels unnecessary.
It's the classic "Sell as many Bee's as we can" marketing strategy.
Only realistic reason I can think of.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861696)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:14am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:14am CST
Well, having an old and a newer Bumblebee in any line is Hasbro's strategy, and TakaraTomy is just following its lead.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861698)
Posted by Sigmus Prime on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:16am CST
Guess so. Aoe's two deluxe Bees were different molds that served different purposes, at least. I would've preferred something like that in this case.
Posted by Sigmus Prime on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:16am CST
Deadput wrote:Sigmus Prime wrote:So there's the new Bumblebee mold, and then there's the repaint of AoE 'Bee. What's up with that? The new mold looks great, but the repaint feels unnecessary.
It's the classic "Sell as many Bee's as we can" marketing strategy.
Only realistic reason I can think of.
Guess so. Aoe's two deluxe Bees were different molds that served different purposes, at least. I would've preferred something like that in this case.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861700)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:52am CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:52am CST
Damn those are nice pics. May use them as reference when painting extra details on the toys.
I wasn't really sold on Barricade's new look at first (solid design but I missed old Barry) but I've warmed to it now.
I loved AoE Bee's design and was disappointed he's reverted back to his old form though updated, but I'm with that now too.
I'm glad Prime's still in AoE Knight design. I loved his look from the first three films but we've had enough toys of that now, and it's hard to top the RotF Leader mold or Battle Blade and Evasion molds of that robot mode. I'm keen on getting this new TLK Voyager figure.
I wasn't really sold on Barricade's new look at first (solid design but I missed old Barry) but I've warmed to it now.
I loved AoE Bee's design and was disappointed he's reverted back to his old form though updated, but I'm with that now too.
I'm glad Prime's still in AoE Knight design. I loved his look from the first three films but we've had enough toys of that now, and it's hard to top the RotF Leader mold or Battle Blade and Evasion molds of that robot mode. I'm keen on getting this new TLK Voyager figure.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861745)
Posted by Kyleor on February 21st, 2017 @ 8:36am CST
It seems like the 'perpetually offended' and 'moms with nothing better to do' crowds pay more attention to video/tabletop games and books to make up things to freak out over. Or maybe they're scared of messing with Michael Bay.
Posted by Kyleor on February 21st, 2017 @ 8:36am CST
WreckerJack wrote:I always wonder how Hasbro got away with those pentagrams on Bumblebee. I know they are stars but I remember people always accusing cartoons of having pentagrams or other symbols in them for no reason other than to stir the pot.
It seems like the 'perpetually offended' and 'moms with nothing better to do' crowds pay more attention to video/tabletop games and books to make up things to freak out over. Or maybe they're scared of messing with Michael Bay.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1861828)
Posted by DeathReviews on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:27pm CST
Posted by DeathReviews on February 21st, 2017 @ 2:27pm CST
I gots to say - that artwork makes Barricade look like some kind of hockey player....
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1873575)
Posted by WreckerJack on April 10th, 2017 @ 11:40pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 10th, 2017 @ 11:40pm CDT
TFW2005 user catz has shared an order form which claims that a new item will be similar to AD 31. AD 31 is Takara's retool of the AOE Leader Optimus. We already know hat Hasbro is re-releasing AOE Leader Optimus Prime in the TLK movie line. We can guess that Takara would be doing the same with their toyline. Stay tuned!
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1873700)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:09am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:09am CDT
AD31 sure was purdy. Any chance to see him again would be nice.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1873705)
Posted by Emerje on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:29am CDT
Posted by Emerje on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:29am CDT
Pretty unusual for Takara Tomy release the same exact figure under two different toy lines or with two different product numbers. If it's exactly the same figure they'd probably just reissue the original AD31 straight up. I'm guessing this one will be painted differently, probably based on the purple-eyed version from the movie.
Emerje
Emerje
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1873742)
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:34pm CDT
I too think it will be a redeco of that mold.
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:34pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Pretty unusual for Takara Tomy release the same exact figure under two different toy lines or with two different product numbers. If it's exactly the same figure they'd probably just reissue the original AD31 straight up. I'm guessing this one will be painted differently, probably based on the purple-eyed version from the movie.
Emerje
I too think it will be a redeco of that mold.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1874690)
Posted by william-james88 on April 15th, 2017 @ 8:49pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 15th, 2017 @ 8:49pm CDT
Takara's TLK Transformers the Last Knight toys will be released on April 29th in Japan. To make this extra special, there will be a promotion at Toysrus with a gift for the first 6000 customers to spend more than 2000 Yen at a Japanese ToysRUs. Those people will get the Temenos Sword, which is a highly detailed version of Leader Optimus Prime's sword. There was a similar promotion for the previous movie toyline with the same sword. We know this from a tweet from @07groundprime which has images from a Japan Toysrus flyer.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1874705)
Posted by TimothyR on April 15th, 2017 @ 10:21pm CDT
Posted by TimothyR on April 15th, 2017 @ 10:21pm CDT
Pretty pathetic when 5 of the 9 figures on a promo for a new toy line are repaints.
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Posted by william-james88 on April 15th, 2017 @ 10:56pm CDT
And they even happen to be the same as the hasbro releases, giving even less variety to this line.
Posted by william-james88 on April 15th, 2017 @ 10:56pm CDT
TimothyR wrote:Pretty pathetic when 5 of the 9 figures on a promo for a new toy line are repaints.
And they even happen to be the same as the hasbro releases, giving even less variety to this line.
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Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2017 @ 8:43am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 18th, 2017 @ 8:43am CDT
Were any of you dissapointed to find out that Takara's TLK Voyager Optimus was the same as Hasbro's? Well, Takara is releasing a special limited redeco of this figure as part of an advanced ticket sale for Transformers The Last Knight in Japan. It is very blurry, but the Snakas Blog this picture was found on states that they can make out purple eyes so this may be Takara's take on the "shadow spark prime" deco. This figure now joins a long line of advance ticket sales exclusives in Japan like the Darkside Optimus Prime for DOTM and G1 color Grimlock for AOE.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1875741)
Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:11am CDT
Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:11am CDT
What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1875742)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:12am CDT
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:12am CDT
Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
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Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:20am CDT
Is there any visible differences at all?
Posted by Prowl4 on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:20am CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
Is there any visible differences at all?
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:31am CDT
I think Beserker has a bit of red hue in the legs that the Hasbro one doesn't have, but I think that's the only real visible difference
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 20th, 2017 @ 7:31am CDT
Prowl4 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
Is there any visible differences at all?
I think Beserker has a bit of red hue in the legs that the Hasbro one doesn't have, but I think that's the only real visible difference
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Posted by william-james88 on April 20th, 2017 @ 8:28am CDT
Yup, the only difference in all of wave 1 is a few red bits on the legs of Berserker. Everything else is the same.
Posted by william-james88 on April 20th, 2017 @ 8:28am CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Prowl4 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
Is there any visible differences at all?
I think Beserker has a bit of red hue in the legs that the Hasbro one doesn't have, but I think that's the only real visible difference
Yup, the only difference in all of wave 1 is a few red bits on the legs of Berserker. Everything else is the same.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1875768)
Posted by Bumblebee21 on April 20th, 2017 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by Bumblebee21 on April 20th, 2017 @ 9:27am CDT
i guess this is new
https://twitter.com/autobase_aichi/stat ... 1621486592
heres a better one
https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 4711827399
https://twitter.com/autobase_aichi/stat ... 1621486592
heres a better one
https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 4711827399
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Posted by Va'al on April 20th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT
It was newsed over here: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/37846/
Posted by Va'al on April 20th, 2017 @ 2:09pm CDT
Bumblebee21 wrote:i guess this is new
https://twitter.com/autobase_aichi/stat ... 1621486592
heres a better one
https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNe ... 4711827399
It was newsed over here: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/37846/
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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on April 21st, 2017 @ 12:55pm CDT
Which sucks. But at least in let's me feel better about getting the cheaper alternative and doing some customizing magicssss!
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on April 21st, 2017 @ 12:55pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Prowl4 wrote:What's the difference between hasbro and takara berserker and hasbro and takara barricade?
Nothing really. The wave 1 Hasbro guys are pretty much identical to their Takara counterparts
Which sucks. But at least in let's me feel better about getting the cheaper alternative and doing some customizing magicssss!
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Posted by WreckerJack on April 22nd, 2017 @ 11:29pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 22nd, 2017 @ 11:29pm CDT
TakaraTomy has posted on their website with the latest info on exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight giveaways! The first giveaway is the silver Temenos Sword, which will be exclusive to ToysRus stores in Japan.
Optimus Prime's Age Of Extinction shield will also be a giveaway item later in the Summer. If you are lucky enough to get one of these swords make sure you keep the ticket that comes with it. Those who do will be able to obtain a "Clear File" which is a clear plastic file folder featuring Transformers artwork on it.
In the Fall Optimus' Dark of the Moon axe will become a promotional item, a bonus for those who got the shield. Make sure to keep those tickets someplace safe so you won't miss out!
Unfortunately, these giveaways are only for Japan. If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 24th!
Optimus Prime's Age Of Extinction shield will also be a giveaway item later in the Summer. If you are lucky enough to get one of these swords make sure you keep the ticket that comes with it. Those who do will be able to obtain a "Clear File" which is a clear plastic file folder featuring Transformers artwork on it.
In the Fall Optimus' Dark of the Moon axe will become a promotional item, a bonus for those who got the shield. Make sure to keep those tickets someplace safe so you won't miss out!
Unfortunately, these giveaways are only for Japan. If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 24th!
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1876578)
Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:06am CDT
The 29th is Saturday. Monday is May First. Unless you are talking about some other year.
Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:06am CDT
WreckerJack wrote:... If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 29th!
The 29th is Saturday. Monday is May First. Unless you are talking about some other year.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1876583)
Posted by Va'al on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT
Actually we meant 24th. Typo!
Posted by Va'al on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT
Overcracker wrote:WreckerJack wrote:... If you live in the US the new Transformers The Last Knight toys will hit stores Monday, April 29th!
The 29th is Saturday. Monday is May First. Unless you are talking about some other year.
Actually we meant 24th. Typo!
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Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:58am CDT
Posted by Overcracker on April 23rd, 2017 @ 10:58am CDT
Actually we meant 24th. Typo!
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877049)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:13am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:13am CDT
Well, this is it. The TAKARA 1-steps are exactly the same POS as the Hasbro ones:
Hound:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444508
Barricade:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444507
Optimus:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444506
Bumblebee:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444505
They are pretty much the same price as the US or Canada. That's not counting shipping, obviously.
Sigh... Guess I'll wait for a clearance sale for Hound.
Hound:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444508
Barricade:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444507
Optimus:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444506
Bumblebee:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444505
They are pretty much the same price as the US or Canada. That's not counting shipping, obviously.
Sigh... Guess I'll wait for a clearance sale for Hound.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877052)
Posted by Va'al on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:23am CDT
Posted by Va'al on April 25th, 2017 @ 5:23am CDT
Fellow Seibertronian -Kanrabat- has spotted four new figures from the upcoming live-action movie Transformers: The Last Knight over on 1999.co.jp, as part of the related Takara Tomy line of toys. Where Hasbro has One-Step Changers, we now see the Speed Change TLK-06 Bumblebee, TLK-07 Optimus Prime, TLK-08 Hound and TLK-09 Barricade!
Check out images below of the two modes and the transformation sequence, and let us know what you think of this initial Japanese offering in their striking similarity to the Hasbro version of the same toys.
Check out images below of the two modes and the transformation sequence, and let us know what you think of this initial Japanese offering in their striking similarity to the Hasbro version of the same toys.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877066)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:09am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:09am CDT
It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877249)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877292)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:45pm CDT
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:45pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877294)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:54pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 25th, 2017 @ 6:54pm CDT
Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877298)
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:05pm CDT
Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
Posted by william-james88 on April 25th, 2017 @ 7:05pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877318)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 8:40pm CDT
The first few waves were generally speaking identical. It's the later redecos and retoolings that sported the differences from what I can tell. AoE and Lost Age were exceptions, I'll give you that.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 25th, 2017 @ 8:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Some of the movie 1 toys had differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions. Most notably the normal Leader class Optimus Prime toy.william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still a bit hilarious and sad how little paint these guys have. Takara = Hasbro here
That's usually the case with the initial waves. It's a bit later down the line that TakaraTomy offers "premium decos".
But their AOE line had different/superior decos to Hasbro's from the get go.
It looks like they are going back to the method of the first film where both companies released the same toys.
Some, sure. But not most. Which was totally reversed for AOE.
The first few waves were generally speaking identical. It's the later redecos and retoolings that sported the differences from what I can tell. AoE and Lost Age were exceptions, I'll give you that.
Re: Transformers The Last Knight Hound, Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime Packaging Art Revealed (1877400)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 26th, 2017 @ 9:56am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 26th, 2017 @ 9:56am CDT
Thanks to the Transformers Never Die Facebook Page we have some new images of the upcoming wave 1 figures from Takara's The Last Knight toyline. The 5 figures in wave 1 are Deluxe Bumblebee, Barricade, Berserker, and Slash, along with voyager Grimlock. The figures deco differs only slightly from their Hasbro counterparts, which have started to show up across the world. Check out the Takara packaging images, or their stickers, at least, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
