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Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron

Posted by william-james88 Jul 1, 2021 at 10:25pm CDT 37,111 views
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), and NTWRK, North America’s premiere livestream shopping platform, today announced the first TRANSFORMERS Collaborative music-inspired item – the J Balvin Mash-Up, J Balvintron 3-Pack. Hasbro and NTWRK have partnered with J Balvin, one of the most influential and successful Latin artists, to bring this truly special blend of music-inspired toy and “More Than Meets the Eye” worlds together for fans.

Sound waves combine in this TRANSFORMERS-J Balvin mash-up pack! “Reggaeton’s global ambassador” joins the DECEPTICONS as the TRANSFORMERS robot, J BALVINTRON. This DECEPTICON wields the power of rhythm to crush his enemies! The 7-inch tall Soundwave-inspired figure converts into cassette player mode in 6 steps and features deco and details inspired by J Balvin – including packaging inspired by J Balvin’s rainbow color scheme and his iconic smiley face icon with lightning bolt eyes. He comes with two mini cassette figures, with deco inspired by albums “Energia” and “Vibras”. The Energia Buzzsaw converts to condor mode in 4 steps, and Vibras Stripes converts to tiger mode in 3 steps. The figure also includes a blaster accessory and two rainbow blast effects.

Balvin, who is a diehard TRANSFORMERS fan and watched the classic G1 animated series as a kid, had a huge part in making this unique collaboration happen. From his love for tigers, which inspired one of the mini-cassette figures with a strong big cat resemblance, to naming the figure J BALVINTRON.

The NTWRK platform that has brilliantly developed a new form of e-tail – selling products via bite-size video broadcasts and episodic content – will premiere an animated stop motion video highlighting J BALVINTRON converting and an interview with TRANSFORMERS team designer to give fans a behind the scenes, detailed look at the figure, before debuting for sale.

Find full product information below:

Product Name: ? Transformers Collaborative: J Balvin Mash-Up, J Balvintron 3-Pack

?Shorthand Name: J BALVINTRON
Size: Stands 7 inches when in robot mode
Age: Made for ages 8+
Retail Price: $69.99
Promise Date: October 1, 2021


TRANSFORMERS robots have always been…More Than Meets the Eye, but now through the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality. The J Balvin collaboration acts as the first music partnership for the brand since the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative launched in 2019, in addition to marking the first-ever Latin music, DECEPTICON, and G1-inspired collaboration! NTWRK is the first platform where viewers can buy the collaborative figure. The figure will be available for pre-order beginning Tuesday, July 13th at 9 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. EST on the NTWRK platform during a live episode which will feature members of the Hasbro design team.



















Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
Hasbro Reveals New Mash-Up Figure Balvintron
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Comment by william-james88 Jul 1, 2021
Odd that Hasbro would wait till Pride month is over to announce a bot who has the Pride flag on his head.

Anyways, funny how this looks like one of Sounwave's KOs

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Comment by concrusher792 Jul 1, 2021
The blaster appears to be a redeco of half of Siege Jetfire’s blasters, as well as recolored versions of his effect parts. Interesting.
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Comment by TulioDude Jul 1, 2021
Neat,I don't know the artist but a Frenzy/Rumble could act as a part of the musical performance this figure is implied to be having.


Day 549 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
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Comment by Tracytron54321 Jul 2, 2021
Thanks I hate it
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Comment by Fires_Of_Inferno Jul 2, 2021
Who?
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Comment by Mistaken_Table Jul 2, 2021
My goodness! This one's gonna be SO hard to get hold of. Let's hope we beat the scalpers to this one, guys! Looking forward to viciously refreshing the pre-order page at 8.59am on July 13th along with anyone else upgrading from their hasbro masterpiece.

Toxic sarcasm aside, I don't get it, so I won't be getting. A tired old mold that everyone already has, stained with clip-art. For 70 dollars, they could have given the artist a bit more freedom (absolutely drench it in clip-art), with all the tapes and a nicer figure (ER Soundwave). Just another exploitative cash-grab.

Sorry, still salty that the UK release of the Jurassic Park set will cost £125 ($170). Obviously no offence to anyone and glad the artist and G1 Soundwave collectors got the opportunity.

Days waiting for Beast Wars to usurp G1's tyrannical rule: 9055
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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 2, 2021
This set look stupid. Silly. It make my eyes burn....


...... I WANT IT! 8-}
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Comment by Immortal Starscream Jul 2, 2021
-Kanrabat- wrote:This set look stupid. Silly. It make my eyes burn....


...... I WANT IT! 8-}


You and I sir, seem to have similar tastes. This thing is so bonkers dumb, loud, looks like a k.o. (also Hippie soundwave?) and just downright BONKERS that I just HAVE to have it. :-D :-D :-D :-D
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Comment by DeathReviews Jul 2, 2021
Wow, what an eyesore. Still I guess if you're a fan of this Balvin guy...
Looks like they used G1 soundwave too. Interesting choice...
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Comment by First-Aid Jul 2, 2021
Immortal Starscream wrote: (also Hippie soundwave?)


Waiting for the inevitable third party tie-dye headband and replaceable hand with the peace sign for $99.99 for this guy...
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Comment by Gauntlet101010 Jul 2, 2021
Stripes, you TRAITOR!

I want this for my G1-sizes cassette collection. Even though I dismantled that display last year. I wonder how many TFs there are that look like KOs.

I think Stripes is the clear loser from this set. Part of the fun of a new G1 styled cassette is getting a NEW cassette.
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Comment by o.supreme Jul 2, 2021
Now, as an old person, I understand how all the kids felt when they announced the Draculus crossover and went :???: . Still I asked my teenage kids who this was, and they had no idea either so there is that...
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Comment by Wolfman Jake Jul 2, 2021
Why didn’t they use the new Netflix Soundwave mold instead? G1 Soundwave has been used so many times already. Let that mold rest! If they had used the new Generations mold, we could have gotten a modern “Micromaster” Stripes to go with the upcoming Kingdom Blaster. This is a huge missed opportunity.
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jul 2, 2021
J Balvin on Wikipedia

I may have to look into his hits with the help of my Hispanic wife. Yes, she's heard of him. :lol:
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Comment by blackeyedprime Jul 2, 2021
Not liking the price mark up yet again but I'm liking this funky colored Soundwave so he's definitely a want even if he will be too pricey to pick up. Any G1 or MP soundwave is always tempting.
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Comment by joevill Jul 2, 2021
Yay! Another G1 repaint to add to the collection!
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Comment by Cyber Bishop Jul 2, 2021
Easy pass for me
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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 2, 2021
Cyber Bishop wrote:Easy pass for me


Isonically, for me too. Because I'm sure this here Canadian will have a really hard time to be able to get it. It's sure to be a hard to get exclusive. And if I can, the price will be much more than the American price.
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Comment by Overcracker Jul 2, 2021
Unlike the Linkin Park limited edition Soundwave, I doubt this version will appreciate much on the secondary market.

Unless you are a massive fan of J Balvin and transformers which seems a rather limited crossover niche... don't see many people buying this.

It's an odd combination to stay the least.
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Comment by First-Aid Jul 2, 2021
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Who?


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