Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids

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We now have images of the Transformers Swapticons. Unlike what was first assumed, these aren't really Transformers figures but more fidget style toys that use the Transformers brand. These are cubes with pop out heads and have details of a robot mode on the front and alt mode details on the back. Sticking two together creates a full alt mode and halves can be swapped. Meaning you can have an Optimus truck with a cheetah butt. Or a tank with a cheetah head. These will retail for $8 USD. Below you will see images of the first mix along with the initial listings we got for the line.

Transformers News: Images of Transformers Swapticon Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids

TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055

TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056

TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057

TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058

TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059

TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060

TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235

TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236

TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341[/quote]

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Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187629)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2025 @ 8:37am CST

It's an entire line of headbutting buttheads.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187630)
Posted by Kyleor on January 18th, 2025 @ 9:00am CST

Those faces are an... interesting art decision. But these are an interesting idea.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187633)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 18th, 2025 @ 9:46am CST

I never saw such a more stupid, ugly, derpy, gimmicky Transformers line.

So this means...

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187639)
Posted by cloudballoon on January 18th, 2025 @ 11:51am CST

This is a line that people can both think it got next to zero play value AND can get really creative at the same time.

The faces are hilarious. It's the next most interesting fidget line after Botbots I think.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187643)
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 18th, 2025 @ 1:42pm CST

Tigertron seems pretty happy considering he turns into a...

feline-centipede

I like the prime/magnus combi and these look pretty good for kids.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187644)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2025 @ 2:01pm CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Tigertron seems pretty happy considering he turns into a...

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187645)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 18th, 2025 @ 2:51pm CST

So they're reviving part of the Micromaster Combiner gimmick? Huh, neat.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187650)
Posted by steve2275 on January 18th, 2025 @ 6:35pm CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:I never saw such a more stupid, ugly, derpy, gimmicky Transformers line.

So this means...

Casholla Bitcholla

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187711)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2025 @ 7:34pm CST

So weird, but so neat

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187819)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 23rd, 2025 @ 10:41am CST

And now we know what the "Wild Jungle Mission 5-pack" is:

Maximals Optimus Primal and Apelinq vs. Decepticons Skullcruncher, Megatron Gator, and Scorponok

Image found on Discord.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187821)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 23rd, 2025 @ 10:59am CST

Nice! I'm looking forward to better pictures. Also, any idea of the prices?

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187848)
Posted by Emerje on January 25th, 2025 @ 9:53am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:Nice! I'm looking forward to better pictures. Also, any idea of the prices?

We know the two packs are $8 so a 5 pack should be $20 USD.

Emerje

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187849)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on January 25th, 2025 @ 10:08am CST

Emerje wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Nice! I'm looking forward to better pictures. Also, any idea of the prices?

We know the two packs are $8 so a 5 pack should be $20 USD.

Emerje

I won't bother converting into CAN$ because I know the price will be more expensive. I expect 20$CAN for a 2 pack and 50$CAN for the 4 pack.
>:oP

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187857)
Posted by william-james88 on January 25th, 2025 @ 5:36pm CST

We have great images of the upcoming Swapticon 5 pack. This one is Beast themed with both Optimus Primal and Megatron Gator. We also have Scorponok, Skullcrncher and Apelinq who is continuing the comeback he started in Rise of the Beasts. These are fidget toys where you can merge any of the two together to create an altmode. This set has already been found in Indonesia which is also where the images in this article come from. Below is the official description of this 5 pack:

INTRODUCING SWAPTICONS:

Transformers Swapticons are fidgety fun mini action figures that twist to combine together into unique alt modes! 5 TRANSFORMERS ACTION FIGURES: This action figure set includes 5 mini Transformers figures. Each robot action figure is 2 inches (5 cm) tall—easy to bring on the go!

TWIST TO COMBINE INTO JUNGLE BEAST MODES: Press 2 of the figures’ heads together and twist to combine into awesome alt modes! Mix and match Optimus Primal, Apelinq, Skullcruncher, Megatron Gator, and Scorponok to create powerful beasts

COMBINE WITH OTHER SWAPTICONS TOYS: The fidget toy fun doesn’t stop there! All 5 mini figures can be combined with any Swapticons figure (sold separately, subject to availability)

IMAGINATION POSSIBILITIES: With Swapticons sets, kids can combine 2 favorite bots and imagine a super-powered alt mode, or create wacky match-ups between Autobots and Decepticons GIFTS FOR KIDS 5 AND UP: Transformers toys like Swapticons make a great gift for boys and girls who love fidget toys, robot toys, and toy cars Dimension (L x W x H) : 25.4 cm x 4.9 cm x 20.3 cm Weight : 117 gram SNI : 2-136-131-242892-1

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187858)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 25th, 2025 @ 6:12pm CST

It's funny how the good guys in this set are labeled as Maximals while the bad guys are Decepticons instead of Predacons.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187859)
Posted by meanguns on January 25th, 2025 @ 7:15pm CST

Dang. Those dumb faces are winning me over. I don't need them, but I want them.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187864)
Posted by Emerje on January 25th, 2025 @ 8:27pm CST

These are really neat and I love how Skullcruncher suddenly became regular reappearing character thanks to Cyberverse (yes, we got him in Titans Return, but we got all the Headmasters then).

I'm curious what we're supposed to do with Scorponok, he's the only one so far that doesn't have a partner. I get that we're supposed to be mixing and matching, but I wonder if there's a Sandstorm or Doublepunch (or G1 Scorponok) coming in another set.

We're long over due for the Kingdom Primal figure to get an Apelinq repaint.

Emerje

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187865)
Posted by Flashwave on January 25th, 2025 @ 8:35pm CST

Emerje wrote:I'm curious what we're supposed to do with Scorponok, he's the only one so far that doesn't have a partner. I get that we're supposed to be mixing and matching, but I wonder if there's a Sandstorm or Doublepunch (or G1 Scorponok) coming in another set.

Emerje

From the looks of it, my guess is his entire purpose is to kiss be Gatortron's spare butt.

Agreed on the Universe repaint

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187897)
Posted by Whifflefire on January 26th, 2025 @ 10:44pm CST

Fantastic headline.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2187935)
Posted by william-james88 on January 27th, 2025 @ 9:37pm CST

Whifflefire wrote:Fantastic headline.

Glad you liked it

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2188056)
Posted by william-james88 on February 3rd, 2025 @ 8:03am CST

Pixelmaster posted a pictorial review about the new Swapticon 5 pack what includes Optimus Primal, Apelinq, Gator Megatron, Skullcruncher and Scorponok.
We also have additional pictures from Cybeast.

Only set of Swapticons that came out in retail here. It goes for 199 HKD here (25.54 USD in the exchange as we speak), but for some magical reason there was a discount so I only paid 139 HKD (17.84 USD). As the gimmick suggests, this is just a kiddy version of the deleted Baboon-cat hybrid scene in Cronenberg's The Fly.

Megatron's gator head and Skullcruncher tails requires a one time assembly, and Scorpy needs to partsform his tail from his robot mode back to the bottom of his feet every time you "transform" him" (aka laying the toy downwards) from robot to half beast mode. The tail is molded in Maroon, with the grey being painted over and are in 3mm flight stand peg. The only articulation for these toys aside from the head are the arms that can swivel up and down. Apelinq is a hybrid of his original toy and the ROTB design (the arm blades are sculpted), whilst Primal seems to draw from the Beast Combiners art colors wise (or maybe the other authentics Primal). Aligator Megatron's head reminds me of Botcon Megatron from the Breakdown ?

The intended combination is (front to back) Apelinq + Primal, Megatron + Skullcruncher, with Scorpy unforunately third wheeling the couples.

The mechanism works by slotting the spring loaded heads together, then locking it in by rotating it with the 3 L locks on the sides and back. This means that you can combine them in the wrong direction.

Overall they are fun distractions. Recommended if you're a fan/ curious of the concept, but don't expect it to be life changing or be impressive.

Gimmick video:

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2188095)
Posted by truegrit on February 6th, 2025 @ 12:25pm CST

Oh, these are quite a bit bigger than I thought they'd be. Looks like they could be a fun addition to the kiddo's collection.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2188096)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 6th, 2025 @ 1:33pm CST

Again, Micromaster Combiners Revisited :lol:

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2188244)
Posted by Cyber Bishop on February 10th, 2025 @ 7:54pm CST

Might be fun for kids but they look like garbage to me. To each his own.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2189067)
Posted by william-james88 on March 13th, 2025 @ 10:34am CDT

The Transformers Swapticons fidget toyline has been found in Walmarts across Canada. They retail for $9.97 CAD. While they are sold under the Transformers brand, they are more fidget toys than they are transformers, and have a lower age range (5 years old), so that's what they should be seen and judged as.
These have been purchased by me, your news editor, and they work very well for what they are intended to be. Both my 2 year old and 7 year old really like them. Though the locking mechanism does require some control of motor skills that a 2 year old does not have, hence the age recommendation being 5+. I have made a review showing what these entail and how they can combine together in all sorts of ways using Cheetor, Tigatron, Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus.

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2189076)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 13th, 2025 @ 4:29pm CDT

I'll have to make a lil' dip at my local Walmart to find these silly things. :-?

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2189695)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 5th, 2025 @ 1:18pm CDT

Got a couple of the little sets, they are oddly addicting little things. My daughter loves them too

Re: Images of Transformers Swapticons Fidget Toyline Show You Can Make Animal and Vehicle Hybrids (2189699)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 5th, 2025 @ 1:31pm CDT

I saw them in store. I find them neat, but not "full price" neat. If they ever come on sale, I may get a set or two.