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Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Voyager Optimus Prime will be a Target Exclusive

Posted by william-james88 Jan 6, 2023 at 9:35pm CST 41,683 views
When we posted a list of the entire 2023 Studio Series line up, there was quite a big absence with Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime missing. All other major characters from the film are there, except for him. Now, smart money was on the fact that he would be released in 2023 but as an exclusive, since we didn't have all listings for those yet and that seems to be the case. JTPrime17 reported a listing for a Studio Series voyager Optimus Prime coming out in the Target exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline.

Now, it is important to note that there will also be a voyager class Optimus Prime in the main Rise of the Beasts line, which is not exclusive. Just the branded Studio Series Optimus Prime will be exclusive. We do not know how different one figure will be to the other. Below is the item identification number along with an image from Target, thanks to Voltrace.

Tra Gen BB Studio series Voy TF7 Alpha (codename for Optimus Prime)
DCPI: 087-26-0164
MSRP: $33.99

Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Voyager Optimus Prime will be a Target Exclusive
Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Voyager Optimus Prime will be a Target Exclusive

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Re: Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Voyager Optimus Prime will be a Target Exclusive (view post)
Comment by TulioDude Jan 6, 2023
As someone who isn't on the US, the term "Target exclusive" makes my Spider Sense tingle.

Day 1103 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
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Comment by Emerje Jan 6, 2023
An exclusive SS Optimus Prime for an upcoming/current movie, that's quite the coup for Target. I wonder if Walmart or Amazon has anything to counter that with.

Emerje
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Comment by ZeroWolf Jan 7, 2023
Emerje wrote:An exclusive SS Optimus Prime for an upcoming/current movie, that's quite the coup for Target. I wonder if Walmart or Amazon has anything to counter that with.

Emerje

For well wanted mini bots to short pack :-D
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 7, 2023
My Bonecrusher preorder moved up to next week, so it was only a matter of time before he showed up in stores. I am excited to get those NEST guys.

Also, I wonder if that BBB Prime is just going to be the SS-38 reissued instead of a retooled one to match the RotB movie.
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Comment by william-james88 Jan 7, 2023
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:My Bonecrusher preorder moved up to next week, so it was only a matter of time before he showed up in stores. I am excited to get those NEST guys.

Also, I wonder if that BBB Prime is just going to be the SS-38 reissued instead of a retooled one to match the RotB movie.


My money is on a retool.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 7, 2023
william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:My Bonecrusher preorder moved up to next week, so it was only a matter of time before he showed up in stores. I am excited to get those NEST guys.

Also, I wonder if that BBB Prime is just going to be the SS-38 reissued instead of a retooled one to match the RotB movie.

My money is on a retool.

I bet the retool will come next year, or at least around the holidays
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 13, 2023
I got my NEST Bonecrusher in today. This is a great repaint. Bonecrusher is a good mold, and in these colors he is really fun. I love the NEST colors, and I want more figures in this color scheme. It is fun!

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Comment by M. Spector Jan 14, 2023
I picked up NEST Bonecrusher at my local Targét last night too! Haven't opened him yet but am excited, i held off on Bonecrusher the first time he came out as part of the standard Studio Series because frankly, I'm still very attached to my old Deluxe Jungle Bonecrusher (which is still a pretty solid figure today). But this new deco looks sick and so far the size of em is impressive
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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 14, 2023
I'll be waiting for the SS DotM leader Optimus re-release. Even at can90$+tx.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 14, 2023
M. Spector wrote:I picked up NEST Bonecrusher at my local Targét last night too! Haven't opened him yet but am excited, i held off on Bonecrusher the first time he came out as part of the standard Studio Series because frankly, I'm still very attached to my old Deluxe Jungle Bonecrusher (which is still a pretty solid figure today). But this new deco looks sick and so far the size of em is impressive

He is a very nice figure, and the NEST paintscheme rocks on him. I too still hold a strong love for the original mold, and i still want a leader sized figure of that design. He is my favorite movie con.
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Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Jan 14, 2023
Recently picked up NEST Bonecrusher and Im really enjoying it! The new deco looks nice (I like it more that the original), and there’s a surprising amount of detail work, especially in alt mode!
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Re: Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Voyager Optimus Prime will be a Target Exclusive (view post)
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 14, 2023
Now we just need Ratchet to ship out!
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 23, 2023
Bonecrusher is so much fun, I love NEST figures

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jan 23, 2023
Bony sure rock that deco.

Now, if only I could find that elusive DotM Leader Optimus reissue...
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Jan 25, 2023
So I think it is safe to asusme Hatchet will be SS94. What just dawned on me is that in the past, Buzzworthy went with solid deluxe cases for Generations figures (Origns Bee, Silverstreak, Terrorsaur) and mixed cases for SS in the Buzzworthy line (2 separate deluxe mixed cases and the versus 2 packs).

(Yes Sabr, I know SS is techncially generations ,but they are clearly different lines from a distribution standpoint.)

So my prediction on why Nest Ratchet hasn't shipped yet is because he is probably part of a 3 figure case with Hatchet and SS86 Hound. Hopefully that means the latter 2 are soon to be announced and released.
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Comment by Sowndwave76 Jan 25, 2023
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So my prediction on why Nest Ratchet hasn't shipped yet is because he is probably part of a 3 figure case with Hatchet and SS86 Hound. Hopefully that means the latter 2 are soon to be announced and released.


I always thought that Ratchet mold was a voyager…
But I’m not into the movie lines, so I’m probably wrong.

I wish Hastak would release official wave info for Buzzworthy.
And I don’t even need any remotely specific dates.
But what’s coming in which waves would be great info to make public.
Hell, even the first two waves of the year would be nice, and around April/May release info for the rest of the year.
And IF something has to change, so be it.
They wouldn’t need to offer any explanations.
Not to mention, there should be a couple points in every year where everything is pretty well set in stone.
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Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Jan 25, 2023
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So my prediction on why Nest Ratchet hasn't shipped yet is because he is probably part of a 3 figure case with Hatchet and SS86 Hound. Hopefully that means the latter 2 are soon to be announced and released.

That could make sense! Hopefully we see more of Hatchet soon.

Quite a few people online seem to have NEST Ratchet already, but from what I can tell not in the US.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 25, 2023
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:So my prediction on why Nest Ratchet hasn't shipped yet is because he is probably part of a 3 figure case with Hatchet and SS86 Hound. Hopefully that means the latter 2 are soon to be announced and released.

That could make sense! Hopefully we see more of Hatchet soon.

Quite a few people online seem to have NEST Ratchet already, but from what I can tell not in the US.

Looks like UK peeps getting him, they are usually about a month ahead of us, at least with Pulse, so I imagine Ratchet will ship next week.

Would also make sense if he was in a wave with Hatchet, though the reveals being so far apart would be odd
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Comment by Sabrblade Jan 25, 2023
This may seem like a belated question, but...

You know how the Creatures Collide set came with alternate heads for Skywasp, Scorponok, and a toy-colors head for Kickback? Well, how exactly does one do the head-swap for Kickback? Unlike the other two, whose neck ball joints stick out from the top of the torso, the opposite is true of Kickback's neck ball joint: It's buried inside the torso.
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Jan 26, 2023
Sabrblade wrote:This may seem like a belated question, but...

You know how the Creatures Collide set came with alternate heads for Skywasp, Scorponok, and a toy-colors head for Kickback? Well, how exactly does one do the head-swap for Kickback? Unlike the other two, whose neck ball joints stick out from the top of the torso, the opposite is true of Kickback's neck ball joint: It's buried inside the torso.


My guess is pull straight up on the head until the torso lets go. I'm keeping my heads original, so I never tried it before. I just gave a half-assed try and it does seem to require a bit of force, so I stopped before I got the head off. The biggest thing would be to pull as straight upward from the torso as possible so that you aren't putting much lateral stresses on the post that the ball is on.
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