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The Hottest Retail Transformers Toy on the Market Right Now is from the Kid Centric ROTB Line

Posted by william-james88 May 5, 2023 at 10:05pm CDT 43,148 views
This article is more to shed light on a fact that many people in the west may not know about. As many americans are aware, global distribution will cause local shortages and imbalances in supply and demand. We saw that with Cosmos, where the UK got an ample supply while the rest of the world did not and with Galaxy Shuttle, where Canada got a very healthy supply. But, a Yoda would say, there is another, right now. And it's the voyager class figures from the Rise of the Beasts line, the toyline aimed towards kids which many fans have chosen to ignore.
Of course, not all collectors, and that's where the heat is coming from. Unlike the Rise of the Beasts figures released in the Studio Series line, the mainline toys are not widely available in online collector shops across the world, and not all are on various national Amazon sites either (not even Entertainment Earth has them). So, believe it or not, that voyager Optimus and Optimus Primal you may see in your local Walmart are highly coveted, since there is no way but through brick and mortar retail to get them. And we all know how that type of distribution can turn out.
Due to this, both are selling for over MSRP online right now, with Optimus Primal selling for double his price thanks to being shortpacked. These were both toys which fans laughed out of the room due to lackluster paint jobs and poor sizes. As valid as those points may be, this comes to show that you never know how lucky you may be to have a toy available and you never know what can become a hot commodity in this hobby.

You can see some sold e-bay listings here and in the image below.

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Comment by william-james88 May 5, 2023
As we just described, the Rise of the Beasts mainline is not widely sold online and more of a brick and mortar based line, which leads to a bunch of possible distribution issues. So, seeing as how a new toy from that line is available on Amazon.ca, we wanted to let you know. the Weaponiser Wheeljack set is available and shipping from Amazon.ca right now, priced at $22.99 CAD. It comes with a new Wheeljack toy and a repack of the Rhinox battle master. We also have a video review of this toy to share with you from ChurrotheShibe.

Link to Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Tra-Mv7-Weaponize?tag=seibertron0b-20& ... 679&sr=8-6

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Comment by Brokebot May 6, 2023
I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.
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Comment by Spider5800 May 6, 2023
Brokebot wrote:I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.


Haha, right? We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better, and Primal is basically a reskin of Kingdom Primal, so I wasn't even giving these a looksie. Ya'll have fun hunting these down.
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Comment by DeathReviews May 6, 2023
There's a couple of those Optimus Primals in a walmart near my realm right now. Still not interested ;).
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Comment by Till-all-R1 May 6, 2023
Alt mode Rhinox looks pretty good, but his Bot mode isn't as good looking.
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Comment by Razorbeast88 May 6, 2023
Optimus Primal looks good but I'm holding hope that the leader class studio series primal is better and comes with the mace
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Comment by chuckdawg1999 May 6, 2023
I think the eBay prices on Primal and Prime are so high right now is because of collectors initially passing on them only to see reviews and realize these are really good figures. I don't understand the distribution of these and why they're not available from online retailers yet but it is odd. The last time I was at my Target all they had were a few of the Beast Armor figures that already had parts taken out of the packaging. I doubt I'll see the Deluxe or Voyager figures.
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Comment by o.supreme May 6, 2023
Aside from SS which I basically "Observe and report" on, there's been no standard live action movie line that I've cared enough to have any interest in. (Aside from BB which had some reused TR toys made into new characters). There are so many different toys at different price points and scales, with no rhyme or reason (not that there needs to be , seeing as they are for kids). Its basically a huge mass of "look at that" ( I couldn't tell you the difference between one or another). Occasionally something will make news that I recall (There were some walkie-talkies on TFW last week that I had recalled seeing prior, thinking it was interesting that it was newsworthy).

But at any rate, I hope whoever wants these gets them, rest assured knowing I wont be hindering their chances by purchasing any.
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Comment by M. Spector May 6, 2023
Picked up a couple of the Beast Alliance guys for me and a friend to paint. Prime and Primal are both pretty neat and have a lot of nice molded detail. Here they both are with the most relevant comparisons in my collection. For $14 bucks it's really not a bad deal, and the little weaponizers can go with other stuff thanks to 5 mm pegs

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For somone who wants a good desk toy or needs a good toedip into Tformers or just RoTB I'd recommend them
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Comment by william-james88 May 6, 2023
M. Spector wrote:Picked up a couple of the Beast Alliance guys for me and a friend to paint. Prime and Primal are both pretty neat and have a lot of nice molded detail. Here they both are with the most relevant comparisons in my collection. For $14 bucks it's really not a bad deal, and the little weaponizers can go with other stuff thanks to 5 mm pegs

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For somone who wants a good desk toy or needs a good toedip into Tformers or just RoTB I'd recommend them

14$ only? That's even better, I thought they were 17

and yeah, the weaponizers are my pick too for most well executed gimmicky toys in the line.
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Comment by -Kanrabat- May 6, 2023
I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

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Comment by Brokebot May 6, 2023
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.
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Comment by -Kanrabat- May 6, 2023
Brokebot wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.


There's two versions of headmasters. There's that one (and how does it really work?). I wonder if the headless body can act on its own is that's the case?

I much prefer the transtecktor version, where the headmaster is basically just a mecha pilot.
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Comment by Emerje May 6, 2023
Rhinox I'm not to sure about. For the most part it looks great, but the arms are really skinny and I'm not crazy about the shoulder pads.

Spider5800 wrote:We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better

It's a (Target exclusive) retool of SS38 so it should be a really good figure.

Brokebot wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

And their knees bend the wrong way like some sort of monsters! :lol:

Emerje
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Comment by Quantum Surge May 6, 2023
Emerje wrote:Rhinox I'm not to sure about. For the most part it looks great, but the arms are really skinny and I'm not crazy about the shoulder pads.

Spider5800 wrote:We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better

It's a (Target exclusive) retool of SS38 so it should be a really good figure.

Brokebot wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

And their knees bend the wrong way like some sort of monsters! :lol:

Emerje

Then there are the Brainmasters
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Comment by Emerje May 6, 2023
Quantum Surge wrote:
Emerje wrote:Rhinox I'm not to sure about. For the most part it looks great, but the arms are really skinny and I'm not crazy about the shoulder pads.

Spider5800 wrote:We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better

It's a (Target exclusive) retool of SS38 so it should be a really good figure.

Brokebot wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

And their knees bend the wrong way like some sort of monsters! :lol:

Emerje

Then there are the Brainmasters

Those, at least, weren't organic creatures. Though Targetmasters had to do some ridiculous, but not impossible contortions.

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Emerje
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Comment by -Kanrabat- May 6, 2023
Emerje wrote:Image
Emerje


Pffft... [-(

I can do this with my eyes closed.

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Comment by william-james88 May 6, 2023
Spider5800 wrote:
Brokebot wrote:I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.


Haha, right? We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better, and Primal is basically a reskin of Kingdom Primal, so I wasn't even giving these a looksie. Ya'll have fun hunting these down.


Just an FYI, ROTB Primal is not a reskin of the Kingdom figure, it's a fully new toy.
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Comment by M. Spector May 7, 2023
-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.



Oh yeah we had a good laugh about how the chainsaw LITERALLY comes out of the wolfs butt :lol:


And to further clarify, at least at my local walvart they are 13/14, it might very retailer to retailer
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