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Transformers BotBots Series 5 New Tribes Revealed With Surprise Unboxings

Date: Friday, February 21st 2020 10:00pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News, Press Releases, Collectables
Posted by: Stargrave | Credit(s): Hasbro

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As part of the Hasbro Toyfair preview press release we have a nice surprise, the reveal of the new Botbots tribes! From Botbots series 5, participating in the Goldrush Games, meet the Frequent Flyers, the Hibotchi Heats, the Cardio Clique, the Party Favors, and Los Deliciosos! And as part of this special unveiling is also the reveal of the series 6 Surprise Inside box sets with Treasure Chest and, yep, Toilet. Read on for the full details and enjoy the images too. As always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

Generations Earthrise Airwave, Megatron, Smokescreen and More Revealed Ahead of Toy Fair 2020

Date: Friday, February 21st 2020 1:17pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: ScottyP | Credit(s): Hasbro

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The Hasbro brand toolkit for Transformers has been updated and provides several new product reveals for the ever popular Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise lineup. Thanks to several tips from Seibertron.com users for directing us to the updated toolkit, and check out the product copy, stock renders and images below. Then, stay tuned this weekend for more information on these and other Transformers products set to be shown at New York Toy Fair 2020.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Battle Masters WFC-E39 Decepticon
Doublecrosser
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $5.99 / Available: October 1, 2020)
The WFC-E39 DECEPTICON DOUBLECROSSER figure stands at 1.5 inches tall, converts into crosscompatible
shield accessory mode in 7 steps, and comes with a Fire Blasts accessory. DECEPTICON
DOUBLECROSSER in weapon mode also doubles as a small Modular Battle Station module that connects
Battle Stations together.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Micromaster WFC-E16 Astro Squad
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $9.99 / Available: August 1, 2020)
The WFC-E16 ASTRO SQUAD 2-pack comes with AUTOBOT BLAST MASTER and FUZER Micromaster
figures, each standing at 1.5 inches tall and can convert to combine into space shuttle mode in 16 steps.
Both figures are to scale with Modular Battle Stations and can ride along their connector tracks.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Micromaster WFC-E15 Race Track Patrol
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $9.99 / Available: August 1, 2020)
The WFC-E15 RACE TRACK PATROL 2-pack comes with DECEPTICON GROUND HOG and ROLLER FORCE
Micromaster figures, each standing at 1.5 inches tall and can convert into mini toy car modes in 4 steps.
Both figures are to scale with Modular Battle Stations and can ride along their connector tracks.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Deluxe WFC-E18 Airwave Modulator
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: August 1, 2020)
The WFC-E18 AIRWAVE MODULATOR figure stands at 5.5 inches tall, comes with 2 accessories, and
disassembles in 12 steps and reassembles into Modular Battle Station mode in 6 steps or launcher mode
in 12 steps. The conniving DECEPTICON aerial defender, AIRWAVE, also converts to Modular Battle Station
Mode and the figure’s disassembled parts can be used to armor up and modify other figures.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Deluxe WFC-E20 Smokescreen
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: August 1, 2020)
The WFC-E20 SMOKESCREEN figure stands at 5.5 inches tall and converts into classic G1 race car mode in
16 steps. The cunning AUTOBOT diversionary tactician, SMOKESCREEN, also comes with 3 weapon
accessories – a blaster and 2 shoulder cannon accessories that can be attached to the figure in both
modes.

Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Voyager WFC-E38 Megatron
(Ages 8 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $29.99 / Available: October 1, 2020)
The WFC-E38 MEGATRON figure stands at 7 inches tall and converts into classic G1 Cybertronian tank
mode in 17 steps. The cunning DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, also comes with 2 weapon accessories.

Transformers Earthrise Deluxe Arcee, Fasttrack, Commander Sky Lynx, Titan Scorponok Revealed

Date: Thursday, February 20th 2020 12:15pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: notsoalex | Credit(s): IGN

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Thanks to a heads-up from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news of an IGN article revealing four new Earthrise toys before New York Toy Fair 2020. The four toys in question are Deluxe Class Autobot Arcee, Decepticon Fasttrack, Commander Class Sky Lynx, and Titan Class Scorponok. Check out the images and information presented, and tell us your thoughts in the Pub forums below.

Toy Fair, the largest toy trade show in the entire western hemisphere, is underway in New York, and Hasbro just announced some pretty awesome new additions to the Transformers: War for Cybertron line to coincide with the upcoming War for Cybertron animated series Arc 2: Earthrise coming to Netflix later this year.
Check out the new figures in the slideshow below:

Transformers War for Cybertron Toy Fair 2020 Reveals

WFC-E17 Autobot Arcee robot mode with hoverboard.

WFC-E17 Autobot Arcee G1 sports car alt-mode.


WFC-E35 Decepticon Fasttrack bot mode also changes into a "staff that can be held by Titan Class figures."

WFC-E35 Decepticon Fasttrack alt-mode.

WFC-E24 Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx lynx mode.

WFC-E24 Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx bird mode.

WFC-E24 Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx combined bird and lynx beast mode.

WFC-E24 Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx shuttle transport mode.

WFC-E24 Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx modular battle station mode.

WFC-E25 Earthrise Titan WFC-E25 Scorponok Triple-Changer robot mode.

WFC-E25 Earthrise Titan WFC-E25 Scorponok Triple-Changer scorpion mode.


Deluxe-Scale Titanmaster Lord Zarak included with Scorponok.

Lord Zarak removable head converts into "a smaller Titan Master."

WFC-E25 Earthrise Titan WFC-E25 Scorponok Triple-Changerwith Lord Zarak Titan Master heads in bot mode.

WFC-E25 Earthrise Titan WFC-E25 Scorponok Triple-Changer modular battle station mode.


The figures will be available for preorder on HasbroPulse beginning Saturday, February 22, with availability "at most major toy retailers" later this year.

Earthrise Commander Sky Lynx is the first figure to hit retailers, with a July 1 release date. After that, Scorponok and Arcee hit August 1 and Fasttrack is scheduled to release on October 1, 2020.

If you're not familiar with the War for Cybertron line, they're the Transformers you know and love in their Cybertronian incarnations. The figures have great paint and sculpting, and while transformations are more complicated than the G1 figures you might be used to, the end results are much more detailed.

Toy Fair is currently underway in New York City with NERF announcing a partnership with the upcoming Halo Infinite for replica Halo NERF blasters coming later this year.

Seibertron.com Galleries of Wonder Festival 2020 [Winter]

Date: Sunday, February 9th 2020 6:44pm CST
Categories: Site News, Toy News, Event News
Posted by: ZeroWolf | Credit(s): @HobbyDrifter

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Greetings Seibertronians! As you may be aware, Wonder Festival 2020 [Winter] was held in Japan this weekend, and Takara Tomy were there representing the Transformers brand! A friend of the website, @HobbyDrifter was there and kindly supplied Seibertron.com with our own galleries of different displays at the event! Please find a small sample of the images below and check out the links to peruse the rest of the galleries!

Masterpiece Atomos Convoy





Transformers Studio Series Devastator







Transformers Generations Selects Piranacon/Seacons





Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Earthrise





Transformers Masterpiece MP-50 Tigatron, MP-51 Arcee and MP-48 Lio Convoy





Miscellaneous



What do you think of this event? Liked what you saw? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

atmos MP-10 Convoy at Wonder Festival 2020 plus Earthrise and Seacons displays

Date: Sunday, February 9th 2020 12:14am CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: Emerje | Credit(s): Dengeki Hobby, @is42731 on Twitter

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It was this time last year at Wonder Festival 2019 [Winter] that Takara Tomy revealed their intentions to release repaints of MP-10 Convoy/Optimus prime based on Nike Air Max shoes designed by Japanese designer atmos. A year later we have what may be the final design for the "duck camo" version that mixes camouflage and blaze orange. Changes are fairly minor from the original prototype, the weapons are now orange instead of brown and the truck stripe is now camo. The orange is a lot paler than on the shoe so hopefully there's still some room for improvement. Images come via Dengeki Hobby.













Meanwhile at WonFes 2020 we also got to see a full Selects Seacons set on display. This is likely all final retail figures since the final set is due for release in Japan in March. Interestingly they've included Lio Convoy in the display, perhaps foreshadowing the coming of a certain other king of the ocean from his time? Photos also come via Dengeki Hobby. Interestingly the display points out quite prominently that Selects is a joint venture between Takara Tomy and Hasbro rather than the two companies doing their own things separately under the same logo as we previously thought. It seems Hasbro may have had some involvement in the Seacons' and Star Convoy's creation after all.







And finally, we little fanfare, was a display for Japan's wave 1 of Earthrise plus Omega Supreme. Comparing the displays and how little of ER will be sold at retail it would seem like Takara Tomy has much bigger plans for Studio Series in 2020. Image comes via @is42731 on Twitter.



It's going to be an exciting 2020! Be sure to let us know what you've thought about Wonder Festival 2020 [Winter] in the Energon Pub Forums!

Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Nendoroids shown at Wonder Festival 2020

Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020 10:57pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Event News
Posted by: Emerje | Credit(s): @Chohenken on Twitter

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There have been a lot of surprises this weekend at Wonder Festival 2020 [Winter], but for fans of both Transformers and anime figures one of the biggest may be the addition of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee from the Bumblebee movie to Good Smile Company's Nendoroid line. For a line that includes everything from video game icons like Mario and Sonic to super heroes like the JLA and Avengers and is currently well over 1,500 figures strong between different scales and types, it's something of an honor to be included. Not much is known just yet about the figures like if they will have swappable parts and expressions or what type of accessories they'll include, but that information should trickle out soon enough. What we do know is that they'll be manufactured by Sentinel, the same company that brought us those non-transforming 24" Scorponok and Black Zarak figures back in 2014 and the transforming pens so this isn't their first time handling the Transformers license. Plus we have our first photos direct from the event thanks to Twitter user @Chohenken!







What do you think of these new Nedoroid Transformers figures and would you like to see the line expanded to include characters from other movies and other corners of the franchise? Be sure to sound off in the Energon Pub Forums!

Transformers MP-50 Tigatron Images from Wonder Festival 2020 and $220 Price Revealed

Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020 8:48pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): @TF_pr, @is42731, @Chohenken, @portarmym @takaratomytoys on Twitter and dengeki hobby

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Wonder Festival 2020 is now underway in Japan with the displays finalized and image coming in from various twitter accounts and websites, like Dengeki Hobby. Below you can see Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-50 Tigatron in his full completely new mold glory. While some fans thought a simple redeco of MP Cheetor with a new head could do the job for Tigatron, the die hard Beast Wars fans knew this would not be enough and Takara did indeed go out of their way to make him as show accurate as possible. This means his mold is fully unique with achieving new transformation steps to get to similar looking Cheetor robot mode detail in some places. With MP Cheetor right next to him, you can just compare and see that hinges, shapes and sizes for pieces are all different, which is remarkable. The feet for instance are a different shape and proportion to Cheetor's and the chest is made up of his actual beast mode head, and his arms have different functionality implemented with them along with different panel segments. All this shows that the transformation will be distinct from Cheetor's, at least from a level of the smaller steps. The price is revealed on a tag next to him and it is 24000 yen, so around $220 USD. Since this does not appear to be an exclusive item, it will most probably be available at a 20-30% discount from Japanese retailers.

Let us know what you think of him and if you will be preordering him or not when the time comes.

Transformers MP-51 Arcee Images from Wonder Festival 2020 and $145 Price Revealed

Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020 8:34pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): @TF_pr, @is42731, @Chohenken on Twitter and dengeki hobby

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Wonder Festival 2020 is now underway in Japan with the displays finalized and images coming in from various twitter accounts and websites, like Dengeki Hobby. Below you can see Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-51 Arcee in her full glory. However, she appears to be mistransformed. It would explain why her chest area is not propped up properly, which also hides detail from her robot's abdominal area. The price is revealed on a tag next to her and it is 16000 yen, so around $145 USD. Since this does not appear to be an exclusive item, it will most probably be available at a 20-30% discount from Japanese retailers.

Let us know what you think of her and if you will be preordering her or not when the time comes.

Images of Studio Series Devastator Display from Wonder Festival 2020

Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020 8:18pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Event News
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): @TF_pr, @is42731, @Chohenken on Twitter

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Wonder Festival 2020 is now underway in Japan with the displays finalized and image coming in from various twitter accounts and websites. Below you can see Studio Series Devastator in his fully colored combined mode, including his final two components, Leader Class Overload and Voyager Class Scrapper. Feast your eyes below on the mighty Constructicon combiner in all his glory!

We see all of the individual Constructicons on display as well. The combined mode is displayed with a pyramid recreating the final battle of Revenge of the Fallen, on a thematic level. That Devastator is custom painted though.

So now that we've finally seen Studio Series Devastator's final two components, and his fully combined form, are you excited to complete this massive combiner? Let us know what you think below, and stay tuned to Seibertron for the latest from Wonder Festival 2020!

Transformers Studio Series Devastator Fully Combined and First Look at Overload and Scrapper

Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020 4:41am CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: Bounti76 | Credit(s): S250 on TFW2005

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And the reveals just keep on coming! Thanks once again to TFW2005 boards member S250, we have our first look at not only Studio Series Devastator in his fully colored combined mode, but also the first looks at his final two components, Leader Class Overload and Voyager Class Scrapper! Feast your eyes below on the mighty Constructicon combiner in all his glory!



Of course, he couldn't be shown that way without his final two components; Overload, who forms Devastator's lower torso and thighs, and Scrapper, who forms his right arm. Concept art of Overload had previously shown him as a multi-limbed robot, and that carries into the elusive Constructicon's design here- he's a bipedal robot with four arms! He also has a really nice looking vehicle mode as an articulated dump truck (carrying what looks like a piece of Devastator's vortex grinder).





And finally, we get a look at Scrapper, who looks to be pretty faithful to his movie design, with his left hand molded as a flail.




Keep in mind that unlike with the just revealed MP Arcee and Tigatron, Overload and Scrapper's numerical designations are specific to the Japanese market, as their designations for the Studio Series line are different from that of Hasbro.

So now that we've finally seen Studio Series Devastator's final two components, and his fully combined form, are you excited to complete this massive combiner? Let us know what you think below, and stay tuned to Seibertron for the latest from Wonder Festival 2020!