First Look at Rise of the Beasts Voyager Class Rhinox and Optimus Prime
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 4th, 2023 @ 1:13am CST
Posted by SpaceEagle on February 4th, 2023 @ 1:20am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 4th, 2023 @ 1:26am CST
But HOLY FUCK, look at those legs on Rhinox, it looks like on hell of a complex series of folding panels onto one another.
Posted by 84everfan on February 4th, 2023 @ 3:12am CST
Posted by Emerje on February 4th, 2023 @ 4:24am CST
They both look pretty good, but I'll pass on Optimus until we know what the Target exclusive SS version is. It's kinda funny that somehow that panel on the front of Rhinox's leg isn't clipped in despite being CG. Looks like the horns can be removed and used as a weapon, not sure if it's a necessary step since the rhino head is just stuck on the back of the bot like any other (non-TM) Rhinox figure. Bonus weapon, maybe? His transformation is deceptively simple despite all the leg panels. The bot legs form the bulk of the rhino body, the sides of the rhino are his shins. The bot head is exposed under the rhino's neck. The rear legs are just sorta sitting on the back of the bot legs, the perspective of the photo hides them. It's probably a fun figure to mess around with if you like the aesthetic.
Emerje
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 4th, 2023 @ 5:11am CST
Posted by Perceptor1996 on February 4th, 2023 @ 6:03am CST
Posted by Immortal Starscream on February 4th, 2023 @ 7:29am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 4th, 2023 @ 7:49am CST
But that Rhinox look fresh and bad-ass so I'll keep an eye open for him.
Posted by Ig89ninja on February 4th, 2023 @ 8:31am CST
Posted by Sculyblast on February 4th, 2023 @ 8:37am CST
Emerje wrote: His transformation is deceptively simple despite all the leg panels. The bot legs form the bulk of the rhino body, the sides of the rhino are his shins. The bot head is exposed under the rhino's neck. The rear legs are just sorta sitting on the back of the bot legs, the perspective of the photo hides them. It's probably a fun figure to mess around with if you like the aesthetic.
Emerje
That's my problem with most of these figures. They are voyager-sized figures, but the transformation seems to form no puzzle whatsoever. I always think it is a shame when they waste an opportunity beast-formers grant to make transformation into an interesting puzzle. The RotB Cheetor voyager is such a shame and just defaults to "stand up and walk" transformation.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 4th, 2023 @ 8:46am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 4th, 2023 @ 11:48am CST
Because this is the live-action film series and if you're not a slick street vehicle with a snazzy new paint job, your colors are always dull and muted.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:In terms of colour palette, why are the Maximals so dull? Both Cheetor and Rhinox are both so muted, especially in direct comparison to Prime there. The Bot Modes need to be vibrant to offset/compliment the Beast Mode skin. It makes the distinct green on Rhinox' chain guns (of doom) really jarring, when next to the figure.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on February 4th, 2023 @ 12:01pm CST
Dr. Caelus wrote:That Rhinox is wonderful, buylt I'm one of those few who like the Kingdom figure. Still, there are so many of the RoB molds I would buy if they recolored them as Transmetals.
I like kingdom Rhinox as well, though I'll consider this one once I see better images and a review. And I'm assuming at some point there'll be a studio series version of this guy
I'll be getting airazor from this line and passing her off as a transmetal/wreckers airazor. I can't think of another character the figure could be but the knives and legs becoming the wings are so cool
Posted by durroth on February 4th, 2023 @ 12:27pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 4th, 2023 @ 12:46pm CST
Posted by Razorbeast88 on February 4th, 2023 @ 1:07pm CST
Maybe I can pass him off as an evil rhinox with the memories of tankor or something
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on February 4th, 2023 @ 2:45pm CST
Posted by Overcracker on February 4th, 2023 @ 3:18pm CST
They do look bigger than Kingdom’s.
Prime just looks like a slightly modified BB Prime.
Posted by Brokebot on February 4th, 2023 @ 5:46pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:That Optimus is a sure skip for me, unless there's a sale. Because that's just one more G1 style Optimus to add to the pile.
But that Rhinox look fresh and bad-ass so I'll keep an eye open for him.
I have to agree. Rhinox looks pretty sharp, but there's nothing that makes that Prime stand out amongst the 8,793,421 other Primes Hasbro has pumped out.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 4th, 2023 @ 8:43pm CST
I am going to buy so many RotB toys, I am excited.
Posted by Emerje on February 5th, 2023 @ 1:36am CST
Overcracker wrote:Rhinox definitely looks interesting. Surprising he still gets his chainguns of doom from the TV show.
Keep in mind that the ROTB line isn't ment to be perfectly screen accurate so who knows if he'll actually have those guns in the movie. There is a Voyager coming in SS.
Emerje
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 5th, 2023 @ 7:03am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Because this is the live-action film series and if you're not a slick street vehicle with a snazzy new paint job, your colors are always dull and muted.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:In terms of colour palette, why are the Maximals so dull? Both Cheetor and Rhinox are both so muted, especially in direct comparison to Prime there. The Bot Modes need to be vibrant to offset/compliment the Beast Mode skin. It makes the distinct green on Rhinox' chain guns (of doom) really jarring, when next to the figure.
Indeed. There I was getting my hopes up that lessons had been learned since the BB Movie. My mistake...
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 5th, 2023 @ 7:31am CST
Emerje wrote:Overcracker wrote:Rhinox definitely looks interesting. Surprising he still gets his chainguns of doom from the TV show.
Keep in mind that the ROTB line isn't ment to be perfectly screen accurate so who knows if he'll actually have those guns in the movie. There is a Voyager coming in SS.
Emerje
If we get a line with "early designs" and the "real designs" will be in SS, I wonder why we still haven't gotten an accurate Bee Movie Bumblebee already?
Or is that design impossible to pull off at all at the deluxe scale? Or even at in the MPM line despite the thing having being done 3 or 4 times by 3P already?
Posted by transformers_va on February 5th, 2023 @ 10:16am CST
at least he doesn't look anorexic. Can't wait to see some video reviews of these.
Posted by King Kuuga on February 5th, 2023 @ 1:21pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:Overcracker wrote:Rhinox definitely looks interesting. Surprising he still gets his chainguns of doom from the TV show.
Keep in mind that the ROTB line isn't ment to be perfectly screen accurate so who knows if he'll actually have those guns in the movie. There is a Voyager coming in SS.
Emerje
If we get a line with "early designs" and the "real designs" will be in SS, I wonder why we still haven't gotten an accurate Bee Movie Bumblebee already?
Or is that design impossible to pull off at all at the deluxe scale? Or even at in the MPM line despite the thing having being done 3 or 4 times by 3P already?
It seems they don't like redoing iterations of characters they've already done. So the first run BB movie stuff has not ben revisted, but they gave us improved versions of the characters in different forms (Jeep Bee, jet Shatter, car Dropkick) later on.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 5th, 2023 @ 1:31pm CST
King Kuuga wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:Overcracker wrote:Rhinox definitely looks interesting. Surprising he still gets his chainguns of doom from the TV show.
Keep in mind that the ROTB line isn't ment to be perfectly screen accurate so who knows if he'll actually have those guns in the movie. There is a Voyager coming in SS.
Emerje
If we get a line with "early designs" and the "real designs" will be in SS, I wonder why we still haven't gotten an accurate Bee Movie Bumblebee already?
Or is that design impossible to pull off at all at the deluxe scale? Or even at in the MPM line despite the thing having being done 3 or 4 times by 3P already?
It seems they don't like redoing iterations of characters they've already done. So the first run BB movie stuff has not ben revisted, but they gave us improved versions of the characters in different forms (Jeep Bee, jet Shatter, car Dropkick) later on.
There may also be the VW licensing conundrum.
Posted by M. Spector on February 6th, 2023 @ 2:15pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 6th, 2023 @ 2:43pm CST
Just to clarify, these are NOT Studio Series toys, but mainline toys. While they will be the same price as Studio Series voyagers, they are based on different designs given to the Hasbro toy development teams since these toys were being made much before the Studio Series toys.
Also, while we are getting a Studio Series Rhinox, the voyager Optimus Prime in the Studio Series line will only be available through the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line at Target. To go with these images, we also have new stock images from the Studio Series line. These show the packaging and background for Cheetor, Arcee, Bumblebee and Battletrap.
The images of Rhinox come from 劉宗岳 and Guo Sheng Wu. The images of Optimus come from 邱合成. The stock images form from Hasbro Korea.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 6th, 2023 @ 4:07pm CST
Oh well. Easy skips in the end.
That is, unless there's a sale.
Posted by transformers_va on February 6th, 2023 @ 4:15pm CST
Thankfully though, when displayed, that angle won't be that obvious.
Posted by Overcracker on February 6th, 2023 @ 4:19pm CST
Rhinox, looks o.k.
I will destroy you Reed Richards. Behold!... the power of Doom!
Posted by transformers_va on February 6th, 2023 @ 4:29pm CST
I believe he's a voyager. That is, unless this is a different toy from the ROTB voyagers mentioned the other day.Overcracker wrote:Prime is a Deluxe right?
Posted by Overcracker on February 6th, 2023 @ 4:55pm CST
transformers_va wrote:I believe he's a voyager. That is, unless this is a different toy from the ROTB voyagers mentioned the other day.Overcracker wrote:Prime is a Deluxe right?
Yeesh!. If that's tru, that's Hot Rod levels of Voyager, and I'm not seeing the engineering to warrant it.
Posted by transformers_va on February 6th, 2023 @ 5:01pm CST
Agreed! The only thing that gives me hope, is the lack of hollowness (arms, legs, etc.). In hand, hopefully it's a solid figure. Haven't had a chance to watch the video yet, so fingers crossed, my hopes aren't already crushed lolOvercracker wrote::shock:
Yeesh!. If that's tru, that's Hot Rod levels of Voyager, and I'm not seeing the engineering to warrant it.
Posted by griftimus prime on February 6th, 2023 @ 5:45pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 6th, 2023 @ 6:20pm CST
I like both Prime and Rhinox. They both look neat. More mainline figures I will get!
also hearing rumors the mainline voyagers will be cheaper than standard voyagers, so take that with a grain of salt
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 6th, 2023 @ 6:38pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:also hearing rumors the mainline voyagers will be cheaper than standard voyagers, so take that with a grain of salt
1¢ cheaper is cheaper.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 6th, 2023 @ 7:25pm CST
What do you mean by "standard" and "mainline?" Aren't those the same thing? As in, the mainline is the standard? Just wondering.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I love the chain details on the Rhino shoulders, that is neat.
I like both Prime and Rhinox. They both look neat. More mainline figures I will get!
also hearing rumors the mainline voyagers will be cheaper than standard voyagers, so take that with a grain of salt
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 6th, 2023 @ 7:26pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:What do you mean by "standard" and "mainline?" Aren't those the same thing? As in, the mainline is the standard? Just wondering.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I love the chain details on the Rhino shoulders, that is neat.
I like both Prime and Rhinox. They both look neat. More mainline figures I will get!
also hearing rumors the mainline voyagers will be cheaper than standard voyagers, so take that with a grain of salt
Mainline = movie exclusive line, existing only for this movie
Standard = SS = regular priced voyagers
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 6th, 2023 @ 9:55pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:What do you mean by "standard" and "mainline?" Aren't those the same thing? As in, the mainline is the standard? Just wondering.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I love the chain details on the Rhino shoulders, that is neat.
I like both Prime and Rhinox. They both look neat. More mainline figures I will get!
also hearing rumors the mainline voyagers will be cheaper than standard voyagers, so take that with a grain of salt
Mainline = movie exclusive line, existing only for this movie
Standard = SS = regular priced voyagers
I'll add that the Cyberverse deluxes were around 5 or 10$CAN cheaper than the Generations or SS deluxes. I think it's the same for the recent Earthspark line too.
Posted by Emerje on February 7th, 2023 @ 12:48am CST
I wonder how we would feel about these designs if the figures came out last year with the movie like they were supposed to? Would we have felt differently knowing potentially better alternatives were coming in the same year as opposed to a year later?
Emerje
Posted by Jinx Riotcrash on February 10th, 2023 @ 6:22pm CST
This Bay movie looking stuff... ...I can't believe it's still around.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 14th, 2023 @ 7:49pm CST
Jinx Riotcrash wrote:Ugh. Not attractive.
This Bay movie looking stuff... ...I can't believe it's still around.
Were you living under a rock deep in the Mariana Trench this past 16 years?
And I repeat, it's been around for 16 years.
The "Bay" stuff isn't going anywhere. And just so you know, it lasted LONGER than G1 so far. And I expect it will last double of the G1 years pretty soon.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 14th, 2023 @ 7:51pm CST
It's simple. The Bumblebee movie led a bunch of Bay-haters to think/hope/believe that the newer movies forthcoming would be taking a more Geewun approach, design-wise, from here on out.-Kanrabat- wrote:Jinx Riotcrash wrote:Ugh. Not attractive.
This Bay movie looking stuff... ...I can't believe it's still around.
Were you living under a rock deep in the Mariana Trench this past 16 years?
And I repeat, it's been around for 16 years.
The "Bay" stuff isn't going anywhere. And just so you know, it lasted LONGER than G1.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 14th, 2023 @ 7:55pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's simple. The Bumblebee movie led a bunch of Bay-haters to think/hope/believe that the movies would be taking a more GEEWUN approach, design-wise, from here on out.-Kanrabat- wrote:Jinx Riotcrash wrote:Ugh. Not attractive.
This Bay movie looking stuff... ...I can't believe it's still around.
Were you living under a rock deep in the Mariana Trench this past 16 years?
And I repeat, it's been around for 16 years.
The "Bay" stuff isn't going anywhere. And just so you know, it lasted LONGER than G1.
At best, it will be some kind of hybrid.
Still, I'd love to see another movie that went like RotF, where the Transformers were at their "Bayest".
Also, I can't believes "Bay-hating" is still a thing after 16 years.
Some people have pretty empty lives to hold nerd-grudges for so long.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 14th, 2023 @ 8:16pm CST
Man, "Trukk not munky!" is still a thing. 16 years is nothing compared to 27.-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, I can't believes "Bay-hating" is still a thing after 16 years.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 14th, 2023 @ 8:43pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Man, "Trukk not munky!" is still a thing. 16 years is nothing compared to 27.-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, I can't believes "Bay-hating" is still a thing after 16 years.
The Legendary Trukk No Munky is still a thing?
It must be a rare thing.
Speaking of which...
Posted by Sowndwave76 on February 14th, 2023 @ 8:49pm CST
Probably won’t get it, but I think it’s pretty well done, and that goes for both modes.
I’m not a “Bay-hater” in terms of designs, but if you don’t like it you don’t like it…
Expecting someone to “get over that” is stupid.
I don’t care if it’s been 47 years since that first film.
Not to mention, not liking that style isn’t a simultaneous claim that G1 is the best, or that everything should go back to G1.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 14th, 2023 @ 9:52pm CST
Sowndwave76 wrote:I actually like the look of that Optimus… Much more than I thought I would…
Probably won’t get it, but I think it’s pretty well done, and that goes for both modes.
I’m not a “Bay-hater” in terms of designs, but if you don’t like it you don’t like it…
Expecting someone to “get over that” is stupid.
I don’t care if it’s been 47 years since that first film.
Not to mention, not liking that style isn’t a simultaneous claim that G1 is the best, or that everything should go back to G1.
The point is not about "liking" or "not liking".
It's about hating so much that one is wishing for the thing to completely disappear. As if the thing is a scourge and only seeing it gone forever would that makes you finally happy.
That's a very baffling and unhealthy mindset.