03/23/23
There is a long history of Takara Tomy running special exclusive campaigns in Japan featuring smaller sized figures being made available at specific retailers. One of their largest campaigns was the Arms Micron one in 2012. With their launch of the Rise of the Beasts/Beast Awakening site, they have announced a campaign in the spirit of that tradition. Launching in mid-April 2023, fans who purchase 5000 Yen (about $38.12 USD) in Beast Awakening toys will receive a redeco of Firedrive as the "Burning Plasma Blaster"! This appears to be exclusive to Toys 'R' Us stores in Japan (but I welcome any fans who can read Japanese to correct me). For now, you can see the pic of the Battle Master mirrored below.
