Rise of the Beasts

General Information:
Release Date: April 2023
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Entertainment Earth, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None

Thanks to a new listing on Smyths in the UK, we now have our first look and reveal of Rise of the Beasts Beast-Mode Optimus Prime.  Similar to the Beast-Mode Bumblebee revealed in February 2023, this appears to feature a G1 inspired character with a "beast" based power up.  In this case Optimus Prime literally seems to have the "heart of

Charging into battle in his powerful rhino mode, Rhinox is a near unstoppable force on the battlefield!  Check out my review and gallery of the newly released Battle Changer Rhinox!

General Information:
Release Date: April 2023
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Entertainment Earth, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None

Rise of the Beasts figures continue to hit stores so today I bring you another review from the Beast Alliance line!  This time Optimus Primal and Skullcruncher have teamed up.  Why would a Maximal and Decepticon team up?  Who knows?!  What we do get is a fun little set.  Check out my review and gallery of Optimus Primal with Skullcruncher!

General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $21.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: Tail/Weapon

Earlier today Hasbro Pulse held a Fan Stream focusing on a whole series of Transformers action figure reveals!  This Fan Stream covered a bunch of upcoming Generations and Studio Series figures.  Check out the quick list below of reveals (along with links to purchase and support BWTF where available) and then a gallery of screencaps at the bottom of this post.  Items will be listed in the order they were revealed during the live stream which you can watch in the embed below.

Rhinox is one of the featured Maximals in Rise of the Beasts and the toy line features him in multiple forms including a Battle Master.   Even better, this figure had an undocumented feature that took me by surprise!  Check out my review and gallery of Rise of the Beasts Battle Master Rhinox.

General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $6.29 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: Weapon Barrel

With the theatrical opening of Rise of the Beasts on the way Paramount Pictures has begun to ramp up its marketing for the film.  Tonight we have two fun videos and info on the Global Statue Tour featuring the statues of Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal that debuted at this year's SXSW.  Check out the fun videos below and the dates for the Global Statue Tour below!