2021

General Information:
Release Date: December 2020
Price Point: $14.99
Retailer: Target Exclusive (US)
Accessories: Blaster, Spike Witwicky mini-figure

Earthrise comes to a close and Kingdom reigns supreme, bringing back the amazing world of the Beast Wars!  Meanwhile Studio Series continues with sub-lines including Buzzworthy Bumblebee Target exclusives and Studio Series 86 based on the animated film from the 80's!

A trip to two Targets I normally do not frequent produced some unexpected results today!  Between the South Plainfield and North Brunswick, NJ Target locations I spotted the entire Buzzworthy Bumblebee line of toys (that we know of) and a trio of the new Deluxe Class Cyberverse figures: Prowl, Soundwave and Starscream!

With a New Year comes a new reveal from Takara Tomy! Thanks to the TF_Pr Twitter Feed we have our first look at Masterpiece Skids! Check out the images and Tweet translations below:

A couple weeks ago, photos of a previously unannounced "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" Core Class figure appeared online, causing some erm...buzz among fandom. Now thanks to In Demand Toys on Facebook we have more images from this "sub-line" of figures.

Back in 2015 Hasbro released a new version of Devastator in the Titan Class. This was the first G1 based version of the character in that class and it sold well enough that after market prices on the toy can go well over $300 (twice the original retail price). Fans who missed out on this figure can now rejoice! Hasbro Pulse has listed new pre-orders for Combiner Wars Devastator!

Today's news drop from the Official Transformers Facebook Page brings us a look at two upcoming R.E.D. figures: Bumblebee and Starscream! Both figures are due April 2021 and will feature non-transforming figures with a bunch of accessories. These are companion lines to other series like Star Wars Black Series and Marvel Legends offering figures roughly in a 1:12 scale. Like previous R.E.D. releases these will be Walmart exclusives. Pre-orders will go up soon.

Thanks to DaimChoc Reports we have a look at a figure that has yet to be officially announced by Hasbro: Cyberverse Deluxe Class Starscream! Following the release of the first couple of "Deluxe Class" waves, this unexpected figure represents Starscream in his "Cybertronian" form with a focus on articulation, transformation and "Blast Effects". No word yet on when this figure will be released but once it's announced you bet BWTF will post about it!

Earlier this year, Hasbro revealed that Walmart would be carrying an exclusive line of Titans Return Headmaster redecos featuring the Japanese head sculpts released during the Legends line. These figures would be featuring recreations of the retro-G1 styled packaging, adding to their "Vintage G1" aesthetic and appeal. While listings went up (and supposedly orders briefly became available) these have not showed up at retail in the United States just yet.

The first Deluxe Class Fossilizer introduced in "Kingdom" is Paleotrex, a brand new Predacon!  Check out my review and gallery of this awesome new release.