Maximals

Toy Review: "Rise of the Beasts" Beast Combiner Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher

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!

Toy News: Takara Tomy Lists "Rise of the Beasts" 3-Step Changers

The newly published Takara Tomy Rise of the Beasts (aka Beast Awakening) site has posted images and a video showing off the upcoming 3-Step Changer (aka "Pa! Pa! Pa!" according to Google Translate) Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime toys.  The Optimus Prime toy was already released as part of the Cyberverse line (though many fans figured out it was a Rise of the Beasts toy pretty quickly).

Toy News: Takara Tomy Announces "Beast Wars Vintage" Versus Set

While Kingdom has come and gone from toy store shelves, Takara Tomy is nowhere near done with the new iterations of Beast Wars era characters!  Leaked earlier this week but officially revealed today, Takara Tomy has revealed a new sub-series of figures they have dubbed "Beast Wars Vintage" (not to be confused with the Wal-Mart exclusive "Vintage Beast Wars" reissues).  The first set of these figures feature redecos of Kingdom Megatron and Optimus Primal.