First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise

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As is the case with almost every pop culture movie, the first look at new designs and characters is through the merchandise and Transformers 7 Rise of the Beasts (ROTB) is no different. Thanks to some slipper boots and pajamas, we have our first look at the Bumblebee design from ROTB. Of course we don't know how different it will look in the final film but this is the design Hasbro gave companies that licensed their brand for film related products. The look is very much a mix of what we saw in the Bumblebee film mixed with elements from the first Michael Bay film, going hand in hand with the statements of the director that his movie is a bridge between the different films, at least stylistically. Bad news for fans hoping to be done with Bayverse designs, but that was never going to be the case, as we saw that from the earlier product reviews. Of course, inspiration from Bay's live action films does not mean that the story or approach would be the same, since this is a different director and this film takes place in a different era.

We have another product shown featuring many faction symbols. It is important to note that the Predacon symbol is not there, which could hint at how little that faction is involved with the film. Remember, there have been no confirmation of any Predacon character being in the film so far. The listings for the various apparel come from BIG W.

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Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135634)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 8th, 2022 @ 9:51pm CDT

If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent? :-?

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135636)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on June 8th, 2022 @ 10:18pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

One would assume "Terrorcon".

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135641)
Posted by william-james88 on June 8th, 2022 @ 11:42pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135642)
Posted by SpaceEagle on June 8th, 2022 @ 11:57pm CDT

I've said it before and I'll say it again...I'm still a bit bummed Bee's gonna keep the same face. I still don't think it's the worst of all the Bayverse designs, I just like a lot of the other interpretations much more. Especially since I was hoping we'd get something more G1-y (not saying everything must be Geewun), because I think going for a hybridisation of the cartoon eyes and helmet with the toy's faceplate would more or less give us the same Bayverse Bumblebee (BBB) face but more in-line with what the BB movie gave us for the other characters. (At least, in my opinion.)

But I know this is THE iconic Bumblebee noggin so I am not even remotely surprised we're still getting it. :-P

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135645)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 9th, 2022 @ 5:08am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ? :???:

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135654)
Posted by TulioDude on June 9th, 2022 @ 7:53am CDT

He looks good! I like that they kept some of the Bumblebee movie parts, like his arms and feet.

I wonder if he will have the car doors on his back or if it will be like before, where the merchandise was based on the concept art.

Day 891 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135655)
Posted by Emerje on June 9th, 2022 @ 8:10am CDT

I like that they're incorporating more yellow into Bumblebee's face and filled it in a bit. Always thought all the gray metal and open spaces was a little too "cold" and skeletal for such cheerful bot.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ?

Because they're not Predacons?

Nightbird, Battletrap and Scourge.

Though I seem to remember it being said that they have beast modes as well, or at least Nightbird does? :-?

Emerje

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135656)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 9th, 2022 @ 8:28am CDT

Wait... They are the Terrorcons.
It's the name of a combiner team.

So..... :-?

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135658)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 9th, 2022 @ 8:40am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... They are the Terrorcons.
It's the name of a combiner team.

So.....

Wouldn't get your hopes up :lol:

the terrorcons also referred to the drones from Energon and I think the zombies from TF Prime

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135660)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 9:18am CDT

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135661)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 9:19am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... They are the Terrorcons.
It's the name of a combiner team.

So.....

Wouldn't get your hopes up the terrorcons also referred to the drones from Energon and I think the zombies from TF Prime

No, the Terrorcons are scourge, Nightbird, and whatever the other's names were.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135663)
Posted by TulioDude on June 9th, 2022 @ 9:42am CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... They are the Terrorcons.
It's the name of a combiner team.

So.....

Wouldn't get your hopes up the terrorcons also referred to the drones from Energon and I think the zombies from TF Prime

No, the Terrorcons are scourge, Nightbird, and whatever the other's names were.

ZeroWolf was just refering to the previous uses of the Terrorcon name.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135667)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 9th, 2022 @ 10:22am CDT

TulioDude wrote:
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait... They are the Terrorcons.
It's the name of a combiner team.

So.....

Wouldn't get your hopes up the terrorcons also referred to the drones from Energon and I think the zombies from TF Prime

No, the Terrorcons are scourge, Nightbird, and whatever the other's names were.

ZeroWolf was just refering to the previous uses of the Terrorcon name.

Exactly this ^

Just because the G1 Terrorcons combined, doesn't mean the Rise of the Beasts ones will basically, as the Terrorcons name has been used before.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135670)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on June 9th, 2022 @ 10:44am CDT

Also considering "Devastator". Personally, I'm not really like keen on the idea of seeing another Live Action Gestalt.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135676)
Posted by First-Aid on June 9th, 2022 @ 11:24am CDT

That BB looks like TF1 Bee had a baby with VW Bee. Smoother lines than the first Bay movie from what I can see.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135686)
Posted by william-james88 on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:33pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ?

Because predcons are known as evil beasts and they arent the villains in this film. Instead, the villains are a group of 3 bots that used to be from different factions and came together to make their own called the Terrorcons. Their leader is Scourge.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135689)
Posted by william-james88 on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:40pm CDT

Believe it or not, we are just two weeks away from the original release date of the Transformers Rise of the Beasts movie, before it got moved to 2023. Well, instead of the film, Hasbro is giving us our first "official" look at how Bumblebee will look like in the beginning of the film. At the end of the Bumblebee movie, he became a 70's Camaro so that is the same alt mode he will have in the beginning of the film, and we've seen it on set many times. However, this is our best look yet at his robot mode. It was revealed on the official Transformers page of the Russian social media site VK. What is odd is that alongside it we also have a render of Optimus Primal which is just a stylized version of the original toy in 2d while Bumblebee is an actual 3d model.
Bumblebee does change form later in the film into an offroad vehicle and his robot mode kibble changes accordingly as we have already seen in the toys.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135690)
Posted by BERSEKAEL on June 9th, 2022 @ 1:44pm CDT

sholdnt bee look like a beetle rather than mustang? than reshape happened in the 1st bayverse movie

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135691)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:01pm CDT

BERSEKAEL wrote:sholdnt bee look like a beetle rather than mustang? than reshape happened in the 1st bayverse movie

william-james88 wrote:At the end of the Bumblebee movie, he became a 70's Camaro so that is the same alt mode he will have in the beginning of the film, and we've seen it on set many times.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135692)
Posted by bluecatcinema on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:03pm CDT

Looks like they've designed Bumblebee in an "intermediate" form, one that's between the original movies and his own solo film.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135693)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:13pm CDT

Bee started TF 2007 off as a Camaro hence why he turned into into one at the end of Bee

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135694)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:14pm CDT

I hate "modern" Bumblebee. He's so stupid, rude, and unlovable. BORING >:oP

. BURN IT WITH :HASBRO:

FIRE! In G1 you could actually care about him and imagine him as a good friend.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135695)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:15pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Bee started TF 2007 off as a Mustang hence why he turned into into one at the end of Bee

I want my yellow Volkswagen beetle :HASBRO:

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135696)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:16pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Bee started TF 2007 off as a Mustang hence why he turned into into one at the end of Bee

A Chevy Camaro =/= a Ford Mustang.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135697)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:17pm CDT

BERSEKAEL wrote:sholdnt bee look like a beetle rather than mustang? than reshape happened in the 1st bayverse movie

That's what needs to happen, but stupid :michaelbay:

has already destroyed the character of Bumblebee permanently. At least Prime looks nice though.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135698)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:18pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Bee started TF 2007 off as a Mustang hence why he turned into into one at the end of Bee
A Chevy Camaro =/= a Ford Mustang.

Gah why did I type that? Thanks for pointing it out Sabrblade!

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135699)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:19pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ?

Because predcons are known as evil beasts and they arent the villains in this film. Instead, the villains are a group of 3 bots that used to be from different factions and came together to make their own called the Terrorcons. Their leader is Scourge.

Do I sense fanfic head cannon guessing here? Well, mine was that the terrorcon's relation to beasts is their robot mode, their designs will be animalistic, the original scourge had dragon wings and claws.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135701)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:22pm CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ?

Because predcons are known as evil beasts and they arent the villains in this film. Instead, the villains are a group of 3 bots that used to be from different factions and came together to make their own called the Terrorcons. Their leader is Scourge.

Do I sense fanfic head cannon guessing here? Well, mine was that the terrorcon's relation to beasts is their robot mode, their designs will be animalistic, the original scourge had dragon wings and claws.

There's no fanfiction there, it was what was said a while ago. Don't forget there's a more well known Scourge from the Robots in Disguise 2001 cartoon

oh and the G1 con I guess :lol:

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135704)
Posted by william-james88 on June 9th, 2022 @ 2:57pm CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:If the orange faction symbol is not "predacon" (it's clearly not), what faction will it represent?

Terrorcon

But why? Why "Terrorcon" and and not "Predacon" ?

Because predcons are known as evil beasts and they arent the villains in this film. Instead, the villains are a group of 3 bots that used to be from different factions and came together to make their own called the Terrorcons. Their leader is Scourge.

Do I sense fanfic head cannon guessing here?

No, just the facts, what we know so far.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135710)
Posted by transformers_va on June 9th, 2022 @ 4:24pm CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I hate "modern" Bumblebee. He's so stupid, rude, and unlovable. BORING . BURN IT WITH FIRE! In G1 you could actually care about him and imagine him as a good friend.

100% agreed!!

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135719)
Posted by First-Aid on June 9th, 2022 @ 5:06pm CDT

...the G1 whining is overwhelming...

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135721)
Posted by MaximalNui on June 9th, 2022 @ 5:09pm CDT

You know, I like this design. One of my biggest gripes with the movie robots (well, at least the first trilogy) was how exposed everything was; it really made you wonder how their war kept going for so long with so many inner parts exposed. This one mixes the right amount of detail with believable armor for an alien robot warrior.

And it isn't exaggeratedly anthropomorphic like the last two Bayverse movies' Autobots, which felt more like humans made of metal (seriously, a robot with a trenchcoat as part of his body? And another modeled like a samurai?).

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135726)
Posted by TulioDude on June 9th, 2022 @ 6:31pm CDT

He looks pretty cool.

The wheels on the legs are more exposed than before, I wonder if this was made with the toys in mind, so they are easier to design. :-?

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135734)
Posted by JanArrah on June 9th, 2022 @ 7:56pm CDT

Why have they chosen to give Bee the appearance of cleavage? Like.. this entire thing is already hideous like all Bayformers, but they have the hood chest.. then split it in two? Did nobody think that might look odd? Or do they just think Bayformers.. it doesn't matter, just slap something together with a creepy face and weird alien look and.. done?

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135738)
Posted by Emerje on June 9th, 2022 @ 8:40pm CDT

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I hate "modern" Bumblebee. He's so stupid, rude, and unlovable.

Meanwhile the kids they're marketing to are saying, "MORE BUMBLEBEE, I LOVE HIM!!!!" and we get an entire line of exclusives featuring the guy at Target. You may not like him, and that's your right, but he's wildly more popular and lucrative than G1 Bee will ever be.

There's a reason why Hasbro tried to upgrade/update G1 Bee into this:

And why most modern versions of Bee for the various TV series look more like Camaros than Beetles since 2007.

Emerje

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135742)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2022 @ 9:59pm CDT

First-Aid wrote:...the G1 whining is overwhelming...

..."Geewhining"?

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135745)
Posted by First-Aid on June 9th, 2022 @ 10:38pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:...the G1 whining is overwhelming...
..."Geewhining"?

I'm gonna trademark that...

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135757)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 10th, 2022 @ 4:38am CDT

Well, there's that tiny WW shenanigans that prevent further beetles.
But yeah, the specific Camaro is a direct result of the 2007 movie.

And honestly, the Bay-Bee haters sound like old men yelling at clouds. It's been 15 years already. That Bee is now the nostalgic Bee for a whole new generation of adults.
If I find some more Geewhiner crying like a baby about Bay-Bee, I'll call for the nurse so that they get wheeled back into the nursing home.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135759)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on June 10th, 2022 @ 4:57am CDT

Cool. Him being placed alongside of the 1996 boxart of Garry Primal though is fucking hilarious.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135761)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on June 10th, 2022 @ 5:04am CDT

The Predacons aren’t going to be a thing in this movie, guaranteed. But hopefully there’s some kind of tease for them showing up in the next film.

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135765)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 10th, 2022 @ 6:16am CDT

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:The Predacons aren’t going to be a thing in this movie, guaranteed. But hopefully there’s some kind of tease for them showing up in the next film.

Transformers 8? Probably not, the solo Beast Wars movie on the other hand...

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135774)
Posted by DeathReviews on June 10th, 2022 @ 8:21am CDT

M'eh. The more they reveal about this coming movie, the less interested I feel. Particularly with 'pre-quels', no matter what the franchise might be.

Whether it's Kenobi's antics on Tatooine before A New Hope, or the tale of Chewbacca's crossbow, or the life story of Leia's hair stylist, or what Bumblebee did on Earth before he met Sam, I have no interest in stories that took place beforehand - because we already know from the original movies how it all ends.

"Are you the kind of person who reads the last page of a mystery novel first?" - Centauri

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Posted by ZeroWolf on June 10th, 2022 @ 9:51am CDT

DeathReviews wrote:M'eh. The more they reveal about this coming movie, the less interested I feel. Particularly with 'pre-quels', no matter what the franchise might be.

Whether it's Kenobi's antics on Tatooine before A New Hope, or the tale of Chewbacca's crossbow, or the life story of Leia's hair stylist, or what Bumblebee did on Earth before he met Sam, I have no interest in stories that took place beforehand - because we already know from the original movies how it all ends.

"Are you the kind of person who reads the last page of a mystery novel first?" - Centauri

I don't know about that, a lot of people sat through Titanic

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135777)
Posted by SpaceEagle on June 10th, 2022 @ 10:26am CDT

DeathReviews wrote:M'eh. The more they reveal about this coming movie, the less interested I feel. Particularly with 'pre-quels', no matter what the franchise might be.

Whether it's Kenobi's antics on Tatooine before A New Hope, or the tale of Chewbacca's crossbow, or the life story of Leia's hair stylist, or what Bumblebee did on Earth before he met Sam, I have no interest in stories that took place beforehand - because we already know from the original movies how it all ends.

"Are you the kind of person who reads the last page of a mystery novel first?" - Centauri

I don't see how that detracts at all from wanting to know the why or how, if anything it helps give insight to what made these characters turn into the ones we would later see in the Bay directed films. Ignoring the inconsistencies within them, that is, and ignoring if this will end up becoming a reboot anyway.
Of course, I totally understand your opinion of wanting to keep getting newer stories, even if The Last Knight practically tied everything up.

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Posted by First-Aid on June 10th, 2022 @ 1:10pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, there's that tiny WW shenanigans that prevent further beetles.
But yeah, the specific Camaro is a direct result of the 2007 movie.

And honestly, the Bay-Bee haters sound like old men yelling at clouds. It's been 15 years already. That Bee is now the nostalgic Bee for a whole new generation of adults.
If I find some more Geewhiner crying like a baby about Bay-Bee, I'll call for the nurse so that they get wheeled back into the nursing home.

Hey now! I trademarked Geewhiner(tm)! You owe me 10 bucks!

And the threat would be better if you said the nurse was going to Foley cath them...with an oversized catheter....

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Posted by Sabrblade on June 10th, 2022 @ 1:33pm CDT

First-Aid wrote:Hey now! I trademarked Geewhiner(tm)! You owe me 10 bucks

Did a quick search and the term goes as far back as 2007 (on this board, at least).

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Posted by First-Aid on June 10th, 2022 @ 8:21pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Hey now! I trademarked Geewhiner(tm)! You owe me 10 bucks
Did a quick search and the term goes as far back as 2007 (on this board, at least).

DON'T RUIN MY DREAM DAMNIT!

Re: First Look at Bumblebee Design in Rise of the Beasts Along with new Merchandise (2135837)
Posted by mcfmullen on June 11th, 2022 @ 10:03am CDT

I’m fairly certain the story here should be that they gave us a first look at Optimus primal I. Literally that same image. I struggle to understand how this is a reveal when 4 articles earlier the headline is “First look at Bumblebee from Rise of the Beasts”.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on June 11th, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT

mcfmullen wrote:I’m fairly certain the story here should be that they gave us a first look at Optimus primal I. Literally that same image. I struggle to understand how this is a reveal when 4 articles earlier the headline is “First look at Bumblebee from Rise of the Beasts”.

Because that Primal is art from 1996, as noted in the article

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Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2022 @ 6:42pm CDT

mcfmullen wrote:I’m fairly certain the story here should be that they gave us a first look at Optimus primal I. Literally that same image. I struggle to understand how this is a reveal when 4 articles earlier the headline is “First look at Bumblebee from Rise of the Beasts”.

Because it's from Hasbro proper, just read the title.

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