Strange Transformers Products Listed on Amazon
Monday, June 4th, 2018 1:30AM CDT
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We have found some rather oddly named items on Amazon.com that happen to be Transformers related. We assume (hope) they are figures or toys of some kind. Perhaps with some detective work we can find a clue as to what these will be. Though the names of them don't entirely make sense just yet.
Names like "Transformers Techie Team Action Figure" and "Transformers Greaser Gang Action Figure" are frankly, odd to say the least. The weirdest by far is "Transformers Toilet Troop Action Figure", which has us wondering if someone at Amazon has a sense of humor. If you don't believe us, all of the links to the following items are clickable. If you have any info on these mystery items or think you have an idea please tell us on the boards. Could these possibly be Rescue Bots Academy toys?
If you are good at mysteries, have a look at these code names for upcoming Studio Series figs!
Transformers Techie Team Action Figure
Transformers Greaser Gang Action Figure
Transformers Jock Squad Action Figure
Transformers Red Lightning 1 Action Figure
Transformers Toilet Troop Action Figure
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Posted by ZeroWolf on June 4th, 2018 @ 2:21am CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 4th, 2018 @ 3:04am CDT
Emerje
Posted by YoungPrime on June 4th, 2018 @ 6:50am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on June 4th, 2018 @ 7:09am CDT
Can't decide if you've been taught well or if this is how a fight starts
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 4th, 2018 @ 7:12am CDT
YoungPrime wrote::-? If they're not CHUG related then they can all overflow Hasbro's toilet.
They can do more than one toyline as the younger audience needs toys as well. Kids I know go crazy for the rescue bots toys. If the kids go crazy for entry level toys then more isn't a bad thing
Posted by mordhelm on June 4th, 2018 @ 8:32am CDT
WreckerJack wrote:If you are good at mysteries, have a look at these code names for upcoming Studio Series figs!
What leads you to believe these are Studio Series? The team names actually make more sense for WfC, since micromasters and battlemasters are coming.
Jock squad sounds like it could be the Offroad, Race Car, Monster Truck, or Hot Rod Patrols.
Greaser gang sounds like Hot Rod patrol. But could be a military one too.
The other 2 can fit in too. And I am really hoping that red lightning 1 is sideswipe or red alert.
Posted by misfire19d on June 4th, 2018 @ 8:35am CDT
Posted by Flashwave on June 4th, 2018 @ 8:44am CDT
mordhelm wrote:WreckerJack wrote:If you are good at mysteries, have a look at these code names for upcoming Studio Series figs!
What leads you to believe these are Studio Series? The team names actually make more sense for WfC, since micromasters and battlemasters are coming.
Jock squad sounds like it could be the Offroad, Race Car, Monster Truck, or Hot Rod Patrols.
Greaser gang sounds like Hot Rod patrol. But could be a military one too.
The other 2 can fit in too. And I am really hoping that red lightning 1 is sideswipe or red alert.
And where has that been posted?
To mr these look like Movie toy coverups, Red Ligbtning wouldmake sense to be the red rally car with all the lights.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on June 4th, 2018 @ 9:22am CDT
Flashwave wrote:mordhelm wrote:WreckerJack wrote:If you are good at mysteries, have a look at these code names for upcoming Studio Series figs!
What leads you to believe these are Studio Series? The team names actually make more sense for WfC, since micromasters and battlemasters are coming.
Jock squad sounds like it could be the Offroad, Race Car, Monster Truck, or Hot Rod Patrols.
Greaser gang sounds like Hot Rod patrol. But could be a military one too.
The other 2 can fit in too. And I am really hoping that red lightning 1 is sideswipe or red alert.
And where has that been posted?
To mr these look like Movie toy coverups, Red Ligbtning wouldmake sense to be the red rally car with all the lights.
I think you are both reading it wrong. That line is a segue. The article talks about mysterious listings. Then the segue includes a link to the code names that are actually confirmed as for Studio Series. It does not say that the jock squad/greaser gang/toilet crew are part of the Studio Series, just that they are a mystery, kind of like what has already been done for the Studio Series via the link to that article. Basically if you are good at mysteries, take a look here (via the link).
That being said, I think some of the other posters are most likely right in that these are probably for rescue bots. Bummer, as my twisted sense of humor would love a toilet bot. He could be called download.
Posted by mordhelm on June 4th, 2018 @ 9:47am CDT
I know it is a placeholder but the listing sounds more like something for an older audience than the rba stuff. I would have expected the placeholder for rba to be more young audience oriented. That said, toilet troop does ring as something for the rba line up more than WfC
Posted by blackeyedprime on June 4th, 2018 @ 11:49am CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 4th, 2018 @ 2:30pm CDT
mordhelm wrote:Ah that makes sense kev. Maybe a little more clarification in that article could help prevent the confusion.
I know it is a placeholder but the listing sounds more like something for an older audience than the rba stuff. I would have expected the placeholder for rba to be more young audience oriented. That said, toilet troop does ring as something for the rba line up more than WfC
The price points are $10, $15, and $20 and since you can actually pre-order these on Amazon unlike their other placeholders they're likely MSRP. They just don't match with anything in Generations or SS. Four Micromasters today would be at Deluxe price, not Legends, just look at Centuritron made up of three Minicons and some large weapons.
But where is all this about Micromasters and Battlemasters coming from? First I've heard of it being part of WfC outside of wild fan speculation. Most of the existing teams don't exactly fit the Cybertronian theme.
Emerje
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 4th, 2018 @ 2:35pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 4th, 2018 @ 3:03pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on June 4th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT
ScottyP wrote::Rung is the thumbnail:
Can't decide if you've been taught well or if this is how a fight starts
I just figured his facial expression kinda fit.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on June 4th, 2018 @ 7:43pm CDT
Emerje wrote:mordhelm wrote:Ah that makes sense kev. Maybe a little more clarification in that article could help prevent the confusion.
I know it is a placeholder but the listing sounds more like something for an older audience than the rba stuff. I would have expected the placeholder for rba to be more young audience oriented. That said, toilet troop does ring as something for the rba line up more than WfC
The price points are $10, $15, and $20 and since you can actually pre-order these on Amazon unlike their other placeholders they're likely MSRP. They just don't match with anything in Generations or SS. Four Micromasters today would be at Deluxe price, not Legends, just look at Centuritron made up of three Minicons and some large weapons.
But where is all this about Micromasters and Battlemasters coming from? First I've heard of it being part of WfC outside of wild fan speculation. Most of the existing teams don't exactly fit the Cybertronian theme.
Emerje
If I remember the leak correctly, they were just indicating the classes for the new line. Deluxe, Voyager and Leader were there with Micromaster and Battlemaster. As Zerowolf indicated is was just an unsubstantiated leak. But even if it were true, that would indicate those 2 classes were replacing the prime masters and legends classes. Your price analysis would be correct, there is no way either of those 2 classes would cover a whole minicon team. Single package possibly at the prime master scale, and I'm assuming the other one would essentially be a new name for legends class. I suspect we'll know more next month from SDCC. Until then it is anyone's wild guess.
Posted by Bounti76 on June 21st, 2018 @ 4:31am CDT
Well, it looks like Hasbro was in on the odd names from the start. Thanks to a heads up from Scottimus Prime, we saw from Hasbro's official Transformers Instagram story that they are, indeed, up to something.
No word on when we'll find out what those listings mean, but with SDCC around the corner, it's probably safe to say that we'll find out soon. Any guesses as to what they might be?
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 6:51am CDT
Posted by Agent 53 on June 21st, 2018 @ 9:54am CDT
Posted by Crosscheck on June 21st, 2018 @ 10:02am CDT
Posted by Immortal Starscream on June 21st, 2018 @ 10:12am CDT
Agent 53 wrote:Did anyone notice that Unicron was part of that background? At a time he is making a resurgence in the comics, is it possible he's getting a new toy, and if so do we think it'd be another Armada repaint or a new mold?
probably not this. names are too silly. but they did say before they wanted to do a new unicron through the haslabs crowdfunding thing. as for this, the silly names have been making me think of new blind bag mini figures, but silly ones like the gross-ery gang etc. only time will tell
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on June 21st, 2018 @ 10:39am CDT
It's ALSO possible that these names are like the preliminary listings for AoE/TLK and therefore the names, themselves, have no meaning. But that seems sliiightly less likely.
ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, here is what I will predict/hope since all bets are off.
Techie Team = UW Computron (hopefully in Hasbro colors. With a special Ed. Prime Master)
Techie Team Hope = See above.
Greaser Gang = Realistically? I dunno. Road Caesar? Maybe a set of Rescue/Engineer Autobot combiner limbs to go with Inferno.
Greaser Gang hope = Titan Master versions of the Autobot Targetmasters. TM-Springer and/or Sandstorm too.
Jock Squad = Duocon Flywheels
Jock Squad hope = Flywheels plus more.
Toilet Troop = Realistically? No idea. Maybe a couple of Junkions. A Voyager and three Deluxes to make a combiner?
Toilet Troop hope = Seacons
This is all over the map. Notably, G2 Defensor is still not one of these, so... That f***ing sucks if we end up getting 4 boxsets and NO G2 Defensor.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 21st, 2018 @ 12:10pm CDT
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on June 21st, 2018 @ 12:16pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:How did you get the seacons from toilet troop?
Because that's where you put pet fish when they die.
Also, cartoons always put aquatic villains in the sewers.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 12:28pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 21st, 2018 @ 9:27pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Seibertron on June 21st, 2018 @ 11:08pm CDT
Immortal Starscream wrote:Agent 53 wrote:Did anyone notice that Unicron was part of that background? At a time he is making a resurgence in the comics, is it possible he's getting a new toy, and if so do we think it'd be another Armada repaint or a new mold?
probably not this. names are too silly. but they did say before they wanted to do a new unicron through the haslabs crowdfunding thing. as for this, the silly names have been making me think of new blind bag mini figures, but silly ones like the gross-ery gang etc. only time will tell
That's the same background that's been used elsewhere before. I think it's also used in the Earth Wars game for past couple of years.
Posted by RotorstormNZ on June 22nd, 2018 @ 12:23am CDT
Seibertron wrote:That's the same background that's been used elsewhere before. I think it's also used in the Earth Wars game for past couple of years.
Quite right Ryan: I've only recently started playing and have seen that background quite often in the last 24hr.
I'm inclined to think it's WfC-related. Just my wishful thinking!
Posted by Emerje on June 22nd, 2018 @ 3:09pm CDT
RotorstormNZ wrote:I'm inclined to think it's WfC-related. Just my wishful thinking!
Since WfC is next year's line and these listings have been on Amazon for a while now I doubt it's related.
Emerje
Posted by Va'al on July 13th, 2018 @ 1:32pm CDT
This second batch is only listed by its initial part of the name, bar one, which lends itself to some severe speculation: "Rescue“, “Battle“, “Airstrike“, “Spy“, “Sports Car“, “Race Car“, and "Off Road Patrol". If those names sound familiar, it's because all but 'Spy' were the names of the Micromaster Patrols from the late 1980s/early 1990s toyline! Check out the listings below, and let us know what your speculation brings you in the Energon Pub discussion boards.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 13th, 2018 @ 1:42pm CDT
Posted by bluecatcinema on July 13th, 2018 @ 1:55pm CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on July 13th, 2018 @ 2:01pm CDT
I would prefer that if they hit Micromasters that they make them as larger figures (as tiny cars just don't make sense except for populating city scenes), but the price point seems to indicate they'll stay small.
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on July 13th, 2018 @ 2:32pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on July 13th, 2018 @ 2:35pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 13th, 2018 @ 3:02pm CDT
My thoughts exactly. I was pulling for them to come back, especially after Blackjack. And I hope they're in the new Legends class, though a straight reissue of the G1 figures would be fine as well. As long as the molds are still good.ZeroWolf wrote:So it looks like the rumours about the return of micromasters is being proved slowly. I like micromasters so I approve.
Posted by Emerje on July 13th, 2018 @ 3:56pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by sumowrestler on July 13th, 2018 @ 3:58pm CDT
Posted by RotorstormNZ on July 13th, 2018 @ 7:39pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 13th, 2018 @ 8:46pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2018 @ 4:03am CDT
As for the figures themselves, there seem to be listings for a new Megatron, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Jetfire, Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, Prowl, Drift, Barricade, Thundercracker, Drift, Springer and Starscream - though these may in fact all be part of the Cyberverse line, as initially posted here.
Then we have entries for characters names Cog, Sixgun, Crankcase, and Shockwave at what seems to be a leader scale price. With the Battle Masters revealed for War for Cybertron, and more Micromaster team names, might this be the base and sixchangers? Or possible remolds from pre-existing Metroplex, Fortress Maximus, Sixshot?
And finally, we have listings for items called Infantry, Red Lightning, Rockhounds, Greenjackets and Rockducks - around the same price point as the Voyager Siege Optimus Prime from the previous news story, but again, the actual contents are to be determined. Browse through the listings in this story, and join the speculation in the Energon Pub discussion boards!
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 14th, 2018 @ 5:04am CDT
Posted by DaXtraLargeRobot on July 14th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 14th, 2018 @ 10:39am CDT
Posted by It Is Him on July 14th, 2018 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 14th, 2018 @ 12:51pm CDT
DaXtraLargeRobot wrote:The Megatron and Ultra Magnus are the same price as the Shockwave figure so that makes me think that they could be war cor cybertron leader classes too, they're was also an Optimus at that price as well, so maybe a new powermaster Prime? Maybe I'm just being optimistic.
i have a feeling we will finally have a proper updated release of shockwave in the War for Cyberton line, i hope
Posted by steals_your_goats on July 14th, 2018 @ 1:56pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 14th, 2018 @ 2:58pm CDT
steals_your_goats wrote:This article is WAY off. First of all these prices are in AUD not USD which drastically changes things. Secondly the names that are grouped together aren't even the same price point. http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/07/14/even ... zon-367337 this is a much better breakdown of all the names and the correct prices.
Cool.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 14th, 2018 @ 3:20pm CDT
*shuffles everything about*
Nitro Blue (E2802, AUD 29.88, Release Date 02/01/2019)
Ultra Magnus (E3479, AUD 74.71, Release Date 12/01/2018)
E3520 Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Siege Deluxe Class WFC-S10 Sideswipe
Starscream (E3527, AUD 14.91, Release Date 08/01/2018)
Megatron (E3528, AUD 14.91, Release Date 08/01/2018)
Deluxe Cog (E3536, AUD 29.88, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Deluxe Hound (E3537, AUD 29.88, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Ironhide (E3538, AUD 29.88, Release Date 04/01/2019)
Prowl (E3540, AUD 29.88, Release Date 04/01/2019)
Optimus Prime (E3541, AUD 44.82, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Megatron (E3543, AUD 44.82, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Starscream (E3544, AUD 44.82, Release Date 12/01/2018)
E3550 Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron: Siege Battle Masters WFC-S1 Firedrive
Race Car (E3557, AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Battle (E3558 , AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Airstrike (E3560, AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Spy (E3561, AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Rescue (E3562 , AUD 14.91, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Rockhounds (E3633, AUD 11.93, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Prowl (E3636, AUD 22.40, Release Date 01/01/2019)
ACES (E3638, AUD 11.93, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Hot Rod (E3639, AUD 22.40, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Woodducks (E3639 , AUD 29.88, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Greenjackets (E3640 , AUD 29.88, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Bumblebee (E3641, AUD 44.82, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Prowl (E3647, AUD 14.93, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Dino (E3699, AUD 29.88, Release Date 08/01/2019)
Barricade (E3700, AUD 29.98, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Sideswipe (E3726, AUD 29.98, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Crankcase (E3744, AUD 29.98, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Jetfire (E3748, AUD 74.71, Release Date 01/01/2019)
Megatron (E3750, AUD 74.71, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Shockwave (E3576, AUD 74.71, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Red Lightning (E3831, AUD 29.98, Release Date 04/01/2019)
Stingray (E4000, AUD 1941, Release Date 02/01/2019)
Sixgun (E4378, AUD 29.88, Release Date 04/01/2019)
Thundercraker (E4490, AUD 44.82, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Springer (E4491, AUD 44.82, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Sports Car (E4492 , AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Road Patrol (E4494 , AUD 14.93, Release Date 12/01/2018)
Optimus Prime (E4522, AUD 74.71, Release Date 08/01/2019)
Drift (E4710, AUD 29.88, Release Date 08/01/2019