Transformers RED Reformatting Megatron and Optimus Primal out at American and Canadian Walmarts

I picked up RED Megatron reformat on Friday night. I forgot to mention it.

Posted about finding Primal at Walmart in Florida last week. Update, it's a steaming pile of garbage. The hands won't even fit the swords unless you boil them to soften the grip.

Maaaaan there’s a Cyberverse Cheetor there in the second photo. I’ve been trying to find one for ages!

sol magnus wrote:I picked up RED Megatron reformat on Friday night. I forgot to mention it.

How does it look under black light?

DeathReviews wrote:

sol magnus wrote:I picked up RED Megatron reformat on Friday night. I forgot to mention it.

How does it look under black light?

I dunno. You got one you can send me from Hades?

Thanks to a post on Weibo, we have out first look at some upcoming toys to come to the Transformers RED line. These are Prime Knockout and Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus is a white redeco of Optimus Prime, so an homage to the G1 toy's inner bot. Knockout is a fully new mold. The RED line is still exclusive to Walmart in 2022. Let us know what you think and if you will be picking these up. It seems that while many fans are not enthused by this line, it does sell well enough to keep going and to not remain on shelves too long.

Knock Out is a Day 1 purchase since he'd make for a more interesting purchase than the possible Legacy version since they're not going for 1:1 TFP Knockout.

Knockout looks like a shampoo bottle, due to the flat, lack-of-detail appearance.

I hope I'm wrong.

This is the first Knock Out toy that actually, finally looks like his cartoon design. It's about time he got his due. That Deluxe toy he got back in the day did him no justice.

Sabrblade wrote:This is the first Knock Out toy that actually, finally looks like his cartoon design. It's about time he got his due. That Deluxe toy he got back in the day did him no justice.

Still waiting for one that transforms though

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:This is the first Knock Out toy that actually, finally looks like his cartoon design. It's about time he got his due. That Deluxe toy he got back in the day did him no justice.

Still waiting for one that transforms though

Still waiting on one that's accurate and is actually a good toy too.

I still feel very salty over RED Arcee. She feels so bad

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:This is the first Knock Out toy that actually, finally looks like his cartoon design. It's about time he got his due. That Deluxe toy he got back in the day did him no justice.

Still waiting for one that transforms though

And has the right instructions.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:This is the first Knock Out toy that actually, finally looks like his cartoon design. It's about time he got his due. That Deluxe toy he got back in the day did him no justice.

Still waiting for one that transforms though

And has the right instructions.

And is not missing a lot of paint.

I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

I don't think so.

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

OK, worded that wrong, I meant it's like SS Jolt and Sideswipe where it was found in stores first and revealed later, except these haven't been officially revealed yet.

Anything that isn't SS86 or Legacy it seems haven't been revealed before being found in stores or leaked. The brand team's reveals have been getting very poor across the board lately. They really should borrow a Marvel guy for a bit to learn about proper reveals.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

OK, worded that wrong, I meant it's like SS Jolt and Sideswipe where it was found in stores first and revealed later, except these haven't been officially revealed yet.

Anything that isn't SS86 or Legacy it seems haven't been revealed before being found in stores or leaked. The brand team's reveals have been getting very poor across the board lately. They really should borrow a Marvel guy for a bit to learn about proper reveals.

Personally, I think they should do what they are doing with the Star Saber, let us in on the process. Probably not with Movie toys since the designs are to be revealed by Paramount or whatever, but for legacy, SS and even Rescue Bots and Cyberverse (and the show that will replace it soon). Like that we know what's coming out and it's not just a select few.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

I guess they're not "G1" enough for our new G1-enamored Hasbro team.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

You mean revealed, not released, and it isn't that surprising. Toys like Cyberverse are sold mainly to kids and parents, two demos that generally don't keep up on press releases and news reports. No point in a promotional campaign when the store shelves are the first place most of their target buyers are going to see them anyway.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

You mean revealed, not released, and it isn't that surprising. Toys like Cyberverse are sold mainly to kids and parents, two demos that generally don't keep up on press releases and news reports. No point in a promotional campaign when the store shelves are the first place most of their target buyers are going to see them anyway.

Emerje

Yes revealed, if they weren't released I'd have some splainin' to do. Let's not forget, they were featured in commercials so there's that.

Funny enough right at the end of the year/after Christmas all my recent Cyberverse reviews got a boost, most of the comments were from parents thanking me for the help.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

You mean revealed, not released, and it isn't that surprising. Toys like Cyberverse are sold mainly to kids and parents, two demos that generally don't keep up on press releases and news reports. No point in a promotional campaign when the store shelves are the first place most of their target buyers are going to see them anyway.

Emerje

Yes revealed, if they weren't released I'd have some splainin' to do. Let's not forget, they were featured in commercials so there's that.

Funny enough right at the end of the year/after Christmas all my recent Cyberverse reviews got a boost, most of the comments were from parents thanking me for the help.

Yup, one was me
And my few reviews also got boosts.

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

I guess they're not "G1" enough for our new G1-enamored Hasbro team.

SS86 and most of Legacy are the only things that get official pre-release reveals anymore. We find most of this ourselves

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I've been a little out of the loop but just bought Knockout at Walmart. I don't like this series but he looks good. Has it even been officially revealed yet?

Officially no, it has only been acknowledged as found in stores ALA SS Jolt and RotF sideswipe

Those SS toys have had official acknowledgements, albeit ROTF Sideswipe was after it was found in stores (which isn't uncommon, it's happened for years now). Plus, Hasbro has stopped revealing at least 50% of their toys. None of the Cyberverse toys from 2021 have official reveals as far as I know. That's why websites like ours exists.

I can't believe NONE of the 2021 Cyberverse toys were officially released. I just can't wrap my mind around that.

I guess they're not "G1" enough for our new G1-enamored Hasbro team.

Cyberverse is plenty G1, it's just not made with collectors in mind. Many have been bitching and whining about the line existing since it started, no use spending any resources promoting it to a base that doesn't care about it.

But I actually kinda like it that way, since it gives sites like this one a purpose.

william-james88 wrote:Cyberverse is plenty G1, it's just not made with collectors in mind. Many have been bitching and whining about the line existing since it started, no use spending any resources promoting it to a base that doesn't care about it.

But I actually kinda like it that way, since it gives sites like this one a purpose.

And gives us some actual surprises in stores, something we don't really get that often anymore, even outside of Transformers.

Emerje

Kinda weird getting a transformer with out instructions but I have my first Red figure and I have to say Cheetor is pretty good.

The plastic isn't rubbery or tacky as I thought it might have been with the reviews of optimus and megatron. The extra hands are neat but feels like he could have had a few extra heads with different expressions or mutant head. I kind of have him arched backwards looking like he his shouting Khan!!! Or something similar which a shouty head would have been great for. I think Red could probably pull off cardboard backdrops like studio series does.

I'm less on the fence about picking up prime arcee or knock out now even if they will be a bit to big for my liking/displaying with older figures. Cheetor doesn't have that issue for me and goes well with MP primal.

Thanks to Preternia on Twitter and the Transformers Facebook page, we have news that the latest wave of Transformers RED series has been revealed.

The newest wave consists of 2 figures, and those 2 figures are G1 Shockwave and G1 Galvatron. As is the RED standard, these are non-transforming 6-inch figures that try to be accurate to the cartoon designs. While we only get 1 image of each for now, we can expect further images to be coming soon.

Both of these figures are set to be released for Preorder this Thursday March 24 at 1:00PM EST, so stay tuned for those preorders, which will be part of Walmart Collector Con.

Check them out, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Yeah, just saw these on Instagram...
Shockwave may join my other R.E.D. Decepticons.
But man, that Glavatron head/face sculpt just looks bad... Unfortunate, I probably would have bought him too. That ugly mug makes him an easy, easy pass.

Yeagh, something that I'm not liking about galvatrons head but it's still better than Kingdom galvatron so he might be my movie shelf galvy whilst TR with head from cyclonus is my headmasters shelf galvy.
Thinking I'll pass on shockwave after still feeling ripped off on the price of siege shockwave.

They're still saying these are 6"? In hand they're more like 5.5" at best.

Kapow Toys wrote:Sad news for us UK fans, The latest Transformers RED series Shockwave and Galvatron won't be making it to our shores according to Hasbro UK. What a shame as they look like some of the best since Wave 1.

Link

Shocking, to no one...

That is unfortunate for UK fans. On the flip side however, pre order links for these just went live on Pulse.com. I like how they say " supplies are limited" . While that may be factually true, one thing we have yet to see is a single RED figure sell out on Pulse. I just checked, and they are all still available.

Surprisingly they didn't go up on Walmart.com which is the store that has the exclusivity on them. Of course, the action pic with Shockwave shows the Megatron gun warped in its hand, might be the right size for GI Joe Classified figures too. I hate RED, I truly do, but I can't help but want these figures. Coronation Starscream wasn't that bad...

Both Galvatron and Shockwave RED are now up on Hasbro Pulse:

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/new

Also listed are the Kingdom Beast Wars repaints Buzzsaw, Nightprowler and Sandstorm, along with the Beast War reissues of CyberShark and Wolfang.

blackeyedprime wrote:Yeagh, something that I'm not liking about galvatrons head but it's still better than Kingdom galvatron so he might be my movie shelf galvy whilst TR with head from cyclonus is my headmasters shelf galvy.
Thinking I'll pass on shockwave after still feeling ripped off on the price of siege shockwave.

They're still using that rubber-eraser style plastic that they always use for figures like the Star Wars Black series, or the Marvel Legends series. It's soft, and it doesn't allow for sharp, crisp details. They rely on paint for that. But with robot faces like Galvatron's, they seem to have skipped on trying to paint them. Which leaves only the sculpted detail. And this rubber doesn't do crisp edges, so all the facial details get washed out, as if he were a photo that was taken out of focus.

In that way, the actual transforming figures often look superior. Not only do they pose just as well (or better) than the RED figures, but they use hard plastic - so the detailing looks a lot sharper.

I'll try and wait until he's on sale, but I'll get Shockwave...

I still say Megatron is the best R.E.D. figure of the G1 offerings.
His sculpt is incredibly well done and substantially better than the rest.

So how long until we get a Reformatting Galvatron? If they make one I might be tempted to buy regular Galvatron and both Megatrons and stick them on a shelf in order. Until then, still no real interest in RED, I would rather pay the money and get the Super7 Ultimates.

Emerje

Does anybody know if Shockwave and Galvatron ended up on Walmart.com? Never saw them and missed them on Pulse.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Does anybody know if Shockwave and Galvatron ended up on Walmart.com? Never saw them and missed them on Pulse.

Supposedly they did, but there were lots of preorder issues getting the cart to work

Always fun to find toys at retail that fans didn't even see before. A fan and amateur glamour model in Taiwan posted images on their not safe for work Facebook page showing new RED toys in the new closed box packaging Hasbro has been doing in other lines. There is Prime Optimus Prime, Prime Megatron and G1 Thundercracker. We also have an image of Prime Megatron removed from packaging.

Will these be officially revealed later today? We'll see. Let us know what you think.

Watch these be todays announcements.

Emerje

The Prime series Megatron figures were generally kind of awful, simply because the alt mode wasn't well engineered. So ditching the transformation/alt mode for the RED Prime Megatron may be a good thing overall.

But looking at that photo, you can tell they're using the same soft, rubbery plastic. That seems OK for most of the figure, but it made the head look bad, like a photo that's been taken out of focus. That softer plastic just cant' do hard, crisp edges very well. And Prime Megatron had a lot of sharp edges that need good definition. That photo makes him seem like a candle that's starting to melt. Hopefully it's just the lighting...

Wow, who knew Transformers toys themed nude asian modeling was a thing.

Man, Hasbro can't catch a break. No one had seen what they were going to announce for the RED line today, until just a few hours before their livestream even happened when they were found on shelves at a Toysrus in Taiwan.

Well, at least we do see shots of these toys none of us had seen, which you can all see below. These RED toys are Walmart exclusives in the US and Canada (and exclusives to different chains elsewhere, like Toysrus). It's funny, Hasbro was really proud of showcasing the back of these toys. And I mean, why wouldn't they be, this is exactly what this line is all about, looking exactly like the show model.

I only picked up Arcee so far because I hate that rubbery plastic that was used and it turned me off from picking up any other RED figures. However I will have that Megatron no matter what. I have the Cyberverse Commander, Deluxe, Voyager, oversized KO Cyberverse Commander and the APC Toys oversized upgraded KO Deluxe already. So this Megatron will fit in nicely. I'll most likely pick up Prime Optimus as well and somehow find Knockout too. I might get Galvatron and Shockwave as I like the two of them in general. None of the others really interest me much though so far. Maybe Cheetor.

I've written about some really random subjects over the years on this site, like Gene Simmons promoting a betting app on TV by singing a version of Stan Bush's The Touch. Well, I'm not sure if this takes the cake but we got new photos of RED Prime Optimus Prime from a fan's Instagram account. Nothing odd about that per se, but while we will link off to it to show here these images come from, we warn you that her account is not safe for work. The TF fan who was first to find these new toys makes money by posing nude with Transformers toys and her instagram account has some preview images of her nude modelling. So fair warning out of the way, here are some great in hand images of the new RED Prime Optimus Prime. Let us know what you think.

EDIT: We also have in hand images of RED Prime Megatron from TFND's Facebook page.

william-james88 wrote:Wow, who knew Transformers toys themed nude Asian modeling was a thing.

I didn't understand this comment at first but now I do. I mean, get that money I guess. Toy collecting isn't cheap.