Video Review - Transformers Adventure / Robots in Disguise Bumblebee, Ninja Sideswipe

Minicons seem to be the next big (or rather small) thing coming our way from the Robots in Disguise line since we are getting more and more pictures of them. Below you will find some in hand images of the initial wave of individually packaged minicons, all from Autobase Aichi (which has a ton more photos for those who want more).
Also included in the pictures is a pretty cool feature we are finally getting a look at: the energon bonus figures.
Ever since Toy Fair 2015, it was revealed that the clear accessories could be combined to form two figures and we now have our first look at them. It is only two accessories from each figure though, so the resulting "energon minicons" are quite small. The accessories from the first wave of decepticon and autobot minicons give a lion while the second wave gives a shark. Which do you prefer? And does this excite you more to get them? It is also a nice confirmation that one does not need to buy the Deployer figure to obtain the pieces to build these figures since that accompanying minicon does not figure in the combination.

Ah, the bonus figures are made from the accessories. How did I miss that? How fun are these guys going to be?

Do these guys peg in to any of the other bots or do they just interact with the deployers?

Oh, to answer your question: team shark, all the way!

The figures require parts from both Autobot and Decepticon. The shark's lateral fins come from Slipstream, an Auto or, but the Lion's head and abdomen come from him as well.

Edit: Nevermind, Beastbox provides the side fins, but the point still stands. Each wave makes one figure.

Crosscheck wrote:The figures require parts from both Autobot and Decepticon. The shark's lateral fins come from Slipstream, an Auto or, but the Lion's head and abdomen come from him as well.

Edit: Nevermind, Beastbox provides the side fins, but the point still stands. Each wave makes one figure.

Oh all right, and thus each wave is 4 figures each.

carytheone wrote:Ah, the bonus figures are made from the accessories. How did I miss that? How fun are these guys going to be?

Do these guys peg in to any of the other bots or do they just interact with the deployers?

Oh, to answer your question: team shark, all the way!

Yeah, the shark is way better. And yes they do plug into other toys:

So they are taking a "gotta catch them all" strategy. That's cool with me because they had me at "hey check these lil guys out."

Oh yeah, I forgot about that big guy. Thanks, Will.

carytheone wrote:So they are taking a "gotta catch them all" strategy. That's cool with me because they had me at "hey check these lil guys out."

Oh yeah, I forgot about that big guy. Thanks, Will.

Always a pleasure

One thing though, these dont seem to articulate much but I guess we all figures as much. I am really impressed at how these are cheaper than the legion toys.

The Mini-Cons can also attach to Super Bumblebee, but that's it. Just four figures (the two Deployers, Mega OP, and Super BB).

william-james88 wrote:I am really impressed at how these are cheaper than the legion toys.

I was out if town last week, so I'm way behind the curve. What is the retail on these guys? The legions retail here for $5.99.

these little guys look so cool! I like them! I kinda really want one now....

Is this guy worth getting?

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-robots-in-disguise-legion-class-fixit-figure?BR=496&ID=34603

I don't really follow RID but this little guy is cute and reminds me of Rung from IDW for some reason..

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I am really impressed at how these are cheaper than the legion toys.

I was out if town last week, so I'm way behind the curve. What is the retail on these guys? The legions retail here for $5.99.

And they retail for 4.99$

mooncake623 wrote:Is this guy worth getting?

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-robots-in-disguise-legion-class-fixit-figure?BR=496&ID=34603

I don't really follow RID but this little guy is cute and reminds me of Rung from IDW for some reason..

I have only heard good things. Everything fits tightly together, the articulation is good, and he is in perfect scale if ever you want to collect the rest of the line.

mooncake623 wrote:Is this guy worth getting?

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-robots-in-disguise-legion-class-fixit-figure?BR=496&ID=34603

I don't really follow RID but this little guy is cute and reminds me of Rung from IDW for some reason..

I have yet to hear a bad thing about him. He looks like a cool little dude and He fits perfectly in scale since he is a legends toy and in the show he is a minicon.

Following their post of the Wave 1 Mini-cons photos, Autobase Aichi just posted images of the second wave of Mini-Cons for Robots In Disguise (2015) line! These includes Beastbox, Velocirazor, Ratbat, and Sandsting with their armor parts that can be built to form a robot shark! Check out the images we've mirror below and discus your opinions and share your thoughts on these here. And remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

I really like how the accessories fit on both the deployed robot and the initial disk/torpedo modes. These are very nice for how little they cost. And I am so extatic that I dont need to buy those deployers to get the bonus figures. Good job hasbro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I understand that these are more or less stylistically updated TFC cassette bots, but I feel like these have way more personality and hide their limitations better in their aesthetic choices. Plus I need me an energon shark!

mooncake623 wrote:Is this guy worth getting?

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-robots-in-disguise-legion-class-fixit-figure?BR=496&ID=34603

I don't really follow RID but this little guy is cute and reminds me of Rung from IDW for some reason..

Fixit is awesome. He has great posability for his size, hell, he just has great posability.

I get a Rung vibe from his face too. But more than that, he is like a robot ET on wheels.

Those mini-cons are a lot more appealing now that we can see them properly transformed and posed. Still not interested in the Deployers, though.

I also love things that come on sprues and can be assembled. I used to love those snap-together model kits when I was a kid.

Loving these little dudes so much! ME NEEDS!

carytheone wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Is this guy worth getting?

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/transformers-robots-in-disguise-legion-class-fixit-figure?BR=496&ID=34603

I don't really follow RID but this little guy is cute and reminds me of Rung from IDW for some reason..

Fixit is awesome. He has great posability for his size, hell, he just has great posability.

I get a Rung vibe from his face too. But more than that, he is like a robot ET on wheels.

More than that even, he's like a little orange segway

I really like the new minicons. May not be as fond when I get one in hand, but do love them.

Also, Wall-E is robot ET, limited vocabulary and all, imho. But if there were no wall-e, I agree he would be similar to Fixit, although Fixit is not quite as cutesy.

BIG NEWS for Robots in Disguise fans! We have the very first north american sighting of both the Minicons AND the 5 step Megatronus toy. This seems fast considering we just got the first in hand pics of the minicons today.

But better than that, we also have sightings of Clash of the Transformers 3 step Optimus and Bumblebee. These are the very first images of 3 step Optimus and Bumblebee Clash of the Transformers (COTF) TRU exclusives. These came out of nowhere. The megatronus is also a Toysrus exclusive figure.

These were found in Canada by the newest addition to the Canadian sightings team TRozok21, and they will surely find their way to the US soon (if not already).

TransFormers: Adventures "Phantom Jaw"
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MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:TransFormers: Adventures "Phantom Jaw"
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Sorry, wrong thread man, that is a TAV toy :http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/takara-tomy-transformers-adventure-line-tav-ted-misc--t102946.php (also, your link doesnt work)

You would think Hasbro would have talked about these toys at Botcon.

That Bot wrote:You would think Hasbro would have talked about these toys at Botcon.

Yeah, especially when their RID display had nothing new.

william-james88 wrote:

That Bot wrote:You would think Hasbro would have talked about these toys at Botcon.

Yeah, especially when their RID display had nothing new.

Maybe they were afraid of spoiling the season 1 finale.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

That Bot wrote:You would think Hasbro would have talked about these toys at Botcon.

Yeah, especially when their RID display had nothing new.

Maybe they were afraid of spoiling the season 1 finale.

They could have shown them all except for toys pertaining to spoilers.

Those Mini-Cons are bricks? Really disappointed.

Haven't they always been? They look to have about as much articulation as the deployers themselves, which is the really sad part, but they at least are equitable, interesting, and that shark is awesome

Hellscream9999 wrote:Haven't they always been? They look to have about as much articulation as the deployers themselves, which is the really sad part, but they at least are equitable, interesting, and that shark is awesome

I find the shark awesome too, high five!



And yeah, I also thought they were always bricks, so that they can get that one step transformation.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Haven't they always been? They look to have about as much articulation as the deployers themselves, which is the really sad part, but they at least are equitable, interesting, and that shark is awesome

I find the shark awesome too, high five!



And yeah, I also thought they were always bricks, so that they can get that one step transformation.

Well the mini-cons of old were mostly bricks due to various limitations, and these ones seem to be bricks due to being assemble-able (which if they aren't even detached from the sprue would probably explain the low price-point)


But yeah, that shark is soooo awesome looking

Dare I saw that Shark is... Jawsome?

TRozok21 wrote:Dare I saw that Shark is... Jawsome?

TRozok21 wrote:Dare I saw that Shark is... Jawsome?

Ah, Street Sharks, now there's some history.

Sabrblade wrote:

TRozok21 wrote:Dare I saw that Shark is... Jawsome?

Ah, Street Sharks, now there's some history.

Yeah, I watched it again after a couple of decades, so it came back to me

I'm really enjoying this line so good to see new product making its way out. Now to wait a month for the TRUs here to stock it.

ScottyP wrote:I'm really enjoying this line so good to see new product making its way out. Now to wait a month for the TRUs here to stock it.

Which of those are you thinking of buying Scotty?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Those Mini-Cons are bricks? Really disappointed.

Well, they need to be due to the playability. they need to launch. and they're pretty small. But the energon add-ons look so amazing. That Shark is "Jawsome" as was mentioned

william-james88 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I'm really enjoying this line so good to see new product making its way out. Now to wait a month for the TRUs here to stock it.

Which of those are you thinking of buying Scotty?

I don't know about him, But I may (very big may) get the deployers drift and Slipstream and Jetstorm (mainly so I have both minicons to go with a drift)

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I'm really enjoying this line so good to see new product making its way out. Now to wait a month for the TRUs here to stock it.

Which of those are you thinking of buying Scotty?

I don't know about him, But I may (very big may) get the deployers drift and Slipstream and Jetstorm (mainly so I have both minicons to go with a drift)

So you want every minicon? Nice! I will only get the 8 you need to make the extra figures. And even though they are tru exclusives, I will not be getting those 3 steps.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:I'm really enjoying this line so good to see new product making its way out. Now to wait a month for the TRUs here to stock it.

Which of those are you thinking of buying Scotty?

I don't know about him, But I may (very big may) get the deployers drift and Slipstream and Jetstorm (mainly so I have both minicons to go with a drift)

So you want every minicon? Nice! I will only get the 8 you need to make the extra figures. And even though they are tru exclusives, I will not be getting those 3 steps.

I do want every minicon, but my wallet and my Mother will not let me If I get ANY, it would be the 2 from the show though. those guys are funny

Really want that 5 step Megatronus. Also, I really want a Nightstrike figure of some kind for this line.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Those Mini-Cons are bricks? Really disappointed.

Well, they need to be due to the playability. they need to launch. and they're pretty small. But the energon add-ons look so amazing. That Shark is "Jawsome" as was mentioned

Yeah but the arms can't even move on the robot ones? Kinda makes having weapons pointless.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Those Mini-Cons are bricks? Really disappointed.

Well, they need to be due to the playability. they need to launch. and they're pretty small. But the energon add-ons look so amazing. That Shark is "Jawsome" as was mentioned

Yeah but the arms can't even move on the robot ones? Kinda makes having weapons pointless.

Not entirely sure. If there was 0 articulation, that gorilla one couldnt hold the pose.

With Toysrus Exclusive 5 Step Megatronus recently found at retail, it was a matter of time before we had some in hand images of this figure. Griffin from Ozformers was the man for the job and he has a slew of in hand images showing how big this toy is. It appears to be Leader size just like the Mega One Step Optimus which interacts with minicons (they are pictured side by side below). He also gave a few tips after handling the toy:

It comes with two accessories - a spear and turret barrel (attaches to forearm).

Packaging shows the spear on the tank turret, but it looks too stupid up there... and even looks stupid on the treads, so I now prefer to not have it plugged into the vehicle mode at all.

If you get this, be careful with transforming it. There seems to be a lot of internal gears like the old Movie Auto-morph toys, and after an unusual loud cracking noise while transforming it, I'm now having trouble transforming it back to tank mode.

Why did Hasbro go with Megatronus as the villain in RID. Why did Hasbro go Megatronus name at all, even in TFPrime? Is it a trademark thing, is their Megatron trade mark about to expire? You could say that it's better story, but it doesn't have to be that name. I mean in ROTF we established that the Fallen was the first Decepticon, so they have that lore just sitting on the shelf. It has to be some legal shortcut. Or perhaps their focus groups have been saying that Megatron as an Autobot was received much better and therefore Megatron is going to be a "hero" in the near future in most future Tf lore.

Design wise Megatronus is very similar to Megatron. Fusion cannon, helmet, tank, even black and purple styling from IDW stealth bomber megs.

It's odd. I like Megatronus, I think he was neat in the cartoon. But why is the question? What are they after with this name direction?

Once again, how much did that big 5 steps Megatronus cost?

budmaloney wrote:Why did Hasbro go with Megatronus as the villain in RID. Why did Hasbro go Megatronus name at all, even in TFPrime? Is it a trademark thing, is their Megatron trade mark about to expire? You could say that it's better story, but it doesn't have to be that name. I mean in ROTF we established that the Fallen was the first Decepticon, so they have that lore just sitting on the shelf. It has to be some legal shortcut. Or perhaps their focus groups have been saying that Megatron as an Autobot was received much better and therefore Megatron is going to be a "hero" in the near future in most future Tf lore.

Megatronus =/= Megatron

The Fallen's name before it was taken from him was Megatronus

Megatronus' headsculpt alone looks more like a Pokemon. He's interesting enough, but he's an easy pass; primarily, his hollow legs scared me away.