Transformers: Robots in Disguise Warriors Wave 1 Sighted at Irish Retail

Interesting....loved the size comparisons. About the size of the standard Generations lines of the last few years in vehicle mode, but perhaps more squat in robot mode.

Still not enough is cool about the toys themselves to interest me in this line. Strongarm is the only one I'll buy, and only because I collect fembot characters. Combiner Wars has all my money this next year.

Bounti76 wrote:Interesting....loved the size comparisons. About the size of the standard Generations lines of the last few years in vehicle mode, but perhaps more squat in robot mode.

Still not enough is cool about the toys themselves to interest me in this line. Strongarm is the only one I'll buy, and only because I collect fembot characters. Combiner Wars has all my money this next year.

Glad you like the size comparisons. I did them because anytime I see size comparisons they are generally of toys in the same wave, which is no good. So I picked toys that people might have or have one of the moulds of (except Quickmix, he was just handy after I got him in a comic shop in Dublin).

Irish retail?

That is a first.

Soooo... When did they start printing the instructions on the back of the card instead of on a sheet? Or are these smaller than I think they are?

TheMuffin wrote:Soooo... When did they start printing the instructions on the back of the card instead of on a sheet? Or are these smaller than I think they are?

Since Age of Extinction's Robots in Disguise line: The One-Steps, Flip/Smash and Change, and Power Battlers had the instructions on the back of the card. Generations still had separate sheets, and it will remain that way (since Warrior Class is not part of Generations it seems).

What is yours?Mine is well..er 1 -Step Underbite.

Mindmaster wrote:Well, Underbite transforms into a... thing that's definitely not a car, if that makes you feel better!

He almost looks like he turns into the Thundertank.

This has probably been mentioned somewhere before but... "Strongarm"? as a Police vehicle? These days??? I don't know if that's the message they should be sending... STILL-

...I'm willing to prefer that it's just an unfortunate coincidence...

...But the other Characters seem interesting. Bisk, HammerStrike and Underbite have lots of potential, I think. Sorry to see Steeljaw become a Decepticon, he was one of my favorite Autobot Cassettes


Very interesting concept, this iteration of Transformers...

Ultra Magnus wrote:>:oP This has probably been mentioned somewhere before but... "Strongarm"? as a Police vehicle? These days??? I don't know if that's the message they should be sending... STILL-

...I'm willing to prefer that it's just an unfortunate coincidence...

What's wrong with a fembot being a cop?

There's already an official RiD thread, and we don't need a whole thread dedicated to negativity. There's enough of that around here already.

These are toys designed for young children. Your criticism of them is equivalent to criticizing Sesame Street toys.

Okay, That's the bit of info I didn't have; I did not know that Strongarm was a female character. Makes me wonder if she'll turn out to be a female counterpart to Prowl or something.

Anyway in my original statement, I was alluding to the fact that this has been a year rife with high-profile police brutality cases and a growing national outrage over it... I just thought that naming a Police vehicle "Strongarm" was a bad choice because it could be seen to support the overuse of force by police... but that's digging too deep and before I get severely flamed for this I'll retract the comment. I never meant to start anything...

I am glad that there's a solid Female character and that the character is an authority figure. The toys for this line keep getting more and more interesting...

Well, that was fast. At least for the Irish. Maybe they ARE lucky.
I'm still thinking that I'll only pick up these from Ross or TJ Maxx if I see them there. I don't think full price for these is gonna do it for me.

Ultra Magnus wrote:Okay, That's the bit of info I didn't have; I did not know that Strongarm was a female character. Makes me wonder if she'll turn out to be a female counterpart to Prowl or something.

Anyway in my original statement, I was alluding to the fact that this has been a year rife with high-profile police brutality cases and a growing national outrage over it... I just thought that naming a Police vehicle "Strongarm" was a bad choice because it could be seen to support the overuse of force by police... but that's digging too deep and before I get severely flamed for this I'll retract the comment. I never meant to start anything...

I am glad that there's a solid Female character and that the character is an authority figure. The toys for this line keep getting more and more interesting...

I thought that's what you were alluding too. The currant state of affairs that is.
Your in the clear.

Ultra Magnus wrote:Okay, That's the bit of info I didn't have; I did not know that Strongarm was a female character. Makes me wonder if she'll turn out to be a female counterpart to Prowl or something.

Anyway in my original statement, I was alluding to the fact that this has been a year rife with high-profile police brutality cases and a growing national outrage over it... I just thought that naming a Police vehicle "Strongarm" was a bad choice because it could be seen to support the overuse of force by police... but that's digging too deep and before I get severely flamed for this I'll retract the comment. I never meant to start anything...

I am glad that there's a solid Female character and that the character is an authority figure. The toys for this line keep getting more and more interesting...

She's not the first police car to be named "Strongarm":



This Classics Mini-Con from 2006 had the same name, that's why she's named that: Hasbro likes to reuse names between similarly themed characters. It could be argued that the name is used figuratively ("The strong arm of the law"), not literally.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:She's not the first police car to be named "Strongarm":



This Classics Mini-Con from 2006 had the same name, that's why she's named that: Hasbro likes to reuse names between similarly themed characters. It could be argued that the name is used figuratively ("The strong arm of the law"), not literally.

If we don't get a black redeco of Strongarm as this, it will be a massively missed opportunity.

Seeing the preview clips and all, I have some concerns about the series premise. So far we've been given no indication that the Decepticons have any core leader. And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all. It says there's a 'prison ship' full of cons, and Bumblebee's team is just there to round them up like dogcatchers or something.

Without Megatron, or Galvatron, or heck even Starscream to lead them, then the cons won't seem like a significant or organized threat. It could be just episodes where a new con pops up, they run out and catch him, then go home for a beer or something.

I don't know about anyone else, but I watch Tformer shows to see the Decepticons as much as anything else.

I have seen nothing about this line so far that is even tempting me to consider buying any.

I'm not trying to be overly critical but I feel absolutely no excitement or curiosity about these toys.

hunh

Prowl? Yanno, that actually makes sense. A law enforcer in a show with a bunch of escaped con-convicts? Might be like how Ultra Magnus was to TFPrime.

Shockwave7 wrote:Seeing the preview clips and all, I have some concerns about the series premise. So far we've been given no indication that the Decepticons have any core leader. And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all. It says there's a 'prison ship' full of cons, and Bumblebee's team is just there to round them up like dogcatchers or something.

Without Megatron, or Galvatron, or heck even Starscream to lead them, then the cons won't seem like a significant or organized threat. It could be just episodes where a new con pops up, they run out and catch him, then go home for a beer or something.

I don't know about anyone else, but I watch Tformer shows to see the Decepticons as much as anything else.

Considering how many toys Steeljaw seems to be getting, and the fact that only leaders (and Bumblebee) get that many figures, it's pretty likely that he'll be the big bad for this show.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It could be argued that the name is used figuratively ("The strong arm of the law"), not literally.

That's the impression I get (the name also says strength, valor, etc), though I am half surprised there wasn't some last minute change. Y'know, postponing everything while they rerecord every line that mention's her name, stickers getting slapped on every package, etc.

Then again, this is just 'sorta kinda' hitting an issue. Nothing like "Spastic" or Exhaust or even the Batman movie shooting...

Metro Prime wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:Seeing the preview clips and all, I have some concerns about the series premise. So far we've been given no indication that the Decepticons have any core leader. And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all. It says there's a 'prison ship' full of cons, and Bumblebee's team is just there to round them up like dogcatchers or something.

Without Megatron, or Galvatron, or heck even Starscream to lead them, then the cons won't seem like a significant or organized threat. It could be just episodes where a new con pops up, they run out and catch him, then go home for a beer or something.

I don't know about anyone else, but I watch Tformer shows to see the Decepticons as much as anything else.

Considering how many toys Steeljaw seems to be getting, and the fact that only leaders (and Bumblebee) get that many figures, it's pretty likely that he'll be the big bad for this show.

He could be, I wish Hasbro would put bios on the back of the packaging.

Already? I thought they were going to be released in March or something. Hasbro is just rushing into things.

Shockwave7 wrote:Seeing the preview clips and all, I have some concerns about the series premise. So far we've been given no indication that the Decepticons have any core leader. And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all. It says there's a 'prison ship' full of cons, and Bumblebee's team is just there to round them up like dogcatchers or something.

Without Megatron, or Galvatron, or heck even Starscream to lead them, then the cons won't seem like a significant or organized threat. It could be just episodes where a new con pops up, they run out and catch him, then go home for a beer or something.

I don't know about anyone else, but I watch Tformer shows to see the Decepticons as much as anything else.

im fearing this too. there arent even bios for any of the cons yet. steeljaw seems to be the "leader" because he has the most toys out but we know absolutely nothing about him

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Already? I thought they were going to be released in March or something. Hasbro is just rushing into things.

Maybe it's to make up for all the bad Age of Extinction toys we got

Well we know that Megatron has given up conquest after being tortured down to his spark by unicron. Galvatron could still be in the show as in the Prime universe he could be seperate from megs. Starscream could still be alive though I hope Predaking killed him.

Mindmaster wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:She's not the first police car to be named "Strongarm":



This Classics Mini-Con from 2006 had the same name, that's why she's named that: Hasbro likes to reuse names between similarly themed characters. It could be argued that the name is used figuratively ("The strong arm of the law"), not literally.

If we don't get a black redeco of Strongarm as this, it will be a massively missed opportunity.

A repaint of Strongarm is planned for the Japanese line.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:She's not the first police car to be named "Strongarm":



This Classics Mini-Con from 2006 had the same name, that's why she's named that: Hasbro likes to reuse names between similarly themed characters. It could be argued that the name is used figuratively ("The strong arm of the law"), not literally.

If we don't get a black redeco of Strongarm as this, it will be a massively missed opportunity.

A repaint of Strongarm is planned for the Japanese line.

Yeah, "R Strongarm" is what it seems to be called, and might possibly be based on some uber cop split-personality she might have that may or may not be named "Rip".

leokearon wrote:

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Already? I thought they were going to be released in March or something. Hasbro is just rushing into things.

Maybe it's to make up for all the bad Age of Extinction toys we got

I dont think that toy line was any worse than any of the previous movie lines. I actually liked it even more simply because it had dinosaurs.

It's a real shame her toy looks to suck so hard because I like the Strongarm character design and I like the concept a lot. A bit of a shame she isn't going to be a female Judge Dredd but then this is a kid's show, so "GAZE INTO THE FIST OF STRONGARM" and "12 YEARS IN THE ISO-CUBES, SCUM" might not fly.

Shockwave7 wrote:Seeing the preview clips and all, I have some concerns about the series premise. So far we've been given no indication that the Decepticons have any core leader. And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all. It says there's a 'prison ship' full of cons, and Bumblebee's team is just there to round them up like dogcatchers or something.

Gotta catch em all....

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

How about Prime Knock Out? As far as I know, he isn't based on anyone from previous generations.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

If those are from rescue bots, I am sorry I dont watch it. Not that they dont count, its just that I wouldnt have known of them when I wrote my statement.

Also (sorry to derail again but I like how Sabreblade has all the answers), I was under the impression that most transformers series had about the same length of 3 seasons. Beast Wars, Animated and Prime had 3 seasons.

PS: So wait, if I understand correctly, the Flash villain Heatwave has been licensed to appear on a Transformers show?

Counterpunch wrote:I have seen nothing about this line so far that is even tempting me to consider buying any.

I'm not trying to be overly critical but I feel absolutely no excitement or curiosity about these toys.

hunh

We're in complete agreement, you and I. The closest I've come to any interest of just watching a video review is Steeljaw. He looks to be the most complex of them all with every panel flipping this way and that. Even then, I'm sure he's ridiculously simple. Bumblebee looks alright, mainly due to his range of motion and his balanced transformation. The rest of them, though...*sighs*

Grimlock, you're on notice. You suck.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

How about Prime Knock Out? As far as I know, he isn't based on anyone from previous generations.

That's great! I didnt know that, I really liked that character. Was Breakdown original too?

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

How about Prime Knock Out? As far as I know, he isn't based on anyone from previous generations.

That's great! I didnt know that, I really liked that character. Was Breakdown original too?

Yes and no. His name and colors came from G1, but the alt mode and personality are all new. True to his name, G1 Breakdown can cause cars to break down, but he's so paranoid (possibly more so than G1 Red Alert) that he breaks down himself.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote: And none of the usual Decepticons seem to be represented in the series at all.

Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

Heatave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder? They got their own show, even. Second-longest one behind G1.

How about Prime Knock Out? As far as I know, he isn't based on anyone from previous generations.

That's great! I didnt know that, I really liked that character. Was Breakdown original too?

Yes and no. His name and colors came from G1, but the alt mode and personality are all new. True to his name, G1 Breakdown can cause cars to break down, but he's so paranoid (possibly more so than G1 Red Alert) that he breaks down himself.

edit: never mind

Presenters at the 2014 SDCC Transformers: Robots In Disguise panel had stated that Underbite is a Dinobot. Is this really true that he really is a Dinobot? Will he and Sideswipe finally get Warrior-class figures, since that One-Step figures might fustrate a lot of people, due to their transforming abilities?

psj333 wrote:Presenters at the 2014 SDCC Transformers: Robots In Disguise panel had stated that Underbite is a Dinobot.

Source?

nope

william-james88 wrote:Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

not at all. its pretty exciting, like beast wars exciting.

Kinda happy that these arnt toys r us exclusive, annoys me how toys r us only ever orders wave one of the generations here in the uk

leokearon wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:Interesting....loved the size comparisons. About the size of the standard Generations lines of the last few years in vehicle mode, but perhaps more squat in robot mode.

Still not enough is cool about the toys themselves to interest me in this line. Strongarm is the only one I'll buy, and only because I collect fembot characters. Combiner Wars has all my money this next year.

Glad you like the size comparisons. I did them because anytime I see size comparisons they are generally of toys in the same wave, which is no good. So I picked toys that people might have or have one of the moulds of (except Quickmix, he was just handy after I got him in a comic shop in Dublin).

I appreciated that as well from both you and blacklai. It seemed that every reviewer online compares to figures from the same wave or out of scale and imported Masterpiece figures.

Back before I had the AOE Dinobots myself, I would've loved to have seen them next to the Predacons. It just seems so natural for the Dinobots to battle TFP's Predacons. All the toys were nice and colorful and it seemed that the leaders Grimlock and Predaking each had figures at similar sizes. Although since I don't have Leader or Platinum Grimlock, I'd still love to see a comparison of him next to Beast Fire or Voyager 2014 Predaking. When Beast Hunters Abominus came out I kept asking for reviewers to show him next to PCC Grimstone but nobody ever did. I now have Abominus and know that he wouldn't stand much of a chance but it would've been nice to see before I had to buy it myself. Putting the two next to each other also shows how much better Abominus would've been had Hungurr been a Commander class figure. It then would've scaled very well with the PCCs.

*Edit* Nevermind, I just went to K-Mart and picked up a Leader Grimlock for half price so now I know what they look like together. And knowing is half the battle.

Giving the fact that Thunderfoot is a moose, is his vehicle mode is most likely a car or a truck? If it is a car or a truck, what type? Judging by the details that Hammerstrike is a shark, is his vehicle mode is most likely a jet, submarine, or a boat?

psj333 wrote:Giving the fact that Thunderfoot is a moose, is his vehicle mode is most likely a car or a truck? If it is a car or a truck, what type? Judging by the details that Hammerstrike is a shark, is his vehicle mode is most likely a jet, submarine, or a boat?

No one knows.

Will these animal-based Transformers make animal sounds, in additional to speaking in their humanoid voices?

psj333 wrote:Will these animal-based Transformers make animal sounds, in additional to speaking in their humanoid voices?

As with all of your questions: WE DON'T KNOW.

shajaki wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Am I the only one who finds that pretty cool? Now that I have a classics collection, I dont really need them to keep giving us the same characters in different styles. I can't think of any original character since Animated Bulkhead, so that's pretty refreshing.

not at all. its pretty exciting, like beast wars exciting.

I'm with Spidey.

I also think it's interesting that the Cons are leaderless, and that they are crash landed jail breakers.
I also think it's interesting that It's Bee's first command, and that he is gonna have to "cut his teeth".
And that Prime is off doing Primey things while Bee settles this problem and rounds up these hooligans.
This story has the potential to be fresh and original.