Are we still looking for the blue blade thing? I think it's an accessory to an old Starcraft Protoss Zealot figure. I remember it plugged into the figure's gauntlet with the little rectangular wedge at the base.
Bear with me because this is a personal collecting realization I'm just articulating for the first time, even in my own thoughts.
I was born in '76, so I grew up with Transformers and have had a place in my heart for the brand for its entire life. The G1 characters and settings will always be...
At this moment, Top Gun Maverick is down to $16.00 at Walmart's site from a 3rd party seller:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Top-Gun-Maverick-Kids-Toy-Action-Figure-for-Boys-and-Girls-Ages-8-9-10-11-12-and-Up-11/133379442
Looks like the 2nd version, so no volleyball.
Um... don't thank me too much. It just dropped another few dollars down to $9.97 (Hot Rod too!). WalMart's online terms of service say they do NOT price match/adjust to previous purchases, either.
I'd think a new Titan Class Armada Unicron would be more likely than a re-release of an old mold at this point. One with a Cybertron Primus remold baked in.
If some studio or production company wants to do it, I'd probably buy it... used... if I found a cheap enough copy. I'm not supporting any petition that thinks the atonal sound slop in that "trailer" is worth hearing, though.
I think this is the best way of looking at it. I mean, there's a chunk of the fandom that doesn't care one whit about the various fictions and just loves cool robot toys that turn into also-cool cars and jets and whatnot as products unto themselves. Can't get much a much simpler than that to...
Fingers crossed for a Dark Hot Rod repaint for the line, or at least a magenta Marvel Hot Rod. The battle damage decos from the Walmart sets have been such a waste.