Toys Takara teases: Missing Link Grimlock, "Transformers New Legends", MPM Sideswipe, and MPG Hot Rod

It's 2026, and Takara Tomy woke up and said LFG. In a slew of their usual darkened monochromatic announcement teases, they've kicked off the year in style!

First, the Missing Link series gets a fitting infusion of dinosaur strength as Grimlock is teased for the lineup.

Next, a "New Product Series" that seems to have the title "Transformers New Legends", with a Lio Convoy/Leo Prime as the darkened main picture. Hmm.

The Masterpiece Movie series continues with Sideswipe and... Sideswipe, maybe, as two images of the Bayverse's skating-slicing Stingray make up the image.

Also shown are a Studio Series Seeker using the new Thundercracker-debuting mold, and Japanese releases of the newest AOTP and Timeline (as a T-Spark Zone exclusive) figures.

Finally, it looks like Studio Series isn't the only thing gearing up for a capsule to celebrate the 1986 movie's 40th anniversary (well, depending on the actual release date for this...). In any case, the MPG line gets Hot Rod(imus?) as its next reveal, and it feels like it's been a long time coming after his last Masterpiece take in 2016. how long ago was... oh god

Official pictures should be up soon, as they customarily are after these announcements!

Whether or not it's "our" year, it certainly looks like it won't be our wallets'!​

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[CoffeeHorse]

For once there is some real mystery in these blackout teasers.

 

[Kalidor]

Missing Link is by far the best thing that's EVER happened to the toy side of the brand. The pattern I've noticed so far is that almost every release has had a repaint counterpart to go with it. So I'm sure we can expect to see the G2 Grimlock colors coming at some point down the road.

At first I wanted to get every release but I don't know if I'll be getting every repaint.

Come on... you know you want to!

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I'm still waiting for Starscream. It is not obvious where to add joints, so they'll have to get creative.

That is if this line ever has Decepticons. I'm getting concerned.