Transformers: Cyberworld, Optimus rollin', Grim hatin'
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Lol!
Secretes.
Not really.
Secretes.
Not really.
Regarding the Cyberworld toys, I've seen Grimlock, Scorponok, and the wave 1 Basic figures at Targets lately, but so far the only place I've seen the Powered up dudes (Galvatron and Bumblebee) was at Scheels. Haven't seen any of 'em at a Walmart yet.
If anyone else is buying the figures, what has your experience been with finding them?
If anyone else is buying the figures, what has your experience been with finding them?
The only place I've seen the $15 figures so far is Macy's. Target has had everything else, but Walmarts near me aren't carrying the line at all.
Nothing at Walmart, but then again, my Walmart still has "clearance" plastered over half the aisle, so they probably haven't reset. And my not until after Labor Day (clear out the old stuff).
I found the $15 figures at Meijer but nowhere else.
It's weird, because 2 of the figures were revealed as Walmart exclusives. I have a feeling that the stores that aren't carrying Age of the Primes and Studio Series will eventually have them, but they're taking their sweet time clearing out the old stock it will replace.
I hope this line doesn't just die of retailer apathy, but I wouldn't be shocked. The show is good, but Walmart doesn't know or care about that.
I got sharkcar and megamoo from Walmart.com
And just to clarify, aside from Walmart’s two exclusives (CyberChanger Mirage and Ultimate CyberChanger Megatron), the entire 2025 assortment is now available. Wave 2/3 CyberChangers are available, spotty at retail but readily available from Amazon, and there should be nothing new until the 2026 stuff starts to slip out in December-ish.
YouTube says it's called "Hide and Seek with Optimus Prime".
I really hope kids are watching. For a five minute “hit” of fresh Transformers every week, I’ve been just enamored with this little series. As I’ve said before, the writing is really on point. It’s self aware enough to not be overly serious, but it doesn’t betray itself for the sake of audience pandering. The shonen anime vibes (and call out by Elita 1) was highly amusing, while Bumblebee’s “Oh Primus” at Snarl’s implication of seeing something inappropriate or embarrassing was fun as well. For just 5 minutes, they actually accomplish as much or more than some Transformers with several times the length.
The animation crew deserves props as well. I think I’ve said it in the past and it needs repeating, I LOVE how the animation team was seemingly given the toys’ designs ahead of time and have incorporated the actual character designs into the action sequences. It has allowed some truly novel sequences, and I think this is the first time since Beast Wars we’ve actually had this sort of interaction.
It just makes me wish Hasbro was committing a few resources into deluxe and ultra/Voyager offerings for this line to give us these nice redesigns some really nice toys.
The animation crew deserves props as well. I think I’ve said it in the past and it needs repeating, I LOVE how the animation team was seemingly given the toys’ designs ahead of time and have incorporated the actual character designs into the action sequences. It has allowed some truly novel sequences, and I think this is the first time since Beast Wars we’ve actually had this sort of interaction.
It just makes me wish Hasbro was committing a few resources into deluxe and ultra/Voyager offerings for this line to give us these nice redesigns some really nice toys.
Maybe those will come later, Its not uncommon for the Kids line to get more complex and tradtional toys if the line does well.
If the line does well. The show's great, but I do not get a "next big thing" vibe from the toys. They don't do much.
Yeah, if there was ever a show for RID2015's scan-into-a-game gimmick, this would be it. (I will also keep making noises about wanting more more more 5mm accessories, which fits this show so stinkin' well.)
I originally wrote "if there was ever a TIME", but replaced that because I'm realizing more and more that, well, maybe mobile gaming has passed even that by.
I originally wrote "if there was ever a TIME", but replaced that because I'm realizing more and more that, well, maybe mobile gaming has passed even that by.
I wonder how we got here. I can't imagine it didn't occur to Hasbro that this line was obvious fodder for a mobile game. Maybe there were plans that fell through. It could be that this was all thrown together in a bit of a hurry and a game just couldn't be made fast enough. But even considering the short runtime, this show doesn't seem like a rush job. The TFONE shorts were a rush job. Absolute filler content. This is a million miles from that.