DX Electronic Grimlock and a Strafe with Bumblebee two-pack in the Hero Mashers line. Credit to Transformers Colombia:

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Pass. But it seems like a good thing for kids.

 

Action Masters Bumblebee! I actually like it. I won't buy it, but I like it. Those hero mashers are perfect for kids, since you can lose any piece and not worry about it.

 

I like the Grimlock. If I see one on sale... lol

 

I'm guessing it's a case of keeping the brand identity consistent. At least while there's Movie Strafe on shelves at the same time.

 

Ha! These things look like they rock.

 

So... they went with "Strafe" since they thought he was too divergent from Swoop (as much as that seems counter to their normal practice), but now they're calling Swoop Strafe because he's basically the same guy.

 

i actually kind of like this line for it's intended audience, but not feeling the Dinobots in dino mode from a "collect and combine" standpoint of the line: you can see how silly Grimlock's head and neck looks on Optimus' body...

...cool enough toys on their own though.

 

Movie Strafe has two heads in beast mode. This Strafe only has one and looks pretty much like G1 Swoop, and not at all like Movie Strafe.

 

The dinobots actually look pretty awesome. And they'll be delicious custom fodder.

 

Might get Grimlock. The rest my nephews might like.

 

Does BB look kind of funny here? I think I like the face, but the body is... what the hell is this?  

You're not meant to... eat them.

 

Its like if Hasbro named all cars "Bumblebee" regardless of make and color.

 

Shhh Don't give Hasbro any ideas.

 

I see we're going the wrong way again on the name thing. Had gotten better there for awhile.

Names and characters matter, otherwise everyone will stop caring.

 

I really like those 2 dinobots without all the guns I would love to get all 5 in this style.

They could o with Robot Heroes.

 

When do they come out retail? I'm kinda keen on this line.

 

Are these things 5mm compatible? I want to know if I can reuse their accessories.

 

Its amazing how much better these look then the movie toys..

 

So we have movie Grimlock painted like G1 Grimlock, and G1 Swoop with a case of identity theft, topped off with IDW Bumblebee crashing the party. What?

Aside from the utter randomness here, these look like neat toys. Not for me, but I'm sure there'll be plenty of people who have a lot of fun with them. Definitely the children.