Hasbro's Transformers Q&A 2010 Round 1 - Big News on Animated Toys!

Good to see that Rodimus is being released. Fingers crossed for the Voyagers finding their way into stores.

well some is better than none at all

YAY for confirmation of a Rodimus release!

Yay Rodimus and Ironhide! Can't wait for the fall.

Nice. I've got the Takara Blackout on pre-order, and no force in the universe will stop me from getting a Rodimus from TRU. That covers my last TF:A toy wants.

Really, really glad that they finally gave an answer on Animated stuff. I imagine Rodimus and Ironhide might be released in the summer instead of fall, considering how Ratchet and Arcee have been out for a while and this answer says they won't be out until spring.

Good to hear Rodimus and Ironhide might make it out.

Now if only TRUs would carry sufficient numbers of them.

DAMN.
Hastak is pissing me off.
Why all the Toys r us Exclusives?
They know we're begging at their feet for these figures, so they'll try their hardest to make it as hard to get and exspensive as possible.
Any agree with me?

Especially since Rodimus is a MUCH more popular character than Arcee.

thank god for this new's. If I don't get my thundercracker, and blackout Head's will roll.

Deluxes: CONFIRMED

That's one speedbump done with, now to get to all those new-mold Voyagers... D:

scalpers beware... also im extremely pissed off
i have 0 toys r us in my area so i will miss out on all the toys r us exclusives

One beats None and it sounds pretty cool that Rodimus/Ironhide will come out (I collect mainly cons, but good for the people who collect bots which I am happy for) and here is to reasonable hoping for Thundercracker's and Blackout's (USA) releases.

-TF2

what are these voyagers of which u speak?

(off topic) What about Animated season 3 on DVD?! Has Hasbro been asked?

Damn it hasbro!!!!!!!!!

Why can't you make this stuff a wal-mart exclusive so people can actually get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

it is your damn fault i don't got an arcee cause damn tru is too f'in far away

tru exlcusives=bad idea no matter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blackout, Hydrodive Bumblebee, and Wingblade Optimus.

Great news!

Hell to the yes.

Or not make them exclusives at all. Let Target and WM in on the action too.

Bummer about the where because we all know how hard it can be to get TRU exclusives. I have 3 TRUs in a 20 minutes radius and they weren't easy to track down. Good news about them being released though

The only TRU I can reach never saw the Arcee wave, while every other TRU in the county got it two, even three times. Really not looking forward to more of such crap.

and now we pray to the transformers gods of animated blackout

i would rather these NOT come out than be a TRU exclusive, i am that pissed, with them being a TRU exclusive it is just them waving it in my face

actually this is really awesome news. I was worried they were not going to be released. Still hoping for winged prime.

Why won't Hasbro release them as HTS exclusives, kind of like the Mattel/MattyCollector Masters Of The Universe Classics line? Have a pre-order open for 2 weeks (just like the MotUC subscription). This way they can guage a pretty accurate # to produce and they sell out. Hasbro makes money off the already produced molds while making us die-hards very happy. Maybe someone can pass thisidea along to them.

I live in a country that will probably never see them released locally and I can deal with it.

ah thanks dude but isnt wingblade optimus prime a re decoed voyager prime with a wing pack and bumblebee is a remold with hydrodrive... also cant u get blackout in japan soon?
u rock vangelus and dont ever change

Wingblade = Deluxe Earthmode Prime without battledamage deco and an entirely new set of trailer pieces that can also work with the Voyager

Hydrodive = Entirely new Bumblebee (at least that's the impression I got from Derrick Wyatt on twitter) with an entirely new aqua accessory thing

Well...
Thanks. -_-

Hasbro... I have lost respect for you.

Wow dude. That's like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

In this case TRU was the only retailer that was willing to take them. Everyone else would rather have more RotF.

I don't think TRU even has any idea how big a handjob they've been given.

Can't wait for Hot Rod..... Oh, Rodimus.

ToysRus exclusive?

Shoot.

I've had the same issue!!! I can't wait for this to be released, to be sure, but only if I can find the dam thing! I still havent see Arcee... Anywhere!

Aw well a least someone will have him.

Edit: Actually if there is someone who got alot of the Arcee wave in they should set up a hookup list for everyone for Rodimus, now that way when they get released the fans will actually have a chance (after the kids of course) to own this wave.

We're already on multiple pages but it's worth mentioning:

Blaming Hasbro is probably misguided. If you want a punching bag you're probably better off to go for the retailers.

Found Ratchet no problem but needed help with Arcee. I guess next wave I'll find Ironhide easily and have to work for Rodimus. Works for me though, the only other deluxe that wasn't released that I wanted kinda was Toxic Oil Slick, but I was on the fence about him.

I retract my previous statement and wish that Target and WM pulled their heads out of their collective asses and carried them.

Very happy to hear about Rodimus and Ironhide getting a release stateside. Hopefully, the voyagers will see the light of day, as well. I was really looking forward to Blackout, TC and Goldfire Grimlock.

im not big on animated series with ths figures but all i wanted was mainly arcee & rodimus bring them on dont care if there store exclusive or not as l ong tere now walmart exclusive.

Bumblebee is definitely a new mold, but according to Resources the Optimus figure is the one from the two-pack with Megatron without the damaged paint apps. And at the moment, Japan seems to be getting Blackout before the US.

I don't get why some people are having a problem with Hasbro making them a TRU exclusive. Feel free to correct me as I'm probably wrong, but the way I've come to understand exclusives is that the stores pick what they want to carry. Since they're making it a TRU exclusive, is it possible Wal-Mart and Target said no to these?

I'm sorry to anyone who'll have trouble finding them, but at least we're getting them.

This is great news.Thanks Hasbro

Rodimus Toyrus Exclusive???

EPIC FAIL HASBRO i wanted rodimus SO BAD!!

Great news. However, I think that it would be a good idea to include an additional wave with only Animated Deluxe Arcee and Rodimus Minor for obvious reasons.

<3

I just want to see the right heads get pulled!

well
other than the no answer part
i say they gave a good answer

Why not make these HTS and toys r us releases??

I just heard of an all-new awesome site for people that keep complaining about not having a local TRU:

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices


Seriously guys. Don't be spiteful. You know that once the market stabilizes, you'll be able to grab these guys for 20 bucks shipped. Is that upcharge really worth all the griping vs. never getting the figures at all?

Is TRU a major sponsor of TFA (I mean the show)?

That is bullcrap! My town don't even have a tru!!!!!!!!!!!! So now hasblow has given me another reason for me to hate them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!