Rescue Bots - Toy Fair

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by artiepants, Feb 12, 2011.

  1. FanimusMaximus

    FanimusMaximus Well-Known Member

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    For Pete's sake just buy the rights go Go-Bots and be done with it already Hasbro!
     
  2. Bumblethumper

    Bumblethumper old misery guts

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    This stuff is suited to toystores like Early Learning Centre. They won't sell violent war toys. They did stock some early waves of TFA though.

    We've seen some radical changes with Transformers over the years, and I've sometimes wondered if you could go one change further and take the war and violence out of Transformers. Transforming robots is cool enough as it is, we don't need them loaded up with guns.

    Yeah, that's exactly what these are.
     
  3. Dolza_Khyron

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    they did that already :lol 

    in fact, they bought tonka, too! :lol 
     
  4. Feralstorm

    Feralstorm Good Morning, Weather Hackers! TFW2005 Supporter

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    They're not. They're "Heroes/Squad/Whatever" style, which is cutesy and cartoony, but not necessarily TF:Animated. Just looking at them it's fairly obvious they're more a cutesy-fied mix of G1/Classic and Movie in details.
     
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  5. LUGNUT1995

    LUGNUT1995 TFWiki info gatherer

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    Are these based on the Go-bots or something?
     
  6. Dolza_Khyron

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    no, they're clearly based on rescue heroes, and are clearly a transformers/rescue heroes, cross over!

    which is weird, since rescue heroes, was made by mattel :lol 
     
  7. trebleshot

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    Looks really doofy to me, but I know my kids are going to be into them, which means I'll be into them as well.
     
  8. Wingnut

    Wingnut Stayin' Alive!

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    YES! Just what I need to get my Nephew hooked! Muhahahahahahaha!
     
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    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    They're cute. Little kids should really get a kick out of these. I like the idea of a non-violent branch-off of TFs.
     
  10. Digilaut

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    Love em. Should definitely please the little ones!
     
  11. Fort Max

    Fort Max Too many is never enough. Veteran

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    Best pre school toys I've seen.
     
  12. shibamura_prime

    shibamura_prime Food Truck or BMW Moderator

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    I want that fire station. I have no idea where I would put it, BUT I WANT IT.
     
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    bryguy1984 wreck n rule

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    That's the same kind of logic that gave us walkie tallies in e.t. instead of guns. With that kind of thinking we may as well take out any form of protagonist from the whole franchise.
     
  14. Fort Max

    Fort Max Too many is never enough. Veteran

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    Early Learning Centre was selling movie toys not so long ago, their policy's seem to have changed a fair bit.
     
  15. Infosaur

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    I hate to say it but I love these (and it will keep my boy and nephew out of the good stuff)

    And having caught an episode of Hero Squad once or twice, I'm all for a unique continuity Hero Transformer spin off. (as long as it doesn't supplant the more mature lines, although the bayverse can go :horse: )
     
  16. Voiceroy

    Voiceroy Trans-fo-mahs!

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    Yeah, these are fun. Will be adding them to my collection of transforming oddities, and buying them for the nephews too.

    And the Bee and Prime playsets are just...well, a must-own for me.
     
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    I'm getting that Prime. XD