Rescue Bots New Characters Medix and Hoist

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Sol Fury, Aug 1, 2012.

  1. CaricondaBatrap

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    At first I thought hoist was a dumptruck. :lol 
     
  2. Mr.Deflok

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    Wait, what?! That Medix could totally double as Hoist/Trailbreaker... swap the head, paint it up, presto! Gotta learn more about this line (have ignored it up until now)...
     
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    hoooooray!!! yes! yes! yes! yes! hoist mutha fuckas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  4. RedAlert Rescue

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    Sweet I wonder if they will show up on the TV show.

    I hope they eventually take the age range up a year to the level of playskool Transformers as adorable as Rescue bots are they are inferior toys in terms of fun and play value to the Playskool ones. and the only real difference is that Rescuebots are downloaded age wise at toddlers and the Playskool ones while still simple give the kids enough credit to be able to move the characters arms when Transforming them.

    I was half hoping they might reissue some of the old Playskool ones as a Rescuebots sub-brand as they are terrific toys.
     
  5. jbz

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    time to sell my new Blades if they are going to get repacked. Bought it for my kid, but he lost interest. Things are selling for like $40+ on Ebay.
     
  6. Oberoniss

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    "Medix". Pronounce that out loud slowly a few times and you might get why I started giggling insanely at the news. I do hope these are show characters as well as toy characters, though.. more medics are never a bad thing, if Knockout is any indication.
     
  7. Spin-Out

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    A brand new Medibot? Nice, we could always use more of them. I do kind of wish it was Red Alert, though... Thing is, I doubt that he would be considering how GEEWUN and the movieverse take precedence over the UT and TFA in the Aligned continuity...
     
  8. Shatterpoint

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    And Medix may be a girl.

    But we don't know yet.
     
  9. Oberoniss

    Oberoniss DOESN'T-EXIST BABBU

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    That would be one ugly-ass girlbot. Not to disparage RB, but damn, I can't see a female face working real well with how the RB team designs robot faces.
     
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    Like the art
     
  11. soundwave142

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    you saying arcee would be ugly in rescue bots?
     
  12. HeroicC300

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    Hoist? Awesome.

    Medix is meh, but at least the design rocks. I hope he's fun in-show.
     
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    Nice! New RB toys! If the toy line is doing well probably the TV show will continue!
    And the TV show is very very good.

    My main problem with Rescue Bots is that the toys looks for an younger public than the show. I would like some "upgraded" Rescue Bots toys.
     
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    A rescue boat character would be a nice addition.



    I thought the auto-transform feature would be great, but my sons end up trying to do the transformation in parts and get frustrated that they can not.

    I hope the stores that still carry this line can sell through the previous cases with 2 each of Prime and Bumblebee so they can get this new assortment.
     
  15. moreprimeland

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    ^^'Tis true, sharpfinger..usually they are located in the pre-school areas, noticed that today when I was at TRU.
    Wow, WAVE 5 of RB toys! Yay.
    Nice to see they're expanding the toy line, wonder if it has anything to do with the season ending episodes???...they'd have to rewrite the opening lyrics if they add more bots in the show. :D 
    Not really wanting them to add more bots in the series, I like the Bots and humans as is.
     
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    I hope Medix is German.

    "Don't be a protoform, engines grow back! (To a white Laserbeak) No they don't!"
     
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    My opinion of the two bots' instruction images: Not bad, not bad.
     
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    Okay, now we have the VA for him.

    Make it happen, Hasbro.
     
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    Looking forward to seeing 'em, and a little curious that I didn't hear anything about them out of SDCC.
     
  20. soundwave142

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    I hope they show up in the show c: seeing as all the previous figures have atleast been in the show.