Toys R Us Canada have added some pages to their website for the Clash of the Transformers versions of Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime and Sideswipe. These two are Toys R Us exclusives, decoed to resemble the characters in their special battle armor. They are already out at Canadian retail, along with a version of Bumblebee, who does not yet have an entry on TRU Canada or official images. Check out the images of this pair after the break.
Nevermore
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RID Clash Of Transformers Found At US Retail – Transformer World 2005 – TFW2005.COM
EMP Starscream
I think I just found these.
SE Minnesota TrU
Nevermore
It was "newsed" yesterday.
RMStunticon
Bumblebee might be the single worst use of allspark blue ever.
TCJJ
I love the effort they put into these.
It's already basically dead. Hope you're happy. I'm not. The reason we can have "good things" is because of other things. RID failing doesn't mean you get more of other stuff. It means you get less.
Atomsk
RID needs to end immediately.
This is why we cant have good things like Beast Wars, War for Cybertron, or IDW toys.
SunSwipe5
I like that Swipe. When is he expected to go up for preorders, and where?
wearelegion69
technically, that would make them the first official pics right? Do you think its worth newsing?
diagnull
I actually kind of like that Sideswipe more than the original.
But where's Strongarm?!
-c
Nevermore
Photos from the US TRU website added, including Bumblebee!
dublr2000
Getting a Blurr vibe from the Sideswipe.
wearelegion69
These are the same as the old "US editions" Takara used to rerelease. These are simply the Hasbro toys distributed through Takara in Japan for TRU. There wont be any difference aside from the sticker.
TCJJ
Those are some pretty dire "power-up" repaints. I wasn't a HUGE fan of how they looked in the show, but as straight repaints, they really don't look all that good. Optimus probably suffers the most. At least the powered-up version of the larger Japanese Optimus Prime (I guess it counts as a Leader Class, although it technically isn't) looks like it'll fill that void, but I don't know if I need two of that thing.
Overall, this honestly just feels like a last-ditch effort for the RID line, which is a shame. I might have to pick up that Megatons, though, since it's unlikely we'll get a Warrior Class one any time soon.
Those are TakaraTomy repaints, and from my understanding, it's just regular Sideswipe with Jazz repainted as Stepper, akin to the Grimlock & Rollbar and Strong-arm & Phantom Steeljaw.
Victory Liner
I hope they fixed the Deluxe/Warrior Swipes issues but the Paint job looks cool, Aren't we supposed to be getting a 2 Pack of Swipe and Jazz as Stepper and G2 Swipe I can't wait to see those images
The Optimus looks good but I may skip it and go for the bigger version from Takara for better Scale
OriginalFire
Yeah the redeco has tight shoulders, everything on it is pretty tight, so I don't know if they made any changes with it or not. It looks awesome.
dCon
What the redeco'd sideswipe u got has tighter shoulders? Or just got a good regular sideswipe?
I like the art on the cards I'd prolly just leave em sealed like I did all my beast hunters deluxe : -D
OriginalFire
See above
OriginalFire
I picked Sideswipe up yesterday and he is pretty good. Some of the reviews have his shoulders coming out when in bot mode but mine are actually pretty tight and they will come out but you gotta force it a little
astrocreep777
Does this version of sideswipe have the messed up shoulders or no.
IgnikaMarcus
Oh look, Takara's releasing the same exact stuff that Hasbro is.
But wait, that never happens.