Empire has posted an exclusive look at the official images of the Bumblebee and Soundwave figures that will be released as part of the Preview Wave for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen toyline. The images confirm that Soundwave at least has a Cybertronian jet alternate mode and provides the best look yet at the Bumblebee figure’s remolded chest, right arm/hand, and head. These two figures are expected to be available before the toyline release date in late May, although no official word has been provided regarding release date. Click on the thumbnail to the left to view all of the new images.
OMEGAPRIME1983
Wtf, does BB suffer from the no right hand syndrome in this version too?? Gonna be really pissed off if that's going to be the case here.
Zaraxion1021
Awesome high-res pics. Bumblebee might be a no, but Soundwave is a definite yes!
spawnofunicron
Getting soundwave but BB is just the original 2008 camero with new features THAT'S IT.
airfox
Of course it'll be more expensive, and not due to the li'l figurine. But because the Bumblebee toy itself is bigger.
-airfox
ROY BOT
Me too, at this rate I wont be spending ANY money on the ROTF line.
Archaea
im definitely getting soudwave.. One BB is enough..
underwear-ninja
Yeah I suppose there is that :c Hasbro's thinking about the children. What kind bastards. I just hope that Human Alliance bumblebee isn't much more expensive (if not the same price) because it'd be lame just to fork over more dough for just a li'l figurine of Holywood's favorite li'l panic attack (La Bouf)
Prime Aspect
Meg's jet mode was fine in the movie (from what little we saw) but all of his toys looked about as aerodynamic and jet-like as a brick, covered in feces, lit on fire, and thrown through your front window.
Well, the completely inaccurate legends mold looked fairly aerodynamic. I honestly think that's the best Megatron toy from the first movie.
Fit For natalie
Dude, have you *seen* how kids go crazy over Movie Bumblebee? Seriously. Stop and think about it. If we have 5 or six versions of this mold, kids have one or none, and the fucking scalpers cleaned up the rest. So more Bumblebees out there will be good for kids.
Nutcrusher
Ooh. Tough luck for the new Bumblebee considering all the hate. You'd be surprised how scarce he was in certain parts of the country. In fact, I had a chance to get the black and gold Bumblebee and Cliffjumper before I got my hand on one.
And if the new one really has that face, I'll get it. Possibly…
And Soundwave looks so regal despite his gorilla stance. He's got crown and cape and everything.
firehawc_69
Okay, the more I look at it and think about it, the jet mode might be "official", but the satellite mode just makes more sense. After all, what makes more sense for a Communications Officer? A jet or a satellite? …it's a no brainer…
Toxicon
Lovin Soundwave. BB's head creeps me the hell out though.
Veloxiraptor
Perhaps not ALL Bumblebee toys are solid movers, but MOST of them are. I have no doubt that the Deluxe BB will attain pegwarmer status, but there are always going to be people who want to update to the newest model, or people who didn't get the mold the first dozen times. And really, since the mold sold well before, and since the bulk of the development costs for the mold were already paid long ago, I doubt Hasbro is going to lose any money releasing it again.
underwear-ninja
So lemme get this straight… They're making a remold of the Concept Camaro 'Bee from the first movie (btw that figure sorta sucks in bot mode) that will likely be over-produced to the point of pegwarming (just like the first prequel toys) even though they're making a new, and from the looks of it BETTER version of the character a li'l on down the road as part of some special pack that'll probably be more expensive…
Am I the only one who thinks that's a load of bullshit? Its not like they haven't done enough versions of Bumblebee from the first movie! D:< Seriously, even those Legacy 3 Pack things are shelf-warming. Hasbro, stop being teasing, sneaky li'l bastards |:[
lightdestroyed
I have no interest in buying any Autobots, ever. So, this is a no-brainer.
raptorclans
Gotta get Soundwave!
And I LOL'ED so much when I first saw Bumblebee's alt mode… so many reissues of this fig and they still can't get it right?
Aigis
Getting Soundwave. Pass on Bumblebee. I'll get the Human Alliance one instead.
Darth Rodimus
I must have both, just in case that human alliance looks stupid in scale!
Shaba
Soundwave=do want!
Bee…eh, already have the TF1 Deluxe.
Grimlock_13
I'll definitely get Soundwave, it'll look cool with Protoform Optimus and Starscream. BB is a pass. I already own 4 versions of that mold, and thats way too many.