A Walmart listing gives us a look at a new Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Monster Truck Optimus Prime figure.
This is a new 4.5-inch Optimus Prime action figure which transforms from a robot to an all-terrain monster truck in just one easy step. There’s still not much information about this figure and his respective wave, but some Ebay listings show some Rescue Bots Academy repacks of other previous molds.
Update: Courtesy of griffin-of-oz we can confirm that this figure is part of Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 8. According to an Entertainment Earth listing, Optimus is the only new mold together with repacks of Rock Crawler Bumblebee, F1 Heatwave, Cement Mixer Salvage, VTOL Whirl and Helicopter Blades.
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fishpop
Earlier today i found this Optimus along with the off-road buggy Bumblebee and F1 Heatwave in my local Oxfam for 99p each.
Kinda funny that these are the SAME Rescue Bots characters i have toys of via their larger Energise figures.
They\'re nifty things but i really wish the Rescue Bots characters could get proper toys…
I want Deluxes of the OG RB quartet, perhaps even through Legacy Year 3 or whatever comes after.
Bombshock
I hear ya man
Predakwon
Same here, except I have twin 3yr old boys that love Monster Trucks!
I'm not spending $50+ tax on 2. Might bite at $20 each….
ziltama
Used to collect Rescue Bots when my kid when younger. This is 1st one I've seen where the arms aren't even attached at the shoulders.
Black Convoy
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Arale
Oppy, has so many new forms now. He stole from Megatron twice.
Endertrot
Wow, I can't believe Hastak are finally making a figure of the old Armada "Monster Convoy" concept design, but for the kids.Guess Generation Selects wasnt good enough, now they gotta get even the youngest of fans hooked on obscure references no one ever talks about outside TFwiki and these forums.
Jokes aside, I love that old monster truck concept for Armada Optimus, and I really hope we eventually get a voyager or leader class figure of it in Generations. As for this? Honestly, it looks really good for a kids toy! Its really chunky, the design's great, and that front grill in alt mode just radiates cool. I'm really tempted to get this for some of my younger siblings, they'd enjoy it a ton.
Blitz.
For the age range this seems like a fun toy. Joints look like overkill in how thick they look transformation is super simple etc and the idea's boss.
Now Hasbro make this to an insane level of complexity and detail, with full articulation! I demand more Monster Trucks in my "adult" collections lines
griffin-of-oz
The Rescue Bots Rescan toys above (with the new mold of Optimus) are wave 33.
Salvage (first in wave 21 in late 2018) was re-released in the packaging shown above in wave 30 mid last year.
Helicopter Blades (first in wave 8 in late 2015) is new to the packaging shown above, but was re-released in an earlier style of packaging in wave 19 in mid 2018.
The waves of new Rescan toys, according to my records when they were first found (I started recording details from Entertainment Earth from the start of 2017 – older links might not work anymore)
2014 – wave 1 to 4 – Rescue Bots logo at top with rounded top edge & character art – alt-mode near bottom edge
Wave 1 – JAN 2014
Optimus Prime (new – offroad/monster truck)
Bumblebee (new – motorcycle)
Heatwave (new – fire-boat)
Wave 2 – JULY 2014
Bumblebee (new – Raptor)
Optimus Primal (new – T-Rex)
Wave 3 – OCT 2014
Blades (new – Jet)
Wave 4 – DEC 2014
Chase (new – SUV)
Boulder (new – Dumptruck)
2015 – wave 5 & 6 – Rescue Bots logo at top with rounded top edge & character art – alt-mode near bottom edge
2015 – wave 7 & 8 – Playskool Heroes logo at top with white edge – Rescue Bots logo & character art at bottom – alt-mode on right edge of card on red background
Wave 5 – FEB 2015
Salvage – dumptruck (new)
Optimus Prime – truck (new regular truck – NOT Series 1 mold)
Wave 6 – FEB 2015
Blurr – blue/white race car (new)
Wave 7 – JUNE 2015
Bumblebee – yellow car (new)
Wave 8 – OCT 2015
Chase the Police-Bot – Police car (new)
Blades the Flight-Bot – Helicopter (new)
2016 – wave 9 to 13 – Playskool Heroes logo at top with white edge – Rescue Bots logo & character art at bottom – alt-mode on flap at bottom on red background
Wave 9 – JAN 2016
Boulder (new bulldozer)
Medix (new ambulance)
Wave 10 – no new figures – EARLY 2016
Wave 11 – MID 2016
Hoist (new blue tow truck)
Heatwave (re-release trailer version firetruck)
Wave 12 – SEPT 2016
Quickshadow (new grey car)
Morbot (new purple/grey race car)
Wave 13 – no new figures – LATE 2016
2017 – wave 14 to 17 – Playskool Heroes logo at top with white edge – Rescue Bots logo & character art at bottom – alt-mode on flap at bottom on red background
Wave 14 – MAR 2017
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 14
New – Brushfire (ATV)
Re-release – Boulder, Bumblebee (car), Quickshadow, Morbot
Wave 15 – APRIL 2017
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 15
New – Bumblebee (VTOL jet), Heatwave (dragon), Bumblebee (redeco black raptor), Optimus Prime (redeco t-rex)
Wave 16 – OCT 2017
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 16
New – Optimus Prime (light blue redeco truck), Chase (stegosaurus)
Re-release – Blurr, Medix, Hoist
Wave 17 – OCT 2017
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 17
New – Chase (Trailer version without trailer)
Re-release – Optimus Prime (wave 5 truck), Brushfire, Bumblebee (VTOL), Heatwave (dragon), Optimus Prime (light blue truck)
2018 – Playskool Heroes logo at top with white edge – Rescue Bots logo & character art at bottom – alt-mode on flap at bottom on red background
Wave 18 – FEB 2018
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 18
New – Heatwave (race car), Optimus Prime (the "Blurr Trailer" toy without trailer)
Re-release – Chase (police car), Boulder (bulldozer), Brushfire, Bumblebee (VTOL?)
Wave 19 – JULY 2018
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 19
New – Bumblebee (offroad/buggy – redeco of Adventure set Bumblebee)
Re-release – Bumblebee (car), Blades (helicopter), Morbot, Optimus Prime (wave 5 truck), Heatwave (boat)
Wave 20 – SEPT 2018
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 20
New – Chase (motorcycle)
Re-release – Quickshadow, Brushfire, Heatwave (dragon), Bumblebee (black raptor), Optimus Prime (Blurr trailer version?)
Wave 21 – LATE 2018
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 21
New – Salvage (cement truck), Blades (VTOL jet)
Re-release – Heatwave (trailer version without trailer), Brushfire, Chase (stegosaurus), Optimus Prime (light blue truck)
Wave 22 LATE 2018
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 22
New – Bumblebee (very minor redeco Car)
Re-release – Optimus (first truck?), Boulder (bulldozer?), Chase (dino), Blades (VTOL jet), Heatwave (trailer version)
2019 – Playskool Heroes logo at top with red edge – alt-mode on flap at bottom with blue background – Rescue Bots Academy logo at bottom for new RBA characters only
Wave 23 – JAN 2019
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 23
1x TRA RBT HOT SHOT VTOL RESCAN (new)
1x TRA RBT WEDGE PLOW RESCAN (new)
1x TRA RBT RESCAN CHASE THE POLICE BOT (re-release motorcycle?)
1x TRA RBT RESCAN BLADES THE FLIGHT BOT (re-release jet?)
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE CLASSIC (re-release trailer version?)
1x TRA BUMBLEBEE RESCAN RD (re-release wave 22 redeco)
Wave 24 – EARLY 2019 (Bumblebee movie re-release of older figures)
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 24
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS RESCAN BUMBLEBEE (probably a re-release)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE (probably a re-release)
1x TRA RBT ROCK CRAWLER BUMBLEBEE (re-release)
1x TRA RBT OPTIMUS PRIME TRAILER RESCAN (probably a re-release)
2x TRA BUMBLEBEE RESCAN RD (probably a re-release)
Wave 25 – MAY 2019
(not listed on Entertainment Earth – was listed on Amazon)
Hotshot (hovercraft) (new) (only release of this toy so far)
Medix (white redeco Medix)
Rescue Bots Academy packaging
wave 26 to 27 – Rescue Bots Academy logo and blue bar at top of packaging – alt-mode at top of backing card – character art at bottom
wave 1 (wave 26) SEPT 2019
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 1
1x TRA RBT GRIMLOCK MOTORCYCLE (new)
1x TRA RBT WHIRL F1 (new)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE ROCK CRAWLER (re-release)
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE F1 (re-release)
1x TRA RBT CHASE (re-release)
1x TRA RBT BRUSHFIRE (re-release)
wave 2 (wave 27) SEPT 2019
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 2
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE (wave 22 version re-release)
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE CLASSIC (trailer version re-release)
1x TRA RBT WEDGE PLOW (re-release)
1x TRA RBT MEDIX AMBULANCE (re-release wave 25 redeco)
1x TRA RBT HOT SHOT VTOL (re-release)
1x TRA RBT BOULDER Bulldozer (re-release)
2020 – Rescue Bots Academy logo and red bar at top of packaging – alt-mode at top of backing card – character art at bottom
wave 3 (wave 28) JAN 2020
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 3
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN CHASE DRAGRACER (new)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN MEDIX JEEP (new)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE (re-release wave 22 redeco)
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE CLASSIC (re-release trailer version)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD RESCAN BLADES JET (re-release)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD RESCAN OPTIMUS PRIM (re-release trailer version)
wave 4 (wave 29) MAR 2020
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 4
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE F1 (re-release)
1x TRA RBT GRIMLOCK MOTORCYCLE (re-release)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE (re-release wave 22 redeco)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN CHASE DRAGRACER (re-release)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN MEDIX JEEP (re-release)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD RESCAN OPTIMUS PRIM (re-release trailer version)
Wave 5 (wave 30) July 2020
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 5
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN OP HOT ROD TRUCK (new)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN HOT SHOT F1 (new)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE ROCK CRAWLER (re-release)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN BOULDER (re-release bulldozer)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN SALVAGE (re-release cement mixer)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN WHIRL VTOL (re-release of 4-pack toy)
Wave 6 (wave 31) ???
(not on Entertainment Earth – cancelled?)
????
???
2021 – Rescue Bots Academy logo and red bar at top of packaging – alt-mode at top of backing card – character art at bottom
Wave 7 (wave 32) MAR 2021 (might have been meant for 2020 & delayed by covid)
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 7
1x TRA RBT BRUSHFIRE (re-release)
1x TRA RBT MEDIX AMBULANCE (re-release wave 25 redeco)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN BOULDER (re-release bulldozer)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN HOT SHOT F1 (re-release)
1x TRA ACADEMY CHASE PK RF (re-release trailer version)
1x TRA ACADEMY BB VTOL (re-release)
wave 8 (wave 33) MAR 2021 (might have been meant for 2020 & delayed by covid)
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Wave 8
1x TRA ACADEMY OPTIMUS ATV JEEP (new)
1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE ROCK CRAWLER (re-release)
1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE F1 (re-release)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN SALVAGE (re-release cement mixer)
1x TRA RESCUE BOTS ACAD. RESCAN WHIRL VTOL (re-release)
1x TRA ACADEMY BLADES PK RF (helicopter re-release)
Rescue Bots Academy logo and red bar at top of packaging – alt-mode at top – Classic Heroes Team logo and character art at bottom
Wave 1 (wave 34) FEB 2021
Transformers Rescue Bots All-Stars Rescan Wave 1 Set
TRA RBA ALLSTAR BUMBLEBEE (minor redeco car)
TRA RBA ALLSTAR OPTIMUS (minor redeco trailer truck)
(might be just those two figures in the case of six)
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primalxconvoy
My it's like one of those people that can't wear their face masks correctly. "Defecate, or get off of the pot, Sah!".
Runamuck86
A monster truck would be a great alt mode for optimus to use more often
Bass X0
Looks like a chin plate now.
skwonderfactory
Considering I’m a massive Monster Jam fan, I kind of want this…
JukeOutlander
Before he grew up as Energon Prime.
Clams
Wow this is a interesting idea and really strange mold choice
Clams
Wow this is a interesting idea and really strange mold choice
Clams
Wow this is a interesting idea and really strange mold choice
LeTigre
Seriously?!
I guess I’m in that boat now, too.
timorvitae
Not really into this one. But it's a cool idea to have a monster truck Optimus
dragon
Yeah it does it looks half way down his face