Thanks to 2005 Boards members ziltama and einhazard, we can confirm that the new Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 3 Beast Combiners Optimus Prime & Lionblade is out at US retail.
This is a new Optimus Prime mold which can combine with his partner Lionblade as an armor. It was found at Target stores in Michigan and Minnesota.
Happy hunting!
TF Hot Rod
Yes and they are supposedly apart of a new line that will fill the gap between ROTB and TF One named: Movie Edition
Neko-bot77
I'd like to know what Hasbro was smoking when they decided to split 5 battle masters over 3 waves. Wave 2 shelfwarming so freaking hard since all they did was swap out 1 character for a new one. These figures are so small they could fit 10 or 20 per case, but they needed to pack it with 3 unique toys instead of 5?
Vanya
Bleh! Terrible.
Fenrys
By all accounts, the single pack deluxes were canceled in the USA, though they might see release in different packaging next year (this is mostly rumor). So you could absolutely buy the single pack deluxes from another country, but you'd end up spending as much as the 3 pack on 1 single deluxe.
Enemy
I still don't understand the thought process there. I mean, I do, but I don't, you know? I kinda want Nightbird, but I'd end up with a Cheetor and Pablo I'm not really too interested in. I really want Airrazor, but I don't want Mirage or Bee. Yes, I could buy the set and try to sell off the ones I don't want, but since they're being sold individually at general retail elsewhere (afaik), why should I have to spend ~$80 for a store-exclusive multipack and risk being stuck with the filler?
Fc203
They were released under the Buzzworthy 3 packs.
bearytrek
I haven't even seen any of the mainline deluxe figures available, except in those target 3packs
Vanya
WTH were the Deluxe figures pushed back to next year in the US?
What a pain in the ass.
bearytrek
Daimao
I hadn't heard that the scourge was popping up too. I always look at the battlechangers and battlemasters anyways though
bearytrek
that battle changer Scourge has also been turning up at targets with reissues of Mirage, Bee, etc…in much stronger cardboard that is actually cardboard not a magazine cover
Vector Oracle
Yep. Bought one at Target in Albany, CA last week.
Daimao
Managed to find a Lionblade set already at Target today, that was the shortest hunt ever. I've got a battle changer Scourge on the way from Amazon so all I need is the battlemaster Airazor to pop up.
ziltama
Yes, a while ago.
linkinparkirony
has this been sighted in the states yet? found at the Poway Target in CA
Jeddostotle7
I mean they kinda already did for Rise of the Beasts, there was a whole Generations-ish subline of the mainline completely separate from the Studio Series figures
T-Hybrid
Worth keeping an eye on Amazon, they've got a listing for Lionblade though the price is secondary/scalper at the moment. Something similar happened with Earthspark Deluxe Nightshade, and then within a few weeks it was listed at MSRP and shipped by Amazon itself.
Zordonsage
Only rise of the beast toys I was getting is the small beast battle masters were cool, The Optimus primal with skullcruncher, I got the buzzworthy scorponok & Optimus primal transforming mask. Pretty much avoided the rest since younger kids I think My favorites were the beast battle masters. & Skullcruncher was my favorite out of that bunch.
bearytrek
hoping that is the case!
although I don't think I'll be seeing Leo Prime anytime soon at the targets here, they seem to be buried in primals and arcees still…
Nagatem
Basically Leo Prime Nice