ROTB toyline is now out in Australia (APRIL 10)

[griffin]

Transformers Rise of the Beasts Movie toys now making their way to Australian Retailer shelves.

The embargo date (April 10th) has now passed, and Retailers are now officially allowed to sell the new Movie toys that are in Movie packaging (not the Studio Series toys that were released in February).

A number of people around the country were seeing the ROTB toys at Kmart stores last Thursday, but were unable to buy them, so it looks like their main distribution warehouse was sending the stock out to stores just before the Easter long weekend in time for their release after Easter, but some of those stores were putting that stock out without knowing that they couldn't be purchased for another 4 days.

Aside from the sightings at various Kmart stores, we have also seen BigW and Myer list a number of ROTB toys on their websites... including a couple of store exclusives at BigW (Beast Mode Optimus Prime and the Buzzworthy 3-pack that has Wheeljack/Cheetor/Nightbird).
Unfortunately, BigW seems to be getting into the habit of having their exclusives be "Delivery Only", because just like the recent 1986 Movie Anime redecos, these two won't allow you to collect from a store... you have to have them shipped, and if your purchase is less than $100, you will have to pay shipping as an extra expense.

NOTE!!! - BigW have included official images from wave 2... but don't expect to find them for sale just yet, as wave 2 isn't meant to be released for another month or two. (retailers are sent official images in advance, and sometimes post up the wrong ones on their product pages)

It is unknown at this time where Beast Mode Bumblebee is, or if BigW will be getting both Buzzworthy 3-packs.

Just be aware that there is a lot of ROTB movie product to be released this year by Hasbro, and that's just what we know so far.
So far we have 4 different sub-lines:
- ROTB (green outer packaging) (non-gimmick toys and assorted gimmick toys that aren't "Beast Alliance" toys)
- ROTB Beast Alliance (green outer packaging) (mostly the combiner/interaction gimmick toys)
- ROTB Autobot Alliance (orange outer packaging) (mostly re-released older Movie toys) (could be a store exclusive - unknown if coming to Australia)
- Buzzworthy Bumblebee ROTB (yellow packaging - Target exclusive in America) (some exclusive, some re-released ROTB toys)
PLUS - we also have Studio Series packaging for completely different toys/moulds.
AND - anything unique from TakaraTomy, which shouldn't be much, if any.

To break that down further...

ROTB
- Deluxe
- Voyager
- Flex Changer
- Smash Changer
- Convertible Face Masks
- Non-convertible Face Masks
- Beast Mode (Bumblebee & Optimus Prime) (Electronic - aqua packaging instead of green)
- "Authentics" Titan (re-released Authentics Titan Changers in ROTB packaging)
- Nerf Transformers (Optimus Prime blaster)

ROTB Beast Alliance
- Beast Battle Changers
- Battle Changers
- Beast Weaponizers 2-packs
- Beast Combiners

ROTB Autobot Alliance (using Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters toys)
- Spark Racers (Bumblebee Movie Speed toys)
- Power Alliance/Spark Chargers (Bumblebee Movie Power & Power Plus toys - the Power toys have Energon Igniter added this time)
- "Nitro Series" (Bumblebee Movie Nitro toys)

Buzzworthy Bumblebee
- Jungle Mission 3-pack (two types so far)
- Scorponok 2-pack
- Smash Changer Scourge

The links to the BigW and Myer pages:
https://www.bigw.com.au/search?text=Transformers+Rise
https://www.myer.com.au/search?query=Transformers+Rise

[Paulbot]

Finding it hard to track prices for these things since most aren't online. Any help to fill in the gaps?


ROTB Deluxe
Big W $39
Myer $40
Target $35
Kmart $35
Toyworld $40

ROTB Voyager
Big W $49
Myer $
Target $
Kmart $49
Toyworld $55


Beast Combiners
Big W $39

Battle Changers
Big W $19
Myer $25

Beast Weaponizers
Big W $29

Beast Battle Masters
Kmart $15

Flex Changers
Kmart $29

[Convoid]

Target
Battle Changers $19
Beast Weaponizers $29
Beast Combiners $39
Voyager $49
Smash Changer $65

Myer
Voyager $55
Smash Changer $70
Beast Weaponizers $35
Optimus Prime Blaster $35

Big W
Smash Changer $69

[griffin]

Price comparisons so far for Rise of the Beasts toyline. (regular prices only - not sale prices or discounts)

There are a lot of gaps right now, so obviously as more of the toys show up at retailers, more of the gaps will be filled... either with prices if they get the toys, or with dashes if they don't get the toys (after about a month).

Also, please note the following abbreviations:
X = exclusive (so far, or assumed)
s = seen in a physical store
N = only listed on a store's website so far (Not yet sighted in their stores - if you have seen them in this store, please let us know)
w = wave number so far sighted at that retailer (like w1 or w2 etc)
? = sighted at a physical retailer but we don't have a price known yet... so if you know it, please let the rest of us know.
- = Not at this store (not expected at this store, if not there by the end of May)

Store abbreviations - BW (BigW), TG (Target), KM (Kmart), TW (Toyworld/MrToys), M (Myer), TM (Toymate), JB (JBHifi), EB (EBGames/Zing), AA (Amazon Australia).
NOTE - Toyworld and Amazon Australia might have a range of prices listed, as Toyworld stores are independently owned and Amazon constantly changes its prices.
Links to retailers can be found on the 2022 price comparison topic - http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/29155

Rise of the Beasts Movie toys are being released in six different ways:
- Mainline - non-gimmick (green outer packaging)
- Gimmick toys - NOT Beast Alliance (green and/or dark outer packaging)
- Beast Alliance - gimmick line (green outer packaging)
- Autobots Unite - (orange outer packaging) (mostly re-released mv6 toys) (could be a store exclusive in America)
- Buzzworthy Bumblebee (yellow outer packaging) (Target exclusive in America)
- Studio Series (black packaging)
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--- Mainline
- Deluxe - BW(39 s w1) . TG (35 s w1) . KM (35 s w1) . TW (40 N) . M (40 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Voyager - BW (49 s w1) . TG (49 N) . KM (49 s w2) . TW (55-60 s w?) . M (55 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
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--- Gimmick toys - NOT Beast Alliance
- Smash Changer - BW (69 s w1) . TG (65 N) . KM (65 s w1) . TW (70 N) . M (70 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (61-68) .
- Flex Changer - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (29 s w1) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (28-30) .
- Nerf Transformers - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (35 s) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (30) .
- Convertable Masks - BW (-) . TG (65 N Bbee) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (68-70 June) .
- Non-convertable Masks - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Beast Mode - BW (99 N Op X? May) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Authentics Titan - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
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--- Beast Alliance
- Beast Battle Masters - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (15 s w1) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (13) .
- Battle Changers - BW (19 s w1) . TG (19 s w1) . KM (22 s w1) . TW (-) . M (25 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (23) .
- Beast Weaponizers - BW (29 s w1) . TG (29 N) . KM (32 s w2) . TW (-) . M (35 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (35-40) .
- Beast Combiners - BW (39 s w1) . TG (39 s w1) . KM (39 s w1) . TW (-) . M (45 s w1) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (43-45) .
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--- Autobots Unite
- Speed/small - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (15 s w1) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Power/medium - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (35 s w1) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Nitro/large - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (49 s w1) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
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--- Buzzworthy Bumblebee
- 3-pack (Cheetor Nightbird Wheeljack) - BW (105 N X May). TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- 3-pack (Bumblebee Airazor Mirage) - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- 2-pack (Scorponok Sandspear) - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
- Smash Changer Scourge - BW (-) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (-) . M (-) . TM (-) . JB (-) . EB (-) . AA (-) .
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--- Studio Series (prices are from the last year of SS toys - it is not a guarantee that mv7 toys will be there if they don't restock)
- Core - BW (-) . TG (19) . KM (-) . TW (20-23) . M (-) . TM (23) . JB (20) . EB (-) . AA (23) .
- Deluxe - BW (29 was 36) . TG (29) . KM (32) . TW (40) . M (40) . TM (45) . JB (40) . EB (45) . AA (40) .
- Voyager - BW (49 was 60) . TG (-) . KM (45) . TW (50-53) . M (60) . TM (60) . JB (55) . EB (57-60) . AA (55) .
- Leader - BW (95) . TG (-) . KM (-) . TW (95-99) . M (100) . TM (-) . JB (95) . EB (108) . AA (105) .
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A recap on what is in each subline and size class has in its waves (known so far)...

--- Mainline
- Deluxe
wave 1 - Cheetor, Bumblebee, Airazor
wave 2 - Nightbird, Mirage, Wheeljack
- Voyager
wave 1 - Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal
wave 2 - Rhinox (plus Optimus Prime re-released)
.
--- Gimmick toys - NOT Beast Alliance
- Smash Changer
wave 1 - Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime
wave 2 - Rhinox
- Flex Changer
wave 1 - Bumblebee, Cheetor, Nightbird
- Nerf Transformers
wave 1 - Optimus Prime
- Convertable Masks
wave 1 - Bumblebee, Optimus Prumal
- Non-convertable Masks
wave 1 - Bumblebee, Optimus Prime
- Beast Mode
wave 1 - Bumblebee, Optimus Prime
- Authentics Titan
wave 1 - Cheetor (plus Optimus Prime & Megatron re-released from regular Authentics packaging series)
wave 2 - Scourge (plus Bumblebee re-released? from regular Authentics packaging)
.
--- Beast Alliance
- Beast Battle Masters
wave 1 - Cheetor, Rhinox, Skullcruncher
wave 2 - Optimus Primal (plus Cheetor & Skullcruncher re-released)
- Battle Changers
wave 1 - Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Rhinox
wave 2 - Mirage, Scourge
- Beast Weaponizers
wave 1 - Optimus Prime/Chainclaw, Optimus Primal/Arrowstripe
wave 2 - Wheeljack/Rhinox (plus Optimus Prime/Chainclaw re-released)
wave 3 - Arcee/Cheetor
- Beast Combiners
wave 1 - Optimus Primal/Skullcruncher, Bumblebee/Snarlsaber, Arcee/Silverfang
wave 2 - Scourge/Scorponok, Optimus Prime/Lionblade
.
--- Autobots Unite
- Speed/small
wave 1 - Barricade, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime
- Power/medium
wave 1 - Battletrap (orange Ironhide), Bumblebee, Megatron
- Nitro/large
wave 1 - Optimus Prime, Starscream (redeco Blitzwing), Bumblebee (VW)
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[griffin]

Updated the price listing, as I didn't see a sighting posted the day before from ReillyD, of the Autobots Unite subline being found at Kmart in QLD.
All 3 sizes were found, with the mid size being $35 and the large size being $49. The small size price was not noted, but is likely to be $15-20.

I have also added a couple more toys that have been found as in-packaging images, so should be legit.

[Paulbot]

Thankyou!

[Tranceblade]

My nearest Big Ws have started with Wave 2 Beast Weaponiser packs since I am seeing Wheeljack/Rhinox
I have not found any stores that have the Primal/Arrowstripe pack

[reillyd]

My nearest Big Ws have started with Wave 2 Beast Weaponiser packs since I am seeing Wheeljack/Rhinox
I have not found any stores that have the Primal/Arrowstripe pack

No it only seems to have been Toyworld (so far) that’s getting Wave 1 with Primal/Arrowstripe and Prime.

[griffin]

I found wave 1 Weaponizers (both Primal and Prime) at my nearest BigW in Brisbane, so maybe try some other BigW stores if you have any.
Also, that size class is listed on the Target site and seen at a Myer store... plus somewhere on Amazon Australia, so you have a few different options if you get desperate later.