What really blew me away about this Beast is something that 1AZRAEL1 mentioned that seems to of been lost in the 'Wonder' of this figure:
  • Generations Metroplex cost Hasbro $400,000 to tool up!

That is a HUGE! investment on a toy that in many ways is an incredible gamble.


There is a hell of a lot of boxes that this figure ticks for me, namely: 'Giant Robot Toy!'
  • This bloke is going to have articulated LED pupils!?!
  • A mouth-light that flashes (Think Bender from Futurama) in time with the sound gimmick of 'Direct from the game' lines of speech!
  • A legends class Scamper figure.
  • A bevy of articulation that no previous city former has had, including articulated fingers.
  • An extremely reminiscent G1 & FoC blended design aesthetic & silhouette in Robot mode!
  • A G1-esque sticker sheet for all the various details (Apparently to aid in keeping the cost down according to a Hasbro Rep).
  • A pair of Alt modes that are directly related to the G1 figure, keeping in-line with the Classicsverse's original design aims.

+ He's a GIANT ROBOT TOY!!!


Local acquisition is going to be a pain , so I will be importing this guy from where ever is the most cost effective place of purchase (as I refuse to deal with Aussie Retail's ineptitude ) but a $150-$200 price-tag is perfectly fine by me.

Who'd of ever thought that Hasbro would ever turn around in this modern era & even contemplate offering a figure that is 2ft tall again?
Metroplex seems to me like it means/represents a lot of things to Hasbro, such as:
  • Hasbro simply cannot offer the Encore FortMax to its Western Markets, this is their answer.
  • This figure does both the G1 Metroplex figure & the Classics/Universe 2.0/Generations/Hunt for The Decepticons/Reveal The Shield lines justice.
  • It celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Transformers, both as a play pattern & the brand's long standing in Western Popular Culture.
  • It also represents the single largest toy based on an individual character available to Western (& likely Eastern) markets natively in the world - Nothing at this year's toyfair comes close.

Just imagine Hasbro's delight when all the various toy industry rep's eyes fall upon the Hasbro display booth & this giant robot can be seen from 20+ meters away!, what it says about Hasbro as a company to other companies & what they're able to achieve in this fiscally tight time.

For as much as we think Generations Metroplex is for us, just have a little think of what he must surely mean for Hasbro - Because I think he's just as much for them.