Battle Masters

In April 2023 Takara Tomy held a promotion where the purchase of 5000 Yen worth of Beast Awakening/Rise of the Beasts product would include a free figure: the Burning Plasma Blaster!  Check out my review and gallery of this special release.

One of the most fun parts of the Rise of the Beasts toy line has been the beast-based Battle Masters such as Skullcruncher.  Sure we had plenty of Battle Masters to buy for a while during the War for Cybertron trilogy but most of them did not have beast modes.  Now thanks to K.I.D. Toy we have stock photos of one (final?) Battle Master: Airazor!   No telling when this will hit North American shelves just yet.  For now, enjoy the photos in the gallery below.

Joining Cheetor and Rhinox, Optimus Primal joins the "Rise of the Beasts" toy line as a Battle Master!  Check out my review and gallery of this new release!

General Information:
Release Date: May 2023
Price Point: $6.29 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Amazon, Entertainment Earth, Target, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None

Rhinox is one of the featured Maximals in Rise of the Beasts and the toy line features him in multiple forms including a Battle Master.   Even better, this figure had an undocumented feature that took me by surprise!  Check out my review and gallery of Rise of the Beasts Battle Master Rhinox.

General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $6.29 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: Weapon Barrel

The Rise of the Beasts toy line has begun hitting toy store shelves and shipping from Amazon.  One of my finds was the Battle Master Skullcruncher.  Check out my review and gallery of this new addition to my Decepticon arsenal!

General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $6.29 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Amazon, Target, Walmart etc.)
Accessories: None