For live action Transformers movie fans, the event of the summer was Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the live action film which brought together the Autobots and Maximals against Unicron and the Terrorcons. You can see my NON-spoiler review here and my SPOILER review here. For fans in the United States who were not able to see the film in theaters, you can now enjoy it from the comfort of your own home on
Rise of the Beasts has been in theaters for several weeks now and talk of its home release has already begun. One of the items that will be featured on its home release is a deleted scene featuring a different reveal for Optimus Prime than the one in the final cut. Thanks to IGN's Youtube Channel we now have our first look at this scene. Check it out in the embed below:
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.
When a Transwarp signal appears on Earth, Optimus Prime is called to action once again to lead the Autobots and investigate this mystery! Check out my review and gallery of the Rise of the Beasts "mainline" Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure.
General Information:
Release Date: May 2023
Price Point: $34.97 (Depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (International), Walmart Exclusive (United States)
Accessories: Rifle
Cheetor is brave, loyal and ULTRA fast making him one of Optimus Primal's most valued Maximal warriors. Check out my review and gallery of the "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" Cheetor from the Jungle Mission 3-Pack!
General Information:
Release Date: March 2023
Price Point: $54.99 (3 Pack Price)
Retailer: Target Exclusive (boxed set)
Accessories: Tail/weapon, Blaster
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.
Rise of the Beasts is a fun movie with action sequences that move at a rapid pace. During the climactic battle towards the end of the film the Maximals transform into their robot modes to battle Unicron's Predacon and Terrorcon forces. While Rhinox does appear in robot mode in a couple scenes, we never really get a good look at him. Now thanks to concept artist Furio Tedeschi on Instagram we have a look at his concept art for Rhinox! According to his description, he used Beast Wars Rhinox as a starting point and i