Combiners

In 2017 Hasbro released a sub-line of figures for its Robots in Disguise 2015 line called Combiner Force.  The idea was a focus on the Combiner gimmick with some characters combining as pairs while others performed more traditional combinations made up of four characters.  One of these figures is "Ultra Bee", who was the combination of Bumblebee, Grimlock, Sideswipe and Strongarm.  These figures came and went quite some time ago, which is why my discovery today confounded me.  Upon visiting the Walmart store in Linden, NJ I came across this:

Some time ago Hasbro Pulse put up limited pre-orders on the Takara Tomy redeco of Power of the Primes Volcanicus, the Combiner made up of the five Dinobots.  This set included all five Dinobots with additional accessories for Volcanicus and Grimlock.  Those pre-orders have been shipping and today I received mine!  I hope to do a formal review at some point but for now I wanted to show off some images of these beautiful figures and their rich colors.  These a

In 2020 Takara Tomy released several online comics featuring their toy releases.  One of these was a comic dedicated to Volcanicus, the Dinobot Combiner!  Check out translations of the Volcanicus comic by fellow Fan Doug Dlin here!

The battle intensifies as the Dinobots join the fray and Megatron gains some allies!  This comic was put out as part of the promotion for Takara Tomy's release of Volcanicus in 2020.  Translations are by fellow fan Doug Dlin.

General Information:
Release Date: July 19, 2018 (SDCC release), August 13, 2018 (HasbroToyShop release)
Price Point: $69.99 (Varies by retailer)
Retailer: San Diego Comic-Con and HasbroToyShop exclusive
Accessories: Arm weapon, Dairu weapons x 2, Uruaz weapons x 2

General Information:
Release Date: June 2018
Price Point: $24.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General (Toys R Us, Target, Wal-Mart etc.)
Accessories: Rifles x 2; Foot pieces x 2; Autobot Enigma

General Information:
Release Date: June 2018
Price Point: $24.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General (Toys R Us, Target, Wal-Mart etc.)
Accessories: Blasters x 2; Foot pieces x 2; Autobot Enigma

General Information:
Release Date: 2018
Price Point: $16.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General (Toys R Us, Target, Wal-Mart etc.)
Accessories: Blaster, Prime Armor, Prime Armor cover

General Information:
Release Date: June 2018
Price Point: $16.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General (Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart etc.)
Accessories: Blaster, Prime Armor, Prime Armor cover

General Information:
Release Date: July 2018
Price Point: $16.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General (Target, Walmart, Amazon etc.)
Accessories: Cannon, Prime Armor, Prime Armor cover