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Toy News: Official Product Info & Images of Comic Edition Autobot Flame & Emirate Xaaron

This past week has brought on a lot of Transformers toy reveals.  One of the most surprising is a continuation of the "Comic Edition" series featuring Autobot Flame and Emirate Xaaron!  These two characters are fairly obscure today, but back during the run of the Marvel G1 comic books both characters made memorable appearances in UK exclusive stories.  Xaaron would then go on to appear in the US comics. 

Toy News: BWTF Sponsor BigBadToyStore Reveals "Legacy United" Gobots!

Thanks to a video posted on Facebook by BWTF sponsor BigBadToyStore, we now have our first look at three upcoming "reborn" Gobots in the Legacy United line!  Based on the Takara Tomy "Gobots" from 2004, this assortment includes Pathfinder, Treds and Smallfoot based on the Cosmos, Warpath and Gears sculpts.  Check out screenshots from the Facebook video below.  These items will go up for preorder tomorrow at 12PM CST!

Toy News: Takara Tomy Reveals New "MPG" Diaclone Inspired Figures

Amazon Japan has posted two listings for two new Diaclone inspired MPG releases: DK2 Guard and Lift Ticket!  DK2 Guard is based off the black and red version of the figure that would eventually become Ironhide in G1 while Lift Ticket is based on a variant of the figure that would eventually become G1 Hoist.  DK2 Guard is priced at ¥17,330 (about $111.98 USD) while Lift Ticket is ¥21,037 (about $135.93 USD).  Both are scheduled for release on February 22, 2025.  For now, c

Toy News: Takara Tomy Reveals "Dramatic Capture Series" Autobot Base Set

Continuing its "Dramatic Capture Series" (the spiritual successor to the "Perfect Finish" series) Takara Tomy has posted a listing for the second of these sets.  This set features redecos of Earthrise Optimus Prime, Studio Series 86 Jazz and surprisingly, Kingdom Mainframe!  Mainframe originally came with the Titan Class Ark but his colors were more based on the Ark's orange colors than the G1 character.  This version heavily leans into the G1 red and blue colors.

Toy News: Amazon Japan Lists New "EarthSpark" Deluxe Class Figures

Thanks to Amazon Japan fans now have a new set of Deluxe Class EarthSpark figures to check out!  This wave of figures features Aftermath, Elita-1, Hashtag and Jawbreaker.  These will likely see a release outside of Japan but these Takara Tomy images give us our first look at what some fans may consider the definitive versions of these characters in toy form.  Check out the mirrored images and info translated via Google below.

Toy News: Amazon Japan Lists New "Transformers One" Action Figures

Thanks to Amazon Japan, we now have a look at some upcoming figures from the Transformers One toy line.  These new reveals fall into two categories.  First we have the Cog Power Change Series which are basically the successor to the 1-Step Changers that have been part of the Transformers toy line for about a decade now.  Also revealed are two Deluxe Class figures.  However, while they are called "Deluxe", they are more akin to the Warrior Class figures in the EarthSpark toy line, focusing on an action feature with