First figure that came to my mind for a new Selects release is Cryotek. That feels like an ideal place to release him, a bit obscure but would totally sell
@romanquintero6323 I think that mold is good enough to be a capsule leader, but Selects is fine, too. We've already been waiting two years for this toy, Hasbro. Make it happen.
My guess is that Reactivate effectively died long ago. Publishers or developers simply don't always want to admit such in public. Take Tekken x Street Fighter as an example; announced in 2010, yet Harada was still denying it was cancelled in 2021 even though development had been halted since 2016 (and it had only been 30% complete even then.)
I want Missing Link to continue, but it needs to dream a little bigger and cost a little less. Convoy was a special item that did a pretty good job at justifying its price point with multiple SKUs. But Bee/Cliff and especially Sunstreaker are pretty expensive for Diaclone/Microchange figures with more articulation. I'm really hoping the Arcee figure they're working on is good and not too expensive. There are a lot of characters that could be remade in the G1 toy style.
Do keep in mind that Missing Link isn't intended for international markets and even accounting for G1 reissue are pretty similar in prices. G1 Prime's Wal-Mart reissue that came out back in October was already $75 and Missing Link's inflated price comes from how the buying power of the Yen For example, Bee and Cliff in Japan are actually closer to their equivalent Voyager price (6,000 Yen). Transformers are just more expensive in Japan, and these are niche novelties meant for the Japanese market, the prices are higher because they are priced for that market and collector culture.
@cybersilver5816 I don't know much about that aspect. I mean, Masterpiece is also intended for the Japanese market, but for better or worse, that line ended up being a big deal for collectors worldwide.
My big prediction for Cyberworld is that it's going to be a follow-up to One. The "Cyberworld" title might indicate that they stay on Cybertron detailing the liberation from the Quintessons and the early days of the Autobot-Decepticon war, or they might just skip ahead to them landing on Earth.
I'm loving the massive increase in Japanese-inspired characters into the toylines. Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Black Zarak, MP Ginrai, MPG Trainbots, Star Convoy, Dinoking, and smaller figures like Minerva, Fangry, Squeezeplay, etc. I would absolutely love for this trend to continue. Some ideas are completed Headmaster Juniors/1988 headmasters (so Cab and Goshooter/Hosehead and Siren, and a version of Nightbeat, plus Horribull), Powermasters/Godmasters, ESPECIALLY a CHUG-scale PM Prime/Super Ginrai, Brainmasters, Multiforce, maybe Brestforce (though I do like the Iron Factory renditions since they scale with Haslab Saber), new versions of the Powered Masters, Sixshot and all the retools (Quickswitch, Sixknight, and Greatshot), and Overlord, and a reissue of Grand Maximus to pair with Black Zarak. I would also like a bunch more RID 2001 characters. You came up with many good ideas for the Spy Changers, and getting Megatron to pair with our upcoming Haslab would be great. More Unicron Trilogy stuff would be welcome too though I'm unfamiliar with it (but I'm gonna watch it soon I swear!) Also please make a Sureshot and at least reissue or perhaps repaint the Decepticon Targetmasters (the Takara versions with the central ports for placing the gun). Finally I want to see a lot of Transformers One characters out of Studio Series. Like, a TON of them. Since they'd all be deluxes it would be good clean fun and not too horribly expensive, and there would easily be a lot of recolors and retools with just 4ish molds, so it's not too demanding. Voyager class and up could be for finishing up our Bayverse and Rebootverse collections with random guys they've yet to do. Where's my Transit, Devcon, Hound, and Dinobots? Desert Brawl and Bonecrusher anyone? Nightwatch Optimus Prime? How about some protoform army builders that transform into those fighter ships from DOTM? There's so much untapped potential in movieverse that would sell so well! Enough with lazy repaints of the BBM seeker mold and slight repaints from WFC/Legacy for our 86 collection (though I smell Cyclonus and Rodimus Prime on the horizon, and a not-dead Prowl would be welcome), I want unique and crazy, and some tasteful repaints to hearken back to the good old days of bayverse toylines. G1 is for AOTP, not Studio Series! Anyway that's my wishful thinking. I think a lot of the Japanese G1 will happen, especially with Masterforce since that's selling well, maybe not Victory since that's a lot of combiners, and I bet there will be plenty more TFOne in Studio Series, if not bayverse resurgence. On top of those toy wishes, news updates on the movie itself and Reactivate would be welcome, and I want to see what will become of the supposed WFC and FOC reissue (I never got to play those games so it would be awesome if they brought them back!).
I hope hasbro gets their shit together and put more effort into selects I want cryotek, megszarak, powerlinx armada prime but also new stuff like a bayverse prime from the laser mold, or stuff like that, i have seen people custome g1 toys to look like their movie versions and that would be a great idea to pull
Omg yes they could make a shit ton of money if they recolored G1 figures into Bayverse characters. Sandstorm into Blackout, for instance, and perhaps the Sideswipe and Prowl molds for the Wreckers and Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Dino.
About Cyberworld: I agree that Cyberworld will just play everything safe and use any Evergreen (products, characters, story, etc) as a crutch. If Transformers as a whole just keeps being treated as a nostalgia brand by Hasbro then I am afraid history will repeat itself via brand fatigue (e.g. G2).
Agreed. RID and Unicron Trilogy were a big switch up from G1 and even Beast Wars. After the years of evergreen and G1 inspired, another big shakeup is needed
21:17 Would they might do figures from other unreleased/cancelled concepts & mockups (or even some of BotCon's recent characters from their customization classes)?
For gen selects I would love to see cybertron hotshot and starscream get repainted into the shattered glass versions to match the originals, also the starscream had massive yellowing issues so getting a redo that’s a new mold would be great
1. Remasters of War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron for PS5 and Xbox Series X. 2. War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron ported to the Switch. 3. New figures of Optimal Optimus, Quickstrike, Depth Charge, Rampage, and Animated Megatron. 4. A S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that transforms into a Cybertronian Nick Fury. 5. New figures of Cryotek, Primal Prime, Transmetal Megatron, TM Optimus Primal, TM Cheetor, TM Rattrap, TM Tarantulas, TM2 Dinobot, TM2 Cheetor, and TM2 Blackarachnia.
If generations selects was an Amazon exclusive from now on, then I would actually be more inclined to get them. Also, that might be the way that has, bro gets me, my purple motor master!
I wonder if some the big video game failures this year affected what's happening with Reactivate. IIRC it was going to be a live service game. Well we had big live service shooters Concord and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flop hard. We also had a big flop in "The First AAA Game" Skull & Bones. And it's not like we've never had great Transformers games, War For Cybertron, Fall of Cybertron, Devastation... Heck if Space Marine can come back and be such a success, maybe it's time to look at reviving the Cybertron games.
As someone who's big on the Gamer Edition WFC figures (mainly Ratchet, Sideswipe, and the goon), I wouldn't mind seeing a -fourth- third WFC game. Just give it a decent budget, honor lore established by the rest of the "Aligned" "Continuity", and make it a fun game. Heck, I'll do a little pitch for it right now: *TRANSFORMERS: RUIN OF CYBERTRON* Cybertron has long been a dead world, but its many relics have remained of interest to both the Autobots and Decepticons. Salvage crews from the two factions have taken to exploring the planet's Dark Energon-irradiated husk, and two such crews have made a rather disturbing discovery. A cult led by the mysterious Jhiaxus aims to reawaken Primus and transform the planet into their personal superweapon- and only these two crews have any chance of stopping him. Main Autobots: Hot Rod Leadfoot (Power Core Combiners-inspired design) Trailbreaker Kup Beachcomber Moonracer Stormshot (that weird jet dude from RID 2015's toyline) Main Decepticons Bludgeon Dirge Thrust Ramjet Spinister Ruckus Flamewar Jhiaxus's Cult Jhiaxus Scourge Sideways Sunstorm
TJ's done videos on that. Grandus does go with Star Convoy, but he and Sky Garry are pretty obscure for a 160$ main market toy. Though I'd love to see them actually make a Fire Rodimus that combines with Star Convoy. They also said that Rid 2001 Megatron should be a Titan to scale properly... I could see them going for that in the new size.
I want Hasbro to do more repaints that people keep calling for, like the Cryotek & SG Bumblebee ones you mentioned. Personally it has felt like Hasbro has done less repaints than they usually did in the past, unless you’re Optimus, Megatron, Starscream or weirdly Sideswipe.
What I hope for is... honestly quite minimal. I don't think I've ever been this happy with the franchise in my ten years of being a TF fan. Two back-to-back decent-to-great movies, United did its part in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the franchise, Studio Series was absolutely stellar (Gamer Edition finally got great, Concept Art Edition proved itself more than just promising, and SS86 peaked), and comics that have been consistently better than anything IDW put out after "The Dying of the Light". And almost everything we know about 2025 feels like everything's firing on all cylinders: -Age of the Primes, minus the Aerialbots, looks like the best Generations line since Siege and Evolution -SS still looks great (Devastator is very tempting and will be the bulk of my purchases) -Cyberworld sounds incredibly promising from a character roster standpoint (Scorponok, Sky-Byte, and Galvatron all give me LIFE) -EarthSpark is at least getting one last batch of goodness (happy for you, ES fans, but the market just isn't there for your show) -Skybound isn't stopping any time soon So my personal hopes are these. *Cyberworld gets a good toyline and has consistently good writing* We're seeing signs of the former in the ROTB and TFOne mainlines, but the latter has been notably absent for many shows since Animated and Rescue Bots. *AOTP doesn't whiff its final wave* Wave 3 of Age of the Primes doesn't sound that hard to screw up, but when two-thirds of the Legacy trilogy tripped at the finish line and crapped out a bunch of turds, it does make me scared for Alchemist, Micronus, the other two Aerialbots, and Alpha Trion (Onyx looks fine and I'm certain Flatline'll be fine as a retool of Red Alert since Red Alert looks so dang good). *Studio Series Concept Art Edition AOE Widowmaker doesn't get cancelled* This one's basic, but as someone who remembers seeing so many images of her in my youth, I really want her to get made just to see how the designers would handle her.
@@oliverhendrix8176 I'd honestly be alright with that since it's rightly putting the focus on Red Alert (woo woo woo) first and then giving the comparatively more obscure Flatline a retool. How extensive of a retool he'll be is unknown, but given how much love HasTak gave IDW1 during Legacy, Evolution and United from a retool standpoint, I'm expecting a new front bumper AND A new head.
I hope Reactivate isn't cancelled. I still want that game to come out. I hope the extra time they've taken on development means whenever the game does come out that everything is actually working at launch and doesn't require an update to make it work like a lot of other modern games have done where they're basically unplayable at launch and get an update 2 months later to fix all the problems. I am totally fine with waiting a bit longer to get a game if it avoids that issue. I don't really care about the Transformers G.I. Joe movie. I honestly think they should just cancel anything connected to the live action films and focus on developing Transformers One sequels. I hope it did well enough to at least green light Transformers Two. Also while I don't really know much about the G.I. Joe side of things but I did look it up really quick and found they only have 3 movies to our 7 with at an average of 2 Transformers movies between each G.I. Joe movie so it seems like their movies are tanking more than ours are. Who is this crossover even for? No one even wants this. They have to completely reboot and make good movies people actually want to watch before they can make a crossover. Right now they're just trying to combine two sinking ships. Earthspark, I'm pretty sure is done. The last episode of season "3" really the second half of season 2 felt like the end of the series. There are some loose ends, some more places the story could go, but there was a narration at the end of that last episode that felt like it was tacked on last minute just to make the story fell more complete. I hope I'm wrong because I do like this show and I don't want the ending to feel like a rushed tacked on narration, I'd like the series to have a more definitive satisfying ending. I'd like to see Tarantulus again cause we haven't seen him since his introduction episode. At least give me a couple specials like Cyberverse got at the end of that series when I thought that one was done and dusted. If not a full new season just something that feels like a more satisfying end. I'm also hoping I can find Hashtag, Aftermath, MAYBE the new Deluxe Jawbreaker cause it looks like a huge improvement over the Warrior version I already have and Spitfire even though she's just a repaint. I just want a complete set of Terrans. Nightshade was so hard to find as most of the ones I did find were vandalized and had their heads removed, some stores don't even carry that wave at all. I can still find wave one of Earthspark in a lot of places but anything after that is super rare so I'm not sure I'm ever going to see the end of this toy line. They're just shelf warming so badly. Cyberworld, I hope based on the title that we're going to get a series entirely set on Cybertron. I've seen hints of Cybertronian culture in other media but it's mostly been stuff the characters only talk about, we never truly get to SEE it. I've just been really wanting a series that actually shows us more of what life on Cybertron is actually like instead of just focusing on the war. That's what I want from this series is a show set on Cybertron with actual world building. I want this planet that has existed in Transformers fiction since 1984 to actually feel like a real alien world. There was some of that in Transformers One but I think a series has more room to expand on that then they can fit into a single movie. Age of the Primes, I just hope I can actually find the figures I want at a decent price. I'm worried we're going to see another increase in prices and the figures aren't going to feel worth the mark up. Or I'm never going to see them hit my Wal Mart as I still haven't seen a lot of figures I've been looking for anywhere near me. I might end up ordering the Fallen online because that is the one I want the most but it would be so nice to actually find one in person. Solus Prime, I don't think I'm going to go out of my way to look for her online, that would be one that if I see her in person at the store then yeah I'll pick her up because I like the design but I don't feel like I have to have her.
So previous links had said Swindle in 2025 (but they said *not* the combiner, so i was assuming the Animated version). TFWiki has Vortex instead. Is Bruticus coming sooner?I'm hoping Selects Trypticon means a 26 Metroplex, since the last one was 2013.
Maybe you could do a list of repaints you want to see in Selects? I know I want to see Cryotek. And a new Shattered Glass Starscream now that we have the Cybertron mold.
With Hashtag you may have to buy the Takara version - that's what I did, she's really good. Will probably be going to have to do the same with Aftermath.
I’m really wanting Studio Series to bring us the rest of the major characters from TF:One which Im actually concerned that they might just drop the rest. Tbh, it’s weird that the main TF One line got 2 waves and seems to be just gone… Also can we finally get rid of most of the gimmick toys - they could hit a bigger market if they actually tried to make the main line figures basic but well designed that both collectors and kids can enjoy. Also please just keep Nexus as a proper Combiner! I want a modern Nexus Combiner not just a weird PCC concept
it does have TV airings via Nickelodeon. and they usually gets stuck in the 6am sunday morning death sentence timeslot. because Gods Forbid Nick airs anything that isnt an 482 hour long Spongebob marathon. as for Streaming....Paramount Plus. who even has it? unless you're specifically getting it for Star Trek stuff or Yellowstone.
I absolutely hope Cyberworld is better than Earthspark. For people that like it, that's awesome. I'm happy for you. I liked aspects if it but i genuinely didn't like the show. Too much humans. They took up way too much screen time and storylines. I despise Autobot Megatron no matter where he shows up. I Hate good guy Megatron. And make the Decepticons villains again. Some conflicted or wanting to be better people Decepticons is good like Slipstream and Thundercracker, but not everyone. I want pure evil Decepticons in transformers shows again.
Transformers EarthSpark season one: the introduction to this world, the reveal of ghost as a villain, and the defeat of said villain. Transformers EarthSpark season two: Robbie‘s crush, (SPOILER ALERT!) who turns out to be a Quintesson in disguise. Transformers EarthSpark season three (I absolutely do not believe the designation that the second half of season two is actually the third season of EarthSpark.): ??? Nothing. The budget for the third season might be turned into a TV movie, kind of similar to what they did with Cyberverse season four.
@ really? That series also had its second season split in half, where the streaming service that it was placed on, called the second half season three?
I hope Cyberworld whatever it is going to be turns out good and I hope Age of the Primes toyline is going to be good as well and maybe we could have a tv series based on that and for the Takara Tomy Wild King Anime coming in March I hope it is a great watch and lastly Reactivate to have some more figures coming out because we need more characters in that game to get figures
If the combiners are going the way they seem… arms will be swappable and so will legs between combiners… that will allow for your Prime combiner… they just have to get the right core piece and the right limbs… why do you think Bruticus is coming out 3rd?
I really want Cyberworld to be like the Unicron trilogy and reinvent characters but i know thats not likely to happen :( If they're gonna cancel Reactivate i hope they atleast recycle the designs and story into a comic book or something. Tbh I dont think Transformers One is gonna get a sequel because the studio that worked on it was disbanded before the movie came out. I also think we need a break from live action movies and focus more on cartoons again because we've been burnt a lot lately. Lastly, let Studio Trigger make a full anime season!!
I know it's rather unlikely, but I hope for a cost reduction, because, let's be honest, the low-quality plastic on these figures we've been getting today don't justify the high price point; adding extra accessories and more complex transformations don't justify the price point either.
I hope we get quite more ONE figures, because the mainline was dissapointing in how small it was, because the figures were pretty good. Like, I have Alpha Trion and he's amazing! But why him and not megatron? Why is there a quintesson? Where are Elita-1, Starscream, Sound/Shockwave, Airachnid, the rest of the primes?
I’m hoping we get more transformers Armada characters in age of the primes two in particular, I have my eye out for our demolisher and sideways, and maybe the Armada thrust
I wouldn't remind a return to basics if they figure out how to do something different. I can get over a kids show, an audience that never saw the previous shows, going back to what worked for previous kids, but that doesn't mean it can't do something new with the concept for older kids who were here for one or two previous shows. Plus you have older Transformers shows available streaming both live and on-demand gives kids even more Transformers to watch. I would settle for the Ark and Nemesis being playsets if playsets could work for this line. Like not needing every team a Combiner I don't need each ship to be a Transformer. On the other hand I am totally not against the idea and I wonder if that would include other ships in the franchise like the Axalon or Cybertron's moons to go with Cybertron. Also, Rescue Bots Academy gives us another base and another Titan, Citadel Secundus. An updated High Tide like some other Rescue Bots would be cool as well.
Earthspark and MLP G5 both suffer from the same issues: 1) Some storylines/plot elements that alienate ~50% of the audience 2) paywall And I will rate the latter as the bigger failing. They want the customer to buy the commercial for the toys, AND buy the toys.
My hope for Superion is that they don't use the same shoulder pin that Motormaster had because that shoulder pin EASILY cracks and breaks. The amount of times I've had to superglue that mf
I can only Hope that Megatronus Prime will NOT get retooled into Studio Series 86 Megatron because I just want him to be his Own Unique Figure and Not a Pretool
as far as TF One goes. with how badly it did, i think it's time Hasbro takes their ball somewhere else. Universal or Sony maybe hell, Troma would probably do a better job at this point.
Even though Menasor and Superion are better now than their Combiner Wars toys, I find it boring when they keep going back and redoing the same characters over and over. I’d rather they do more characters that haven’t had a modern update than those that have had a toy a few years ago. G1 is far from exhausted but they keep redoing the same season one and two characters, rarely going into the late 80s. I appreciate seeing those later G1 characters return more so than yet another big name season one character.
The marketing for TF One was so bad, I as a christian have had an easier job preaching to strangers my faith than trying to get some folk to even bother to watch Transformers One it upsets me so bad
The designs for earthspark are generally awful (except for megatron, soundwave and shockwave). Also I hate the kids (and the original two earth created transforms), they are generally annoying and I would rather have the parents to be the shows main humans. The mums story is right there a friendship with megatron, how hasn't that been expanded on
Concept wise I really liked Cyberverse and Earthspark. But the toys really killed any enjoyment for the series. Releasing toys with Unicron trilogy gimmicks but without Unicron trilogy charm. We’ve had 20 years of development and no development at the same time.
I'm honestly getting super bored of the same toy design philosophy we've had since 2019 so I really hope we can get something more interesting and inventive, I'm only looking forward to the aerialbots otherwise but that's just me being a huge fan of jetformer engineering and designs.
I loved season one of earthspark. still do, I think it really pushed the boundaries of what a transformers cartoon can do. season 2 and 3 really I feel like didn't have the same spark season 1 did. like it felt like a drop in quality story telling wise.
First figure that came to my mind for a new Selects release is Cryotek. That feels like an ideal place to release him, a bit obscure but would totally sell
I would take a full chromatic Dragon line please!
@romanquintero6323 I think that mold is good enough to be a capsule leader, but Selects is fine, too. We've already been waiting two years for this toy, Hasbro. Make it happen.
God yes where is Cryotek?! It's a blue dragon it's not hard!
And the sharp teeth works for Cryotek better than Megatron.
I'd absolutely buy that. Dragon Megatron is such a great figure and it in that beautiful blue color would be amazing.
My guess is that Reactivate effectively died long ago. Publishers or developers simply don't always want to admit such in public. Take Tekken x Street Fighter as an example; announced in 2010, yet Harada was still denying it was cancelled in 2021 even though development had been halted since 2016 (and it had only been 30% complete even then.)
I'm hoping that whatever Cyberworld is turns out good
I'm really worried they're gonna go overly safe so they don't get the conservatives mad again. Shoes gonna be watered down for sure
I want Missing Link to continue, but it needs to dream a little bigger and cost a little less. Convoy was a special item that did a pretty good job at justifying its price point with multiple SKUs. But Bee/Cliff and especially Sunstreaker are pretty expensive for Diaclone/Microchange figures with more articulation. I'm really hoping the Arcee figure they're working on is good and not too expensive. There are a lot of characters that could be remade in the G1 toy style.
Do keep in mind that Missing Link isn't intended for international markets and even accounting for G1 reissue are pretty similar in prices. G1 Prime's Wal-Mart reissue that came out back in October was already $75 and Missing Link's inflated price comes from how the buying power of the Yen
For example, Bee and Cliff in Japan are actually closer to their equivalent Voyager price (6,000 Yen). Transformers are just more expensive in Japan, and these are niche novelties meant for the Japanese market, the prices are higher because they are priced for that market and collector culture.
@cybersilver5816 I don't see the prices of G1 reissues as being persuasive to what the Missing Link toys should cost.
@@jameszetterman4487 And the rest of my summary about how Takara handles the line designed around the Japanese market?
@cybersilver5816 I don't know much about that aspect. I mean, Masterpiece is also intended for the Japanese market, but for better or worse, that line ended up being a big deal for collectors worldwide.
I know what Alchemist transforms into, he transforms into Devil Savior DS-01 Split. the one toy to make JobbyTheHong regret life.
I think the transmetal dinobot one hurt him more, like at least Split had insane detailing
i just want a cool thunderwing figure if at all possible in 2025...i suspect i'll be left wanting though due to how ignored that madman is these days.
My big prediction for Cyberworld is that it's going to be a follow-up to One. The "Cyberworld" title might indicate that they stay on Cybertron detailing the liberation from the Quintessons and the early days of the Autobot-Decepticon war, or they might just skip ahead to them landing on Earth.
I'm loving the massive increase in Japanese-inspired characters into the toylines. Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Black Zarak, MP Ginrai, MPG Trainbots, Star Convoy, Dinoking, and smaller figures like Minerva, Fangry, Squeezeplay, etc. I would absolutely love for this trend to continue. Some ideas are completed Headmaster Juniors/1988 headmasters (so Cab and Goshooter/Hosehead and Siren, and a version of Nightbeat, plus Horribull), Powermasters/Godmasters, ESPECIALLY a CHUG-scale PM Prime/Super Ginrai, Brainmasters, Multiforce, maybe Brestforce (though I do like the Iron Factory renditions since they scale with Haslab Saber), new versions of the Powered Masters, Sixshot and all the retools (Quickswitch, Sixknight, and Greatshot), and Overlord, and a reissue of Grand Maximus to pair with Black Zarak.
I would also like a bunch more RID 2001 characters. You came up with many good ideas for the Spy Changers, and getting Megatron to pair with our upcoming Haslab would be great. More Unicron Trilogy stuff would be welcome too though I'm unfamiliar with it (but I'm gonna watch it soon I swear!)
Also please make a Sureshot and at least reissue or perhaps repaint the Decepticon Targetmasters (the Takara versions with the central ports for placing the gun).
Finally I want to see a lot of Transformers One characters out of Studio Series. Like, a TON of them. Since they'd all be deluxes it would be good clean fun and not too horribly expensive, and there would easily be a lot of recolors and retools with just 4ish molds, so it's not too demanding. Voyager class and up could be for finishing up our Bayverse and Rebootverse collections with random guys they've yet to do. Where's my Transit, Devcon, Hound, and Dinobots? Desert Brawl and Bonecrusher anyone? Nightwatch Optimus Prime? How about some protoform army builders that transform into those fighter ships from DOTM? There's so much untapped potential in movieverse that would sell so well! Enough with lazy repaints of the BBM seeker mold and slight repaints from WFC/Legacy for our 86 collection (though I smell Cyclonus and Rodimus Prime on the horizon, and a not-dead Prowl would be welcome), I want unique and crazy, and some tasteful repaints to hearken back to the good old days of bayverse toylines. G1 is for AOTP, not Studio Series! Anyway that's my wishful thinking. I think a lot of the Japanese G1 will happen, especially with Masterforce since that's selling well, maybe not Victory since that's a lot of combiners, and I bet there will be plenty more TFOne in Studio Series, if not bayverse resurgence. On top of those toy wishes, news updates on the movie itself and Reactivate would be welcome, and I want to see what will become of the supposed WFC and FOC reissue (I never got to play those games so it would be awesome if they brought them back!).
The question I have for the Aerialbots is.... will we get a Deluxe Class Powerglide that can transform into a gun for Superion?
One of my hopes is being able to find the Constructicons in stores at the very least, along with the Aerialbots as well,
The sonic movies did a superior job with their marketing
I hope hasbro gets their shit together and put more effort into selects
I want cryotek, megszarak, powerlinx armada prime but also new stuff like a bayverse prime from the laser mold, or stuff like that, i have seen people custome g1 toys to look like their movie versions and that would be a great idea to pull
I want a Leader Class G1 Scorn and a deluxe class G1 Slash.
Omg yes they could make a shit ton of money if they recolored G1 figures into Bayverse characters. Sandstorm into Blackout, for instance, and perhaps the Sideswipe and Prowl molds for the Wreckers and Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Dino.
Even if it is unlikely, I hope a TFA sequel in the form of a graphic novel would come.
We got a follow up comic for one of the TFNations
Have you seen Keyan Carlile's recent fan story?
Especially that infamous moment from Optimus & Sentinel?
About Cyberworld: I agree that Cyberworld will just play everything safe and use any Evergreen (products, characters, story, etc) as a crutch. If Transformers as a whole just keeps being treated as a nostalgia brand by Hasbro then I am afraid history will repeat itself via brand fatigue (e.g. G2).
Agreed. RID and Unicron Trilogy were a big switch up from G1 and even Beast Wars. After the years of evergreen and G1 inspired, another big shakeup is needed
The reactivate figures were great and would love more in that line even if the game is done i want more figures from that line
21:17 Would they might do figures from other unreleased/cancelled concepts & mockups (or even some of BotCon's recent characters from their customization classes)?
For gen selects I would love to see cybertron hotshot and starscream get repainted into the shattered glass versions to match the originals, also the starscream had massive yellowing issues so getting a redo that’s a new mold would be great
9:00 is this an official logo, or a fanmade?
I have hope for Cyberworld because of some of the leaked toy listings, the fact we're getting a new mainline figure of Shadow Panther is WILD
Transformed my forever old CW Superion back into jets (with Slingshot) a couple moths ago.
And just realized how cool this set was.
We've recently gotten Terrorsaur & Rattrap. I'm hoping 2025 brings us Generation Selects Fractyl & Packrat.
1. Remasters of War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron for PS5 and Xbox Series X.
2. War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron ported to the Switch.
3. New figures of Optimal Optimus, Quickstrike, Depth Charge, Rampage, and Animated Megatron.
4. A S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier that transforms into a Cybertronian Nick Fury.
5. New figures of Cryotek, Primal Prime, Transmetal Megatron, TM Optimus Primal, TM Cheetor, TM Rattrap, TM Tarantulas, TM2 Dinobot, TM2 Cheetor, and TM2 Blackarachnia.
If generations selects was an Amazon exclusive from now on, then I would actually be more inclined to get them. Also, that might be the way that has, bro gets me, my purple motor master!
G2 Menasor must be completed...
@ agreed. I haven’t even gotten the velocitron speedia 500 drag strip repaint.
I wonder if some the big video game failures this year affected what's happening with Reactivate. IIRC it was going to be a live service game. Well we had big live service shooters Concord and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flop hard. We also had a big flop in "The First AAA Game" Skull & Bones.
And it's not like we've never had great Transformers games, War For Cybertron, Fall of Cybertron, Devastation... Heck if Space Marine can come back and be such a success, maybe it's time to look at reviving the Cybertron games.
As someone who's big on the Gamer Edition WFC figures (mainly Ratchet, Sideswipe, and the goon), I wouldn't mind seeing a -fourth- third WFC game. Just give it a decent budget, honor lore established by the rest of the "Aligned" "Continuity", and make it a fun game. Heck, I'll do a little pitch for it right now:
*TRANSFORMERS: RUIN OF CYBERTRON*
Cybertron has long been a dead world, but its many relics have remained of interest to both the Autobots and Decepticons. Salvage crews from the two factions have taken to exploring the planet's Dark Energon-irradiated husk, and two such crews have made a rather disturbing discovery. A cult led by the mysterious Jhiaxus aims to reawaken Primus and transform the planet into their personal superweapon- and only these two crews have any chance of stopping him.
Main Autobots:
Hot Rod
Leadfoot (Power Core Combiners-inspired design)
Trailbreaker
Kup
Beachcomber
Moonracer
Stormshot (that weird jet dude from RID 2015's toyline)
Main Decepticons
Bludgeon
Dirge
Thrust
Ramjet
Spinister
Ruckus
Flamewar
Jhiaxus's Cult
Jhiaxus
Scourge
Sideways
Sunstorm
My only wish is for a large Leader or Commander Class Lugnut.
i hope the constructicons dont suck. cheers.
and 🤞🏽 for devastation 2.
There are plenty of candidates for Titans such as Grandus.
TJ's done videos on that. Grandus does go with Star Convoy, but he and Sky Garry are pretty obscure for a 160$ main market toy. Though I'd love to see them actually make a Fire Rodimus that combines with Star Convoy.
They also said that Rid 2001 Megatron should be a Titan to scale properly... I could see them going for that in the new size.
I want Hasbro to do more repaints that people keep calling for, like the Cryotek & SG Bumblebee ones you mentioned. Personally it has felt like Hasbro has done less repaints than they usually did in the past, unless you’re Optimus, Megatron, Starscream or weirdly Sideswipe.
What I hope for is... honestly quite minimal. I don't think I've ever been this happy with the franchise in my ten years of being a TF fan. Two back-to-back decent-to-great movies, United did its part in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the franchise, Studio Series was absolutely stellar (Gamer Edition finally got great, Concept Art Edition proved itself more than just promising, and SS86 peaked), and comics that have been consistently better than anything IDW put out after "The Dying of the Light". And almost everything we know about 2025 feels like everything's firing on all cylinders:
-Age of the Primes, minus the Aerialbots, looks like the best Generations line since Siege and Evolution
-SS still looks great (Devastator is very tempting and will be the bulk of my purchases)
-Cyberworld sounds incredibly promising from a character roster standpoint (Scorponok, Sky-Byte, and Galvatron all give me LIFE)
-EarthSpark is at least getting one last batch of goodness (happy for you, ES fans, but the market just isn't there for your show)
-Skybound isn't stopping any time soon
So my personal hopes are these.
*Cyberworld gets a good toyline and has consistently good writing*
We're seeing signs of the former in the ROTB and TFOne mainlines, but the latter has been notably absent for many shows since Animated and Rescue Bots.
*AOTP doesn't whiff its final wave*
Wave 3 of Age of the Primes doesn't sound that hard to screw up, but when two-thirds of the Legacy trilogy tripped at the finish line and crapped out a bunch of turds, it does make me scared for Alchemist, Micronus, the other two Aerialbots, and Alpha Trion (Onyx looks fine and I'm certain Flatline'll be fine as a retool of Red Alert since Red Alert looks so dang good).
*Studio Series Concept Art Edition AOE Widowmaker doesn't get cancelled*
This one's basic, but as someone who remembers seeing so many images of her in my youth, I really want her to get made just to see how the designers would handle her.
Flatline is definitely going to be a red alert retool. It just makes way too much sense.
@@oliverhendrix8176 I'd honestly be alright with that since it's rightly putting the focus on Red Alert (woo woo woo) first and then giving the comparatively more obscure Flatline a retool. How extensive of a retool he'll be is unknown, but given how much love HasTak gave IDW1 during Legacy, Evolution and United from a retool standpoint, I'm expecting a new front bumper AND A new head.
@@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho They will probably base it on Flatline’s Earth Wars design.
I hope Reactivate isn't cancelled. I still want that game to come out. I hope the extra time they've taken on development means whenever the game does come out that everything is actually working at launch and doesn't require an update to make it work like a lot of other modern games have done where they're basically unplayable at launch and get an update 2 months later to fix all the problems. I am totally fine with waiting a bit longer to get a game if it avoids that issue.
I don't really care about the Transformers G.I. Joe movie. I honestly think they should just cancel anything connected to the live action films and focus on developing Transformers One sequels. I hope it did well enough to at least green light Transformers Two.
Also while I don't really know much about the G.I. Joe side of things but I did look it up really quick and found they only have 3 movies to our 7 with at an average of 2 Transformers movies between each G.I. Joe movie so it seems like their movies are tanking more than ours are. Who is this crossover even for? No one even wants this. They have to completely reboot and make good movies people actually want to watch before they can make a crossover. Right now they're just trying to combine two sinking ships.
Earthspark, I'm pretty sure is done. The last episode of season "3" really the second half of season 2 felt like the end of the series. There are some loose ends, some more places the story could go, but there was a narration at the end of that last episode that felt like it was tacked on last minute just to make the story fell more complete. I hope I'm wrong because I do like this show and I don't want the ending to feel like a rushed tacked on narration, I'd like the series to have a more definitive satisfying ending. I'd like to see Tarantulus again cause we haven't seen him since his introduction episode. At least give me a couple specials like Cyberverse got at the end of that series when I thought that one was done and dusted. If not a full new season just something that feels like a more satisfying end.
I'm also hoping I can find Hashtag, Aftermath, MAYBE the new Deluxe Jawbreaker cause it looks like a huge improvement over the Warrior version I already have and Spitfire even though she's just a repaint. I just want a complete set of Terrans. Nightshade was so hard to find as most of the ones I did find were vandalized and had their heads removed, some stores don't even carry that wave at all. I can still find wave one of Earthspark in a lot of places but anything after that is super rare so I'm not sure I'm ever going to see the end of this toy line. They're just shelf warming so badly.
Cyberworld, I hope based on the title that we're going to get a series entirely set on Cybertron. I've seen hints of Cybertronian culture in other media but it's mostly been stuff the characters only talk about, we never truly get to SEE it. I've just been really wanting a series that actually shows us more of what life on Cybertron is actually like instead of just focusing on the war. That's what I want from this series is a show set on Cybertron with actual world building. I want this planet that has existed in Transformers fiction since 1984 to actually feel like a real alien world. There was some of that in Transformers One but I think a series has more room to expand on that then they can fit into a single movie.
Age of the Primes, I just hope I can actually find the figures I want at a decent price. I'm worried we're going to see another increase in prices and the figures aren't going to feel worth the mark up. Or I'm never going to see them hit my Wal Mart as I still haven't seen a lot of figures I've been looking for anywhere near me. I might end up ordering the Fallen online because that is the one I want the most but it would be so nice to actually find one in person. Solus Prime, I don't think I'm going to go out of my way to look for her online, that would be one that if I see her in person at the store then yeah I'll pick her up because I like the design but I don't feel like I have to have her.
7:58 RIP TOH Disney executives were way too biased against you when they should have been encouraging experimental products
I hope we get an armada demolishor and cyclonus so we can have a complete set of the first 7 of that show
I want Legacy Prime Skyquake in Machine Wars colors and that new Polar Claw.
So previous links had said Swindle in 2025 (but they said *not* the combiner, so i was assuming the Animated version). TFWiki has Vortex instead. Is Bruticus coming sooner?I'm hoping Selects Trypticon means a 26 Metroplex, since the last one was 2013.
The leaks weren't sure what Swindle it was, the announcement of Vortex pretty much confirms it's G1 and Bruticus will be coming in 2026.
@@TJOmega Seems that way. I guess Commander Onslaught in 26 Wave 1?
Maybe you could do a list of repaints you want to see in Selects? I know I want to see Cryotek. And a new Shattered Glass Starscream now that we have the Cybertron mold.
I'm hopeful for a big baddie in age of prime. Titan sized Unicorn, dark nova, underbase starscream or a proper updated g1 thunderwing toy.
I wold like a animated or prime megatron in the age of the primes or foc optimus in studio series
reminds me of transformers online that just started and next day just completely ended
With Hashtag you may have to buy the Takara version - that's what I did, she's really good. Will probably be going to have to do the same with Aftermath.
I’m really wanting Studio Series to bring us the rest of the major characters from TF:One which Im actually concerned that they might just drop the rest. Tbh, it’s weird that the main TF One line got 2 waves and seems to be just gone…
Also can we finally get rid of most of the gimmick toys - they could hit a bigger market if they actually tried to make the main line figures basic but well designed that both collectors and kids can enjoy.
Also please just keep Nexus as a proper Combiner! I want a modern Nexus Combiner not just a weird PCC concept
Time slot? It’s streaming, you watch it when you want, lol….but, having said that, I agree TF:EARTHSPARK IS A GREAT SHOW! Give it a CHANCE!!!
it does have TV airings via Nickelodeon. and they usually gets stuck in the 6am sunday morning death sentence timeslot. because Gods Forbid Nick airs anything that isnt an 482 hour long Spongebob marathon.
as for Streaming....Paramount Plus. who even has it? unless you're specifically getting it for Star Trek stuff or Yellowstone.
Now imagine living abroad where you can't make an account for Paramount Plus. Instead, you need an account for Sky Showtime.
I still want machine wars starscream and selects would be a great place for that.
I absolutely hope Cyberworld is better than Earthspark. For people that like it, that's awesome. I'm happy for you. I liked aspects if it but i genuinely didn't like the show. Too much humans. They took up way too much screen time and storylines. I despise Autobot Megatron no matter where he shows up. I Hate good guy Megatron. And make the Decepticons villains again. Some conflicted or wanting to be better people Decepticons is good like Slipstream and Thundercracker, but not everyone. I want pure evil Decepticons in transformers shows again.
Transformers EarthSpark season one: the introduction to this world, the reveal of ghost as a villain, and the defeat of said villain.
Transformers EarthSpark season two: Robbie‘s crush, (SPOILER ALERT!) who turns out to be a Quintesson in disguise.
Transformers EarthSpark season three (I absolutely do not believe the designation that the second half of season two is actually the third season of EarthSpark.): ??? Nothing. The budget for the third season might be turned into a TV movie, kind of similar to what they did with Cyberverse season four.
Or The Owl House
@ really? That series also had its second season split in half, where the streaming service that it was placed on, called the second half season three?
@haydenreviewscustomcombos nope the Season 3 was basically a tV movie
@ I really hope we do get a season three TV movie like the Owl House apparently got.
I hope Cyberworld is a multiversal story
I hope Cyberworld whatever it is going to be turns out good and I hope Age of the Primes toyline is going to be good as well and maybe we could have a tv series based on that and for the Takara Tomy Wild King Anime coming in March I hope it is a great watch and lastly Reactivate to have some more figures coming out because we need more characters in that game to get figures
If the combiners are going the way they seem… arms will be swappable and so will legs between combiners… that will allow for your Prime combiner… they just have to get the right core piece and the right limbs… why do you think Bruticus is coming out 3rd?
I really want Cyberworld to be like the Unicron trilogy and reinvent characters but i know thats not likely to happen :(
If they're gonna cancel Reactivate i hope they atleast recycle the designs and story into a comic book or something.
Tbh I dont think Transformers One is gonna get a sequel because the studio that worked on it was disbanded before the movie came out.
I also think we need a break from live action movies and focus more on cartoons again because we've been burnt a lot lately.
Lastly, let Studio Trigger make a full anime season!!
I know it's rather unlikely, but I hope for a cost reduction, because, let's be honest, the low-quality plastic on these figures we've been getting today don't justify the high price point; adding extra accessories and more complex transformations don't justify the price point either.
They should remake Fortress Maximus once again as a Titan Class figure.
As for Titan cities. How about Metrotitan an updated Fortress Maximus, IDW's NecroTitan?
I hope we get quite more ONE figures, because the mainline was dissapointing in how small it was, because the figures were pretty good. Like, I have Alpha Trion and he's amazing! But why him and not megatron? Why is there a quintesson? Where are Elita-1, Starscream, Sound/Shockwave, Airachnid, the rest of the primes?
I’m hoping we get more transformers Armada characters in age of the primes two in particular, I have my eye out for our demolisher and sideways, and maybe the Armada thrust
I wouldn't remind a return to basics if they figure out how to do something different. I can get over a kids show, an audience that never saw the previous shows, going back to what worked for previous kids, but that doesn't mean it can't do something new with the concept for older kids who were here for one or two previous shows. Plus you have older Transformers shows available streaming both live and on-demand gives kids even more Transformers to watch.
I would settle for the Ark and Nemesis being playsets if playsets could work for this line. Like not needing every team a Combiner I don't need each ship to be a Transformer. On the other hand I am totally not against the idea and I wonder if that would include other ships in the franchise like the Axalon or Cybertron's moons to go with Cybertron. Also, Rescue Bots Academy gives us another base and another Titan, Citadel Secundus. An updated High Tide like some other Rescue Bots would be cool as well.
Earthspark and MLP G5 both suffer from the same issues:
1) Some storylines/plot elements that alienate ~50% of the audience
2) paywall
And I will rate the latter as the bigger failing. They want the customer to buy the commercial for the toys, AND buy the toys.
But Earthspark only alienated evil people who hated Nightshade and they're objectively not ~50% of anything. Barely .05%
@@JonCrs10 I found the WAY it was presented a good way to tell kids to get into a van with strangers.
Thats horribly transphobic
Best solution for you TJ NEVER BUY ANOTHER SCRAMBLE CITY COMBINER.
Think the way forward is going to be reissues
My hope for Superion is that they don't use the same shoulder pin that Motormaster had because that shoulder pin EASILY cracks and breaks. The amount of times I've had to superglue that mf
Hope you'll have a good day
I wonder if we will get these the primes in gold to be statues like in this photo
I can only Hope that Megatronus Prime will NOT get retooled into Studio Series 86 Megatron because I just want him to be his Own Unique Figure and Not a Pretool
I want studio series tfone starscream and that’s it I’ll be happy
as far as TF One goes. with how badly it did, i think it's time Hasbro takes their ball somewhere else. Universal or Sony maybe
hell, Troma would probably do a better job at this point.
I'm sure CW will be unique
Even though Menasor and Superion are better now than their Combiner Wars toys, I find it boring when they keep going back and redoing the same characters over and over. I’d rather they do more characters that haven’t had a modern update than those that have had a toy a few years ago.
G1 is far from exhausted but they keep redoing the same season one and two characters, rarely going into the late 80s. I appreciate seeing those later G1 characters return more so than yet another big name season one character.
and the new Gen Selecs packaging is.. AI generated. just like Star Convoy and the upcoming Commanders.. *sigh*
The marketing for TF One was so bad, I as a christian have had an easier job preaching to strangers my faith than trying to get some folk to even bother to watch Transformers One it upsets me so bad
The designs for earthspark are generally awful (except for megatron, soundwave and shockwave). Also I hate the kids (and the original two earth created transforms), they are generally annoying and I would rather have the parents to be the shows main humans. The mums story is right there a friendship with megatron, how hasn't that been expanded on
Concept wise I really liked Cyberverse and Earthspark. But the toys really killed any enjoyment for the series. Releasing toys with Unicron trilogy gimmicks but without Unicron trilogy charm. We’ve had 20 years of development and no development at the same time.
I'm honestly getting super bored of the same toy design philosophy we've had since 2019 so I really hope we can get something more interesting and inventive, I'm only looking forward to the aerialbots otherwise but that's just me being a huge fan of jetformer engineering and designs.
I think Hasbro will remaster the G1 cartoon in HD. Also Rodimusprimal will retire from TH-cam sometime next year.
Beast Wars Neo dub
They'd more likely put EVERY TRANSFORMERS ANIME on Crunchyroll.
I second this request for a dub
Aerilon
I'm hoping the next G2 Megatron will have a shoulder mounted cannon and a tank chest! Stop G1ing G2 people!
I just really want more G1 toy related releases. Either rerelease or maybe give them the Legacy G1 Optimus treatment
I loved season one of earthspark. still do, I think it really pushed the boundaries of what a transformers cartoon can do. season 2 and 3 really I feel like didn't have the same spark season 1 did. like it felt like a drop in quality story telling wise.