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Transformers (2007)
[edit]Legends Class toys
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- Bumblebee (Legends Class, 2007)
- TakaraTomy name: EZ Collection Bumblebee
- Legends Bumblebee transforms into a yellow 1976 Chevrolet Camaro. Being a highly simplified toy of a highly complex design, Legends-class Bumblebee does not replicate the appearance of the robot mode very well and has very limited articulation, detail and paint applications. Due to his simplified transformation, his hands are exposed on the vehicle bumper, and due to how the arms are molded, the headlights make the robot mode appear to be wielding a pair of guns. On the other hand, he's pocket-sized and inexpensive, perfect for the younger set. The toy has a sculpted rear window, but it's not painted like the other windows. instead, the racing stripes extend over it.
- The toy was also released in two different ways in Japan: the Hasbro version was initially released as a giveaway for the customers who purchased the Movie toys worth 3000 yen in the Transformers First Impact 0602 event held in Ikebukuro Toys"R"Us store at midnight June 2nd, with the package completely unchanged with the exception of the sticker covering the back to identify that this was a giveaway. The toy was also later released as part of the blind-packed EZ Collection lineup, distributed via TakaraTomy's subsidiary Subarudo.
- He was later redecoed into Cliffjumper.
- Optimus Prime bonus pack (Costco exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
- A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class Optimus Prime with Legends Class Bumblebee and Autobot Jazz as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.
- Battle for the Allspark (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
- A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of Optimus Prime, Jazz, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, and Barricade.
- Bumblebee Scanning Version (Hyper Hobby magazine exclusive freebie, 2007)
- A Japanese-exclusive version of the Legends Bumblebee toy, Bumblebee Scanning Version (バンブルビー スキャニング Ver.) uses transparent plastics for his yellow parts. He was available as a freebie for the September 2007 issue of the Hyper Hobby magazine. The toy itself is almost entirely unpainted, save for some metallic blue for his eyes, and silver for his face and for the tampographed Autobot symbol on his chest.
- At least some unsold units (often with (or without) the box and without the magazine) were available in some Hobby Shop dealers in Asia. Fortunately, they're sold at a similar price to current Legion Class figures.
- Bumblebee Metallic Version (Tsutaya Records exclusive EZ collection variant, 2007)
- Bumblebee Metallic Version (バンブルビー メタリック Ver.) was a Japanese-exclusive metallic redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee included with purchase of the 2007 Movie DVD at Tsutaya Records stores. It should be noted that this figure was also the first mold to feature painted rear windows.
- Bumblebee vs. Scorponok (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)
- As part of the Allspark Battles Legends two-packs, a slightly redecoed Legends Class Bumblebee, now sporting "battle damage" paint applications (which had taken cues to the Deluxe Class figure below) and painted rear windows, comes with an all-new Legends Scorponok figure.
Deluxe Class toys
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- Bumblebee (Deluxe Class Classic Camaro, 2007)
- TakaraTomy ID number: MA-03
- TakaraTomy release date: June 2, 2007
- Accessories: 2 missiles, left and right spring-loaded missile launchers
- Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Alex Kubalsky (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the second wave of Transformers Deluxe Class figures, the first Deluxe Class version of Bumblebee transforms into a yellow [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Second-generation Chevrolet Camaro|{{#if:1976 Chevrolet Camaro|1976 Chevrolet Camaro|Second-generation Chevrolet Camaro}}]] with a quite reasonable level of sculpted detail. In contrast to the other Deluxe-class car Transformers in the toyline, he does not have clear windows, instead opting for opaque yellow plastic with painted metallic blue.
- Bumblebee is armed with two shoulder-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers (inspired by the shoulder-mounted missile launchers he uses to fight Brawl/Devastator in the movie), which also double as hand-held weapons or can be mounted on ports on the undersides of his elbows. His legs and chest Automorph during transformation.
- The initial release of the toy featured even tabs for the Automorph gimmick; oddly, Hasbro later decided to retool the feature so the tab would be uneven.<ref>Original Allspark thread about the retool of Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick</ref> This resulted in many reported cases of the tab snapping during transformation. Press the button or you'll break him and you'll be transforming his front car hood manually. The retooled Automorph gimmick would be used for all subsequent versions of the mold, including a small number of Japanese releases, and the breakage problem wouldn't be fixed until the UK exclusive "Towed to Safety" two-pack and the Target exclusive "Evolution of a Hero" two-pack.
- One of the more unfortunate results of the car hood's automorph feature, leaves the front of the car form not staying together properly over time. While it may not happen to every release of the figure, it's definitely something to keep an eye out for.
- Packaging photos and early test shots of Hasbro's Bumblebee featured transparent blue plastic windows and missile parts. However, the final Hasbro production toy has opaque yellow plastic with metallic blue paint. The TakaraTomy release of Bumblebee retains the transparent blue plastic parts, with yellow paint for the outer car shell. As a consequence, the missiles, which are on the same sprue, are also made of clear blue plastic, just like the early prototype seen in the Hasbro stock photos for the toy. He also uses the retooled version of the mold with the fixed Automorph gimmick. The original Hasbro mold (complete with opaque windows) also saw release in Japan 10 years later, as part of an Amazon Japan exclusive 3-pack (see below).
- The packaging used for the Japanese release is the same as for the Hasbro version, with the exception of additional stickers identifying it as a Japanese market release.
- Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter (Deluxe two-pack, 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missiles, left and right spring-loaded missile launchers
- This battle pack contains the 1976 Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee and the Deluxe Class Barricade/Frenzy figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but the toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.
- The set originally retailed for only slightly less than buying the two individual toys. However, for a short while, it was about the only way to get Bumblebee in the first place, thanks to the toy drought following the movie's record-smashing opening.
- Bumblebee Limited Metallic Color Version (Deluxe, 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missiles, left and right spring-loaded missile launchers
- A redeco of the Japanese version of the Classic Camaro Bumblebee sculpt, Bumblebee Limited Metallic Color Version (バンブルビー限定メタリックカラー Ver., Bumblebee Gentei Metallic Color Ver.) was exclusively available with the purchase of a ticket for the movie in Japanese Lawson stores. It retained the clear blue windows and missiles of the standard Japanese release, but it is unclear if this release used the uneven Automorph gimmick from the second run. Unlike most of his Classic Camaro mold mates, this Bumblebee is practically spotless.
- Towed to Safety (Deluxe two-pack, UK 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missiles, left and right spring-loaded missile launchers
- This set features an unaltered Deluxe Class Longarm figure and a Deluxe Class 1976 Camaro Bumblebee figure. The window box features a diorama background of the battle in Mission City (basically the same packaging inner tray from the "Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter" pack). As is generally the case with the European releases of the Movie toys, the pictures on the front of the box show the robot mode toys instead of an artist's depiction of their faces.
- For this two-pack, Hasbro slightly retooled Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick again, adding another small tab that finally resolved the breakage issues that had plagued the previous variation of the mold.<ref>Allspark thread about the second retool of Bumblebee's Automorph gimmick</ref>
- This pack has only been confirmed to have been released in the United Kingdom.
- Bumblebee (Deluxe Class, 2007)
- TakaraTomy name: New Bumblebee
- TakaraTomy ID number: MA-10
- TakaraTomy release date: August 9, 2007
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Alex Kubalsky (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Released in the fourth wave of Deluxes, the second Deluxe Class Bumblebee toy shares no parts with the previous version and transforms into the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro|{{#if:concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro|Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro}}]]. Maintaining the high standard for car accuracy in the movie line, Bumblebee is very faithful to the real-life vehicle, featuring clear blue windows in contrast to the opaque windows seen in both his previous Deluxe class toy and the Ultimate Bumblebee toy.
- Bumblebee features two Automorphing gimmicks during transformation: (a) swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and (b), swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action. Unusually, this version of Bumblebee is much more accurate to the CGI design than either the older-model Deluxe OR the Ultimate figure, with the chest properly articulating in a fairly Movie-accurate manner. He's also slightly taller than most of the other Deluxe Class figures.
- Bumblebee features a superb range of articulation, with ball joints in his shoulders, neck, torso, wrists and upper legs, with ratcheting and swivels making up the remaining joints. Instead of the rather inaccurate missile launchers from the 1976 Camaro toy, '09 Bumblebee comes with a mostly accurate version of his plasma cannon as it appears in the movie, but for added play value, it can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. The cannon can be held in either of his hands. Depending on how tight the shoulder ball joints are, posing his arms can be troublesome as they're jointed with the front wheel/car doors/wings. If the converting Plasma Cannon is removed from his vehicle form, the spring-loaded windows may become slightly dislodged unless you press both sides of the vehicle rear to counter this.
- Depending on the individual quality control, his pair of yellow shoulder panels tend to pop off occasionally. Care should be taken while transforming the front clear window piece: At least one of the protruding panels can snap off if not done carefully.
- Contrary to popular opinion, the yellow pieces on the back of Bumblebee's feet are not supposed to be heel spurs, nor have they been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design. His robot mode stock photo is mistransformed; the chest hood blocks can be flipped up for better accuracy. This mistransformation is common to all of his redecoes/retools below.
- A running change version of this sculpt adds sculpted pupils to Bumblebee's eyes. A second running change adds tabs to the hip panels, which makes the vehicle mode hold together better.<ref name="conceptvariant">TFW2005 thread about the retool for the second Deluxe Bumblebee toy</ref> Initially this was believed to be a variant for the Japanese market; however, later shipments of the Hasbro toy featured those changes as well, as did all subsequent versions of the sculpt.
- This sculpt was also used to make "Allspark Power" Cliffjumper.
- Evolution of a Hero (Target exclusive two-pack, 2007)
- Accessories: 2 missiles, left and right spring-loaded missile launchers, Plasma cannon
- A Target exclusive, this figure multi-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe-class 1976 Bumblebee and an exclusive "battle damaged" 2009 Camaro Concept Bumblebee. Even though the 2009 figure is supposed to represent Bumblebee's damaged state as he appeared during the final battle in the movie, oddly enough the "damage" paint decos do not appear to extend to his legs, restricting themselves to his upper torso and car roof/door parts. Maybe they didn't bother because they thought you'd take them off like in the movie. Go figure.
- The Classic Camaro Bumblebee toy included in this package features the same "fixed" Automorph gimmick also found on the version included in the UK exclusive "Towed to Safety" two-pack. In addition, the Automorph button on the hood finally sports the painted pinstripes that had been missing on all previous releases of the sculpt.
- This two-pack was available as a Target exclusive in the USA, as a Zellers exclusive in Canada (in English-only packaging), as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and as an exclusive to stores that were members of either the Idee + Spiel or Vedes trade associations (which were cooperating at the time) in Germany. All international versions came in English-only US-style packaging, but lacked the "Only at Target" sticker.
- Bumblebee and Optimus Prime (two-pack, Hong Kong/UK/Australia/France 2007)
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- A two-pack, containing an unchanged Voyager Class Optimus Prime and an equally unchanged Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee. The two-pack was available as a mass retail release in Hong Kong, as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom, as a Kmart exclusive in Australia, and with undetermined distribution in France.
- All Spark-Enhanced Bumblebee (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (deco artist){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Bumblebee in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted in "AllSpark Blue" for no other reason than to sell toys.
- This toy was also sold exclusively at The Warehouse in New Zealand.
- Stealth Bumblebee (Deluxe Class Concept Camaro, 2008)
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- Stealth Bumblebee is an extensive redeco and minor retool of the Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee toy. The redeco itself is unusual in that the yellow parts are still cast in yellow plastic, but painted black. Other color differences include changing the robot mode body parts from black to gray and adding bright blue AllSpark Power decos.
- The head has also been retooled to reflect Bumblebee's 'battle mask' as seen in the Movie. The "mask" does not flip up to reveal his head. Bummer.
- Downloadable content for the Xbox 360/PS3 version of the Revenge of the Fallen game features this deco as an alternate skin for Bumblebee.
- Bumblebee ("Premium Series" Deluxe Class Concept Camaro, 2008)
- TakaraTomy name: Battle Mode Bumblebee
- TakaraTomy ID number: MA-22
- TakaraTomy release date: May 22, 2008
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- This redeco of Stealth Bumblebee (featuring the "battle mask" head) features a similar deco as the Screen Battles version of the Concept Camaro sculpt in terms of plastic colours. However, as part of the "Premium Series", all of his outer car body panels have been coated in a metallic yellow paint job, and he features several very intricate additional paint operations such as the rear license plate in vehicle mode (in addition to the one on the robot mode belly), a silver gas cap, red turn signals, gray inner shins, gold front and rear Chevrolet logos, silver details on the shoulder pieces, a black rear bumper and additional black pinstripes for the racing stripes. Meanwhile, the Autobot symbol on his forehead is basically a painted red square.
- Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Autobots) (2008)
- Released an an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The Premium Series Bumblebee toy is released without any changes along with Premium Optimus Prime, Premium Jazz, Premium Ironhide, and a regular Ratchet. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.
- The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.
- The Legacy of Bumblebee (Deluxe class multi-pack, 2008)
- A Walmart exclusive three pack, The Legacy of Bumblebee collector's set comes with Classics, Movie Deluxe Concept Camaro (Premium Series) and Animated Bumblebee figures. While the Movie and Animated Bumblebees are identical to their original, single carded releases, the Classics Bumblebee has been redecoed to more closely resemble his Movie and Animated counterparts, changing his white stripes to black, and his grey/silver plastic to yellow, similarly to Henkei! Henkei! Bumble.
Screen Battles
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- Capture of Bumblebee (Screen Battles diorama pack, 2007)
- TakaraTomy ID number: SB-04
- Accessories: Plasma cannon
- A more screen-accurate redeco of Camaro Concept Deluxe Class Bumblebee, with all of the black plastic and paint operations (sans the racing stripes and the grille mesh) changed to gray. In addition, the translucent parts are now an ever-so-slightly greener shade of blue. The only other change is the addition of a new tampographed red Autobot symbol on his forehead. Unfortunately, his racing stripes aren't added with black border pinstripes.
- This Screen Battles pack (or "Battle Scenes" in Europe) also includes non-poseable figurines of Sector Seven agent Seymour Simmons and two Sector Seven soldiers; one carrying a cryo-freezing cannon and one carrying a grenade launcher.
- This set comes in a special window box featuring a diorama background of the scene in which Bumblebee is captured by Sector Seven forces.
- According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist">Hasbro checklist featuring Screen Battles sets with additional extras</ref> this pack was originally supposed to feature "ice soldiers" (plural), in addition to an "S7 agent" and an "S7 soldier". Apparently, the budget ultimately only allowed for one. The grenade launcher-wielding S7 soldier also looks conspicuously like Captain Lennox colored as a Sector Seven soldier (it's possible that the figure had originally been intended for the Screen Battles "Desert Attack" pack with Scorponok, which was supposed to contain four soldier figures according to the same Hasbro checklist<ref name="checklist"/>).
- Final Stand (Screen Battles, 2007)
- TakaraTomy ID number: SB-02
- This Screen Battles pack (or "Battle Scenes" in Europe) comes with an altered Longarm toy and a posable, non-transforming, battle-damaged Bumblebee. Despite being in the same scale, this figurine utilizes none of the parts of the Robot Replicas toy. This set comes in a special window box featuring a diorama background of the battle in Mission City.
- The Bumblebee figure oddly does not feature the character's distinctive car door "wings" on his back. However, keen customizers can easily rectify this by slicing the "Robot Replicas" version's wings off and whittling their connecting plastic into simple posts that very handily plug into large holes in the tires on Final Stand 'Bee's back. In fact, these holes almost seem designed to accommodate a missing part. (Considering how all the other Screen Battles sets were apparently originally intended to feature more, or at least more elaborate, accessory figures based on their entries in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist"/> this seems indeed very plausible.)
Ultimate
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- Ultimate Bumblebee (Ultimate Class, 2007)
- Accessories: Missile
- The first Ultimate Class toy, this version of Bumblebee is similar in size to Supreme Class figures and transforms into a large 2009 concept Camaro. The toy features animatronic movement in robot mode (flapping wings, moving arms and a rotating head) and light-up eyes and headlights, activated by the movement or sounds made by the person playing with the toy, or by pressing his buttons, which also activate an obscene number of interactive electronic sound effects. Oddly enough, despite being mute for most of the movie, Bumblebee has a wide range of phrases. His chest button yields various phrases and a new version of the Transformers theme tune, while a button on his side produces blaster noises, more speech, and musical samples, including four different ones from Devo's "Whip It." This button also causes the toy to raise its cannon-arm and automatically fire a missile. Playing with the toy by moving it will make him repeat various phrases and samples activated by other features, as well as crashing battle noises, but when he is left idle, more unique phrases will be uttered inquiring where everyone has gone, as well as radio snippets to the same effect, before the toy eventually deactivates. Pressing any button will bring him back online with a cheerful shout.
- Transforming the toy between modes is accompanied by the classic transformation noise, and if left unattended between modes, it will make stalling engine noises, car horn and a car alarm sounds. Once in car mode, new electronics are unlocked, beginning with the sound of an engine starting up. The chest button now activates the car's horn, and rolling the figure along will create an accelerating noise that increases the faster the toy is moved. More unique musical snippets will play as the car rolls along; when the rolling stops, brake lights activate and the tires screech. Yet more sounds are produced when Bumblebee is rolled backwards, and the car mode also features different crashing battle noises to the robot mode.
- All of the toy's features can be turned off by a switch, and it has an additional "Try Me" mode which allows you to hear various sounds from the toy's various functions just by pressing the chest button.
- The toy is mistransformed in the package, and all promo photos of the figure made the same mistake, presenting the car hood as a solid block resting on Bumblebee's chest. In reality, it splits up into five separate pieces to fold and collapse into a more movie-like appearance.
- In the holiday season, Wal-Mart carried an exclusive "Bonus Buy" version of the toy, which had the Deluxe Brawl and Scorponok toys added as freebies. Costco also carried an exclusive version, with the 3" Titanium Series version of Bumblebee packed in. However, it did not include the display stand.
- The projectile included with this figure is the same mold included with several Attacktix figures like the Decepticlone, Omnicon, Vehicle Mode Megatron, and a few others.
- Ultimate Bumblebee bonus pack (Costco exclusive two-pack, 2007)
- Accessories: TBA
- A Costco exclusive special pack of Ultimate Bumblebee with Titanium Series Bumblebee (see below) as a bonus figure. Neither toy is changed from its respective original release.
- Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
- Accessories:
- A Walmart exclusive special pack of Ultimate Bumblebee with Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.
Fast Action Battlers
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- Plasma Punch Bumblebee (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
- Accessories: Plasma Bolt
- Fast Action Battlers Bumblebee transforms from concept Camaro to robot with a considerably simpler transformation than the standard deluxe toy, intended for the slightly younger set. His main "gimmick" is a spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm. As is also the case with Ultimate Bumblebee, the toy is mis-transformed in the package, and all promo photos of the figure make the same mistake, presenting the car hood as a solid block. In reality, the chest/bumper consists of two rotating pieces which can pivot down so as to more accurately emulate the appearance in the movie.
- Rally Rocket Bumblebee (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
- Accessories: Plasma Bolt
- A redeco of Plasma Punch Bumblebee, with the usual Camaro striping now replaced with black colored paint details on upper section of the rear windows, the car roof & front hood, and both halves of each legs are now entirely painted black (due to the half of the leg pieces being swapped with the same grey used for his shoulders). Other deco differences include the crotch being painted silver, and the details on the majority of the body are now replaced with a greener shade of grey, and the turquoise unpaintable joints in now molded in lighter teal. In addition, the left forearm & his head (due to being molded in the same light brown-ish grey) is also painted yellow. Rally Rocket Bumblebee also features a tampograph decal based on his alliterative nickname "BB", with the first "B" letter reversed.
- As is also the case with the original Fast Action Battlers Bumblebee, the hood in his stock photos is misrepresented as a solid brick.
Cyber Slammers
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- Bumblebee (Classic Camaro Cyber Slammer, 2007)
- Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Cyber Slammers Bumblebee is an amazingly cute 1976 Camaro that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot buddy of human characters. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then snaps back up into robot mode.
- This toy was also made available during the 2007 holiday season as a freebie "Bonus Buy" packaged with Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime at Wal-Mart stores.
- Bumblebee (Concept Camaro Cyber Slammer, 2007)
- Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- The second Cyber Slammers Bumblebee figure toy transforms into a Concept Camaro and shares no parts with the previous Cyber Slammers Bumblebee figure. Like all Cyber Slammers, the toy features motorized action. When you push down on the car, it zooms forward, then pops up into robot mode! Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie. Like most Cyber Slammers, Bumblebee manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.
- This toy was later redecoed into Cliffjumper.
Trans-Scanning
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- Bumblebee (2008)
- ID number: TS-02
- Accessories: Display stand, set of Camaro mode armor, set of protoform armor, open-palmed hands
- Trans-scanning Bumblebee is a Japanese-exclusive figure with many interchangeable parts. At its most basic, the figure is a spindly skeleton referred to as a "core body". To this skeleton, two sets of armor pieces can be attached to create one of two forms for Bumblebee: his protoform mode or his Earth mode.
- The protoform mode consists of eight pieces of metallic orange plastic that plug into the arms, chest, pelvis and legs of the figure. With these pieces attached, the figure can be transform into his meteor-like "entry mode". This mode can be mounted on a three-piece stand that comes with the figure, allowing you to display it in mid-plummet.
- Bumblebee's Earth mode, meanwhile, is made up of many armor pieces that form a rather kibbly robot mode, which can then transform into a licensed Camaro concept. Compared to the overly simple transformation of the protoform mode, his car mode's transformation can be described as an abominable, unintuitive, parts-massaging mess.
- Bumblebee also includes a pair of interchangeable, open-palmed hands that can be swapped out for the clenched fists that are in place in-package. The Core Body mold was re-used for the simultaneously released Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime figure.
Robot Replicas
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- Bumblebee (Robot Replicas, 2007)
- Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- As part of the Robot Replicas sub-line, this version of concept-Camaro Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure that hews very close to the movie's CGI model. It features joints similar to the Revoltech toys, plus his right forearm can be replaced with his blaster-arm (or any other arm attachments from other Robot Replicas, which could lead to some fun Frankensteins). For some reason, he's closer to orange than his normal yellow.
Micro IR Transformers Cars
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- Bumblebee (2007)
- Made by RadioShack under license from Hasbro and DreamWorks. The three-function infrared remote, in Bumblebee's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a car styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The top of the gun-shaped IR remote's barrel serves as a display stand. The tip of the gun barrel can also be unscrewed, revealing a pen (!) inside.
Titanium Series
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- Bumblebee (Robot Masters, 2007)
- Accessories: Movie-style Autobot sigil display stand
- This Bumblebee is a three-inch tall painted mini-statue of his 1976 Camaro body form. He features die-cast in his torso and thighs, and he has swivel joints at the shoulders, head and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.
- This item was also packed in with Ultimate Bumblebee as a Costco-exclusive set.
- This mold was later used to make Titanium Series Cliffjumper for Revenge of the Fallen.
Revenge of the Fallen
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- Bumblebee (Legends, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: EZ-03
- Revenge of the Fallen Legends class Bumblebee is based upon the updated Camaro Concept featured in the movie (unlike the 2007 Legends class Bumblebee which was based on the 1976 Camaro). Compared to the previous Movie Legends, he has better, more accurate detailing and proportions (or as accurate as can be obtained at this price point).
- The second batch of stock photos of the toy, which depict a (pre-)production sample, show it in a much brighter shade of yellow plastic than it was released as. It's possible that this was simply the result of an excessive alteration of the hue settings during the digital enhancement of those photos, though.
- There are a few problems on the toy's vehicle mode: Probably due to tolerances, there are difficulties for perfectly aligning the wings/side windows with the legs/rear windows during transformation, though several samples does not seem to have this issue. In terms of deco, Bumblebee's face paint quality varies from figure-to-figure: Due to how the eyes are painted to emulate the mechanical optics; the central blue "eyeball" (especially the left one) is slightly lopsided. The forehead is often messily painted.
- In Malaysia, this toy is also one of the four Legends Classes to be released as promotional merchandise for the Petronas Gas Station. He can be obtained starting from the 26th of June (2 days are the movie's premiere), via RM30 ($7.04) worth of gas or RM15 ($3.52) worth of foods and items in the Mesra Shop.
- This mold was used as the basis for the non-toy character Saitama Prime.
- Recon Bumblebee (Legends, 2009)
- Recon Bumblebee is a redeco of the regular Legends-class Bumblebee, featuring new details such as different stripes, a pattern on his doors and an Autobot insignia on his hood.
- Stealth Bumblebee (Legends, December 2009)
- TakaraTomy's Stealth Bumblebee (ステルスバンブルビー) was available exclusively with standard Revenge of the Fallen DVDs purchased at various stores in Japan. It uses the same paint layout as the normal Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee, but with its colors inverted.
- Bumblebee Clear Version (Legends, December 2009)
- Bumblebee Clear Version (バンブルビークリアＶｅｒ.) is made partly from translucent yellow plastic, but uses the same opaque black plastic and paint applications as the first mass-retail Bumblebee, and with the painted vehicle front bumper used from the other releases of the mold. He is only available with Revenge of the Fallen DVDs purchased at Tsutaya stores in Japan, and only comes with the transforming Bumblebee DVD-case version.
- Stealth Bumblebee (Legends, 2010)
- Stealth Bumblebee is another redeco that inverts Bumblebee's colors, giving him yellow stripes on a black body. Unlike TakaraTomy's Stealth Bumblebee, however, it uses a new paint operation layout, different from the original Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee.
- Bumblebee Lamé Yellow Ver. (Legends, 2010)
- ID number: EZ-23
- Bumblebee Lamé Yellow Ver. (バンブルビー ラメイエロー Ver.) was only available blindpacked as part of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Vol. 3. It is cast in a metallic lamé yellow color.
- The toy had a preliminary name: Bumblebee Tokubetsu Color (バンブルビー特別カラー, "Bumblebee Special Color").
- Bumblebee vs Shadow Striker (Legends two-pack, 2010)
- The Bumblebee mold was given new paint applications for this two-pack with Shadow Striker, such as cyberglyphics on his doors. The two-pack was exclusive to Target stores and eligible for the "N.E.S.T. Global Alliance" promotion.
Deluxe Class toys
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- Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: RA-03
- Accessories: Pulse Missile
- Released as part of a "preview" wave of the Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class assortment alongside Soundwave, Bumblebee is a relatively major retool of the Camaro Concept Bumblebee mold, feature a new vehicle front end, hood and wheels to reflect the changes to the prop vehicle used in the movie; and in robot mode has a new, more accurate head sculpt... that just so happens to have some very creepy painted eyes but still, it's accurate nonetheless. Also, the paint on the door knobs, the gas lid, and the sculpted "Camaro" is omitted.
- His right arm has also been replaced by an all-new sculpt which substitutes the hand and the hand-held converting plasma cannon/blade weapon from the previous version for a built-in plasma cannon with a spring-loaded firing gimmick for the included missile. If one wishes to use the normal right arm, one must pop off the plasma cannon arm and replace it with the normal forearm from the Screen Battles figure (the only one with the accurate gray color), though the window must be replaced with the same translucent blue piece by unscrewing it.
- The instructions still depict him having the head from the 2007 Concept Camaro mold. Both the prototype and stock photos do not have his waist armor rotated into position in robot mode, while the later stock photo does not show the chest pieces being folded up. Due to the omission of the converting Plasma Cannon that holds the rear windows in position, the pieces may not align properly if the lower thighs/vehicle rear is not transformed properly during the robot-to-vehicle conversion.
- The initial production run included a missile that was slightly too long for the slot inside the arm, so it either has to be slightly cut down to fit or the cannon must be swiveled outwards to accommodate the missile. This was fixed by a running change that saw the missile slightly shortened.<ref name="missile1">Seibertron.com gallery of Revenge of the Fallen "Preview" Bumblebee, depicting the early version with a slightly too long missile.</ref><ref name="missile2">BWTF review of Revenge of the Fallen "Preview" Bumblebee, depicting the later version with a missile that fits in without a problem.</ref><ref name="missile3">Autobase Aichi gallery of Revenge of the Fallen "Preview" Bumblebee, featuring a comparison of both versions of the missile.</ref> The corrected version was also released in other markets such as Japan and Europe. Also, instead of having movie accurate gray colored "toe" sections on his feet like the later 2007 figures, his toes are painted yellow ...on top of yellow plastic. Oookay...
- Cannon Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: RA-14
- Known designers: Alex Kubalsky (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- This heavy retool of Bumblebee changes the entire upper half of the robot mode, and thus half of the car, to newly designed parts (essentially, only the legs are recycled from Movie Concept Camaro Bumblebee and the previous Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee; everything else is an entirely new sculpt), including more articulated arms with open palms, less obstructive vehicle kibble, a differently transforming chest, and two flip-out (non-firing) missile launcher racks behind his head. Interestingly, his arms can be detached and easily popped onto the original mold, resulting in a more show-accurate robot mode, though this sacrifices transformation. This extensive retooling results in a car interior with seats and a crude dashboard, but the windows are so opaque that these new details can't easily be seen. A variant with clear blue windows was released in later shipments.<ref name="cannonbee">Comparison between both versions of Revenge of the Fallen Cannon Bumblebee.</ref>
- His "heels" are assembled backwards, which keeps them from being folded up against the back of the shins. Disappointingly, his chest cannot deform like the previous releases of this mold (or his Fast Action Battler).
- Alliance Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: RA-27
- Accessories: Pulse Missile
- Alliance Bumblebee is a redeco of the Revenge of the Fallen Preview Bumblebee. He now has several black thick black stripes across the hood and roof, stripes and NEST logos across the doors and side fender panels. He also has black arms, legs, and torso to match this new color scheme, instead of the more accurate grey colors seen in the previous release and Cannon Bumblebee. The yellow shoulder pieces are now pinned in place.
- Battlefield Bumblebee Vs. Infiltration Soundwave NEST set (Deluxe 2-pack, 2009)
- A minor redeco and retool Cannon Bumblebee that replaces the head sculpt with the much smaller battle mask head previously used by Stealth Bumblebee and Premium Bumblebee from the 2007 movie line. The base plastic colors and matching paint colors are virtually identical to those of Cannon Bumblebee, as are the paint masks for the most part. Aside from the head, the only differences are different paint choices in the abdominal section (the license plate, the sculpted cylinders above the license plate and the crotch plate below the gas cap), the front sides of the shoulder cannons (painted black on Cannon Bumblebee, painted red on Battlefield Bumblebee) and a different size and placement for the tampographed Autobot logo (on the side of Cannon Bumblebee's left shoulder cannon panel, on the front end of Battlefield Bumblebee's vehicle mode hood/robot mode chest).
- Battlefield Bumblebee was only available in a two-pack with a redecoed Soundwave, named "Infiltration Soundwave". The North American version of the two-pack also included a "Mission Guide" catalog and ordering form for the mail-in exclusive Recon Ravage, a "starter sticker" for said ordering form, and a "N.E.S.T. Global Alliance" iron-on patch. Two additional stickers from specially-marked NEST Global Alliance products and $4.95 shipping are required for the promotion. International versions of the two-pack were only available without all these extras, while Recon Ravage was available in several other markets as a retailer exclusive.
- Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (Two-pack, 2010)
- An unchanged version of Movie Deluxe-Class "Premium Series" Bumblebee was released in a two-pack, alongside an unchanged version of Revenge of the Fallen Voyager-Class Optimus Prime. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Malaysia and was apparently also sold in Indonesia and India.
- As for the Bumblebee figure, he features pinned shoulder panels used for the Alliance Bumblebee release above. It was unclear if he retains the original metallic paint job from the Premium Series figure.
- Like his pack-in mate Optimus Prime, a near-identical knockoff of the 2-pack has been making the rounds since the 2-pack's release, with Bumblebee being the dead giveaway, as he comes with additional yellow paint on the lower "jaws", the uneven gray (and the forehead's red) paint on the helmet, and unpinned shoulder panels. The forearm's sculpted parts seem to be a little thinner than the original's.
Human Alliance
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- Bumblebee / Sam Witwicky (Human Alliance, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: RA-21
- Accessories: 2 Missiles
- Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Human Alliance Bumblebee comes with a posable figure of Sam Witwicky that can fit inside in Bumblebee's vehicle mode (plugging into his seat via a small hole in his back) and drive him. In robot mode, Bumblebee's vehicle mode seats end up on his arms, and Sam can sit in either of them; the seat on Bumblebee's right has a headrest that can fold down to look slightly less conspicuous in robot mode, while the seat on Bumblebee's left arm features a pair of cannons which flip over Sam's shoulders, offering him some offensive hardware to protect his rather precarious position. These cannons can also be flipped down further to form some over-the-shoulder restraints. Sam can also stand on a platform that flips out from the small of Bumblebee's back (again, via peg-holes on his feet), manning a small non-firing cannon that flips out over Bumblebee's right shoulder. Finally, Bumblebee's left palm also contains a peg, meaning Sam can securely stand or sit in his big buddy's hand. Bumblebee himself features a spring-loaded cannon for his right arm, which can fire the two missiles the figure comes with, a flip-out double-barreled silver cannon that points over his head, and a functional flip-down battle mask. Much like the rest of his Human Alliance brethren, Bumblebee is roughly the same size as an Alternators toy, being slightly taller than Alternators Mirage in robot mode.
Modders, vindicated by the prototype. - There is a significant misassembly issue with Bumblebee: according to TakaraTomy's images of the resin prototype as well as Bumblebee's CG design, the retail toy's legs are on the wrong sides of his body, so the details on his legs are inverted. Since the instructions reflect this assembly, it's possible that this was done on purpose because, with the toy in its originally intended assembly, the waist section could be rather difficult to transform for children. The toy's originally intended assembly can still be easily achieved by disassembling his crotch and reassembling the legs backwards. Once this is complete, Bumblebee will look the way he was intended to look while adding some minor extra steps during transformation.
- Bumblebee is also available in smaller & compact packaging, released exclusively in Asian and Australian markets.<ref>The Asia/Australia exclusive compact packaging variant, taken from a Hobby shop in Asia</ref>
- As with the rest of the Human Alliance figures, Bumblebee is a frequent victim of being counterfeited.
Ultimate
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- Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged (Ultimate, 2009)
- Revenge of the Fallen's Ultimate Bumblebee is a retool of the 2007 version, with new rims, hood, front fenders. He also features a new, more accurate head sculpt with a battle mask. This time, his sound chip plays Stan Bush's "The Touch".
Fast Action Battlers
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- Pulse Blast Bumblebee (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
- Accessories: Plasma Bolt
- Pulse Blast Bumblebee is a retool of 2007's Plasma Punch Bumblebee, with updated vehicle mode parts to reflect the changes in the prop Camaro vehicle, along with a new, more accurate head sculpt. Like the 2007's Plasma Punch photo, stock photographs by Hasbro neglect to tilt the car front fender panels.
- Sand Attack Bumblebee (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
- Accessories: Plasma Bolt
- Sand Attack Bumblebee is a redeco of Plasma Punch Bumblebee, not using the retooled parts of Pulse Blast Bumblebee. The deco itself consists of a sand-blasted-like camouflage pattern, or alternatively, a sand-worn appearance. The stock photography finally shows the front fenders tilted correctly.
Gravity Bots
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- Bumblebee (Gravity Bot, 2009)
- TakaraTomy ID number: GB-02
- Known designers: Alex Androski (deco artist){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Plonk him down. Lift him up. Plonk him down. Lift him up. This addictive toy transforms automatically when stood up (vehicle to robot), or placed on his back (robot to vehicle). A switch underneath his feet or his car mode releases the transformation — so the toy can be played with in relatively stable modes if held in the air, or just rolling along the ground.
- Because gravity is the powering force in the transformation there's no motors to wear out or batteries to use up when playing with the toy. Which is good, because you will be transforming him no less than nine million times.
- Bumblebee features dumpy proportions and low movie accuracy (no door wings here), forced upon the toy to accommodate the Gravity Bots transformation gimmick. His robot mode has no articulation, not even head. But at least he has big feet! Or legs... or whatever the heck they are. Stump? At least he has a big stump.
- Bolt Bumblebee (Gravity Bot, 2009)
- Known designers: Alex Androski (deco artist){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- A redeco of Gravity Bots Bumblebee in a predominantly black colour scheme that recalls 2008's Stealth Bumblebee redeco of the Deluxe class Bumblebee toy.
Battle Chargers
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- Bumblebee (Battle Charger, 2009)
- Part of the Robot Powered Machines subline, Battle Charger Bumblebee is a super-deformed Concept Camaro with a pull-back motor. When pulled back and let go, the car's roof flips open and Bumblebee's equally cutesified robot mode pops out.
- Stealth Bumblebee (Battle Charger, 2009)
- A redeco of Battle Charger Bumblebee in yellow-on-black. Again.
Robot Replicas
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- Bumblebee (Robot Replicas, 2009)
- Revenge of the Fallen Robot Replica Bumblebee is an all-new sculpt with (arguably) better proportions and more sculpted detail than first movie Robot Replica Bumblebee. ("Arguably" because he has a tiny head.) Unlike the first movie Robot Replica Bumblebee, he comes with a permanent cannon arm without a replacement hand arm. His license plate is also considerably smaller than that of the first movie Robot Replica Bumblebee and features no detail aside from a red line evocative of a California license plate.
- Bizarrely, his chest still features detail from the front end of the first movie Bumblebee's Concept (standard model) Camaro alternate mode (notably the fog lights) as compared to the ZL1 model's front end used for most Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee toys.
Transformers (2010)
[edit]Legends Class toys
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- Cyberfire Bumblebee (Legends, 2010)
- This redeco of Legends class Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee features a paint deco inspired by Transformers Animated Bumblebee.
Deluxe Class toys
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- Battle Blade Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2010)
- TakaraTomy ID number: AA-02
- This entirely new Deluxe Class Bumblebee figure for the 2010 Transformers toy line features a much more accurate and articulated sculpt in robot mode compared to previous versions of Deluxe class Camaro Concept Bumblebee, with the transformation scheme taking many cues from Revenge of the Fallen Human Alliance Bumblebee, scaled down to Deluxe size, while using an Automorph design for the leg transformation directly based on the original Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee. Despite the very similar looks, Battle Blade Bumblebee uses no parts from previous toys; everything about him is an entirely new sculpt. Due to his robot mode height, he stands nearly taller than Battle Blade Optimus Prime.
- His right hand can be switched out for his cannon by opening the arm guard, flipping out the cannon barrel, folding away the right hand and folding the cannon over to the wrist. Due to how the parts were distributed on the plastic sprues during production, the cannon barrel is yellow rather than grey. The left arm-guard has a flip-out axe made of translucent blue plastic, representing the axe weapon Bumblebee uses in the Revenge of the Fallen video games, which itself may have been based upon the electrical stinger that was once considered as a melee weapon for Bumblebee in the first movie. The axe is spring-loaded, activated by a button on his arm-guard. This version of Movie Bumblebee also features a flip-down battle mask, very similar to Human Alliance Bumblebee. In other words, pure premium awesome-sauce.
- His head has a tendency to pop off during transformation. The space at the front of the collar would give him just enough clearance to pass his head through... if it was not for the small plastic flap (the one with the Autobot symbol) on his chest, which tends to push and squeeze the head out enough that the tension causes the head to pop and fly out from his ball-jointed neck.
- Stock photos show that the axe was originally made in such a way that the blade was mounted on a rod and could be rotated downwards, but this was changed entirely for unknown reasons (possibly fragility). As a result, the blade is mounted upside-down.
- The Japanese Autobot Alliance release features marginally darker yellow plastic and paint.
- Special Edition Battle Blade Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2010)
- As part of their "Transformers 'Fan of the Year' Competition" at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK) material-entertainment fair 2010, Hasbro Hong Kong offered a one-of-a-kind vacuum metallized Battle Blade Bumblebee for whomever happened to spend the most money purchasing Transformers products at Hasbro's booth over the course of the fair. The figure is presented in a wood and perspex display case.
- Crash Landing Attack (Target exclusive 2-pack, 2010)
- Accessories: Pulse Missile
- A redeco of the first Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe class Bumblebee, this version is fluorescent yellow and blue, possibly as an homage to Generation 1 Bumblebee's colors in the old comics by Marvel (due to the limited color palette Nelson Yomtov was working with). The car doors and hood feature a new deco of overlaid black and silver streaks, as well as a solid black stripe down the middle with a large silver Autobot symbol at the front. It is packaged with a redeco of Thrust.
- Bombing Run Battle (Walmart Exclusive 2-pack, 2010)
- A redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Cannon Bumblebee in a brighter yellow with dark pine green replacing the former toy's metallic teal. The windows are cast in transparent green plastic with green trim and the outsides of his arms are also painted green. Additionally, there is a green stripe running across and between the fenders on each side with green accents on the face and helmet as well. The face has been painted silver and lacks the pupils of the previous deco. His thumbs are now black and the tailpipes have been painted gunmetal. The tiny Autobot symbol by the driver's side door has been replaced with a larger white one on the right rear window. He came packaged with a Legends Grindor redeco.
- Rampage Among The Ruins (Toys"R"Us Exclusive 3-pack, 2010)
- Essentially a redeco of "Bombing Run Battle" Bumblebee (using the same shade of yellow plastic) but using the head of the Battlefield Bumblebee. All of the green parts have been replaced with a chocolate brown (including the tires), with brown stripes over his eyes which run across the top of his battle helmet. The thumbs and insides of his upper arms are also painted brown. The windows are clear and un-tinted. He has a brown "wash" over his lower arms and on his doors to simulate caked on dirt or mud. There are also silver "scratches" on both doors as well as the driver's side of the hood. He has a tiny black-on-white Autobot symbol on his lower abdomen. Unlike previous versions of this mold, the rear lights, tailpipes, and lower front headlights are unpainted.
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Human Alliance
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- Bumblebee w/ Sam Witwicky (Human Alliance, 2010)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- An unchanged rerelease of the first Human Alliance Bumblebee in new gold Transformers packaging. The (puny, compared to its original version) Sam figurine now sports a white shirt reflecting his outfit from the final act of Revenge of the Fallen, as well as a teeny-tiny head.
Battle Ops
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- Battle Ops Bumblebee (2010)
- Battle Ops Bumblebee is a larger than contemporary Leader class figures and features both "guardian" and "warrior" robot modes, which changes weapons and sound effects. His head has a flip down battle mask and his right arm converts into a plasma cannon automatically when his arm is raised. The cannon arm has limited articulation due to the gimmick, but features a small translucent blue hand which telescopes out of the cannon when not in use. He also is armed with two non-firing light-up shoulder/hood missile launchers which can be deployed in either mode, though not mentioned in the instructions, the missile launchers can be collapsed on the back in robot mode. Also, you have to remove the plastic ring attached on the right cannon hand before you use the toy.
- As revealed at the Hasbro designers panel at BotCon 2010, an easter egg is hidden in Battle Ops Bumblebee's electronics: when in vehicle mode, pressing down on the front left end of the vehicle (or pushing the front left wheel up) thrice will play the first verse of the original Transformers theme song, and three subsequent presses will play the second verse. Unfortunately, it only repeats the first two verses.
- Battle Ops Bumblebee (2010)
- A Costco-exclusive redeco of the Bumblebee figure above, this release is advertised as having a "Limited Edition metallic finish!", being cast in gray plastic and painted over in metallic gold, and with his hand being cast in colorless clear plastic, making him very similar to his Masterpiece figure. Additionally, the tip of his cannon is chromed. He comes with two "Great Value" toys: an unchanged Legends-Class Mudflap figure and a "Premium" vacuum-metallized gold redeco of Bumblebee's own Revenge of the Fallen Legends-Class figure.
- Canada received both English and French versions of this release - bizarrely, the French release is available in places outside Quebec such as Vancouver and even Alberta.
Activators
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- Bumblebee (Activator, 2010)
- Known designers: Lenny Panzica (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Activators Bumblebee is a small and simple toy with cutesified proportions. By pressing a button on his vehicle mode roof, he autotransforms into robot mode. Due to his transformation scheme, Activators Bumblebee is sort of a shellformer, as the Camaro parts hanged on his lower leg, forearms, and on the back.
- Rally Rumble Bumblebee (Activator, 2010)
- A redeco of Activators Bumblebee with a black hood and rally-themed markings. His yellow plastic is distinctly... yellower than his usual orangey yellow color.
Masterpiece Movie Series
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- Bumblebee (December 25, 2010)
- Movie: Revenge of the Fallen<ref>Not outright stated on the box, but the box design behind the front flap is made to look like the Revenge of the Fallen toyline packaging.</ref>
- ID number: MPM-2
- Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Masterpiece: Movie Series Bumblebee is a redeco of Battle Ops Bumblebee. Unlike the Hasbro version, he features a very extensive paint job, including chromed rims, and features no yellow plastic despite his appearance. Instead, all of his yellow parts are painted over gray plastic to make it as movie-accurate as possible. Among other notable plastic color changes, the TakaraTomy version features a clear colorless right hand (instead of translucent blue). The Hong Kong release of the toy features a shiny metallic gold finish instead.
- The box flap features the quote "Angels will rain down like visitors from heaven!" from the first movie.
- Bumblebee (2017)
- Movie: Transformers<ref>The packaging actually features a "10 Years" logo, in reference to the anniversary of the first film.</ref>
- ID number: MPM-3
- TakaraTomy release date: July 29, 2017
- Accessories: Removable "Stinger Blaster"
- After 7 years, this Masterpiece Movie Series Bumblebee is a brand-new Masterpiece mold, based upon his body from the first live-action film. Does it convert? Does it ever!
- As usual, he transforms from a roughly Voyager-sized robot that scales with the Generation 1 Masterpiece Autobot Cars. He, however, does NOT turn into a Concept Camaro seen in the first live-action movie, but rather the production model 2010 Camaro SS. His yellow is also inaccurate: The MPM is casted in Rally Yellow, and not the PBC-30 Sunrise that is used in the film. The latter inaccuracy is possibly due to licensing restrictions, as PBC-30 is not a factory option. His right hand can be replaced with a Stinger Blaster, which can be stored in the vehicle mode. He also features die-cast parts on his bottom legs & his feet.
- Some units feature misassembled waist tabs. Although stock photos shows his tire rims being painted silver, the actual product has tire rims painted in Chevy’s Midnight Silver, which was used as an optional paint for the 2010's Camaros.
- The Japanese release omits the paint applications on the eyes to allow for light piping, and it features a less dark shading on the blaster weapon. As with most TakaraTomy toys, It also uses black screws over unpainted screws.
- In the United States, Canada, Australia, and Hasbro's Asian markets, Masterpiece Movie Series Bumblebee was exclusively available from Toys"R"Us, as was TakaraTomy's Japanese release. He was also initially released in the Transformers Atrium Fair in Takashimaya B2 Atrium located at Singapore, limited to 300 pieces. In Spain, meanwhile, he saw a wider release, being at least available via the Spanish subsidiaries of Amazon and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if he was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Greece, he was officially available via at least one toy store chain, aptly named simply "Toys-Shop", but again might have been available online only.
- Bumblebee (2018/2020)
- Movie: Bumblebee
- ID number: MPM-7
- TakaraTomy release date: October 27, 2018
- Accessories: Removable "Battle Mask", "Stinger Blaster", "Stinger Sword"
- Known designers: Yūya Ōnishi (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- This new iteration of Masterpiece Movie Series Bumblebee is based on his appearance in the titular film (though with the outdated design such as the door-wing kibble) and as such transforms into a Volkswagen Beetle.
- For accessories, he comes with a battle mask that fits over his head, and Stinger Blaster and Sword alternate arms replacing the hands and part of the forearms. The unused arm parts and the battle mask can be stored on the robot's back. As an additional gimmick, the headlights on his chest can be lifted up to reveal missile racks.
- In the United States, he was available only on Amazon. He later saw re-release as a Target exclusive, coinciding with Buzzworthy Bumblebee (though not branded as part of it).
EZ Collection Real
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- Released as part of The blindpacked EZ Collection Real by TakaraTomy's "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S", this Bumblebee is a redeco of the Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class figure. Unlike the stock photo, the Autobot insignia on his right leg is omitted. Like all land-based vehicles in this line, He features an extra paint applications on the wheels rims, which is only seen in the stock photo compared to the final product, which is left bare due to being molded with unpaintable plastic.
- Like his EZ Collection Real brethren, Bumblebee comes with two different variants: The "Real Color" features a flat shade on the plastic colors and paint, while the "Metallic Color" features metallic paint and plastic instead.
Dark of the Moon
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- Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
- Series / Number: 1 / 001
- TakaraTomy ID number: CV08
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro), Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the first wave of Dark of the Moon Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Bumblebee is an all-new mold that takes basic design cues from the Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee, but generally improves upon them by being more accurate in robot mode. His right hand is sculpted as his Plasma Cannon, while his left hand has the ability to hold onto Cyberverse 3mm post weapons and interact with Cyberverse playsets.
- The final toy differs from promotional photos by being cast in a different color of plastic similar to previous releases of the Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class sculpt, while the promotional photos depict him in a lighter hue of yellow. Amusingly, this has already happened before and in almost the exact same way. History tends to repeat itself, folks.
- This mold was also used to make other versions of Bumblebee (see below).
- Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro), Hisao Nishimoto (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the first wave of Dark of the Moon Cyberverse Action Sets, this slightly redecoed version of DOTM Cyberverse Legion Class Bumblebee cast in a non-metallic, more orange-ish shade of yellow plastic, now with NEST markings on his doors and nothing in particular on his roof. Bumblebee comes in a set with the Mobile Battle Bunker, as well as a jetpack with hinged wings which can clip onto Bumblebee's back in robot mode.
- Like the other action sets, this set's packaging includes a cardboard display backdrop. This time, it is of an industrial area, with a power plant of some sort in the background, with storage tanks to the sides. Oh, and there's fire and explosions everywhere.
- Bumblebee / Starscream (Cyberverse 4-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: Two-piece rifle
- Exclusive to Toys"R"Us's Mission Earth series, this four pack contains two Bumblebee and two Starscream Cyberverse Legion toys. Cybertronian Bumblebee is a redeco of Universe Legends Class Bumblebee, done up in live-action movie Bumblebee-style colors, while the other Bumblebee is a paint-heavy redeco of Bolt Bumblebee (see below), partially cast in translucent plastic and painted with a grid pattern to simulate a trans-scan effect. This Bumblebee also comes with a redecoed version of Machine Wars Skywarp's gun, which can be held in his newly retooled right hand. (This weapon is also depicted on Starscream's side of the instructions, confusing matters of ownership a bit.)
- Care must be taken while rolling Cybertronian Bumblebee's vehicle: pushing down while moving the vehicle forward can chip the paint underneath the hip section.
- The Bumblebees come packed with a retool of Transformers Legends Class Starscream and a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Starscream.
- An early name for this set was "Cyberverse Evolution", which is still used by some websites (including the Australian and United Kingdom Toys"R"Us sites), but that name does not appear anywhere on the packaging.
- The stock photo used for the packaging (which depicts a hand-painted prototype) shows him lacking the retooled hand. The other stock photo (see the image to the right), which depicts a pre-production sample, does show the retooled hand, but has the weapon's handle plugged into a conveniently fitting slot on his other arm for whatever reason.
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- Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus (Cyberverse 3-pack, 2011)
- Available exclusively at Walmart in a three pack with Soundwave and Rodimus, this gold and silver Cyberverse Bumblebee is a redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Legends class Bumblebee, and lacks the newly tooled hand of the Target-exclusive Cyberverse Bumblebee and 011 Bumblebee (see below).
- This three-pack was also available as an Asda exclusive in the United Kingdom and from Rossmann stores in Germany and Auchan stores in Hungary and Italy. Of note is that the European packaging does not market Rodimus as a "bonus figure" (presumably so stores can charge full price for three toys), and his window lacks the yellow edges highlighting him as a special feature, despite still being separated from Bumblebee and Soundwave, who share a common window like in the US version. Despite this, Rodimus still doesn't get a mention on the back of the packaging, which only features a one-sentence "bio" about Bumblebee planning to bring down Soundwave in twelve different languages.
- All versions of the packaging also lack any logos that label the toys as Cyberverse products.
- Bumblebee/Bolt Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
- Series / Number: 1 / 011
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the second wave of Dark of the Moon Cyberverse Legion Class toys, (Bolt) Bumblebee is a retool of the Revenge of the Fallen Legends class Bumblebee with a new right hand that enables him to hold Cyberverse accessories and interact with Cyberverse playsets.
- Whereas the stock photos depicted on the back of his packaging (which feature a hand-painted prototype) correctly show him with only a Cyberverse-compatible right hand and an unchanged left hand, the other set of stock photos (which feature a pre-production sample) depicts him with two retooled hands. Whereas the version with the new right hand was redecoed for several store-exclusive multi-packs, no version available in stores has featured the new left hand thus far.
- Although the toy is listed as "Bolt Bumblebee" on the official Hasbro website, the United States version and early releases of the European version simply use the name "Bumblebee" everywhere on the packaging, and the "Bolt" prefix was apparently only added as a running change for later shipments of the European version.
- Bumblebee vs Megatron (Cyberverse 2-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: Two-piece blaster
- Exclusive to Target, this Cyberverse Bumblebee is a redeco of Bolt Bumblebee. His right new hand enables him to hold his accompanying blaster (which originates from Machine Wars Prowl/Mirage). Bumblebee comes packed with a Generation 1 Motormaster-inspired redeco of Cyberverse Commander Megatron.
- The stock photo on the back of the packaging shows him as mirrored, and thus depicts him with a retooled left hand, as well as flipped connecting pegs on his legs.
- This set also sold in Turkey as a [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Carrefour|{{#if:||Carrefour}}]] exclusive.
- Bumblebee Cyberverse Version (TV-Kun magazine exclusive Cyberverse variant, September 2011)
- Bundled exclusively with the September 2011 edition of TV-Kun magazine, the redundantly-named "Bumblebee Cyberverse Version" is a translucent yellow and opaque black redeco of Bolt Bumblebee. Possessing minimal paint operations, the toy instead includes a sticker-sheet for the stripes, window tinting, and Autobot symbol.
- Bumblebee/Stealth Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
- Series / Number: 1 / 015
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the third wave of Dark of the Moon Cyberverse Legion Class toys, this toy is a black redeco of his Dark of the Moon mold. His deco consists of the first two-thirds of his vehicle being cast in black, with painted yellow stripes on the hood and sides, and the rear third of his vehicle being an unpainted metallic yellow, giving the appearance of the stripes extending out from the back. His headlights and most of his windshields are painted a metallic blue, his crotch is painted silver, and he has a gold Autobot insignia on the tip of his hood.
- The yellow paint operations on the black plastic parts and the shade of yellow used for the unpainted yellow plastic parts clash so much that even Ben Yee, who is usually very generous with his toy reviews, rated this redeco as sub-par.<ref name="stealthyee">BWTF review of Cyberverse Legion Class "Black" Bumblebee</ref>
- While this toy is listed as Stealth Bumblebee on the Hasbro website and named as such on the European packaging, the "Stealth" prefix did not appear on the American packaging for some time. A running change remedied this, adding the prefix to the American packaging in later runs.
- Cybertronian Warriors Pack (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: jetpack, turret, missile
- Commemorating a hilarious and probably very expensive moment of stupidity on the Dark of the Moon set wherein a [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Metropolitan Police Department|{{#if:Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department|Metropolitan Police Department}}]] SUV was hit by a Bumblebee stunt car during filming, Bumblebee is a redeco of his Action Set toy (which uses his first Dark of the Moon Legion-Class figure) and is painted to hilariously have damage in the front of his vehicle mode. His Mobile Battle Bunker has been redecoed to be gray and had the jetpack slightly retooled.
- He was packaged in a Toys"R"Us-exclusive multi-pack with redecoed versions of Ironhide, Crankcase (in a deco based on the aforementioned police SUV), and Barricade. With matching paint jobs (the dark grayish black and bronze are near perfect matches), it appears as if the Bunker was intended to go with the included Ironhide more so than the included Bumblebee.
- Ultimate Gift Set (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
- Yet another "stealth"-themed redeco of his Dark of the Moon Bumblebee mold, he features a reversed yellow and black deco on the robot chest/car hood-windows combination with the chest featuring a new deco pattern, the door kibble on his arms are now painted entirely yellow, and additional black paint applications on the legs/vehicle back.
- He comes in a Walmart-exclusive 5-pack with redecos of Optimus Prime, Powerglide, Sideswipe, and Crowbar.
Deluxe Class toys
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- Bumblebee (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Part of the first wave of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class figures, Bumblebee transforms into a customized 2011 Camaro Concept. Bumblebee comes with a MechTech weapon which is a "Blaster" weapon, which opens up into a larger "Plasma Cannon" when its lever is pulled, but it springs back into its original position once the lever is released. The MechTech weapon can be held in his hands, attach via 5mm pegholes/MechTech ports on his forearms, or plug in a "concealed" 5mm peg hole on the vehicle mode's roof. Two extraneous 5mm peg holes are also located on his vehicle mode hood flap and can be flipped up and used in robot mode to shoulder-mount weapons beside his head. Additionally, C joint bars are sculpted into Bumblebee's forearms. His pair of hands features poseable fingers (albeit 4+1), and it can be formed into a 5mm compatible hand if adjusted properly.
- Bumblebee can form a semi-Stealth Force configuration by lifting up the rear half of his roof, exposing concealed cannons sculpted in translucent blue plastic. Also of note in vehicle mode is the sculpted Camaro SS badging near the doors, which doesn't appear on any other Dark of the Moon Bumblebee toy or the prop vehicles used for filming.
- Just like his CG robot model, his package art depicts his racing stripes being pinstripe-bordered despite his toy no longer having it. Whoops.
- Bumblebee is currently being sold in Universal theme parks in new packaging based on the ride. He is advertised as a Universal Studios Exclusive, despite having no visible changes from his original widespread release. This mold was also used to make Movie The Best Laserbeak.
- Bumblebee & MechTech Holder (MechTech Deluxe, May 14, 2011)
- ID number: DA05
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- The Japanese release of Dark of the Moon Bumblebee is packed with a "MechTech Holder", a device for storing the MechTech Wars collectible cards included with every Japanese Dark Side Moon mainline toy. Both Bumblebee and the MechTech Holder are packed into a Voyager class-sized box, with an accompanying increase in retail price. Obviously, he comes with his own MechTech Wars character card and transparent MechTech weapon card.
- Also known as Special Edition Bumblebee, this is a silver vacuum metallized version of Dark of the Moon MechTech Deluxe Bumblebee, presented in a perspex case.
- These toys were available as the Lucky Draw prize for the Transformers Midnight Madness event at major Toys"R"Us stores in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand between May 13 and May 14, 2011. One was also offered as a raffle prize, along with two Jetwing Optimus Prime and two Ultimate Optimus Prime toys, on the final Dark of the Moon toy launch event in Robinson's Galleria in the Philippines between July 9 and 10.
- Nitro Bumblebee (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
- TakaraTomy ID number: DA18
- Accessories: MechTech Cybertronian Boost Engine/Plasma Cannon
- Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Available in the third wave of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class figures, Nitro Bumblebee features booster engines, armor plating and other Stealth Force-like design elements sculpted onto his vehicle mode. Like the Leader Class toy, he features sculpted (but unpainted) "900 STRA" license plates in both modes, making it the first time the license plate used for the car props from all three movies is used for a Deluxe Class toy.
- He comes with a MechTech Boost Engine, which converts into a Plasma Cannon when the lever is pulled, and although it is similar in function and appearance to Skids's MechTech blaster, it is a new mold. He features five MechTech ports in vehicle mode: one on the hood, two of the roof and two behind his rear wheels. In robot mode, both of his arms have one MechTech port each, and the ports from vehicle mode can still be used.
- Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: Plasma Cannon
- This Walmart-exclusive Bumblebee (also sold at Sainsbury's stores in the United Kingdom) is a redeco of the 2007 Transformers Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee, with the standard production model Chevrolet Camaro front end as compared to the Revenge of the Fallen ZL1 version and the first reuse of the 2007 mold, both hands and the hand-held plasma cannon/energy blade weapon. However, he does have the retooled shoulder panels that are held in place with screws (first introduced with Revenge of the Fallen Alliance Bumblebee).
- Bumblebee features many different Transformers insignias from across different continuities, namely; Generation 1 Prehistory Autobot, Armada Mini-Con, Animated Sumdac Systems, Playschool Go-Bot, S.T.A.R.S., "FLY Ω SUPREME", "Black Rock", "Maccadam's", the Beast Machines Dinobots Symbol, and the number 84, all in addition to his live-action movie Autobot insignia.
- The stock photos on the back of his packaging are quite strange, depicting a significantly different deco, with the primary color for his vehicle mode gradually fading from yellow to red towards the bottom, and parts of his abdomen sporting the same red color. In addition, his handheld weapon's blade sports a clear blue color. The final toy, by contrast, features no red at all, and his blade is cast in clear black plastic. Furthermore, the stock photos depict his eyes as bright blue, whereas the final toy's eyes are painted black. On top of that, the stock photos contradict each other, with the photo of his robot mode depicting clear blue windows, whereas the photo of his vehicle mode depicts opaque black windows.
- Autobot Daredevil Squad (Multi-pack, 2011)
- Exclusive to Kmart stores in the USA (and to Canadian Tire stores in Canada), the Autobot Daredevil Squad Bumblebee is another redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Cannon Bumblebee as part of, for some reason, the Human Alliance play pattern. The packaging puts emphasis on Backfire's "handheld cannon" mode, which this particular Bumblebee isn't really designed to hold.
- He comes packaged with a redeco of Human Alliance Sam Witwicky, a redeco of Backfire, and an Autobot Alliance patch.
- Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2011)
- Released as part of Target's exclusive range of Deluxe class redecoes, this version of Cannon Bumblebee has had all of his yellow plastic cast in a translucent yellow, and is covered in opaque yellow Cyberglyphics.
- As with the other Target exclusive "Cyberglyph" redecos (Space Case, Arcee and Autobot Jazz), he comes with a comic book by IDW Publishing, Transformers: Bumblebee.
- He was also made available in Canada as a Zellers exclusive, in New Zealand as a Farmers exclusive (both in English-only US-style packaging minus the "only at Target" sticker), in the United Kingdom as a Tesco exclusive, and in Germany as a Müller exclusive (both in typical multilingual European packaging including a multilingual comic).
- His package art has the same error as his first Dark of the Moon Deluxe figure, namely his racing stripes being depicted as pinstripe-bordered despite this toy lacking it. Whoops again.
- Cyberfire Bumblebee (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
- TakaraTomy ID number:
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- A redeco of Dark of the Moon Deluxe-class Bumblebee, he is now black with yellow detailing and features electricity patterns on his car body. His clear parts are now a reddish orange. His blaster is unchanged.
- Interestingly, while his package art correctly depicts his deco applied to his body, (complete with his evil-looking red-orange eyes) the deco seems to be incorrectly applied to his Nitro Bumblebee head.
- His distinctly, well, evil look led to fans frequently referring to him as "Murderbee".
- Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: Pulse Missile
- Known designers: Sam Smith (Hasbro){{#if: Mark Maher (deco artist)|, Mark Maher (deco artist)}}
- This redeco of Deluxe class Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee is exclusive to Toys"R"Us' Mission Earth: The Scan Series, to represent him trans-scanning his vehicle mode. As such, nearly all of his vehicle mode parts (and thus, most of his robot mode) are cast in translucent clear plastic, with the rear of his vehicle mode being left unpainted, the middle having painted scan lines, and the front having a heavy amount of paint operations in order to cover the clear plastic.
- Tritanium Bumblebee (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- This gold vacuum metallized version of MechTech Deluxe Class Dark of the Moon Bumblebee was Prize A in TakaraTomy's Dark of the Moon Lucky Draw campaign. The campaign began on May 14 2011, and one could have entered by entering two barcode numbers from MechTech character cards (packed with Japanese Dark of the Moon figures) into the TakaraTomy Transformers website. This toy was limited to 10 pieces. The toy also comes with a congratulations note with an adorably drawn Legion Class Bumblebee by designer Hisao Nishimoto, and a huge Autobot decal.
- Unlike the stock photo shown here, the final product's joints parts still remained un-chromed due to being molded with unpaintable plastic.
- Streetside Bot Brawl (Multi-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- Part of the Toys"R"Us-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this battle-damaged redeco of the initial Dark of the Moon Bumblebee toy was sold with a grey and purple redeco of Dark of the Moon Voyager-Class Shockwave and a battle-damaged redeco of Dark of the Moon Voyager-Class Optimus Prime. He now comes with a redeco of Skids's MechTech Blaster, which converts into a double-barreled Plasma Cannon when the scope is pulled.
- His weapon was also redecoed into the weapon of Specialist Ratchet.
- This version of deluxe Bumblebee has been found as a single packed figure in Toys"R"Us (possibly only in the UK at the time of writing) with his original Mechtech weapon. The packaging is identical to the wave 1 release.
- Leader Class Sentinel Prime and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee (Two-pack, 2011?)
- Accessories: MechTech Cybertronian Boost Engine/Plasma Cannon
- As the name implies, this Walmart-exclusive giftset would have contained a Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee figure and a Dark of the Moon Leader Class Sentinel Prime figure. They would have been unchanged from their individual releases. The existence of this unreleased set was revealed by an eBay auction after the DOTM toyline was effectively over.
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- Neo-Scanning Bumblebee (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
- ID number:
- Accessories: MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
- A redeco of Dark of the Moon Deluxe-class Bumblebee, Neo-Scanning Bumblebee (ネオスキャニング バンブルビー) is a bright, real-world accurate rally yellow and metallic grey Japanese-market exclusive. Initially made available for sale at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, it was later released to mass retail across Japan.
Leader Class toys
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- Bumblebee (MechTech Leader, 2011)
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- Released in the first wave of Dark of the Moon Leader Class figures, this version of Bumblebee is smaller than his previous Leader-sized incarnations and, technically, is his first Leader-class toy. Along with the update to his Dark of the Moon form, this is also the first toy to feature a (sculpted) "900 STRA" license plate (the one used for the prop cars for all three movies). Being different in proportions to his other toys, this Bumblebee seems to have inspired his later "Nitro Bumblebee" toy, having a much bulkier torso and smaller arms, with the entire hood pieces being deformed into his chest.
- The main gimmick is that he comes with a massive MechTech backpack, which hooks onto his back window/back, and is the sole electronic component of the toy. It resembles a jet-pack, and features missile pods and a cannon, all of which emit lights and sounds when pressed, and can be positioned for either robot or vehicle mode. Pressing the missile pod housings will emit orange lights and play the sound of a barrage of missiles being launched while pressing the cannon will prop up a targeting sight, emit green lights, and play the sound of the cannon deploying/charging and firing a powerful-sounding blast. The weapons can be deployed/retracted when the brown panel on the top-left of the backpack is slid, making the transformation noise in the process (with an additional mechanical impact sound after deploying). There are a total of five MechTech ports and four C joint bars on the backpack, with a port and bar on each missile pod, a port on the side of the cannon barrel, a port on the sliding panel, a port on the top-center of the backpack, and a bar on top of each battery compartment.
- Bumblebee can also transform into his Stealth Force attack vehicle mode, wherein his hood portions split forward and open, his doors open and hinge up, his robot arms swing out from the sides to aim, his plasma cannon extends, and his backpack is attached and deployed, with dedicated pegs to help secure his doors, arms, and shoulders. Finally, like a few other Bumblebee toys, he also features a flip-down battle mask.
- Unfortunately, while Bumblebee has rotational leg articulation, they're below the knees, limiting their usefulness. Even more unfortunately, while he's perfectly stable on his own, plugging in his backpack in robot mode will make him very back-heavy, resulting in significant balance issues and limitation of poseability due to his ratchet joints not being strong enough to handle the additional weight on one side. Posing him to lean forwards or posing his legs further to his back may remedy this.
- His secondary stock photos are slightly mistransformed: his shoulder collars are not folded out. Ironically; this mistranformation also allows the head to move slightly freely.
- Leader Class Bumblebee and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Starscream (Two-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: MechTech backpack
- As the name implies, this Walmart-exclusive giftset contains a Dark of the Moon Leader Class Bumblebee figure and a Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Starscream figure. They are unchanged from their individual releases.
Human Alliance
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- Bumblebee / Sam Witwicky (Human Alliance, 2011)
- TakaraTomy ID number:
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee, in a Stealth Bumblebee-inspired color scheme, with even more robot mode yellow than usual. The included Sam Witwicky figure is largely unchanged from the original Revenge of the Fallen release, and rather than using the usual "4NZZ454" license plate, this one's license plates sport the word BEE with the Autobot sigil next to it.
Robo Power
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- Bumblebee (2011)
- Known designers: Lenny Panzica (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- As with other Dark of the Moon Activators toys, this Bumblebee figure (released under the Robo Power subline) is a very simple one-step transformation toy. Transformation consists of positioning him on the large blue section to the rear of his vehicle mode and pressing down, causing his components to shift around and reveal his robot parts; from there, one just has to rotate out his arms. Transformation back to vehicle mode is done by reversing the steps.
- Bumblebee was packaged in vehicle mode on an open, bubble-less card and tied down with twist-ties around the body of his truck form so that he couldn't be transformed in package.
- At least one report has surfaced of a brand-new figure missing one of the locking tabs that work the spring-loaded transformation mechanism, leaving the figure unable to transform properly. Although most likely a one-off incident as no other cases are known to have happened, care should still be taken.
- Recon Bumblebee (2011)
- Known designers: Lenny Panzica (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Released as part of third wave of the Dark of the Moon Activators, Recon Bumblebee is a redeco of the Activator figure above, in YET ANOTHER example of him getting a "stealth mode" redeco.
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Bash Bots
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- Bumblebee Vs Megatron (2011)
- Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
- Bash Bots Bumblebee is a small, rock-em-sock-em-styled toy that transforms from a super-deformed Camaro into a robot by pulling or pushing the lever below it's built-in stand. He & his stand can connect with any Bash Bots to fight with, especially the included Megatron.
Go-Bots
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- Bumblebee (2011)
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Revving Robots
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- Bumblebee (2011)
Revving Robots Bumblebee is a toy that was designed for younger children and thus lacks transformation. Bumblebee has four points of articulation, the shoulders and hips. Pressing his Autobot symbol causes him to speak one of several prerecorded phrases that change actors mid sentence to invoke the sense that he was talking via his radio. Pushing up the blue shoulder pad activates his stinger blaster, causing it to spin and make blaster sounds. The toy was released alongside Revving Robots Optimus Prime.
Robo Fighters
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- Bumblebee (2011)
- A non-transforming figure with five points of articulation. Press a button and his chest extends as a large amount of cannons pop out! And evidently they aren't enough, considering he has his plasma cannon deployed.
- Elite Guard Bumblebee (2011)
- Elite Guard Bumblebee is a redeco/retool of the Robo Fighters toy above, featuring a new battle mask head.
Kre-O
[edit]Listed here are the sets that are very definitely "movie" Bumblebees. There are several more that are more ambiguous mashups, which can be found at Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Toys.
- Bumblebee (2011)
- Set number: 36421
- Pieces: 336
- Kreons: Bumblebee, Red Alert, Driver
- Accessories: Missile, small pistol
- The larger Bumblebee Kre-O kit is based on the Bumblebee of the live-action films, though with the face of the Generation 1 character inside a movie-style helmet. He rebuilds into a sports car that can seat two Kreon figures, and has a spring-loaded missile launcher.
- He comes with three Kreons; a Bumblebee based very much on Generation 1 Bumblebee, Red Alert, and an unnamed "Driver" with black hair and a gray shirt who we guess is meant to kinda sorta be a Sam Witwicky-like dude if you squint.
- Kreon 4-pack (Kreon 4-pack, 2014)
- Set number: A9370
- Kreons: Bumblebee, Evac (pre-2020 sets), Megatron, Optimus Prime, N.E.S.T. Sentry (2020 release)
- Accessories: Blaster
- Available exclusively at the gift shop for "Transformers: The Ride – 3D" at Universal Studios theme parks, this set features a Bumblebee Kreon based on the first three live-action movies, aka "the version of Bumblebee that there's a giant costumed performer of at the park that guests can get their pictures taken with". After several years of only being available at the park proper, the 4-pack was eventually added to Universal's online store.
- In 2015(?), a new production run of the set was made using the revamped 2015-style Kreon bodies, among a few other small changes, including sharper tampographs with thinner linework. This set would later see slight production changes; the only notable change to Bee is that his tampographs have gone back to thicker lines and being a bit sloppier, something that happened to all of the figures in the set.
- In 2020, the set was revamped again, removing Evac and replacing him with the N.E.S.T. Sentry. The other figures in the set are unchanged from their thicker-tampograph 2015-body versions.
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