Editing Buzzworthy Bumblebee

[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_logo.jpg|center|upright=2.2]]
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'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''''' is a ''very confusing'' toyline with a focus that has shifted over time. Initially, it was a cross-toyline [[subline imprint]] that focused on various incarnations of everybody's favourite yellow Autobot, [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]. Toys from this line began appearing both in stock at online retailers and on store shelves in late [[2020]] and early [[2021]], while [[Hasbro]] never officially announced the line properly. With vibrant yellow packaging like the previous ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Transformers: Bumblebee]]'' toyline, and package art prominently featuring [[Evergreen]] [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' centered around versions of Bumblebee from across the brand's history, as well as his human allies and Cybertronian foes.

In 2022, the line began to diversify ''considerably'', with the product output of figures that ''weren't'' Bumblebee outnumbering those that were by a large margin, due to otherwise unreleated [[redeco]]s of figures from the contemporary ''[[Studio Series]]'' and ''[[Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' lines utilizing the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' branding simply ''because''. 2022 was also when Hasbro actually bothered to officially acknowledge and announce these redecos in advance.

The line is [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] in the United States, and to [[Toys"R"Us]] in Canada.

{{quote|You've probably heard the buzz, but Bumblebee is kind of a big deal.|[[Hasbro Pulse]] / Target.com marketing copy}}
==Toys==
Owing to the... ''unsystematic'' layout of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, as well as its lack of any advance notice in terms of release schedule, we've elected to delineate this page into what toylines each figure (or multi-pack) supplements.  The alternative would be to try and force a structure onto something that plainly doesn't have one, and that way lies madness.

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-BB-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Core Class Bumblebee]]
The ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' portion of ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' features the majority of the subline's new tooling, including two all-new molds: a diminutive Core Class Bumblebee (retailing for five (or more) bucks more than the regular Core Class, owing to an included Spike Witwicky mini-figure), and a Deluxe Class "Origin Bumblebee", representing the character's Cybertronian mode from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" for the first time in toy form.  A "Worlds Collide" multi-pack also falls under this banner, and its selection of characters, combined with the volcanic environment depicted on Core Class Bumblebee's card art, more specifically ties these toys to the concurrent ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' subline in all but name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Core Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] / [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Spike Witwicky]] (2020)}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BuzzworthyOrigin|Origin Bumblebee]] (2021)}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|"Worlds Collide" 4-pack (2021):}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Blackarachnia]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] (w/ [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]])}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Nemesis Primal]]}}
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-74-Bumblebee-and-Sam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Deluxe Class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee]]
Tying into ''[[Studio Series]]'', this assortment copies that line's packaging design – including the cardboard diorama backdrops – but replaces ''Studio''{{'}}s ubiquitous red design elements with a friendly yellow.  The first Deluxe Class assortment consists of figures mostly [[package refresh|redecoed and/or retooled]] from previous ''Studio Series'' releases, with each toy gaining a "BB" as part of its ID number to differentiate it from its mainline release.  The 74BB ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee actually ended up coming out ''earlier'' than its [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS74|"regular" counterpart]]. 2021 saw the addition of "Battle Packs", comprising of new backdrops and re-releases (or minor redecoes) of ''Studio'' toys dating back three years prior, and even a redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|a toy]] predating ''Studio Series'' entirely!  A second Deluxe Class assortment followed in late 2021, now diversifying, like the main ''Studio Series'' line, into screen-accurate toys of characters from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class assortment 1''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|15BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW15|Bumblebee]] (1976 Camaro, w/ [[Charlie Watson#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Charlie]], ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|26BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW26|WWII Bumblebee]] (''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|40BB [[Shatter#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Shatter]] (Plymouth, ''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|74BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW74|Bumblebee]] (2008 Camaro Concept, w/ [[Sam Witwicky#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sam]], ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'')}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class assortment 2''' (2021)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|70BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW70|B-127]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-02BB [[Kup (G1)/toys#BW8602|Kup]] (''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-13BB [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#BW8613|Cliffjumper]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Battle Packs''' (2021)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|18BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW18|Bumblebee]] VS 46BB [[Dropkick (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Dropkick]] (''Bumblebee'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|27BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW27|Clunker Bumblebee]] VS 28BB [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Barricade]] (''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Standalone releases''' (2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
{{Bp-a1|44BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BW44|Optimus Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|86-24BB [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ironhide]] / 86-20BB [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
{{Bp-d1|95BB [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#BW95|N.E.S.T. Bonecrusher]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|96BB [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#BW96|N.E.S.T. Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]<br>(''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hatchet (DOTM)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hatchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hound]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
</ul>
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{{comingsoontoy|Hatchet, Hound, Ironhide/Prowl 2-pack, Grimlock}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Silverstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Deluxe Class Autobot Silverstreak]]
The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' portion of ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' features a ''[[Diaclone]]''-styled redeco to complement the ''Legacy''-branded ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line, as well as redecoes of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' figures based on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|original ''Beast Wars'' toyline]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Silverstreak]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Evil Predacon Terrorsaur]] (2022)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]] (2023)}} 
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]] (2022)}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|"Creatures Collide" 4-pack (2022):}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]]}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi| Troop Builder Multipack (2023):}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Cybertronian (faction)#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Air Warrior#Buzzworthy_Bumblebee|Decepticon Seeker]]}}
:{{Bp-qu|[[Quintesson Bailiff#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Quintesson Trooper]]}}
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{{comingsoontoy|Troop Builder Multipack}}
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Mega_1-step.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]
Outside of the "''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''"-branded toylines, ''Buzzworthy'' saw the surprise return of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Robots in Disguise|''Age of Extinction''{{'}}s ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]. The new packaging still features the iconography of that movie's toyline.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mega 1-Step'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] (2020)}}
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===''Bumblebee''===
The then-recent ''Bumblebee'' movie toyline was represented in ''Buzzworthy'' through unchanged re-releases starting with a repackaged [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Bumblebee|Power Charge Bumblebee]].

A two-pack consisting of two "Energon Igniters" figures was listed at Target's website as being co-branded as part of the seventh installment in the [[live-action film series]], ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', ahead of the official announcement of ''any'' toys connected to it. Later on, when the two-pack was listed again on the [[Toys"R"Us]] Hong Kong page, the branding on the packaging was changed to that of the ''Bumblebee'' film, presumably due to the one-year delay of the ''Rise of the Beasts'' release date.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Power Charge'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzPC|Power Charge Bumblebee]] (2021)}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energon Escape (2022):}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]]}}
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Jungle Mission 3-Packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]], [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Airazor]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#JM|Bumblebee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Mirage]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Beast Weaponizers'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Sandspear]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Smash Changers'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scourge]]}}
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{{comingsoontoy|Bumblebee/Airazor/Mirage 3-Pack}}

===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Trash_Crash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Spark Armor Bumblebee and Trash Crash]]
''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' mostly goes for re-releases to represent the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]'' corner of the franchise, with the only exception so far being "Spark Armor" Bumblebee's smaller partner, a redecoed version of [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'s partner [[Trash Crash]]. In addition to the Spark Armor assortment, this segment of the toyline also includes a boxed set of four unchanged Warrior Class figures, an assortment of thus far eight equally unchanged 1-Step Changers and a boxed set of three unchanged Deluxe Class figures – the packaging for which doesn't actually ''say'' "''Cyberverse''" anywhere, but we've put them all here for the sake of convenience.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Spark Armor''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] & [[Trash Crash#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Trash Crash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Megatron]] & [[Chopper Cut#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Chopper Cut]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''1-Step Changers wave 1''' (2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''1-Step Changers wave 2''' (2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''1-Step Changers wave 3''' (2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Roll & Combine''' (2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumbleswoop|Bumblebee]] / [[Swoop (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Dinobot Swoop]] ([[Bumbleswoop]])}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Evergreen Warrior Multipack (2021):}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|Heroes of Cybertron (2022):}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
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===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Crash_Combiner_Bumblegrim.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|By this far down the page, the word "Bumblebee" has lost all meaning.]]
Apparently leaving no stone unturned, ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' reaches into the 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] and brings back some [[Crash Combiner]]s, now rechristened as "Crash & Combine" toys.  These partially automorphing toys curiously make use of "[[evergreen]]" designs for each individual character art – though the combiner identities are rendered in the characteristic ''Robots in Disguise'' art style.  We've elected to keep things simple and put them on the ''Robots in Disguise'' characters' pages.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Crash & Combine''' (2021)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] / [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Bumblebee]] ([[Bumblegrim#Toys|Bumblegrim]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Primelock|Grimlock]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primelock#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Primelock]])}}
</ul>
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==Notes==
*The "Worlds Collide" multi-pack made headlines for suddenly appearing at a [[Walmart]] store (due to an apparent shipment error) in the U.S., rather than the line's exclusive retailer, Target.<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/buzzworthy-bumblebee-worlds-collide-inhand-images.1216835/ TFW2005 discussion with screenshots, 26 July 2021</ref> Similarly, the two Crash & Combine sets popped up at a Toys"R"Us in Canada before any U.S. sighting.
*The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toyline's exclusivity was split between two stores in [[New Zealand]], with Kmart only carrying "Mega 1-Step Bumblebee" and the Core Class "Bumblebee / Spike Witwicky" two-pack, while Farmers carried the rest. On the other hand, several items, such as the "Worlds Collide" pack, never saw release in New Zealand. While likewise not receiving all items, [[Australia]] saw a similar release split between K-Mart and its version of Target for the majority of the line with larger items like the "Worlds Collide" set instead appearing at Mr Toys Toyworld, JB Hi-fi and EB Games/Zing.

==References==
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[[Category:Aligned toylines]]
[[Category:Beast Wars toylines]]
[[Category:Cyberverse (2018)]]
[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Legacy]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)]]
[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy]]