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'''Fast Action Battlers''' are a subset of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] featuring Deluxe price-point renditions of movie characters that have been considerably simplified, so as to have the movie cast in toy-forms geared towards children a little too young to handle the more complicated "standard" line. They are a little larger than Deluxe figures and generally feature limited articulation in favor of action features and easy handling. They are similar to the previously-released ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' "Force Battler" action figures and the later ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Action Battler" figures—except, obviously, the Star Wars and G.I. Joe figures can't transform. | |||
Only the first three waves of the Fast Action Battlers (sans Frenzy, who was released as a [[Toy Hobby Market]] [[exclusive]] straight import of the Hasbro version) were released in [[Japan]], where they were involved in a cross-promotion with the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]'' of reissues. A blurb on the toys' packaging and small photo-montage shorts of the toys, called ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Diorama Story]]'' (included on the DVDs packaged with the ''Telemocha'' figures) presented a scenario that involved the movie universe's Autobots and Decepticons being transported into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. | |||
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===''Transformers'' (2007)=== | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Battle Blade Starscream]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Cannon Blast Ironhide]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Ion Blast Autobot Jazz]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Power Hook Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Axe Attack Autobot Ratchet]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Double Missile Decepticon Brawl]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Disc Blast Decepticon Frenzy]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fusion Blast Megatron]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Gyro Blade Blackout]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Blade Shield Barricade]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Plasma Punch Bumblebee]]}} | |||
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Mov-toy Frenzy FAB.jpg|thumb|300px|Disc Blast Frenzy]] | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Movie)#Toys|Claw Slash Ramjet]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FABFireBlast|Fire Blast Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#FABPulse|Pulse Cannon Ironhide]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Movie)#Toys|Sonic Shock Smokescreen]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#FABDesert|Desert Blast Brawl]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#FABNightAttack|Night Attack Megatron]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FABRallyRocket|Rally Rocket Bumblebee]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#FABRescueTorch|Rescue Torch Ratchet]]}} | |||
|} | |||
===='''Multi-packs'''==== | |||
:{|<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|"Leader for the Ages" 2-pack:}} | |||
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LeaderForTheAges|2007 Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2007)|1984 Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
|} | |||
{{-}} | |||
===''Revenge of the Fallen''=== | |||
{|style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Pulse Blast Bumblebee]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Electro Whip Jolt]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Double Blade Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Blast Megatron]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u> | |||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Devastation Blast Long Haul]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Photon Missile Jetfire]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Beam Blast Autobot Ratchet]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Magna Missile Sideways]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u> | |||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Grapple Grip Mudflap]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Sword Slash Starscream]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers 2|Cannon Force Ironhide]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Battle Blade Sideswipe]]}} | |||
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u> | |||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Blast Skids]]}} | |||
{{Bp-d1|[[Grindor (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Missile Assault Grindor]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SandAttack|Sand Attack Bumblebee]]}} | |||
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:JoltFAB.jpg|300px|thumb|Electro Whip Jolt]] | |||
|- | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u> | |||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Cyber Pursuit Arcee]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#FABNightBlades|Night Blades Sideswipe]]}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FABPowerArmor|Power Armor Optimus Prime]]}} | |||
| | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6'''</u> | |||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (ROTF)#Sparkblast|Spark Blast Jolt]]}} | |||
|} | |||
{{note|Spark Blast Jolt was not released in the United States, but ''did'' make it to retail in Europe (or Germany at the very least).}} | |||
''' | ===='''Multi-packs'''==== | ||
:{|<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Mudflap (ROTF)#FAB2Pack|Rally Mudflap]] & [[Skids (ROTF)#FAB2Pack|Offroad Skids]]}} | |||
|} | |||
{{Note|This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Australia. Despite misconceptions based on early solicitations, it appears these figures were never intended to be released individually.}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
'' | *The Fast Action Battler version of Frenzy is the only transforming Frenzy toy so far. This makes him the only in-movie robot character from the first film to get a full transforming toy representation strictly in a subline. (Well, that is if you don't count [[:Image:Mov2007-toy ReconFrenzy.JPG|folding up into Barricade's grille]] or [[:Image:Movietoy-RedRoosterFrenzy.jpg|a two legged boom-box]] as transforming.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 16 August 2024

Fast Action Battlers are a subset of the live-action movie toyline featuring Deluxe price-point renditions of movie characters that have been considerably simplified, so as to have the movie cast in toy-forms geared towards children a little too young to handle the more complicated "standard" line. They are a little larger than Deluxe figures and generally feature limited articulation in favor of action features and easy handling. They are similar to the previously-released Star Wars "Force Battler" action figures and the later G.I. Joe "Action Battler" figures—except, obviously, the Star Wars and G.I. Joe figures can't transform.
Only the first three waves of the Fast Action Battlers (sans Frenzy, who was released as a Toy Hobby Market exclusive straight import of the Hasbro version) were released in Japan, where they were involved in a cross-promotion with the concurrently released Beast Wars Telemocha Series of reissues. A blurb on the toys' packaging and small photo-montage shorts of the toys, called Diorama Story (included on the DVDs packaged with the Telemocha figures) presented a scenario that involved the movie universe's Autobots and Decepticons being transported into the middle of the Beast Wars.
Toys
[edit]Transformers (2007)
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | ![]() | |||
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Multi-packs
[edit]- "Leader for the Ages" 2-pack:
Revenge of the Fallen
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | ![]() | |||
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Multi-packs
[edit]Notes
[edit]- The Fast Action Battler version of Frenzy is the only transforming Frenzy toy so far. This makes him the only in-movie robot character from the first film to get a full transforming toy representation strictly in a subline. (Well, that is if you don't count folding up into Barricade's grille or a two legged boom-box as transforming.)



