Package refresh

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"Package refresh", also known as "packaging refresh" (or "PR" for short), is the current Hasbro design team terminology for a toy that has been re-released from a previous toyline or subline imprint in new packaging. Distinct from what TFWiki.net knows as rebranding, toys that have undergone a package refresh often feature minor or major variations compared to their previous releases, similar to what we call a running change.

Package refreshes can be used to grant less common toys more shelf time, to extend a line without the need for designing new product, or to keep popular or desirable characters in rotation. The term was used in a Hasbro Pulse livestream advertising Transformers: Legacy to emphasise that line's cross-compatibility with the previous War for Cybertron Trilogy series of toys.<ref>Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream</ref>

List of package refreshes

Refreshed toy	Original toy	Variation
Earthrise Battle Master Smashdown	Siege Battle Master Smashdown
Earthrise Battle Master Rung	Siege Battle Master Rung	Features a slightly lighter orange hue on the unpaintable polyamide plastic.
Earthrise Micromasters Direct-Hit & Power Punch	Siege Micromasters Direct-Hit & Power Punch
Earthrise Leader Class Astrotrain	Siege Leader Class Astrotrain
Kingdom Deluxe Class Arcee	Earthrise Deluxe Class Arcee
Kingdom Deluxe Class Wheeljack	Earthrise Deluxe Class Wheeljack
Kingdom Voyager Class Starscream (cancelled)	Earthrise Voyager Class Starscream	Presumably cancelled to avoid redundancy with the concurrent Studio Series Leader Class Coronation Starscream.
Kingdom Leader Class Optimus Prime	Earthrise Leader Class Optimus Prime	Prime's ion blaster is painted in a very slightly lighter shade of gunmetal grey.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 15BB Bumblebee (w/ Charlie)	Studio Series Deluxe Class 15 Bumblebee (w/ Charlie)	Bumblebee features both deco and tooling variations. See his toy entry for more information.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 26BB WWII Bumblebee	Studio Series Deluxe Class 26 WWII Bumblebee	Additional dirt splash paint operation in vehicle mode.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 40BB Shatter	Studio Series Deluxe Class 40 Shatter
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 74BB Bumblebee (w/ Sam)	Studio Series Deluxe Class 74 Bumblebee (w/ Sam Witwicky)	No deco variations, though through happenstance, the package refresh happened to be released before the original toy.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 70BB B-127	Studio Series Deluxe Class 70 B-127	Deco colour and paint operation differences, as well as an alternate head sculpt.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class 86-02BB Kup	Studio Series Deluxe Class 86-02 Kup	Everything about Kup's deco has been altered, including replacing his translucent plastic with opaque. Kup stretches the definition of a package refresh versus a redeco, but is listed here due to sharing the same ID number.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Leader Class 44BB Optimus Prime	Studio Series Leader Class 44 Optimus Prime
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Leader Class 07BB Grimlock	Studio Series Leader Class 07 Grimlock
Studio Series Voyager Class 86-04 Autobot Hot Rod (plastic-free box)	Studio Series Voyager Class 86-04 Autobot Hot Rod (box with plastic window)	Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in a slightly modified packaging that conforms to Hasbro's new desire to omit PVC windows.
Studio Series Voyager Class 102 Optimus Prime	Buzzworthy Bumblebee Voyager Class 102 Optimus Prime
Legacy Core Class Autobot Hot Rod	Kingdom Core Class Autobot Hot Rod
Legacy Core Class Optimus Prime	Kingdom Core Class Optimus Prime
Legacy Core Class Soundwave	Kingdom Core Class Soundwave
Legacy Voyager Class Autobot Blaster & Eject	Kingdom Voyager Class Autobot Blaster & Eject
Legacy Voyager Class Soundwave	Siege Voyager Class Soundwave	Removal of battle damage paint operations.
Legacy Leader Class Galvatron	Kingdom Leader Class Galvatron	Removal of battle damage paint operations.
Legacy Evolution Core Class Bomb-Burst	Legacy Core Class Bomb-Burst
Legacy Evolution Core Class Starscream	Kingdom Core Class Starscream
Legacy Evolution Voyager Class Dirge	Earthrise Voyager Class Dirge	Wings are molded in the base color rather than use painted plastic.
Legacy Evolution Leader Class Transmetal II Megatron	Legacy Leader Class Transmetal II Megatron	Wing claws are assembled correctly.
Legacy Evolution Leader Class Blitzwing	Legacy Leader Class Blitzwing
Legacy United Leader Class G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime	Legacy Leader Class Laser Optimus Prime
Legacy United Voyager Class Metalhawk	Legacy Evolution Voyager Class Metalhawk	Toy accurate deco
Legacy United Deluxe Class Cosmos	Legacy Deluxe Class Cosmos
Legacy United Deluxe Class Origin Bumblebee	Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class Origin Bumblebee
Legacy United Voyager Class Tarn	Legacy Evolution Voyager Class Tarn
Legacy United Voyager Class Ramjet	Earthrise Voyager Class Ramjet
Legacy United Leader Class Galaxy Shuttle	Legacy Leader Class Galaxy Shuttle

Notes

• Package refreshes have an unfortunate habit of showing up as "Pr" on retailer toy listings; this caused quite some confusion when leaked word of a Legacy "Soundwave Pr" led fans to expect a new toy of Prime Soundwave.

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