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: Part of a second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise (toyline)|Earthrise]]'' Deluxes, this new mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. Compared to the ''Masterpiece'' figure, this mold goes to more blocky and angular design aspects to represent her original animation model. Unfortunately, Arcee ends up being rather notorious [[shellformer]], having her robot mode resting under a vehicle mode shell, which folds into a glaring backpack for the transformation into her robot mode. Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car mode) can be detached to act as a hover board, having molded-in ports for Arcee's feet to plug into. | : Part of a second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise (toyline)|Earthrise]]'' Deluxes, this new mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. Compared to the ''Masterpiece'' figure, this mold goes to more blocky and angular design aspects to represent her original animation model. Unfortunately, Arcee ends up being rather notorious [[shellformer]], having her robot mode resting under a vehicle mode shell, which folds into a glaring backpack for the transformation into her robot mode. Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car mode) can be detached to act as a hover board, having molded-in ports for Arcee's feet to plug into. | ||
:The original stock renders | :The original stock renders have few different paint applications compared to the final toy, depicting car mode with grey coloring in the side panels and the back half of waist being also painted. | ||
:Arcee would be retooled into Elita-1. | :Arcee would be retooled into Elita-1. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 30 July 2020
Arcee: a lot of misses until 2014.
Toys
Generation 1
- Arcee (Autobot Car?,
198?)
- Despite being a major character in The Transformers: The Movie, no transforming toy of Arcee was made during the original toyline's run. Images of a hand-sculpted prototype based on Arcee's original character design (see "Notes") have appeared in several Japanese publications—including a booklet included with The Headmasters LaserDisc set and Transformers First Series Complete—but it appears the toy never progressed beyond this stage.
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- Arcee (Headmaster,
198?)
- The Japanese Transformers Generations book shows a piece of concept artwork of the Headmaster Chromedome's car mode in pink and white, labeled "Arcee". This was evidently a proposal for a redeco of the toy as Headmaster Arcee from "The Rebirth". (Presumably, then, this was a Hasbro-initiated idea.) The idea does not appear to have gone any further.
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- Arcee (Action Master,
199?)
- Transformers Generations 2011 revealed sketches for an unproduced Action Master Arcee figure.
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- Arcee (Mega, 2001)
- Accessories: Spider-fang grappling line
- The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a redeco and minor retooling of the Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her robot mode which extend on a retractable string. She has a special spark crystal that changes her insignia from Autobot to Maximal when rotated. The robot mode also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick" action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy's additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.
- Arcee was available only as an exclusive to BotCon 2001, and along with Tigatron was the first time since the inception of 3H that they were allowed to use existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress Susan Blu's voice saying "Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!". These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.
- Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.
Titanium Series
- Arcee
- A 6" transforming Arcee toy was designed and displayed at BotCon 2007, but the Titanium Series was canceled before its tooling could be completed.
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Binaltech
- Arcee (2008)
- Japanese ID number: BT-21
- Accessories: Engine/gun
- Arcee is a redeco of Alternators Decepticharge (himself a retool of Windcharger/Overdrive), using Honda's "Pearl White" for the car bodywork. The figure transforms into a "street performance" Honda S2000. Her hardtop roof can be removed for an open-top vehicle mode and used as a shield in robot mode. The engine and driveshaft may be removed and used as a long-barreled rifle (as the toy is Japanese issue and not subject to the same issues that removed the long barrel from the Hasbro versions of the mold).
- A redeco of this toy as Paradron Medic was originally planned to be released simultaneously, but was canceled. This fate also befell a redeco meant to be Arcee's occasional mold-mate Blackarachnia. The robot mode was used as the base model for the non-toy car-form Legion.
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Kre-O
- Arcee (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
- Collection: 2
- Bag number: *****69
- Accessories: Stand-brick (or plate, 2015 releases only), 2 small pistols
- As part of the second wave of Kre-O Micro-Changers, Kreon Arcee can be rebuilt into a sports car. She uses the Ironhide style helmet.
- This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight retooling to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.
- Kreon Class of 1984 (Kreon figure set, 2014)
- Set number: B0090
- Voted: Prom Queen
- Accessories: 2 small pistols
- This version of Arcee, part of the Kreon Class of 1984, uses a darker magenta base color, and has much more extensively-detailed tampographs than her Micro-Changer version, including a nose! She still uses the Ironhide style helmet.
- She was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984"... despite the fact that the character of Arcee wasn't introduced until 1986. Huh. This set was made for sale at San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold through the Hasbro Toy Shop online store, but the set sold out at the convention.
- Arcee (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
- Collection: 2
- Accessories: Stand-plate, 2 small pistols
- In 2016, the Collection 2 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released Kre-O sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Arcee's paint operations have also been slightly altered (much less so than most others in the collection), mostly just replacing her white paint with a very light pink.
- Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
Generations
Thrilling 30
- Arcee (Deluxe Class, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / #021
- Accessories: Large gun, small gun, two swords
- Generations Arcee is the holy grail that, after 28 years, many thought would never happen. Originally scheduled for March 2014 in the Thrilling 30 subline of Generations along with Chromia, Arcee was delayed to Fall of that year.
- Based directly upon her original Generation 1 character model, Arcee transforms into a "futuristic" pink and white sports car. She is armed with two guns, and a pair of translucent blue swords that pay homage to her Animated and IDW incarnations; all four weapons each feature several universally-sized rectangular pegs that allows them to be tabbed into multiple matching ports in her fists, forearms, hips, shoulders, and the sides and rear of her car mode. Additionally, her two guns can store beneath her car mode, though this is not mentioned in her instructions. The smaller gun is not depicted in Arcee's original stock photography, but is instead featured in a stock photo of her wave-mate Chromia. This was most certainly due to a mix-up error; the gun's design, especially the size and shape of its handle and additional pegs (which are identical to those of Arcee's other weapon), make it very obvious that it was always intended to go with Arcee rather than Chromia.
- There was a running change to the sculpt, with the first release having her fists rounded closed, with longer thumbs, whereas the later version has them in an open position, with shorter thumbs. Unfortunately, an added protrusion at the lower end of the later version's hands prevents the handles of her weapons from being fully inserted.[1]
- Thanks to her transformation, a secondary pair of joints in her thighs allow for an extended degree of leg poseability, including being able to achieve a cross-legged pose.
- Overall care should be taken when handling Arcee, due to the fact her paint is highly susceptible to chipping and flaking off. The areas most prone to paint damage are the pink paint on her thighs, and the white paint on her car's grill.
- This figure was retooled into Legends Nightbird Shadow and redecoed as Figure Subscription Service 5.0 Lifeline and Chun-Li. Her weapons were later used for Figure Subscription Service 4.0 Impactor.
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Combiner Wars
- Combiner Hunters (Multi-pack, July 9, 2015)
- Accessories: Gun, Combiner Slayer sword
- The Combiner Hunters redeco (and slight retool) of Arcee can be considered a black repaint, but in fact mostly stands out for its new accessory: a gigantic Combiner Slayer sword that is both taller and wider than Arcee herself. The tooling for this weapon was originally used by the Beast Hunters Ultimate Class Optimus Prime figure. Arcee herself has her hands retooled in order to allow her to wield said sword, but as a consequence unfortunately only allow for an incomplete and slightly awkward wielding of her other accessories.
- This version of Arcee was only available in a gift set together with Combiner Hunters redecos of Generations Windblade and Chromia, each with their own giant new melee weapons. In the U.S., this set was exclusive to the Hasbro Toy Shop website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.
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Platinum Edition
- Autobot Heroes (Multi-pack, 2016)
- Accessories: Springer's weapons (dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword), Arcee's weapons (2 swords, large gun, small gun), Kup's "laser musket" rifle/exhaust pipe, Ultra Magnus' 2 guns, Blurr's weapons (Sniper rifle, left & right pistols), Minimus Ambus figure
- Part of Hasbro's Platinum Edition offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, Arcee is a redeco of her Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class toy, featuring metallic pink paint operations and replacing all the black plastic parts and paint operations with either white or pink. Unfortunately, this set features the later version of the Generations sculpt, with hands unable to fully hold her weapons due to molded tabs at the bottom of the palm. Stock renders show her with a metallic pink lower pelvis, but the final toy has a white lower pelvis.
- Arcee was released as part of five-pack with Ultra Magnus (including Minimus Ambus), Autobot Springer, Sergeant Kup, and Blurr. The set also included a recreation of the theatrical poster for the 1986 movie. In the United States, this set was officially a Target exclusive, but was only available via the company's website, never sold in stores. It was also released in Singapore, although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not. In Canada, it was available via the Canadian Walmart website but never found in stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK Toys"R"Us website and stores. In Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of both Amazon and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only avalable online. In Germany, it was available via retailer Real and specialty store Rappelkiste Ahlen, also only available online.
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Titans Return
- Leinad & Arcee / Ultra Magnus (Special Edition, 2017)
- Accessories: Leinad Titan Master, Ultra Magnus Titan Master, guns
- Titans Return Arcee is a fairly extensive retool of Titans Return Deluxe Class Blurr, transforming into a futuristic hovercar. She comes with a new Titan Master, Leinad ("Daniel" backwards) who forms her robot head and fits into her cockpit. Her vehicle mode has small wheels that allow her to roll on any hard surface and a pair of smaller pegs that allow other Titan Master figures to stand on her. Her new shield/hood piece can be piloted by a Titan Master and also stow Arcee's two new weapons, which are sculpted with smaller handles in a way that they can actually be held by all the previous versions of the character. Arcee is also packaged with a solo Titan Master Ultra Magnus.
- Arcee debuted at HasCon 2017, this being described as an "advanced" sale ahead of a later standard release.[2] The set was then made available on Hasbro Toy Shop on September 20th, 2017–selling out in approximately one hour–and then at Toys R Us and New York Comic Con 2017 beginning on October 5th, 2017.
- This mold was differently retooled into Titans Return Brainstorm and Nautica.
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Arcee (Deluxe, 2020)
- ID number: WFC-E17
- Japanese ID number: ER-09
- Japanese release date: November 30, 2020
- Accessories: Blaster, hoverboard/vehicle rear
- Part of a second wave of Earthrise Deluxes, this new mold of Arcee transforms into her classic futuristic hovercar mode and is armed with a clear blue blaster. Compared to the Masterpiece figure, this mold goes to more blocky and angular design aspects to represent her original animation model. Unfortunately, Arcee ends up being rather notorious shellformer, having her robot mode resting under a vehicle mode shell, which folds into a glaring backpack for the transformation into her robot mode. Part of the backpack (consisting the rear half of her car mode) can be detached to act as a hover board, having molded-in ports for Arcee's feet to plug into.
- The original stock renders have few different paint applications compared to the final toy, depicting car mode with grey coloring in the side panels and the back half of waist being also painted.
- Arcee would be retooled into Elita-1.
Legends
- Arcee (February 14, 2015)
- Japanese ID number: LG10
- Accessories: Large gun, small gun, two swords
- Legends Arcee is a cartoon-accurate redeco of Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class Arcee. This version is based on the running change of the sculpt, featuring open hands.
- She comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and "Bonus Edition Volume 10" of the Legends manga.
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Version 2 (open hands):
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Q-Transformers
- Arcee (January 30, 2016)
- ID number: QTF-06
- Q-Transformers Arcee is a retool of Shockwave with a new head and limbs, transforming from a super deformed Toyota Crown Athlete S21 to a cute little robot. This toy was first available for sale during a special Q-Transformers event on January 16th, two weeks before its proper release date.
Street Fighter II × Transformers
- Available as part of the exclusive Street Fighter II × Transformers toyline, Arcee is a redeco of Generations Deluxe Class Arcee in Chun-Li's traditional colors, flesh tones and all, transforming into a "futuristic" sports car. While she retained her weapons from the Thrilling 30 toy, this Arcee uses the later versions of the hands, which means that she is unable to hold the weapons properly.
- Arcee was only available in a two-pack with Hot Rodimus [Ken]. This set was available for pre-order on TakaraTomy Mall from November 22 to 27, 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: if 3000 units were pre-ordered total, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.
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Masterpiece
- Arcee (December 29, 2020)
- ID Number: MP-51
- Accessories: blaster, holster, 3 effect parts, rifle, pistol, shredding arm, 3 alternate faces
- Masterpiece Arcee is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian car, though the robot mode favors a leaner and slender design as opposed to directly replicating the original animation model, a rare move in modern Masterpiece figures. Aside from her blaster, Arcee also comes with a rifle, an assortment of alternate faces, a holster for the smaller blaster, a pistol, effect parts for her blasters, and a drill arm based on the one she used to stop a Junkion during the chase in the movie. In addition, the figure's head has a foldout visor from the movie. Much like MP-46 Blackwidow, Arcee's design hyper-emphasizes feminine stylings and maximum poseability, also extending to her hands.
Merchandise
MC Axis
- Arcee (Super Hybrid Model, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: H-03
- Arcee was one of three non-transforming Super Hybrid Model vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company MC Axis. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the head and neck, Arcee and her fellows (Rodimus Prime and Galvatron) were based on their Studio OX character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.
- For reasons unknown, the retail release of Arcee and the other Super Hybrid Model figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at BotCon Japan 1997, Arcee and Rodimus have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
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- Arcee (1996)
- This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by MC Axis and was also the first official product of Arcee that got a retail release. Included among its paperwork is a comic strip starring Arcee. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.
The resin parts need to be washed first to prevent the paint from smearing off.
Super Collection Figure
- Arcee (2000)
- Act: 1
- Accessories: Stand
- A three-inch tall PVC figurine of Arcee was available in the first wave of Takara's Super Collection Figure line. She is armed with her pistol from the scene in The Transformers: The Movie where she shoots at Unicron's internal defenses. Like all the figures in the "Act", she was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.
- Arcee was redecoed to create the chase figure for the eighth wave of the series, the Paradron Medic.
- Arcee (with Daniel) (2001)
- Act: 4
- Accessories: Stand
- The Arcee figurine was re-released, with no notable changes, as part of the fourth wave of the Super Collection Figure series, now packaged with a figure of Daniel Witwicky in his exosuit. Amusingly, this box comes with two stands, one for each figure.
- The pair were available in both full color and metallic "pewter" versions, with one of each in every case. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the set came with the body of the line's collectible Metroplex "build-a-figure", with that assembly coming in either full-color or clear-plastic at an equal 4-to-4 ratio.
Heroes of Cybertron
- Arcee (2002)
- When Hasbro released the Super Collection Figure line as Heroes of Cybertron, the Arcee figure was released as part of the first wave, now featuring a light-piping gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it. There are other small but significant changes to her deco; most notably her midriff detailing is now painted red (a detail the SCF oddly misses), her blaster now has a black barrel rather than dark gray, her pinks and grays are darker, and her whites are considerably brighter.
- Rather than come blindpacked like the SCF figure, Arcee came on a blister card with a profile card included.
- This mold was later redecoed to make the Heroes of Cybertron Paradron Medic.
MyClone
- Arcee (2003)
- ID number: MTF005
- Accessories: White display base
- Released in the first wave of the MyClone line of Transformers PVC figures, this super deformed Arcee comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. Her modular design allows her parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
Palisades statues
- Arcee (2004)
- Inspired by a Dreamwave pin-up lithograph/poster by Rob Armstrong,[3][4] (itself based on Arcee's Studio OX character model, complete with obnoxious shoulder-armor rig) this statue features looks-right-at-only-one-angle perspective and a face so flat you'd swear she'd flown into a window. Standing around 6" tall, Arcee was limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.
- The Arcee statue was later repainted into that old standby, the Paradron Medic.
Robot Heroes
- Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble (2008)
- Part of the second wave of Universe Robot Heroes, Arcee is packaged with "Decepticon Rumble" as part of the "Generation 1 Series." She is sculpted as running across a patch of mechanical flooring, and she has articulation at the head and shoulders.
Transformers - Mini Bust
- Arcee (Diamond Select, 2009)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Arcee was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1000 pieces. She is featured packing two of the style of pistol she is commonly seen with and looking off to one side. As is the case in certain continuities, she is listed as a member of Elita One's resistance group. Arcee's tech specs give her the following classifications: STR 5.5, INT 8, SPD 8, END 5, RNK 6, CRG 9, FBL 6, SKL 10.
Q-Transformers
- Arcee (2016)
- Available as part of the Q-Transformers capsule toy lineup, this non-transforming figure of Arcee is based on her appearance in the Q-Transformers cartoon.
Transformers Collectors Club
- Autobot Warrior Code Name: Arcee (2016)
- Accessories: 2 laser pistols, Autobot sky spy unit, display base
- This figure represents Arcee's synthoid human body seen in the original cartoon episode "Only Human". It is composed mostly of reused and redecoed parts from other G.I. Joe figures, although the head is new. It was available exclusively through Fun Publications' Transformers and G.I. Joe Collectors Club online stores.
EX Gōkin
- Arcee (TBA)
- Accessories: Gun, alternate head, display stand
- A non-transforming Arcee action figure produced by Art Storm as part of their EX Gōkin Transformers Series line, featuring an alternate head with the red visor she briefly used in the movie. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside Elita One but has not been shown again since Wonder Festival 2015, leaving its release uncertain.
Playskool Friends
- Transformers Collector Pack (Canceled)
- Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Arcee is a very adorable non-transforming figurine. She comes packed with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Heatwave, Chase, Boulder and Blades.
- Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was probably unclear if this Arcee is mean to represent her Generation 1 counterpart or her Aligned counterpart.
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Transformers Trading Card Game
- Arcee, Skilled Fighter (2018)
- Wave 1
- Rarity: RT
- Card Number: T01/T40
- Stars: 5
- Arcee, Skilled Fighter is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the Transformers Trading Card Game.
- The artwork on the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile card game, and draws inspiration from the version of the character seen in the Transformers: Prime cartoon.
- Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior (2019)
- Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T12/T48
- Stars: 8
- Private Arcee, Special Ops-Warrior is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I.
- The card uses reused line-art from the Transformers Legends mobile game, recolored seemingly to match the aesthetic of the War for Cybertron: Siege toyline's packaging art.
References
- ↑ Comparison of both variants of Generations Deluxe Class Arcee at YouTube.
- ↑ Hasbro's Own Convention Will Sell You a Giant Transformer That Actually Charges Your Phone
- ↑ The creators list for Jaran Studios' Dread Force includes this information in Rob's profile.
- ↑ Matt Moylan confirmed that it had been drawn by Armstrong, but credited to Pat Lee.
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