Talk:Studio Series

New category

I am creating a new category called Category:Generation Studio Series toy images. If you have any objections, please state why. Cheers. --westjames/notirishman (talk) 11:31, 7 April 2018 (EDT)

The category is created, as no one objected, in these 3 days. When uploading images, please use the category stated above. --westjames/notirishman (talk) 18:12, 9 April 2018 (EDT)

Drift leaked

Drift was revealed, and other leaked figures too. For the drift one, it's legit because it has an image, but the others, hightower and Cogman were leaked with no images. Should we add them? Memeuser17 (talk) 13:33, 19 October 2018 (EDT)

Definitely don’t add anything from unofficial leaks -Foffy (talk) 13:44, 19 October 2018 (EDT)

Multipacks

Both are "exclusives" one way or another. The Bumblebee 2-pack is more straightforward; it's offically a Traget exclusive in the US (and a Kmart exclusive in Australia), while the Bumblebee/Charlie set is a canceled Toys"R"Us exclusive (for obvious reasons, though it is still a TRU exclusive in Canada) that's now some sort of "shared online exclusive" (even though one shipment somehow made it to a single Target store despite the set not even being in Target's system). Anybody got an idea how to handle this?

On top of that, those alleged "Entertainment Earth exclusives" are also available from competitors Big Bad Toy Store, TFScource, Toywiz and even friggin' Diamond Comic Distributors.--Nevermore (talk) 14:57, 25 November 2018 (EST)

bb prime

There’s a bumblebee voyager Optimus on the way, Should we add it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by YourBestPal (talk • contribs).

No. The Optimus toy has only been seen in leaked images and isn't officially announced yet. Per our guidelines, we don't add information until it's been officially released. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 17:08, 20 December 2018 (EST)

The only exception we add something if it isn't officially revealed, is if it starts poppin' up in many brick-and-mortar stores. --notirishman (talk) 22:42, 20 December 2018 (EST)

Uhh, just found one at my local Walmart.YourBestPal (talk) 16:28, 3 February 2019 (EST)

If it is out, then it is OK to be added. --abates (talk) 16:37, 3 February 2019 (EST)

Just realized, my bad, I created the optimus before it was confirmed when Tonton put out the box photos. --User:MrRoboto\Roboto (talk) 20:22, 13 February 2019 (Cntr)

Wut

Why do the all "not released yet" boxes say "unreleased" under them? If it means that they will not be released, why in the freaking world is there not a "toy cancelled" box instead?!--Delibirda (talk) 04:12, 2 December 2019 (EST)

"Unreleased" as in "unreleased at this time". --Khajidha (talk) 05:12, 2 December 2019 (EST)

... I'd think the context would be obvious. Canceled toys are explicitly labeled as such. --M Sipher (talk) 05:57, 2 December 2019 (EST)

New studio series

Topspin Cliffjumper Soundwave ROTF Leadfoot

Update the wiki!

Studio Series 86

I know that usually, we wait for official reveals since blurry photos of leaks aren't super reliable. But Kup, Scourge, and Hot Rod have been REVIEWED on YouTube. Is this a special case? What’s the verdict? Just wait? - Cylasbreakdown (talk) 15:39, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

I believe we wait until Hasbro makes an announcement. MistaTee (talk) 15:47, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

It is not a special case at all. Reviews of leaked, un-announced toys have happened in the past, long before YouTube was a thing. We stick with only what's been officially revealed or released. --M Sipher (talk) 01:51, 2 October 2020 (EDT)

#69 Devastator giftset

So do we add that one or not? Supposedly it has been officially released in Thailand.--Nevermore (talk) 20:47, 7 October 2020 (EDT)

Add Singapore and Hong Kong to that list. [1] [2] [3]--Nevermore (talk) 17:01, 14 October 2020 (EDT)

SS Toy bios considered canon with the films?

I'm not 100% sure on where this question/discussion could be made. I had a question on whether the Studio Series toy bios can be considered canon with the films? I know it seems farfetched and a bit of a dumb question to ask. But Skipjack's toy bio suggests that Hasbro has possibly retconned him as Devastator's left leg instead of Rampage as Rampage's toy bio makes no idication that he is a component of Devastator. Further, Skipjack was released in the gift set. I've tried to see if there is any confirmation from Hasbro anywhere if this is an official retcon - I haven't found anything anywhere - but a lot of fans have taken to the idea that the Skipjack toy is a retcon.

Now the next one is a huge stretch, but does the inclusion of Steeljaw with Leadfoot mean that he is officially in-universe with the films despite never showing up in the film. He's not included in the bio, but his inclusion with the Leadfoot toy kinda suggests it since all the other pack-in non-transformable figurines are characters from the films (Brains, Wheelie, Laserbeak, Mini Dinobots and Igor). If that is also the case, does that mean that Thundercracker has technically been retconned into DOTM despite never appearing in the film too?

I don't know, I wanna know what you guys think and if any of these changes should be made anywhere else? Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 21:25, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

EDIT: I Found this article on Hasbro Pulse [4] - "In the movie, Skipjack and Rampage both have the same build or form but are colored differently, Skipjack being yellow and Rampage being orange." Does this statement confirm that Skipjack is actually the yellow bulldozer that forms Devastator's leg? It was stated by a Hasbro employee so can we make it official on the wiki? Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 21:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

In Thundercracker's case, his article already includes his Studio Series bio under the "Toy Bios" section and that's the best we can do about it. We can't go ahead and declare that he is in the movie when he pretty clearly isn't. The Studio Series line also includes toys like Dairu and Uruaz and I don't think anybody will try to argue that they appeared anywhere in the movies. Now, about Skipjack, I do agree that it's possibly a retcon, but I'm not sure what the wiki should do either. Maybe the "Who is Skipjack?" section you added to his article is the best we can do until something more official comes along.--Fritz (talk) 03:12, 27 October 2020 (EDT)

I had a feeling that Thundercracker and Steeljaw's relevance on this topic would be a bit of a stretch as I stated before. But I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way on the whole Skipjack VS Rampage topic. I've spent just about my entire day trying to find information on it to make it more worth the discussion lol. I just wanted to run it past everyone else and put it out there as I'm not sure on what can be considered a retcon and who can be considered relevant enough as a reliable source to retcon something into official fiction. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk • contribs).

No, the bios are not canon with the films. They're indicative of what Hasbro interprets on the film, and certainly they influence how we categorize certain characters. Escargon (talk) 09:22, 27 October 2020 (EDT)

SS74

So, ROTF BB waas revealed today, and he's #74 and part of Buzzworthy Bumblebee. What size class is he though? --ZacAttack (talk) 20:37, 17 December 2020 (EST)

DOTM Soundwave

Do we know if DOTM Soundwave from the wave 8 Deluxes was repacked in the wave 9 case? The reason I ask is because the entirety of wave 8 was skipped here in New Zealand (not uncommon, since wave 5 Deluxes and Voyagers, wave 12 Voyagers and wave 3 Leaders were also among those skipped), yet, I managed to snag Soundwave alongside the wave 9 Deluxes back in 2020. I know we don't list repacks in this article, but we sometimes do in the individual articles. I just wondered if anyone may know for sure whether that was the case or not? I also noticed that ROTF Scavenger was missing from the wave 4 Leaders whenever DOTM Shockwave came out here in 2020, but then he miraculously appeared in mid-2021 when ROTF Overload appeared on store shelves.

If anyone knows if these are repack cases, let me know, because I just thought it might be useful information for someone who cares. -- Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 23:45, 22 January 2022 (EST)

Terrorcon Faction symbols

I noticed right where it lists the names of the Terrorcons, they have Decepticon logos instead of Terrorcon logos; Do we plan on changing those or will we wait until the movie comes out?