Rumble (G1)/toys
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Most of Rumble's toys are red, but this is not a hard and fast rule.
Toys
Generation 1
- Ravage / Rumble (Cassette 2-pack, 1984/1985/1986)
- Accessories: Left & right "Thruster Guns"
- Rumble was part of the first wave of Transformers toys released in 1984. Originally a Micro Change Microcassette Robo Micross, he transforms into a microcassette that fits into the tape deck compartment of the original Soundwave and Blaster toys. In Hasbro markets, Rumble was only available in a two-pack with Ravage.
- The 1984 release of the toy has a foil Decepticon symbol decal on Rumble's robot mode tummy. The 1985 release drops this decal in favor of a rubsign under the cassette-mode's tape-window. The 1986 release switches out his metal feet for plastic feet.
- This mold was also used to make Frenzy and Enemy. It can also be repurposed as G1 cartoon Frenzy (which obviously also applies to all the following toys, so we won't repeat ourselves).
- Soundwave (Decepticon, 1985/1986)
- Japanese ID number: 17
- Accessories: Left & right "Thruster Guns"
- In Japan, Rumble was originally only available packaged with the much-more-accessory-laden-than-the-Hasbro-version Soundwave. All versions of this toy have a rubsign.
- Rumble (Cassettetron, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-102
- Accessories: Left & right "Thruster Guns", cassette case
- Rumble was finally released on his own in Japan during The Headmasters, in an individual box. Contrary to popular belief, the Cassettes released this way did not include extra tape cases.
Generation 2
- "Rumble" (Go-Bot,
1995)- Accessories: Rifle
- Part of the canceled fourth wave of Generation 2 Go-Bots, Rumble would have been a race car with a pizza-oriented sponsor ("Vinny's Pizza", possibly a reference to then-Hasbro employee Vincent D'Alleva) and an engine-oriented sponsor ("Jerry's Motors", possibly a reference to Hasbro employee Jerry Jivoin). He would have transformed into a modified Chevrolet Camaro with exposed engine block. He has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like his fellow "new"-mold teammates, his rifle stores under his car mode.
- Although he was never officially named in any known documents, his name is written on the front bumper. A very small handful of finished samples have made their way to the secondary market, where they demand some big bucks.
- This mold was redecoed into 2001 Robots in Disguise Side Swipe and Universe Silverstreak.
- Amusingly, he would have been both red and blue.
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Alternators
- Decepticon Rumble (Alternator, 2006)
- Alternator ID number: 24 (misprint, should be 25)
- Accessories: Left & right blasters
- For Alternators, "Decepticon Rumble" (named so for trademark reasons) transforms into a 1:24-scale licensed 2006 Honda Civic Si, with opening doors, hood, etc. Additionally, instead of traditional hands, Rumble features spring-loaded piledrivers that release from his arms. Accessories include two back-mounted weapons, one of which doubles as his engine in car mode and the other which fits into his trunk.
X-Brawn, is that you? - Rumble's seats are misassembled, keeping them from reclining completely in car mode. Fortunately, this is fixed relatively easily; one must simply unscrew each seat from the bottom of the car, swap them, and then rescrew.
- Rumble and his wave-mate Ravage are notable for being the first and only Decepticon Alternators to be entirely new sculpts actually designed as those characters from the get-go, rather than an Autobot sculpt reworked to be someone else. They are also notable for being the final Alternators toys to be sold at retail. Originally intended for normal retail release in the US, the two of them wre ultimately relegated to being Wal-Mart exclusives, released in late March of 2007.
- Ironically, despite being first revealed at the UK Toy Fair (in the form of early concept art for a design that was ultimately never used, depicted on the left), Rumble was ultimately never released in Europe at all.
Universe (2003)
- Rumble (Basic, 2006)
- Accessories: Blade, Cybertron-style Decepticon Cyber Key
- Available only in the customization class at BotCon 2006 (along with Inferno), Rumble is a redeco of Cybertron Scrapmetal (using the Cobybot alternate head), transforming into a four-legged "spider tank" with top-mounted cannon. Inserting a Cyber Key into the back end of the cannon swings a removable clear-plastic sawblade-sword from the main chamber of the cannon. In robot mode, the fists can be covered with the tank mode spikes, or a "pile driver".
- Both Rumble and Inferno were only available as unpainted, unassembled parts still connected to their sprues. The individuals taking the class had to assemble and paint the toy. The following Testors paint colors were used: Burnished Gold, British Gulf Armor, British Crimson, Magical Blue, Armored Steel, Flat Black, Camouflauge Gray, and Medium Gray.
Music Label
- Frenzy & Rumble Playing Earphones (2007)
- Released as part of TakaraTomy's Music Label toyline, Rumble and Frenzy share a fairly simplistic transformation from robots to white, circular, working earphones. Although sold separately from him, they were designed to go well with the Music Label Soundwave MP3 player.
Encore
- Great Cassette Operation Vol.3 (2009)
- Encore number: 19
- Accessories: Left & right "Thruster Guns"
- Rumble was reissued for the first time in over 20 years, along with Frenzy, Overkill and Laserbeak, as part of Takara's Encore line. This toy at the very least features several restored parts (including the head and weapons) if not an entirely new mold based on the original version. This theory is supported by the copyright Tomy 2009 on the inside of the leg rather than the Hasbro or Takara copyrights, and the different look of the headsculpt. This version of Rumble does not feature any of the cassette mode stickers or those originally on his legs. Most of the cassette details are now painted instead (but not those that end up on his arms in robot mode). The lower leg details are painted as well (but not the upper legs - that detail remains absent). His faction symbols remain stickers.
Transformers (2010)
- Demolition Rumble (Scout, unreleased)
- Accessories: Two guns
- Rendered, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, in the blue color scheme of Rumble's Generation 1 cartoon appearances (and the original Frenzy toy, the 1986 release gold weapon variant, specifically), Transformers: Reveal the Shield "Demolition Rumble" transforms into a dual-cannon anti-aircraft vehicle. In robot mode, his arms can transform into spring-loaded versions of the character's familiar pile-driver weapons, and his two C joint guns can be attached to bars on either his arms or back. As part of the Reveal the Shield subline imprint, Rumble features a heat-sensitive rubsign on his main turret.
- "Demolition Rumble" was intended to be released as part of the fifth Scout Class wave of the 2010 Transformers toy line together with Downshift and Bodyblock, but fell victim to the line's discontinuation by all major U.S. retailers in favor of the then-upcoming Dark of the Moon line. Unlike the previous wave, which was released in other markets and eventually showed up at U.S. discount stores, the Rumble/Downshift/Bodyblock wave remains unreleased.
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United
- Part of the fourth wave of Transformers United, Rumble is a redeco of Transformers: Reveal the Shield Demolition Rumble (which never actually got released), transforming into a dual-cannon anti-aircraft tank. In robot mode, his arms can transform into spring-loaded pile-driver weapons, and his two C joint guns can be attached to bars on either his arms or back.
- Rumble was only available in a two-pack with Frenzy, who shares the same mold.
- This mold was also used to make Adventure Frenzy and Rumble and retooled to make Timelines Rewind and Eject.
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Masterpiece
- Rumble & Jaguar (2013-02-23)
- Japanese ID number: MP-15
- Accessories: Two piledrivers, piledriver mount, Left & right "Thruster Guns", pink tape case
- Masterpiece Rumble is an updated version of the original Generation 1 toy, transforming from a highly articulated robot to a mini-cassette the same size as his Generation 1 toy. He still has his traditional Thruster Gun weapons, which can peg onto his back, or be held by his hands via 3mm post. He comes with a pink case which can be used to store him in tape mode.
- To replicate his and Frenzy's signature abilities from the cartoon series, Rumble comes with two large piledriver accessories which clip onto his arms. The piledrivers can connect to a mounting piece that allows them to be worn on the figure's back when not in use, and they also contain hollows to store his Thruster Guns. The mounting piece can also attach to his back on its own to resemble a battery pack.
- The piledrivers can also interact with other figures: They can clip to Masterpiece Soundwave's forearms to form cannons, or combine with Masterpiece Frenzy's own piledrivers and link up with Soundwave's "sensor" accessory to form the interface cable that allows Soundwave to connect to other devices, as seen in The Transformers: The Movie.
- He still comes in a two-pack with Ravage, just as he did during the Generation 1 toyline. Rumble was, naturally, redecoed to create Frenzy.
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- Soundwave (2013)
- 09 OF 30
- ID number: MP-02
- Accessories: Two piledrivers, piledriver mount, Left & right "Thruster Guns", clear tape case
- Included with the Hasbro ToysЯUs-exclusive version of Masterpiece Soundwave, "Decepticon Rumble" features a slightly different deco, replacing his gold vacuum-metallized details with paint, and featuring slightly brighter red plastic. His guns, piledrivers, mount, and micro-cassette case are all included and have been appropriately redecoed, with his tape case being cast in colorless-clear plastic this time.
Generations
Platinum Edition
- Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition (2014-03-23)
- Accessories: Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Ravage, Decepticon Rumble, Decepticon Frenzy, five microcassette cases, two Frenzy piledrivers, Frenzy piledriver mount, left & right Frenzy "Thruster Guns", two Rumble piledrivers, Rumble piledriver mount, left & right Rumble "Thruster Guns", energon cube & lid, display panel, concussion blaster, Megatron gun (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor
Titans Return
- Decepticon Rumble (Legends, 2016)
- Accessories: Rifle/tank cannon
- Titans Return Decepticon Rumble is a retool of Autobot Rewind and transforms from spy-tablet to tank to robot. In spy-tablet mode he can be stored in Soundwave's chest, and features a 1:1 scale audio port that you can connect a pair of headphones to. His original stock render showed him as a straight redeco of Rewind, but the final product features a new head. Rumble is packaged with a collector card based on his card art. Like all Legends Class spy tablets, his stickers are prone to coming off at the edges after some posing and transforming.
Kre-O
- Kreon Class of 1984 (Kreon figure set, 2014)
- This version of Rumble, voted "Most Likely To Shake Things Up" by the Kreon Class of 1984, uses the Sentinel Prime helmet and a micro-figure body. He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at Hasbro Toy Shop online.
- Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
- Set number: B1507
Merchandise
Attacktix
- Rumble (Booster,
2007)
- The Attacktix Rumble playing piece was never released due to the cancellation of the Attacktix line. A prototype was seen (along with other unreleased Transformers and Star Wars Attacktix playing pieces) at the Celebration IV Star Wars convention. Rumble was to be a Trooper-type piece worth 20 points, would've utilized melee attacks using his piledrivers, and would've been blue.
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Robot Heroes
- Arcee vs. Decepticon Rumble
- Robot Heroes Rumble is a soft-plastic figurine sculpted in a super deformed style and with his piledrivers deployed. He has swivel joints in his shoulders and neck, and came in a two-pack with Arcee.
Transformers - Wall Plaque
- Soundwave (Diamond Select, 2006)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow.
Transformers - Mini Bust
- Rumble (Diamond Select, 2009)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Rumble was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1000 pieces. He is painted in a
accurateblue scheme matching his colors in the Generation 1 cartoon. Ratbat is seen blazing over his shoulder and decoed in a deeper purple than he is usually depicted in. Rumble is sculpted using his piledrivers and his base has the aftereffects of an earthquake on the left side. A representation of his tape mode is also present on the front of his base.
The Loyal Subjects
- Rumble
- The Loyal Subjects Rumble is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He is based on his buddy's Frenzy's G1 animation model. Rumble features a piledriver gimmick, and consequently has no weapons. For every 16 figures, there are two Rumbles.
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