Bumblebee (WFC)/toys

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Toys

Generations

He stars in Tron 3.0.
  • Cybertronian Bumblebee (Deluxe Class, 2010)
  • Accessories: Handgun
Part of the first wave of Generations Deluxe Class toys, War for Cybertron Cybertronian Bumblebee transforms from a yellow and black robot into a "Cybertronian courier mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun is held via 5mm post, and can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode. Bumblebee's head appears to have light-piping, but his eyes are painted over in blue, thus rendering the gimmick neutered. His legs are generally loose at the mid-thigh joint due to being used for transformation.
He and Cybertronian Optimus Prime shipped ahead of their two other wavemates in the United States via Toys"R"Us.
This mold was redecoed into United Bumblebee Cybertron Mode, as well as retooled into Generations/War for Cybertron Cliffjumper and United Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode. In fact, Bumblebee's instructions depict him with Cliffjumper's head, revealing the retool before it was officially announced. As seen in the HasCon 2017 display, he would've been redecoed with battle damage along with First Edition Bumblebee (See below) and it would have come with several Scraplet accessories.


  • Bumblebee & Grimlock (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2016)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Platinum Edition Bumblebee is a redeco of his first Robots in Disguise Warrior Class toy, featuring metallic yellow plastic, and a painted Decepticon Hunter. (See the entry far below for more information on the base mold.)
His scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
Bumblebee is bundled with Grimlock, a redeco of Transformers Adventure Series Battle Grimlock, itself a retool of the Generations Fall of Cybertron Voyager Class Grimlock figure. In the United States, this set was exclusively available via online retailer Entertainment Earth, although it was also stocked by several smaller US-based online retailers who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was released in Singapore, as a Walmart exclusive in Canada, and sold at Ripley stores in Chile.


Transformers (2010)

The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer.
  • Rage over Cybertron (Multipack, 2011)
  • Accessories: Handgun
Transformers Cybertronian Bumblebee is a Toys"R"Us-exclusive redeco of Generations Cybertronian Bumblebee, with most of the original version's black plastic changed to gray, clear blue headlights and rims, red tint for the windows, most of the red paint details changed to blue, and additional blue circuitry paint details resembling the "overshield" effect from the War for Cybertron game. He was only available in a three-pack with redecos of Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Megatron.


Rescue Bots

Dear God, they're crossbreeding!
  • Bumblebee (Rescue Bot, 2011)
Part of the first wave of Rescue Bots toys, Bumblebee transforms into a yellow muscle car which presumably can be used by the humans in the rescue team to speed to problem sites, while staying within the speed limit, of course. Tugging either end of the vehicle will autotransform him back into robot mode.


Bumblebee enjoys hiding underneath cars that look like him.
  • Bumblebee Rescue Garage (Playset, 2011)
The Bumblebee Rescue Garage comes with a smaller Bumblebee toy not unlike an RPM or Speed Stars toy in function. Standing the vehicle on end reveals Bumblebee's robot mode embossed on its underside. The back of Bumblebee's car mode also has a cavity in which the included Axel Frazier figure can ride.


  • Bumblebee and Graham Burns (2-pack, 2013)
Available in a two-pack with Graham Burns, Bumblebee is a non-transforming but articulated figure, with double-swivel shoulder, swivel wrists, neck, and joined-together leg swivels. His sculpt is based much more on the rather more show model than his previous Rescue Bots toys. His left hand is morphed into a blue jackhammer as part of the "Energize" theme.

  • Bumblebee (2013)
The same non-transforming figurine of jackhammer-having Bumblebee was also available in a single bag, without Graham Burns, without any changes to the toy proper.


  • Bumblebee (2012)
    • Accessories: Jackhammer
Bumblebee's original Rescue Bots mold was retooled to add sockets onto his hood and released as part of the "Energize" line. He also features translucent blue plastic on his hood and doors, and has a jackhammer accessory made from the same plastic which plugs into the sockets on his hood.


  • Bumblebee Rescue Repair Station (Playset, 2013)
    • Accessories: "Rescue launcher", rescue missile
The Bumblebee Rescue Repair Station is a "3D pop-up playset" that unfolds into a play area for Rescue Bots figures, and features a working "rescue hatch" and spring-loaded "rescue launcher". It is actually the Danger Room playset from Hasbro's Marvel Superhero Squad line in new colors, but does both retool out that playset's Sentinel head with a crane arm claw and include a new sticker sheet. It was released in international markets to no fanfare at some point in 2013, apparently being available in at least Latin America and South Korea (the latter being English packaging with a Korean sticker).
The included Bumblebee is the same deco as the individual non-transforming figure.


  • Electronic Bumblebee (2013)
A larger non-transforming toy, Bumblebee features electronic lights and sounds. His right hand is replaced by a "rescue drill" which oddly resembles Animated Bumblebee's stingers, which spins when you press a button on his right forearm.


  • Bumblebee and Scrapmaster (2-pack, 2014)
Available with Scrapmaster, Bumblebee is a redeco of the "Energize" non-transforming figure (but is not branded as such) and features a color scheme reminiscent of his Prime: Beast Hunters form.


  • Bumblebee and MorBot (2-pack, 2014)
Available with MorBot, Bumblebee is an all-new non-transfoming figure based on the Rescan figure that turns into a motorcycle.
Amusingly, the way Bumblebee packaged is positioned like he was petting MorBot.


  • Silver Force Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (2-pack, 2014)
Available with Silver Force Optimus Prime, Silver Force Bumblebee is a redeco of the Energize non-transforming figure, featuring silver through all his body. It was not sold in the United States, apparently being exclusive to Canadian Target stores.


  • Bumblebee & Doc Greene (Figure 2-pack, 2014)
The jackhammer Bumblebee figurine was repackaged again in the unified Playskool Heroes style packaging, this time partnered with Doc Green (himself an unchanged version of the toy previously packed in with the Boulder figurine).



Rescan series

  • Bumblebee (Rescan, Wave 1, 2014)
Part of the first wave of the "Rescan" series, Bumblebee features a spring-loaded transformation and transforms into a motorcycle.


It's going to be really hard to quote Shakespeare when you speak in beeps.
  • Bumblebee (Rescan, Wave 2, 2014)
Part of the second wave of the Rescan series, Bumblebee now transforms into a very goofy-looking raptor dinosaur. Pressing his robot mode chest in raptor mode activates a chomping jaw action.


I'm Jazz?
  • Bumblebee (Rescan, 2015)
Released in wave 7 of the Rescan series, this time Bee is back to his good old muscle-car alternate mode, which hadn't been available for a while. This toy is an all-new mold, which ultimately isn't very show-like, with his hood & grill becoming his chestplate rather than his roof.


I can flyyyyyy!
  • Bumblebee (Rescan, 2017)
Released in the 13th wave of Rescan toys, this new body for Bumblebee changes from robot to VTOL aircraft and back when his cockpit is folded down. He features articulated elbows and 5mm compatible fists.


Dull savageness.
  • Bumblebee (Rescan, 2017)
Also released in the 13th wave of Rescan toys, this Bumblebee is a redeco of his earlier Raptor release.


Superchargers

  • Bumblebee (Supercharger, 2015)
Part of the first (and only) wave of "Superchargers", this version of Bumblebee, slightly bigger than a Rescan figure, transforms into an F-1-style race car with pull-back motor action. Zoom!


Rescue Packs

  • Bumblebee Rock Rescue Team (Rescue Pack, 2017)
Part of the first wave of Rescue Pack figures, Bumblebee is an all-new mold that changes from robot to rock-climbing buggy in a few easy steps. He includes two rescue Mini-Cons, Hunter the Lion-bot and Talon the Eagle-Bot, as well as a new Cody Burns figure who can interact with bots in several different combinations. Hunter can be assembled into a crane arm which can be mounted on the back of Bumblebee's vehicle mode.
This set and its wavemate showed up in stores without any word from Hasbro.


Knight Watch

Bumblebee, Mother of Dragons.
  • Knight Watch Bumblebee (2017)
Knight Watch Bumblebee is a large figure that transforms into a dragon to tie in with The Last Knight. He includes two Mini-Con partner dragons who "combine" (by being held in the top and bottom of Bee's fist) into the Double-Dragon Axe.


Flip Racers

  • Bumblebee Quick Launch Garage (playset, 2017)
Wheeeeee!
Part of the first wave of Flip Racer Launchers, Bumblebee transforms automatically from a super-deformed car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. A spring-loaded launcher will shoot Bumblebee under the airport at a high speed. The launcher is compatible with the Chomp & Chase Raceway.


  • Bumblebee (single pack, 2018)
Part of the fourth wave of Flip Racer Single Packs, Bumblebee transforms automatically into super-deformed muscle car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.[1]


Rescue Guard

Rescue Dog Sgt. Slaughber is a real Cybertronian Hero!
  • Rescue Guard Bumblebee (2018)
Rescue Guard Bumblebee is a large figure that transforms into a race car. He includes two Mini-Con partner rescue dogs that convert into armor and rescue tools that attach to Bumblebee in either vehicle or bot mode.

Prime

First Edition

Sorry, you won't actually be able to ride one of these in New York.
  • Bumblebee and Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby (NYCC 2011 exclusive)
    • Accessories: Arm-mounted twin-cannon
Bumblebee is an orange-ish redeco of First Edition Bumblebee (see below) as a New York taxicab and comes with a pink Arcee and NY-themed Jack Darby and Raf Esquivel figurines. They were sold exclusively at New York Comic Con 2011.


Pirates radio clips and Jazz's transformation scheme.
  • Bumblebee ("First Edition" Deluxe Class, 2011)
    • Number: 001
    • Accessories: Arm-mounted twin-cannon, stand
Part of the first wave of Prime: First Edition figures, this Deluxe-sized incarnation of Bumblebee transforms into a yellow Urbana 500 muscle car. An arm-mounted blaster can be pegged via 5mm peg into either of his forearms or stowed underneath the vehicle mode. As with other "First Edition" Prime figures, he comes with a cardboard display stand which sits at the bottom of the packaging.
As seen in the HasCon 2017 display, he would've been redecoed with battle damage along with Generations Bumblebee (See above) and it would have come with several Scraplet accessories.


Cyberverse

I think my gun overheated...
  • Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 001
    • Japanese release date: 2012-03-21
    • Japanese ID number: EZ-04
    • Accessories: Blaster
Part of the first wave of Prime Series 2 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Bumblebee transforms into an Urbana 500 muscle car. He features numerous 3mm ports for mounting Cyberverse weapons, such as on his hands, doors/arms, and roof/back.
He comes with a blaster (modeled after his in-show cannon) that features two 3mm posts and a port, and is cast in soft translucent red plastic. This weapon, in a variety of colors, is also used by Cyberverse Arcee, Evac, Hyperspeed Wheeljack, Autobot Tailgate, the redeco of Bumblebee that comes with the Bumblebee Battle Suit (see below) and 2014 Transformers Protectobot Groove.
Some units had the blaster molded significantly more flexible (and also more creamy and less translucent) plastic.


...And turned into a blade!?
  • Quickblade Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 011
    • Accessories: Combat blade
Part of the third wave of Prime Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Quickblade Bumblebee is a redeco of Legion Class Bumblebee in black with yellow stripes, loosely resembling the deco he later assumes in Season 3 of Transformers: Prime. He comes with a "combat blade", a soft translucent-green blade weapon that can mount/be held via any of its four 3mm pegs. In varying colors, it was used by Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Knock Out, and Dark of the Moon Mirage.


... Oh, nevermind. It's all cool now.
  • Bumblebee Battle Suit (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 003
    • Accessories: Large missile-firing blaster, missile, small double-barreled blaster
Part of the second wave of Prime Cyberverse Vehicle playsets, the Bumblebee Battle Suit comes with a redeco of Legion Class Bumblebee, who features brighter, paler yellow plastic, trades in his black stripes for sparkly dark-blue, replaces his silver-painted windshields with metallic light-blue, switches the silver on his abdomen and shins with metallic dark-blue, replaces the black grill with silver, omits the stripe portions at the center of the hood, and removes the silver on his feet. In addition to the suit's other accessories, Bumblebee still comes with his double-barreled blaster, with the color changed from translucent red to translucent light blue.


File:PrimeEZCollectionAutobotSet.jpg
  • Autobot Set (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-11-24)
    • ID number: EZ-SP1
    • Accessories: Blaster
Available for this set, this version of Bumblebee replaces his yellow plastic with a darker shade of metallic yellow. He was released as a six-pack along with Ratchet, Bulkhead, Optimus Prime, Arcee, and Wheeljack.


  • Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
    • Series / Number: 3 / 004
    • Accessories: Eagleshot Bow
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Bumblebee is a redeco and significant "retool" (in the loosest sense of the term; literally every single part except for his wheels and the shoulder joints is modified) of Legion Class Bumblebee, transforming into a heavily armed Urbana 500 muscle car with spikes covering the front wheels, sculpted missile launchers and boosters/blasters on the doors, armor panels at the rear, and a large version of his double-barreled blaster sculpted onto his hood, the barrels of which end up mounted on his chest/shoulders in robot mode. He sports various 3mm ports in the same places the original Legion Class toy did.
He comes with the "Eagleshot Bow", a crossbow which has two 3mm ports and three posts, allowing it to mount/be mounted in different ways. This bow, in varying colors, was also used by Airachnid, Windrazor, and Rippersnapper.
in 2017, This Bumblebee also saw release as one of the 3 random free gifts for the Walmart exclusive Blu-Ray release of the four live-action movies.


  • Energon Driller with Bumblebee (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)
    • Series / Number: 3 / 003
    • Accessories: Prod, saw, Eagleshot Bow, Energon Booster
The only new product from the second wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse Vehicle playsets, the Energon Driller (a redeco of the Series 2 Driller stripped of its electronics) comes with a redeco of Legion Class Series 3 Bumblebee, who features an ever-so-slightly darker shade of yellow plastic, black instead of charcoal wheels and hip and shoulder joints, dark metallic blue instead of black paint details for his front bumper, windscreen, shins and forearms/vehicle mode doors, black instead of silver paint operations for the face and the double-barreled blaster on the hood, and less saturated blue paint operations for the eyes.
He comes with blue redecos of the Series 2 Driller's prod and saw accessories, which were originally meant for Knock Out, as well as the Eagleshot Bow. The Energon Booster (originally part of the Series 2 Vehicles' light-up gimmick) is also included as a separate piece no longer connected to the Driller by a power cable, and can also be used by Bumblebee as a hand-held weapon.
The Bumblebee Energon Driller was notoriously absent from US retail for many months after being available from online retailers and even appearing at retail in Hasbro's Asian and eventually European markets. It wasn't until much later that it finally became available through discount stores such as Ross, although there have also been sightings at Toys"R"Us Express, Hastings and Tuesday Morning stores.

Prime: Robots in Disguise

Here's my other blaster! (Hasbro version pictured)
Can you transform me in 10 seconds without damaging my decals? (Arms-Micron version pictured)
  • Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 1 / 001
    • Japanese release date: 2012-03-31
    • Japanese ID number: AM-02
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters (Hasbro only), "B.2" Arms Micron (Takara only)
Part of the first wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class toys, this Bumblebee is an entirely new mold, and features a much simpler transformation (and slightly decreased posability), including a "dramatic head reveal": the entire car mode front section is geared together, so when the robot mode shoulders are pulled out, the hood opens up to flip out Bumblebee's head and expand his chest. Two blaster-weapons are now included, which use 5mm posts and holes to mount on his forearms, engine block, or be used as hand-held weapons. They can also combine to form a larger quad-barreled cannon. While the instructions are rather vague about it, his folded-up roof actually features a tab that's meant to peg into a slot behind his pelvis, securing his roof somewhat in robot mode. This version of the toy was later retooled into Hot Shot.
In wave six of the "Robots in Disguise" toyline, Bumblebee was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the Prime episode "Loose Cannons".
The TakaraTomy version of Bumblebee, part of the first wave of Prime toys, is considerably different. His roof and doors have been retooled to include 5mm-hole mounting points, which are meant to be used with the new Arms Micron system. As such, he does not come with the Hasbro version's blasters, instead coming with the Arms Micron B.2, who transforms into an over-sized version of Bumblebee's wrist-mounted blasters. His paint operations have also been pretty heavily decreased; his doors, roof and rear window-frame have stripe-less solid-yellow paint to cover the clear plastic, leaving his engine block, grill-parts and face the only "detail-painted" parts on the toy. Most of his detailing, like his car mode striping, is provided by a separate sheet of customer-applied foil stickers. (This actually allows for more show-accurate stripes than the painted Hasbro version.) Unfortunately, he suffers from a particularly horrid case of sticker placement: The instructions tell you to place stickers between his front wheels and doors to continue his stripe patterns, but due to how the doors are jointed, there is not enough clearance near them to accommodate these stickers, and opening the doors will destroy the stickers.


Great. Now everyone will think he's a part of the pavement.
  • Shadow Strike Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 1 / 011
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters
Part of the fourth wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class toys, Shadow Strike Bumblebee is a redeco of "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class Bumblebee, and is cast in gray, yellow, and translucent blue plastic. He features new yellow stripe patterns and deco, with some gray and black paint details here and there.


  • Terrorcon Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2012-08-10)
    • Accessories: "Terrorcon Zori" Arms Micron
Meant to represent Bumblebee turned into a vicious monster after being infused with Dark Energon, "Terrorcon Bumblebee" is the Arms Micron Bee molding done in black, gray, and clear-purple. Rather than his nominal Arms Micron partner, B.2, he instead comes with Terrorcon Zori, a clear-purple version of Soundwave's Micron partner. This set was available as an AEON stores exclusive in Japan.


All that glitters is not Goldbug.
  • Bumblebee (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
    • Number: 001
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters
Another Dark-Energon-infused iteration of Bumblebee, but still an Autobot and apparently not a brutal killing machine, Prime: Dark Energon Bumblebee is a BigBadToyStore-exclusive redeco of "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class Bumblebee, and is cast in translucent glittery-gold and opaque blue plastics as an homage to Generation 1 Goldbug.
Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was initially sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of Knock Out, Starscream, and Wheeljack. He was eventually made available on his own, and the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases.


Bumblebee joins the Autorollers.
  • Remote Controlled Bumblebee (2012)
    • Accessories: Remote control
An electronic Bumblebee, operable by remote control. As well as driving around, the remote control allows you to convert Bumblebee from car to robot and trigger his punching action.


Denied!
  • Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
    • Accessories: Arm-mounted weapon
This Deluxe Class Bumblebee is a redeco of his First Edition release in a darker, more orange shade of yellow plastic, similar to the same mould's NYCC exclusive version. He features brighter silver highlights and an inexplicable recoloring of his racing stripes to an aqua blue, which fade back to their regular black halfway along his car mode.
Bumblebee came packed-in with a redeco of First Edition Starscream, small unarticulated figurines of Silas and a MECH soldier, as well as a DVD containing the episodes Convoy, Sick Mind and Out of His Head. The two-pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) bios as well as Tech Specs for most of the characters.


Eight. Count 'em. Eight wheels. (Hasbro version pictured)
(TakaraTomy version pictured)
  • Bumblebee (Weaponizer, 2012)
    • Series / Number: 1 / 002
    • Japanese release date: 2012-11-30
    • Accessories: Blaster pistol (Hasbro & Takara), "B.2 A" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)
Part of the first wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Weaponizer Class toys, Bumblebee is a large, roughly Leader-sized mold with a simplified transformation scheme, more accurate proportions, and a grand total of four fake wheels on his person due to said transformation. He comes with a double-barreled blaster pistol which can mount onto his hands, forearms, and trunk.
His main gimmicks, however, are the two large mini-guns hidden in his hood-chest, which can deploy and "weaponize" either mode. When his robot head/engine block is pressed down, the mini-guns swing out from his hood-chest and spin, while a red LED inside his torso lights up briefly. Pushing on the gray lever/the center front fender portion (both on his chest) briefly lights up the LED again and swings the mini-guns back into his body.
His stock photography (& his commercial appearance) gives him a completely different vehicle deco compared to the final product, with the final toy having fewer paint operations overall. The final product lacks the stripe patterns between the front wheels and doors due to that patch being made of unpaintable plastic, shrinks the stripes on the hood, tapers the door stripes towards the front and extends it towards the rear wheels, rearranges the stripes on the trunk, roof, and behind the engine block, shrinks the Autobot symbol on the roof, and moves said symbol to the front of the hood. The hood stripes, in particular, have been significantly shrunk into what are essentially pinstripes.
A running change variant of this figure features much thicker stripes on his hood-chest.
The Japanese release, dubbed Gatling Bumblebee, sports metallic gold paint on most of his yellow plastic, and some sliver details. He comes with a gray version of his Arms Micron, B.2.


Derf, a life-form's gotta do what a life-form's gotta do.
  • Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2013)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 001
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters, Eagleshot Bow, 6 missiles
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Class toys, Bumblebee is a redeco and extensive retool of the Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class Bumblebee mold, transforming into a heavily-modified Urbana 500 muscle car that's covered in spikes. Bumblebee's roof has been retooled with an additional 5mm peg-hole, and the hinge joint at the rear windshield has been removed.
He retains the two arm-mounted blasters, and now additionally comes with a larger-scale "Eagleshot Bow", a large, spring-loaded missile-launching bow, as well as six missiles. The missiles can slide in and store on brackets in various places, with two brackets located on top of the bow, and two rotating brackets located on each door. The prods on the sides of the bow can be opened manually, but are meant to open automatically when a missile is inserted into the launcher.
His instructions include the first chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series.
This version of the mold also served as the basis of the non-toy Beast Wars: Uprising incarnation of Saberback.


About time this mold got painted rims.
  • Night Shadow Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2013)
    • Series / Number: 2 / 015
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters, Eaglefire Bow, 6 missiles
Part of the fifth wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Class toys, Night Shadow Bumblebee is a redeco of his Beast Hunters toy, sporting a black and gold color scheme similar to his depiction in the third season of the Prime cartoon, but with additional teal and silver details. His bow has been redecoed into the "Eaglefire Bow", representing an upgraded version of his previous "Eagleshot Bow".
His stock photos depict his hood/chest as being cast in a mixture of black and gold plastic, whereas the final product casts these parts just in black.
His instructions include the twenty-third chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series.


  • Talking Bumblebee / SFX Bumblebee (Battlemaster Class, 2013)
    • Accessories: Blaster pistol, bow
Part of the only wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Battlemaster Class toys, "Talking Bumblebee" is a redeco/retool of his Robots in Disguise Weaponizer toy, sporting a black and yellow color scheme similar to his depiction in the third season of the Prime cartoon, as well as a new head-sculpt that features a mouth. He comes with a massive bow and features a talking gimmick (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch!).
The European release replaced the voice clips with various sound effects and was accordingly named "SFX Bumblebee".


  • Bumblebee & Blight (Legion 2-pack, 2013)
    • Accessories: Eagleshot Bow
For the Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising subline imprint, the Cyberverse series 3 Bumblebee sculpt was recolored in (vaguely) show-accurate black and yellow colors, similar to Deluxe Class Night Shadow Bumblebee. This version of Bumblebee was only available in a two-pack with Blight.
As a second wave Predacons Rising release, this set was only available as a Target exclusive in the US (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe), and on top of that was by far the rarest and hardest to find of all Predacons Rising products. For some reason, it was stocked by various Japan-based import stores, though, thus making this the easiest (though not cheapest) way to obtain the two-pack. Like the Abominus giftset, this two-pack features no Cyberverse logo on its packaging.


It's basically lemonade and blueberry juice with a hint of pepper.
  • Nova Blast Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2013)
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters, Eagleshot Bow, 6 missiles
Part of the "Predacons Rising" subline imprint, Nova Blast Bumblebee is a redeco of his Beast Hunters Deluxe Class toy that changes some black and yellow sections to blue, changes some paint operations, and adds light blue flames to the sides of his hood/chest.
As a second wave Predacons Rising release, Nova Blast Bumblebee was only available as a Target exclusive in the United States (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe).


Oversized Cyberverse toys aren't always cheap, unofficial fakes.
  • Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2014)
    • Series / Number: 4 / 001
    • Accessories: Sword
Part of the first wave of 2014 Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Class toys, Bumblebee is an enlarged knockoff copy of his Beast Hunters Cyberverse toy, though with minor detail differences to be more accurate as a Deluxe and the replacement of ball joints with more robust universal joints. As such, his parts count, complexity and articulation are all significantly lower than in previous Deluxes.
Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the Age of Extinction toy line, Bumblebee and the other figures of his wave were ultimately only available in Europe and Hong Kong, in European packaging in both instances (an unusual occurrence for Hong Kong).
His sword is reused for Takara's Movie Advanced Series Ratchet.


Kre-O

He only accepted this Stealth mission just to prank the target.
  • Stealth Bumblebee (2012)
    • Set number: 98814
    • Japanese release date: March 20 2013
    • Pieces: 257
    • Kreons: Bumblebee, Security Guard x2, Biker, Bulldog
    • Accessories: Handgun, shotgun, submachinegun, barrel x2, flak jacket
The "Stealth Bumblebee" set comes with a predominantly-black version of Bumblebee that rebuilds into a sports car capable of carrying a single Kreon. His right arm ends in a rotating barrel, simulating a built-in blaster-arm.
The accompanying Bumblebee Kreon is based on the Prime version of the character. He lacks a right hand, instead having a clear-blue cylinder that slips over the cuff, simulating an arm-blaster. He uses the Ironhide helmet and the Prowl door-wing backpack. Like most of the 2012 sets, Bumblebee comes with his own extra clear "Energon" torso piece. This piece was apparently intended to feature the Bumblebee tampographs at some point, but like all of the extra torsos in this year's assortment, it's been been left unimpressively blank.


Beast Hunting Prankmobile.
  • Battle Net Bumblebee (2013)
    • Set number: A2202
    • Pieces: 178
    • Kreons: Bumblebee, Captain
    • Accessories: Scoped pistol
Available as part of the Battle Net Bumblebee set, Bumblebee can be built into a robot, or into an offroad vehicle with a net launcher mounted on the back. Accompanying him is the Predacon Stormrazor as well as Kreons of himself and a human Kreon resembling Captain Fanzone.


Leader of the Prankster Command Center.
  • Autobot Command Center (Playset, 2013)
    • Set number: A5412
    • Pieces: 461
    • Kreons: Arcee, Bumblebee, Knock Out, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave
The Autobot Command Center playset includes a Bumblebee Kreon, again based on Prime Bumblebee, only this time his tampographs are a bit more detailed. In lieu of the arm cannon, Bee has access to a variety of weapons stored on a weapons rack.
The set also comes with Prime-style Kreons of Arcee, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, and "secret" Kreon Knock Out, who was unnamed and shown only in silhouette on the packaging. The set also included a brick-built Rippersnapper beast.


Robots in Disguise

Wait until this runs to a puddle of mud while someone's standing beside it.
  • Bumblebee Disc Demolisher (2015)
    • Set number: B0949
    • Pieces: 186
    • Kreons: Bisk, Bumblebee, Clampdown
    • Accessories: Blaster, stasis pod
Available only in the "Bumblebee Disc Demolishor" set, this Bumblebee based on his appearance in the Robots in Disguise series. He carries an Andorian blaster pistol from the Kre-O Star Trek line. He uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons.
His massive vehicle, based on the character's vehicle mode, features a pop-up launcher in its trunk section, which fires plastic rings via pressure-launch. There is just enough space behind the windshield to seat a Kreon, though their noggin will stick out just a bit through a hole in the roof. The set also comes with a "stasis cell", used to imprison Kreons and kept shut with a rubber band.
Like the rest of the Robots in Disguise building sets, these sets were not released at normal retail in the US. They were sold in Taiwan and Singapore from January 2015, and later in Canada from May 2015. The eventually were made available in the US through "closeout" chains like TJ Maxx, Ross, and Marshall's.


  • Bumblebee (Custom Kreon, 2015)
    • Set number: B1234
    • Pieces: 26
    • Accessories: Axe, Arm-cannon, Blaster pistol, Sniper rifle, transparent arms, body & helmet, rack
Part of the first assortment of Robots in Disguise Custom Kreons, this Bumblebee is the only one of the character with his battle mask deployed. He comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his extra pieces. Unlike the previous Custom Kreons, he doesn't have a chromed helmet, but he does come with the standard clear-plastic helmet, torso, and legs, plus clear-plastic normal Kreon arms. He also has a clip-on cannon, a sniper rifle, a blaster pistol, and a chromed axe.
Despite what the instructions say, the body piece cannot be pegged down between the leg parts installed on the display stand. However this can be amended by putting a 2x1 plate piece there to "mount" the torso slightly higher.


  • Armor Up Bumblebee (Custom Kreon, 2017)
    • Set Number: B5709
  • Blizzard Strike Bumblebee (2017)
    • Set Number:B5713
  • Night Strike Bumblebee (2017?)
    • Set Number: ??
      • Pieces: 23
      • Accessories: Scoped pistol, torso armor, 2 shoulder armor pieces, 2 arm extensions, left & right leg extensions
Released without any prior announcement from Hasbro through Dollar General stores, the new type of Custom Kreon features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the China-exclusive Armor Hero Captor sets, as well as extra torso and shoulder armor, to make much larger, more posable Kreons. Each character comes in three color sets (in theory): "Armor Up", "Blizzard Strike" and "Night Strike", using the same parts, though every version comes with a different facial expression.
Be careful with the "Blizzard Strike" sets, as the clear-plastic clips used to secure the leg extensions are prone to cracking.
Only six of the twelve sets shown have seen release: Bumblebee's "Night Strike" coloration has not been found in stores yet.


Go!

  • Hunter Bumblebee (04-27-2013)
    • Japanese ID number: G14
    • Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters, "Needle Arrow" bow, 6 missiles
Hunter Bumblebee is a redeco of the Beast Hunters Deluxe Bumblebee toy, released in TakaraTomy's Transformers Go! toyline. He's cast in a slightly more orange shade of yellow and has some minor differences in paint as well, such as shinier headlights and entirely black lines on his hood as opposed to the Beast Hunters toy's partially silver ones.


Construct-Bots

  • Beast Hunters Bumblebee (Scout, 2014)
    • Pieces: 34
Beast Hunters Bumblebee turns into a car. He includes a non-firing crossbow weapon.
Like most Beast Hunters Construct-Bots, Bumblebee never saw release in the United States.


Robots in Disguise (2015)

Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable insignia sticker on it. For Hasbro releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the Robots in Disguise mobile game, and can only be scanned once per day. TakaraTomy releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys don't have this feature. Meanwhile, scanning the Combiner Force toys' insignia stickers gives the player Tickets, which can be spent by giving them to Cryostase via the main map menu.

Legion Class

  • Bumblebee (Legion Class, 2015)
Part of the first wave of Robots in Disguise Legion figures, Bumblebee transforms into a (fictional) Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer. In robot mode, his fists & shoulders are compatible with 3mm-peg weapons, although he does not come with any himself. Unlike some of the figures below, this Bumblebee does not feature a faux front car chest window. His scannable Autobot insignia is on his driver-side door in vehicle mode, becoming his right arm in robot mode. This badge is accessible while he is still in-package.
Almost as persistent as the Generation 1 figure.
The initial release's instructions had two errors: Bumblebee's head needs to flip forward when transforming into vehicle mode, but this will make his vehicle mode slightly bumped up from the back (this can be remedied by flipping his head underneath). The instructions also tell you to flip his right hand up instead on his vehicle bonnet/body piece. Later releases fixes the issues. Probably due to tolerance issues or a design flaw, The right side of Bumblebee's alternate mode rear section has a slight gap if not properly transformed.
Despite being succeeded by the "Night Ops" redeco in wave 4, the original yellow and black deco of the figure made a comeback in subsequent waves, in two different packaging variants as part of the "Mini-Con Weaponizers" and "Combiner Force" subline imprints. While the "Weaponizers" version has only ever been found at retail in United States, the "Combiner Force" version saw a more widespread international release again.


Now available in banana flavor!
  • Bumblebee Clear Ver. (EZ Collection, 2015)
A redeco of Legion Class Bumblebee in clear plastic, Bumblebee Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese Toys"R"Us stores from March 21 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on Adventure product. Like most of the clear colored Adventure Legion Class exclusives, Bumblebee has no paint operations save for his face.


  • Bumblebee (Clash of the Transformers 2-pack, 2015)
Packaged with Underbite, this Bumblebee is a redeco of the Legion Class figure based on Bumblebee's armor from the Robots in Disguise season 1 finale. The 2-pack is a Toys"R"Us exclusive.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his driver-side door in vehicle mode, becoming his right arm in robot mode.
The "Clash of the Transformers" Legion two-packs have thus far only been available as Toys"R"Us exclusives in Australia.


  • Night Ops Bumblebee (Legion Class, 2015)
A stealth-themed redeco of the Legion Class Bumblebee figure, Night Ops Bumblebee features light grey and black plastic and different paint applications compared to the "Clash of the Transformers" 2-pack.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his drivers-side door in vehicle mode, becoming his right arm in robot mode. This badge is accessible while he is still in-package.


I am Vengeance.
I am the Night.
I am BATBEE!
  • Black Knight Bumblebee (EZ Collection, 2015)
A different black and yellow stealth redeco of the Legion Bumblebee figure, Black Knight Bumblebee was released as a free gift with the September 2015 issue of Japan's TV Magazine.


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I really satisfy! Really! Really!!!
  • Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus set (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV34
Available in this set, this version of Bumblebee is a redeco of the original Legion Class Bumblebee, featuring additional paint details. As the toy features a deco accurate to his robot mode, his front window features an Autobot insignia, and his arm's side windows and back windows are unpainted. Bumblebee was released as a four-pack along with Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Megatronus.
Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges. The stock photo features darker silver paint as opposed to the final product's plain silver.
Like the rest of the Adventure EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).

  • Team Bumblebee vs Thunderhoof Set (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2016-05-31)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV48
Another release of the EZ Collection Bumblebee figure was released as a four-pack along with Windblade, Thunderhoof, and Fixit.


One-Step Changers

(Hasbro Version Pictured)
(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)
  • Bumblebee (One-Step Changer, 2015)
    • Release Date: 2015-05-30
    • Japanese ID Number: TED-07
Part of the first wave of Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Bumblebee transforms from robot to vehicle in one step! One-Step Bumblebee also features fake wheels on his robot mode shoulders. His scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his robot mode chestplate. The badge is still accessible while still in-package. Due to how the legs are molded, Bumblebee cannot ride on Stomp & Chomp Grimlock.
The TakaraTomy release of One-Step Changer Bumblebee (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series line) features extensive paint applications to resemble his cartoon counterpart. He also features a different scannable Autobot insignia on his robot mode chestplate.


  • Night Ops Bumblebee (One-Step Changer, 2015)
Part of the fourth wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Night Ops Bumblebee is a Stealth-themed redeco of the One-Step Bumblebee figure above.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his robot mode chestplate. The badge is still accessible while still in-package.


  • Robots in Disguise Collection (6-pack, 2015)
A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of Bumblebee, Steeljaw, Grimlock, Sideswipe, Underbite (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step Optimus Prime figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to Target stores in the United States and to Toys"R"Us stores in Canada.
Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.


(Hasbro version pictured)
(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)
  • Bumblebee (One-Step Changer, 2016)
    • Release date: 2016-01-30
    • Japanese ID Number: TED-17
Part of the eighth wave of Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, this new mold of One Step Bumblebee features a transformation similar to Movie Drift's and Robots in Disguise (2015) Sideswipe's. His scannable badge is on his vehicle mode's roof. Although the badge is accessible while in-package, the badge was neutered by a thin rubber band, unless you want to take the toy out from the packaging. This Bumblebee can ride on Stomp & Chomp Grimlock, but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.
The TakaraTomy release of the toy, dubbed Quick Bumblebee, features extensive paint applications to resemble his cartoon counterpart's colors. He also features a different scannable Autobot insignia on his roof.
The toy was labelled as "Switchblade Bumblebee" in the Robots in Disguise mobile game, whilst official product descriptions name it "Patrol Mode Bumblebee", but neither descriptor is present on the toy's packaging.


  • Energon Boost Bumblebee (One-Step Changer, 2016)
Energon Boost Bumblebee is a repaint of the 2016 Bumblebee mold, featuring Energon light blue detailing.
Like his original mold, his scannable badge is on his vehicle mode's roof. Although the badge is accessible while in-package.


Someone get this car off my back!
  • Bumblebee (One-Step Changer, 2017)
Part of 9th wave of One-Step Changers, and the first of the Combiner Force subline, this Bumblebee is yet another new mold, whose transformation is similar to the Bumblebee 2-in-1 Blaster role-play accessory. Like most One-Step Changers, Bumblebee features limited articulation on the shoulders, and features 5mm compatible hands. Bumblebee is also a shellformer due to its transformation scheme.
His scannable badge is on the left side of his vehicle mode's kibble, accessible while in-package. This Bumblebee cannot ride on Stomp & Chomp Grimlock due to how the legs are molded.


Warrior Class

The line starts with me and goes around the block. Twice. (Hasbro Version Pictured)
(TakaraTomy version pictured)
  • Bumblebee (Warrior Class, 2014/2015)
    • Japanese Release Date: 2015-03-21
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV01
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Part of the first wave of the Warrior Class figures, Bumblebee (again) transforms into a fictional Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer. He includes a Decepticon Hunter sword accessory, which can be held via 5mm holes in his hands. His scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
The TakaraTomy version features extensive paint details for the toy, and features a different scannable Autobot insignia on his robot mode chest. Scanning this with the Transformers Chronicle mobile app unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.
His current stock photo is mistransformed: his back piece isn't folded down. Despite being succeeded by his alternate redecoes, The original figure eventually saw release in the 11th wave of the Warrior Class line with the "Combiner Force" packaging. His scannable sticker is also altered, but scanning the badge only unlocks Energon currency, but not the character.


Cheese-wheeled Stealth.
  • Night Ops Bumblebee (Warrior Class, 2015)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
A stealth-themed redeco of the Warrior Class Bumblebee figure, with its opaque plastic colors inverted.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.


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(Hasbro version pictured)
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(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)
  • Bumblebee (Warrior Class, 2015)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
A redeco of Warrior Class Bumblebee based on his appearance in the Robots in Disguise season 1 finale, this figure was released as part of the Clash of the Transformers subline imprint that's exclusive to Toys"R"Us stores around the world, including Japan.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
The TakaraTomy release of the toy, also a Toys"R"Us exclusive, is nearly identical to the Hasbro version, but features a different scan-badge on his chest. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle app unlocks Clash Bumblebee on the list.


Its truly Sublime.
  • Bumblebee Supreme Mode (Warrior Class, 2015-10-24)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV-29
    • Accessories: 2 Decepticon Hunters
Bumblebee Supreme Mode is a redeco/retool of the Warrior Class Bumblebee, based on his appearance in the Robots in Disguise season 1 finale: Battlegrounds. Bumblebee also features an extra Decepticon hunter, which can be wielded with his pair of 5mm compatible hands.
Bumblebee Supreme Mode also features a different scannable Autobot insignia on his robot mode chest. Scanning this with the Transformers Chronicle mobile app unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.


  • Night Strike Bumblebee (Warrior Class, 2016)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Night Strike Bumblebee is yet another redeco of Warrior Class Bumblebee, with his vehicle mode deco inspired by Animated Bumblebee...with a hint of flame tampographs. His tranparent blue plastic is now molded in smoke gray. Night Strike Bumblebee features a metallic sheen on the yellow plastic, and light blue unpaintable plastic and paint applications, making it somehow similar to an Allspark Power figure. The really poor deco match between the yellow plastic and the yellow paint used on the roof makes the vehicle mode lookin' pretty ugly.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
His current robot mode stock photo is intentionally mistransformed: his side doors/wings were not folded up, a change that persists in the toy's packaging, which was redesigned to allow the doors to act as hip armor.


I have painted rims. Buy me.
  • Black Knight Bumblebee (Warrior Class, 2016)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV-EX
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Black Night Bumblebee is yet another black repaint of the original Warrior Class Bumblebee toy. Black Night Bumblebee features a deco similar to, but not the same as, Night Ops Bumblebee's.
Black Knight Bumblebee is exclusive to stores that participated in the Cybertron Satellite campaign.


  • Decepticon Island Showdown (2-pack, 2016)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter sword, bladed claw, ujDecepticon Hunter axe, 2 Decepticon Hunter Prime Swords, Decepticon Hunter long-staff, Decepticon Hunter small-staff, stasis pod
Available as a 2-pack with Steeljaw, Decepticon Island Showdown Bumblebee is completely unchanged from his individual Warrior Class figure, and he comes with various Decepticon Hunter weapons. The 2-pack also comes with a large stasis pod, which Warrior Class figures can fit into.


Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers

Now he know how the other bot feels. (Hasbro version pictured)
(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)
  • Bumblebee (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
    • Japanese Release Date: 2015-03-21
    • Japanese ID Number: TED-01
Part of the first wave of Three-Step Changers, Bumblebee transforms from robot to vehicle in 3 easy steps. The toy featured several Autotransformations:
  • Pulling his legs will make his feet flip to the front.
  • Pushing his torso to the waist will make his shoulders pop out from the chest.
Bumblebee features 5mm compatible hands, which can be used to wield any Mini-Cons from the Mini-Con Weaponizers subline. Three-Step Changer/Hyper Change Hero Bumblebee is released in an open package, which allows children to touch the toy.
His scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest. The badge is accessible while he is still in-package.
The TakaraTomy release of the toy, named "Big Bumblebee", includes some added black paint detailing. He also features a different scannable Autobot insignia on his robot mode chest. Scanning this with the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list. Unlike the American release, Big Bumblebee is packaged in a windowed box, instead of an an open package.


"I'll run you through, Decepticon!"
"Haha! Not with that butterknife, you don't!"
  • Bumblebee (Clash of the Transformers 3-Step, 2015)
    • Japanese ID Number: TEDEX
    • Accessories: Sword
A redeco and retool of the Three-Step Bumblebee figure above, this toy is based on Bumblebee's appearance in the episode Battlegrounds, and features a small sword, which is reused from the Warrior Class Bumblebee figure. It was released as part of the Clash of the Transformers subline imprint that's exclusive to Toys"R"Us stores.
His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode chest. This badge is accessible while he is still in-package.
The toy is currently released as a Toys"R"Us Canada exclusive. The toy also released as a Toys R Us Japan exclusive in 2016.


  • Night Ops Bumblebee (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
Three-Step Changer Night Ops Bumblebee is yet another redeco of the Three-Step Changer Bumblebee toy.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.


  • Energon Boost Bumblebee (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2016)
Another redeco of the Three-Step Changer Bumblebee toy, Energon Boost Bumblebee features aqua blue details similar to his Clash of the Transformers Warrior Class toy.
Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.


  • Bumblebee (Hyper Flip, 2017)
Hyper Flip Bumblebee is a retool of the first Three-Step Changer Bumblebee figure, featuring new leg & shoulder parts. He now transforms into a Stealth Force-sque vehicle mode which now evokes his Activators toy.
The package advertises a Hyper Twist Gimmick.


  • Power Surge Bumblebee (Three-Step Changer, 2017)
Part of the 3rd wave of Three-Step Changers from the Combiner Force sublime, Power Surge Bumblebee is yet another repaint of the original Three-Step Bumblebee. This time sporting a dark blue color scheme, with oddly shaped blue lightning bolts protruding from his scannable Autobot insignia.
The package advertises a Hyper Twist gimmick.


Titan Changers

  • Bumblebee (Titan Changer, 2015/2017)
Part of the first wave of Titan Changers, Bumblebee transforms from a 1995 Windblazer into a robot in just 4 easy steps! Titan Changers Bumblebee also features limited articulation on his shoulders, and 5mm compatible hands.
In 2017, the figure was re-released under the Combiner Force packaging.


Super Class

"Kinda wish I was a bigger 'bot!"
"Damn, Bee! Aren't you big enough?!"
  • Super Bumblebee (Super Titan, 2015)
A larger figure of Bumblebee, he transforms into a (fictional) Griffin Motors 1995 Windblazer, with a spoiler that helps him balance in robot mode. His articulation is limited to the arms, and he sports 5mm-compatible ports on his hands. Although his transformation is billed as "3-steps", it is actually 1-step.
Super Bumblebee also features a classic transformation sound when transforming into robot mode. He also features a voice gimmick, accompanied with a blue LED, activated by pressing the insignia on his chest:
  • "Transform!"
  • "Autobots!"
  • "Roll up and roll out!"
  • "Let's back out!"
  • "Autobots, Maximum Velocity!"
  • "Robots in disguise!"
  • "Kinda wished I was a bigger bot!"
  • "Lieutenant Bumblebee!"
When you leave the toy idled for several seconds after you pressed his insignia, he will announce "Let's back out!".


Mini-Con Battle Packs

"On behalf of all the Bumblebees that came before me, it makes me very, very proud to speak the following sentence...I'm the only one that brought a gun."
  • Bumblebee with Major Mayhem (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
    • Accessories: Gun, 5 armor pieces (combine to form a weapon), Major Mayhem Mini-Con
Part of the second wave of Battle Packs, Bumblebee is a new Legends/Scout-class-sized mold that also scales with certain Warrior Class figures (Optimus Prime and Megatronus, for example), and he transforms into a car in 7 steps. Battle Pack Bumblebee also features transparent blue armor pieces, which can form a large blaster or be used as armor, based on its appearance in the season one finale, and a smaller gun. He comes with Major Mayhem, A Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the Deployer Crazybolt and Overload toys.
His scannable Autobot insignia is in his chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.


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  • Ironjam & Bumblebee Iron Armor (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV40
    • Accessories: Gun, Iron Armor (combine to form a weapon), Ironjam Mini-con
The Adventure release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Bumblebee is a repaint of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon, while his transparent armor is changed into smoke gray. He also comes with his own Mini-Con Ironjam.


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  • Sideswipe and Bumblebee - Supreme Armor set (4-Pack, 2016)
    • Japanese ID Number: TAV44
    • Accessories: Bumblebee's weapons (Gun, Kotetsu Armor (combine to form a weapon), Sideswipe's weapons (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Ironjam Mini-con, Barithunder Mini-Con
Another release of the Adventure Mini-Con Battle Pack Bumblebee, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts from the Hasbro release.
Bumblebee is bundled with Sideswipe and his Mini-Cons Ironjam and Barithunder redecoed in different colors.


Power Surge

  • Power Surge Bumblebee and Mini-Con Buzzstrike (Power Heroes, 2016)
    • Accessories: Buzzstrike Mini-Con
Power Surge Bumblebee is a new Voyager-sized mold that transforms into a robot to vehicle in several steps, and it's packed with a voice gimmick, activated by pressing on his head! He also comes with a Buzzstrike Mini-Con, which can be transformed into both a sword or chest armor for Bumblebee, the latter of which triggers different sound effects from his partner.



Crash Combiners

  • Sideswipe & Bumblebee (Crash Combiner, 2017)
Part of the first wave of the Combiner Force subline, Bumblebee is a roughly Legion-class sized figure with a very basic transformation. Bumblebee can form the legs of any Crash Combiner, nominally with the included Sideswipe. He features no useful articulation to speak of. A 5mm post hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though individually he cannot use it in robot mode.


Activator Combiners

  • Stuntwing / Bumblebee (Activator Combiner, 2017)


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Team Combiners

  • Ultra Bee (Team Combiner, 2017)
Released as part of the Ultra Bee set, Bumblebee transforms from robot to vehicle, or into the upper torso of the gestalt. The combiner mode's head is stored inside his torso, deployed with a push of a spring-loaded button.
Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the Crash Combiners, which can lead to some... interesting combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some especially weird results.
Secondary stock photos of the toy are slightly mistransformed, featuring the combiner head deployed while 'Bee is in his standalone robot mode.


Hero Mashers

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Specifics: Hero Masher
  • Bumblebee (2015)
    • Pieces: ?
Part of the third wave of Transformers Hero Mashers—and the first of the Robots in Disguise-themed product—Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about five inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any Hero Mashers accessory.
He is designed with a removable head, biceps, arms, and legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other Hero Mashers figure... which includes figures from Marvel Comics, Star Wars, and Jurassic World, meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.


Merchandise

McDonald's

Come fry with me.
  • Potato Bumblebee (Phone charm, 2011)
Part of the "Transformers x McDonald's" promotion for Dark of the Moon, "Potato Bumblebee" is a "phone charm" toy that looks like a tasty salty set of fries, but pops open to reveal Prime Bumblebee.
This toy was a free pack-in with the September 2011 issue of TV Boy magazine, promoting the campaign, which includes two genuine Dark of the Moon Happy Meal toys, and more-difficult-to-get Prime phone charms of "Burger Optimus" and "Shake Bulkhead".


  • Bumblebee (Happy Meal, 2012)
  • McNumber: 3
Happy Meal Bumblebee is a nontransformable sports car! A spring-loaded missile launcher can be revealed in his roof, and when a missile is inserted, pressing the Autobot symbol on the roof fires it.


  • Bumblebee (Happy Meal, 2015)
  • McNumber: 4



  • Bumblebee (Happy Meal, 2015)
  • McNumber: 5


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Role-play

  • Bumblebee Ion Blaster (2012)


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Beam Box

  • Bumblebee (2013)
Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure with no articulation standing on a block of rocks. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Bumblebee into the game.


Titan Heroes/Guardians

Every Robots in Disguise (2015)-related merchandise in this list has a scannable insignia sticker on it. For Hasbro releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the Robots in Disguise mobile game, and can only be scanned once per day.
All I said was that my knees itched, and next thing I knew I had these ARMS.... (12-inch version pictured)
  • Bumblebee (12-inch Titan Hero, 2013)
Part of the Prime-portion of the Titan Heroes line, Bumblebee is a non-transforming 12" figure! Meant to be durable and inexpensive, the mold suffers from some unfortunate proportions. The door-wing piece is merely pegged in place, and he sports, not the standard five, but a whopping SEVEN points of articulation, including turning wrists! Wow.
  • Bumblebee (16-inch Titan Hero, 2013)
Bumblebee was also available in a 16-inch version, which is a different sculpt.


  • Bumblebee (6-inch Titan Guardian, 2015)
A 6-inch non-transforming figure of Robots in Disguise Bumblebee, with five points of articulation.
His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode chest. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.


  • Bumblebee (16-inch Titan Hero, 2015)


  • Bumblebee (16-inch Electronic Titan Hero, 2015)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Electronic Titan Hero Bumblebee is a modified version of the Titan Hero figure above, He comes with a Decepticon Hunter accessory, and electronic sound effects activated by pressing his Autobot insignia.
His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode chest. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
The toy was first released in Taiwan and Hong Kong in February 2015.
Bumblebee's Decepticon Hunter was redecoed into the Combiner Wars Spectrospear.


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Kinder Surprise

  • Transformers: Prime (2014)
Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's Transformers: Prime series, this buildable Bumblebee mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.


  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)
The same figure was re-released with no noticeable changes as part of the follow-up Transformers: Robots in Disguise series.


  • Transformers: Robots in Disguise (Easter egg, 2015)
Exclusive to the Easter season, a bigger chocolate egg, also blindpacked, was sold containing either a Bumblebee or an Optimus Prime mini-statue. It came with an Autobot insignia-shaped launcher and a "target" made of paper with a Decepticon printed on it. It is currently known to have only been available in Brazil.


Robots in Disguise (2015)

Bumblebee's attempt to become a weapon for Combiners.
  • Bumblebee 2-in-1 Blaster (2016)
    • Accessories: 4 darts
Bumblebee 2-in-1 Blaster converts from vehicle into a dart gun (no, seriously.) in just 1-step. His scan-badge is located at the right side of the rear panel. Scanning the sticker with the mobile game unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
Blaster does not convert into robot.


You're seriously going to make this joke, ain't you?
  • Bumblebee Mask (2016)
A mask based on Bumblebee's design in Robots in Disguise features a scan-badge located at the left cheek. Scanning the sticker with the mobile game unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.


Tiny Titans

  • Bumblebee (Tiny Titans, 2015)
    • Series: 1
    • Number: 1/12
Part of the initial assortment of Tiny Titans, this version of Bumblebee is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. Sold in a blindpacked baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.


  • Bumblebee (Tiny Titans, 2016)
    • Series: 6
    • Number: 1/12
Part of the sixth blind-bagged assortment of Tiny Titans, this small, soft-plastic figurine comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the Robots in Disguise mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.


Transformers Adventure Shokugan

  • Bumblebee (2016)
    • Accessories: Decepticon Hunter
Part of the new Adventure Shokugan series, this Bumblebee is a transformable snap-fit kit molded entirely in yellow plastic, with detailing from stickers. The kit's transformation engineering is borrowed from the Warrior class figure.


PEZ

  • Bumblebee (Pez Dispenser, 2016)
    • Accessories: 3 packs of Candy
This PEZ Bumblebee candy dispenser features Bumblebee's very happy head based on his Robots in Disguise appearance. Tilt his head back and hard chalky candy pops out of his throat!


  • Bumblebee (Connectibles, 2017)
    • Accessories: 3 packs of candy, torso front/back, left & right arms, sword
Part of the "Connectibles" line of Pez dispensers, this time the normal Bumblebee dispenser comes additional torso & arm pieces to turn it into an "action hero". As the pieces are designed to fit on any Pez dispenser, you can mix and match as you like, not just with normal Pez dispensers from the entire history of the candy, but with the add-on bits from other Connectibles, including Optimus Prime, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony, and the Nicktoons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


Dickie Toys

  • Bumblebee (RC Turbo Racer, 2016)
This Bumblebee is a 1/24 scale non-transforming remote-controlled car which is based on his vehicle mode in the Robots in Disguise cartoon. He also features light-up headlight and wheels.


  • Bumblebee (RC Flip'N'Race , 2016)
    • Accessories: Remote Control, 3 Batteries, battery box, USB cord
This Bumblebee is a 1/16 scaled non-transforming remote-controlled car which features asymmetrically bigger wheels which also enables let him race upside down, similarly to the canceled Double Siders cars from the Robot Powered Machines line. Likewise, he also features a sculpted Bumblebee picture underneath his vehicle. He also comes with an additional USB cord, presumably meant for recharging.


  • Bumblebee (Mission Racer, 2016)
    • Accessories: Rubber Band, Ramp
Mission Racer Bumblebee features a pull-back gimmick by using a rubber band: insert the rubber band onto the front and rear post (you have to open the hatch first), then place Bumblebee onto the ramp and elongate his vehicle mode backwards, and release it to allow the car to zoom forward. The rubber band also has Bumblebee's name and the Autobot insignia tampographed oh it.


  • Bumblebee (Mini-Con Deployer, 2016)
    • Accessories: Slipstream disc, Sawback disc
Mini-Con Deployer Bumblebee features light-up vehicle underbody & headlights and a launching sound gimmick by pressing the Autobot insignia. He can also launch the included Mini-con disc with his vehicle front while triggering the light & sound gimmicks at the same time.


Die-cast Cars

  • Bumblebee (Single Pack, 2015/2017)
Released as part of the Single Pack assortment, Bumblebee is a show-accurate, non-transforming die-cast vehicle based on his alternate mode. He features through-axle construction, allowing for super-speedy racing on smooth surfaces, and his car mode is compatible with many tracks and playsets from Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Like all die-cast cars, His plastic tires feature sculpted insignias.
He was also available with the following redeco variants:
  • Power Up, which features metallic blue paint applications.
  • Neon, which features a brighter hue of yellow.
  • Cybertron, which features a gray scale redeco.
  • Stealth, which features yet another Stealth-themed color.
  • Desert, which features sand detailing.
  • Arctic, which features white redeco.
  • Energon, which features shiny metallic paint.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Redecoes not yet released


  • Bumblebee (Tin Box, 2016)
This Bumblebee toy car is unchanged, with a new collectible slide-out tin box featured in the packaging...and a random transformation scene card.


  • Bumblebee (Light Up Racer, 2016/2017)
This Bumblebee toy car features a (pointless) blue-colored light-up gimmick underneath, which is probably meant to represent him having an LED underbody. Once activated, the light emits to a smoke grey plate underneath with Bumblebee's head sculpted on it. He also comes with his own Tech Spec collector card. Batteries also included.


  • Bumblebee with Steeljaw (2-pack, 2016)
An unchanged Bumblebee is packed with also an unchanged Steeljaw car.


  • Robot Team 5-pack (2016)
An unchanged Bumblebee is packed with an unchanged Optimus Prime, Strongarm, Sideswipe, & Steeljaw.


  • Robots in Disguise 5-pack (2016)
A stealth redeco of the Bumblebee car, named "Special Mission Bumblebee", is based on his Warrior Class/3-Step Changer Night Ops Bumblebee's coloration. He is packed with an unchanged Prime, Strongarm, Steeljaw, and a redecoed Sideswipe.


  • Bumblebee (Plastic Robots & Car 2-pack, 2017)
This 2-pack features an again, unchanged Bumblebee toy car, but with a show-accurate, non-transforming robot mode figure as a bonus!
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.


  • Robots in Disguise 5-pack (2017)
  • Robots in Disguise 8-pack (2017)
  • Robots in Disguise 11-Pack (2017)
The unchanged Bumblebee car (or any of his random redecoes) was also available in either of these multi-packs. He would probably be bundled with his robot mode figurine though.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.



Robot Figures


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Surprise Drinks

  • Bumblebee (2016)
Surprise Drinks Bumblebee is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure hidden inside the capsule taped to the bottle. Since the figures are blindpacked, Bumblebee can be found in any randomly-packed bottle, so...good luck.


Signature Publishing

  • Bumblebee Car Launcher (2017)
    • Accessories: Key, Ramp
Included with the 22nd issue of Signature Publishing's Robots in Disguise (2015) magazine, this Bumblebee car is a non-transforming car that runs by inserting the key onto the rear section of the vehicle (that sounds wrong), and squeeze both sides to the key to allow the car to launch. Stunts with the included Ramp and crashing on the Steeljaw target piece is optional.
Scanning either both the ramp & the key's badges will give you random Energon currencies for the Mobile Game, and due to having two identical patterns, you can only scan one of them.


Notes

Arms Up Modes

In the Japanese Prime toyline, Bumblebee has several powered-up modes when given various Arms Microns in certain configurations:

"You've got to aim for the kneecaps and then kick her head off."
  • Striker Mode (ストライカーモード Sutoraikā Mōdo)
    • Arms Microns: B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.
The Arms Up form shown on Bumblebee's box-back photo. In this form, B.2 is mounted on his left arm, with R.A. on his right, while C.L. and O.P. take positions on Bee's backpack (which has been flipped up to allow the gun-Microns to fire sorta-forward).
  • Mecha Uchi Ban Ban Mode (メチャウチバンバンモード Mecha Uchi Ban Ban Mōdo)
    • Arms Microns: B.2, O.P., R.A.
Roughly translated as "Extreme Firefight Bang Bang Mode", this "Anti-Terrorcon" Mode turns the three Microns into a gun emplacement that isn't actually attached to Bee, just one he stands behind. Introduced in the "Cybertron Satellite" segment from "Infiltration Transformation! Battleship Nemesis".
  • Mecha Uchi Kidō Type (メチャウチ機動タイプ Mecha Uchi Kidō Taipu)
    • Arms Microns: B.2, C.L.
Roughly translated as "Extreme Firefight Agile Type", this other "Anti-Terrorcon" attack mode is... just Bee with B.2 on one arm and C.L. on the other. Exciting. But it was highlighted and named in the same episode as the Mecha Uchi Ban Ban Mode, so, well, for completism's sake....
  • Infection Mode (インフェックションモード Infuekkushon Mōdo)
    • Arms Microns: B.2, Terrorcon Zori
Terrorcon Bumblebee's Arms Up mode is simply him using Terrorcon Zori in his right hand, and B.2 in his left. Wooo.
  • Booster Mode (ブースターモード Būsutā Mōdo)
    • Arms Microns: B.2, B.H., C.L., Gora, Gra, O.P., Zori
Booster Mode Bumblebee sees him attach B.H. and C.L. to his shoulders and Zori and Gra to his back, with Zori forming a kind of scorpion tail terminating in O.P.'s gun mode. He wields a handheld cannon weapon made up of B.2 and Gora. Introduced in the "Cybertron Satellite" segment from "Hopeful Transformation! Aim for Planet Cybertron".

References

  1. ↑ LMB3.net Blog #1492: Toy Review: Transformers Rescue Bots Flip Racers Single Packs Wave 3 and 4 (Speedster Boulder and Bumblebee)
  2. ↑ BotCon 2014 attendee report
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