Roleplay toy

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While not the most common Transformers merchandise, Roleplay toys have a history dating back to the beginning of the franchise. They're known for a different play pattern compared to most Transformers toys, intending to allow kids (or adults) to pretend to be someone else. This can be with alt modes that realistically scale as every day items, allowing for play as though they were the real items. Others are more focused on allow them to imagine them being specific characters Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, "roleplaying" adventures as them.

Blasters and guns

A semi-common type of roleplay item are toy replicas of blasters or guns. These break down into two main types; those that shoot projectiles and those with electronics that produce light and sound. Given current safety standards, designs on these clearly appear as toys, sporting things such as bright orange tips on the barrels.

Electronic

Projectile firing

These items fire a foam dart or other projectile. Many of these are co-branded and use Nerf darts, as it is a Hasbro brand.

With alt modes

Due to modern safety standards, it's less common to see newer figures with gun alt modes. This includes both realistic ones as well as Cybertronian ones. Typically these characters will have their alt mode changed, such as with Megatron commonly being a tank with modern releases. Others are...creatively reinterpreted, such as Titans Return Sixshot's gun mode being flipped upside down and being called a submarine.

Dress-up

Dress-up sets

Helmets

Masks

  • Bumblebee (Roleplay, 2010)
  • Metallic Optimus Prime Voice Changing Helmet (2017)
  • Optimus Prime Voice Changer (2007)
  • Optimus Prime (Roleplay, 2010)
  • Optimus Prime Complete Child's Costume (Roleplay, 2010)
  • Optimus Prime Voice Changing Helmet (2017)
  • Optimus Prime Mask (2017)
  • Optimus Prime Mask (Reveal The Shield) (2017)
  • Optimus Prime (Helmet, 2021)
  • Optimus Prime (Mask, 2015)
  • Optimus Prime Battle Mask (2013)
  • Optimus Prime (2016)
  • Soundwave Helmet Replica (February 2, 2022)

Swords

Music

Cell Phones

Cameras

Multiple types

Other

Miniature role play toys

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