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Ladybug is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Ladybug is a red Volkswagen Beetle. You wanted a red one, right?

Merchandise

Yolopark

  • Ladybug (AMK Mini Series, 2025)
  • Accessories: 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), gun
Released exclusively for the unofficial Agabyss-organized BotCon 2025 convention, this Yolopark AMK Mini Series kit of Ladybug is a redeco and retool of the same line's Bumblebee with a new head more accurate to Bumblebee's original toy. As with all AMK Mini model kits, Ladybug must be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together, and comes with two additional pairs of hands. She also comes with a gun accessory.
This version of the mold was also used to make Glyph at the same convention.

Notes

  • Ladybug is based on the red variant of the 1983 Micro Change MC-04 Mini Car Robo 03 Volkswagen, sold in the original Transformers toyline as Bumblebee. In the years since, Bumblebee has near-universally been represented by the yellow variant of the same toy, but in 2015, The Transformers: Masterpiece paid homage to the red version by releasing "Bumble Red Body".
  • Ladybug's Yolopark toy was conceived entirely out of a desire for a second use of the new headsculpt created for Glyph. The color red was chosen as an obvious homage to the aforementioned red variant of Bumblebee, which then led to the name "Ladybug" being picked as the most obvious choice for a "red bug".[1] Once the color and name were selected, then came the decision to make the toy a Decepticon and female.[2]
  • Beyond ladybugs being red beetles, the local translation "coccinelle" is a common nickname for the Volkswagen Beetle in France.

References

  1. "@SHIELD_Agent_47 @TF_Moments We can say it was totally independent. Glyph was already planned and we figured why not get another use out of a great retool. Red was the obvious choice and then when names were tossed around, Ladybug was just as obvious. A red VW Bug. Ladybug."—@BotCon, Twitter, 2025/6/6
  2. "Then we decided to change the faction and make the bot a her. But the story doesn’t end there, and next week people are in for a crazy twist and turn regarding the character. All revealed in the new story included with the official toy."—@BotCon, Twitter, 2025/6/6