Speed Stars
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Speed Stars are a multifaceted line of nonstandard action toys featuring both Transformers and Star Wars vehicles. It includes a few different sublines that accomplish different things, but all of them are biased heavily towards the vehicle mode. The line replaced the Robot Powered Machines segment.
Mini-Vehicles
Metal Heroes
- 01 of 08: Bumblebee
- 02 of 08: Jetfire
- 03 of 08: Optimus Prime
- 04 of 08: Soundwave
- 05 of 08: Highway Patrol Barricade
- 06 of 08: Ironhide
- 07 of 08: Sideswipe
- 08 of 08: Lockdown
Cyber Hunt
- 01 of 04: Bumblebee
- 02 of 04: Optimus Prime
Future waves
- 0? of 04: Barricade
- 0? of 04: Starscream
The back of Bumblebee's packaging lists Starscream as the third Cyber Hunt series vehicle, and the fourth as... Bumblebee.
N.E.S.T. Global Alliance
Wave 1
- 01 of 03: Bumblebee
- 02 of 03: Optimus Prime
Future waves
- 03 of 03: Ironhide
The back of Optimus Prime's packaging lists a fourth N.E.S.T. Global Alliance series vehicle, Sideswipe, who is not depicted on the downloadable poster on the Speed Stars website.
Stunticon
Future waves
- 0? of 03: Axel
- 0? of 03: Optimus Prime
The back of Bumblebee's packaging lists Lockdown as the third Stunticon series vehicle and does not list Optimus Prime, in contrast to the downloadable poster on the Speed Stars website.
Double Siders
- 0? of 03: Bumblebee
- 0? of 03: Drift
- 0? of 03: Wild Rider
Revealers
Future waves
- 03 of 03: Barricade
Road Assault
- 01 of 04: Starscream
- 02 of 04: Bluestreak
Future waves
The back of Starscream's packaging lists the third Road Assault series vehicle as Megatron and lists no fourth toy, in contrast to the downloadable poster on the Speed Stars website.
Robot Riders
- 01 of 03: Sideswipe
Future waves
Battle Series 2
Wave 1
- 01 of 06: Sideswipe vs. Wreckloose
- 02 of 06: Nightwatch Bumblebee vs. Patrol Barricade
- 03 of 06: Optimus Prime vs. Bonecrusher
- 04 of 06: Optimus Prime vs Desert Long Haul
- 05 of 06: Jetfire vs Megatron
Future waves
- 06 of 06: Enforcer Ironhide vs Mixmaster
Track Set
- Bumblebee Track Set
Radio control
Lights & Sounds
Basic
Deluxe
Stealth Force
Motorcycles
Wave 1
Basic
Wave 1
- Bumblebee
- Autobot Hound - vehicle based upon Universe (2008) Hound.
- Silverstreak
- Soundwave - like the smaller die-cast RPM/SpeedStars toy, the vehicle is based upon Transformers Animated Soundwave.
Wave 2
Future waves
Deluxe
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3 (part of Reveal the Shield)
Electronic
Notes
- Originally, the Toy Fair Transformers press release rechristened the "Robot Powered Machines" line as the "Action Fleet", but the packaging at Toy Fair featured the name "Speed Stars", which was what the items were eventually released as. No Micro Machines nostalgia for you!
- Much of the early Speed Stars range is made up of vehicles that were originally intended for release in the RPM line, but never saw release in the United States. These include Battle Series 2, the Metal Heroes Series, and the N.E.S.T. Global Alliance Series. Compared to the versions that were released in overseas markets as RPMs, the Speed Stars iterations lack a great deal of paint detailing.
- Metal Heroes Ironhide, however, received an entirely new deco based on his Enforcer Ironhide toys.
