B.B. (Prime)

B.2 is a Mini-Con from the Aligned continuity family.

Are too B.2!

B.2 (ビーツー Bītsū) is Bumblebee's Arms Micron partner.

Fiction

Arms Micron Theater

Voice actor: Motoko Kumai (Japanese)

B.2, O.P., and R.A. tried to transform. Perfect Transformation! Enter the Transformers B.2 and R.A. succeeded at transforming into robot mode, but O.P. still struggled. Dark Transformation! Dark Energon

Toys

Prime

• Bumblebee (Deluxe, 3-31-2012)
  • Set ID number: AM-02
  • Micron ID number: M-02
  • Energon crystal: SP Pure

Available only with Bumblebee, B.2 transforms from a humanoid robot into a twin-barreled blaster resembling Bumblebee's in-show weapons (which were omitted from the Japanese toy). He has numerous 5mm posts and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", such as the Star Saber formed by him, O.P. and R.A.

B.2 comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil stickers on a sheet he shares with Bumblebee.

• Arms Micron Bumblebee and B.2 at Alfes's toy blog

• Shining B.2 (Micron, 6-16 2012)
  • Energon crystal: SP Pure

A translucent-yellow, stickerless (save for his under-Crystal insignia) version of B.2 was given away (only to kids!) at the 2012 Tokyo Toy Show on June 16 and 17 of 2012.

Shining B.2 was also used in the "Arms Up Challenge" at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12, taking place on Saturday, June 30 of 2012. Open only to junior-high-and-younger kids, contestants had to assemble an unassembled B.2 in a speed-run deal. All participants got a Shining O.P. for playing.

• Shining B2 at Alfes's toy blog

Notes

• B.2 bucks the naming convention for pack-in Autobot Arms Micron slightly; all of the others (so far) are named after the first two English letters of their larger partner's names. "B.2" seems to be a bit of a joke on "BB" (two B's, get it?).

Named combination weapons including B.2

• Buster Rifle
• Slash Cannon ß
• Star Saber

Arms Up Modes featuring B.2

• Bulkhead Berserk Mode
• Bumblebee Striker Mode
• Cliffjumper Full Burst Mode (combined with O.P.)
• Ratchet Destroy Mode (combined with R.A.)