Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising

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Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising is a further subline imprint for Beast Hunters, the second phase of the Prime franchise, released Summer 2013 to coincide with the cartoon's series-ending TV movie. The entire line consists of store exclusives; according to Hasbro's initial announcement, the figures would be exclusive to Target in the US, and to Tesco and Carrefour in the EU.<ref name="announcement">TRANSFORMERS on Facebook: "Transformers Prime Beast Hunters 'Predacons Rising' Exclusives"</ref> Thus far, the entire lineup has been found at Target stores in the US; the first respective waves of each assortment have been found at Target stores in Canada and at Tesco stores in the UK; and some figures have been found at Target stores in Australia and at Rossmann drug stores in Germany.

The toys sold under this banner are primarily redecos of toys released within the earlier Beast Hunters toy line. Various multi-packs and giftsets feature redecos of Beast Hunters Cyberverse figures, but don't use the "Cyberverse" logo anywhere on the packaging.

Toys

Deluxe Class

After ten-thousand seventeen years he's back! It's time to conquer Earth.

Wave 1

• Skylynx (redeco of Deluxe Class Skystalker)

Wave 2

• Nova Blast Bumblebee (redeco of Deluxe Class Bumblebee)

Voyager Class

Wave 1

• Darksteel (redeco of Voyager Class Grimwing)

Wave 2

• Cryofire Predaking (redeco of Voyager Class Predaking)

Ultimate Class

• Beast Fire Predaking (semi-rebranded version of Beast Hunters Beast Fire Predaking)

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The "Beast Hunters" variant of Beast Fire Predaking

Beast Fire Predaking was available as general retail release in regular Beast Hunters packaging in various international markets such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia. In the United States, he was sold, without any changes to the toy itself, as a Target exclusive in Predacons Rising packaging instead.

Legion two-packs

Wave 1

• Smokescreen vs Cindersaur (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Legion Class Smokescreen and Rippersnapper figures)

Wave 2

• Night Shadow Bumblebee vs Blight (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Legion Class figures)

Commander two-packs

Wave 1

• Optimus Prime vs Predaking (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Commander Class figures)

Wave 2

• Bombshock & Shockwave (redecos of the Cyberverse Series 3 Commander Class Shockwave and Hardshell figures)

Multi-packs

Markets the Combiner capability, but gets all names except for Blight swapped. Brilliant.

• Abominus Combiner 5-pack (translucent versions of the single-packed Cyberverse Series 3 Legion Class figures), contains:

• Blight
• Hun-Gurrr
• Rippersnapper
• Twinstrike
• Windrazor

Construct-Bots

• Predaking - a buildable version of Predaking, sold at the Triple-Changer price point

Footnotes

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