The Loyal Subjects
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The Loyal Subjects is a company that makes vinyl figures, among other things. Most of their Transformers vinyls are based on the Generation One animation models of the characters, but there are some figures that take design elements from the original toys. The figures are primarily sold in blind boxes, but there are a few exclusives and larger figures sold in 'normal' packaging.
Several of their figures' bio cards are... somewhat familiar willfully violating this website's Creative Commons license.
Blind Boxes
The Loyal Subjects has released three (so far) waves of vinyl figures packaged in blind boxes. The figures have varying rarity, and there are no codes to identify the characters.
Wave One
- Bumblebee - 2/16
- Jazz - 2/16
- Grimlock - 2/16
- Megatron - 2/16
- Optimus Prime - 2/16
- Soundwave - 2/16
- Starscream - 2/16
- Thundercracker - 2/16
- Illest Jazz - 1/24 (chase variant)
- Cybertron Megatron - 1/48 (chase variant)
- Cybertron Bumblebee - 1/96 (chase variant)
Be careful with your Starscreams and Thundercrackers. The wing pegs are notorious for breaking off during removal of the wing packs.
Reprint Wave One
- Bumblebee - 2/16
- Jazz - 2/16
- Grimlock - 2/16
- Megatron - 2/16
- Optimus Prime - 2/16
- Soundwave - 2/16
- Starscream - 2/16
- Thundercracker - 2/16
- Metallic Megatron - 1/24 (chase variant)
- Gold Jazz - 1/48 (chase variant)
- Cliffjumper - 1/96 (chase)
A re-run of the original wave with different chase figures and differently-colored foot stamps; white and black foot stamps are first run, gold foot stamps are second run.
Wave Two
- Mirage - 2/16
- Prowl - 2/16
- Ramjet - 2/16
- Shockwave - 2/16
- Shrapnel - 2/16
- Sideswipe - 2/16
- Slag - 2/16
- Thrust - 2/16
- Talking Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe - 1/16
- Dirge - 1/24 (chase)
- Skywarp - 1/96 (chase)
Wave two increased articulation, giving the figures ball joints. This upgrade made a substantial size difference between waves one and two. Wave two also had existing characters as the chase figures, whereas wave one just had special "dark" variants of characters from the set. This wave also added extra pieces that had to be attached to the figures. Peter Cullen's voice is used in the talking Optimus Prime.
Wave Two - Hot Topic Pack
- Grimlock w/ Dino head - 2/16
- Talking Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe - 2/16
- Shrapnel - 2/16
- Sideswipe - 2/16
- Slag - 2/16
- Snarl - 2/16
- Thrust - 2/16
- Ramjet - 2/16
- Dirge - 1/24 (chase)
- Bluestreak - 1/48 (chase)
- Skywarp - 1/96 (chase)
A special revision of wave two for Hot Topic stores, switching out some of the pre-existing figures for new ones.
Wave Three
- Blitzwing - 2/16
- Longhaul [sic] - 2/16
- Rumble - 2/16
- Scrapper - 2/16
- Trailbreaker - 2/16
- Wheeljack - 2/16
- Bonecrusher - 1/16
- Laserbeak - 1/16
- Sludge - 1/16
- Swoop - 1/16
- Sunstreaker - 1/24 (chase)
- Hound - 1/48 (chase)
- Frenzy - 1/96 (chase)
Wave three introduced gimmicks to the figures. Scrapper has sound effects, Blitzwing has a moving cannon, Rumble has working piledrivers, and Wheeljack has LED "ears".
Larger Figures
- Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime
- 5.5" Grimlock
- 8" Shockwave
- 8" Nemesis Prime
- 8" Blank/DIY Optimus Prime
- 8" OG Optimus Prime (red & blue)
Exclusives
Store exclusives
- Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe - Hot Topic exclusive
- 5.5" Grimlock w/ Dino Accessories - Hot Topic exclusive
- Sunstorm - Toy Tokyo exclusive (premiered at San Diego Comic-Con 2013)
- Starscream x Cobra Commander - Newbury Comics exclusive
Loyal Subjects exclusives
- Ultra Magnus Prime - general retail/TLS webshop (premiered at Toy Tokyo NYCC 2013 event)
The "Ultra Magnus Prime" figure was limited to 500 pieces.
- Cybertron Edition 2-pack - Grimlock and Soundwave - TLS webshop
The Cybertron Edition 2-pack was limited to 700 sets.
- Rainmakers - Acid Storm, "Blue Seeker" and "Yellow Seeker" 3-pack - general retail/TLS webshop
The Rainmakers 3-pack was limited to 500 sets.
SDCC 2013
- Midnight Cybertron Megatron
- 8" Dead Optimus Prime
Dead Optimus Prime was limited to 300 pieces, and Midnight Cybertron Megatron was limited to 500 pieces.
- 8" Silver Bullethole Optimus Prime
Exclusive to the BAIT booth, limited to 200 pieces.
SDCC 2014
- Shattered Glass Dinobots - Grimlock, Slag, and Snarl 3-pack
- Autobots - Invisible Mirage, G2 Sideswipe, and Smokescreen 3-pack
- Ghost Seekers - Ghost Dirge, Ghost Ramjet, and Ghost Thrust 3-pack
Each 3-pack was limited to 500 sets.
- 8" Gold Bullethole Optimus Prime
- 8" Black Gloss Bullethole Optimus Prime
Exclusive to the BAIT booth, limited to 200 pieces per unit.
Gamestop Exclusives
- Red Alert
- Talking Optimus Prime
- Slag
Optimus Prime and Slag have G1 toy-accurate paint jobs, while Red Alert is an entirely new character. These three were revealed first.
- Sideswipe
- Prowl
- Shrapnel
These three figures are changed from their original release slightly to better resemble their cartoon counterparts (Sideswipe now has blue eyes, different colored guns).
