Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Bumblebee

So are you as sick of Bumblebee as I? Then you may be asking why did I buy this? Well the answer is easy...it was on sale so it was more of a impulse buy...and one I regret. Thankfully however I made some kid's day in August when I sold him at Charticon.

 

The premise here (at least for the toy line) is that the Autobots bulk themselves up to ready for battle against the Predacons. Now had these upgrades appeared in season 3 of Transformers Prime, I'm sure myself and possibly others would have been more interested. However that is not the case and these toys just feel unneeded. If Hasbro can release another version of Bumblebee however, it seems as if they'll pull all stops to do so.

This is just a retooled Prime RID mold. Throw on some spikes, missiles on the doors of the car and you have a "new" Bumblebee. Blah. Plastic feels cheap and the toy looks goofy. Argh! Major buyer's remorse!

The packaging calls his weapon Eagleshot Bow. While I do find this new weapon remotely cool, attaching it to the top of the car just doesn't do anything for me.

Transformation is exactly the same as the base BB toy. I guess this is just one of those love it or hate it figures. I'll go w/ the latter. I still have a hard time picturing this character as anything other than a little yellow Volkswagon Beetle, much less an armored gladiator.

And just for kicks here are a few comparison shots with Arms Micron Bumblebee that I just happened to have finished stickering prior to opening Beast Hunters Bee.