Walmart Toxitron Collection G2 Grimlock Sighted at US Walmart

I always struggled to appreciate G2 colors back in the day, but some of these toys manage to look even worse than the original ones IMHO.

There are lots of lookalike characters that could benefit by the release of a modern toy (well, maybe it's not Grimlock's specific case, but bear with me), why waste time and resources on these?

Almost all of these are decos that never got released during G2. Hasbro believed that we want these unreleased decos and it gives Walmart "leading name" characters like Jazz, Mirage, and Grimlock that they can market because their marketing people still support that th[facebook][/facebook]at is important to the casual tf buyer.

Rumor is that Dead End and Sideswipe are shortpacked. So yet again the Combiner dude is gonna be hard as he'll to find

Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!

Liking the colors but for the price i'd rather wait on a mp grimlock repaint.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!

He's not G2, he's G1.

And Walmart stores don't stock Titans.

And he wasn't an unreleased redeco.

If anyone decides to do a part swap with the translucent yellow neck on this and the gold on the 86 release to make a G1 accurate toy put up a post!

I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.

Well that didn't take long. After the Toxitron Leader Class G2 Grimlock was found at U.S. retail, we now have a confirmed sighting of the Deluxe Class figures from the same line! Mirage, Sideswipe, Laser Cycle, Dead End and Jazz (in their unreleased G2 decos) were all found at a Walmart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by yours truly. After picking up Jazz, Mirage, and Dead End, it looks like the rumors of Dead End and Sideswipe being shortpacked are true. There were 2 each of Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle, and one each of Sideswipe and Dead End, making any potential G2 Menasor harder to complete.



This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.

Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!

Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.

Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.

Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.

Emerje

I MUST have that Grimlock, though I wish they had more of those metallic tiger strips going up his back. If I can mix that colour myself, I may just add them personally.

~ Grim

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.

Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.

Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.

Emerje

I can't find it now, but late last night i saw that the rest of the wave will be revealed at SDCC and put up on Pulse/Walmart for direct order.

Sabrblade wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Spreem, Spreem, Spreem!

He's not G2, he's G1.

And Walmart stores don't stock Titans.

And he wasn't an unreleased redeco.

1) Huh? Given the colour scheme. I never realised he wasn't G2.

2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is? But, to be honest, I think Spreem would be better suited as a redeco/retool of Tarn.

3) I know that. I was just getting my hopes up that with all the weird and wacky of G2 coming out, for some reason. That Spreem might end up among them.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:1) Huh? Given the colour scheme. I never realised he wasn't G2.

Wacky pastel colors go back as far as 1988 when a whole bunch of Easter-colored pink/purple/teal Decepticons were released that year.

And G2 never had any Action Masters.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is?

Says the man posting in a thread titled "Walmart Exclusive G2 Themed Line Revealed".

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is? But, to be honest, I think Spreem would be better suited as a redeco/retool of Tarn.

I can see it. Much more than Bludgeon.

I found 3 Voyager G2 Cloudcovers at my local Walmart today. So he is out there in the US as well.

There has been of news concerning the Walmart Exclusive G2 Themed Line. The deluxes, leader (Grimlock) and voyagers were found in the US all of a sudden. For those wanting all the info you can on these toys and their special decos, we have in hand images below. We also have video reviews comparing them to previous decos/molds along with a look at the box art.
The rest of the wave should be up for pre-order shortly. Please be aware that Sideswipe and Dead End are shortpacked while the others come 2 per case.

I just realized, Mirage's colors make him kinda look like he's wearing Constructicon colors.

Bounti76 wrote:Well that didn't take long. After the Toxitron Leader Class G2 Grimlock was found at U.S. retail, we now have a confirmed sighting of the Deluxe Class figures from the same line! Mirage, Sideswipe, Laser Cycle, Dead End and Jazz (in their unreleased G2 decos) were all found at a Walmart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by yours truly. After picking up Jazz, Mirage, and Dead End, it looks like the rumors of Dead End and Sideswipe being shortpacked are true. There were 2 each of Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle, and one each of Sideswipe and Dead End, making any potential G2 Menasor harder to complete.



This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.

Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!

Which Walmart?! I'm in Salt Lake too!

Ah, so we have a weapon for Buzzworthy Hound in a redecorate before we even have Buzzy Hound.

These decos are so terrible they are intriguing, but I am only really interested in Dead End
Maybe “Sunset” Sideswipe or Laser Cycle if on sale.

Baffles me why Walmart thought Lasercycle was worthy of being 2 per case over a popular character like Sideswipe and a Combiner member. Not surprising mind you, not after the stuff they did in Velocitron, but still baffling.

Emerje

I have zero faith for my Walmart to have these in store.

I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I have zero faith for my Walmart to have these in store.

I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.

They haven't appeared on the US site either. They might appear today as Walmart is having another collector con

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I have zero faith for my Walmart to have these in store.

I have my Toxitron preordered, but Sideswipe have yet to appear on the site. That's the only other one that I want.

They haven't appeared on the US site either. They might appear today as Walmart is having another collector con

That would be nice, though it also sounds like it might be Friday:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse saying my preorder for Toxitron Collection Cloudcover will ship soon.

Yeah, got notices for Cloudcover, Toxitron and Jazz, they've been dated for 7/21.

Weird that Neither Pulse nor Walmart ever took pre-orders on the rest of the figures.

Emerje

I can't find it now, but late last night i saw that the rest of the wave will be revealed at SDCC and put up on Pulse/Walmart for direct order.

Emerje

My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

Sabrblade wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:2) I don't know/care what a Walmart is?

Says the man posting in a thread titled "Walmart Exclusive G2 Themed Line Revealed".

No, no, no. I clicked on the picture of the G2 yellow Dinobot, to be fair. I tend to ignore the "Whoever Exclusive" part of any thread title. Even Amazon, with their Franchised "pass the buck" BS. Because it is meaningless to anyone outside the US.

OK, attention third-party companies: I want a headband and legwarmers for that Sideswipe. My first thought when I saw him was those neon leotards that women used to wear on exercise shows in the 80's.

Laser Cycle: very tempted
Sideswipe: tempted
Mirage: mildly tempted
Dead End: mildly tempted (give us Breakdown!)
Jazz: not so tempted

... I'm gonna wait for Clearance because I'm such a cheapskate

I checked a bunch of Walmarts after work today, no luck on the Toxitron collection. I want the whole capsule.

First-Aid wrote:OK, attention third-party companies: I want a headband and legwarmers for that Sideswipe. My first thought when I saw him was those neon leotards that women used to wear on exercise shows in the 80's.

Ironically referred to as "Jazzercize" in some cases.



Emerje

Am I the only one who finds the tampos on Sideswipe to be similar to those tacky designs on tshirts in beach themed souvenir shops?





That reminds me, I used to own this t-shirt below, I really miss it.

The US is first at being able to make the following statement: all toys from the exclusive Unreleased G2 line (aka Toxitron line) have been found at retail. Of course, it may not be instantaneous for every location, but now is definitely the time to check at your local Walmart. For a quick recap, Grimlock was found first, followed by Cloudcover over the week-end. The deluxes were found in the beginning of the week and now we have multiple sightings of Toxitron also being found. And that coincides with Toxitron shipping from Hasbro Pulse as well. Based on what we know is in this line (both announced and unannounced), this is the entire line.

We have video reviews for you below if you want to know more of these toys before getting them. The ones without listings, like Grimlock, are said to be available for preorder this Friday from both Walmart and Pulse, as they will be revealed as part of SDCC.

In terms of case contents, it seems the leader and Cloudcover are shipped in solid cases (so all the same toy in each case) but for the the deluxes, it is a pack of 8 and Sideswipe and Dead End are shortpacked while the others come 2 per case.

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Carnsworth wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:Well that didn't take long. After the Toxitron Leader Class G2 Grimlock was found at U.S. retail, we now have a confirmed sighting of the Deluxe Class figures from the same line! Mirage, Sideswipe, Laser Cycle, Dead End and Jazz (in their unreleased G2 decos) were all found at a Walmart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by yours truly. After picking up Jazz, Mirage, and Dead End, it looks like the rumors of Dead End and Sideswipe being shortpacked are true. There were 2 each of Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle, and one each of Sideswipe and Dead End, making any potential G2 Menasor harder to complete.



This sighting leaves only Toxitron himself, and Voyager Cloudcover as the remaining figures in this line not yet sighted in the U.S.

Are you looking forward to finding these figures in your local Walmart? Let us know what you think below!

Which Walmart?! I'm in Salt Lake too!

1300 South and 3rd West. I went in a day later, and the box was still on a pallet. Checked inside and there were only 2 Laser Cycles, 1 Jazz and 1 Mirage left.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?

Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:My Toxitron is being shipped at last.

Now, to monitor Walmart.ca like a hawk for w2 listings.

FYI, these are all in the same wave, there is no wave 2

Is there a reason why Sideswipe and Mirage were never listed on Walmart.ca?

Yes, because they were never revealed officially. It's the same on Pulse and Walmart.com
They should be listed this Friday

It is weird that the toys that are supposed to be part of the SAME WAVE aren't revealed at the same time. Even weirder when the reveals are MONTHS appart.

I'm mildly optimistic. For Velocitron, I was able to spot Clampdown on a couple of occasions. Cosmos was nigh impossible to find because it was not only shortpacked, but also a brand new mold and highly desirable.

Dead End being the only one of this lot I want...Yes being shortpacked is a challenge, but the fact that all of these are repaints, and not one of them is really "brand new" gives me some slight hope of finding one in the wild. If Walmart does do online pre-orders I'll try it, but nothing yet that I've seen.

Stopped at 6 walmarts over the past 2 days, no sign of these guys yet in my area.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Stopped at 6 walmarts over the past 2 days, no sign of these guys yet in my area.

I think tomorrow is the official street date even if it isn't being blocked out in the store computers. I'm going to check first thing in the morning and if that fails I'll see if I snag them when they go online.

Emerje

Bounti76 wrote:1300 South and 3rd West. I went in a day later, and the box was still on a pallet. Checked inside and there were only 2 Laser Cycles, 1 Jazz and 1 Mirage left.

Dang, I must have missed them when I went! I did find a dead end though! I hope the wal marts around the suburbs get them soon!

The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Sideswipe is sold out too.

The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.

I have secured all 4 of the other deluxes, and my Toxitron, Cloudcover, and Jazz were charged as well. so capsule wise, I only need to worry about Grimlock now!

I will be really happy to give poor G2 Dragstrip a buddy. and Dead End is my favorite Stunticon, so I will be happy with getting him.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Emerje wrote:The remaining four Deluxes are now on Pulse for Premium members. Still no Grimlock unfortunately. Got the four so no fears of missing out on another G2 Stunticon.

(edit)Dead End sold out in less than 20 minutes!

Emerje

Sideswipe is sold out too.

The Pulse marketing email also showed the Amazon capsule, but they're not up yet. They should be listed at 1 PM.

Yep, gone in less than 30 minutes.

Hadn't even seen the Pulse email, I had been refreshing the page since 11am (the email came at 12:10pm).

I guess I'll stick around and order the Amazon figures too, though I've never had an issue with their exclusives (aside from mixing up their products).

Emerje

I wonder if Walmart is even going to both with online listings for these. I haven't been to one this week to even check it out

o.supreme wrote:I wonder if Walmart is even going to both with online listings for these. I haven't been to one this week to even check it out

With Walmart and online, I would:
1 - Not trust them to put them up at a logical and expected time where the bots won't buy them out before anyone even knows they are up (or never put them up at all like Cosmos); and
2 - Not trust them to fulfill the order in any timely fashion if at all.

I'd recommend hitting the stores later at night when the pallets of things to be stocked are out. That is how I found Cosmos. Never saw him on a peg, was just lucky eoungh to spot a case on the pallet one time. It was that store's first case. a week later that had at least 4 more cases ont he pegs all sans Cosmos and Clampdown of course.

Well, as expected there's still no new listings of the remaining deluxes Sideswipe and Mirage at Walmart.ca.
Furthermore, ALL the G2 transformers instantly sold out. Thank God I manage to snatch up a Cloudcover as Legacy Nacelle was announced.
(For me, Legacy Nacelle will be "Cybertronian Cloudcover".)

Walmart did charged my card for Cloudcover, but the shipping is yet to be confirmed. I do hope my order will not be cancelled at the last second.

Cloudcover arrived on my doorstep the other day to be part of my Seeker army. When I once more have a display for a Seeker army.

Glad I got him. I mean I'd rather have am F15 Sunstorm right now, but I like that I have this guy too. He has a really unique color scheme for a Seeker even if we already have a few "blue guys".

If I see Toxitron I'll get him, but he's a maybe with my budget being what it is.

I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet that in Canada, Sideswipe, Deadend, and Mirage will follow the same fate as Velocitron's Shadowstrip and Crasher. No appearance on Walmart.ca whatsoever, barely any presence in stores, and the only way to get them is to pay triple the price from some scalper.

JFC.

I'm betting this is the case here in the states... I'm not holding onto any hope of getting Dead End (the only one I want).
And once I can't get him (I won't pay scalper prices), I won't get any of the G2 Stunticons.
Putting any of those guys into this Toxitron line was pretty poor form.