Title:
Arcee
Description:
Arcee (Mega, 2001)
Accessories: Spider-fang grappling line
The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a redeco and minor retooling of the Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her robot mode which extend on a retractable string. She has a special spark crystal that changes her insignia from Autobot to Maximal when rotated. The robot mode also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick” action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy’s additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.
Arcee was available only as an exclusive to BotCon 2001, and along with Tigatron was the first time since the inception of 3H that they were allowed to use existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress Susan Blu’s voice saying "Don’t underestimate me, I’m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!”. These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.
Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.
Accessories: Spider-fang grappling line
The very first true transforming Arcee toy is a redeco and minor retooling of the Beast Wars Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, transforming into a malformed mish-mash of machine and organic parts in the form of a large spider. The spider mode fangs become a grappling weapon for her robot mode which extend on a retractable string. She has a special spark crystal that changes her insignia from Autobot to Maximal when rotated. The robot mode also features a spring-powered waist-swivel for "power kick” action. Arcee lacks the Blackarachnia toy’s additional chest armor, and thus has oddly-placed holes in her... well, chest, that keep the armor in place.
Arcee was available only as an exclusive to BotCon 2001, and along with Tigatron was the first time since the inception of 3H that they were allowed to use existing characters for convention exclusives. Arcee is also the first convention toy to feature retooling. Preorders received their Arcees with a bonus; the box contained a light-sensitive sound chip featuring voice actress Susan Blu’s voice saying "Don’t underestimate me, I’m more than just a pretty face. Arcee, MAXIMIZE!”. These chips were VERY light-sensitive, with many fans finding that the box would chatter at little provocation for years afterwards.
Both Arcee and Tigatron were limited to 1200 pieces.
Theme:
Botcon
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2001
Country:
United States
Series:
Botcon
Model Number:
Pink Beast
Date Added:
2021-12-07 09:26:51
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2021-12-07 09:26:51
