Title:
Bumblebee Elite Guard
Description:
Elite Guard Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2008)
Takara ID number: TA-31
Accessories: Left & right turbo boosters
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
A redeco of Deluxe Bumblebee, this figure represents Bumblebee after getting Sari to help paint him up in Elite Guard deco as part of his anticipated ascension into their ranks. Dare to dream! He retains all the play-gimmicks of the original, though his arms have been slightly retooled to allow the stingers to recede fully. The color scheme of the toy bears a little resemblance to Stealth Bumblebee from the live-action movie franchise.
The Hasbro stock photography and package art for this toy depict "Elite Guard” Bumblebee with his normal yellow helmet. However, the actual toy has a black helmet due to the plastic color layouts.
The Japanese release of this figure, also in that line’s first wave, added metallic gold paint to the robot mode, replacing some portions that had been yellow or black, including Bumblebee’s helmet (making the toy look more like the Hasbro stock photography in the process). It also replaced Bumblebee’s silver and black Elite Guard symbols with more traditional red and white ones.
The Hasbro release of this toy was repurposed as a Wireless Automated Sales Person.
Takara ID number: TA-31
Accessories: Left & right turbo boosters
Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro)
A redeco of Deluxe Bumblebee, this figure represents Bumblebee after getting Sari to help paint him up in Elite Guard deco as part of his anticipated ascension into their ranks. Dare to dream! He retains all the play-gimmicks of the original, though his arms have been slightly retooled to allow the stingers to recede fully. The color scheme of the toy bears a little resemblance to Stealth Bumblebee from the live-action movie franchise.
The Hasbro stock photography and package art for this toy depict "Elite Guard” Bumblebee with his normal yellow helmet. However, the actual toy has a black helmet due to the plastic color layouts.
The Japanese release of this figure, also in that line’s first wave, added metallic gold paint to the robot mode, replacing some portions that had been yellow or black, including Bumblebee’s helmet (making the toy look more like the Hasbro stock photography in the process). It also replaced Bumblebee’s silver and black Elite Guard symbols with more traditional red and white ones.
The Hasbro release of this toy was repurposed as a Wireless Automated Sales Person.
Theme:
Animated
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2008
Country:
United States
Series:
Animated
Date Added:
2022-12-11 18:32:23
Date Added:
2022-12-11 18:32:23
