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Radio Free Cybertron 929 – I desperately want green Swoop

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Leaked 2026 listings tease Leader Big Convoy, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and an 86 Kranix. New tariffs on Vietnam have Brian bracing for Transformers prices up near 50 percent. MPG-17 Optimus Prime Style Gen and the Robosen Flagship Bumblebee get picked apart.

Radio Free Cybertron 928 – Chris Would Know

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HasLab Liokaiser funds, but its backer count drops by more than 10,000 overnight. TakaraTomy teases Masterpiece MPG Optimus Prime 4.0 as an MP-10 homage. Blokees reveals Action Edition Soundwave, and Don calls Solus Prime one of his worst Transformers ever.

Radio Free Cybertron 927 – At OnlyDons.com

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TakaraTomy reveals Transformers Wild King, a combining animal-robot line the crew calls a successor to Power Core Combiners. HasLab Liokaiser unlocks every tier, and Robosen sketches out a fully robotic Devastator. Age of the Primes wave one finally hits shelves.

Radio Free Cybertron 926 – We couldn’t come up with a better title than “Gao Gai Gardner”

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HasLab Omega Prime reaches New Zealand backers, and the photos leave some of the crew happy they skipped it. HasLab Liokaiser passes 16,000, and Triple Takeover in-hand photos reignite the Siege detail debate. Hasbro reissues Nova Prime and Nacelle.

Radio Free Cybertron 925 – That’s a fumble for Bumble

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Toy Fair 2025 brings the first look at Transformers Cyberworld, Hot Wheels crossovers and an all-new Walmart Cybertron Sideways. Missing Link G1 Arcee opens for preorder in two colorways. Hasbro’s CEO warns tariffs will push toy prices higher.

Radio Free Cybertron 924 – Dozens of Dollars

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HasLab Liokaiser unlocks Deathcobra and launches in Japan. The crew remembers Transformers writer Roberto Orci, and Hasbro’s Play to Win strategy bets on licensing. Hasbro reissues Siege Prowl, and nobody knows why.

Radio Free Cybertron 922 – A Grandus to Put The Book On

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HasLab Liokaiser nears 5,000 backers before overseas orders are even counted. Hasbro surprises everyone with a Siege Skywarp reissue. Plus Age of the Primes Sky-Byte, Heatwave and Solus Prime, and new Masterpiece preorders.

Radio Free Cybertron 921 – A Reputable Distributor for Disreputable Toys

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Hasbro reveals HasLab Liokaiser at MegaCon, a $300 Breastforce combiner with Death Cobra as the first stretch goal. The Hearts of Steel two-packs and Age of the Primes Heatwave and Sky-Byte debut too. Plus EarthSpark Soundwave, Silver Rathalos Prime and the Supreme Optimus Prime.

Radio Free Cybertron 919 – 2025 Annual Prediction Show

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This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van, with John outsourcing his entirely to ChatGPT. News covers the full Masterpiece Rattrap reveal completing the core Beast Wars Masterpiece five, first looks at Swapitcons, TakaraTomy’s T-Spark Zone Event haul including Nucleon Quest Super Convoy and the AMT-02 Predaking combiner, early Transformers Cyberworld designs, Studio Series 86 Scrapper in hand, and Star Convoy’s surprisingly compelling Micromaster Hot Rod chest rider.

Radio Free Cybertron 917 – Awkward Teenage Cliffjumper

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Transformers Reactivate is officially cancelled after years in development hell. A leaked catalog reveals Masterpiece Rattrap at a steep price. Plus the first Cyberworld toy, Yolopark AMK Mini prototypes and a gorgeous blue G2 Grimlock.

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