Wake up, babe. New G1 just dropped.
Over at everyone’s favorite place to shop for Transformers toys, Walmart, two new yet familiar listings have gone up.
Labelled as “Transformers Toys Retro G1 Action Figures”, these two listings show us revamped versions of two fairly recent-ish releases by way of Autobots Gears and Bumblebee.
Gears is a slight retool and repaint of his Legacy United version, redesigned to look a little closer to his original toy self, faceplate and all:
Unlike the original Generation 1 toy, he still comes with his trusty, iconic… er, “blaster” (remember when each bot’s weapon would have a cool name? Allspark Farms remembers). From the listing:
Re-experience the nostalgia of your favorite G1 action figures with the Transformers Retro Autobot Gears toy! This vintage G1 Autobot Gears toy is inspired by original G1 packaging. Gears is anti-social, a self-proclaimed misfit. He finds fault in everything and everyone. He acts this way to help cheer other up as they try to cheer him up. Transformers Retro G1 action figures feature vintage styling, accessories, and exclusive package art and tech specs. Clip out and save the on-box tech specs to share, then see how this figure stacks up against other heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons. Each sold separately, subject to availability. TRANSFORMERS and HASBRO and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Includes figures, 1 accessory, and instructions. Figure scale: 5 inches. Ages 8 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. © 2025 Hasbro. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from TOMY Company, Ltd.
- ORIGINAL G1 TRANSFORMERS TOY DESIGN: The vintage G1 Autobot Gears toy is inspired by the original G1 release
- CLASSIC CONVERSION: The 5-inch (12.7 cm) Autobot Gears action figure features classic conversion from robot to truck mode in 12 steps
- VINTAGE ACCESSORY: Transformers action figure for boys and girls comes with a blaster that attaches to the figure
- RETRO-INSPIRED PACKAGING: Inspired by retro G1 collectible action figure packaging
- ARTICULATED FOR PLAY AND DISPLAY: Transformers figures feature articulated heads, arms, and legs for action poses
- TECH SPECS: Clip and save the tech specs included on the pack in the classic G1 style fans know and love to compare figures’ strength, speed, firepower, and more (each sold separately, subject to availability)
- GIFT TRANSFORMERS COLLECTIBLES: This G1 Autobot Gears action figure toy makes a great collectible figure gift for any Transformers fan
As for Bumblebee, his is based on the Netflix version of the toy that was a remold from the Transformers: War for Cybertron – Earthrise Cliffjumper, and apparently that’s as far as they wished to go with it, because unlike Gears (and his own packaging art), he isn’t sporting a toy-accurate faceplate:
But hey, he still turns into a Volkswagen Bug, and still comes with the whole sniper-bazooka armament he inherited from CJ — perfect for missing shots at Megatron! So that’s something.
Here’s what the site says about him:
Re-experience the nostalgia of your favorite G1 action figures with the Transformers Retro Autobot Bumblebee toy! This vintage G1 Autobot Bumblebee toy is inspired by retro G1 packaging. Small, eager and brave, Bumblebee acts as messenger and spy. Due to his small size, he dares to go where others can’t and won’t. Transformers Retro G1 action figures feature vintage styling, accessories, and exclusive package art and tech specs. Clip out and save the on-box tech specs to share, then see how this figure stacks up against other heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons. Each sold separately, subject to availability. TRANSFORMERS and HASBRO and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Includes figures, 6 accessories, and instructions. Figure scale: 5 inches. Ages 8 and up WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. © 2025 Hasbro. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from TOMY Company, Ltd. Volkswagen trademarks, design patents and copyrights are used with the approval of the owner, Volkswagen AG.
- ORIGINAL G1 TRANSFORMERS DESIGN: The vintage G1 Autobot Bumblebee toy is inspired by the original G1 release
- CLASSIC CONVERSION: The 5-inch (12.7 cm) Autobot Bumblebee action figure features classic conversion from robot to VW Beetle car mode in 20 steps
- VINTAGE ACCESSORIES: Transformers action figure for boys and girls comes with blaster accessories
- RETRO-INSPIRED PACKAGING: Inspired by the original G1 collectible action figure packaging
- ARTICULATED FOR PLAY AND DISPLAY: Transformers figures feature articulated heads, arms, and legs for action poses
- TECH SPECS: Clip and save the tech specs included on the pack in the classic G1 style fans know and love to compare figures’ strength, speed, firepower, and more (each sold separately, subject to availability)
- GIFT TRANSFORMERS COLLECTIBLES: This G1 Autobot Bumblebee action figure toy makes a great collectible figure gift for any Transformers fan
Kind of odd that they label the tech specs as “each sold separately” and “subject to availability”. Do they not… you know, simply come with the figure? Just how far have we fallen, here?
Anyway, both figures are going for $24.97, with a listed release date of “March 31st, 2025,” which just sounds like some sort of fiscal year placeholder to these ears, but we’ll see.
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