A lot of Hasbro's Studio Series line for Transformers has been unexpected in terms of characters that I didn't expect to be made in the line, at least so soon into its life such as the KSI Sentry or Scrapmetal. One constant though is the inclusion of Bumblebee, being a core character in the franchise, along with being a bot that many in the mainstream crowd will recognize without an issue. We've gotten four forms of Bumblebee in the line already, being his clunker form, VW form, WW2 form, and his TLK form in a two pack, but there are still a few more left to do, and here is my ranking of the top 5 Bumblebee figures I want most in the Studio Series line.
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5. AOE first form
Bumblebee didn't spend much of the movie in this form, but I liked it while it was around. It was a neat color change and a new type of car that let an Autobot be something other than a high end sports car. When it comes down to it, it is really the car that makes me want this figure and because of that it is lower down on my list, though I wouldn't say no if it popped up soon.
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4. AOE second form
I'm not the biggest fan of Bee changing himself to look more like Stinger, but it was still a cool car that he modified himself to turn into, and it was how he spent the majority of the film. The bee sting weapon that he utilized would be the perfect weapon accessory for him to be given in this line, but just like the previous entry, the biggest selling point for me would be the car and the weapon rather than the robot himself.
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3. Cybertronian Bee
This is the form Bumblebee wore in one of the best scenes of the Bumblebee movie, being from the opening scene on Cybertron. It was a sleek design that harkened back to the War for Cybertron games, while being its own thing as well. In general, myself along with plenty of other fans want to get more figure from this opening scene, and a Bumblebee would be the first step towards that. There's another plus from this as well, being that it was easily be repainted with a new head to create a Cliffjumper figure!
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2. Jeep Bee
This form is from my personal favorite scene from the Bumblebee movie, in which Bumblebee fought Blitzwing after landing down on earth. It was a wicked fight scene, with a cool design of Bumblebee that he sadly didn't get to keep for very long. I liked the look of the car grill on his chest, and the more blocky arms were something I preferred to the curvy ones from later in the film. Getting this figure would also demand a Blitzwing to go along with it!
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1. Modern Camaro Bumblebee
This is a figure of Bumblebee that I'm extremely surprised we haven't gotten yet almost two years into the line. This is the form that he took for most of the first film, and then retained for the rest of the trilogy. This was Bee's defining look for much of the live action film franchise, and the one that would best represent him in any toy display. There is also a lot of potential for this figure to be reissued with exclusive variations, such as coming with the Appliancebots, Wheelie and Brains, or the Twins similar to Drift coming with the baby Dinobots. Above all others, this is the Bumblebee figure that Studio Series needs to deliver during the remainder of its life span.
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