RFC 1007Oct 3, 2026
Coincidental Megatron
Megatron Rising leaks as the 2027 Transformers line, with multiverse Megatrons that combine into one. Takara Tomy drops a huge reveal slate, and three hosts declare Studio Series 86 Cyclonus…
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RFC 1006Sep 25, 2026Hit Snooze on Optimus Prime Awakening
RFC 1006 digs into the $4.15 million 40th anniversary run of The Transformers: The Movie. The panel also tries to make sense of the Optimus Prime: Awakening short. Plus the…
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RFC 1005Sep 18, 2026Megatron Sells for $161,458 at Auction
A sealed G1 Megatron just sold for $161,458, Mattel’s $65 transforming Hot Wheels Bumblebee gets picked apart panel by panel, and More Than Meets the Eye finally lands at Target.…
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RFC 1002Aug 29, 2026Target’s $35 Big-Figs Optimus Prime Is 30 Inches of “How Are They Making Money On This”
Target’s giant $35 Optimus Prime has the crew stumped on the math, Upper Deck is entering the trading card business, and a record-grade case of sealed G1 Soundwaves has everyone…
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RFC 1001Aug 21, 2026Transformers Hits Minecraft, Plus a Mystery Godzilla Collab
Hasbro addresses the fallout from the canceled Target Studio Series MTMTE exclusives this week, while TakaraTomy steps in with a TS-37 Starscream worth getting your pre-order in on. The crew…
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RFC 1000Aug 15, 2026Forty Years of the Touch, a Thousand Episodes of Us
Episode 1,000 — or 1,001, we lost count on air. Transformers: The Movie turns 40 with theater tickets on sale, Hasbro’s Apology Tour box gets opened, and a Machine Wars…
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RFC 998Jul 31, 2026Four Decades Later, Hasbro Says Sorry With a CG Short
SDCC 2026 gave collectors Alpha Bravo, G2 Wild Rider, Titan Class Dinobot Scorn, IDW Nautica, and a Beast Wars Maximal Collection multipack. It also gave The Transformers: The Movie a…
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RFC 997Jul 24, 2026Hasbro’s Strong Q2, a Stuck Starscream, and a Pinball Machine Brian Can’t Stop Talking About
Hasbro’s Q2 numbers are up, but Transformers didn’t make the highlight reel — and Starscream can’t catch a break at Target. Plus: a Decepticon Monster Jam truck, a Grimlock none…
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RFC 995Jul 10, 2026Chris Returns to Fact-Check 30 Years of Botcon History
Chris returns to break down the Studio Series Seeker Storm Pack and Sunstorm’s tangled deco history, then fact-checks Don’s BotCon 1996 memories. New Legends Beast Wars II Galvatron wins Brian…
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RFC 993Jun 26, 2026Five Years of Dinobots
The 2027 Titan is Age of Extinction Scorn — and the Dinobots are coming for the next five years. Flame Toys floods GMHS 2026 with prototypes, Bruticus finally combines in…
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RFC 991Jun 12, 2026Truly Outrageous: Jem Crosses Over at SDCC 2026
Jem and the Holograms meets the Kiss Players cassettes in Hasbro’s wildest SDCC exclusive yet. Add a cereal-box Optimus Prime, Megazarak, and confirmation that Armada Cyclonus and Demolishor are coming.…
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RFC 990Jun 5, 2026Siege Greenlight Is Back (And Cheaper)
ElevenLabs is licensing Hasbro’s Transformers characters for commercial AI voice use — and the RFC crew is not entirely sold on it. Also this week: Siege Greenlight is back and…